Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County, Kentucky, day laborer. Kentucky native. Married to Amanda Davenport Bruer in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on May 1, 1845. Father of William B. Bruer, John W. Bruer, Mary J. Bruer, Lucinda Bruer, and Boardly K. Bruer. Day laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 766.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #001942963, p. 26.

Citation

Bruer, Phillip. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201328 (November 12, 2026).

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S. B. Nisbet et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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