Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County and Webster County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Unity Cavanah. Father of William Cavanah and George Cavanah. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Webster County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 128A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, p. 615.

Citation

Cavanah, Samuel W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201579 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
H. Stratman et al. to Beriah Magoffin
Petition
James M. Rice et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-30
Petition
Sam Massey et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-09

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