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Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Halifax, Virginia, native. Married to Sarah Parmer. Father of Nancy Parmer, Martha J. Parmer, Harvey Parmer, and John W. Parmer. Farmer in Lee County, Virginia, in 1850. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Breathitt County in 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virginia, Lee County, District 31, p. 65; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 5; KYR-0001-007-0308.

Citation

Parmer, Elijah. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201655 (November 12, 2026).

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J. H. Garrard to Thomas E. Bramlette

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