B. J. Shaver (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, judge)
b. 1818-09-11 d. 1894-10-17
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, judge. Kentucky native. Son of Peter Shaver. Married to Susan Jagoe. Father of Robert E. Shaver, Nannie E. Shaver Morgan. Married to Ann Morehead. Father of George Shaver, Horace Shaver, William Shaver, Benjamin Shaver, and Joseph Shaver. Elected constable of the Boggess district in 1851. Elected to the state legislature as a Unionist in 1859. Judge of Muhlenberg County Court in Muhlenberg County in 1862. Elected to the state legislature as a Democrat in 1875.
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Bibliography
Otto A. Rothert, A History of Muhlenberg County, (Louisville, Ky.: John P. Morton & Company, 1913), p. 251.
Citation
Shaver, B. J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201862 (November 12, 2026).
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