Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Bullitt County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Kate T. Snapp Wise in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on February 20, 1857. Step-father of Cora K. Snapp. Father of S.R. Wise. Farmer in Bullitt County in 1860. Employed J.W. Hoglan as a farm laborer in Bullitt County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Bullitt County in 1863.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bullitt County, District 3, p. 804.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482708, p. 230-31.

Find A Grave, "Richard A. Wise (1820-1869)," Memorial #28826225, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28826225 (accessed April 12, 2019).

KYR-0001-004-0095.

Citation

Wise, Richard A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203854 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (3)

Correspondence
R. A. Wise to William R. Thompson
Petition
William R. Thompson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-10
Correspondence
William R. Thompson to E. L. Van Winkle
1863-09-16

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