Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Pendleton County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Samuel Purdy. Married to Martha J. Purdy. Father of William H. Purdy, Joseph N. Purdy, Thomas Purdy, and Florine A. Purdy. Farmer in Pendleton County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pendleton County, p. 146.

Find A Grave, "John Wesley Purdy (April 1, 1820-March 1872)," Memorial #13990251, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13990251 (accessed May 1, 2018).

Citation

Purdy, Wesley. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205979 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
T. E. Moore to Beriah Magoffin
1861-12-09

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