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Frankfort, Kentucky, captain and assistant quarter master. Mason County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sally Theobald Sayres. Father of Adaline Sayres, Ella Sayres, and Lucy Sayres. Merchant clerk in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Clerk in Frankfort in 1860. Appointed assistant quartermaster and captain for Kentucky State Troops on March 13, 1865.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 55B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 109.

“Sayres,” The Frankfort Roundabout, August 4, 1906.

Citation

Sayres, Samuel C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206092 (November 12, 2026).

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Journal
Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, February 9, 1861
1861-02-09
Correspondence
Samuel G. Suddarth and Daniel W. Lindsey to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-03-13

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