Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hancock County, Kentucky, merchant, soldier, and saloon owner. Georgia native. Married to Belle Boyd. Father of Henry Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, George Boyd, Buckner Boyd, Catherine Boyd, and Frank Boyd. Merchant in Hancock County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Hancock County in 1860. Served in the Hancock County Home Guard in June 1861.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, Hawesville, p. 114.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, Hawesville, p. 10.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, Hawesville, p. 1.

KYR-0002-022-0048.

Citation

Boyd, Alexander. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206469 (November 12, 2026).

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William Mason, Affadvit
1861-06-01

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