Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky, pastor. Kentucky native. Son of Cuthbert Dupee and Rachael Dupee. Enslaved from 1827 to 1856. Freed by purchase by Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1856. Pastor of Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Lexington to 1864. Organized first Association of African American churches in 1864. Pastor of Washington Street Colored Baptist Church in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: Black

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Ward 2, p. 412. Find A Grave, "Rev. G. W. Dupee (July 7, 1827-September 5, 1897), Memorial #83942189, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83942189 (accessed May 27, 2017).
"George W Dupee," Notable Kentucky African Americans Databas, University of Kentucky Libraries, http://nkaa.uky.edu/record.php?note_id=1195 (accessed May 27, 2017).

Citation

Dupee, George Washington. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207670 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Nathan Bibb et al., Judgment
1863-08-10

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