Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Yeast and Susan Yeast. Married to Mary J. Yeast. Father of Betty Yeast, John B. Yeast, and Paralee Yeast. Farmer in Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Mercer County in 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 335A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 566.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Precinct 2, p. 465A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Mercer County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 16.

Citation

Yeast, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207763 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
J. Donovan et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-11-29

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