Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Son of Adlai Boyd and Joanna Boyd. Attorney in Muhlenberg County in 1860 and 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Subdivision 2, p. 241; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 42; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Calhoun, p. 48.

Citation

Boyd, Sylvanus J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208061 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. W. G. Jones et al., Indictment

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