Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza J. Burns. Father of Nancy J. Burns, William Thomas Burns, Susan E. Burns, Laura F. Burns, Ann E. Burns, John H. Burns, and Vandicy Burns. Farmer in Harrison County, Kentucky, in 1840. Farmer in Harrison County in 1850. Farmer in Harrison County in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Harrison County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, p. 165.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 1, p. 70B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, p. 623.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, p. 126B.

Citation

Burns, George Washington. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208378 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
J. Q. Ward et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-05-17

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