Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Kentucky native. Son of James Lester and Delilah Lester. Married to Susan Cline Lester in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in December 1865. Resident of Trigg County in 1850. Farm laborer in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, District 1, p. 319A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Pollards Tan Yard, p. 155.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000546374, p. 29.

Citation

Lester, Miles W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209605 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Bonaparte P. Glass et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22

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