Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Boyle County, Kentucky, postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Amanda F. Greenwood Orear. Stepfather of Amanda D. Greenwood. Postmaster in Boyle County in 1850. Postmaster in Boyle County in 1860. Postmaster in Boyle County in 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyle County, District 2, p. 362A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyle County, p. 885.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville, p. 157B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Boyle County, KY, July 1863, p. 7.

Citation

Orear, Wesley R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210318 (January 20, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Petition
Robert Blain et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-11-23
Correspondence
Speed S. Fry to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-13

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