Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Sarah Buchanan. Father of Washington Buchanan, Joseph M. Buchanan, and John W. Buchanan. Married to Susan P. Springfield Buchanan in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on June 1, 1856. Father of Martha J. Buchanan and William Buchanan. Farmer in Person County, North Carolina, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, North Carolina, Person County, p. 464B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 651-52.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994039, Hopkins County Marriages.

Citation

Buchanan, John S.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210497 (November 12, 2026).

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S. B. Nisbet et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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