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Ben C. Greer (Cumberland County, Kentucky, blacksmith and justice of the peace)

b. 1830?

Cumberland County, Kentucky, blacksmith and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Martha A. Greer. Father of Sarah K. Greer, William Greer, and John Greer. Blacksmith in Cumberland County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Cumberland County in 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District 2, p. 37; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Marrowbone, p. 20.

Citation

Greer, Ben C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210682 (November 12, 2026).

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