Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Green County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of Susan Devenport. Married to Jane Devenport. Father of Chapman Devenport, Josephus Devenport, Mary E. Devenport, William Devenport, Susan Devenport, John Devenport, Jane Devenport, and Amanda C. Devenport. Farmer in Green County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 1, p. 91A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 2, p. 600.

Citation

Devenport, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211474 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Jesse Young et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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