Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Spencer County, Kentucky, farmer, delegate, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah May. Father of Catherine May. Delegate to the Kentucky Democratic Party Convention from Spencer County in 1858. Farmer in Spencer County in 1860. Justice of the Peace in Spencer County in 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 1, p. 33; "Democratic Meeting in Spencer," The Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), November 8, 1858, p. 1; Find A Grave, "S. Berkley May (1821-1894)," Memorial #154795498, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=154795498&ref=acom (accessed March 31, 2017).

Citation

May, S. Berkley. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211660 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
Jonathan Davis to Unknown
1864-12-21

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