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Burton Farmer (Jefferson Co, KY, farmer and jail night watchman and farmer)

b. 1812?

Jefferson County, Kentucky, jail night watchman and farmer. Virginia native. Married to Rachel Thixton Farmer in Jefferson County on December 15, 1833. Father of Angeline Farmer, Thomas Farmer, Elizabeth Farmer, Clarissa Farmer, Sarah Farmer, and Mary Farmer. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1850. Employed Joseph Buzan as laborer in 1850. Night watchman at jail in 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 252A.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film #000482706, p. 243.
Edward, Greenough, and DeVed, eds. Edwards’ Annual Directory to the Inhabitants, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business Firms, Etc., Etc. in the City of Louisville, for 1865-6 (Louisville: Edward, Greenough, & DeVed, 1866), p. 293.

Citation

Farmer, Burton. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212347 (November 12, 2026).

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