Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and laborer. Kentucky native. Son of Josiah Oliver and Elizabeth Oliver. Married to Eliza M. Oliver. Father of Francis M. Oliver, George W. Oliver, and Sarah E. Oliver. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Laborer in Lyon County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 393B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 708.

Citation

Oliver, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212696 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Edwin S. Tandy et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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