Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Married to Susan E. Lackland Ray in September 1852. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860. Private in the 54th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry from September 22, 1864 to September 1, 1865.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 102.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Trimble County Marriages, p. unknown.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 545.

Citation

Ray, Elijah. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213539 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
C. M. Garriott et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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