Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hancock County, Kentucky, schoolteacher. Connecticut native. Married to Ellen Tift. Father of Alice Tift, Cornelia Tift, and Ellen Tift. Schoolteacher in Hancock County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, p. 56.

Citation

Tift, R. G.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213557 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Legal/Financial
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John Cauffield, Abstract
Petition
Jeff Burnett et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-06

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