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John P. Dever (Lyon co, kentucky, farmer and captain in the 8th Ky Cav.)

b. 1833?

Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Married to Charlotte W. Parrent Dever in Lyon County, Kentucky, on July 16, 1857. Father of John L. Dever and Lynn Dever. Farmer in Lyon County in 1860. Served in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from September 8, 1862, to September 17, 1863.

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White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 713.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Fisher Spring, p. 122A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994046, Lyon County Marriages.

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Dever, John P.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214342 (November 12, 2026).

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