Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Rockcastle County, Kentucky, schoolteacher. Kentucky native. Married to Mary J. Callet Colyer. Father of Elizabeth Colyer, Charles Colyer, Willis Colyer, Dorcus Colyer, Isabella Colyer, Lewis Colyer, Samuel Colyer, and Martha M. Colyer. Schoolteacher in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Schoolteacher in Rockcastle County in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Southern District, p. 158A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, City/District, p. 499.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 2, p. 37A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994053, Rockcastle County Births.

Citation

Colyer, John H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281128 (November 12, 2026).

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S. W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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