Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Magoffin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Ann Marshall Risner. Father of Dial Risner, Bethany Risner, Delany Risner, Miles Risner, Marshall Risner, James Risner, Gardner Risner, Isaac Risner, and John Risner. Farmer in Floyd County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Magoffin County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Floyd County, p. 448B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Magoffin County, p. 427.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 5691.

"Jacob 'Jake' Risner (1815-1903)," Find A Grave, Memorial 91853243, accessed November 9, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91853243.

Citation

Risner, Jacob. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281299 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Jonathan Jones to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-14

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