H. R. Senour

[Sequatchie Rifle]

Anyone ever heard of a gunsmith named H. R. Senour.  He may have been from the Lexington, Kentucky or perhaps Campbell County, Kentucky area.  Also could be from Illinois.

Thanks!

[Tanselman]

I've collected and researched Kentucky-made guns for many years and have never seen that name before. I am presuming it came from a recently sold bullet mold...but what makes you think it might have been from Kentucky or Illinois??? Shelby Gallien

[Avlrc]

Found a Union Soldier, Named Henry R Senour. Born about 1824.

Senour, Henry R. KY 12th Cavalry Regiment (UNION)  I  

◾12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)
Organized at Caseyville and Owensboro, Kentucky, November 17, 1862.
Returned to East Tennessee and duty at Sweetwater until August. Mustered out August 23, 1865.

Have not found anything saying he was a Gunsmith. But he must (could) have been from Kentucky.

[Sequatchie Rifle]

Shelby,

I previously owned a very generic half-stocked Senour-marked rifle that came from SE KY family. They claimed it was made in Lexington.

Bill

I've collected and researched Kentucky-made guns for many years and have never seen that name before. I am presuming it came from a recently sold bullet mold...but what makes you think it might have been from Kentucky or Illinois??? Shelby Gallien

[Tanselman]

If a hand-made bullet mold was marked with the name, then there is a very good chance the man was a gunsmith and the mold had accompanied one of his rifles. But he must have had another more prominent line of work or we probably would have stumbled across him as a gunsmith before this. I'll keep his name on file in case I run across any reference to another gun, or gunsmith, by that name.  Shelby Gallien

[Sequatchie Rifle]

AVLRC- looks like you may have hit the nail on the head.

I received this reply yesterday from a Senour family genealogist:

"I am confident that Henry R Senour born about 1824 is the one you are interested in.  He obtained land in Henderson County, Kentucky, along the Green River in 1853.  This is across from Indiana, but Illinois is also near.  He served in the Union from Kentucky. I will see if I can find tax lists and other proof.  If he goes into Illinois, I am not sure what I can find.  I have found no census records for him at all."