Richard William Masterson

Birth Date

1817-03-14

Death Date

1904-12-30

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Carroll County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married Margaret "Maggie" J. Wright Masterson on November 16, 1858. Father of Kate J. Masterson. Surveyor for Carroll County in 1848. Census taker for Carroll County in 1850. Attorney in Carrollton, Kentucky in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton, p. 14; "Appointments by the Governor," The Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), September 20, 1848, p. 1; Find A Grave, "Richard William Masterson (1817-1904)," Memorial #31723382, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31723382&ref=acom (accessed March 10, 2017).

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