William O'Hara

Birth Date

1804-08-26

Death Date

1866-08-04

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Frances Cartwright O'Hara in Caldwell County, Kentucky on October 12, 1837. Father of Mildred A. O'Hara, Reuben R. O'Hara, John L. O'Hara, Mary E. O'Hara, and William F. O'Hara. Married to Elizabeth E. Cartwright O'Hara in Caldwell County, Kentucky on June 18, 1849. Father of Irena R. O'Hara, James O'Hara, Paul O'Hara, Gracey O'Hara, Lucien O'Hara, Milton O'Hara, Lizzie O'Hara, and Cora O'Hara. Owned five enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1840. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 16.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell, District 2, p. 361B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell, Princeton, p. 28.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell, Princeton, p. 225B.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell, Princeton, p. 492B.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 343.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 274.
Find A Grave, "William O'Hara (1804-1866)," Memorial #66915459. http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66915459 (accessed January 13, 2020).

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