William Powhattan Bolling Grayson

Birth Date

1810

Death Date

1872

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Susan Grayson. Father of Mary E. Grayson, Susan Grayson, Sophia Grayson, Hebe Grayson, and Roger Grayson. Farmer in Henderson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned fifteen enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850. Farmer in Henderson County in 1860. Owned twenty-two enslaved persons in 1860. Served in the 13th Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) as a colonel from October 12, 1864 to July 25, 1865. Captured at Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, on January 24, 1865. Transported from Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Camp Chase, Franklin County, Ohio, on April 4, 1865. Signed a loyalty oath to the U.S. government on July 25, 1865. Released from Camp Chase on July 25, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1, p. 309A.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 2, p. 201.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 2, p. 173A.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0066.
Confederate Applications for Pardon and Amnesty, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M1003, Roll 0025.
"William Powhattan Bolling Grayson (1810-1872)," Find A Grave, Memorial 84656486, accessed July 22, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84656486.

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