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William Sylvester Johnson (Caldwell County, Kentucky, physician)

b. 1821-05-21 d. 1884-04-05

Caldwell County, Kentucky, physician. Caldwell County, Kentucky, native. Married to Eliza Anne Groves on January 17, 1848 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Father of Louisiana “Lucy” Johnson, Susan Johnson, James Johnson, and Martha Johnson. Physician in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Physician in Fredonia in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Fredonia in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 306A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Fredonia, p. 164.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Fredonia, p. 448A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 824.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Fredonia, p. 211B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film 000851644, p. 268.

Citation

Johnson, William Sylvester. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197783 (November 12, 2026).

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