William Rothchild (Mercer County Butcher/Merchant)
b. 1812?
Mercer County, Kentucky, merchant. Native of Germany. Married to Kate Rothchild. Father of Henry Rothchild, Lagassyte Rothchild, Bell Rothchild, David Rothchild, Max Rothchild, Mattie Rothchild, Berry Rothchild, Anna Rothchild, Lorena Rothchild, and Mina Rothchild. Owned one slaved in Harrodsburg in 1850. Merchant in Harrodsburg in 1860.
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- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 364.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 1.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 3.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 25.
Citation
Rothchild, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199164 (November 12, 2026).
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