Person

Jesse Williams (Princeton, Caldwell County, farmer)

b. 1809? d. 1859?

Caldwell County, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca "Polly" Morse Williams in Caldwell County, Kentucky on December 28, 1833. Father of John A. Williams, James J. Williams, Keziah J. Williams, Nancy K. Williams, Mary A. "Polly" Williams, Robert Williams, Elizabeth "Bettie" Williams, Williamson Williams, McCoy Williams, and Flavilla J. Williams. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1840. Owned eight enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1840. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned twenty-two enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned at least one enslaved man, including Wesley, in 1859.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 36

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 287A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 820.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 96-97.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #23928.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #5581.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film 000851644, p. 59.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Caldwell County Administrators Bonds, 1852-1862, p. 159.

KYR-0001-020-0713.

Citation

Williams, Jesse. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200124 (November 12, 2026).

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