Person

William J. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. )

b. 1840?

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. Son of Thomas B. Wadlington. Married to Nancy A. Hayes Wadlington in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in May 1863. Father of Lula Wadlington and Walter Wadlington. Student in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmhand and convict in Caldwell County in 1860. Sentenced to eight years incarceration in 1861 for his involvement in the murder of Milton A. Cartwright in 1860. Pardoned by Governor Magoffin in 1862.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 345B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 115.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 3, p. 510B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000546374, p. 21.

KYR-0001-020-0078.

KYR-0001-020-0079.

Citation

Wadlington, William J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200705 (November 12, 2026).

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