William H. James (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, farmer)
b. 1823-07-24 d. 1889-01-15
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married Catharine W. Alexander James on September 6, 1843. Father of Benjamin W. James, Martha E. James, Horace James, David P. James, John T. James, Joseph R. James, Sally C. James, Mary F. James, Agnus James, Jennetta James, and Cordelia James. Carpenter in Wilson County, Tennessee, in 1850. Farmer in Muhlenberg County in 1860.
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- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Wilson County, District 1, p. 313; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 13; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Court House Precinct 3, p. 9; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Wilson County, 1843, Microfilm, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; Find A Grave, "Wm H. James (1823-1889)," Memorial #145617366, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145617366 (accessed May 29, 2017).
Citation
James, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200753 (November 12, 2026).
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