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William Daveiss (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1811-06-11 d. 1881

Harrodsburg, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Maria T. Daveiss. Father of John B Daveiss, Annie Daveiss, Jane Daveiss, William Daveiss, and Samuel Daveiss. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Harrodsburg in 1850. Farmer in Harrodsburg in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 887.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, Harrodsburg, p. 34.

Find A Grave, "William Daviess (June 11, 1811-1881)," Memorial #19023288, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19023288 (accessed April 11, 2018).

Citation

Daveiss, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201295 (November 12, 2026).

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