Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Trigg County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Killy Wilgus in Trigg County, Kentucky, on January 12, 1852. Father of Jesse Wilgus and William A. Wilgus. Blacksmith in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, Cadiz, p. 193.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, Cadiz, p. 54A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trigg County Marriages, Film 00032133, p. 143.

"Thomas J. Wilgus (1826-1887)," Find A Grave, Memorial 107373664, accessed May 3, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107373664.

Citation

Wilgus, Thomas J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201316 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
William Stewart, Jr. and Nancy A. Stewart to James F. Robinson
1863-01-16

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