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William Wright Robertson (Graves County, Kentucky, attorney and county judge)

b. 1837-07-08 d. 1902-09-25

Graves County, Kentucky, attorney and judge. Meade County, Kentucky, native. Son of Richard P. Robertson and Tossy Robertson. Married to Frances "Fannie" Morse Rodgers Robertson on December 27, 1859. Father to Kate P. Robertson, Mary P. Robertson, and Annie P. Robertson. Student in Meade County, Kentucky, in 1850. Graduated from University of Louisville School of Law in 1857. Attorney in Mayfield, Kentucky, in 1858. Attorney in Graves County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Graves County in 1860. Presiding judge in Graves County Court in 1862.

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Sex
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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, Kentucky District, p. 208A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 203.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 43B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 217A.

"Judge William Wright Robertson (1837-1902)," Find A Grave, Memorial #137114952, accessed June 4, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137114952.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Graves County Administrators Bonds, 1830-1869, p. 384-85.

"Robertson," The Daily Messenger (Mayfield, KY) September 25, 1902.

KYR-0001-017-0400.

Citation

Robertson, William Wright. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201417 (November 12, 2026).

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