Person

James W. Smith (Clay County, clerk)

b. 1837?

Clay County, Kentucky, clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Ara Smith and Eliza Smith. Resident of Clay County in 1850. Clerk in Clay County in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky District, p. 110B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Manchester, p. 1.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, District 32, Precinct 1, Manchester, p. 171B.

Citation

Smith, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201917 (November 12, 2026).

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