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William. W. Brownfield (Larue County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1831-04-10 d. 1897-11-27

Larue County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of George Brownfield and Nancy Brownfield. Married to Matilda H. Churchill Brownfield in Larue County, Kentucky, on February 23, 1860. Father of Emmit W. Brownfield and Mary C. Brownfield. Student in Larue County in 1850. Farmer in Larue County in 1860. Employed Frank Wright, J. B. Wright, and John Rizen as laborers in Larue County in 1860.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons, p. 432B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, p. 273.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Buffalo, p. 13B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Larue County Marriages, 1843-1893, Film #000409559, p. 28.

"William Watson Brownfield (1831-1897)," Find A Grave, Memorial #98777491, accessed February 21, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98777491.

Citation

Brownfield, William. W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202015 (November 12, 2026).

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