Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Louisville, Kentucky, grocer. Louisiana native. Married to Cornelia Peto. Father of Eliza Peto, Frances Peto, and Mary Peto. Grocer in Louisville in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 2, p.157A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 8, p. 251.

Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Roll #7007126, Louisville Deaths, p. 130-131.

Citation

Peto, William J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202845 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
R. M. Moore to Beriah Magoffin
1861-12-09

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