William Chesser (Washington County, KY, resident)
b. 1841?
Washington County, Kentucky, resident. Son of Beeden Chesser and Charlotte Chesser. Resident of Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Washington County in 1860. Convicted of cutting John W. Hendricks by the Washington County Circuit in November 1860.
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- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County,p. 187B-188A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District 2, p. 67.
KYR-0001-020-1198.
KYR-0001-020-0203.
Citation
Chesser, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203199 (November 12, 2026).
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