Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Jefferson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Shively. Father of Sarah Shively, and Susan Shively. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 865.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 1, p. 228

Citation

Shively, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203863 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
T. Roberts et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-10-08

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