Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County and Crittenden County, Kentucky, day laborer. Ohio native. Married to Lucinda Watson. Father of Richard W. Watson, Francis R. Watson, Thomas H. Watson, William T. Watson, and Mary E. Watson. Laborer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Day laborer in Crittenden County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 323A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Crittenden County, District 1, p. 477.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, District 1, p. 23A-B.

Citation

Watson, William James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205406 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Edwin S. Tandy et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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