Person

William Peartree Smith (Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1809-08-19 d. 1861-12-13

Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Father of Susan B. Smith. Married to Hebe C. Preston in Henderson County, Kentucky, on October 31, 1852. Resident of Henderson County in 1840. Owned one enslaved person in Henderson in 1840. U.S. marshall in Henderson County in 1850. Farmer in Henderson County in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, p. 229.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1, p. 309A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 2, p. 184.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Henderson County Marriages, Film #001944390 p.139.

Find A Grave, "William Peartree Smith (1809-1861)," Memorial #84745262, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84745262 (accessed January 20, 2020).

Citation

Smith, William Peartree. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205775 (November 12, 2026).

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