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William Averitt (Marion County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1804-03-24 d. 1890-10-19

Marion County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah "Sallie" Glaisbrooks Averitt in Washington County, Kentucky, on December 18, 1829. Father of James F. Averitt and Mary F. Averitt. Married to Susan Kennett Averitt. Father of Maudy Averitt, Susannah Averitt, Analisa Averitt and John S. Averitt. Farmer in Marion County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Marion County in 1850. Farmer in Marion County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Marion County in 1860. Household owned an additional seven enslaved persons in Marion County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District 2, p. 406B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, p. 637.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District 2, p. 650.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District 2, p. 490A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, Bradfordsville, p. 6A-B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Marion County Marriages, Film #000241382, p. 187.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #21439.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994047, Marion County Marriages, p. 613.

"William Averitt (1804-1890)," Find A Grave, Memorial #21998774, accessed December 15, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21998774.

Citation

Averitt, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206112 (November 12, 2026).

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