Person

William Killgrow (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier (War of 1812))

b. 1796?

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Veressa Cook Killgore in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on July 21, 1820. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 346B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 57.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 190.

War of 1812 Pension Applications, War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, Washington D.C., National Archives, NARA Microfilm Publication M313, RG 16, Pension #WO42470.

Citation

Killgrow, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207642 (November 12, 2026).

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