Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Hart County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Sarah "Sally" Abbott Richardson on October 17, 1821. Father of Presley P. Richardson, Hiram D. Richardson, William Richardson, Joseph B. Richardson, America T. Richardson, James A. Richardson, Henry C. Richardson, John M. Richardson, and Susan A. Richardson. Farmer in Hart County in 1850 and 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in 1850 and three in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, p. 253. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, 437. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, District 2, p. 27. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, Division 2, p. 2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, Munfordville, p. 8. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry, Halifax County, 1821.

Citation

Richardson, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209463 (November 12, 2026).

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John Donan et al. to James F. Robinson

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