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William S. Talbott (Caldwell County, Kentucky, police judge)

b. 1797? d. 1875-10-05

Caldwell County, Kentucky, police judge. Kentucky native. Married to Sally B. Jacobs Talbott in Christian County, Kentucky, on December 16, 1822. Father of John C. Talbott and Henry Talbott. Married to Eliza Finley Talbott in Christian County on October 25, 1836. Father of Catharine E. Talbott. Resident in Christian County in 1830. Owned three enslaved persons in Christian County in 1830. Engaged in manufacture and trades in Christian County in 1840. Owned four enslaved persons in Christian County in 1840. Farmer in Christian County in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Christian County in 1850. Police judge in Caldwell County in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population and Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 2.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population and Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 187B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 2, p. 426B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 2, p. 57 of 57 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 110.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #000465562, p. 44.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Christian County Marriages, Film #000465562, p. 142.

Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Roll #994031, Christian County Deaths, p. 516 of 743 of microfilm.

Citation

Talbott, William S.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209521 (November 12, 2026).

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