Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Elizabeth Smiley. Father of Milly Smiley, Zarilda Smiley, Martha Smiley, William Smiley, Daniel Smiley, and Richard Smiley. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1840. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 14.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 365B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 12.

Citation

Smiley, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209558 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
James Perry et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22

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