Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Caldwell County, Kentucky, native. Married to Martha Simpson. Father of James M. Simpson, Kesiah A. Simpson, Mary E. Simpson, Thomas V. Simpson, and Nancy E. Simpson. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 286B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Farmersville, p. 122.

Citation

Simpson, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209598 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
M. Livingston et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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