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William Roberts (Powell County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff.)

b. 1822-05-03 d. 1892-12-31

Powell County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff. Kentucky native. Married to Catherine Broadus Roberts. Father of Andrew P. Roberts, William S. Roberts, Mary E. Roberts, John A. Roberts, Amanda J. Roberts, and James D. Roberts. Farmer in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Powell County in 1860. Sheriff in Powell County in 1862.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, District 2, p. 42A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Powell County, p. 8.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Powell County, Precinct No. 2, p. 138B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994053, Powell County Births.

Red River Historical Society, Powell County Cemeteries: 1998 Survey, (Clay City, KY: Red River Historical Society, 1998), 105.

"William Roberts (1822-1892)," Find A Grave, Memorial 24080184, Accessed August 4, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24080184.

Citation

Roberts, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209857 (November 12, 2026).

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