Person

William Alexander (Brandenburg, Meade Co. lawyer)

b. 1810?

Brandenburg, Kentucky, attorney. Virginia native. Owned eight enslaved persons in Meade County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Brandenburg in 1850. Attorney in Brandenburg in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, Kentucky District, p. 239. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, Kentucky District, p. 16. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Meade County, Brandenburg, p. 3.

Citation

Alexander, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210112 (November 12, 2026).

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