Person

William D. Tinsley (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1815-06-11 d. 1880-03-09

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Son of Oliver Tinsley. Married to Belle Tinsley. Father to Henry Tinsley. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twenty-five enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned 107 enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860. Farmer in Jefferson County in 1860. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Jefferson County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 307B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 824.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 2, p. 967.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, District 1, p. 23.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 2, p. 255B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton Division, p. 224A-B.

Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Mortality Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, p. 1493.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Jefferson County Administration Bonds, 1830-1869; Vol 19-20, p. 236-37.

"William D Tinsley (1815-1880)," Find A Grave, Memorial #95954660, accessed February 28, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95954660.

Citation

Tinsley, William D.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210733 (November 12, 2026).

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