Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Carroll County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married Margaret "Maggie" J. Wright Masterson on November 16, 1858. Father of Kate J. Masterson. Surveyor for Carroll County in 1848. Census taker for Carroll County in 1850. Attorney in Carrollton, Kentucky in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton, p. 14; "Appointments by the Governor," The Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Ky.), September 20, 1848, p. 1; Find A Grave, "Richard William Masterson (1817-1904)," Memorial #31723382, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31723382&ref=acom (accessed March 10, 2017).

Citation

Masterson, Richard William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211605 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (4)

Petition
R. T. Vories et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
Correspondence
R. W. Masterson to Ephraim L. Van Winkle
1864-11-30
Correspondence
Thomas A. Berryman et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1862-03-17
Petition
William Gardner et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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