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William J. Shrout (Bath County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace.)

b. 1822?

Bath County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Moore Shrout. Father of Margaret Shrout, Isaac Newton Shrout, Anne Shrout, Martha Shrout, Lew Shrout, and John Shrout. Farmer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Bath County in 1850. Owned Charles [Unknown] in Bath County in 1858. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Owned six enslaved persons in Bath County in 1860, including Jane [Unknown]. Justice of the peace in Bath County in 1863.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bath County, District 2, p. 30B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bath County, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bath County, p. 17.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bath County, p. 77A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994028, Bath County Births, p. 1.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994028, Bath County Births.

KYR-0001-029-0174.

Citation

Shrout, William J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212030 (November 12, 2026).

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