Person

Richard Owen Priest (Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter and patrolman)

b. 1810-12-25 d. 1890-04-06

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, carpenter and patrolman. Kentucky native. Son of Peter Priest and Lucy Priest. Married to Ann Hurd Priest in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on September 2, 1852. Father of Kate Priest. Carpenter in Louisville in 1850. Patrolman in Louisville in 1853. Carpenter in Louisville in 1860. Chief of Police in Louisville in 1865.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville District 2, p. 198A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 3, p. 636.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film 000482707.

"Dick Priest Dead," Courier-Journal(Louisville, KY), April 7, 1890, p 7.

Citation

Priest, Richard Owen. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213317 (November 12, 2026).

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