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William Henry Gedge (Kenton County, Kentucky, master tobacconist.)

b. 1816-03-16 d. 1865-11-27

Kenton County, Kentucky, master tobacconist. Native of Surrey, England. Married to Charlotte K. Rich Gedge in Campbell County on December 24, 1838. Father of James C. Gedge, Laura J. Gedge Dodge, Henry E. Gedge, and Arthur W. Gedge. Married to Mary H. Kennedy Dickey Gedge in Kenton County on April 26, 1853. Father of William Joseph Gedge, Frederick Charles Gedge, Llewellyn Howell Gedge, Burton Gedge, and Mary Hannah Gedge Terrell. Stepfather of Thomas Dickey. Merchant in Kenton County in 1850. Master tobacconist in Kenton County in 1860. Employed Sarah Kennedy as a servant in Kenton County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington/Ward 2, p. 238A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington/Ward 4, p. 668-9.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Marion County, Township 4, Range 1, p. 211A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994043, Kenton County Marriages.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Campbell County Marriages, Film #005557577.

"William Henry Gedge (1816-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial #86458582, accessed July 2, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86458582.

"Mary Hannah “Mamie” Gedge Terrell (1865-1895)," Find A Grave, Memorial #87270297, accessed July 2, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87270297.

Citation

Gedge, William Henry. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213323 (January 18, 2026).

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