Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Fayette County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Busby. Father to Elizabeth Busby, William Busby, Gabriella Busby, and Sallie Busby. Farmer in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in Fayette County in 1850. Farmer in Fayette County in 1860. Owned nine enslaved persons in Fayette County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 1, p. 134A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 1, p. 515.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 2, p. 304.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 2, p. 432A.

Citation

Busby, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213331 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Theophilas Steele, Indictment

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