Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of John Ashby and Mary Ashby. Married to Sarah Ashby. Father of Washington Octavius Ashby, William F. Ashby, and Alexander Ashby. Resident in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 360A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Pollards Tan Yard, p. 158.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Scates Mill, p. 564B.

Citation

Ashby, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213634 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
George D. McGowan et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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