Person

William E. Hill (Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff)

b. 1836?

Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff. Kentucky native. Son of Lucy Hill. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Sheriff of Johnson County in 1862. Sheriff of Johnson County in 1864. Sheriff of Johnson County in 1865.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 92.

"An Act for the Benefit of W. E. Hill, Sheriff of Johnson County, and his Securities" Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1864), p. 450.

"An Act for the Benefit of W. E. Hill, Sheriff of Johnson County," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), p. 35.

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 135.

KYR-0001-004-0362.

Citation

Hill, William E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213965 (November 12, 2026).

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