Person

Edward D. Cason (Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer )

b. 1804?

Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Polly Cason. Father of Marcellus Cason, Francis Cason, Permelia Cason, Ferdinand Cason, and Atwell Cason. Farmer in Harrison County in 1850. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Harrison County in 1850. Farmer in Harrison County in 1860. Owned eighteen enslaved persons in Harrison County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, 125B-126A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 394-95.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 455.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 107A.

Citation

Cason, Edward D.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280307 (November 12, 2026).

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