William Bale (Green County, Kentucky, miller)
b. 1808?
Green County, Kentucky, miller. Kentucky native. Married to Polly Peffers Bale. Married to Catherine Nelson Bale in 1855. Father of Sarah Bale, Susan Bale, Harriet Bale, Jane Bale, Pelina Bale, Mary Bale, Nancy Bale, Francis Bale, Jacob Bale, James Bale, Emily Bale, and Drucilla Bale. Miller in Green County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Green County in 1850. Miller in Green County in 1860.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 1, p. 80B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 1.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, p. 649.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994036, Green County Births, p. 3.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994038, Hart County Deaths.
Citation
Bale, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280994 (November 12, 2026).
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