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William B. Overton (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1806 d. 1865-04-26

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Martha J. Hudson Overton in Oldham County, Kentucky, on January 5, 1832. Father of Richard Overton, Emily Overton, Mary J. Overton, Moses B. Overton, Elizabeth Overton, Martha E. Overton, William Overton, Nancy C. Overton, and John Overton. Farmer in Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Trimble County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, District 1, p. 416A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 283.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 397B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Oldham County Marriages, Film 000482444.

"William B. Overton (1807-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial 68786201, accessed August 10, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68786201.

Citation

Overton, William B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281100 (November 12, 2026).

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