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William Trigg Gatewood (Montgomery County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1813?

Montgomery County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Olivia Hood Gatewood. Father of Frances H. Gatewood, James Gatewood, and Susan F. Gatewood. Farmer in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in Montgomery County in 1850. Owned at least four enslaved persons, including Joseph and George, in Montgomery County in 1854. Owned at least two enslaved persons, including Charles, in Montgomery County in 1859. Farmer in Montgomery County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Montgomery County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, District 1, p. 21B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, District 1, p. 95.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, p. 202.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, p. 89A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994039, Montgomery County Births, p. 3.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 27496.

Citation

Gatewood, William Trigg. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281201 (November 12, 2026).

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