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William M. Cargill (Graves County, KY, hotelkeeper and soldier)

b. 1822 d. 1896

Graves County, Kentucky, hotelkeeper and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth J. Cargill. Father of Albert G. Cargill, Eddie C. Cargill, and May Cargill. Innkeeper in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1850. Hotelkeeper in Graves County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Graves County in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a first lieutenant and major from August 19, 1861, to 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 2, p. 411A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 342.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 42B.

“Cargill, W. M.,” Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0090.

"Maj William M Cargill (1822-1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial 151496614, accessed January 25, 2024, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151496614.

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Cargill, William M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281530 (November 12, 2026).

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