Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 1st ed., 1885
Reprinted 1972 by Kentucky Reprint Co., Murray, KY.
Graves Co.

WILLIAM M. CARGILL was born August 21, 1822, in Graves County, Ky., and
is a son of Thomas and (Finley) [sic] Cargill, who were both natives of
South Carolina, and who came to Graves County in 1819 and settled on
Clark's River, where they purchased a farm.  William M. was born on
this farm and remained there until he reached the age of seventeen, 
after which he worked for wages for three years.  Then he served one 
year as constable, then became sheriff and served four years in the
northern half of the county, at which time his brother became sheriff
of Graves County, of whom he purchased the office, and in which capacity
he served two years.  David Graham then became sheriff.  Mr. Cargill 
then purchased the office and served a year and one-half.  On the
adoption of the new constitution, Mr. Cargill was elected to the
legislature and served one term.  On his return he again ran for 
sheriff.  He then opened a hotel, which he kept until the war broke 
out, when he entered the Confederate Army in June, 1861, and at the
organization of the Third Kentucky Infantry was elected lieutenant,
and after a time was promoted to the rank of captain, and later was
commissioned major and quartermaster of the Kentucky brigade under
Gen. Buford.  He remained in the service until the close of the war and
was paroled at Columbus, Miss.  He then returned to Mayfield and resumed
the hotel business, which he followed for three years, and then opened
a grocery.  In 1876 he went to California, remained until 1881, when he
returned and entered the store of his sons, Albert and Edward, where he
has since remained.  In 1849 he married Elizabeth L. Talbert, of
Mayfield, by whom he has three children: Albert, Edward and Mary.  Mr.
Cargill is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.  In politics he has always been identified with 
the Democratic party.

Cargill Finley Graham Buford Talbert
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