William Luther Ringo

Birth Date

1821-12-15

Death Date

1866-03-10

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Carroll County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Son of George S. Ringo, Sr., and Sarah Bryan Ringo. Married Martha Duncan on January 8, 1852 in Henry County. Appointed postmaster of Prestonville, Kentucky, on October 11, 1859. Merchant in Carroll County in 1860.

"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47M-HVS : 4 December 2014), William L. Ringo and Martha Duncan, 08 Jan 1852; citing , Henry, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 216,827. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, (accessed via Ancestry.com). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 39. Find A Grave, "William Luther Ringo (1821 - 1866)," Memorial #19415976, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19415976&ref=acom (accessed November 20, 2016).

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