William L. Conklin

Birth Date

1812-02-04

Death Date

1893-07-31

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Grayson County, Kentucky, attorney and politician. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Ann Cunningham Conklin. Father of Elizabeth Conklin, Ellen Conklin, William A. Conklin, John W. Conklin, and James Conklin. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Grayson County in 1841. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Grayson County in 1848. Attorney in Grayson County in 1850. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Grayson County from 1853 to 1857. Attorney in Grayson County in 1860. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Grayson County from 1861 to 1863. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Grayson County from 1865 to 1867.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 78B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, Leitchfield, p. 350-351.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, Leitchfield.
Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7017486, Grayson County Deaths, File #27759.
Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Covington, KY: Collins & Co., 1882), p. 293.
Find A Grave, "William L. Conklin (February 4, 1812-July 31, 1893)," Memorial #82059899, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82059899 (accessed November 29, 2018).

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