William H. Wagers

Birth Date

c1834

Death Date

1912-02-17

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Estill County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James Wagers. Married Eliza Park Wagers on September 2, 1858. Father of Jonah Wagers, John W. Wagers, Susan F. Wagers, and Mary B. Wagers. Farmer in Estill County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Estill County in 1850. Served in the 24th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from January 26, 1863, to January 31, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Estill County, p. 61B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Estill County, p. 2.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Estill County, Crooked Creek, p. 14.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records on Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Estill County Marriages, p. 11.
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Department of Information Systems), Volume 13, Certificate 5032.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 372.

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