Henry E. Whanger

Birth Date

c1833

Death Date

1862-07-11

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Hopkins County, Kentucky, gunsmith and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Phoebe D. Paxton Whanger. Father of E. O. Whanger, Joseph H. Whanger, and Leota Whanger. Resident of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in 1850. Gunsmith in Madisonville in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from December 9, 1861. Died from an illness while in service on July 11, 1862.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 216B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Madisonville, p. 836.
Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Kitchen Voting Precinct, p. 405A.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0251.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994039, Hopkins County Births.
"Pvt Henry Whanger (1833-1862)," Find A Grave, Memorial #91360728, accessed November 9, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91360728.

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