Washington A. Gale

Birth Date

c1813

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Franklin County, Kentucky, carpenter. Frankfort, Kentucky, native. Married to Milly Moorehead Gale in Garrard County, Kentucky, on January 15, 1834. Father of Frances Gale, William Gale, James Gale, Thomas Gale, George Gale, Mary Gale, and Sarah Gale. Carpenter in Franklin County in 1850. Carpenter in Franklin County in 1860. Served in the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from December 23, 1861 to October 12, 1862. Discharged on account of disability on October 12, 1862.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 42A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 254.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Garrard County Marriages, Film 000183256.
"Gale, Washington A.," Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0064.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 146.

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