Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Caldwell County, Kentucky, native. Son of William McDowell and Rachael McDowell. Married to Nancy McDowell. Father of William McDowell and George McDowell. Laborer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860. Justice of the peace in Caldwell County in 1861.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 291B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 94-95.

KYR-0001-020-0029.

Citation

McDowell, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197197 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Joel Beckner et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-21

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