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William H. Faris (Christian County, KY, pvt, corp, QM sgt 3rd Ky Cav USA)

b. 1840-02-11 d. 1876-10-11

Christian County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of B. Faris and A. B. Faris. Resident in Christian County in 1850. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private, corporal, and quartermaster sergeant from September 23, 1861, to June 3, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 308B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994050, Muhlenberg County Deaths, 1876.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0028.

Find A Grave, “W. H. Farris (1840-1876)," Memorial #142663337, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142663337 (accessed on May 22, 2018).

Citation

Faris, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197739 (November 12, 2026).

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