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William Hipwell (Louisville soldier and police)

b. 1822?

Louisville, Kentucky, soldier and police officer. Native of Ireland. Married to Alecia Hipwell. Father to Thomas H. Hipwell, Mary Hipwell, Katie Hipwell, Lucy A. Hipwell, Marie C. Hipwell, Willie Hipwell and Jennie Hipwell. Boot maker in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1850. Shoemaker in La Porte County, Indiana, in 1860. Served in the 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from December 11, 1861 to November 26, 1862. Police officer in Louisville in 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Ward Six, p. 402B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Indiana, La Porte County, Center Township, p. 134.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson, Louisville Ward 11, p. 446B.

Indiana Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Indiana State Department of Health and Vital Records, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, Certificate 463.

Chas. C Chapman, History of La Porte County, Indiana, (Chicago: Chas. Chapman & Co., 1880), 530.

Citation

Hipwell, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197766 (November 12, 2026).

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