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Henry E. Whanger (Hopkins County, Ky, gunsmith and pvt 11th Ky Inf USA)

b. 1833? d. 1862-07-11

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.

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Race
White

Bibliography

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.

Citation

Whanger, Henry E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198042 (November 12, 2026).

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