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William H. Lawrence (Eddyville, Ky, bricklayer, capt. 17th Ky Cav.)

b. 1828-03-14 d. 1912-07-05

Lyon County, Kentucky, bricklayer and soldier. Logan County, Kentucky, native. Son of George W. Lawrence and Elizabeth McPhearson Lawrence. Married to Ophelia E. Lawrence. Father of Eliza E. Lawrence, Ophelia E. Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, and George H. Lawrence. Bricklayer in Eddyville, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from March 29, 1865, to September 20, 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 770.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 415.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0140.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016145, All County Deaths, File #16812, p. 316 of 3308 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).

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Lawrence, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198327 (November 12, 2026).

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