William Forman (Clark County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.)
b. 1844-10-11 d. 1932-09-11
Clark County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of David Wright Forman and Eliza A. Hall Forman. Attended school in Clark County, Kentucky, in 1850. Laborer in Clark County in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Clark County in 1860. Served in the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from October 9, 1861, to January 25, 1864.
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- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 85B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 902.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 322A.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, Blue Ball Precinct, p. 15B.
Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona, State File 131A.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0181.
Citation
Forman, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199627 (November 12, 2026).
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