Person

William L. White (Henry County, Kentucky, carpenter.)

b. 1816?

Henry County, Kentucky, carpenter. Kentucky native. Married to Susan M. White. Father of Charles O. White, Mary E. White, Zachary T. White, John White, Sally R. White, Edward B. White, and William H. White. Cabinet maker in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Henry County in 1850. Master carpenter in Henry County in 1860. Employed John Hailman as a carpenter in 1860. Postmaster in Gratz from April 28, 1863, to April 20, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 366A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 586.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 305-306.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, p. 365 (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

White, William L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200094 (November 12, 2026).

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