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William Preston Bacon (Owen County saddler and USA soldier)

b. 1834-05-08 d. 1908-01-27

Owen County, Kentucky, saddler. Owen County, Kentucky, native. Married to Vincentia D. Smith Bacon in Owen County, Kentucky, on September 2, 1856. Saddler in Owen County in 1850. Saddler in Owen County in 1860. Served in the 30th Kentucky Infantry as a captain from February 19, 1864 to April 18, 1865.

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Sex
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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 222B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, Owenton, p. 223.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film #001943449, p. 71.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film #000272774, p. 186.
Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Roll #7011808, Fayette County Deaths, p. 76.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0398.

Citation

Bacon, William Preston. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200333 (November 12, 2026).

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