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William B. Wall (Owensboro, Kentucky, attorney and major 17th Ky Inf (U.S.A.))

b. 1822? d. 1865?

Owensboro, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Eleanora Wall. County court clerk in Owensboro in 1850. Attorney in Owensboro in 1860. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a major from January 1, 1862, to April 15, 1862.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro, p. 352A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro, p. 967.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Rolls 307, 373.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Daviess County Administration Bonds, 1834-1868, vol 1-4, p. 786 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com on December 17, 2020).

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Kentucky, Application #124475, Certificate #80635.

"The Bench and Bar of the City of Owensboro," Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY), January 29, 1899, p. 19.

Find A Grave, "William B. Wall (1822-1866)," Memorial #126732542, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126732542 (accessed December 17, 2020).

Citation

Wall, William B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200768 (November 12, 2026).

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