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Henry W. Conway (Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant.)

b. 1831-09-09 d. 1871-05-18

Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant. Nicholas County, Kentucky, native. Married to Esther E. Bell Conway in Nicholas County, Kentucky, on November 8, 1864. Father of Bruce Conway. Farmer in Nicholas County in 1860. Merchant in Nicholas County in 1863. Postmaster of Head Quarters in Nicholas County from February 24, 1865 to May 22, 1866.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nicholas County, District 2, p. 28.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nicholas County, Precinct 2, p. 211A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Nicholas County, KY, July 1863, p. 5.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nicholas County Marriages, Film 000252393, p. 386-7.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Nicholas County Administrators Bonds, May-1871, p. 119.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Nicholas County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 153.

"Henry W. Conway (1831-1871)," Find A Grave, Memorial #22985975, accessed July 19, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22985975.

Citation

Conway, Henry W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201739 (November 12, 2026).

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