Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Carter County, Kentucky, farmer and day laborer. Virginia native. Married to Cynthia Ball. Father of Ralph Ball, Walter M. Ball, William Ball, Frances J. Ball, Ann L. Ball, John Ball, and Marcus L. Ball. Farmer in Carter County in 1850. Day laborer in Carter County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 2, p. 215B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, p. 266.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, District 4, p. 51A.

Citation

Ball, William D.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202072 (November 12, 2026).

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William Bowling, Affidavit
1864-02-01

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