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William Northcutt Sweeney (Daviess County, Kentucky, attorney.)

b. 1832-05-05 d. 1895-04-21

Daviess County, Kentucky, attorney. Casey County, Kentucky, native. Son of Joel Sweeney and Obediance Edwards Sweeney. Married to Elizabeth Rogers Sweeney in Daviess County, Kentucky on July 3, 1854. Father of James Sweeney, William Sweeney, Clinton Sweeney, and Gilmore Sweeney. Resident of Casey County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned twelve enslaved persons Casey County in 1850. Attorney in Daviess County, Kentucky, in 1860. Attorney in Daviess County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules,

Kentucky, Casey County, Division 2, p. 287B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro, p. 671.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Daviess County, Owensboro, p. 299B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Daviess County, KY, July 1863, p. 62.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994033, Daviess County Marriages.

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, KY, National 87701, State 1101.

"William Northcutt Sweeney (1832-1895)," Find A Grave, Memorial 7668468, accessed March 15, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7668468.

Citation

Sweeney, William Northcutt. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203984 (November 12, 2026).

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