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William Sowers (Brown County, Ohio, farmer, basket maker, and soldier)

b. 1837-10-19 d. 1911-10-05

Brown County, Ohio, farmer, basket maker, and soldier. Ohio native. Son of Benjamin Sowers and Mary Sowers. Farmer in Union, Brown County, in 1860. Basket maker in Vinton County in 1863. Served as private in the 172nd Ohio Infantry (U.S.A.).

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Brown County, Union, p. 527.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Brown County, Jefferson Township, p. 144.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Vinton County, OH, June 1863, p. 39, (Accessed via ancestry.com).
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Ohio, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M552, Roll 0102.
Find A Grave, "William Sowers (October 19, 1837-October 5, 1911)," Memorial #40833540, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40833540 (accessed February 28, 2019).

Citation

Sowers, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205228 (November 12, 2026).

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