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Whitson Rector Bishop (Owen County, Kentucky, resident.)

b. 1826-04-02 d. 1894-12-09

Owen County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Fannie Young in Owen County, Kentucky, in February 1852. Father of John S. Bishop, William H. Bishop, James K. Bishop, and Norvin G. Bishop. Tenant farmer of Owen County in 1860. Farmer in Owen County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 243.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, Dallasburg, p.139B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film 000272773.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Owen County, KY, August 1863, p. 248.

Citation

Bishop, Whitson Rector. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206501 (November 12, 2026).

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