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Robert W. Lawler (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard)

b. 1821? d. 1884

Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. Kentucky native. Married to Martha J. Reese Lawler. Father of Sarah Lawler and Addie Lawler. Resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1860. Prison guard in Franklin County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 271.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 143A.

Consolidated List of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Franklin County, KY, July 1863, p. 8.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Franklin County Births.

"Resolution of Respect," The Frankfort Roundabout (Frankfort, KY), April 26, 1884, p. 3.

Citation

Lawler, Robert W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206542 (November 12, 2026).

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