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William L. Overby (Hopkins/ Webster County, Ky, farmer )

b. 1834?

Hopkins County and Webster County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Son of Lucy Overby. Married to Virginia Eubanks Overby in Hopkins County, Kentucky, on May 15, 1857. Father of Lucy A. Overby, Mary L. Overby, and Virginia S. Overby. Resident of Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Webster County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 125B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, p. 601.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, District No. 2, p. 174B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994039, Hopkins County Marriages.

Citation

Overby, William L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206569 (November 12, 2026).

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