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William N. Powers (Henry County, Kentucky, master carpenter and soldier)

b. 1830-01 d. 1913-12-04

Henry County, Kentucky, master carpenter and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Stephen Powers and Jane Powers. Married to Elizabeth Powers. Father of Elizabeth Powers, Mary C. Powers, and Joseph E. Powers. Carpenter in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Master carpenter in Henry County in 1860. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from August 22, 1862, to August 21, 1863.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 372B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 10.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 32188.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0098.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 242.

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Powers, William N.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207005 (November 12, 2026).

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