Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Fayette County, Kentucky, merchant and insurance agent. Maryland native. Married to Elizabeth King. Father of Lizzie King, Henry W. King, and Helen W. King. Merchant in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1850. Employed Alfred Allen and Isaac W. Gilbow as clerks in Fayette County in 1850. Insurance agent in Lexington in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington District 2, p. 207A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, p. 518.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington District 4, p. 334B.

Citation

King, William Whittington. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207184 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Otha A. Reynolds to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-28

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