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William Rader (Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace)

b. 1834-03-20 d. 1917-07-15

Jackson County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Rader. Father of Alfred Rader, John Rader, and Henry Rader. Resident of Jackson County in 1860. Corporal in the Sixth Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment from November 1861 to January 1864 and April 1864 to December 1864. Corporal in the Second Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment from January 1864 to April 1864. Justice of the peace in Jackson County in 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0071; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0021; Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm roll #7016201. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky, Certificate# 33164 (accessed via Ancestry.com); Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Jackson County, Sturgeon, p. 8; KYR-0001-007-0340.

Citation

Rader, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208113 (November 12, 2026).

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