Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Mary Ellen Greenwell McClanahan on June 30, 1836. Father of Thomas J. McClanahan, Richard McClanahan, John W. McClanahan, George A. McClanahan, Henry F. McClanahan, Alexander McClanahan, Mary A. McClanahan, Martha McClanahan, and Amelia McClanahan. Farmer in Henderson County in 1850 and 1860. Owned one enslaved person in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 2, p. 357; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 61; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 3; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Corydon, p. 3; Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry, Union County, Kentucky, June 30, 1836.

Citation

McClanahan, William A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209453 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Benjamin Singleton, Indictment

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