Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Webster County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Ruark. Father of William L. B. Ruark, Olive A. Ruark, and James P. Ruark. Farmer in Webster County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, p. 543.

Citation

Ruark, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211765 (November 12, 2026).

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Z. W. Brooks et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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