Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County and Christian County, Kentucky, laborer and blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Faughn. Father of Virginia A. Faughn, Melissa Faughn, and Sarah Faughn. Laborer in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Caldwell County in 1860. Blacksmith in Christian County in 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, District 1, p. 318B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Pollards Tan Yard, p. 156.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Christian County, KY, July 1863, p. 16

Citation

Faughn, William R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212420 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Bonaparte P. Glass et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22

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