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William R. Minish (Owen County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier.)

b. 1840-09-14 d. 1929-05-20

Owen County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Richard J. Minish and Louisa Rowlett Minish. Resident in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Clerk in Carroll County in 1860. Farmer in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1864. Appointed postmaster in Gratz on April 20, 1864. Served in the 54th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from October 12, 1864, to September 1, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 253A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton, p. 6.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, p. 365 (on microfilm) (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0462.

Find A Grave, "William Richard Minish Sr. (14 Sep 1840-20 May 1929)," Memorial #25368809, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25368809(accessed June 16, 2020).

Citation

Minish, William R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212583 (November 12, 2026).

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