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John L. Williams (Montgomery County, Kentucky, soldier.)

b. 1832? d. 1864-04-28

Montgomery County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of John Williams and Caroline Williams. Married to Mary W. Clarke on November 11, 1856. Father of Margret Williams and Albert Williams. Resident of Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned thirteen enslaved persons in Montgomery County in 1850. Resident of Montgomery County in 1860. Served in the 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from October 9, 1861 until April 28, 1864. Wounded at the Battle of Mill Springs on January 19, 1862. Died of disease in Paris, Kentucky, on April 28, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, District 1, p. 14A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, Mount Sterling, p. 317.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994049, Montgomery County Marriages.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994049, Montgomery County Births.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994049, Montgomery County Births/Marriages/Deaths, p. 359.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0192.

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Williams, John L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213536 (November 12, 2026).

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