Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Bullitt County, Kentucky, attorney and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Dunn Thompson in Bullitt County, Kentucky, on September 10, 1838. Father of Emily E. Thompson, John V. Thompson, Mary E. Thompson, Ruth F. Thompson, Tarleson D. Thompson. Attorney and farmer in Bullitt County in 1860. Employed John V. Thompson as a farm laborer in Bullitt County in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bullitt County, District 1, p. 690.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Bullitt County Marriages, Film #000482690, p. 77.

Find A Grave, "William R. Thompson (1810-1894)," Memorial #50845630, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50845630 (accessed May 29, 2017).

Citation

Thompson, William R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213766 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
R. A. Wise to William R. Thompson
Correspondence
William R. Thompson to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-05-28

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