William Bird Holeman (Frankfort City Marshal and KY Public Printer)
b. 1797-01-11 d. 1880-10-21
Frankfort, Kentucky, businessman. Shenandoah County, Virginia, native. Married Margaret P. Major on January 11, 1823. Moved to Kentucky in 1805. Veteran of the War of 1812. Founded and published the Frankfort Commonwealth in Frankfort. Elected Public Printer for several terms. City Marshal of Frankfort.
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Bibliography
"Another Old Soldier Gone," Louisville Courier-Journal, November 13, 1880, pg. 3. "Genealogical and Historical," Louisville Courier-Journal, March 29, 1896, pg. 10.
Citation
Holeman, William Bird. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32215025 (November 12, 2026).
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