William M. Hanes (Simpson Co., KY, petition signer)
b. 1825?
Simpson County, Kentucky, and Adams County, Illinois, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Gabriella Wright Hanes in Sumner County, Tennessee, on November 17, 1847. Father of Silas W. Hanes, Volney Hanes, Robert Hanes, Joseph Hanes, William Hanes, and Fannie Hans. Farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Adams County, Illinois, in 1863.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 56B.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, McLean County, Allin, p. 8B.
Tennessee State Marriages, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee, Sumner County Marriages, Jan 1845-Jun 1854: Marriages, p. 68 (accessed via ancestry.com).
_Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Adams County, IL, June 1863, p. 140 (Accessed via ancestry.com).
Citation
Hanes, William M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279704 (November 12, 2026).
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