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Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer, carpenter, and soldier. Married to Mary Sowder. Father of Elizabeth Sowder, Granville Sowder, Mason Sowder, Sarah Sowder, Lucinda Sowder, and Calvin Sowder. Farmer in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Served in the Rockcastle and Lincoln County Home Guard (U.S.A.) as a private May 7, 1862, to July 7, 1862.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Southern District, p. 163A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 498.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 1, p. 4B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0472.

Citation

Sowder, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281139 (November 12, 2026).

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S. W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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