William Wiley Howes

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c1827

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"William Wiley Howes" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00007752, (accessed April 19, 2025).

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Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer, attorney, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Susan Witten Howes in Johnson County, Kentucky, on January 18, 1849. Father of Charles M. Howes, Harvey Howes, and Sarah J. Howes. Married to Mary E. Ferguson Kelly Howes in Johnson County on December 15, 1854. Stepfather of Samuel F. Kelly and William B. Kelly. Father of Permelia C. Howes, Amanda Louise Howes, and James Howes. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Rowan County in 1860. Attorney in 1863. Served in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia as adjutant from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, 107B-108A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rowan County, p. 642.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Magoffin County, Salyersville, p. 351A.
Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Johnson County Marriages, 1843-1875, Film #001912950, p. 29, p. 200 of 239 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Film # 994043: Johnson County Marriages, 1854, p. 3 of 25 of microfilm (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), Sub-District 11 of Ninth District, KY, October 1863, p. 72.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 894.
Find A Grave, “William Wiley Howes (1827-1900)," Memorial #179633616, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179633616/william-wiley-howes (accessed May 4, 2021).
KYR-0002-022-0076.

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