William J. Pennington

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c1830

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"William J. Pennington" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00018982, (accessed April 17, 2025).

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Lawrence County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Bailey Pennington. Father of Nathan E. Pennington. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1850. Farmer in Lawrence County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as sergeant from December 10, 1861, to January 6, 1862. Reported as deserted from Johnson County, Kentucky, on January 6, 1862.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 135B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 519.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0277.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Lawrence County Births.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. X, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 877.

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