Wesley C. Willhoite

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c1841

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"Wesley C. Willhoite" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00019346, (accessed May 5, 2024).

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Owen County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier. Owen County, Kentucky, native. Son of C. Sanford Willhoite and Permelia Whillhoite. Married to Anne E. Willhoite in Owen County, Kentucky, in October 1865. Resident in Owen County in 1850. Farmhand in Owen County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private, corporal, and sergeant from September 22, 1862 to July 14, 1865. Wounded in battle in January 1864. Farmer in Owen County in 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 182A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 58.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0113.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film 000272776, p. 346.

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