Name: Cardwell, William Daniel
Born: January 5, 1826, TN
Death: 1909, Lee Co. KY
Parents: John Cardwell & Arminta "Ara" W. Watkins
Wife: Never Married
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Notes: He worked as a clerk in the old store of Thomas Sewell which used to stand near the present sight of the South Jackson Bridge. William served as Captain of Company G of the Three Forks Battalion of Kentucky State Troops during the Civil War. After the war he was appointed Postmaster for Jackson and served from February 20, 1887 until April 30, 1887. He lived the remainder of his life on Cane Creek. Brother-in-law of Lt. Alfred E. Little, Co. E, Three Forks Battalion.
Source: Descendants of William Cope