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William Henry Churchill

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William Henry Churchill
Birthdate:	September 14, 1814
Birthplace:	Louisville, KY, United States
Death:	1891 (76-77)
Immediate Family:	Son of Col Samuel Churchill and Abigail Pope Churchill Husband of Kate Clarke-Churchill Brother of Mary Eliza Thruston; Penelope Pope Churchill; Julia Ann Churchill; Armistead Ludwell Churchill; Abigail Prather Clark and 7 others

Managed by:	Dale Edward Smith
Last Updated:	May 3, 2022

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Immediate Family

Kate Clarke-Churchill

wife
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76552118/abigail-pope-churchill

Abigail Pope Churchill

mother
Col Samuel Churchill

father
Mary Eliza Thruston

sister
Penelope Pope Churchill

sister
Julia Ann Churchill

sister
Armistead Ludwell Churchill

brother
Abigail Prather Clark

sister
John Pope Rowan Churchill

brother
Emily Ann Augusta St. Aubert Zane

sister
Gen. Thomas James Churchill, 13t...

brother
Samuel Bullitt Churchill

brother

About William Henry Churchill

One source states in regards to Churchill Downs...."The track is named for John and Henry Churchill, who leased 80 acres of land to their nephew, Col. Meriwether Lewis 'Lutie' Clark, Jr. (grandson of explorer William Clark). Clark was president of the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Park Association, which formed in 1874.

https://www.americasbestracing.net/tracks/churchill-downs

Wikipedia states "It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was prominent in Kentucky for many years."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_Downs

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William Henry Churchill's Timeline

1814	September 14, 1814	Birth of William Henry Churchill Louisville, KY, United States
1891	1891 Age 76	Death of William Henry Churchill

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