William H. Kirtley

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1812-10-25

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1863-09-01

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"William H. Kirtley" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00000451, (accessed November 4, 2025).

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Rockcastle County, Kentucky, merchant, attorney, court clerk, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married Elizabeth H. Kirtley. Father of Mary C. Kirtley, William L. Kirtley, and Ann Kirtley. Postmaster of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, from October 1, 1844, to December 29, 1836. Merchant and assistant marshal for the Census of the United States in Rockcastle County in 1850. Attorney in Mount Vernon in 1860. Served in the Rockcastle and Lincoln County Home Guards as a private from May 1862 to July 1862. Clerk of the Rockcastle Circuit Court in Mount Vernon from 1862 to 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Northern District, p. 210B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Mt. Vernon, p. 583.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, Volume 12A, p. 114 of 557 of microfilm.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0472.
“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306.
“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06.
Find A Grave, “William H. Kirtley (1812-1863)," Memorial #6123721, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6123721/william-h-kirtley (accessed November 16, 2020).
KYR-0001-004-0387.
KYR-0001-029-0507.
KYR-0001-029-0527.

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