John H. Davis

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c1826

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"John H. Davis" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00003113, (accessed August 2, 2025).

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Hickman, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza E. Davis. Father of Augustus M. Davis, Robert D. Davis, Sallie Davis, Kate Davis, John Davis, and Eugene Davis. Book merchant in Hickman in 1860. Postmaster of Hickman from May 1862 to March 1864.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, Hickman, p. 99.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, Hickman, p. 20.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Fulton County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 69 (accessed via Ancestry.com).

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