Peter J. Honaker

Birth Date

1824-12-13

Death Date

1890-08-24

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Henry County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Mary E. Rice Honaker in Owen County, Kentucky, on January 2, 1850. Father of Malinda Honaker. Married to Margaret Ann White Honaker. Father of Peter J. Honaker. Farmer in Owen County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Owen County in 1850. Postmaster of Harmony, Kentucky, from January 15, 1852, to November 10, 1854. Justice of the peace in Henry County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 211B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 435.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Port Royal, p. 371B.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film #001943449, p. 344.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Clark County Births, 1857, p. 5.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Owen County, Kentucky, Volume 14, p. 363 of 579 of microfilm.
U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, NARA RG 58, Series M768, Roll 12, Kentucky, Henry County, District 3, December 1863 (accessed via Ancestry.com).
Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7020621, All County Deaths, File #21418.
Find A Grave, "Peter J Honaker (1824-1890)," Memorial #88073759, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88073759 (accessed May 17, 2020).
KYR-0001-031-0318.

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