John L. Nabb

Birth Date

1818

Death Date

1870-10-17

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth F. Nabb. Father of William E. Nabb, Susan E. Nabb, John Y. Nabb, Caroline Nabb, Ninian E. Nabb, Mary Nabb, Joseph Nabb, Robert Nabb, and Charlie Nabb. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860. Postmaster of Long Pond in Caldwell County from July 24, 1862, to March 2, 1863 and from October 21, 1865 to July 16, 1868.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 366B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 790.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 9.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 215B.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Caldwell County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 30.
"John Lowery Nabb (1818-1870)," Find A Grave, Memorial #88057722, accessed December 9, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88057722.

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