Person

Arthur Smith (Trigg County, Kentucky, tailor, postmaster, hotelkeeper, and landlord)

b. 1823?

Trigg County, Kentucky, tailor, hotelkeeper, and landlord. Virginia native. Married to Sarah Ann Johnson Smith in Christian County, Kentucky, on June 19, 1844. Father of William Z. T. Smith, Arthur Smith, and May Smith. Married to Emily J. Rothrock Smith in Trigg County, Kentucky, on May 13, 1855. Father of Kate Leigh Smith. Married to Frances E. Worton Boyd Smith in Trigg County, Kentucky, on March 1, 1863. Stepfather of John Boyd. Tailor in Trigg County in 1850. Hotelkeeper in Trigg County in 1860. United States postmaster in Trigg County from August 22, 1861, to June 1864. Landlord in Trigg County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, District 1, p. 290A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, Cadiz, p. 188.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Haynes, p. 104B-105A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trigg County Marriages, Film 005592300, p. 88.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994056, Trigg County Births.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994031, Christian County Marriages.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, X County Marriages, Film 001942963, p. 72.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, X County Marriages, Film 000321335, p. 166.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Trigg County, KY, June 1863, p. 21.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Trigg County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 185.

Citation

Smith, Arthur. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197721 (November 12, 2026).

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