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Arthur Gardner (Graves County, Kentucky, saddler, postmaster, railroad agent, and trader)

b. 1828-04-22 d. 1887-09-06

Graves County, Kentucky, postmaster, saddler, railroad agent, and trader. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth J. Hughes Gardner. Father of Ava Gardner, Lula Gardner, Estella Gardner, and Stephen A.D. Gardner. Postmaster for Leander in Graves County from May 28, 1850, to January 13, 1851. Saddler in Graves County in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in Graves County in 1850. Railroad agent in Graves County in 1860. Trader in Graves County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 1, p. 428B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 336.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield, p. 187A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994035, Graves County Births.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Graves County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 621.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Graves County, KY, June 1863, p. 10.5.

"Arthur Gardner (1828-1887)," Find A Grave, Memorial 44227051, accessed October 11, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44227051.

Citation

Gardner, Arthur. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198305 (November 12, 2026).

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