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William H. Long (Lyon County, Kentucky, dry goods merchant and post master)

b. 1828?

Lyon County, Kentucky, dry goods merchant and post master. Married to Julia A. Long. Father of Helen M. Long and John E. Long. Dry goods merchant in Lyon County in 1860. Postmaster of Eddyville from May 20, 1863 to June 18, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, Eddyville, Lyon County, KY, Volume 28, 20 May 1863, p. 126.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 761.

Citation

Long, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199257 (November 12, 2026).

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