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Presley T. Zinn (Grant County, Kentucky, book keeper and merchant)

b. 1825-08-25 d. 1914-02-15

Grant County, Kentucky, bookkeeper, merchant, and postmaster. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Zinn and Nancy Taylor Zinn. Bookkeeper in Grant County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Grant County in 1860. Postmaster for Williamstown in Grant County from July 9, 1861, to October 19, 1864. Merchant in Grant County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grant County, Williamstown, p. 359A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grant County, Williamstown, p. 985.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Grant County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 485.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 4807.

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

Citation

Zinn, Presley T.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199563 (November 12, 2026).

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