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William A. Gaines (Frankfort, Kentucky, postmaster)

b. 1832?

Frankfort, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret J. Gaines. Father of Jane P. Gaines and William A. Gaines. Merchant in Frankfort in 1860. Postmaster of Frankfort from March 1861 to October 1866.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, p. 259

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 115A.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Franklin County, vol. 28, p. 69.

Citation

Gaines, William A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199840 (November 12, 2026).

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