Person

John F. Sheriff (Williamstown (Grant co) merchant & postmaster)

b. 1817-12-11 d. 1895-11-23

Williamstown, Kentucky, merchant. Ireland native. Appointed postmaster of Williamstown on January 14, 1858. Merchant in Williamstown in 1860.

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Sex
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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grant County, Williamstown, p. 185. Find A Grave, "John F. Sheriff (1817-1895)," Memorial #118770483, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=sheriff&GSfn=john&GSiman=1&GScid=228867&GRid=118770483& (accessed March 17, 2017). Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Vol 14, p. 619 (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

Sheriff, John F.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200113 (November 12, 2026).

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