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Hickman County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Ellen Johnson Zimmerman in Hickman County on August 13, 1857. Blacksmith with Jefferson Searcy, William Searcy, Preston Watts, and Silas Ragan in Anderson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Appointed as postmaster for Clinton, Kentucky, on April 9, 1857. Master smith in Hickman County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 211B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hickman County, Clinton, p. 499.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Hickman County Marriages, p. 6 of 22 of microfilm.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Kentucky, Grayson-Knott Counties, Vol. 14, 1842-1858, p. 341 (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

Zimmerman, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202184 (November 12, 2026).

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A. Cline to Thomas E. Bramlette

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