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William H. Yancy (Marshall Co. postmaster/ livingston Co. farmer)

b. 1828-03-25 d. 1878-04-24

Marshall County, Kentucky, farmer. Alabama native. Married to Susan A. E. Walker Yancy on December 14, 1852. Father of John T. Yancy, Edward O. Yancy, and William D. Yancy. Appointed postmaster of Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, on May 1, 1856. Farmer in Marshall County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky, Roll #994048, Marshall County Marriages, p. 1. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 (National Archives Microfilm Publication, M841, Roll 47: Kentucky, Knox - Marshall Counties), Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, NARA., p. 673. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division 3, p. 129. Find A Grave, "W. H. Yancy (1828-1878)," Memorial #48427892, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48427892&ref=acom (accessed 14 June 2016).

Citation

Yancy, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203389 (November 12, 2026).

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