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John Cardwell (Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace)

b. 1790-01-17 d. 1877-02-11

Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and justice of the peace.Virginia native. Married to Araminta W. Watkins Cardwell on May 13, 1823. Father of John W. Cardwell, William D. Cardwell, Maranda Cardwell, Isaac N. Cardwell, Thomas Cardwell, A. Edward Cardwell, and Araminta Cardwell. Served in Captain John Brock's Company of the 4th Regiment of East Tennessee Militia as a private during the War of 1812. U.S. postmaster in Breathitt County from 1849 to 1851. U.S. postmaster in Breathitt County from 1853 to 1857. Merchant in Breathitt County in 1860. Tavern house keeper in Breathitt County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in 1860. Justice of the peace in Breathitt County in 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 119.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, p. 3.
War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, M313, Roll 15.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, RG 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, Breathitt County, KY, Jackson, p. 52-53.
Find A Grave, "John Cardwell (1790-1876)," Memorial #39042397, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39042397 (accessed March 23, 2017).

Citation

Cardwell, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206706 (November 12, 2026).

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