Person

Joseph C. Dupayster (Ballard Co. postmaster)

b. 1835-02-25 d. 1916-11-23

Ballard County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Illinois native. Son of Thomas Dupayster and Elizabeth Hals Dupayster. Merchant in Ballard County in 1860. Appointed Postmaster in Fort Jefferson, Kentucky, in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 1Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28 (accessed via Ancestry.com).

_Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016189, Ballard County Deaths, File #27220.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Tharps, p. 120.

Citation

Dupayster, Joseph C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206719 (November 12, 2026).

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