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John E. Brooks (Greenup County, Kentucky, )

b. 1843 d. 1926

Greenup County, Kentucky, postmaster. Kentucky native. Son of Edward Brooks and Amanda R. Brooks. Student in Greenup County, Kentucky, in 1850. Student in Greenup County in 1860. Merchant in Greenup County in 1863. Postmaster of Lynn in Greenup County from May 14, 1863, to October 20, 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 1, p. 239B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, p. 725.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenupsburg, p. 37B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Greenup County, KY, September 1863.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Greenup County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 82.

"John E. Brooks (1843-1926)," Find A Grave, Memorial #182145579, accessed January 10, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182145579.

Citation

Brooks, John E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207325 (November 12, 2026).

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