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Thomas Averitt (Marion County, Kentucky, farmer, merchant, and postmaster)

b. 1833?

Marion County, Kentucky, farmer, merchant, and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Averitt. Father of William Averitt. Farmer in Marion County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned two enslaved persons in Marion County in 1850. Merchant in Marion County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Marion County in 1860. United States postmaster in Marion County in 1862. Dry goods merchant in Marion County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District 2, p. 408A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, Bradfordsville, p. 695.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, Bradfordsville, District 2, p. 498A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Marion County, KY, August 1863, p. 8.

Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll X, Marion County, Kentucky, 1863, p. 768.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Marion County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 133.

Citation

Averitt, Thomas. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207404 (November 12, 2026).

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