Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Catlettsburg, Kentucky, clerk. Native of Germany. Married to Caroline Knostman. Clerk in Catlettsburg in 1860. Appointed postmaster in Catlettsburg on July 10, 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, Catlettsburg, p. 798.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Adair-Carter, p. 203, (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

Knostman, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207509 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
William Knostman et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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