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Henry G. Poston (Clark County, Kentucky, farmer and banker. )

b. 1811?

Clark County, Kentucky, farmer and banker. Kentucky Native. Married to Ann Winn Poston in Clark County, Kentucky, on January 28, 1834. Father of Martha Poston and Patty Winn Poston Pointer. Farmer in Clark County in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Clark County in 1850. Banker in Clark County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Clark County in 1860. Held an additional eleven enslaved persons in trust for S. Bennings in Clark County in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 95A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 217.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 869.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 345B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Clark County Marriages, Film 001943687, p. 30.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY Roll 994031, Clark County Marriages.

Citation

Poston, Henry G.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207937 (November 12, 2026).

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