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James H. Scholl (Powell County, Kentucky, circuit court clerk and Stanton postmaster)

b. 1817-02-03 d. 1891-09-24

Powell County, Kentucky, court clerk and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Talitha Scholl. Father of William Clayton Scholl, Mary M. Scholl, Malinda Ellen Scholl, Milared C. Scholl, and Betty A. Scholl. Farmer in Clark County, Kentucky, in 1850. Clerk of the Powell Circuit Court from 1858 to 1866. Postmaster of Stanton from March 29, 1864, to June 27, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 76A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Powell County, p. 22.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Powell County, Precinct 1, Subdivision 144, p. 130B.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1859 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1860), 289.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 355-59.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12.

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, vol. 28, Kentucky, Powell County, p. 108.

"James H. Scholl (1817-1891)," Find A Grave, Memorial 5376038, accessed June 11, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5376038.

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Scholl, James H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209036 (November 12, 2026).

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