Person

Jacob Walker (Bracken County shoemaker, postmaster)

b. 1825?

Bracken County, Kentucky, shoemaker. Kentucky native. Married to Melissa B. Hamilton on November 27, 1849. Father of John D. Walker, William M. Walker, and Henry L. Walker. Appointed U.S. Postmaster June 22, 1858. Shoemaker in Bracken County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, p. 471B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, Eastern District, p. 129.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Bracken County Marriages, Film #000344098, p. 359 of 1299 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Bracken County, Brooksville, p. 20, (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

Walker, Jacob. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209799 (November 12, 2026).

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