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John W. Puntney (Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1840?

Ballard County, Kentucky, farmer and postmaster. Kentucky native. Married to Lucy Campbell Puntney. Father of Joseph J. Puntney and John W. Puntney, Jr. Farmer in Ballard County, Kentucky, in 1860. Postmaster for Pools Landing in Ballard County from June 6, 1861 to February 28, 1863. Farmer in Ballard County in 1863.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, Picketts District, p. 599.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ballard County, District 5, p. 436B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Ballard County, KY, June 1863, p. 31.

Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, File 176045.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Ballard County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 1.

Citation

Puntney, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211481 (November 12, 2026).

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