Person

Fountain G. Mitchell (Allen County, Kentucky, farmer and peddler.)

b. 1829? d. 1910-08?

Allen County, Kentucky, farm laborer, peddler. merchant, and postmaster. Allen County, Kentucky, native. Son of Harvey S. Mitchell and Malinda Mitchell. Married to Sarah E. Woodcock Mitchell in Allen County, Kentucky, on November 5, 1855. Father of William H. Mitchell and Eugene Mitchell. Farm laborer in Allen County in 1850. Peddler in Allen County in 1860. Merchant in Allen County in 1864. Postmaster of Scottsville, Allen County, from July 30, 1864 through December 31, 1865.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen County, p. 245A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen County, Scottsville, p. 358.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen County, Precinct No. 1, p. 171B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Allen County, KY, February 1864, p. 235.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994027, Allen County Deaths.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Allen County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 44.

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

Citation

Mitchell, Fountain G.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211600 (November 12, 2026).

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