Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Eddyville, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Ohio, native. Married to Lucy Ann Clark. Father of Elizabeth A. Clark. Postmaster in Eddyville from June 1858 to August 1861. Merchant in Eddyville in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville, p. 761.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Lyon County, Kentucky, p. 126, (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Citation

Clark, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211736 (November 12, 2026).

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The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as John W. Clark (Eddyville, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (5)

Petition
Frederick H. Skinner et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-19
Petition
John Boyd et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-12
Correspondence
John W. Clark to Ephraim L. Van Winkle
1863-10-07
Petition
R. W. Wake et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
Petition
William W. Pinner et al. to James F. Robinson
1863-08-17

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