Harris Freeman (Jackson County, Kentucky, blacksmith, postmaster, merchant, and justice of the peace)
b. 1830? d. 1862
Jackson County, Kentucky, blacksmith, postmaster, merchant, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Blacksmith in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1850. Postmaster of McKee, Kentucky, from October 25, 1858, to January 29, 1863. Merchant in Jackson County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Jackson County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Jackson County in 1862.
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- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Laurel County, p. 10B-11A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jackson County, My Division, p. 914.
Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Jackson County Executors Bonds, 1859-1963, p. 59.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Jackson County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 8201.
KYR-0001-031-0076.
KYR-0001-020-0165.
Citation
Freeman, Harris. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212234 (November 12, 2026).
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