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Alpheus B. Dawkins (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and tobacconist.)

b. 1831?

Henry County, Kentucky, farmer, postmaster, and tobacconist. Kentucky native. Son of Alan Dawkins and Sarah Dawkins. Married to Henrietta A. Dawkins. Father of Calvin M. Dawkins and Mary B. Dawkins. Farmer in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Postmaster of Port Royal in Henry County from July 19, 1852 to January 15, 1853. Tobacconist in Omaha, Nebraska Territory, in 1860. Resident of Henry County, Kentucky, in 1862.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 379A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Nebraska Territory, Douglas County, Omaha City, p. 640.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 63, p. 377A.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Henry County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 640-641.

KYR-0001-029-0140.

Citation

Dawkins, Alpheus B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212450 (November 12, 2026).

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