Person

Henry B. Linville (Rockcastle County, Kentucky, postmaster and merchant.)

b. 1822?

Rockcastle County, Kentucky, postmaster and merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca A. Lytle Linville in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, on April 8, 1852. Father of John Linville, Margaret Linville, James Linville, and Robert Linville. Postmaster for Mount Vernon in Rockcastle County from March 17, 1857, to September 19, 1859. Merchant in Rockcastle County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Rockcastle County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Mount Vernon, p. 583.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 204A.

Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Chautauqua County, Summit Township, p. 401D.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994053, Rockcastle County Births.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994053, Rockcastle County Marriages.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 171.

Citation

Linville, Henry B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281144 (November 12, 2026).

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