Harpers Ferry PO, 31 March 1822

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Harpers Ferry PO, 31 March 1822

Date Published: April 10, 1822 Post Office: Harpers Ferry Newspaper: Harpers Ferry Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 74
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A

  • Frederick Adamson Adamson, Frederick
  • John Allison Allison, John

B

  • Eliza Beall Beall, Eliza
  • John Beden Beden, John
  • John Beltz Beltz, John
  • James Brady Brady, James
  • Dennis Burns Burns, Dennis
  • Michael Burns Burns, Michael
  • Benjamin Butterfield Butterfield, Benjamin

C

  • William Chunn Chunn, William
  • John Claspey Claspey, John
  • John Conard Conard, John
  • Robert Cushim Cushim, Robert

D

  • William Dellager Dellager, William
  • Conn Dougherty Dougherty, Conn
  • Benjamin Duvall Duvall, Benjamin

F

  • Maurice Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, Maurice
  • Harriot Y French French, Harriot Y

G

  • James Gooding Gooding, James
  • Joseph Gorney Gorney, Joseph
  • William Graham Graham, William
  • Johnson Green Green, Johnson
  • Alexander Grim Grim, Alexander
  • S Grim Grim, S

H

  • John H Hall Hall, John H
  • Eveline Halley Halley, Eveline
  • John C Handy Handy, John C
  • Roger Humphreys Humphreys, Roger

J

  • John Jamison Jamison, John
  • Rawlin Jett Jett, Rawlin

K

  • John Kalb Kalb, John
  • James Kellem Kellem, James
  • Ama Kemp Kemp, Ama
  • Thomas Keyes Keyes, Thomas

L

  • Thomas Lafferty Lafferty, Thomas
  • Valentine Leopold Leopold, Valentine
  • John Lowstetter Lowstetter, John

M

  • John Mahony Mahony, John
  • Jane McCoy McCoy, Jane
  • Thomas Melvin Melvin, Thomas
  • David Mires Mires, David
  • Francis Moore Moore, Francis
  • Henry G Moore Moore, Henry G
  • Edmond Moross Moross, Edmond

N

  • Jacob Nicholds Nicholds, Jacob
  • Catharine Nisewanger Nisewanger, Catharine

O

  • Samuel Ogleton Ogleton, Samuel
  • John Ott Ott, John

P

  • John Pearce Pearce, John

R

  • John Ramer Ramer, John
  • George Richard Richard, George
  • John Rite Rite, John
  • Miss Mariah L Rokenbaugh Rokenbaugh, Mariah L
  • Michael Ruse Ruse, Michael

S

  • Edmond Sappington Sappington, Edmond
  • Basil Smith Smith, Basil
  • Mary Smith Smith, Mary
  • Philip Snyder Snyder, Philip
  • John Spalding Spalding, John
  • Joseph Spencer Spencer, Joseph
  • Malachi Staley Staley, Malachi
  • Peter Staley Staley, Peter
  • Daniel Stevens Stevens, Daniel
  • John Strider Strider, John
  • Philip Strider Strider, Philip
  • William Strider Strider, William
  • Mrs. S. H. V. Swearengen Swearengen, S. H. V.

T

  • Christian Terry Terry, Christian
  • Eliza Trego Trego, Eliza

U

  • John Upperman Upperman, John

W

  • Abraham Wean Wean, Abraham
  • Mrs Jane C Weaver Weaver, Jane C
  • Samuel White White, Samuel
  • Robert H Williamson Williamson, Robert H
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How to Use These Records

A letter remaining notice does not prove permanent residence, but it can place a person near a particular post office at a particular moment in time. For laborers, migrants, women, tenants, and others who appear only rarely in formal records, these newspaper lists may be one of the few surviving traces of their presence in the area.

Timeline Help

A chronological listing of historical events which may have affected the lives of residents in eastern Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
1Where is this information from?
The vast majority of these accounts are taken from newspaper articles of local papers of the time period.
2How can I apply this information to my own research?

We use this timeline to help us understand the events that may have affected or shaped a person's life. Here are some ideas as to how this timeline may help your further your own research:

  • View events that may have affected a particular ancestor or their family members.
  • Uncover events which an ancestor may have participated in, leading to more sources of information.
  • Discover more about the history and culture of the area in which an ancestor lived.
  • Evaluate possible concerns and popular pastimes of an ancestor.
3I want to view a timeline of events in a specific area.
Click on "Location" in the "Filter by" bar. This will drop down a list of locations which currently have happenings in the timeline. Clicking on a location will show only events related to that specific area. Note that clicking on a county or state will show all happenings related to any location within that county (and any county within a state).
4I want to see timeline items between two years.
Click on "Years" in the "Filter by" bar. This will drop down a form which accepts a starting year and an ending year. Filling out both fields will display timeline items which took place in and between the two years. Filling out only one field will display all timeline items beginning at or ending on the years inputted.