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Charles Town PO, 30 September 1831

Date Published: October 6, 1831 Post Office: Charles Town Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 126
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Names are shown as printed in the newspaper. Spelling variations, initials, titles, abbreviations, and newspaper errors are common.

A

  • William B Adams Adams, William B
  • Christian Allemong Allemong, Christian
  • Samuel H Allemong Allemong, Samuel H

B

  • Jacobina Baker Baker, Jacobina
  • Thomas B Beall Beall, Thomas B
  • Francis Beaver Beaver, Francis
  • Thomas Bell Bell, Thomas
  • Richard Blackburn Blackburn, Richard
  • Thomas Blackburn Blackburn, Thomas
  • Thomas Boord Boord, Thomas
  • John J Brown Brown, John J
  • John Buckey Buckey, John
  • James Burr Burr, James

C

  • Rev N W Calhoun Calhoun, N W
  • Ann F Clary Clary, Ann F
  • Thomas Claspy Claspy, Thomas
  • William Cleveland Cleveland, William
  • Thomas Cockerell Cockerell, Thomas
  • John Combs Combs, John
  • Peter H Cookus Cookus, Peter H
  • Henrietta Corbin Corbin, Henrietta
  • Oliver Cromwell Cromwell, Oliver
  • Richard A Cromwell Cromwell, Richard A
  • William Crow Crow, William

D

  • Braxton Davenport Davenport, Braxton
  • Aquilla Davis Davis, Aquilla
  • William Dawes Dawes, William
  • Joseph Delaplane Delaplane, Joseph
  • Jane Dossy Dossy, Jane
  • John Downey Downey, John

E

  • William Easterday Easterday, William
  • Elias Edmonds Edmonds, Elias
  • Ruhannah Evans Evans, Ruhannah
  • John Eversole Eversole, John

F

  • George W Fairfax Fairfax, George W
  • George Faughnder Faughnder, George
  • Henry Ferry Ferry, Henry

G

  • Mr. Gallaher Gallaher
  • Henry D Garnhart Garnhart, Henry D
  • Joseph Gassner Gassner, Joseph
  • Catharine Goshorn Goshorn, Catharine
  • Dr Lee Griggs Griggs, Lee
  • Thomas Griggs Griggs, Thomas
  • Thomas Griggs, Jr Griggs, Thomas
  • William Grove Grove, William

H

  • William Haines Haines, William
  • George W Hammond Hammond, George W
  • Susan Hartman Hartman, Susan
  • P Hill Hill, P
  • Isaac Hook Hook, Isaac
  • Grafton Howard Howard, Grafton
  • Mary S Hurst Hurst, Mary S

I

  • George Isler Isler, George

J

  • Robert Y Jack Jack, Robert Y
  • Susanna Jackson Jackson, Susanna
  • John A Johnson Johnson, John A

K

  • Julia Kemp Kemp, Julia

L

  • Catharine Laferty Laferty, Catharine
  • Lancelot B Lee Lee, Lancelot B
  • Thomas W Little Little, Thomas W
  • Mr Littleton Littleton
  • William Lock Lock, William
  • William Lock, Jr Lock, William
  • William F Lock Lock, William F

M

  • John S Magill Magill, John S
  • Michell Malone Malone, Michell
  • Samuel Mathews Mathews, Samuel
  • Moses McCormack McCormack, Moses
  • Bernard McDonald McDonald, Bernard
  • William McElroy McElroy, William
  • James McFarland McFarland, James
  • Sebastian Medler Medler, Sebastian
  • James I Miller Miller, James I
  • Robert Milton Milton, Robert
  • James Moore Moore, James
  • Jesse H Moore Moore, Jesse H
  • Sally Morgan Morgan, Sally
  • William Murphy Murphy, William

N

  • William Neill Neill, William
  • George Nile Nile, George
  • Catharine S Noble Noble, Catharine S
  • Loyd Norris Norris, Loyd
  • Michael Nourse Nourse, Michael

O

  • Harrison O'Bannon O'Bannon, Harrison

P

  • John J Palmer Palmer, John J
  • Samuel C Peck Peck, Samuel C
  • Elizabeth M Perry Perry, Elizabeth M
  • Nancy Perry Perry, Nancy
  • William M Pyle Pyle, William M

R

  • George W Ranson Ranson, George W
  • Thomas Rawlins Rawlins, Thomas
  • John Rawn Rawn, John
  • Thomas Reece Reece, Thomas
  • Daniel Ruffner Ruffner, Daniel
  • Robert Rutter Rutter, Robert
  • Catharine Ryland Ryland, Catharine

S

  • J B Sappington Sappington, J B
  • J W Saunders Saunders, J W
  • N Seroggin Seroggin, N
  • Michael Sheetz Sheetz, Michael
  • Sarah Shephard Shephard, Sarah
  • John Sherman Sherman, John
  • John Showman Showman, John
  • David A Shull Shull, David A
  • John D Smith Smith, John D
  • James Smithey Smithey, James
  • Samuel C Snyder Snyder, Samuel C
  • E Sobsberry Sobsberry, E
  • Mr S S Sobsberry Sobsberry, S S
  • Col. Spotsward Spotsward
  • Albert Sprague Sprague, Albert
  • Amelia Strother Strother, Amelia
  • Elijah N Swift Swift, Elijah N

T

  • Philip Tate Tate, Philip
  • George Taylor Taylor, George
  • J A Thompson Thompson, J A
  • Sarah Thompson Thompson, Sarah
  • William Thompson Thompson, William

W

  • John A Washington Washington, John A
  • Jefferson Whitehead Whitehead, Jefferson
  • Mary A Whitson Whitson, Mary A
  • Henry Williams Williams, Henry
  • Mr Wilmon Wilmon
  • John P Wilson Wilson, John P
  • Joseph Withrow Withrow, Joseph

Z

  • John Zeigler Zeigler, John
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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.