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Harpers Ferry PO, 30 June 1831 109 names
A
- William Adams
- Thomas Alcorn
- Mr Allison
- John B Allison
- Lucretia Athey
B
- George Backhouse
- Thomas Beall
- Fontaine Beckham
- Daniel Bedinger
- James H Benchly
- Jacob Benner
- John Benner
- Noble S Braden
- John Bridgman
- Isaac Briggs
- Benjamin Brisen
- Charles Butler
- John Butler
C
- Ferdinand Chatard
- William Chipley
- Neal Christy
- Thomas Claspy
- Orange Coleman
- Daniel Creamer
- Joseph D Creamer
- Reason Cross
- Richard Crusen
- Arelia W Cruzen
- John Currey
D
- James B Dodd
E
- Jack Eagleton
- Thomas Eccles
F
- Mrs R Faidley
- Michael Fenagan
- James Fisher
- Andrew Foster
- Jane Frame
- Anthony French
- Samuel Funk
G
- Benjamin Gallaspy
- Michael Garry
H
- Latisha Hail
- Henry Hains
- Letis Hammond
- Frederick Hang
- Mrs Harlin
- John R Hayden
- John Hines
- Jacob Huffer
I
- Thomas Israel
J
- Robert Jefferson
- Lundon Johnson
- Seth S Jones
K
- John Keneaster
- Richard King
- H L Kirkham
L
- Nancy Lacky
- Margaret Larkin
- Joseph Lennox
- Ann O Lyndsay
M
- John Mahony
- Mary Mallory
- Thomas Mallory
- Susan Marmaduke
- Miss Rosanna Martin
- Mrs McBee
- Daniel McFarland
- John P McGuire
- George Michel
- R F Middleton
O
- Patrick O'Byrne
P
- John Penn
- Lewis Piper
- Joel Pollard
- Susan Prim
- William Proctor
R
- Elizabeth Rawler
- Richard Rawlings
- John Resor
- James Rice
- John Richter
- R S Ridenhour
- Nicholas Ropp
- William P Rowles
S
- Joseph P Shannon
- John B Shope
- Abraham Sinclair
- Jacob Small
- Samuel I Smith
- Charles Staley
- Elizabeth Stedman
- John Stedman
- Joseph Stevens
- Mary Ann Stipes
- John Stoneburner
- William Stover
- John Strider
- Samuel Strider
- William Strider
- J B Sullivan
T
- Catharine Tempkins
- Benjamin F Thompson
V
- Jacob Vier
W
- P B Washburn
- Lewis Wernwag
- William Wheatley
- David B Wire
Y
- William A Yates
- Alexander Young
Shepherdstown PO, 1 July 1831 46 names
B
- Abner Bayles
- Jane Beeson
- John Betts
- Catharine Blue
- Mr Burrow
C
- Adam Chargo
D
- Leriah H Davis
- William Didenhover
E
- James Engle
- Christian Eversole
- Isaac Eversole
F
- Anone Fearmin
- Prudence Fears
- Jacob Folk
- Prause Fowler
H
- Susan Hamilton
- Elisha Herbert
- John Hoffman
- Randolph Houte
- E C Hutchinson
K
- Samuel Kelley
- Martin Kenney
- Samuel Knott
L
- William H Lane
- James H Lee
- Alexander Lemon
M
- Charles Massey
- Barnabus McMullan
- Daniel Miller
- David Moore
O
- Henry O'Brien
- Margaret O'Neal
P
- Mahala C. Parsons
- Jane Perry
R
- Edmund Randall
S
- Jacob Shaner
- Jacob Swagler
T
- Hillery B Talbott
- Jeremiah R Taylor
- B Thompson
- Ehud Turner
V
- Martha A R Vansant
W
- Robert Watson
- William Williamson
- John Womeldorf
Y
- Joseph Yontz
Charles Town PO, 30 June 1831 109 names
A
- Ann B Anderson
B
- Andrew H Beach
- Mr Beckwell
- Thomas Bell
- Delford Benton
- Thornton Bradley
- Charles Bragg
- Thomas Briscoe
- I W Briscroe
- James Brown
- John Brown
- William Brown
- Charles Burton
C
- William A Carter
- Eveline W Clark
- Nancy Clary
- Mary Conklin
- Robert R Conrad
- Ambrose Cramer
- Mr Crow
- Henry Crow
D
- Braxton Davenport
- Joseph Dillow
- Thomas Duff
- James Dulany
- Isaac Duval
E
- William D Engle
F
- Mr. Fitzpatrick
- James C Ford
- Margaret Funk
G
- Mr Galaher
- H D Garnhart
- Abraham Garver
- Lydia R Gibbs
- John Gilmore
- Mrs Gordon
- John Gregory
- Thomas Griggs
H
- Furguson Hamilton
- Mary Hammond
- Thomas R Hammond
- James Harris
- Maria Heath
- William Hewitt
- James Hite
- Robert G Hite
- Thomas H Hite
- Grafton Howard
- G Humphreys
- D Hunter
J
- I Jack
- M Jack
- Allison James
K
- Joseph Keplinger
L
- Ann Lemon
- Marcy E Lemon
- James Lindsay
- Ephatha M Little
- George W Little
- Thomas W Little
- William F Lock
- Thomas T Lowry
- George W Lucker
M
- George W Malone
- John Marshall
- James Mason
- William McClelland
- George McCormick
- James McCoughtry
- James McDirrah
- A K McFarland
- William McGarry
- Elizabeth McGechn
- James McMakin
- John Miller
- Robert Milton
- James Moore
- William Moore
- Frederick M Morris
- William Murphy
N
- William Nelson
- Hannah North
O
- H I Opie
P
- William Painter
- John Palmer
- John J Palmer
- Joel Peragoy
- Thomas Perry
- George Price
R
- Peter Russell
S
- Isaac Showalter
- Maria Showalter
- Lemeon Shrewsbury
- C Sloan
- Benjamin R Smith
- Samuel C Snyder
- Benjamin Spellman
- John I H Straith
- Charles Strider
- Samuel T Strider
T
- Augustus R Taft
- Robert Thomas
W
- John B Weldon
- Thomas West
- William Whitlow
- Richard Williams
- Charles Wilson
- George Wilson
Z
- John Zeigler
Harpers Ferry PO, 30 September 1831 117 names
A
- John Avis
B
- Raymond Barnet
- Alexander Barns
- Mrs Mahala Blanchard
- George W Bond
- Noble S Braden
- Martin Britenbaugh
- Miss S A Broadus
- Joseph Brooks
- Evelina Brown
- George Brua
- Beaty T Burk
- Henritta Burk
- Joseph I Burns
- Mary Burns
- Zedic Butt
C
- Hugh Calahan
- Neil Christie
- Lemuel Comagus
- James Crawford
D
- Joseph Delaplain
- Michael Derry
- James B Dodd
- Elizabeth Douglas
E
- John Eagle
- Esom Edmonds
F
- Alfred Fannestock
- J P Farmer
- Nicholas Fitzsimmons
- Jacob Forman
G
- William Gillaspy
- George M Glans
- Thomas Glascock
- Michael Gomph
- William Graham
- Nathan Grimes
H
- John H Hall
- Henry Hambleton
- Eliza Hartness
- Francis Hawkins
- Belemus Hayden
- John R Hayden
- Nixey M Hayden
- Augusta Herrington
- Benjamin Hill
- Archibald Holbert
- Isaac Hook
- Henry S Hughes
- John Hyatt
J
- James Jarbee
- Robert Jefferson
- Thomas Jett
- David Johnson
- Mrs Nelly Johnston
K
- Jacob Kuhn
L
- Margaret Larkin
- Joseph Lennox
- Henry Leonard
M
- William Marlette
- Miss Catharine Mass
- Robert McCoach
- Henry McEttee
- Joseph McKey
- Catharine G McSherry
- John Miles
- Henry Miller
- Samuel Mitchell
N
- Amos Neer
- James Neer
- William Noos
- Patrick Norris
- William Nunnemaker
O
- Patrick O'Byrne
P
- John Peacher
- Sabinia Peacher
- John S Peck
- Shadrach Penn
- John Plunkett
- Joel Pollard
- John W Polton
- Jesse Porter
R
- Jahn Richton
- John Rite
- William P Rowles
S
- George Salyor
- John Saum
- Jonah Schucl
- Jane Shields
- John B Shope
- Abraham Sinclair
- Eli Snook
- Charles Staley
- Timothy Steadman
- F W Stephenson
- George B Stephenson
- James Stephenson
- John Stoneburner
- Henry Strider
- John Strider
- Samuel Strider
- William Strider
T
- Archibald Tholbert
- Benjamin F Thompson
- John Thompson
- Mer. Thompson
- Miss Sarah Thropp
V
- Ashford Vours
W
- Major Wager
- James B Wager
- Peter Wagner
- Henry Ward
- Catharine Waters
- Susanah Wentzel
- Lewis Wernwag
- John Wigginton
- James Winters
- Hiram F Wollard
Charles Town PO, 30 September 1831 126 names
A
- William B Adams
- Christian Allemong
- Samuel H Allemong
B
- Jacobina Baker
- Thomas B Beall
- Francis Beaver
- Thomas Bell
- Richard Blackburn
- Thomas Blackburn
- Thomas Boord
- John J Brown
- John Buckey
- James Burr
C
- Rev N W Calhoun
- Ann F Clary
- Thomas Claspy
- William Cleveland
- Thomas Cockerell
- John Combs
- Peter H Cookus
- Henrietta Corbin
- Oliver Cromwell
- Richard A Cromwell
- William Crow
D
- Braxton Davenport
- Aquilla Davis
- William Dawes
- Joseph Delaplane
- Jane Dossy
- John Downey
E
- William Easterday
- Elias Edmonds
- Ruhannah Evans
- John Eversole
F
- George W Fairfax
- George Faughnder
- Henry Ferry
G
- Mr. Gallaher
- Henry D Garnhart
- Joseph Gassner
- Catharine Goshorn
- Dr Lee Griggs
- Thomas Griggs
- Thomas Griggs, Jr
- William Grove
H
- William Haines
- George W Hammond
- Susan Hartman
- P Hill
- Isaac Hook
- Grafton Howard
- Mary S Hurst
I
- George Isler
J
- Robert Y Jack
- Susanna Jackson
- John A Johnson
K
- Julia Kemp
L
- Catharine Laferty
- Lancelot B Lee
- Thomas W Little
- Mr Littleton
- William Lock
- William Lock, Jr
- William F Lock
M
- John S Magill
- Michell Malone
- Samuel Mathews
- Moses McCormack
- Bernard McDonald
- William McElroy
- James McFarland
- Sebastian Medler
- James I Miller
- Robert Milton
- James Moore
- Jesse H Moore
- Sally Morgan
- William Murphy
N
- William Neill
- George Nile
- Catharine S Noble
- Loyd Norris
- Michael Nourse
O
- Harrison O'Bannon
P
- John J Palmer
- Samuel C Peck
- Elizabeth M Perry
- Nancy Perry
- William M Pyle
R
- George W Ranson
- Thomas Rawlins
- John Rawn
- Thomas Reece
- Daniel Ruffner
- Robert Rutter
- Catharine Ryland
S
- J B Sappington
- J W Saunders
- N Seroggin
- Michael Sheetz
- Sarah Shephard
- John Sherman
- John Showman
- David A Shull
- John D Smith
- James Smithey
- Samuel C Snyder
- E Sobsberry
- Mr S S Sobsberry
- Col. Spotsward
- Albert Sprague
- Amelia Strother
- Elijah N Swift
T
- Philip Tate
- George Taylor
- J A Thompson
- Sarah Thompson
- William Thompson
W
- John A Washington
- Jefferson Whitehead
- Mary A Whitson
- Henry Williams
- Mr Wilmon
- John P Wilson
- Joseph Withrow
Z
- John Zeigler
Shepherdstown PO, 1 October 1831 39 names
A
- James Andrews
B
- Raymond Barnet
- Rebecca Barnet
- John Bowers
C
- George A Clark
- Neil Conley
- Joseph Cross
D
- Mary Ann Doll
- Richard Duffield
- William Duke
E
- Ellis Engle
- Robert B Evans
G
- Mary M Gatewood
H
- William Hewell
- John Hoffman
- Jacob Hout
- Ann Hoy
- Mr Humerickhouse
J
- Sarah Johnson
- Sarah A Johnson
K
- Joseph Korn
L
- Jacob Lambreck
M
- James Mann
- Moses McCormarck
- Jacob Miles
- William Mitchell
- David Moore
- Jacob Morningstar
- Charles Mosler
P
- Samuel Poland
R
- George Richardson
S
- Henry Sanders
- Peter Staley
T
- Samuel Taylor
- Ann Toole
W
- John Williams
- Henry Wintermoyer
- Philip Wintermoyer
Y
- Joseph Yontz
Shepherdstown PO, 1 January 1832 63 names
B
- Nathaniel Billington
- Catherine Blue
- Eve Brantner
- Alexander H Brook
- George Byers
- Jacob Byers
- John Byers, Jr.
C
- George A Clark
- Ann Coontz
- John Crow
- Daniel Crowt
D
- John Devoncher
- Richard Duffield
- Joseph E Dust
E
- Elias Eathy
- James T Engle
- Robert Evans
- Walter Evans
F
- Ann Franceway
G
- George W Gill
- Adam Gondar
- Miss Drusilla Griffith
H
- Henry Hanes
- Michael Hawn
- Fanny B Henry
- Abraham Huffman
- E C Hutchinson
J
- Dines Johnson
- John Johnson
K
- Miss Margaret Kearsley
- Kerney
- James A Kerney
- Daniel G Krought
L
- Jacob Line
M
- William Madison
- Simon Manner
- Robert Manohon
- Mrs Sarah McGlincey
- Daniel Miller
- George Miller
- John Miller
- William Miller
- O R Morgan
N
- Gabriel Nourse
P
- John Patterson
- Samuel Peirpoint
- Grafton T Powell
R
- George Randles
S
- Miss Margaret Seaton
- Henry Show
- Edward Spencer
- Peter Staley
- Dennis Stevens
T
- Hillary Talbott
- James Taylor
- Carey Thompson
V
- Miss Alleta VanDoran
- Jacob VanDoran
W
- John A Walker
- John J Welch
- John Willason
- Sarah Wilshaur
- Ephraim Wisboy
Harpers Ferry PO, 31 December 1831 133 names
A
- N O Allison
- Eliza Armstrong
- Samuel Armstrong
- Robert Avis
- Susan Avis
B
- Fontain Beckham
- Doct Beddinger
- Lucinda Bond
- Joseph Bridgman
- Martin Britenbaugh
- Raslly Buckie
- Capt. D. Burns
- Charles Button
C
- I N Carter
- Nelson Carter
- F Chapman
- J B Chenoweth
- Michael Cole
- Andrew Cook
- John P Creamer
- Peter Crimm
- Resin Cross
D
- Joseph Davis
- George W Dearing
- David Derry
- James B Dodd
- William R Dorman
- Patrick Dorothy
- Thomas Ducket
F
- John Farling
- F Faulkner
- Alexander Fawcet
- Mrs Ferrals
- James Fisher
- Edmund French
G
- Henry Goodhart
- John Graham
- William Graham
- Miss Charlote Grimes
H
- William Hall
- Elizabeth Harding
- George Harding
- George Hartness
- Daniel Hartnett
- Frank Hawkus
- Dr Hayden
- Joseph Hays
- Timothy Herrington
- Joseph Hoffman
- Thomas Hough
- Catharine Hughs
- James Hughs
- Thomas Hughs
- James Hyat
J
- Mrs Jamieson
- Thomas Jenkins
- Patrick Jones
K
- Miss J Kemp
- Mrs E Kirk
- Christian Krepps
L
- Margaret Larkin
- Miss Mary Latham
- Miss R Lemmon
- James Lennox
- James Long
- Mrs. A Lucky
- John Lyndsay
- Samuel Lyndsay
M
- Daniel Markle
- Mary E Marmaduke
- John Marquart
- Richard Martin
- A McBee
- Miss Ann McClenand
- Mrs C R McClure
- Robert McCoach
- William McGaw
- Nelson McGee
- Mrs McKime
- Mrs H S Moler
- Jacob Mong
- John J Moore
- John Mulatt
- Miss Mary Mulatt
N
- Jacob Newcomer
- Henry Newton
- Mrs C Nicewanger
- Patrick norris
- John Nuse
P
- Henry A Packard
- John Patterson
- Benjamin Perley
- Bushrod S Pine
- Jesse Porter
R
- Joel Reinhart
- John Rite
- Sandford Roach
- Jesse Roatch
- John Rockenbaugh
- John L Row
- Joseph L Russell
- Thomas Russell
- Stephen Rute
S
- William Seymour
- John B Shope
- Ellen Skidmore
- William Smallwood
- Joseph Smith
- F W Springer
- J L Stephenson
- Joseph Stevens
- Mary A Stipes
- William Stover
- Henry Strider
- John Strider
- Samuel Strider
- Thomas Sturdy
- Silas B Sutherland
T
- Stephen G Tainter
- John Taylor
- Nicholas Thomas
- John Thompson
- Samuel Thropp
W
- James B Wager
- Maj. P Wager
- Peter Wagner
- P P Ward
- Michael Watson
- Benjamin Wiggington
- Presley Wiggington
- Edward Wilson
Y
- William Yates
Z
- George Zorger
Charles Town PO, 31 Decmber 1831 106 names
A
- Joseph F Abell
- Betsy Allstadt
- John Anderson
- Doct Daniel Annin
B
- David Baldwin
- Catherine Barnet
- Sarah Beckwith
- Thomas Boord
- R Borrerman
- Milton J Brown
- Sarah Brown
- Charles Bryan
- John Buckmaster
- Nathaniel Buckmaster
- Mary Burnett
- Joshua Burton
C
- John Cain
- Eveline W Clark
- William Clark
- William Colston
- Mary Conklin
- William H Conklyn
- David H Conrad
- Mrs. Corbin
- John Crouch
D
- Leonard Y Davis
- Harriet Daws
- William D Daws
- Ezekiel Deen
- Dolphin Drew
F
- George William Fairfax
- Thomas Fitzgerald
- Benjamin Ford
G
- John S Gallaher
- Henry Garnhart
- Elizabeth E Gibbons
- John Gordan
- John Gregory
- Catharine Griggs
- Thomas Griggs
- William Grove
- Eliza Ann Grubb
H
- Daniel Haines
- William Hall
- Furgueson Hamilton
- Thomas Hamilton
- Abraham Hefflebower
- Daniel Hefflebower
- Steuart Herald
- N H Hinkle
- Doct Horner
- Samuel Howell
- Andrew Hunter
- William Hurst
J
- Juliet H Jack
- Dennis Jackson
- Ann Janney
- William Jenkins
- Thomas Johnson
- Judy Jones
K
- John Kable
- John Keller
- Andrew Kennedy
- John Kephart
- Margaret King
- Abner S Kirkpatrick
L
- Caleb Lacey
- Mahlon K Lancaster
- John Locke
- Henry Logan
M
- Moses McCormick
- John McGarry
- Thomas B McGrauder
- Thomas McKee
- James McMackin
- Samuel Meatheys
- Randal Merrick
- John C Moffet
- David Moore
- Thomas A Moore
- Nathaniel Myers
N
- Lewis Neal
- Joseph Neer
- Jacob Newcomer
- Loyd Norris
O
- Jane O'Bannon
P
- Elizabeth M Perry
R
- Ann S Ransdall
- Jared Rice
- Thomas Riece
- Christopher Riedenour
- Curtiss F Rodes
- Levi Routsong
S
- John B Sappington
- Doct Conway Sloan
- George Spottswood
- Elie Swearingen
T
- John Thompson
- Buford Twyman
V
- J O Vanvacter
- Solomon Vanvacter
W
- John T Washington
- William A Waters
- Edward White
- Norris E Whitehall
- Martha Withrow
Shepherdstown PO, 1 July 1832 57 names
B
- Morris W Baker
- John Beard
- Henry Brantner
- Edward Bucey
- Daniel Buckles
C
- Julia Ann Clark
- Joseph Cockerell
- Nathan Colman
- George Crout
D
- William Didenhover
- Richard Duffield
- John Duke
- Isaac Dust
- Valentine Dust
E
- B E Eamer
- William D Engle
- Rhuhamah Evans
F
- Troman Fox
G
- Joseph E Garland
H
- Lewis Hardin
- Abraham Huffman
J
- Miss Sarah A Johnson
- Matthew Jones
K
- Mrs Margaret Kearsly
- Thomas Keys
- George C P Krauth
L
- James S Lane
M
- Charles B Massey
- John McGarry
- Joseph Melvin
- Henry Miles
- Daniel Miller
- John Miller
- Rolly Moler
- David Moore
- Raleigh Morgan
- John Myers
N
- James Nixon
- William S Nunn
O
- Miss Elizabeth O'Neal
P
- Thomas T Purcell
R
- Martha Richards
- Isaac Richardson
S
- Joseph Shaw
- Immanuel Skinner
- Robert Slemons
- Delila Smallwood
- John Snider
- Miss Rebecca Southwood
T
- Gabriel Thomas
- Joseph Thompson
W
- John Wagely
- Mrs Mary Weltzheimer
- Margaret Wesly
- John Williams
- Lewis Wisenall
- John Womeldorf
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.