Charles Town PO, 1 April 1840

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Charles Town PO, 1 April 1840

Date Published: April 9, 1840 Post Office: Charles Town Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 119
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Indexed Names

Names Listed in This Notice

Names are shown as printed in the newspaper. Spelling variations, initials, titles, abbreviations, and newspaper errors are common.

A

  • Miss Catharine Alison Alison, Catharine

B

  • Henry Barnhart Barnhart, Henry
  • Jacob Bason Bason, Jacob
  • Thomas Baylor Baylor, Thomas
  • Miss C Blackburn Blackburn, C
  • Landon Bomum Bomum, Landon
  • William R Brent Brent, William R
  • John Broley Broley, John
  • James Brown Brown, James
  • Margaret E Brown Brown, Margaret E
  • William Brown Brown, William
  • William Brown Brown, William
  • Gilbert Brunton Brunton, Gilbert
  • Miss Catharine Buraw Buraw, Catharine
  • F Burns Burns, F

C

  • Miss Jane Capper Capper, Jane
  • Miss Eliza Chamberlin Chamberlin, Eliza
  • Mrs Mary Chambers Chambers, Mary
  • John Clauson Clauson, John
  • Mr Coad Coad
  • Miss E M Cockerell Cockerell, E M
  • A H Coleman Coleman, A H
  • Mrs Margaret Cooke Cooke, Margaret
  • James Crilley Crilley, James
  • John Cunningham Cunningham, John

D

  • A S Dandridge Dandridge, A S
  • Mrs Nancy Daniels Daniels, Nancy
  • B Davenport Davenport, B
  • Miss Ann W Davis Davis, Ann W
  • T Detmold Detmold, T
  • M Detweller Detweller, M
  • John Donavin Donavin, John
  • Miss Mary Downing Downing, Mary
  • Dolphin Drew Drew, Dolphin
  • William Drew Drew, William

E

  • James Eichelberger Eichelberger, James
  • John Eldon Eldon, John

F

  • Ferdinand Fairfax Fairfax, Ferdinand
  • Thomas Fairfax Fairfax, Thomas
  • Mrs Mary Farnsworth Farnsworth, Mary
  • John F Fauss Fauss, John F
  • Thomas Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, Thomas
  • Matthew Frame Frame, Matthew
  • John Freill Freill, John

G

  • Israel Gelwicks Gelwicks, Israel
  • Thomas Griggs Griggs, Thomas
  • William Griggs Griggs, William
  • Mrs Lucinda Grisley Grisley, Lucinda
  • Adam Grubb Grubb, Adam

H

  • William Hall Hall, William
  • James Hannah Hannah, James
  • Rev. David Harvey Harvey, David
  • William Hasslip Hasslip, William
  • Joseph S Hess Hess, Joseph S
  • Solomon Hofflebower Hofflebower, Solomon
  • H Holler Holler, H
  • Ann Mariah Houck Houck, Ann Mariah

I

  • Samuel W Irvin Irvin, Samuel W
  • Mrs. Sarah W. Isler Isler, Sarah W.

J

  • Thomas Johnson Johnson, Thomas
  • Charles Jones Jones, Charles

K

  • G W Kellerson Kellerson, G W
  • Thomas Kelly Kelly, Thomas

L

  • Lydia Lacy Lacy, Lydia
  • John K Lake Lake, John K
  • Peter Langdon Langdon, Peter
  • Henry Long Long, Henry
  • Miss Elizabeth Longdoy Longdoy, Elizabeth
  • Charles Lowes Lowes, Charles
  • Robert Lucas Lucas, Robert
  • William Lucas Lucas, William
  • Winifred Lucas Lucas, Winifred

M

  • Jonas Matheny Matheny, Jonas
  • Rebecca Matheny Matheny, Rebecca
  • Elizabeth Mattheys Mattheys, Elizabeth
  • Joseph McCoy McCoy, Joseph
  • Mrs Elizabeth McKee McKee, Elizabeth
  • Joseph McMurran McMurran, Joseph
  • John Miller Miller, John
  • Robert Milton Milton, Robert
  • David Moore Moore, David
  • David Moore Moore, David
  • Miss Catharine C Morriss Morriss, Catharine C
  • James Mullan Mullan, James

N

  • Frederick Nunn Nunn, Frederick

O

  • Francis O'Neall O'Neall, Francis
  • H L Opie Opie, H L

P

  • John Padget Padget, John
  • Simon Pain Pain, Simon
  • John Parker Parker, John
  • Colin Pater Pater, Colin
  • Spicer Patrick Patrick, Spicer
  • John Pendleton Pendleton, John
  • William Piles Piles, William
  • William M Pyle Pyle, William M

R

  • Henry Ripley Ripley, Henry
  • Miss Mary C Rissler Rissler, Mary C
  • William Robinson Robinson, William
  • Daniel Roderick Roderick, Daniel
  • Dr J A O Roilley Roilley, J A O
  • Richard W Ruckle Ruckle, Richard W

S

  • Rev Jacob S Shank Shank, Jacob S
  • Mrs Nancy Shirley Shirley, Nancy
  • Catharine Shoe Shoe, Catharine
  • Charles Shrewsberry Shrewsberry, Charles
  • Jefferson Smith Smith, Jefferson
  • Miss Susan Smith Smith, Susan
  • C Sprig Sprig, C
  • Joseph C Starry Starry, Joseph C
  • J F Stephenson Stephenson, J F
  • Mrs Margaret Suttle Suttle, Margaret

T

  • F J Thomas Thomas, F J
  • James B Thomas Thomas, James B
  • Meriwether Thompson Thompson, Meriwether
  • John Trenary Trenary, John

W

  • Andrew Warron Warron, Andrew
  • T B Washington Washington, T B
  • Busbebe Welcome Welcome, Busbebe
  • George West West, George

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