Charles Town PO, 30 June 1831

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Charles Town PO, 30 June 1831

Date Published: July 7, 1831 Post Office: Charles Town Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 109
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A

  • Ann B Anderson Anderson, Ann B

B

  • Andrew H Beach Beach, Andrew H
  • Mr Beckwell Beckwell
  • Thomas Bell Bell, Thomas
  • Delford Benton Benton, Delford
  • Thornton Bradley Bradley, Thornton
  • Charles Bragg Bragg, Charles
  • Thomas Briscoe Briscoe, Thomas
  • I W Briscroe Briscroe, I W
  • James Brown Brown, James
  • John Brown Brown, John
  • William Brown Brown, William
  • Charles Burton Burton, Charles

C

  • William A Carter Carter, William A
  • Eveline W Clark Clark, Eveline W
  • Nancy Clary Clary, Nancy
  • Mary Conklin Conklin, Mary
  • Robert R Conrad Conrad, Robert R
  • Ambrose Cramer Cramer, Ambrose
  • Mr Crow Crow
  • Henry Crow Crow, Henry

D

  • Braxton Davenport Davenport, Braxton
  • Joseph Dillow Dillow, Joseph
  • Thomas Duff Duff, Thomas
  • James Dulany Dulany, James
  • Isaac Duval Duval, Isaac

E

  • William D Engle Engle, William D

F

  • Mr. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick
  • James C Ford Ford, James C
  • Margaret Funk Funk, Margaret

G

  • Mr Galaher Galaher
  • H D Garnhart Garnhart, H D
  • Abraham Garver Garver, Abraham
  • Lydia R Gibbs Gibbs, Lydia R
  • John Gilmore Gilmore, John
  • Mrs Gordon Gordon
  • John Gregory Gregory, John
  • Thomas Griggs Griggs, Thomas

H

  • Furguson Hamilton Hamilton, Furguson
  • Mary Hammond Hammond, Mary
  • Thomas R Hammond Hammond, Thomas R
  • James Harris Harris, James
  • Maria Heath Heath, Maria
  • William Hewitt Hewitt, William
  • James Hite Hite, James
  • Robert G Hite Hite, Robert G
  • Thomas H Hite Hite, Thomas H
  • Grafton Howard Howard, Grafton
  • G Humphreys Humphreys, G
  • D Hunter Hunter, D

J

  • I Jack Jack, I
  • M Jack Jack, M
  • Allison James James, Allison

K

  • Joseph Keplinger Keplinger, Joseph

L

  • Ann Lemon Lemon, Ann
  • Marcy E Lemon Lemon, Marcy E
  • James Lindsay Lindsay, James
  • Ephatha M Little Little, Ephatha M
  • George W Little Little, George W
  • Thomas W Little Little, Thomas W
  • William F Lock Lock, William F
  • Thomas T Lowry Lowry, Thomas T
  • George W Lucker Lucker, George W

M

  • George W Malone Malone, George W
  • John Marshall Marshall, John
  • James Mason Mason, James
  • William McClelland McClelland, William
  • George McCormick McCormick, George
  • James McCoughtry McCoughtry, James
  • James McDirrah McDirrah, James
  • A K McFarland McFarland, A K
  • William McGarry McGarry, William
  • Elizabeth McGechn McGechn, Elizabeth
  • James McMakin McMakin, James
  • John Miller Miller, John
  • Robert Milton Milton, Robert
  • James Moore Moore, James
  • William Moore Moore, William
  • Frederick M Morris Morris, Frederick M
  • William Murphy Murphy, William

N

  • William Nelson Nelson, William
  • Hannah North North, Hannah

O

  • H I Opie Opie, H I

P

  • William Painter Painter, William
  • John Palmer Palmer, John
  • John J Palmer Palmer, John J
  • Joel Peragoy Peragoy, Joel
  • Thomas Perry Perry, Thomas
  • George Price Price, George

R

  • Peter Russell Russell, Peter

S

  • Isaac Showalter Showalter, Isaac
  • Maria Showalter Showalter, Maria
  • Lemeon Shrewsbury Shrewsbury, Lemeon
  • C Sloan Sloan, C
  • Benjamin R Smith Smith, Benjamin R
  • Samuel C Snyder Snyder, Samuel C
  • Benjamin Spellman Spellman, Benjamin
  • John I H Straith Straith, John I H
  • Charles Strider Strider, Charles
  • Samuel T Strider Strider, Samuel T

T

  • Augustus R Taft Taft, Augustus R
  • Robert Thomas Thomas, Robert

W

  • John B Weldon Weldon, John B
  • Thomas West West, Thomas
  • William Whitlow Whitlow, William
  • Richard Williams Williams, Richard
  • Charles Wilson Wilson, Charles
  • George Wilson Wilson, George

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.