Charles Town PO, 30 June 1832

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Charles Town PO, 30 June 1832

Date Published: July 19, 1832 Post Office: Charles Town Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 75
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A

  • Catharine Anderson Anderson, Catharine
  • Emily Anderson Anderson, Emily
  • Elias Arnold Arnold, Elias

B

  • Jacob W Baker Baker, Jacob W
  • Fountaine Beckham Beckham, Fountaine
  • Sarah Benzer Benzer, Sarah
  • Sarah Bishop Bishop, Sarah
  • Catharine Blue Blue, Catharine
  • Benjamin Boley Boley, Benjamin
  • John Bowen Bowen, John
  • Russell Brackett Brackett, Russell
  • Thomas J Briscoe Briscoe, Thomas J
  • James A Brown Brown, James A
  • Randall Brown Brown, Randall
  • Jonathan Burns Burns, Jonathan

C

  • William A Carter Carter, William A
  • Miss Jane Clark Clark, Jane
  • John Clawson Clawson, John
  • William Cleveland Cleveland, William
  • Philip A Clover Clover, Philip A
  • Mary Conklyn Conklyn, Mary
  • William Corw Corw, William
  • John M Coyle Coyle, John M
  • Peninah Craig Craig, Peninah

D

  • Ruel Daggs Daggs, Ruel
  • Braxton Davenport Davenport, Braxton
  • Joseph Delaplane Delaplane, Joseph
  • Joseph Dillow Dillow, Joseph
  • William Dillow Dillow, William
  • Joseph Duckwall Duckwall, Joseph

E

  • William Edwards Edwards, William

F

  • S Farly Farly, S
  • Noah French French, Noah

G

  • Erasmus Gantt Gantt, Erasmus
  • Asia Glover Glover, Asia
  • Thomas Griggs Griggs, Thomas

H

  • Sarah Harris Harris, Sarah
  • John R Hayden Hayden, John R
  • Samuel Hoys Hoys, Samuel
  • George Hudson Hudson, George

J

  • William Jolliffe Jolliffe, William

K

  • John Kable Kable, John

L

  • Mahlon K Lancaster Lancaster, Mahlon K
  • James H Lee Lee, James H
  • Rachel Lock Lock, Rachel

M

  • G. W. Malone Malone, G. W.
  • Polly Mana Mana, Polly
  • John Marshall Marshall, John
  • Samuel Matheys Matheys, Samuel
  • John Matthews Matthews, John
  • John McCandless McCandless, John
  • Robert McClure McClure, Robert
  • J McDonald McDonald, J
  • William McGarry McGarry, William
  • Jacob McKinley McKinley, Jacob
  • Jonas McPherson McPherson, Jonas
  • Francis Miller Miller, Francis
  • Eveline Mills Mills, Eveline

O

  • John Owens Owens, John

R

  • Capt Jacob Reinhart Reinhart, Jacob
  • Thomas Riece Riece, Thomas
  • William Roberts Roberts, William
  • Ann Rowan Rowan, Ann
  • Col Ruffner Ruffner

S

  • Joseph Shepherd Shepherd, Joseph
  • George W Shuman Shuman, George W
  • Benjamin Smith Smith, Benjamin
  • A H Snyder Snyder, A H
  • Daniel Snyder Snyder, Daniel
  • Allen Starke Starke, Allen
  • Sarah Strider Strider, Sarah

T

  • Mrs. Tate Tate

W

  • William A Waters Waters, William A
  • Elizabeth F Willis Willis, Elizabeth F

Z

  • Joseph Zull Zull, Joseph 
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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.

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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.
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