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Charles Town PO, 30 September 1832

Date Published: October 11, 1832 Post Office: Charles Town Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 93
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Names are shown as printed in the newspaper. Spelling variations, initials, titles, abbreviations, and newspaper errors are common.

A

  • S. H. Allemong Allemong, S. H.
  • John Anderson Anderson, John

B

  • Mary Boun Boun, Mary
  • Asa Brigham Brigham, Asa
  • Catharine Brigham Brigham, Catharine
  • Sophia Brigham Brigham, Sophia
  • Thomas Briscoe Briscoe, Thomas
  • William Brown Brown, William
  • John Butler Butler, John

C

  • Daniel Carry Carry, Daniel
  • Elizabeth Clemson Clemson, Elizabeth
  • David Conklyn Conklyn, David

D

  • Philip Dary Dary, Philip
  • Hamilton Davenport Davenport, Hamilton
  • George M. Dawes Dawes, George M.
  • George W Dearing Dearing, George W
  • Ariana Drew Drew, Ariana
  • Dolphin Drew Drew, Dolphin
  • Joseph Duckwall Duckwall, Joseph

E

  • Susan F. Ellsworth Ellsworth, Susan F.

F

  • George W. Fairfax Fairfax, George W.
  • Sewel Fowler Fowler, Sewel
  • James Furguson Furguson, James

G

  • Alexander Gibson Gibson, Alexander
  • Asa Glover Glover, Asa
  • Robert Goodwin Goodwin, Robert
  • Martha A B Griffith Griffith, Martha A B
  • Rebecca Grubb Grubb, Rebecca

H

  • John R Hayden Hayden, John R
  • Maria Heath Heath, Maria
  • John Hisket Hisket, John
  • H P L Hopkins Hopkins, H P L
  • Samuel Howeel Howeel, Samuel
  • John Hull Hull, John

J

  • Nasil Johnson Johnson, Nasil

K

  • George Kisinger Kisinger, George
  • Martha Jane Kisinger Kisinger, Martha Jane

L

  • John Lewis Lewis, John
  • William Little Little, William
  • John Lock Lock, John
  • Rachel Lock Lock, Rachel
  • Randolph Lock Lock, Randolph
  • Rebecca Ann Lock Lock, Rebecca Ann
  • Elizabeth Lucket Lucket, Elizabeth

M

  • Dorothy Managins Managins, Dorothy
  • Mary D Manning Manning, Mary D
  • John Marshall Marshall, John
  • Daniel Maxel Maxel, Daniel
  • James McDowell McDowell, James
  • Marcus A McGuire McGuire, Marcus A
  • Jane McPherson McPherson, Jane
  • Samuel McPherson McPherson, Samuel
  • Henry Medler Medler, Henry
  • Frank Miller Miller, Frank
  • William Morrow Morrow, William
  • John Myers Myers, John
  • Nathaniel Myers Myers, Nathaniel

N

  • Lewis Neill Neill, Lewis
  • Lloyd Norris Norris, Lloyd

O

  • Hugh O'Boyle O'Boyle, Hugh

P

  • Thomas Pepsecoe Pepsecoe, Thomas
  • Joel Peregoy Peregoy, Joel
  • Charles M Perry Perry, Charles M
  • Jeremiah L Pierce Pierce, Jeremiah L
  • Mary Ann Polk Polk, Mary Ann

R

  • Catharine F Rand Rand, Catharine F
  • Captain Ranson Ranson
  • John Reed Reed, John
  • Mary B Robertson Robertson, Mary B
  • James Ryan Ryan, James

S

  • Juliet Scott Scott, Juliet
  • Matilda Shepherd Shepherd, Matilda
  • Mr. Shropsher Shropsher
  • Conway Sloan Sloan, Conway
  • D. Snyder Snyder, D.
  • Alexander Straith Straith, Alexander

V

  • E B Vass Vass, E B
  • Wm. Vestal Vestal, Wm.

W

  • David Wagly Wagly, David
  • Samuel Walker Walker, Samuel
  • Bushrod C Washington Washington, Bushrod C
  • George Washington Washington, George
  • H L Washington Washington, H L
  • Putman T Washington Washington, Putman T
  • Anthony Welcome Welcome, Anthony
  • John C Wilcher Wilcher, John C
  • David C Wilson Wilson, David C
  • James Wilson Wilson, James
  • John Wright Wright, John
  • Elizabeth Wysaw Wysaw, Elizabeth

Y

  • Richard Yast Yast, Richard
  • William Yerkis Yerkis, William
  • John M Young Young, John M
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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.