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Harpers Ferry PO, 31 December 1823

Date Published: January 7, 1824 Post Office: Harpers Ferry Newspaper: Harpers Ferry Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 74
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A

  • William Adams Adams, William
  • Robert Ainsworth Ainsworth, Robert
  • John Avis Avis, John

B

  • Adam Battenfield Battenfield, Adam
  • Joseph Baylis Baylis, Joseph
  • Thomas Blackburn Blackburn, Thomas
  • Charles Bramhall Bramhall, Charles
  • Nathaniel Brashears Brashears, Nathaniel
  • E C Breedin Breedin, E C
  • Mary B Breedin Breedin, Mary B
  • Samuel Brontuer Brontuer, Samuel
  • John H Brown Brown, John H
  • Solomon Brown Brown, Solomon

C

  • Robert Clagett Clagett, Robert
  • Peter Conlan Conlan, Peter
  • Joshua Cox Cox, Joshua
  • Mary H Crapes Crapes, Mary H
  • Margaret Cresfield Cresfield, Margaret

D

  • Mr Delgarn Delgarn
  • Joel Downer Downer, Joel
  • Mrs Downs Downs

F

  • Alsina Fectic Fectic, Alsina

G

  • Henry Glaser Glaser, Henry
  • John Gower Gower, John
  • Samuel Gregory Gregory, Samuel
  • John Grimes Grimes, John

H

  • Jacob Haines Haines, Jacob
  • Philip Hoffman Hoffman, Philip
  • John Hogeland Hogeland, John
  • Joseph Holgrave Holgrave, Joseph
  • James Hughes Hughes, James

J

  • John James James, John
  • Lloyd Johnson Johnson, Lloyd

K

  • Thomas Keys Keys, Thomas
  • Sarah Kreps Kreps, Sarah

L

  • Thomas Lafferty Lafferty, Thomas
  • Ann Lindsay Lindsay, Ann
  • Dr Long Long
  • Edward Lucas Lucas, Edward

M

  • David Martin Martin, David
  • Ignatius McAtee McAtee, Ignatius
  • Mary McCristal McCristal, Mary
  • Anne McDad McDad, Anne
  • John McElevee McElevee, John
  • John McFarland McFarland, John
  • Joseph Miller Miller, Joseph
  • Jane Moler Moler, Jane
  • Francis Moore Moore, Francis

N

  • James Near Near, James
  • John Nickels Nickels, John

P

  • John Penn Penn, John
  • Jesse Phalen Phalen, Jesse
  • Sarah Phillpott Phillpott, Sarah

R

  • Jesse Randal Randal, Jesse
  • Eliza Reidenour Reidenour, Eliza
  • John Riley Riley, John
  • Conrod Roler Roler, Conrod
  • William P Rowles Rowles, William P
  • Adam Ruleman Ruleman, Adam

S

  • Mary H Seleg Seleg, Mary H
  • Jacob Shough Shough, Jacob
  • John Sicafoose Sicafoose, John
  • Alexander Simpson Simpson, Alexander
  • Jacob Sly Sly, Jacob
  • William Small Small, William
  • F W Stephenson Stephenson, F W
  • Mr Strider Strider
  • John Strider Strider, John

T

  • John Taylor Taylor, John

U

  • John Upperman Upperman, John

W

  • John Walker Walker, John
  • Jacob Wark Wark, Jacob
  • Lewis Wernwag Wernwag, Lewis

Y

  • Nancy Yeamons Yeamons, Nancy 
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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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