Shepherdstown PO, 1 April 1840

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Shepherdstown PO, 1 April 1840

Date Published: April 9, 1840 Post Office: Shepherdstown Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 74
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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

  • James W Allen Allen, James W

B

  • William Bane Bane, William
  • Pheby Bennett Bennett, Pheby
  • Mrs. M Bramhall Bramhall, M
  • Martha Broadus Broadus, Martha
  • Philip Brown Brown, Philip
  • James Burr Burr, James
  • Moses W Burr Burr, Moses W

C

  • Ann Cameron Cameron, Ann
  • John W Casky Casky, John W
  • William Church Church, William
  • Albert Clark Clark, Albert
  • Isaac Climer Climer, Isaac
  • Jacob Coontz Coontz, Jacob
  • Margaret Corcoran Corcoran, Margaret
  • Samuel Crowel Crowel, Samuel

D

  • Mrs. P P Dandridge Dandridge, P P
  • Margaret Davis Davis, Margaret
  • John Drill Drill, John
  • Valentine Dust Dust, Valentine

E

  • Moses Engle Engle, Moses
  • Burbary Entler Entler, Burbary
  • Ellen P Entler Entler, Ellen P
  • Joseph Entler Entler, Joseph

F

  • Virginia Faser Faser, Virginia
  • Peter Fisher Fisher, Peter
  • Ann M Foiles Foiles, Ann M
  • William Freese Freese, William
  • George Fries Fries, George
  • Elizabeth Fulk Fulk, Elizabeth

G

  • Luke Gains Gains, Luke
  • Israel Galwick Galwick, Israel
  • Giles C Gibbons Gibbons, Giles C

H

  • Samuel Hess Hess, Samuel
  • Samuel Hesteberry Hesteberry, Samuel
  • Samuel Hill Hill, Samuel
  • Benjamin Hoffman Hoffman, Benjamin
  • Rebecca E Hoffman Hoffman, Rebecca E
  • George Horn Horn, George
  • Miss E Hunter Hunter, E

K

  • Caroline W Kennedy Kennedy, Caroline W
  • M C Kirk Kirk, M C
  • Henry Kretzer Kretzer, Henry

L

  • Grandison Licklider Licklider, Grandison
  • Franklin Little Little, Franklin
  • Sarah Little Little, Sarah
  • Col. R Lucas Lucas, R

M

  • John Miller Miller, John
  • Samuel Miller Miller, Samuel
  • Rachael Ann Moore Moore, Rachael Ann
  • Mary Mungen Mungen, Mary

N

  • Gillifned Neibert Neibert, Gillifned
  • Jacob Newcomer Newcomer, Jacob
  • George Nicely Nicely, George

O

  • George O'Rear O'Rear, George

P

  • John Parkhurst Parkhurst, John
  • Israel Phillips Phillips, Israel

R

  • Samuel B Randall Randall, Samuel B
  • James Roberts Roberts, James

S

  • John Sarider Sarider, John
  • Henrich Seroder Seroder, Henrich
  • Catharine Shaw Shaw, Catharine
  • Joseph Shaw Shaw, Joseph
  • Margaret Ellen Shaw Shaw, Margaret Ellen
  • Robert Slemons Slemons, Robert
  • Eliza M Staley Staley, Eliza M
  • George L Staley Staley, George L
  • Charles C Starbuck Starbuck, Charles C
  • James H Swearingen Swearingen, James H

W

  • Benjamin Weaks Weaks, Benjamin
  • David Weaver Weaver, David
  • Elizabeth Williamson Williamson, Elizabeth
  • Wingat Willy Willy, Wingat
  • Richard Wilson Wilson, Richard

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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