Shepherdstown PO, 1 January 1836

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Shepherdstown PO, 1 January 1836

Date Published: January 7, 1836 Post Office: Shepherdstown Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 73
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A

  • Mary Atkinson Atkinson, Mary

B

  • Mr Blackmore Blackmore
  • Nancy Brant Brant, Nancy
  • Mary Brantner Brantner, Mary
  • John M Brien Brien, John M
  • M J Brown Brown, M J
  • Antusaid Burnet Burnet, Antusaid
  • Mr Byers Byers

C

  • Isaac Climer Climer, Isaac
  • John Cronin Cronin, John
  • Jacob Crowl Crowl, Jacob
  • John Cruluman Cruluman, John

D

  • John Drill Drill, John
  • Richard Duffield Duffield, Richard
  • Henry M Dungron Dungron, Henry M

E

  • George Eakle Eakle, George
  • Margaret Emerson Emerson, Margaret
  • Edwin Engle Engle, Edwin
  • Joseph Engle Engle, Joseph
  • George Entler Entler, George

F

  • Henry Fearman Fearman, Henry
  • David Fesler Fesler, David
  • Elizabeth Foyles Foyles, Elizabeth
  • William Frigate Frigate, William

G

  • John Gattet Gattet, John
  • Captain James Glenn Glenn, James
  • Peter Gonter Gonter, Peter

H

  • Maj. J F Hamtramck Hamtramck, J F
  • William Hemtz Hemtz, William
  • Mr. Huffman Huffman
  • John Hutson Hutson, John

J

  • Samuel H Johnson Johnson, Samuel H
  • Samuel Jones Jones, Samuel

K

  • Catharine Knode Knode, Catharine
  • James Knox Knox, James

L

  • Morgant Laferty Laferty, Morgant
  • Ni[?] E Lane Lane, Ni[?] E
  • John J Limon Limon, John J
  • Charles H Locker Locker, Charles H
  • Jacob Luncher Luncher, Jacob

M

  • Philip A Mackin Mackin, Philip A
  • James McClun McClun, James
  • John McLafferty McLafferty, John
  • Jacob Miller Miller, Jacob
  • Col. J Morgan Morgan, J
  • Margaret Mumbleturf Mumbleturf, Margaret

N

  • Henry Nicely Nicely, Henry
  • Charles Nourse Nourse, Charles

O

  • John Ogleman Ogleman, John
  • Jacob Orssmink Orssmink, Jacob

P

  • John Porke Porke, John
  • Mary Ann Prather Prather, Mary Ann

R

  • James Rice Rice, James
  • William Richards Richards, William
  • William Righstine Righstine, William

S

  • Elizabeth Shaw Shaw, Elizabeth
  • Henry Shepherd Shepherd, Henry
  • David Sholt Sholt, David
  • Jane Stewart Stewart, Jane

T

  • Baker Tapscott Tapscott, Baker
  • James Taylor Taylor, James
  • William Taylor Taylor, William

W

  • William Warner Warner, William
  • Jeremiah Weeks Weeks, Jeremiah
  • Thomas Wells Wells, Thomas
  • Beanett Wilshire Wilshire, Beanett
  • John D Wilshire Wilshire, John D
  • Henry Wise Wise, Henry
  • Samuel Wise Wise, Samuel
  • Jacob Wollford Wollford, Jacob
  • Barbara Wormbledorf Wormbledorf, Barbara
  • John Wysong Wysong, John

Y

  • Elijah Young Young, Elijah 
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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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