Shepherdstown PO, 1 October 1833

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Shepherdstown PO, 1 October 1833

Date Published: October 17, 1833 Post Office: Shepherdstown Newspaper: Virginia Free Press Repository: Chronicling America Indexed Names: 82
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A

  • Lorenzo Ambrose Ambrose, Lorenzo

B

  • Thomas L. Bennett Bennett, Thomas L.
  • Nancy Berry Berry, Nancy
  • William Bowen Bowen, William
  • Alexander Burns Burns, Alexander

C

  • Dr. Jno F Carmichael Carmichael, Jno F
  • Miss Sarha Carney Carney, Sarha
  • Doct Chalmers Chalmers, Doct
  • Lyman Cooke Cooke, Lyman
  • Mortimore Cookus Cookus, Mortimore
  • Miss Ann Coontz Coontz, Ann
  • Miss Mary E Cooper Cooper, Mary E
  • Silas H Courtney Courtney, Silas H

D

  • John Donelson Donelson, John
  • Mr Duffield Duffield
  • Robert Dunkinson Dunkinson, Robert

F

  • Antone Falink Falink, Antone
  • A Faloling Faloling, A
  • George M Fent Fent, George M
  • Moses H Fitts Fitts, Moses H
  • Erasmus Fowle Fowle, Erasmus

G

  • Mr. Gatten Gatten

H

  • Miss C M Hite Hite, C M
  • Harriet E. Hocke Hocke, Harriet E.
  • Nancy Hoke Hoke, Nancy
  • Elizabeth Hudgel Hudgel, Elizabeth
  • A Humrickhouse Humrickhouse, A
  • Mary Hunter Hunter, Mary

I

  • G H Irvin Irvin, G H

J

  • Mrs Sarah Johnson Johnson, Sarah
  • Matthew Jones Jones, Matthew

K

  • Jain Kindle Kindle, Jain

L

  • Catharine Lafferty Lafferty, Catharine
  • Jacob Leetz Leetz, Jacob
  • Mary Lemen Lemen, Mary

M

  • John A Marmaduke Marmaduke, John A
  • Charles Massey Massey, Charles
  • Nichles Matea Matea, Nichles
  • William McCoy McCoy, William
  • William McLaughlin McLaughlin, William
  • George Membs Membs, George
  • Robert Miller Miller, Robert
  • M Mirats Mirats, M
  • Mary Mires Mires, Mary
  • Elizabeth Mitchel Mitchel, Elizabeth
  • John Murphey Murphey, John

O

  • Davind Osburn Osburn, Davind
  • Bartian Osteny Osteny, Bartian

P

  • John Henry Paulus Paulus, John Henry
  • Michael Penn Penn, Michael
  • Nancy Perry Perry, Nancy

R

  • George Randall Randall, George
  • Joseph Thomas Rickert Rickert, Joseph Thomas
  • James M Riley Riley, James M
  • James McKendre Riley Riley, James McKendre
  • Michael Rinde Rinde, Michael
  • Josiah Robinett Robinett, Josiah
  • David Ross Ross, David
  • Bernard O Rouke Rouke, Bernard O

S

  • Jacob Scatterday Scatterday, Jacob
  • Doct Schnelbely Schnelbely, Doct
  • John Shea Shea, John
  • William Shortt Shortt, William
  • Andrew Shrigley Shrigley, Andrew
  • Mr Skeit Skeit
  • Mary Stringfallow Stringfallow, Mary
  • Mr Sugars Sugars

T

  • Henry Tabler Tabler, Henry
  • Miss Ruan Tabler Tabler, Ruan
  • Thomas Tayler Tayler, Thomas
  • Barbary Trail Trail, Barbary
  • Ehud Turner Turner, Ehud
  • Thomas Turner Turner, Thomas

W

  • Lewis Walper Walper, Lewis
  • Jacob Waltman Waltman, Jacob
  • Robert Watkins Watkins, Robert
  • John Watson Watson, John
  • William Wayne Wayne, William
  • Susannah Wesbey Wesbey, Susannah
  • James K White White, James K
  • Charles Willis Willis, Charles

Y

  • John Yates Yates, John
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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.