Ryan Post Office, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 8/2004


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Early Postmasters of Ryan Post Office, Union Parish Louisiana
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SOURCE:
Records of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832 – September 30, 1971, located in the 
National Archives, identifed as Record Group 28, Microfilm Publication M841, 
Reels #51 & 52. 

T. D. Hudson transcribed this information from the original records and donated 
it to the Union Parish Archives in August 2004. 

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RYAN POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED:
    19 April 1901


HISTORY OF RYAN POST OFFICE:
    Office ordered closed on 26 June 1902, effective 15 July 1902, with mail 
       forwarded to Lillie.    


POSTMASTERS:

Ellen Ryan, 10 Apr 1901 - 14 July 1902 

     [office ordered closed on 26 June 1902, effective 15 July 1902, with mail 
        forwarded to Lillie.]
 

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COMMENTS:

This is another of the post offices that grew up along the first railroad laid in 
Union Parish, the line from Junction City through Lillie, Bernice, and then south 
into Lincoln Parish. Ryan was located on the railroad a few miles south of Lillie 
in approximately Sections 12/13, Township 22 North, Range 3 West.




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