Shiloh 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 Shiloh 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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SHILOH POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED:
    16 April 1851

HISTORY OF SHILOH POST OFFICE, 1851 - 1906:
    discontinued 28 June 1866
    re-established 17 June 1867
    discontinued 21 Dec 1869
    re-established 12 Oct 1871
    office closed effective 31 Oct 1906, with mail forwarded to Bernice.


POSTMASTERS:

William A. Milner, 16 Apr 1851 - 29 Dec 1852

Wilson H. Hammock, 30 Dec 1852 - 13 July 1853

James T. Wade, 14 July 1853 - 5 May 1854

John C. Knott, 6 May 1854 - 2 July 1856

John D. Cole, 3 July 1856 - 5 Mar 1857

Jesse Trebb, 6 Mar 1857 - 30 Mar 1858

Robert G. Pleasants, 31 Mar 1858 - 27 June 1866

     [office closed 28 June 1866 - 16 June 1867]

Lewis Henderson, 17 June 1867 - 5 July 1869

W. W. Poer, 6 July 1869 - 11 Nov 1869 

Mrs. Mary J. Hopkins, 12 Nov 1869 - 20 Dec 1869

     [office closed 21 Dec 1869 - 11 Oct 1871]

Thos. Lowery, 12 Oct 1871 - 26 Oct 1871

John D. Hamilton, 27 Oct 1871 - 3 Feb 1873

Wm. G. Simmons, 4 Feb 1873 - 2 June 1875

J. J. Booles, 3 June 1875 - 1 Jan 1885

Joseph W. Heard, 2 Jan 1885 - 19 Feb 1894

Seabron J. Harris, 20 Feb 1894 - 14 July 1895

David K. McLaurin, 15 July 1895 - 7 Jan 1901

Mary A. Johnson, 8 Jan 1901 - 28 Feb 1902 

Josie Heard 1 Mar 1902 - 30 Oct 1906 

      [Office closed 14 September 1906, effective 31 October 1906, mail forwarded to Bernice.]


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COMMENTS:

Shiloh was located in western Union Parish in Section 20, Township 21 North, Range 2 West, 
not too far from Bayou Corney. It was a thriving business center between the latter 
1840s and 1898, when the business district burned. The fire plus the decision of the 
railroad commissioners to bypass Shiloh and place the north/south rail line several 
miles west of Shiloh led to its demise. Business had shifted to Bernice within only 
a few years.



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