Truxno 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 Truxno 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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TRUXNO POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED:
    30 Nov 1895


HISTORY OF TRUXNO POST OFFICE:
    discontinued 31 August 1909
    re-established 1 June 1910
    discontinued 31 January 1912, mail forwarded to Oakland
    re-established 13 August 1912


POSTMASTERS:

Thomas J. Dawkins, 30 Nov 1895 - 28 Mar 1907

Emmette Dawkins, 29 Mar 1907 - 9 Feb 1909

Tom Dawkins, 10 Feb 1909 - 30 Aug 1909

     [office closed 31 Aug 1909 - 31 May 1910]

Euggene Raley, 1 June 1910 - 30 Jan 1912 

     [office closed 31 Jan 1912 - 12 Aug 1912]

Chas. Bird, 13 Aug 1912 - 28 Mar 1918

George Bird, 29 Mar 1918 - 19 Nov 1922

James A. Manning, 20 Nov 1922 - 11 Feb 1924

John C. Templeton, 5 Feb 1924 (effective Feb 12th) - 23 Feb 1926

Birdie T. Templeton, 24 Feb 1926 - 29 Aug 1929 

Alton L. Slade, 30 Aug 1929 - serving in 1930


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COMMENTS:

In north/central Union Parish on the Louisiana Meridian, about five miles south of 
the Arkansas state line on Louisiana Highway #549, in Section 30, Township 23 North, 
Range 1 East.


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