Young County, TX - History - Postmasters and Post Offices of Young County 1856-1930 ************************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Wheat, a native of Young County, Texas Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************************* POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS 1856 - 1930 BELKNAP Miller, Solomon, 20 Jan 1874 (Discontinued) 24 Feb 1875 (Re-established) Clark, William, 4 May 1876 Pratt, Jeff. M., 18 Dec 1877 Martin, James E., 13 June 1878 [murdered] Horner, Allen M., 28 June 1881 Ledbetter, Isaac A., 21 July 1884 Brown, A. Don, 4 May 1885 Brown, Lucy J., 28 Apr 1888 Wood, Geo. T., 12 Oct 1888 Aycock, Jas. A., 19 Mar 1907 Changed post office site to NEWCASTLE, 3 Mar 1908 BRAZOS AGENCY Bernard, Charles E., 24 Nov 1857 (Discontinued) 9 Dec 1859 BUNGER Castleman, John L., 26 July 1909 Driver, Henry A., 20 Jan 1911 (Discontinued) 9 Oct 1920; Mail to Graham; took effect, 30 Oct 1920 (Re-established) Grantham, Daisy L., 19 Oct 1921 Goldwater, Ethel, 2 June 1922 CARBONDALE Dent, John P., 18 June 1888 Wade, Lucius W., 26 Oct 1888 Stover, Alex., 9 Dec 1890 (Discontinued) 17 Dec 1891; Papers to Eliasville CROZIER Townsend, Calvin W., 31 July 1890 (Discontinued) 4 Jan 93; Papers to Murray DEARMORE Dearmore, W.E.,18 July 1907 (Declined) (ORDER from the Postmaster General discontinuing a post office) Oct 1907 DRUMMOND Curtis, Virgil E., 14 Oct 1895 Roberts, Julia A., 6 Feb 1902 Laney, Eliza A., 12 Oct 1906 Mitchum, Thos. T., 4 Dec 1908 (Declined) (Discontinued) 30 Apr 1909; Mail to Graham ELIASVILLE Howard, Henry, 16 Jun 1879 DeLong, Rily S., 2 Sept 1879 Parrott, E. T., 24 May 1880 Donnell, Thomas Franklin, 3 Aug 1880 Parrott, Elijah T., 31 Mar 1881 Jones, Wiley P., 3 Aug 1883 Edwards, Ambrose N., 27 Mar 1886 Ardis, William H., 20 Oct 1891 Harris, Samuel H., 22 June 1894 Cromer, Maggie, 6 July 1891 DeLong, Maggie, 15 Aug 1901 Elkins, Martha, 17 Aug 1905 McCallister, Vennie, 5 Mar 1908 Elkins, Vennie, 25 Feb 1909 Elkins, Mollie, 8 Aug 1910 Newell, Lois L., 11 Mar 1914 McCullough, William H. 14 Oct 1918 Lothlen, Samuel W., 2 Sep 1920 Smith, Earl J., 13 Apr 1921 (ACTING; served temporarily) Cunningham, Hugh W., 9 June 1922 (ACTING; served temporarily) FARMER Farmer, William H. 7 Aug 1878 Homer, Allen M., 3 Sep 1884 Davidson, Samuel G., 7 Dec 1885 Farmer, John C., 23 Dec 1887 Shumaker, Benjamin Franklin, 22 Oct 1888 Casey, John W., 14 Dec 1892 Duncan, Wm. D., 19 Mar 1907 (AppointmentÊ Rescinded) 15 Nov 1907 Casey, John W., 14 Dec 1892 Farmer, William W., 25 Mar 1914 Biggers, Mrs. M. Pearl, 19 Sep 1916 Garvey, Claude K., 2 Aug 1917 (Rescinded) (Discontinued) 23 Dec 21; Mail to Jean; took effect, 15 Jan 1921 Note: One will notice on the FARMER information above, after Wm. D. Duncan's appointment as postmaster was rescinded, John W. Casey appears again, with his original appointment date of "14 Dec 1892." This is not an error. FISH CREEK Wallace, Marion, 24 Sep 1879 Reid, Benj. F., 18 Oct 1880 Hughes, W., 6 June 1881 Agnew, Jos., 30 June 1881 (Discontinued) 25 Jul 1881 (Re-established) O'Neil, Annie L., 10 Feb 1886 (Discontinued) 22 Mar 1887; Papers to Eliasville FORT BELKNAP Deckman, Alexander McRae, 14 Aug 1856 Burkett, Willilam, 28 Aug 1858 Fisher, George W., 10 Dec 1860 Latimer, A. H., 6 Aug 1861 (CSA) Tackitt, Pleasant, 7 Apr 1862 (CSA) (Discontinued) 5 Nov 1866 GRAHAM Wilson, Julius H., 30 Sept 1873 McLoud, Amanzar B., 27 Jan 1874 Hilliard, E. T., 11 Oct 1875 Graham, Gustavus A., 6 Mar 1876 [first permanent post master] Stevens, Thos. B., 10 Jan 1877 Garrison, Vivian F., 25 Apr 1881 Taylor, John, 4 Dec 1885 Parker, Geo. W., 11 Apr 1889 Crozier, Granville H., 19 June 1893 Cunningham, John T., 14 Sept 1897 Farmer, A.S., 23 June 1913 Farmer, Newton S., 21 July 1917 Long, Chas. L., 14 Feb 1922 Ramsey, John R., 30 June 1930 (ACTING; serving temporarily) GRIMSHAW O'Brien, Harry A.L., 6 July 1922 Soderberg, Axel A., 22 Mar 1924 (Discontinued) 27 FEB 25; Mail to Bunger; took effect, 31 Mar 1925 HIGHLAND O'Harrow, Wm. W., 2 Aug 1876 (Discontinued) 18 June 1877 JEAN Lamar, Jas. T., 30 Nov 1906 Poole, Lillie M., 10 June 1915 (NCM - Name Changed by Marriage) Williams, Lillie P.,31 May 1917 Morris, Emma, 5 Aug 1918 Gray, Ava A., 8 Nov 1920 Biggers, Mrs. May Pearl, 8 Feb 1922 LACY Midyett, Lacy M.,11 Apr 1892 Summers, Rich'd M., 18 Jan 1899 (Discontinued) 25 Feb 1901; Papers to Graham LISLE Lisle, Nannie, 12 Mar 1908 (ORDER from the Postmaster General discontinuing a post office) 12 Aug 1908 LOVING Stratton, John S., 7 Mar 1905 Lawrence, Wm. M., 1 Apr 1908 (Declined) Maples, Joel B., 12 Aug 1908 Beard, Andrew Jackson, 15 July 1910 MANLE Munderback, Stephen, 30 Aug 1888 Changed to Markley, 30 Nov 1888 MARKLEY Munderback, Stephen, 30 Nov 1888 Wellington, John S., 21 Aug 1889 Byrd, Jesse, 24 Nov 1893 Tinney, Isaac J., 29 Aug 1894 Brown, Emily T., 30 Dec 1896 McDaniel, James L., 12 Nov 1897 Stinnett, Geo. U., 11 July 1910 Scott, Wm. R., 26 Oct 1912 Gregg, Wm. W., 11 Mar 1914 Connally, Myra L., 15 Feb 1923 Speer, Alvin C., 5 Nov 1925 Gilmore, Barnie C., 14 Sept 1926 Wright, Wm. Jackson, 26 Sept 1927 MURRAY Cusenbary, Mary C., 12 Jan 1880 Megginson, Jas. H., 4 Oct 1912 Taylor, Alex H., 25 Apr 1927 NEWCASTLE McCrary, Thos. J., 13 Nov 08 Williams, Henry C., 4 Dec 13 Ward, Ben B., 4 Dec 17 (ACTING; serving temporarily) Hardy, Mary L., 1 Sep 25 (ACTING; serving temporarily) (NCMÊ Name Changed by Marriage) Young, Mary L., 18 May 27 OLNEY Briscoe, Jas. M., 17 Jan 1891 Henderson, Albert P., 29 Apr 1892 Groves, Henry S., 26 Jan 1894 Brown, Hoyt, 22 Dec 1897 McCuistion, Alice M., 15 Apr 1903 Cooper, A.A., 18 Feb 1910 Wood, Geo. T., 20 Feb 1914 Casey, Mrs. Willie L., 9 Mar 27 (ACTING; serving temporarily) ORTH Leberman, Geo. E., 24 Dec 1908 Gibbs, Henry C., 11 Aug 1916 Routon, Thos. J., 4 Sep 1919 Still, Isaac L., 11 Mar 1922 Phillips, Anna M., 3 Jan 1925 Gibbs, Mattye, 17 Nov 1928 PADGITT Hendrix, Sam'l N., 27 Apr 1910 Cook, Geo. W., 21 Feb 1912 Rogers, Benj. F., 6 Apr 1914 Womack, Wm. H. 29 May 1918 Rogers, Benj. F., 28 Apr 1919 Dilbeck, Mrs. Clove, 15 May 1922 (Discontinued) 31 Jan 1923; Mail to Olney PLAXCO Plaxco, Enoch M., 14 Feb 1902 (Discontinued) 2 Feb 1903; Papers to Graham Took effect, 14 Feb 1903 PROFFITT Armstrong, J. G., 20 Jan 1880 Armstrong, Geo. C., 17 Feb 1880 Proffitt, John W., 17 Aug 1881 (Discontinued) 29 Sept 1881 (Re-Established) Wilkinson, Wm. C., 14 Jan 1884 Ward, John, 23 Apr 1886 (Discontinued) 16 Jun 1886; Papers to Belknap Proffitt, John W., 27 Nov 1894 Cagle, Wm. S., 28 Mar 1906 Keeter, Wm. E., 25 Jan 07 Adair, John S., 7 Oct 1907 McCarson, Jos. J., 10 Sept 1909 Proffitt, Spain, 31 Mar 1911 Reid, Wm. W., 23 Dec 1911 Tunnell, Thurman C., 27 Mar 1916 Bellomy, Laura V., 2 Nov 1916 (X - Not commissioned. Notation in the postal register that a postmaster was commissioned was not begun until 1889.) Creed, Rose, 17 May 1918 Tunnell, Jesse R., 11 Mar 1920 (Declined) Bellomy, Grace, 2 Aug 1920 Wilkinson, Lillian F., ? Apr 1921 Tunnell, Sanford P., 14 Oct 1922 (Discontinued) 30 June 25; Mail to Newcastle; took effect, 31 Jul 25 SOUTH BEND Kirby, John M., 7 May 1878 McMannis, Sam'l A., 21 Dec 1885 McBrayer, Oscar A., 11 Mar 1891 Rippy, Ira A., 30 Jul 1921 Travers, Jas. W., 25 Jan 1923 Lowry, Oscar C., 1 Aug 1925 Montgomery, Hubert M., 15 Aug 1929 Montgomery, Myrtle L., 26 Mar 1930 TONK VALLEY Crenshaw, M., 22 Mar 1880 Gibbs, Wm. R., 24 May 1880 (Dicontinued) 2 May 1881 TRUE Crawford, Wm. W., 22 Nov 1894 Richardson, Thos. L., 14 Aug 1896 Furr, Bob?, 14 Jul 1903 Richardson, Chas. T., 14 Apr 1904 (Discontinued) 29 Feb 1912; Mail to Orth ------------------------------ Abbreviations: (ACT) = acting; served temporarily, or for another postmaster. Cg. = The name of the post office was changed, or its site was moved to another location. (D) = Discontinued. (NCM) = Name changed by marriage. (OR) = An order from the Postmaster General establishing or discontinuing a post office, or appointment of a postmaster, which was later rescinded by the Postmaster General. Papers to... = Upon discontinuance of a post office, its mail was sent to a nearby post office. (R) = Re-established ---------------------------------------- Source: From the microfilm publication, "Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930." Transcribed by Jim Wheat from the microfilm. Information used by permission of author, a native of Young County, Texas.