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& POST OFFICES OF TEXAS, 1846 - 1930
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POSTMASTERS
& POST OFFICES OF
CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS
1849 - 1930
ARROYO
(Cameron)
Balduf, Christian, 22 Aug 1887
Discontinued 31 Dec 1907; mail
to Harlingen
BRAZOS
SANTIAGO [1] (Cameron)
Schuyler, Rich'd., 3 Feb 1849
Cg'd to POINT ISABEL, 9 Apr 1849
BRAZOS SANTIAGO [2] (Cameron)
Crane, Ambrose, 12 Nov 1849
Bacon, Darius, 7 Apr 1852
Moses, Elkin, 13 Jly 1854
Moses, Elkin, 13 Mar 1862 (CSA)
Norton, Geo. C., 15 Mar 1866
Woellmer, Fred A., 29 May 1867
Hayes, Jas. B., 16 Dec 1867
Hess, Christian, 12 Dec 1868
Cg'd to ISABEL, 21 Apr 1881
BROWNSVILLE (Cameron)
Clements, Reuben E., 3 Feb 1849
Powers, Stephen, 9 Apr 1849
Cummings, Franklin, 4 Aug 1851
Fenn, Franklin F., 4 Sep 1858
(removed)
Kleiber, Jos., 17 Jly 1861 (CSA)
West, R., 28 Nov 1864 (CSA)
Cummings, Franklin, 24 Jun 1865
Downey, Edward, 24 Aug 1865
Quick, Ed. H., 16 Oct 1869
Downey, Ed., 28 Apr 1870
Galvan, Jeremiah, 1 Jun 1876
Hopkins, Jos., 1 Apr 187__?
Kowalski, Benj., 27 Nov 1886
Hoyt, John W., 11 Feb 1890
Russell, Wm. J., 5 Apr 1894
Ashheim, Adolph, 8 Aug 1898
Sharpe, Joel B., 7 Jly 1899
Rentfro, Robt. B., 10 Jly 1908
Wheeler, Mrs. Jesse O., 1 Oct
1913
Wheeler, Frances J., 5 Sep 1918
Stewart, Chas. C., 1 Feb 1921
(Acting postmaster)
Ginn, Robt. L., 21 Jly 1921
Dennett, Geo. W., 1 Apr 1928
(Acting postmaster)
CARRICITOS (Cameron)
Acala, Jaan, 18 Nov 1908
Discontinued 31 Jan 1914; mail
to San Benito
COMBES
(Cameron)
Templeton, Ed'n R., 23 Jan 1911
Nelson, Robt. W., 6 May 1916
Templeton, Jas. D., 25 Jly 1918
Discontinued 31 Mar 1920; mail
to Harlingen
(Re-established) Ries, Gustave
W., 8 May 1926
DIAZ
(Cameron)
Robertson, Sam'l. A., 2 Apr 1907
Cg'd to SAN BENITO, 11 May 1907
EDINBURGH (Cameron, Hidalgo)
Conway, John, 5 Feb 1850
Richardson, Jas. J., 15 Jan 1852
Smith, Elihu D., 21 Jun 1853
Norgrave, Martin, 25 Jly 1855
Discontinued 17 Jan 1857
To Hidalgo
County [2 Oct 1861? CSA]
HARLINGEN (Cameron)
Lockhart, Jas., 24 Jun 1904
Waterwall, Philip S., 12 May
1908
Letzerich, Hugo J., 10 Jan 1910
Harrington, Helen P., 18 Jun
1917 (Acting postmaster)
Burchard, Hoyte H., 8 Mar 1918
Rodgers, Jas. F., 20 May 1922
ISABEL
(Cameron) (see BRAZOS SANTIAGO [2])
Garriga, Francis, 21 Apr 1881
Garriga, Mrs. Elizabeth, 16 May
1895
Hill, Eliz., 20 May 1898
Champion, Chas., 17 Oct 1901
Lightbourn, Beatrice, 6 Apr 1903
Mielke, Josephine, 8 Sep 1903
Cg'd to POINT ISABEL [2], 1 Mar
1915
KATHERINE (Cameron, Willacy)
Armstrong, John B., 28 Nov 1904
Cg'd to ARMSTRONG, Willacy
Co., 12 Jly 1913
KRAUSSE
(Cameron) (see also SAUZ)
Krausse, Henry C., 14 Apr 1915
Krausse, Geo. J., 10 Sep 1915
Discontinued 30 Nov 1916; mail
to Raymondville
LA
FERIA (Cameron)
Pittman, Wm. D., 19 May 1909
Kibbe, Isaac S., 14 Sep 1911
McAllister, Cora, 9 Feb 1912
Hamner, Wm. P., 27 Mar 1914
Tomlinson, Tarley, 16 Mar 1922
(Acting postmaster)
Hamner, Lucile, 22 Nov 1922 (Acting
postmaster)
Stone, Bruce, 1 Jly 1927 (Acting
postmaster)
Straub, Harman, 9 Jan 1928
LA GLORIA (Cameron)
Champion, Maud, 16 Apr 1908
(Order rescinded 18 Jly 1908)
LA
POLOMA (Cameron)
Aiken, Fred A., 12 Jly 1912
Harbin, Jesse M., 8 May 1913
Keller Sr., Louis E., 22 Jan
1915
Lake, Fred L., 14 Feb 1924
LOS
FRESNOS (Cameron)
Whipple, Harry H., 2 Jan 1919
Discontinued 15 Dec 1921; mail
to San Benito
(Re-established) Butler Jr.,
Jas. E., 5 Jan 1929
Galbert, Raymond I., 29 Aug 1929
LOS
INDIOS (Cameron)
Shaler, Wm. F., 3 Sep 1913
Townsend, Jas. W., 7 Mar 1916
Buck, Wm. Y., 14 Sep 1916
Buck, Hiram H., 22 Jun 1918
Hill, Frances, 25 Nov 1929
LYFORD
(Cameron, Willacy)
Schlect, Wm. G., 10 Apr 1907
Hood, Thos. C., 7 Oct 1907
Into Willacy
County
MUERTO
(Cameron)
Villareal, Julian, 8 Sep 1900
Discontinued 30 Jun 1902; papers
to Arroyo
OLMITO
(Cameron)
Lindsey, Chas., 9 Mar 1905
King, Nettie G., 9 Oct 1906
Hodges, Wm. J., 17 Apr 1909
Discontinued 15 Apr 1918; mail
to Brownsville
(Re-established) Mickle, Nicholas
J., 24 Jan 1925
Sanborn, Mrs. Minnie G., 27 Nov
1931
POINT ISABEL [1] (Cameron) (see also BRAZOS SANTIAGO [1])
Schuyler, Rich'd., 9 Apr 1849
Schuyler, P. P., 11 Apr 1849
Bangs, Sam'l., 21 Aug 1849
Discontinued 29 Aug 1851
(Re-established) Caldwell, Henry
N., 16 Feb 1852
Kleiber, Jos., 21 Jun 1853 [resigned]
Tilghman, E. S., 12 Jly 1861
(CSA)
Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
(Re-established) Woellmer, Fred.
A., 16 Dec 1867
Wilson, C. W., 14 Feb 1868
Woellmer, Fred. A., 10 Aug 1868
Clements, John E., 11 Dec 1868
Discontinued 26 Sep 1870
(Re-established) Champion, Geo.,
25 Mar 1872
Bradford, John W., 12 Apr 1872
Discontinued 25 Sep 1876
POINT ISABEL [2] (Cameron) (see also ISABEL)
Mielke, Josephine, 27 Feb 1915
Case, Harriet R., 16 Apr 1919
Dobell, Isaac D., 14 Feb 1922
(Installed by inspector)
Mahurin, John, 11 Feb 1924
Cg'd to PORT ISABEL, 1 Aug 1930
PORT
ISABEL (Cameron) (see also POINT ISABEL [2])
Mahurin, John, 1 Aug 1930
RANGERVILLE (Cameron)
Buckner, Mary F., 13 Nov 1924
Hunt, Mrs. Mary F., 9 May 1925
(Name cg'd by marriage)
Parkhurst, Eva, 12 Aug 1925
Peters, Robt. S., 6 Oct 1930
Morrow, Eva M., 13 Mar 1931
RAYMONDVILLE (Cameron, Willacy)
Kimball, Jas. F., 2 Dec 1904
McChesney, Russell, 9 Mar 1907
Duffield, Benj. S., 21 Nov 1908
Into Willacy
County
READYVILLE (Cameron, Hidalgo)
Sutherland, Nath. T., 21 Jan
1852
Later in Hidalgo
County
RIOHONDO
(Cameron)
Boomer, Chas. E., 15 Apr 1911
Maynard, N. Barnett, 29 Sep 1911
Paul, Roland B., 3 Feb 1922
Cg'd to RIO HONDO, 15 Aug 1925
RIO
HONDO (Cameron) (see also RIOHONDO)
Rounds, Douglas P., 21 Jun 1926
(Acting postmaster)
RUDOLPH
(Cameron)
Burt, Jas. R., 5 Nov 1904
Discontinued 29 Jun 1907; mail
to Raymondville
SAN
BENITO (Cameron) (see also DIAZ)
Robertson, Sam'l. A., 11 May
1907
Frazier, Byrd H., 19 Aug 1909
O'Bryan, Lucius, 11 Jly 1910
Crawford, Jas. L., 12 Jan 1915
Milner, Chauncey L., 10 Sep 1920
(Acting postmaster)
Worth, Floyd S., 20 Feb 1922
SANTA
MARIA (Cameron)
Hynes, Lawrence J., 25 Feb 1878
Rogowski, Mark, 2 Feb 1883
Reichel, Wm. R., 11 Jun 1884
Hynes, Lawrence J., 14 Jan 1886
Dunn, Ed. S., 5 Oct 1892
Rabb, Jas., 29 Jun 1894
Shaw, Ed. J., 19 Oct 1894
Smith, Geo. S., 23 Sep 1897
Longoria, Pedro, 17 Aug 1901
Champion, Fabian S., 12 Sep 1903
Robertson, Lilly, 20 Dec 1907
Klemann, Ramona R., 14 Nov 1908
Champion, Fabian S., 23 Jun 1911
Kitchen, Robt. A., 7 Sep 1912
Kendrick, Otis A., 9 Dec 1914
Champion, Fabian S., 22 Dec 1916
SANTA ROSA [1] (Cameron)
Barton, Elder B., 18 Feb 1859
Barton, E. B., 6 Aug 1861 (CSA)
Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
SANTA ROSA [2] (Cameron)
Bell, Ed. P., 1 Sep 1927
McCraney, Gertrude M., 5 Feb
1931
SARITA
(Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy)
Arnold, Claude G., 19 Dec 1904
Johnson, Benj. F., 23 Aug 1906
To Willacy
County
SAUZ
(Cameron)
Raymond, Ed. B., 2 Aug 1893
Cg'd to KRAUSSE, 14 Apr 1915
SEBASTIAN (Cameron)
Rowell, Wm. H., 11 Jan 1908
Schultz, Beda, 1 Oct 1910
Alexander, Thos. J., 17 Feb 1915
Rolfe, Maude A., 9 Jun 1919
Alexander, Thos. J., 25 Aug 1921
Schennerhorn?, Chas. H., 13 Oct
1922
Austin, Louis D., 7 May 1923
TIOCANO
(Cameron)
Lancaster, Frances A., 6 Jly
1900
Discontinued 14 Apr 1904; mail
to Arroyo
YESCAS
(Cameron)
Garza, Serafina R., 24 Feb 1915
Discontinued 31 Jly 1916; mail
to San Benito
YTURRIA
(Cameron)
Bryden, Jas., 7 Aug 1907
(Order rescinded 24 Dec 1907)
Carrington, Nelson E., 20 Jly
1908
Discontinued 31 Mar 1913; mail
to Raymondville
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