Bandera County, Texas

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POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF
BANDERA COUNTY, TEXAS
1858 - 1930

 

BANDERA (Bandera)

Klappenbach, Aug., 10 Jun 1858

Klappenback, Aug., 6 Aug 1861 (CSA)

Oborski, Eugene, 20 Feb 1865 (CSA)

Klappenback, Aug, 27 Mar 1865 (CSA)

Taylor, Geo. B., 10 Apr 1866

Heinen, Jos., 10 Aug 1868

Schmidtke, Chas., 27 Dec 1871

Peacock, Thos. A., 26 Apr 1880

Stearns, John W., 10 Aug 1889

Sanders, Valerius P., 11 Apr 1893

Harris, C. W? 10 Jun 1897

Barnes, Mary J., 24 Feb 1899

Risinger, Lee, 16 Sep 1908

Montague, Margaret, 2 Jly 1913

Ruge, Francis, 11 Jly 1919

Mansfield, Fred A., 1 Sep 1926 (Acting postmaster)

 

 

BLUE WATER (Medina, Bandera)

Discontinued 27 Aug 1883; mail to Medina

 

 

BLUFF (Bandera)

Hibdon, Thos. A., 5 Jun 1906

Combs, Walter T., 17 Apr 1907

Hibdon, Thos. A., 17 Aug 1907

Stoeltje, Otto, 10 Mar 1913

Parker, Lillie B., 19 Nov 1914

Miller, John F., 26 Feb 1920

Spencer, Kince, 12 Jan 1921

Buckelow, John F., 21 Sep 1922

Freeman, Audie L., 2 Aug 1923

Lloyd, Mary O., 8 Feb 1926

Discontinued 31 Mar 1930; mail to Medina

 

 

FAGAN (Bandera)

Bennett, Mrs. Wm. M., 27 May 1884

Bennett, Mrs. Fannie A., 8 Sep 1884

Discontinued 21 Jun 1887; papers to Medina

Bennett, Fannie A., 2 Jun 1894

Discontinued 7 Jan 1895; papers to Medina

 

 

FLORAL (Bandera)

Johnson, J. B., 27 Sep 1880

Sanders, Dan'l. F., 6 Sep 1882

Batton, Frank E., 12 Dec 1882

Discontinued 29 Oct 1883; papers to Leakey

 

 

FRIO WATER HOLE (Bandera)

Wilson, Jas. M., 26 Aug 1879

Wilson, Adam, 25 Sep 1886

Discontinued 26 Sep 1888; mail to Medina

 

 

HONDO CANON (Bandera)

Click, Marcellus C., 30 Jan 1878

Ross, Wm. S., 12 Sep 1881

Dial, Jos., 9 Dec 1890

(Order rescinded 26 Apr 1895)

Ross, Wm. S., 12 Sep 1881

Gates, Albert B., 27 Apr 1896

Prickett, Wiley J., 22 Jly 1897

Cg'd to TARPLEY, 31 Jan 1899

 

 

LEAKEY (Bandera, Edwards, Real)

Vogel, Arthur G., 16 Apr 1883

To Edwards County

 

 

LIMA (Bandera)

Reeves, Robt. P., 20 Aug 1898

Banta, Henry W., 3 May 1900

Coose, Oscar, 26 Sep 1900

Phillips, Thos. H., 25 Feb 1904

Discontinued 15 Mar 1907; mail to Medina

(Order rescinded 14 Mar 1907)

Phillips, Thos. H., 25 Feb 1904

Roberts, Jas. M., 18 Sep 1908

Coose, Oscar W., 10 Jan 1911

Fellers, Walter L., 16 Jun 1914

Sutherland, Claudia P., 20 Oct 1915

Ezell, Clyde E., 9 Jun 1917

Banta, John O., 19 Apr 1918

Phillips, Thos. H., 25 Jan 1919

Discontinued 31 May 1924; mail to Medina

 

 

MEDINA (Bandera)

Benton, Floyd L., 2 Mar 1880

Sheppard, Thos. J., 7 Oct 1881

Williams, Miss Simeon A., 24 Feb 1887

Akard, Henrietta, 21 Aug 1895

Jacques, Mattie M., 30 Oct 1899

Hodges, John F., 2 Nov 1901

McHaney, Mollie S., 29 Jan 1915

Rawls, Allie M., 16 Nov 1918

Baker, Borta A., 3 Mar 1919

Banta, Ernest J., 22 May 1923

 

 

MODERA (Bandera)

Reed, Mary I., 24 Nov 1879

Discontinued 25 Feb 1880

 

 

NALYON (Bandera)

Stigler, Andrew M., 22 Nov 1895

Discontinued 20 Sep 1897; papers to Medina

 

 

PIPE CREEK (Bandera)

Beckman, Amaziah M., 3 Oct 1873

Hamilton, Wm. J., 18 Jly 1877

Hancock, Jos. W., 16 Jan 1885

Vawter, John M., 10 May 1888

Cg'd to PIPECREEK, 5 Dec 1895

 

 

PIPECREEK (Bandera)

Vawter, Geo. L., 5 Dec 1895

Miller, Wm. W., 18 Nov 1908

Newcomer, Emma, 17 Dec 1909

Miller, Annie E., 26 Jun 1914

Peters, T. J., 29 Oct 1915

Lewis, Myrtle M., 3 Aug 1917

 

 

POLLY (Bandera)

Hill, Jas., 24 Jan 1888

Gerodetti, Francesco, 13 Oct 1888

Burns, Mrs. ___llie D., 1 Dec 1890

Gerodetti, Goffredo, 3 May 1906

Posey, Edgar, 4 Aug 1911

Discontinued 30 Apr 1912; mail to Pipecreek

 

 

POWERS (Bandera)

Powers Jr., Chas. L., 26 Aug 1901

Kennedy, Thos. E., 3 Apr 1905 (Declined)

Discontinued 15 Aug 1905; mail to Tuff

 

 

RIO FRIO (Uvalde, Bandera, Real)

Meek, Junius S., 9 Dec 1884

Scarborough, Wm., 22 Sep 1885

Burns, Mrs. Gillie?/Sallie? D., 1 Dec 1890

Patterson, Wm. B., 13 Mar 1909

Elliott, John G., 17 Nov 1910

To Real County

 

 

SHARON (Bandera)

Polk Sr., Louis, 13 Oct 1879

Discontinued 23 Jan 1883; mail to Bandera

 

 

SORGO (Bandera)

Reed, Jas. B., 17 May 1888

Discontinued 9 Apr 1889; papers to Bandera

 

 

TARPLEY (Bandera) (see also HONDO CANON)

Prickett, Wiley J., 31 Jan 1899

Caffall, Frank R., 19 Mar 1903

Ferguson, John L., 29 Jly 1909

Foster, Sarah E., 16 Oct 1912

Leighton, Katie, 29 Oct 1914

Dickson, Geo. L., 8 Feb 1917

Evans, Addie Beulah, 9 May 1928

 

 

TUFF (Bandera)

Adams, Ola, 22 May 1901

Hopson, Nettie, 24 Sep 1920

Adams, Otho L., 10 Jan 1923

Discontinued 31 Dec 1926; mail to Medina

 

 

VANDERPOOL (Bandera)

Vanderpool, Littleberry B., 10 Feb 1886

Reeves, Robt. P., 19 Jan 1887

Jernigan, J. W., 20 Nov 1888

Discontinued 10 Jan 1889; papers to Hondo Canon

[Apparently re-established]

Forbes, R. C., 16 May 1902

Wigington, Jas. M., 2 Jan 1903

Word, Jas. N., 24 Feb 1904

Leighton, Jos. J., 27 Feb 1929