Brewster County, Texas

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POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF
BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS
1888 - 1930

 

ALPINE (Brewster) (see also MURPHYVILLE)

Darling, Jas., 3 Feb 1888

Hancock, Geo. W., 4 Oct 1888

Koster, Wm. F., 10 Feb 1890 (C)

Hancock, Wm. B., 7 Mar 1891

Stewart, John B., 27 Jly 1897

Hornbeck, DuBois, 29 Jun 1898

Durrell, Louis W., 23 Jly 1902

Slight, Ralph, 9 Nov 1912

Coleman, W. L., 15 Jly 1913

Allen, John J., 1 Jan 1921

Turney, Annie K., 1 Aug 1923

 

 

BIGBEND (Brewster)

Chavez, Geo. A., 13 May 1904

Frazer, Jas. W., 19 Oct 1907

Discontinued 31 May 1910; mail to Terlingua

 

 

BOQUILLAS (Foley, Brewster)

To Brewster County, 20 Aug 1897

Reynolds, Lou D., 23 May 1899

Work, Charlotte K., 20 Sep 1900

Ernst, Max A., 8 Aug 1901 (Declined)

Farias, Miguel, 13 Nov 1901

Shipley, Isaac E., 24 Jly 1903

Wilson, Ethel, 27 May 1904

Moreno, Theo., 29 Dec 1904

Dugat, Lee W., 9 Jun 1906

Williams Jr., Kit, 18 Jun 1907

Landrum, Jas. R., 10 Dec 1908

Cg'd to McKINNEY SPRINGS, 12 Nov 1913

 

 

CASTOLON (Brewster)

Derrick, Rich'd. W., 29 Mar 1926

 

 

CATHEDRAL (Brewster)

Lindenborn, Chas. T., 30 Mar 1910

Discontinued 31 Jly 1911; mail to Marfa

 

 

HAYMOND (Presidio, Buchel, Brewster) (see also McLEARY, Presidio Co.)

Pierson, Nels O., 11 Oct 1897

Pierson, Mary C., 26 Apr 1924

Pierson, Jacobina, 16 Jun 1928

 

 

HOT SPRINGS (Brewster)

Langford, Jos. O., 22 Jly 1914

Discontinued 15 Jun 1916; mail to McKinney Springs

(Re-established) Langford, Jos. O., 24 Feb 1928

 

 

LAJITAS (Brewster)

McGuirk, Josephine N., 26 May 1904

Navarro, Antonio, 26 Feb 1906

Discontinued 31 Jan 1910; mail to Terlingua

(Re-established) Bickham, Ghaskey, 11 Apr 1910

Discontinued 15 Dec 1910; mail to Terlingua

(Re-established) Skaggs, Thos. V., 31 Oct 1916

Discontinued 15 Jan 1925; mail to Terlingua

(Re-established) Pineda, Florentina, 24 Sep 1925

 

 

LAJITES (Brewster)

Rawls, J. F., 21 Dec 1901 (Failed to qualify)

Parsons, Tussie?, 5 Dec 1902

Discontinued 18 Mar 1903; never in operation

 

 

McKINNEY SPRINGS (Brewster) (see also BOQUILLAS)

Ellis, Walter K., 12 Nov 1913

Teague, Jas. S., 25 Aug 1919

Discontinued 15 Jun 1921; mail to Marathon

 

 

MARATHON (Presidio, Buchel, Brewster)

[To] Brewster County, 20 Aug 1897

French, Willis M., 17 Oct 1912

McIntyre, Vernon, 14 Nov 1914

Todd, Ed'n. H., 1 Oct 1919 (Acting postmaster)

Bourland, Robt. W., 14 May 1924

 

 

MARISCAL (Brewster)

Spalding, Arlet C., 12 Oct 1922

Discontinued 15 Aug 1928; mail to Hot Springs

 

 

MURPHYVILLE (Presidio, Brewster)

Cg'd to ALPINE, 3 Feb 1888

 

 

NESMITH (Brewster)

Reedy, John H., 19 May 1905 (Declined)

Wells, Jas. M., 24 Jly 1905

Discontinued 15 Apr 1908; mail to Boquillas

 

 

STUDY BUTTE (Brewster)

Burcham, Wm. D., 14 Sep 1917

Hitchcock, Paul M., 15 Oct 1919

Discontinued 15 Jan 1921; mail to Terlingua

 

 

TERLINGUA (Brewster)

Bell, Wm. E., 15 Aug 1899

Study, Wm. L., 2 May 1901

Dawson, John J., 20 Jan 1905

(Order of appointment rescinded 15 Apr 1905)

Lowrie, Jas., 21 Jly 1905

(Order rescinded 12 Aug 1905)

Humphreys, Wilber B., 14 Aug 1905

Hawley, Chas. A., 25 Jun 1907

Scott, Geo. E., 8 Mar 1909

Hawley, Chas. A., 1 Sep 1909

Cartledge, Wayne R., 13 Mar 1914

Ekdall, Arthur W., 20 Jan 1923

Babb, Geo. E., 26 Jan 1929

 

 

TESNUS (Brewster)

Gould, Clara C., 2 Feb 1912

Spencer, Thos. A., 14 Jun 1913

Shely, Terry W., 15 Jly 1916

Gould, Sam'l. G., 25 Nov 1918

Hackett, John D., 8 Jan 1920

Moorefield, Benj. H., 2 Jan 1931