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Howard County, Texas

Jim Wheat's POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF TEXAS, 1846 - 1930

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POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF
HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS
1882 - 1930

 

AUTO (Howard)

Walker, Geo. T., 27 Aug 1907

Discontinued 15 Apr 1913; mail to Big Spring

 

 

BIG SPRING (Howard)

Anderson, Jos. M., 2 Oct 1882

Snoddy, John, 21 Jan 1884

Willis, Chas. W., 17 Jun 1895

Sparenberg, Geo. H., 15 Jun 1899

Reagan, Burney, 7 Aug 1916

Ward, John W., 3 Feb 1922

Fahrenkamp, Emil E., 1 Mar 1928 (Acting postmaster)

 

 

BISCO (Howard)

Cowan, Wm., Cass, 31 Mar 1891

Hurley, Wm. B., 3 Jly 1895

Price, Jas. R., 20 Sep 1899 (Declined)

Discontinued 14 Apr 1900; papers to Big Spring

 

 

COAHOMA (Howard)

Minter, Amzi N, 24 Oct 1891 (Declined)

Shive, Jas. W., 2 Feb 1892

Shive, Miss Laura A., 14 Dec 1895

Discontinued 3 Apr 1896; papers to Iatan, Mitchell Co.

(Re-established) Echols, Jas. H., 15 Jun 1901

Callaway, Howell L., 7 Feb 1902

Stark, Presley S., 5 May 1903

Hardy, Abram T., 1 Apr 1905

Rucker, Asa B., 2 Jun 1906

Puckett, John R., 30 Jly 1907

Wolf, Claud T., 30 Dec 1915

Rudder, Lenora A., 4 Apr 1922

Hale, Della, 14 Mar 1929 (Acting postmaster)

Cochran, John S., 18 Sep 1929

 

 

EARL (Howard)

Stewart, Amelia, 2 May 1908

(Order rescinded 16 Sep 1908)

 

 

FORSAN (Howard)

Arnold, Mrs. Gladys, 30 Jan 1929

 

 

KNOTT (Howard)

Kerr, Jirome B., 15 Mar 1907

Posey, John W., 2 May 1908

Smith, John J., 15 Mar 1910

Peterson, Wm., 4 May 1914

Morris, Mrs. Bonny, 29 Jly 1924

Walker, Levi E., 17 May 1927

Thomas, Walter G., 27 Dec 1928

Ratliff, Laura V. (Mrs. Jim A.), 2 May 1929

 

 

LIGHT (Howard)

Anderson, Harvey W., 25 Apr 1891

Coffee, Ollie C., 30 Sep 1892

Discontinued 3 Nov 1893; papers to Big Spring

 

 

LUTHER (Howard)

Lawrence, Luther F., 3 Jun 1909

 

 

MORITA (Howard)

Blaisdell, Hersey M., 23 Jly 1907

Discontinued 30 Sep 1911; mail to Big Spring

 

 

MORRIS (Borden, Howard)

Wright, Aura J., 22 Jun 1899

Westbrook, Wm. N., 30 Nov 1915

Discontinued 15 Jun 1918; mail to Luther

 

 

SOASH (Howard)

Slaughter, Rufus E., 21 Dec 1909

Hancock, Lillie, 13 May 1915

Discontinued 30 Jun 1916; mail to Big Spring

(Re-established) Jewell, Olga E., 3 Apr 1917

Discontinued 31 Oct 1917; mail to Big Spring

 

 

VEALMOOR (Howard)

Zant, Mae, 27 May 1926

Buckalew, Ola, 11 Jan 1928

 

 

VINCENT (Howard)

Clayton, Turney L., 1 Apr 1907

Easley, Vincent C., 22 Mar 1909

Brown, M. Newton, 6 Oct 1911

Brown, Michael N., 16 Aug 1915

Tate, Charlie C., 21 Jly 1925

 

 

VINSON (Howard)

Shaffer, Georgia B., 12 Jan 1892

Henderson, Lou, 20 Apr 1892

Discontinued 2 Jly 1894; papers to Morris, Borden Co.

 

 

WAKEFIELD (Howard)

Wakefield, Ezekiel G., 8 Jly 1891

Discontinued 22 Nov 1893; papers to Big Spring