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TENNESSEE POSTMASTERS, HENDERSON COUNTY

compiled by L. M. McDaniel

Post office, postmaster, and date of appointment for postmasters in Henderson County, Tennessee. This list was compiled by L. M. McDaniel, 309 Maleus Road, Jackson, TN 38301. Some name corrections by W. L. Barry are given in parentheses.

LEXINGTON

Edward H. Tarrant, 2/12/1830
David D. Wendel, 8/30/1833
JamesBanks, 5/27/1834
Hezekiah Bradburg,12/23/1836 (Bradbury)
John A. M. Jeffreys, 4/16/1841
Jacob E. Vanhook, 12/24/1845
Robert W. Ha11, 9/24/1846
William Doherty, 9/02/1855
Robert S. Gainuss, 6/15/1857 (Gaines)
William R. Bird, 7/24/1860
Saml .M. Hefly, 2/07/1866
John S. Fields, 5/17/1867 (Fielder)
Jennie E. Edwards, 10/02/1882
Mrs. Helen J. Jones, 12/l1/1885
Ephraim A. Gibson, 4/02/1889
James R. Dennison, 9/28/1891
Charles Scott, 4/04/1893
John L. Murray, 4/07/1897
A. R. Appleby, 11/27/1912
S.M. Barnett, 5/10/1918
Elijah F. Boswell, 2/09/1920
John L. Sullivan, 3/24/1922
Samual C. Jones, 8/07/1933
James J. Patton, 9/01/1948

INDEPENDENCE

William H. Hughlett, 8/18/1831
Leonard C. Smith, 2/26/1839
Kinsey Harrison, 4/17/1844
Caswell Ashcraft, 11/12/1844
Discontinued 8/29/1845

MIFFLIN

James Banks, 3/21/1829
Joel E. Wynne, .4/04/1834
John Purdy, 6/11/1834
P. B. Cobb, 1/08/1839
John Shaw, 7/02/1841
Benjamin Barr, 3/18/1842
R. S. Bradford, 9/08/1842
Pharoah B. Cobb, 9/23/1845
William J. Hart, 10/27/1848
James M. Bradford, 1/07/1853
Charles W. Cooper, 9/12/1855
Discontinued, 9/22/1866
Calvin R. Scarborough, 4/26/1867 - reestablished
Now in CHESTER COUNTY, 1882

PLEASANT EXCHANGE

William D. Carrington, 6/28/1831
William G. Vanhook, 6/02/1836
To Tippecanoe. CARROLL COUNTY

PLEASANT EXCHANGE

James E. Weathers, 4/02/1844
Win. H. Coffey, 5/18/1850
Marion F. Buttrey, 3/24/1852
Samuel M. Clerkin, 2/12/1857 (Samuel McClerkin)
Lewis R. Clark, 3/24/1857
Discontinued 2/20/1867

RED MOUND

Samuel R. Parker, 1/28/1837
Addison Pyles, 10/07/1840
Cyrus Simmons, 5/09/1845
ThomasP.Hall, 4/05/1847
James I. Teague, 4/10/1850
Discontinued 9/22/1866
John G. Watson, l1/14/1867 - reestablished
Priestly E. Parker, 6/05/1871
To WILDERSVILLE, 1/26/1875

WILDERSVILLE

(late RED MOUND)
Priestly E. Parker, 1/26/1875
Joseph P. Parker, 12/07/1885
Faulkner M. Orr, 4/09/1897
William F. Appleby, 12/06/1902
Faulkner M. Orr, 5/14/1903
Mack C. Rosser, 5/16/1914
Faulkner M. Irr, 1/17/1922
Miss Esther Bo1ain, 6/15/1927 (Bolen)
Mrs. Esther B. Pratt, 7/11/1932 - name changed
Mrs. Mabel Fesmire, 8/21/1934
Mrs. Essie M. Britt, .3/14/1935---10/31/1956 - retired
Mrs. Mabel Fesmire, 10/31/1956
Hardy M. Walker, 6/06/1958---12/31/1962 - Transf. to Rural
Ray E. Kizer, 12/31/1962

CRUCIFER

William A. Meacham, 4/04/1836
Joseph C. Smith, 4/16/1838
Discontinued 3/30/1843
Jos. H. Garner, 6/07/1843 -reestablished
Discontinued 4/09/1846
Joseph H. Garner, 6/10/1847 - reestablished
Discontinued 1/27/1850
John F. Parsons, 5/08/1879 - reestablished
M. B. Outlaw, 2/09/1883
Meshuck N. B. Outlaw, 2/26/1883
James G. Reid, 1/12/1895
Discontinued 8/31/1904 - mail to HURON

JACKS CREEK

A. C. McCorkle, 1/28/1837
Discontinued 9/22/1866
Edwin McCollum, 7/06/1874 - reestablished
Hugh Hollis, 7/22/1875
James F. Rhodes, 11/15/1876
Warren S. Rhodes, 1/21/1878
Now in CHESTER COUNTY, 1882

TIPPECANOE

(late in CARROLL COUNTY)
William W. Gordon, 12/19/1844
John M. Towns, 10/21/1851
Discontinued 5/07/1852
Thos. A. Noell, 7/06/1852 - reestablished
Changed to FARMVILLE, 7/27/1853

FARMVILLE

(late TIPPECANOE)
Thomas A. Noell, 7/27/1853
Thomas S. Weaver, 3/29/1855
Elisha A. Collins, 4/15/1856
Wm. H. Butler, 1/28/1859
Allen C. Hall, 1/20/1860
Thomas A. Noell, 1/15/1861
Discontinued 7/25/1866
Ephraim F. Jordan, 2/14/1868 - reestablished
Jerimah R. Rust, 5/06/1871
Ephraim F. Jordan, 6/07/1872
M. P. Boyd, 12/16/1875
Discontinued 2/16/1876

ADA

Ada B. Townes, 2/24/1880
Miss Julia A. Boggs, 7/23/1886
Changed to FARMVILLE, 4/26/1887 (Note: See FARMVILLE below)

FARMVILLE

(late ADA) - (Note: See ADA above)
Miss Julia A. Boggs, 4/26/1887
Hannah E. Bolen, 10/23/1892
Martin P. Boyd, 4/28/1896
Etta E. Lenderman, 7/26/1899
Discontinued 8/14/1905 - mail to YUMA

BURNS STORE

Lem Burns, 2/25/1837
Discontinued 8/25/1837

CLANTON'S STORE

Matthew Clanton, 7/14/1846
Wade H. Shelby, 12/16/1847
Discontinued 11/14/1848

HURRICAN CREEK

John H. Reed, 8/19/1846
John W. Davidson, 1/05/1849
Levi McEwen, 10/04/1850
Changed to WILLIAMSBURG, 9/24/1852

WILLIAMSBURG

(late HURRICAN CREEK)
Levi McEulan, 9/24/1852
Joseph W. Cherry, 6/21/1853
Changed to CENTER POINT, 6/10/1854

CENTER POINT

(late WILLIAMSBURG)
Daniel M. McCollum, 6/10/1854
Discontinued 2/20/1867
John H. Galbraith, 7/06/1874 - reestablished
Solomon W. Bunch, 7/23/1879
Now in CHESTER COUNTY, 1882

NERO

Edw. Knowles, 2/24/1851
Discontinued 3/27/1855

SPAIN'S

Milton Stewart, 8/21/1854
Daniel N. White, 2/01/1856
Hugh R. Spain, 2/23/1858
Discontinued 9/22/1866

SPAIN

Francis N. Smith, 3/03/1879
Jessie C. Pelemon, 5/28/1891
Joseph R. Branch, 8/05/1892
S. T. James, 10/24/1901
Kinney D. Smith, 12/02/1902
Discontinued 5/31/1904 - papers to CEDAR GROVE

POPLAR SPRINGS

Hugh Lasater, 8/04/1853
Thomas McMurray, 11/10/1854
Hugh Lasater, 3/29/1855
Discontinued 2/20/1867
Hugh Lasater, 9/16/1867 - reestablished
Wm. H. Dodd, 5/31/1871
John H. Harris, 3/01/1875
James J. Morgan, 4/01/1875
Wm.T.Morgan, 4/29/1878
John H. Morgan, 9/07/1882
William P. Morgan, 6/23/1884
George A. Morgan, 4/05/1887
Joseph A. Morgan, 1/14/1889
George A. Morgan, 2/09/1889
Edmond D. Bostick, 6/13/1890
James F. Beasley, .1/30/1891
Edmond D. Bostick, 10/20/1892
Jonathan D. Lasater, 11/30/1892
Wm. F.Harrison, 2/18/1896
Wm. N. Dodd, 11/04/1898
Charles H. Houston, 4/25/1904
Robert A. Dodd, 12/01/1904
Discontinued 8/14/1905 - mail to YUMA

MIDDLE FORK

James Mitchell, 6/28/1847
James Thompson, 4/24/1860
Discontinued 9/22/1866
James H. McAdams, 8/23/1875 - reestablished
Mrs. Mary J. McAdams, 3/05/1878
Charles R. Patterson, 3/20/1884
Name changed to MIDDLEFORK, 12/02/1895

MIDDLEFORK

John M. Arnold, 12/02/1895
Discontinued 5/14/1904 - papers to LURAY

OAK FOREST

Wm. A. Lessenberry, 9/12/1854
William Shackleford, 11/02/1855
Discontinued 2/20/1867

SCOTTS HILL

Wm. Brigance, 8/13/1850
Ephriam H. Austin, 5/30/1853
Jese Holmes, 5/01/1860 (Jesse Holmes)
Arrinant R. England, Jr., 3/06/1867
John M. Ferguson Jr., 7/11/1871
John J. Austin, 7/10/1872
Henry W. Austin, 12/29/1881
Mrs. N. J. Darling, 5/16/1882
Henry W. Austin, 1/09/1885
Francis N. Brawly, 12/14/1889
Henry S. Miller, 10/09/1890
Albert L. Goff, 12/21/1892
Henry W. Austin, 4/25/1893
James S. Bagly, 5/17/1897
Albert L.Goff, 1/27/1898
Stephen R. Hefley, 12/19/1908
James W. Patterson, 5/25/1911
John N. Tucker, 4/16/1914
Wm. A. Austin, 2/11/1919 ---- 3/13/1934 - died
Mrs. Roxie Pratt, 3/31/1934
Charles H. Kennedy, 1/01/1945
Raymond E. Scott, 1/22/1946 --- 9/01/1963— transferred
Marvin G. Scott, 8/31/1963

SARDIS

Isaac W. Hassell, 3/24/1875
Discontinued 4/03/1876
Isaac W. Hassell, 5/12/1876 - reestablished
Wm. L. Moore, 9/17/1885
John B. Hanna, 1/05/1889
Isaac W. Hassell, 4/03/1890
David L. Little, 4/22/1890
John W. Fowler, 8/21/1890
J. Reaborn Montgomery, ??/??/????
Rufus T. Willis, 4/09/1897
Logan Bryant, 1/19/1901
John W. Hassell, 10/28/1911
James E.Vernon, 4/18/1914
J. Arthur Med1in, 3/09/1926 --- 6/18/1965 - retired
Mrs. Jimmie E. Little, 6/18/1965
Mrs. Charles P. Martin, 3/01/1968

PARKERS ROADS

Chester H. Rogers, 2/15/1859
Discontinued 2/20/1867

LONE ELM

Robert R. Dennison, 10/29/1868
Felix R. Bray, 3/01/1875
Wm. T. McKely, 10/14/1885 (McKelvey)
John B. Duke, 5/18/1886
Felix R. Bray, 5/23/1887
Discontinued 11/21/1890 - papers to CHESTERFIELD

NEWSOMVILLE

William T. Newsom, 5/03/1876
Discontinued 7/23/1877

MOORE'S HILL

John B. Duke, 1/31/1877
Williams W. Evans, 7/06/1880 (William W. Evans)
William P. Davis, 12/13/1883
Wi1liam W. Evans, 1/27/1886
James M. Evans, 12/27/1886
John W. Wallace, 10/12/1887
Miss Mollie Evans, 4/01/1890
Peter Evans, 5/21/1890
Thomas C. Moore, 8/07/1890
Discontinued 9/12/1896 - papers to SULPHUR SPRINGS

MORGAN

James R. Morgan, 1/11/1886
Discontinued 8/14/1905 - papers to YUMA

PIPKIN

John F. Pipkin, 4/16/1888
Wm. C. Presley, 4/03/1893
Nathan S. Maness, 2/21/1894
Joseph England, 4/03/1895
Maggy E. Nubbell, 11/04/1896
Wm. J. Deen, 2/08/1900
Sol. Taylor, 2/01/1910
Discontinued 10/31/1903 - papers to SARDIS

ATKINS

James Peterson, 3/05/1879
John L. Coffrnan, 4/10/1884
William Coffman, 5/25/1885
Discontinued 11/23/1886
William Coffman, 12/13/1886 - reestablished
John L. Coffman, 1/14/1891
Thomas J. Coffman, 2/05/1896
Miles J. Coffman, 10/01/1896
Louis B. Douglass, 7/19/1901
Discontinued 8/31/1904 - papers to JUNO

LIFE

David N. Knowles, 8/01/1881
John T. Sullivan, 11.19/1883
Henry W. Foster, 12/07/1885
Mrs. Nannie E. Merrell, 12/12/1887
John T. Sullivan, 2/11/1888
George W. Priddy, 6/11/1891
Willie D. Knowles, 1/05/1892
Thos. H. Gilliam, 2/05/1896
Lucy Arnold, 4/14/1896
Discontinued 4/24/1896 - papers to LEXINGTON
Randolph N. Jordan 2/12/1897 - reestablished
Redden S. Owens, 8/25/1904 --- 11/01/1904 - rescinded
Randolph N. Jordan, ??/??/????
William R. Britt, 12/11/1907
James R. Reid, 1/31/1914
Discontinued 2/28/1934 - mail to LEXINGTON

LAW

David C. Patton, 3/06/1883
Hiram H. Wilson, 5/21/1885
James J. Ninno, 2/16/1887
Norris R. Warlick, 4/24/1888
John W. Lovell, 4/14/1890
Samuel S. Lovell, 1/10/1896
Henry W. Crow, 5/27/1897
Wm. T. Bush, 1/27/1898
Discontinued 1/30/1904 - papers to JUNO

ALBERTON

Arcadus R. Appleby, 4/04/1883
Andrew J. Murren, 3/31/1890
Thos. A. Hare, 4/02/1894
Discontinued 1/31/1904 - papers to LEXINGTON
Thos. A. Hare, 3/08/1904 - reestablished
Discontinued 9/30/1904

LONG

William B. Long, 4/07/1884
James J. Jones, 11/17/1884
William B. Long, 5/15/1888
Discontinued 8/31/1904 - mail to SCOTTS HILL

REAGAN

Jeptha D. Scott, 6/02/1884
Ruben R. Taylor, 6/21/1888
Wm. A. Helms, 7/16/1889
Lafayette A. Helms, 12/31/1889
Reubon R. Taylor, 6/25/1890
Adam M. Powers, 9/19/1895
Alfred T. Stewart, 6/04/1920
James R. Stewart, 6/24/1922
Dorsey G. Bailey, 7/29/1931
J. D. White, 7/15/1949---12/31/1962 - transf. to rural carrier
Max L. Thomison, 12/31/1962
Anderson T. Thompson, 4/26/1963 --- 12/04/1964 - transf. to rural carrier
Max L. Thomison, 12/04/1962
Deanne W. Ivey, 3/04/1966

BARGERTON

Wm. O. Barger, 9/01/1884
John C. Wilson, 5/10/1887
Wm. H. Pugh, 12/18/1897
Discontinued 1/31/1905 - mail to Juno

WHITE FERN

Henry Matlock, 2/16/1885
Wm. S. Blankenship, 10/24/19Ol
James P. Walker, 4/29/1902
Discontinued 9/29/1906

SHERMAN'S MILL

Jas. O. Hill, 10/27/1885
Changed to SAFFORD, 5/05/1890

SAFFORD

Jarnes M. Hendrix, 7/05/1890
John W. Maxwell, 12/18/1897
Discontinued 9/15/1915

ALEXANDERS MILLS
J

no. W. Alexander, 5/28/1886
Dollie J. Alexander, 6/07/1892
Discontinued 8/21/1897 - papers to LEXINGTON

McHANEY

Jarnes R. McHaney, 5/28/1886
James P. Jones, 12/21/1894
Discontinued 14/1904

SPELLINGS

Felix Cary, 6/02/1886
William W. Cary, 1/12/1897
Roger Gibson, 6/23/1897
James O. Hill, 11/12/1897
G. D. Gibson, 4/09/1903
Discontinued 3/15/1905 - mail to FARMVILLE

HURON

Solomon R. Phillips, 8/14/1889
Christopher C. Smith, 4/26/1890
John B. Taylor, 12/16/1890
James S. Teague, 5/11/1893
Wm. S. McHaney, 12/18/1896
Lile T. Walker, 10/22/1897
Joseph K. Thredgill, 6/17/1899
Melton H. Fesmire, 4/17/1906
James M. Evans, 1/28/1909
Wm. M. Gilliam, 4/28/1914
Mlildred Perkins, 1/22/1921
Name changed by marriage to
Mrs. Mildred P. Smith, 11/01/1932---9/30/1957 - retired
Miss Betty S. Gross, 9/30/1957
Name changed by marriage to
Betty S. Joyner, 8/08/1961
Mrs. Patty B. Russell, 5/25/1962
Mrs. Pauline R. Belew, 11/08/1963

CHESTERFIELD

Curry L. Bray, 9/14/1889
G. A. Duke, 9/04/1893
Curry C. Bray, 4/05/1897
George W. McCall, 2/03/1900
Ellis M. Evans, 12/01/1900
John Thomas Moore, 1/27/1934---11/30/1941 - retired
Erbie Loyd Reed, 12/0l/1941---9/01/1942 - inducted - military 1eave
Erbie Lester Reed, 9/18/1942 - Appointed to serve during absence of Postmaster on military leave
Neal J. Wallace, 9/01/1944
Guy F. Derryberry, 1/13/1948
Howard D. Walker, 2/28/1950

LURAY

Charles F. Bell, 8/14/1889
Joseph C. Fincher, 3/11/1891
Ella Fincher, 8/29/1896
George W. Priddy, 11/10/1896
Guy L. McHaney, 2/14/1914
Mrs. Estella H. McHaney, 7/01/1948
Floyd K Russell, 7/01/1949
Estella H. McHaney, 11/21/1952
Wilbur R. McAdams, 8/15/1953
Mrs. Mabel M. Jones, 4/30/1955

DARDEN

George W. Essary, 8/21/1889
Samuel H. Newman, 4/26/1892
John H. Blankenship, 4/03/1893
Wm. F. Hancock, 9/16/1896
Wm. F. Boren, 3/19/1897
Charlie N. Keen, 4/10/1898
Jesse P.Veal, 9/01/1900
Minnie Spellings, 4/01/1901
Lasson B. Moore, 10/23/1913
Doss C. Evans, 2/01/1940
James C. Duke, 8/28/1940
Van L. Duke, 3/24/1958
John W. Frost, 3/06/1959

WARREN'S BLUFF

J. W. Rushing, 7/17/1890
Wm. F. Stubblefield, 4/26/1892
Robert F. Littleton, 1/12/1897
William. E. Scates, 5/05/1900
John B. Mays, 7/07/1900
Callie Patterson, 5/07/1903
Richard E. Owen, 6/17/1907
Annie .E. Holmes, 6/28/1910
Jas. W. Holmes, 1/18/1912
James D. Holmes, 2/14/1914
Discontinued 3/15/1937 - mail to LEXINGTON

WINGO

Alfred A. Rhodes, 3/20/1891
Discontinued 7/09/1892 - papers to LEXINGTON

AUTRY

William H. Autry, 11/24/1891
Discontinued 12/14/1893 - papers to JUNO

TULIP

Prince A. Sovell, 4/28/1892
David C. Altom, 4/22/1897
Discontinued - papers to ALBERTON

DAVISBURG

Isaac Davis, 8/19/1892
Discontinued 2/18/1893

STEGALL

Adam M. Powers, 9/07/1892
Elbert S. Stegall, 3/10/1894
John A. Buckley, 4/20/1904
Discontinued 6/15/1905 - mail to HURON

ATLAS

Emma Wilson, 9/19/1893
Discontinued 11/30/1895 - papers to LEXINGTON

ORATA

Wm. W. Hancock, 5/23/1894
Discontinued 11/22/1894 - papers to DARDEN

FLOYVILLE

Joseph S. Douglass, 2/23/1895
Thomas L. Stanford, 3/31/1899
Raborn W. Douglass, 12/04/1900
Discontinued 4/20/1904 - papers to WILDERSVILLE

HINSON SPRINGS

James H. Long, 4/30/1895
John C. Martin, 3/02/1903
Hortens J. Odle, 1/31/1914
Discontinued 12/17/1915 - - mail to LEXINGTON

TIMBERLAKE

George T. Damron, 2/24/1897
L. H. Timberlake, 11/24/1897
Discontinued 12/28/1897 - papers to WILDERSVILLE

ZONE

Elias S. Goff, 10/29/1898
Discontinied 6/30/1900 - mail to STEGAL

DOLEN

Wim. R. Scates, 11/18/1899
Eliza F. Derryberry, 7/22/1901
Andrin J. Murren, 8/23/1902
Eligah F. Derryberry, 11/06/1903
Discontinued 9/15/1904

BLANKENSHIP

Joseph M. Blankenship, 3/08/1900
Discontinued 9/15/1904 - mail to DARDEN

ZORA

Wm. J. Sweet, 9/02/1903
Discontinued 1/30/1904 - mail to JUNO

UTLEY

Yancy Y. Utley, 5/19/1904
Discontinued 11/15/1906 - mail to JUNO

TOBASCO

Wiley McBride, 1/02/1855
Madison C. Hanna, 10/01/1858
Franklin L. Clark, 8/21/1860
Discontinued 2/20/1867

JUNO

James C. Holland, 5/24/1847
John H. Sherrod, 6/17/1853
James S. F. Sherrod, 4/08/1854
Joseph H. Ballard, 11/13/1855
Brooks Beal, 1/27/1856
L. W. Young, 6/22/1866
James H. Wilson, 9/18/l866
Jehu Teague, 1/16/1867
James B. Williams, 3/02/1868
William H. Autry, 8/28/l886
Thomas B.Autry, 9/03/1891
Charles A. Gardner, 5/11/1893
Thomas B.Autry, 4/05/1897
Willie E. Dennison, 6/07/1907
Charlie E. Hooper, 4/16/1914---10/31/1957 - retired
Discontinued 10/31/1957 - mail to LEXINGTON

PERU

Thomas A. Smith, 9/27/l853.
Discontinued 3/18/1856

CENTER HILL

Leander J. Perryrnan, 10/1611857
Discontinued 6/18/1858

LAMAR

Nathan C.Wilson, 8/22/1854
Thomas McMurry, 4/11/1855
Discontinued 7/18/1855

SHADY HILL

Isaac L. McCollum, 8/19/1850
James G. W. Christenberry, 12/03/1851
Stephens D. Johns, 9/12/1854
James G. W. Christenberry, 3/20/1855
Robert J. Dyer, 1/03/1856
Jourdan L. Buck, 6/20/1857
John A. Gurley, 2/08/1860
James N. Galbraith, 9/26/1860
Discontinued 9/22/1866
Prier L. Swafford, 4/24/1867 - reestablished
Jourdan L. Buck, 2/09/1875
Discontinued 8/16/1895 - papers to REAGAN

SHADY HILL

Riley Powers, 2/02/1898
Wm. R. Powers, 2/19/1898
Discontinued 8/15/1905 - mail to REAGAN