Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Postmasters: Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina

Caswell Court House (Caswell County, North Carolina)

Thomas Bouldin, 8 Mar 1797
Henry Atkinson, 17 Mar 1800
Richard Mathews, 22 Jan 1802
T. Yancey, 1 Jul 1803
Thomas Slade Graves 31 Mar 1804 (1775-1847)

James Alling 1 Apr 1810
Thomas Graves * 22 Apr 1819

Richard E. Matthews, January 22, 1802

T. Yancey, 1 Jul 1803

Thomas Graves, May 10, 1804*
Thomas Graves, April 22, 1819

Name changed to Yancey 10 Apr 1833

Thomas Graves, 10 Apr 1833

Name changed to Yanceyville 2 Mar 1835

Abner Miles, 16 Sep 1839
Edward R. Fowler, 10 Feb 1854
William B. Graves, 30 Apr 1856
William Brown, 13 Jun 1856
Alexander McAlpin, 5 Oct 1858

Alexander McAlpin, CSA 1 Jun 1861
Lazarus Fells, CSA 2 Aug 1861 (CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865)
Alexander McAlpin, 24 Jun 1865
Mary V. Paylor, 2 Oct 1867 [also seen as Taylor and Mrs. Mary B. Paylor]
Wilson Carey, 21 Aug 1869 (first African-American to hold position)

Thomas J. Brown, 23 Nov 1869
James L. Roberts, 9 Dec 1872
Albert Bigelow, 22 Oct 1873 (also seen as Robert Bigelow)
Thomas J. Brown, 7 Jun 1875
Allen Gunn, 19 Dec 1876

Felix Roan, 22 Jun 1881
Jerry (Jeremiah) Graves, 12 Nov 1884
Jeremiah Graves, 19 Nov 1884
W. H. Thompson, 16 Jul 1885
Jeremiah Graves, 26 Mar 1889

James B. Poteat, 31 May 1893
Eliza C. Kerr, 26 Dec 1894
Drury T. McKinney, 8 Jan 1898
Archie C. Lindsey, 17 Dec 1910
Henry W. Perry, 15 Apr 1914

Sallie W. G. Perry 2 May 1916 [Sallie Willie Graves Perry; widow of Henry W. Perry]
Albert Y. Kerr, 29 May 1918
Addie Slade, 2 Mar 1923 (acting)
Thomas J. Henderson, 11 Jun 1923
Thomas D. Boswell, 2 May 1933 (acting)

Thomas D. Boswell, 1 Feb 1934
Garnett C. Cooper, 30 Sep 1953 (acting)
Hugh Dorsey Bradner, 2 May 1955
James R. Graves, Jr. October 1, 1983
Merry M. Willis Officer-In-Charge 22 Jul 1991
Earl Junior Henry 19 Oct 1991
Fred A. Smith, January 9, 1993
Dinah L. Marshall Officer-In-Charge 2 Oct 2002
Dinah L. Marshall, January 25, 2003. Served until July 31,2012.
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*Thomas Graves was in the "Lists" for postmaster in 1811 and 1813, but appointed again in 1819, therefore either an unlisted postmaster was appointed in the interim, or the "Lists" are in error.

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