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POSTAL HISTORY HANCOCK COUNTY
By Broox Sledge Mocon, Miss.
OF
PO clerk is history buff
Broox Sledge was born in i , Memphis, Tenn., 48 years ago i worked in country print-
________mijunnM ■	»	offices	at	New	Albany,	I
frKp’^Bntotoc, Eupora and Macon Or another 1b the territory fc* v*fSr 15 years—until 1958. Since forff^rly conpQSing Hancock ^ (then he has been a window clerk t rKin-r-E'. .1	^	^	Postoffice	in	M»-
county. (NOTE: the statement referring to any territory .^FORMERLY occupied by Han-
fcock county only DURING the jttme the area was ACTUALLY
PART OF Hancock. For the ’/matory PRESENTLY occu-
•	pied by Hancock this record is complete from 1832 through ■; 1929.' Much ia also included : prior to 1832, but I do not con-f tend that the record is complete ('prior to 1832. I believe this to be true, but cannot say with
-	certainty.
*>• The following list of post ^Offices is taken from the fede--T ral archives and contains the ’ name of the post office, together with any change of name which may have occurred, the names of all postmasters and their terms of office, and the date of discontinuance of t h e post office where applicable.
Remember, the record only runs up to the year 1929. It does not include any changes which ‘occurred beyond 1929 except In perhaps one or two rare instances.
I trust the reader will enjoy reading the Ust of names. Perhaps be will find names of old friends and ancestors.
Iff Here is the list:
BAY ST. LOUI
Established Oct. 1. 1819 •J'Shieldsbo rough," the na; .TOtng changed to Bay St. Lo In 1875. The postmasters:
John B. Tonline, Oct. ll, ?1819 to Nov. 4,1846. (His bondS* 'men were identified as James .Johnston, Julies Monet, and JErancis SadmerO______________‘
Willis H. Arnold, Nov. ’4^ SM6 to Dec, 12, 1850.	—
ST'KB. Arnold. Dec. 12, 1335: -to Apr. 19,1853.	5
W'Nancy B. Arnold, Apr. 19," 1853 to Feb. 5. 1856. Benjamin, Sones (7), Feb. 5, 1856 to Nov. SO, 1857. John V. Toulme,
JO. 1857 to Nov. 23, 1865. Elizabeth A. Pierce, Nov.
1865 to Sept. 2, 1867. Evarii V. Saucier, Sept. 2, 1867 TO Dec. 24, 1869. Mrs. Ttebec ;E. Wilkinson, Dec. 24, 1869^
,. May 2 1871:. Eldridge Me Arthur, May 2, 1871 to Mar.* .1874 Edith F. Ross, Mar.
11874 to Oct. 15. 1875. Mrs.
; Annie E. Avery, Oct. 15, 1875-to Aug. 20, 1885. Ella E. Joor,
: con and his avocation is local, ‘.
: regional and Mississippi his-i, 1 tnry.
He has written several >
' county postal articles such as > I this series on Hancock and is ( i writing a history of Noxubee i County. Locating old abandoned ' ‘ cemeteries and recording them j is another interest.
! We is married to the former Hazel May of Pontotoc,/
' has one daughter, Mrs. Perry | ^ Gaither of Macon, and one
■	grandson. He is Sunday school i jSiperintendent’s dfMacon's First -Baptis tChurch.
Louis J. Piernas, Apr. 18,1889 to May 5, 1894. Joseph E. Saucier, May 5, 1894 to May 27, 1898. Louis J. Piernas, May 27, 1898 to Mar. 3, 1911. Richard Mendes, Mar. 3, 1911 to Feb.
4,	19T5. Joseph E. Saucier, Feb. 4. 1915 to Dec. 19. 1923. Archibald R. Hart, Dec. 19, 1923 to Jan. 10. 1927. Harry
C.	Glover, Jan. 10 1927 (last
anized Jan.
iJUjui*.1 till i am jUiBgy* w #
‘BB95 to Feb. 20, 18%.’ J<ln’ H’ r, George A, Kergosien, Feb.
20.	1896 to Jan. 22. 1900. John J. Herlihy, Jan. 22,1900 to Dec. 224. 1900. Alphonse A. Kergo-oslen, Dec. 24,“ 1900'to](ajTr~4,~" i9t)6. William A. Hi^pote, Jan.
4,f 1906 to Apr. 3, 1907. William A. Cuevas, Apr. 3, 1907 to!Feb. 12, 1925.
Office ordered discontinued t. 15, 1924, but this order rescinded a short while
r.
Lottie Cuevas served until office was finally discontinued June 30, 1927 with the jmail then going to Pass Chris-!itfar..
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