Marion Post Office, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 8/2004


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Early Postmasters of Marion Post Office, Union Parish Louisiana
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SOURCE:
Records of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832 – September 30, 1971, located in the 
National Archives, identifed as Record Group 28, Microfilm Publication M841, 
Reels #51 & 52. 

T. D. Hudson transcribed this information from the original records and donated 
it to the Union Parish Archives in August 2004. 

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MARION POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED:
    18 March 1846


HISTORY OF MARION POST OFFICE, 1846 - 1930:
    discontinued 26 June 1867 
    re-established 4 Oct 1869


POSTMASTERS:

Samuel Traylor, 18 Mar 1846 - 18 Apr 1850

Richd. Bass, 19 Apr 1850 - 12 Jan 1852

Nathaniel A. Kidd, 13 Jan 1852 - 16 June 1853

David A. Phillips, 17 June 1853 - 28 Dec 1853

Daniel Puckett, 29 Dec 1853 - 17 Apr 1856

Gabriel Meyer, 18 Apr 1856 - 18 June 1857

William Rowland, 19 June 1857 - 22 Nov 1857

John Traylor, 23 Nov 1857 - 15 Mar 1859

Herman Meyer, 16 Mar 1859 - 25 June 1867

      [office closed 26 June 1867 - 3 Oct 1869]

John J. Loper, 4 Oct 1869 - 3 Feb 1874

Geo. F. Clark, 4 Feby 1874 - 3 June 1879

Benjn. F. George, 4 June 1879 - 8 Feb 1880 

John W. Hopkins, 9 Feb 1880 - 18 Apr 1880

Jasper H. Rourk, 19 Apr 1880 - 6 Mar 1881

B. T. Hopkins,  7 Mar 1881 - 3 May 1881 

Jasper H. Rourk, 4 May 1881 - 21 Mar 1890

E. L. Powell, 22 Mar 1890 - 8 June 1890

Jas. L. Hopkins, 9 June 1890 - 10 Jan 1892 

Jasper H. Roark, 11 Jan 1892, appoint recinded 26 Feb 1892 and Hopkins reinstated

James L. Hopkins, 9 June 1890 - 18 Feb 1926
      [Still serving on 1 Jan 1921, and apparently reappointed on 22 Dec 1922.]

Robert Tucker, 19 Feb 1926 - 18 June 1926

Mary K. Roark, 19 June 1926 - reappointed 10 June 1930



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COMMENTS:

Jasper H. Roark's name was entered as 'Rourk' on two occasions. There was no 
explanation for why his 11 January 1892 appointment was recinded. 


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