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Combined with The Hancock County Eagle and The Waveland Advocate
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967
Postoffices, postmasters from original Hancock County days
THE POSTAL HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY
By Broox Sledge Macon, Mi**.
Special to The Sea
PO clerk is history buff
(Broox Sledge was born in I Memphis, Tenn., 48 yews ago .anfi worked in country printing offices at New Albany,
A total of 5? different poat offices have existed at one time
or another is the territory now jfor 15 years?-until 1958. Since or formerly composing Hancock county. (NOTE: the statement?' referring to any territory
Pontotoc, Eupora and Macon ^
FORMERLY occupied by Hancock county only DURING the time the area was ACTUALLY '-A PART OF Hancock. For the territory PRESENTLY occupied by Hancock this record la complete from 1832 through 1929.' Much is also included prior to 1832, bis I do not contend that the record is complete prior to 1832. I believe this to be true, but cannot say with certainty.
The following list of post
(then he has been a window clerk at the U. S, Postoffice in Ma-; con and his avocation is local,
1 regional and Mississippi history.
He has written several ? county postal articles such as > this series on Hancock and is writing a history of Noxubee County. Locating old abandoned cemeteries and recording them is another interest.
vie is married to the former Hazel May of Pontotoc, has one daughter, Mrs. Perry
offices is taken from the fede- l Gaither of Macon, and one ral archives and contains the j grandson. He is Sunday school name of the post office, togeth- jSiperintendent's dfMacon's First; er with any change of name J EUgtist Church.	J
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 if> 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 he will find names of old
Louis J. Plernaa, 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, 1915. 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
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