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Postmasters of Franklin County
Appanoose (located northwest quarter section 24, township 15, range 17)
12/08/1857 Dean, Daniel
07/03/1860 * discontinued
01/04/1870 Stanton, Gershom R.
11/08/1871 St John, Marcena
01/02/1872 Steele, Jackson
11/27/1874 St John, Marcena
01/22/1875 Mitchell, David H.
05/06/1875 Eaton, George W.
05/26/1879 Eaton, Dexter
11/16/1881 Eaton, Mrs. Sophronia
01/31/1902 * discontinued
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Berea
12/17/1863 Lather, Matthew M.
09/06/1864 Kelsey, Thomas
03/09/1868 Black, Joseph C.
10/18/1870 * discontimued
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Bowling Green
08/28/1855 Montgomery, Matthew
02/10/1857 Carter, James H.
08/21/1857 * discontinued
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Centropolis (located southwest quarter of section 30, twonship 15, range 19)
08/04/1858 Bliss, Harvey H.
11/21/1859 * discontinued
02/21/1863 * from Minneola
02/21/1863 McCage, Thomas
11/25/1863 * changed to Minneola
12/08/1865 * from Minneola
12/08/1865 Harbour, Abner
04/01/1869 Harbour, Jacob
04/25/1873 Sands, Benjamin
12/03/187 St John, Jasper
04/11/1889 Wellman, Isaac A.
06/16/1893 Clark, Alfred
07/09/1895 Clark, Charles W.
12/22/1896 Bliss, Walter E.
07/23/1897 Beadford, James E.
03/03/1899 Gaskill, Charles B.
01/12/1900 Wellman, Isaam A.
10/28/1903 Bliss, Hiland H.
08/06/1907 Powers, Catharine B.
02/04/1909 Smith, Andrew J.
06/15/1909 Hughes, Millie A.
01/16/1911 Anglemyer, Lucy E.
11/26/1912 Flora, Mary E.
03/13/1919 Phillips, Earl H.
01/04/1930 * discontinued - mail to Ottawa
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Coburn (located northwest quarter of section 22, township 15, range 18)
01/18/1900 Hoddle, Edgar
12/08/1900 Smith, Samuel C.
01/31/1902 * discontinued - mail to Overbrook
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Dennison
10/12/1865 Brown, Matthew
01/28/186 * discontinued
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Emerald (located northwest quarter of section 17, township 19, range 18)
01/20/1882 McGlinn, Thos.
11/14/1903 * discontinued
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Ferguson
09/30/1870 Stonebreaker, Jno. A.
02/20/1878 Dysmrt, John Z.
05/02/1878 Ferguson, Robert M.
03/14/1879 Purdy, James A.
05/08/1879 * changed to Le Loup
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Forest Home
01/08/1867 Carl, James
05/19/1869 Carl, Mrs. Catherine
06/15/186m Carl, James
02/01/1871 Ford, Mrs. Abigail
11/11/1872 Johnson, Henry T.
12/09/1872 Ford, James P.
12/27/1876 * discontinued
01/29/1877 * reastablished
02/12/1877 Johnson, Henry T.
10/26/1877 * changed to Homewood
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Garlington (located southwest quarter of section 31, township 15, range 18)
03/04/1886 McClellan, Jacob S.
04/25/1898 Clark, Arthur E.
05/23/1898 * changed to Pleasant Hill
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Greenwood
02/27/1861 * from Sac & Fox Agency
02/27/186m Buckner, Elijah S.
04/08/1861 Nitingale, William
08/31/1861 Miller, John W.
01/24/1862 English, Harker R.
09/27/1862 Nitingale, William
02/23/1864 Means, Thomas
02/13/1867 Reed, Harrison
06/10/1870 Stookey, Putnam C.
07/12/1871 Burrows, David
09/03/1872 * discontinued
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Hackett (located northeast quarter of section 33, township 15, range 19)
04/12/1900 Pitzer, Hugh J.
09/14/1903 * discontinued - mail to Ottawa
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Hickory Creek
03/04/1859 Lyon, Samuel M.
03/09/1860 Armstrong, Francis
09/13/1860 * discontinued
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Homewood (located southeast quarter of section 2, township 18 range 18 in 1885/ located northeast quarter of section 2, township 18, range 18 in 1913, and located in northwest quarter of section 1, township 18, range 18 in 1922)
10/26/1877 * from Forest Home
10/26/1877 Kent, Alfred W.
08/27/1878 Funk, Abraham
10/01/1883 Guy, James
12/14/1891 Master, William L.
11/28/1892 Johnson, Henry T.
07/14/1894 Guy, Richard I.
08/26/1898 Green, John Q.
07/05/1906 Hepler, William H.
01/12/1924 Clines, Lucy J.
09/26/1942 Huber, Lucy J. Clines
04/01/1943 Hurmey, Elmina W.
03/15/1955 * discontinued - mail to Williamsburg
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Imes (located in northeast quarter of section 14, township 17, range 20)
05/23/1887 * from Larimore
05/23/1887 Imes, Harmon
10/03/1898 Bradford, Cyrus A.
10/05/190m Imes, Harmon
05/31/1917 * discontinued - mail to Rantoul
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Lane (located in southwest quarter of section 34, township 18, range 21 in 1885/ located in southeast quarter of section 33, township 18, range 21 in 1937)
01/28/1863 * from Shermansville
01/28/1863 Wasson, Alfred W.
11/01/1865 Butler, Oliver
02/14/1866 Britt, Mary
02/13/1867 Stulfouth, John
02/13/1867 Steelfouth, John
07/03/1868 Holaday, Duncan
02/29/1872 Wasson, William H.
02/16/1876 Moore, John D.
05/23/1878 Welch, David L.
10/20/1879 Hendrickson, Lewis
09/01/1886 Miles, James A.
04/03/1889 Cowan, Henry H.
05/09/1893 Loch, Adam
05/01/1897 Hanway, John S.
06/20/1903 Morris, Charles C.
03/25/1915 Martin, Floyd B.
08/31/1954 Robinson, William J.
05/21/1956 Stevens, Elery N.
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Larimore (located in northeast quarter of section 14, township 17, range 20)
08/01/1881 Imes, Harmon
05/23/1887 * changed to Imes
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Le Loup (located in southeast quarter of section 35, township 15, range 20 in 1885/ located in southwest quarter of section 35, township 15, range 20 in 1920)
05/08/1879 * from Ferguson
05/08/1879m Purdy, James A.
05/23/1890 Ferguson, Robert M.
05/29/1897 Ross, David
01/18/1898 Kraft, Louis
08/29/1898 Guy, Richard I.
09/24/1903 Gadelman, William P.
06/30/1920 Cloon, George B. Jr.
11/09/1931m Brecheisen, Ray
01/14/1937 Farrell, Donald F.
07/04/1942 Dilts, Lena Irene
09/01/1944 Smith, Frank
02/28/1950 O'Connor, Frances L.
05/02/1953 Dilts, Frances L. O'Connor
02/15/1954 * discontinued - mail to Wellsville
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McCandless (located in northeast quarter of section 2, township 18, range 20)
03/12/1900 McCandless, Oliver G.
12/31/1901 * discontinued - mail to Rantoul
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Minneola
11/26/1858 * from Saint Bernard
11/26/1858 Welsh, Joseph
09/27/1861 Allen, Joseph O.
04/18/1862 McCage, Thomas
11/14/1862 Perkins, George W.
02/21/1863 * changed to Centropolis
11/25/1863 * from Centropolis
11/25/1863 Pennock, William
12/08/1865 * changed to Centropolis
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Norwood (located in southeast quarter of section 25, township 15, range 19)
03/04/1868 McClellan, Matthew
05/02/1869 Rankin, William A.
10/24/187m * discontinued
08/01/1871 * reastablished
08/01/1871 Burris, Wilson
08/06/1872 * discontinued
08/12/1874 * reestablished
08/12/1874 Moore, David W.
04/15/1875 Hedrick, Charles M.
03/19/1889 Holsburm, Adam
07/14/1894 Tepfer, Guss
03/25/1895 Slater, Alfred H.
03/31/1898 Peffly, Samuel P.
01/19/1899 Caley, James C.
12/12/1899 Slater, Alfred H.
07/29/1901 Cunningham, Henry L.
04/03/1902 Rumold, Wm. J.
08/24/1904 Spangler, Samuel H.
04/01/1905 McCurry, John G.
11/14/1908 Lloyd, Emma Lou
06/15/1914 * discontinued - mail to Ottawa
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Ohio City
06/29/1857 Kibbe, William E.
02/12/1858 Gates, James H.
11/21/1859 Sanford, Benjamin C.
07/20/1861 Randall, William
01/23/1864 Sheldon, Herbert F.
04/11/1865 Morlan, Jason F.
05/29/1867 Jennings, Thorp B.
12/02/1867 Jennings, William S.
01/09/1868 Gammon, Samuel H.
03/28/1870 * changed to Princeton
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Ottawa (located in southwest quarter of section 36, township 16, range 19)
03/31/1864 * from Ottawa Creek
03/31/1864 Evans, Charles T.
02/23/1865 Dobson, Adam
01/04/1867 Stinson, Hiram K.
08/12/1867 Brooks, James A.
07/30/186m Welsh, Harlan P.
04/21/1869 Brooks, James A.
07/09/1870 Earnest, Peter S. (L.?)
06/17/1871 Robb, James
06/15/1878 Clark, William H.
03/17/1880 Bliss, John E.
08/17/1889 Clarke, John Q.
08/29/1894 Kessler, John B.
11/15/1898 Harris, John P.
02/28/1907 Waring, Newman
03/01/1915 Elder, Aldamar P.
12/18/1923 Clark, Walter S.
12/15/1927 Quin, John
05/26/1936 Cummings, Thomas J.
10/01/1965 Watkins, Ernest E.
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Pansy (located in northwest quarter of section 36, township 15, range 17)
10/26/1898 Kinzie, Daniel A.
01/31/1902 * discontinued - mail to Pomona
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Peoria (located in northwest quarter of section 12, township 17, range 20)
06/15/1857 Johnson, Alfred C.
01/26/1859 * discontimued
01/27/1860 Burney, William P.
08/29/1861 Sumstine, Jacob
07/10/1862 Burney, William P.
01/28/1863 Bateman, William
11/29/1872 Johnson, Alfred C.
05/25/1889 Sumstine, Francis E.
02/21/1902 Crawford, Jesse W.
03/10/190m Asimus, William F.
10/08/1909 Johnson, Alfred C.
04/30/1934 * discontinued - mail to Ottawa
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Pleasanthill
05/23/1898 * from Garlington
05/23/1898 Clark, Arthur C.
09/26/1900 Baxter, Barnett
01/31/1902 * discontinued - mail to Pomona
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Pomona (located in southwest quarter of section 32, township 16, range 18)
05/05/1870 Ricksecker, Levi
10/25/1871 Mackey, James W.
05/12/1879 Mackey, Tirza J.
03/27/1889 Glenn, Benjamin G.
06/05/1893 Chrisman, Charles H.
05/27/1897 Benton, Arthur S.
08/26/1899 Ankeny, Theodore F.
03/28/1914 Parkinson, Jonathan H.
12/04/1922 Likes, Belford A.
09/16/1935 Neely, Edward J.
09/04/1959 Driver, James R.
03/24/1961 Hogue, James R.
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Princeton (located in northeast quarter of section 14, township 18, range 19)
03/28/1870 * from Ohio City
03/28/1870 Gannon, Samuel H.
04/14/1870 Fletcher, Thomas P.
08/04/1873 Barnett, Jacob L.
10/12/1874 Thornbury, James R.
01/21/1880 Wright, Thos. Z.
09/27/1881 Leeds, Hardin W.
01/27/1892 Warner, E. Luther
07/20/1892 Huff, John A.
06/09/1897 McCandless, Newton W.
09/22/1913 Harris, George
08/29/1920 Wetteran, Esther
04/01/1944 Collins, John W.
01/31/1945 Donart, Marie A.
04/03/1971 School, Marilyn P.
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Ransomville (located in southwest quarter of section 4, township 18, range 18)
02/01/1881 Ransom, Mary
02/16/1882 Ransom, Myra
05/01/1888 Glidden, Gilbert D.
05/11/1908 Simms, James Jr.
09/19/1910 Morris, Wm.
06/30/1915 * discontinued - mail to Homewood
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Rantoul (located in northeast (northwest)quarter of section 29, township 17, range 21)
09/10/1862 Cutler,Daniel C.
06/26/1866 * discontinued
03/20/1872 Cutler, Daniel C.
06/21/1875 Seymour, John T.
12/07/1876 Seymour, Mrs. Ann
07/06/1880 Cherrie, Chas. L.
11/29/1880 Gay, James
07/14/1881 Beeson, Jesse D.
04/20/1889 Slvord?, F. Albron?
06/16/1890 Wilson, Charles M.
05/19/1897 Springer, James H.
05/20/1909 Crouch, Chas. P.
04/02/1913 Cartzdafner, John M.
08/22/1919 Carter, Jewel M.
04/17/1920 Snider, Elizabeth
07/17/1929 Yeager, Elizabeth Snider
09/06/1929 McIntosh, George A.
09/20/1933 Averill, Claude F.
08/06/1947 Jackson, Pauline L.
10/01/1948 Betz, Florence
12/31/1962 Jackson, Pauline L.
04/23/1965 Mellen, Earl D.
08/20/1965 Pennington, Earl K.
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Richmond (located in northeast quarter of section 13, township 19, range 19)
04/12/1870 Dayfoot, John B.
11/08/1872 Harshberger, George W.
09/19/1851 Kelsey, James F.
12/18/1851 Fletcher, Wm. W.
10/09/1889 Harshberger, Anna R.
09/16/1893 Daly, Joseph M.
11/23/1897 Harshberger, Anna K.
02/27/1915 Kepple, Matthew
08/29/1922 Dancaster, William
08/16/1935 Mardick, Charles A.
01/23/1959 Lyon, Elden A.
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Richter (located in southeast quarter of section 35, township 16, range 18)
07/14/1851 Lefferson, Henry M.
03/29/1890 Preshaw, William S.
01/02/1907 * discontinued - mail to Ottawa
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Sac Branch
10/18/1861 Sturgeon, Robert W.
01/28/1863 * discontinued
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Saint Bernard
03/03/1855 Bernard, Joab M.
11/26/1858 * to Minneola
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Scipio
09/06/1859 May, Tobias
12/10/1860 Spriggs, Benjamin
01/29/1862 Brown, Benonia P.
05/05/1851 Rankin, Charles A.
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Scipio (Anderson county)
08/29/1851 Putnam, Leander
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Shermansville
12/21/1855 Wilkinson, Allen
08/28/1856 * discontinued
05/14/1857 O'Donnall, William
06/07/1851 Grant, John T.
01/28/1863 * changed to Lane
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Wellsville (located in northeast quarter of section 28, township 15, range 21)
10/03/1870 Brockway, Horatio N.
04/23/1872 Brockway, William S.
08/07/1889 Wilkins, John
06/16/1893 Cayot, Charles
04/29/1897 Dunbar, Arthur F.
01/22/1914 Skannon, Hazel I.
02/04/1914 Simmons, J. C.
10/05/1914 Simmons, Roy E.
03/02/1915 Simmons, Catharine E.
07/06/1920 Simmons, Raymond E.
06/26/1964 Good, Harold E.
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Williamsburgh
04/10/1869 Holman, Calvin
05/24/1870 Barnett, Jacob L.
04/21/1873 Fogle, Daniel B.
08/25/1880 Ransom, John H.
09/06/1880 Ransom, James H.
08/25/1881 Towle, Joseph A.
06/16/1893 Hagan, Thomas W.
03/12/1894 * changed to Williamsburg
Williamsburg (located in southwest quarter of section 18, township 18, range 18)
03/12/1894 * from Williamsburgh
03/12/1894 Bartholow, Virginia E.
06/12/1897 Towle, Joseph A.
09/27/1910 Claypool, John
07/23/1913 McLindon, Patrick
07/02/1919 Mickey, Christine
12/15/1921 Reed, V. Gladys
12/18/1923 Price, David R.
07/16/1935 Doyle, Daniel E.
01/15/1945 Fogle, Daniel B.
07/31/1971 McMillan, Roena I.
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Woodlief (located in southeast quarter of section 17, township 16, range 20)
08/20/1898 Woodlief, Wm. H.
11/29/1898 Woodlief, Lulu
12/31/1901 * discontinued - mail to Ottawa
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