Part II
This list contains post offices that at one time were in Cass County, but are now in a neighboring county.
MARION COUNTY
(Pop. 11,457) This county was created and organized in 1860 from Cass and Harrison Counties and named for Francis Marion, Swamp Fox of the American Revolution. County Seat - Jefferson (pop. 2,797). Jefferson is named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.
JEFFERSON (This office was established in Bowie County)
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
William N. Bishop (est) May 22, 1846
Office changed into Cass County, Jan 26, 1847
Berry H. Durham Jan 26, 1847
William N. Bishop Jun 15, 1847
Perry M. Graham Feb 26, 1849
George D. Crump May 2, 1849
Caleb Ragin Dec 31, 1849
John M. Waskom Aug 4, 1851
Stephen H. Ellis Mar 31, 1852
Samuel Garey Dec 30, 1852
William N. Freeman Sep 9, 1853
Jacob W. Fleming Apr 25, 1854
William D. Moore May 7, 1855
James S. Elliott Feb 4, 1857
Mrs. Mary J. Lewis Oct 20, 1865
Office changed into Marion Couty, Mar 16, 1866.
John G. Bowen Mar 16, 1866
Donald Campbell Jun 18, 1866
Willis G. Robbinson Oct 21, 1870
Jacob Sterne Feb 16, 1871
Mrs. Ernestine Sterne Dec 20, 1872
John D. McAdoo Apr 14, 1875
Mrs. Ernestine Sterne Jun 2, 1875
Levin Perry Jul 18, 1888
Hal Singleton May 10, 1898
William Clark May 18, 1898
William E. Singleton Dec 4, 1922
Richard Hubbard Lemon (acting) Feb 15, 1935
Richard Hubbard Lemon Mar 15, 1935
Employees:
Charles A Meisenhiemer Ass't Postmaster
Mrs. Burma E. Bramier Senior Clerk
James E. Townley Clerk
Virgil McCasland Clerk
Mrs. Sadie Faviell Clerk
Miss Gussye Bender Sub-Clerk
Mrs. Zelpa Sub-Clerk
Custodial Empolyees:
Horace G. Bennett Fireman-Laborer
Andrew W. Davis Laborer
Rural Carriers:
John T. Sellers Rt. 1
William P. Bramer Rt. 2
Walter B. Kennon Rt. 3
Will Stallcup Rt. 4
SMITHLAND
(Pop. 150) Named for John Frank Smith, who located here in 1842. This office was established in Cass County.
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
Hezekiah Horner (est) Nov 13, 1850
Albert E. Perdue Apr. 29, 1852
M.D.K. Taylor May 19, 1853
Francis P. Smith Aug 7, 1854
James P. Smith Jul 23, 1860
Office changed into Marion County. Exact date not shown.
Office discontinued Jan 23, 1867; Office reestablished Dec 20, 1880.
Sergeant P. Smith Dec 20, 1880
John R. Mosley Dec 28, 1885
Sergeant P. Smith Dec 30, 1887
Frank S. Mosley Jun 28, 1889
James B. Mosley Mar 14, 1891
Frank O. Spearman Jan 27, 1905
Howard M. Bailey Apr 17, 1908
Walter D. Bailey Aug 2, 1917
Isaac W. Lake Jul 31, 1918
Lois Avant Apr 8, 1920
May Lake (acting) Apr 1, 1921
May Lake Aug 10, 1921
Walter R. McNeely (acting) Jun 23, 1923
Walter R. McNeely Nov 8, 1923
Fanny E. Durrum (acting) Mar 22, 1932
Howard Bailey (acting) Oct 17, 1933
Howard M. Bailey Feb 27, 1934
Mrs. Mary Kathryn Moseley (acting) Jun 1, 1942
Mrs. Mary Kathryn Moseley Jul 17, 1942
L.F. Peavy Jan 31, 1945
ALLEY'S MILLS
Office established in Cass County.
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
Daniel N. Alley (est) Mar 31, 1952
M.H. Boulding Sep 20, 1860
Office changed into Marion County. No date shown.
George Goolsby Jan 30, 1861
Office name changed to Nash's Foundry, Aug. 10, 1866.
William M. Johnson Aug. 10, 1866
Office discontinued Nov 5, 1866.
WAYSIDE
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
John Adlerson (est) Nov 15, 1860
Office discontinued, Nov 5, 1866
MIMM'S STORE
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
John Johnson (est) Apr 15, 1870
Office discontinued Nov 24, 1879.
EPPERSON
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
David F. Williams (est) Apr 12, 1871
Office discontinued Oct 4, 1871.
SIDNEY
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
Andrew J.B. Garrett (est) Jun 9, 1875
Office name changed to Lasater Station, Nov 9, 1877.
Joseph D. Lasater Nov 9, 1877
John K. Finley Sep 10, 1880
Office discontinued Mar 28, 1881.
LODWICK
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
J.A. Lindsay (est) Sep 6, 1875
Office changed into Harrison County, Jul 30, 1885.
Helen M. Cooper Jul 30, 1885
Office discontinued Jan 8, 1886; reestablished in Marion County, Apr 27, 1888.
William F. Jackson Apr 27, 1888
Greenville P.N. Norris Oct 5, 1906
William B. Cobb Nov 4, 1907
Clara Page Feb 10, 1910
Dura Wood Oct 25, 1912
Office discontinued Apr 30, 1917; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
LODI
(Pop. 150) J. Lopresto, an early settler, named this place for his former home in Lodi, Italy.
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
Dudley S. Warner (est) Nov 23, 1876
James A Jaynes Dec 15, 1888
William P. Warner Mar 26, 1890
John K. Sellers Dec 20, 1890
Ruby Sellers Oct 29, 1914
Wilburn P. McGuffin (acting) Aug 5, 1920
William A. McGuffin Feb 1, 1940
William A. McGuffin Aug 30, 1940
Mrs. Gay S. Lemmon (acting) Jan 15, 1942
Marvis W. McGuffin (acting) Jun 16, 1942
Marvis W. McGuffin Jul 22, 1942
KELLEYVILLE
Office established under name of Kelleysville.
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
George A. Kelley (est) May 27, 1878
Joseph Brown Jun 18, 1878
Office name changed to Kelleyville Oct 17, 1883.
Joseph Brown Oct 17, 1883
Robert W. Loomis May 3, 1900
William W. Wythe May 9, 1901
Office discontinued, Feb 15, 1908; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
OLD MONTEREY
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
Samuel B. Williams (est) Aug 1, 1878
Robert Harrell Mar 25, 1880
Office discontinued Jun 10, 1900; mail ordered sent to Vivian, La.
MIMS
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
James V. Nash (est) Apr 26, 1880
Office discontinued Jan 29, 1885; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
LASSATER
(Pop. 50) Named for Joe Lassater, a pioneer settler. Office established under name of Laster.
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
John C. Fritle (est) Jun 20, 1881
John K. Finley Mar 25, 1834
William J. Pyland Dec 8, 1885
James L. Garrett Feb. 16, 1894
James E. Hale Jan 18, 1896
Francis M. Alford Nov 20, 1896
Bob D. Pyland Dec 6, 1901
Office name changed to Pyland Oct 7, 1902.
Bob D. Pyland Oct 7, 1902
Jefferson N. McCasland Feb 24, 1903
Office name changed to Lassater Apr 13, 1909.
Charles J. Simmons Apr 13, 1909
Jefferson N. McCasland Feb 5, 1915
Mrs. Gladys Mae Bennett (acting) Aug 10, 1912
Mrs. Gladys M. Bennett Jan 9, 1933
Virgil H. Dodd (acting) Mar 11, 1919
Virgil H. Dodd Apr 28, 1939
Office discontinued May 15, 1944; mail ordered sent to Avinger.
ORRVILLE
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
Charles E. Orr (est) Jun 27, 1881
Mary A Orr Nov 1, 1886
Office discontinued Jul 24, 1897; mail ordered sent to Amicus.
LOCKETT
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
Samuel T. Alford (est) Jan 7, 1884
Jasper N. Jackson Dec 2, 1885
Jacob P. Alford Jan 8, 1897
George W. Gruggs Feb 3, 1898
Office discontinued Nov 30, 1903; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
AMICUS
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
William I Mason (est) Dec 8, 1885
Joseph L. Goolsby Apr 26, 1886
Virginia A. Taylor Mar 10, 1892
Office discontinued Sep 15, 1906; mail ordered sent to Avinger.
GRANT
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
Benjamin F. Brown (est) Apr 28, 1890
Office discontinued Aug 26, 1893; mail ordered sent to Lassater.
LUMBER
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
William P. Jemison (est) Nov 18, 1890
William K. Henderson Sep 7, 1893
Office discontinued Dec 15, 1904; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
COMET
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
Jacinth O. Jackson (est) Jun 18, 1891
Office discontinued Dec 15, 1905; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
RAGLEY
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
Wolf G. Ragley (est) May 13, 1893
George W. Brown Aug 13, 1896
Office discontinued Nov 2, 1898; mail ordered sent to Lassater.
HARTZO
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
Allen Livingston (est) Feb 13, 1894
Office discontinued Jul 15, 1905; mail ordered sent to Smithland.
UNA
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
Henry T. Brooks (est) Dec 5, 1898
Office discontinued Dec 15, 1904; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
SUNVIEW
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
John H. Seward (est) Sep 12, 1900
William H. McCane Sep 13, 1903
Mattie Spearman Dec 16, 1904
Office discontinued Apr 2, 1906; mail ordered sent to Coffeeville.
RAMBERT
Postmasters: Date Appointed:
William H. Evambert (est) May 3, 1901
Willis M. Driskall Mar 6, 1902
John Summers Oct 22, 1902
Office discontinued Dec 15, 1902; mail ordered sent to Harleton.
WHITEOAK
Postmaster: Date Appointed:
John M. Clinkscales (est) Oct 4, 1912
Office discontinued Apr 30, 1917; mail ordered sent to Jefferson.
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