IAGenWeb Project - Clayton co.
updated 03/28/2017


Uncalled for letters at the county postoffices

1855 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883

- a good way to find your ancestors who lived in the county for a short time or who had recently arrived -

~compiled by Reid R. Johnson and S. Ferrall for Clayton co. IAGenWeb


June 1855
List of Letters remaining in the Post Office at Clayton, June 30th, 1855, which if not called for in three months, will be sent to Washington as dead letters. Clayton, July 2, 1855. J.G. Jerome, P.M.

Ayer, Pembroke Mr.
Burnham, R.L. (2)
Buggy, Thomas
Barnes, Noble L.
Blakelee, Doct A.P. (3)
Brownell, Geo. W.
Corning, Chas W.
Forbes, Miss Abagail (3)
Fosdick, William
Grover, Asher (3)
George, C.W.
Gordon, Wm. F.
Goodwin, W.G.
Hartsough, E. Mr.
Holden, Miss Margaret
Jones, Freedom
Jackson, Robert
Killenvashel, Wm.
Lossing, Horace
Lamplier, Nancy Ann
Peck, A. Mr.
Pool, Nelson
Phillbrich, Simon
Parker, Samuel F. (2)
Renshaw, T.F.
Rierson, Lars
Rust, Miss Sophie
Sornbarger, J. Mr.
Sornbarger, Merritt
Stevenson, S.W.
Winger, Jacob

List of Letters remaining in the Post Office at Garnavillo, on the 1st day of July, A.D., 1855. Persons calling for the following letters will please say "advertised." Garnavillo, July 6, 1855 - R.C Dripps, P.M.

Assorsen, Halsteen
Alleway, James
Alcock, A.G.
Arrl, A.A.
Blosser, Isaac
Bradley, Samuel
Curtis, James
Cannon, Cary
Dunlap, Silas B. (2)
Drinkgern, John
Engler, Sebastian
Foose, Miss Catharine
Goekel, Joseph
Helm, Mrs. S.A.
Hubbard, H.W.
Henning, Christian (2)
Hare, W.H.
Holtz, Fritz
Haines, Mrs. Pauline (2)
Hanson, Oscar
Jans, William
Kaiser, John G.
Kingsbury, Stephen
Knivity, William
Kinney, Mrs. Elisabeth
Matt, Mathias
McNary, Isaac
Mead, Deborah
Rusdaschel, Christian
Read, J.A.
Spice, Robbert
Sowell, Shadrich
Sheldon, Myron
Tully, John
Tabre, John
Thorn, Graham
Wiltsy, Philip
Williams, Warren
Whitman, Geo. A.
Weigaman, John
Williams, Daniel R.


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April 1881
List of letters uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, for the month ending April 26th, 1881:
John Casey
Jason B. Smith
John Wolter, Sr.
William Pandl
Peter Habge---
Oly L. Hanson
William Grozer
G. A. Collant
Charles Goetz
Miss Nellie Tomson
Miss Agnes Merchant
Miss Guro Knudson
Mrs. Samuel Leom--ss
Carrie M. Stiner

Foreign:
Mitchael Weiman
Theodor Lau
~Elkader Register, Fri., April 29, 1881

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July 1881
Remaining uncalled for in the postoffice at Elkader, Clayton county, Iowa, for the month ending July 30th, 1881:
T. E. Cook
M. B. Gains
Adolph Neubauer
John J. Liming
Samuel Hurd
Joseph Meyer
Archibald McArthur
Frank Kuefen
Miss Jane Loper
Mrs. J. M. Cords
~Elkader Register, Fri., August 5, 1881

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August 1881
Remaining uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, Clayton county, Iowa, for the month ending Aug. 30th, 1881:
Mrs. Thirzah Bowers
Mrs. H. M. Stockwell
Miss Bell McKellar
H. Whitlock
M. M. Wakeman
J. H. Prescott
Rev. C. F. Bowers
William Ash
Geo. W. Gernen
~Elkader Register, Fri., September 9, 1881

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March 1882
Below will be found a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, Clayton county, Iowa, for the month ending March 31st, 1882:
William Schleich
Laudgrew and Joobalk
Thos. Smith
Mrs. Lizzie Susan Smith
Mr. Whittermort
John Boss
J. C. Merrill
Henry Wilgams
~Elkader Register, Thur., April 7, 1882

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April 1882
Below will be found a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, Clayton county, Iowa, for the month ending April 30th, 1882:
Joseph Clipper
Albert Beson
D. N. Gates
William E. Knight
R. Bruhen
John Hoth
Mary H. Carter
~Elkader Register, Fri., June 2, 1882

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May 1882
The following is the list of letters uncalled for at the Elkport post office, for the month of May:
Abner Cory
Peter Henry
Miss A. Keenen
L. Krumm
Cath. Maria Morris
Andrew J. Norton
Peter Schurtz
~Elkader Register, Fri., June 9, 1882. Elkport Locals column.

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August 1882
List of letters uncalled for at the post office in Elkader, for the month ending Aug. 31, 1882:
John E. Potter
Evory H. Hawkins
David Lovejoy
H. Adling
Paul Willmar
W. M. Murphy
~Elkader Register, Fri., September 1, 1882

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September 1882
List of letters uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, for the month ending September 30th, 1882:
C. C. Fuller
John F. Thompson
Miss Mary Ann Russell
Miss Sophia Smith
Miss Louisa _acker
~Elkader Register, Fri., October 6, 1882

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November 1882
List of letters remaining uncalled for at the post office, for the month ending November 30th, 1882:
Miss Anna Bennington
Miss Mary Dunnegan
H. S. Merrill
James Humphry
I. M. Fleisher
L. Reierson
A. J. Woodward
G. W. Kerrick
Henry Niebe
Geo. J. Barr
B. F. Coulter
F. Faber
~Elkader Register, Fri., December 15, 1882

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December 1882
List of letters remaining uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, for the month ending December 31st, 1882. Please say "advertised", when called for. T. G. Price, Postmaster.
J. Hagarty.
Sophia J. Smith.
Aaron Van An_a (missing letter may be a "d".)
George Sturm.
Mrs. Thomas Wiley.
Mrs. Mary Burns.
Thomas Conboy.
Lorina Clark.
Mary Conboy.
Miss Lon Brinlhler.
Alfred Albrecht.

Postals:
Geo. Kaylor.
Michael Callaghan.
Samuel Hendrickson.
C. F. Hall.
C. Menger.
~Elkader Register, Fri., January 5, 1883

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January 1883
Letters remaining uncalled for in the Elkader post office for the month ending Jan. 1st*, 1883. T. G. Price, P.M.
Mrs. Mary Hanna, 2
Mrs. Matilda Muller
J. W. Munger
Mrs. Almira Munger
Miss Jennie Munger, 2
John Bradt

Postals:
Mrs. A. M. Palmer
Nelso Nelson
Wm. Wright
A. H. Nasens
Mrs. Mary Brown
Chas. Boss
~Elkader Register, Fri., February 2, 1883
*Note: The newspaper publication date is clear, likely the articles "for the month ending Jan. 1st, 1883" should probably read "Jan. 31st, 1883"

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February 1883
List of letters remaining uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, for the month ending February 28th, 1883.
Miss Mary Backer,
Mrs. Julia Nevens,
Mrs. H. R. Hanson,
Nora Sheets,
Mr. William Boyd
John Lusher
Ira Cullurtson (2)
Herm Adolph Class

Postals:
F. W. Roberts
T. B. Pettebone
John W. Coon
Michael Callagan
F. Carr.
~Elkader Register, Fri., March 2 1883

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March 1883

The following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the post office at Elkader, for the month ending March 31st, 1882*:
Bill White
Mrs. Mary Gehring
Miss Minnie Eger
John Hagen
James Hanaway
H. L. Talbert
John Munger
J. D. Brand
Sarah Adams

Postels:
Mel. Blackford
Geo. M. Langdon
C. W. Gleason
J. Herbronson
~Elkader Register, Fri., April 6, 1883
*Note: Correct year is 1883

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