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The history of the town founded by Penn Yonge, and it's postmasters.
1855 A railroad connected Opelika to Girard, AL Jan 1855, then across the river to Columbus by Jul 1855
Yonges (station), Russell, AL established Jun 16 1856.
Name change to Yongesborough Feb 7 1859 '
Yongesborough post office changed from Russell co to Lee Co. Jan 7 1867
Name change to Chewacla Nov 16 1886.
Postmaster Wm C Yonge was appointed Jun 16 1856, to Apr 24 1868
Postmaster of Yongesborough Arthur Yonge (William C’s son) Jan 2 1883 to Sep 23 1884
Henry A Yonge Piedmont, Harris, GA Mar 27 1838
Henry A Yonge, Geneva, Coffee, AL Oct 25 1843 and Aug 22 1853 and Feb 2 1857
Edward E Yonge Geneva, Coffee, AL May 23 1859 (son of Henry who died April 1859)
Walter TC Yonge Rocky Comfort, Gadsden, FL May 27, 1837
Walter SC Yonge Geneva, Dale, AL Jul 27 1840
Walter Yonge Indigo Head, Coffee, AL Mar 16 1852
Walter SC Yonge Uchee Anna, Walton, FL May 14 , 1856
Miss Mary B Yonge Deer Park, Washington, AL Nov 10 1868 (Mary Beatrice daughter of brother George C. Yonge)
Chandler C Yonge Pensacola, Escambia, FL Jul 28 1885
Phillip K Yonge Muscogee, Escambia, FL Mar 1 1892 (son of Chandler, who died 1889)
Marg E Yonge Thunderbolt, Chatham, GA Apr 19 1900 (not sure how she relates, but Penn's brothers lived here)
Ada A Yonge Fairford, Washington, AL Jun 29 1914 and Dec 31 1922 (wife of George Penn Yonge, who is son of George C, brother of Penn)
The history of the town founded by Penn Yonge, and it's postmasters.
Yongesboro POST OFFICE
A post office operated under the name Yonge’s (station) from Jun 1856 to Feb 1859, then Yongesborough from Feb 1859 to Nov 1886 and under the name Chewacla from Nov 1886 to 1907.1855 A railroad connected Opelika to Girard, AL Jan 1855, then across the river to Columbus by Jul 1855
Yonges (station), Russell, AL established Jun 16 1856.
Name change to Yongesborough Feb 7 1859 '
Yongesborough post office changed from Russell co to Lee Co. Jan 7 1867
Name change to Chewacla Nov 16 1886.
Postmaster Wm C Yonge was appointed Jun 16 1856, to Apr 24 1868
Postmaster of Yongesborough Arthur Yonge (William C’s son) Jan 2 1883 to Sep 23 1884
Other Yonge postmasters Who Were Penn Yonge's Brothers, Nephews, Nieces
Henry A Yonge Abbeville, Henry, AL Jan 5 1833Henry A Yonge Piedmont, Harris, GA Mar 27 1838
Henry A Yonge, Geneva, Coffee, AL Oct 25 1843 and Aug 22 1853 and Feb 2 1857
Edward E Yonge Geneva, Coffee, AL May 23 1859 (son of Henry who died April 1859)
Walter TC Yonge Rocky Comfort, Gadsden, FL May 27, 1837
Walter SC Yonge Geneva, Dale, AL Jul 27 1840
Walter Yonge Indigo Head, Coffee, AL Mar 16 1852
Walter SC Yonge Uchee Anna, Walton, FL May 14 , 1856
Miss Mary B Yonge Deer Park, Washington, AL Nov 10 1868 (Mary Beatrice daughter of brother George C. Yonge)
Chandler C Yonge Pensacola, Escambia, FL Jul 28 1885
Phillip K Yonge Muscogee, Escambia, FL Mar 1 1892 (son of Chandler, who died 1889)
Marg E Yonge Thunderbolt, Chatham, GA Apr 19 1900 (not sure how she relates, but Penn's brothers lived here)
Ada A Yonge Fairford, Washington, AL Jun 29 1914 and Dec 31 1922 (wife of George Penn Yonge, who is son of George C, brother of Penn)