Misc. Records
WELLS FARGO AND CO’S
EXPRESS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 1856 - 1918
TOWN
ALAMO 1893
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1893 JOHN CONWAY
ANTIOCH 1867-1869 1872 1918
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1867 WOODRUFF & MC NULTY, FRUITS,
D.S.MCNULTY. POSTMASTER, AGENTS
JOHN BAMBER & CO’S ALAMEDA CONTRA
COSTA EXPRESS.
1869 STEPHEN ABBOT, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, POSTMASTER ABBOTT & JAY TUTTLE,
DRUGGIST, APOTHECARIES
1871 AGENTS BAMBER & CO’S EXPRESS.
1875 V. W. PHILIPS
1877 PHILIPS & BAKER, BOOKS AND STATIONARY, POSTMASTER.
1878-1880 BAKER & ODEN, DRUGGISTS, TELEGRAPH AGENT.
1881-1890 JOSIAH RIO BAKER & CO. POSTMASTER, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH; INS,
RECLAMATION LAW AUTHORITY.
COUNTY TREASURER 1912- 1922
1891-1893 DEWITT & RATTAN, DRUGGIST
1894-1896 DUNNIGAN & RATTAN, DRUGGIST
1897-1906 M. W. DUNNIGAN, DRUGGIST STATIONERY
1907 1908 W. A. REYNOLDS.
1908 1910 WILLIAM ADANIRAM BIGLOW(1908, HAROLD O. BIGLOW, DRIVER,
HELEN C. STOKES, CLERK
AVON. 1914 1918
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BAY POINT 1902 -1907 ,1909 - 1918.
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1902 A. J. FLOYD
1903 -1904 W. F. CUNNINGHAM
1904 J. P. MCSHARRY
1905-1906 W. S. SHAW
1907 S. E. GILMORE
1909 J. B. DAVIS
1910 J. G. KNIGHTLY
BLACK DIAMOND/PITTSBURG, 1874 1918
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1874 1880 P. BARGOIN, SUPERINTENDENT BLACK DIAMOND COAL RAILROAD.
1882 1883 Q. W. CORNWALL, TELEGRAPHER
1885 1889 SHELDON RANEY, POSTMASTER,
TELEGRAPH AGENT, GROCERIES
GENERAL STORE, JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE.
1890 1896 JOSEPH F .RANEY GENERAL STORE,
1897 1918 WILLIAM JAMES ( BILLY) BUCHANAN, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, CHAIRMAN BOARD
OF TRUSTEES ( MAYOR ),COUNTY SUPERVISOR,1905 1950.
FOUNDED BUCHANAN AIRPORT 1946,WIFE NORA POSTMASTER AND TELEPHONE OPERATOR,
WILLIAM M CASEY, CLERK 1908.
BRENTWOOD 1882 1918
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1882 1885 C. R. ESTABROOK, CENTRAL PACIFIC R.R. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
POSTMASTER
1886 1887 H. A. GRAVES
1888 1890 CHARLES L HEDEMARK
1891 1901 P W COMPTON, SOUTHERN PACIFIC WESTERN UNION
1902 1907 F. W. WEIHE
1908 S. GRADY
1909 HENRY STONEMAN PEDRICK
1910 P. G .SAMBORN
BYRON 1878 1918
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1878 1893 W. J. CASSELMAN, CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD, WESTERN UNION POSTMASTER.
1894 1900 W. S. SMITH
1901 1900 H. HUSHBECK
1907 R. R. HENDERSON
1908 1910 FENDERICK WILLIAM WEIHE.
CLAYTON 1879 1901
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1879 1901 CHARLES RHINE, GENERAL
MERCHANDISE, POSTMASTER
TELEGRAPHER, NOTARY
PUBLIC, CONTRA COSTA
TELEPHONE CO.
CONCORD 1883 1918
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1883 1886 CHARLES L. HEDEMARK
1886 1888 S. H. BARNHISEL, GENERAL STORE.
1889 1890 E. J. SUMMERFIELD
1891 1893 W. C. RAYMOND, SOUTHERN
PACIFIC, WESTERN UNION
1894 1900 C. C. JEWEL
1901 J. J. DAVIS
1902 1903 E. R. REID
1904 1910 THOMAS EDWARDS
CORNWALL 1879 1910
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1870 1883 CHARLES P. LYNDALL,
POSTMASTER
1885 1886 S. C. CULLEY
1888 1889 CORNELIA S. RAYMOND
1888 1889 BERTHA G. RAYMOND , POSTMASTER SOUTHERN PACIFIC, WESTERN UNION
1890 1896 MISS EMMA VAN HYNING, SOUTHERN PACIFIC, WESTERN
UNION
1897 1901 G. T. FOSTER
1902 1903 W. JOST
1904 E. R. ALLEN
1905 W. B. JOHNSON
1906 1910 EDWARD HEVEY
CROCKET 1883 1918
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1883 1886 CHARLES L HEDEMARK
1886 1888 S. H. BARNHISEL, GENERAL STORE
1889 1890 E. J. SUMMERFIELD
1891 1893 W. C. RAYMOND, SOUTHERN PACIFIC, WESTERN UNION
1894 1900 C. C. JEWEL
1901 J. J. DAVIS
1902 1903 E. R. REID
1904 1910 THOMAS EDWARDS.
DANVILLE 1887 1918
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6-1-1887 1893 JOHN CONWAY, GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
1894 1899 ALBERT B. HOAG PLUMBER,
BUILDING CONTRACTOR, HARDWARE
TINWARE
1900 1901 W. D. FARREN
1902 1903 C. E. WOOLEY
1904 1907 M. WELSH
1908 PERCIE MELBERN HOLOWAY
1909 1910 SIIDNEY CRILLY
GIANT 1912- 1918
GLEN FRAZER 1906 1918
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1906 1910 WESLEY HIRAM LOWD
KNIGHTSEN, 1901-1918
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1901 1906 H. N. ROOK
1907 LOUIS HUNTLING RICHARDS
1908-1909 M. C. WITMER
1910 L. E. LEHMER
MARTINEZ 1856 2928
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MAY 1,1856 CHARLES CARROLL SWAIN, INSURANCE,
1860 DANIEL W. SWAIN PHONEY EXPRESS RIDER
1863-1865 JAMES F SWAIN, GENERAL MERCHANDISE
(SYLVANUS SWAIN)
OCT 14 1864 1877 CHARLES CARROLL SWAIN, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
1879-1901 GEORGE ATWOOD SHERMAN DRUGGIST, SCHOOL BOOKS STATIONERY
1901 1910 ROBERT BURNS BORLAND
RAILROAD AGENT, TELEPHONE PIONEER 1924 AN ORGANIZER OF NATIONAL BANK OF
MARTINEZ,(1908 O. JOHN HITTMAN, DRIVER)
NORTONVILLE 1874 1884
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1874 1880 WILLIAM J. TINGMAN
1880 1884 A. A. PAUL, CLERK BLACK DIAMOND COAL CO, POSTMASTER TELEGRAPH.
OAKLEY 1903 1918
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1903 1906 S. S. PETERSON
1907 J. C. MCNEIL
1908 1910 ELMER PEATROSS THORTON
OLEUM 1914 1918
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ORWOOD 1912 1918
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PACHECO 1860 1887
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DEC 1, 1860 1871 ELIJAH HOOK, GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
1875 M. KALISKY, GENERAL MERCHANDISE
1878 J. F. HARDING, (& LANGENKAMP)
LIQUORS, GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
AGENT ISAIAH W GILLPATRICK & CO’S CONTRA COSTA & ALAMEDA EXPRESS.
1879 1880 M. KALISKY, GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
1882 1883 JOHN GAMBS, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, CONTRA COSTA TELEPHONE CO.
1885 1887 F. E. LEPPIIEN DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND FANCY GOODS, GROCRIES LIQUORS,
HARDWARE AND CROCKERY, CLOTHING AND FURNISHING, GOODS,
PAINTS, GLASS, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, CONTRA COSTA TELEPHONE COMPANY.
PINOLE 1880 1918
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1880 JAMES M DEWITT
1883 D. P. CONROY
1885 1888 B. F. MCDANIEL SOUTHERN PACIFIC
1888 MISS KATE POTWIN, SOUTHERN PACIFIC WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
1889 1891 MRS. G. T. WINSLOW
1892 1918 EDWARD M DOWNER, SOUTHERN PACIFIC, WESTERN UNION,
POSTMASTER. PROPRIETOR OF PINOLE TIMES, 1894 1901 ;1905
FOUNDED BANK OF PINOLE; PRESIDENT OF MECHANICS BANK OF RICHMOND, BY 1919 (1908
WILLIAM R BURNS AND CHARLOTTE P. BRANDT, CLERKS)
PITTSBURG 1911 1918 (SEE BLACK DIAMOND)
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PORT COSTA 1881 1918
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1881 1888 J. H. WRIGHT, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH, 1886 RAILROAD AGENT
1888 1889 ROBERT L. LEE
1890 1900 LOUIS N BUTNER, SOUTHERN PACIFIC, WESTERN UNION
1901 1902 L. M. NICHOLS
1903 1904 G. D. ROWE
1905 W. SCHMIDT
1906 WILLIAM ADANIRAM BIGLOW
1907 F. W. COLEMAN
1908 1910 JOSEPH IRVING EDWARDS
RICHMOND 1893 1918
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1901 W. B. LISCO
1902 1910 WALTER BUTLER TRULL (1908 HARRY E PETILLON CLERK, EDWAED T WILLIAMS
AND HARRY F YAGER, DRIVERS, ARTHUR HAYDEN, TRANSFORMAN,)
RODEO 1893 1918
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1893 1896 SIDNEY CRILLEY
1897 1898 H. M. CARR
1899 1900 A VESSEY
1900 I W HEILIG
1901 1902 G. S. AYERS
1903 1909 MISS LUNA B CLARK
1910 H A JANDEBUER
SAN PABLO 1879 1918
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1879 1880 JAMES W LEE
1881 1903 J. H. CHICHESTER
1904 1905 C. E. WOOLEY
1906 1907 J. H. CHICHESTER
1908 C. A. SULLIVAN
1908 JOHN CHRYSLER O’CONNOR
1909 1910 W. O. COLE
SAN RAMON 1887 1895
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JUNE 1 1887 1891 HENRY C HURST, GENERAL STORE, POSTMASTER
1892 1895 U. A. BOYDSTON
SELBY 1910 1918
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1910 E. J. COOPER
1915 1917 C. F. MC REYNOLDS
SOMERSVILLE 1875
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1875 JACOB LANDO, GENERAL MERCHANDISE
STEGE 1882 1918
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1882 1883 A. S. CATIN
1885 R. N. CLAGGETT
1886 1888 GEORGE H TOMPKINS WESTERN UNION SOUTHERN PACIFIC
1888 MRS. G. T. WINSLOW
1889 1890 THOMAS A MCKINSTRY FIRST POSTMASTER 1889
1891 E. MCKINSTRY
1892 1894 O. M. HOWARD, SOUTHERN PACIFIC, WESTERN UNION
1895 1901 E. A. RHOMPSON
1902 1903 H. G. YOUNG
1904 1905 J. H. CHICHESTER
1906 FRED HANSON
1907 A. S. HALL
1908 G. W. TAYLOR
1908 PERCIE MELBERN HOLWAY
1909 1910 C. C. CHRISTIAN
VALLEJO JUNCTION 1883 1918
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1883 C. L. HEDEMARK
1885 W. S. COWIN, WESTERN UNION, SOUTHERN PACIFIC
1904 T. P. KNIGHTLY
1905 1910 EDGAR JACOB COOPER
WALNUT CREEK 1880 1918
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1880 JAMES M STOW GENERAL MERCHANDISE NOTARY PUBLIC COUNTY ASSESSOR
1883 AUSTIN WESLEY HAMMITT, DRY GOODS GENERAL MERCHANDISE, ASSEMBLYMAN 1874
1885 1888 JAMES M STOW POSTMASTER COUNTY ASSESSOR,
1889 1890 HOMER STOW SHUEY, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, TELEPHONE OPERATOR,1871 LAID
OUT WALNUT CREEK TOWNSITE, RAN SEMI WEEKLY LAFAYETT, SAN RAMON, DANVILLE,
EXPRESS, 1882 1886 1893 1898 SHUEY AND GALLOWAY EXPRESSMAN,
1891 CHARLES W AND FRED GEARY BROS. AND CO, GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
1892 1895 A. L. VAN MATER SOUTHERN PACIFIC WESTERN UNION
1896 1897 J. H. HARCOURT
1898 1907 C. L. BOWERS
1908 O. J. RUTHERFORD
1908 GEORGE SIDNEY COLEY
1909 A. H. BEARD
1910 J. E. BICK
WEBB’S LANDING 1874 1875
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1875 R. V. SNODGRASS
Transcribed and contributed by © Sheri Vail, July 2006.