Roscoe C. Jones Postmaster Appointment Certificates, PC.5108

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Roscoe C. Jones Postmaster Appointment Certificates, PC.5108

Abstract

Roscoe C. Jones (1885-1953) was born in East Lake to Asa Warren Jones and Martha Ann Creef Jones. He served as the first postmaster of the short-lived Griffin Post Office on Nags Head's soundside and later as Manteo Postmaster from 1922 until 1934. This collection consists of one oversize folder containing three Postmaster Appointment Certificates

Descriptive Summary

Title
Roscoe C. Jones Postmaster Appointment Certificates
Call Number
PC.5108
Creator
Jones, Roscoe C.
Date
1922 - 1930
Extent
0.010 cubic feet
Repository
Outer Banks History Center

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Collection Overview

This collection consists of one oversize folder, containing three Postmaster Appointment Certificates

Biographical/Historical

Roscoe C. Jones (1885 - 1953) was born in East Lake to Asa Warren Jones and Martha Ann Creef Jones. After the death of his father, the family moved to Roanoke Island. He married Estelle Mann in 1906; they had four children. Jones served as Dare County Register of Deeds from 1911 to roughly 1916. He served as the first postmaster of the short-lived Griffin Post Office on Nags Head's sound-side, and later as Manteo Postmaster from 1922 until 1934. Jones was a member of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church in Manteo and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

Contents of the Collection

Collection Contents
Roscoe C. Jones Postmaster Appointment Certificates, 1922-1930
Oversize Folder 1

Subject Headings

  • Roscoe C. 1884 - 1953 Jones
  • Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
  • Harding, Warren Gamaliel
  • Hoover, Herbert
  • Postmasters -- North Carolina -- Manteo
  • Manteo (N.C.)

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