In 1855, J. M. McCorkle was removed from his postmastership, and William C. Witt was appointed the new postmaster at Decatur Post Office in Meigs CO, TN. According to this article from The Athens Post published Friday, October 5, 1855, these changes were obviously politically motivated. Joseph McCorkle was Decatur postmaster in January 1851 per U. S. Post Office list of postmasters.~ continuing research by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge who found this article and typed it into html for this website only ~
"THOU SHALT NOT STEAL." DEUTERONOMY 5 : 19
This site is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Tommy and Beulah (Cline) Nipper.
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Sandra Ratledge
All you kinfolks, put some mail in that old box!
This site is dedicated to the memory of my mother,
Beulah Cline Nipper, a beautiful product of the Knobs.
