Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Mail carriers & Clerks, Custodians Culver Post Office



1896 - Oct 2 - H. V. Shaw has been appointed mail carrier at this place, commencing next Thursday morning. “ Hank” will make a good one.

Lemuel Crabb, 16 years Mail Carrier P.O. to Depot

David H. Smith - 1901-1913 rural carrier

Clarence D Behmer - 1902-1932 - Clerk, Assistant Postmaster

Philip Middleton

James Marshalll

Frank McLane substitite rural mail carried - Sep. 1910

Iva Smith - ? Aug, 1910

Julia Moss - Aug. 1910 - ?

Roy Porter 1913 - Apr. 3 - has been added to the local post office force and will be on duty five hours each day.

Milton Roth Cline

1913 Nov 13 - Frank McLane, mail carrier on Route 14,... [Ezra?] Hawkins, Route 15 carrier,... David ?] Smith, carrier on Route 15,

Roy Asper is installed as temporary clerk in the post office. 18 Nov. 1915

1918 AUg 7 - Charles G. McLane has gone into the post office as a permanent clerk, having qualifed on examination

1919 Feb 12 Harry Menser Resigns Route 1; Lewis Hatten recently appointed subsitute carrier to take position temporaril

Ellis clifton - appointed substitute mail carrier RR1 - Jul 28 1920

Erza Hawkins - Mail Carrier Route 16 - 1911

Elza Hawkins appointed substitute mail carrier RR2 - Jul 28 1920

Lewis Hatten R1 mail carried - Nov. 1920

Frank Cooper - R2 1921 - ?

Russell V. "Russ" Fisher R3 - 1920-1954 -

Charley McLane - clerk ?-1931

James Leonard "Ray Fisher" 1934-1957 rural carrier

Harold fitterling - the appointment as mail carrier has been recieived by postmaster Fletcher Strang from the civil Service commission - Aug. 14, 1940.

Donovan Rockhill - temp. substitute mail carrier - ? -3 Jul . 1940

John Drenk Jr. - temp. substitute mail carrier - -3 Jul . 1940 - ?

Donald P. Osborn - rural carrier

Roger Wise - city & rural carrier ? - 1960 - ?

R. Hall Wilson R1 carrier 1955 - 1965

"Peanuts" Larry Lowry town carrier - 1956 1996

Ronald R Mackey R2 carrier ? - 1960 - ?

Dean Manchester substitute R1 carrier -? - 1960 -

Tom Houghton substitute R2 carrier -? - 1960 -

Merrill Jackson "Jack" Scruggs

Ernest L "Bus" Carter town carrier

James Milton "Jim" Washburn

Steve Guise town carrier

Rhonda (Carswell) Anderson abt 1990-Sep 28, 2018 - - She transfered to Cukver about 1990 She began her carried in Soth Bend in Aug. 1987 for 3 monthstransferring to Argos for 3 years. At Culver she has worked under 6 bosses 13 Officers-in-Charge and she also has been an officer in Charge.

Richard Ruby of Walkerton

Donna Johnson clerk

'Jim' James Jones City carrier, clerk ? 1960 - ?

Bill Rhodes of Plymouth 2006-Jan. 2009, 2 1/2 yrs.

Schuyler Rhodes (?- 1896 - ?) - carries the mail to and from Culver City and Maxeukuckee,

Mike Snyder - rural carrier

Mrs. [-?-] Chicak - rural carrier

C Arthur Reed - 1960- ? custodian

'Eck' Earl R Eckman May 1935-Jan 1966 custodian

Norman Madison "Mack" Scruggs ?-1985 custodian

Glen E. Schrimsher 1985-? Custodian

Jerry E. Jones - clerk & Postmaster

Stephen S. Smith - mail carrier

News Clips

1920 - Aug. 20 - rural Mail carried Ezra Hawkins and S. S. Smith have filed their applications for retirement pensions. They have reached the age limit of 65 and have served more than the required number of 15 years.
1921 - May - Ezra Hawkins and S. S. Smith, the former carriers, are retired on pension

1932 Nov 30 As a recognition of 30 years' service to the Culver Post Office, Clarence D. Behmer has been retired

Unknown capacity

Dormand Mikeselll - delivered Parcel Post and Express.
    Mr. Dormand Mikesell of Florida passed away June 27, 1974. He was a former resident of Culver, living here until he moved to Florida twenty years ago. He was employed by the Post Office while he lived in Culver, and delivered Parcel Post and Express. Later, the family lived on his grandfather Myers' farm in the Rutland area. He was born at Culver December 23, 1910. Survivors include two sons, three daughters, and cousins Donald and Oscar Mikesell, who live in Culver.

    Services were conducted in Sarasota, Florida on July 1st with Rev. Arthur Webb of First United Methodist Church in Sarasot a officiating. Burial was in Sarasota Memorial Park. JULY 18, 1974