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Marysville Postmasters

Official postal appointments paired with a local-history timeline of the places where Marysville received its mail.

Early downtown Marysville streetscape with storefronts and people along the road
Downtown Marysville · Early postal era

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What this record includes.

Appointment dates follow the USPS chronology. Local building and location history is presented separately when the evidence comes from community records.

Collection size
22

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Historical span
1879–2024

22 postal appointments

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Postmasters

James T. Comeford

Postmaster

Appointed
April 22, 1879

The USPS appointment record uses James T. Comeford. Local Marysville sources consistently identify the town founder and first postmaster as James P. Comeford.

Postmasters

Leon L. Stock

Postmaster

Appointed
March 21, 1935

The local ledger transcription gives June 30, 1934. The USPS record instead lists an acting appointment on June 1, 1934, followed by the postmaster appointment on March 21, 1935.

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Postmasters

John C. Boid

Acting Postmaster

Appointed
August 30, 1963

The USPS appointment record spells the surname Boid. Some local historical sources spell it Boyd, and the local ledger groups that entry as 1963–1966. That range is retained as local information, not as a USPS appointment range.

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Postmasters

John C. Boid

Postmaster

Appointed
May 21, 1965

The USPS appointment record spells the surname Boid. Some local historical sources spell it Boyd, and the local ledger groups that entry as 1963–1966. That range is retained as local information, not as a USPS appointment range.

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Leonard E. Amundson

Postmaster

Appointed
June 26, 1967

The local ledger groups Leonard E. Amundson’s postal service as 1966 through April 1979. USPS records separately list his acting appointment on August 19, 1966 and postmaster appointment on June 26, 1967; the ledger’s April 1979 date is retained only as local range information.

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Bernard G. Pelsma Jr.

Postmaster

Appointed
December 1, 1979

The local ledger transcription gives December 29, 1979 and says Pelsma was still serving in 1985. The USPS record gives December 1, 1979 and lists later 1984 appointments for Margaret Davis and Michael S. Ferri.

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Postmasters

Robey W. Berry

Officer-in-Charge

Appointed
April 6, 1979

The local ledger groups his officer-in-charge period as April 1979 through December 29, 1979. USPS records give April 6, 1979 as his appointment date and December 1, 1979 as Bernard G. Pelsma Jr.’s appointment date, so the ledger range is retained only as conflicting local information.

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Margaret Davis

Officer-in-Charge

Appointed
August 3, 1984
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Michael S. Ferri

Postmaster

Appointed
November 10, 1984
Postmasters

Delana M. Duncan

Postmaster

Appointed
May 1, 2004
Postmasters

James Walters

Officer-in-Charge

Appointed
January 14, 2004
Postmasters

Dale R. Monty Jr.

Postmaster

Appointed
March 9, 2024
Postmasters

Unidentified

Officer-in-Charge

Appointed
Date not currently identified

The USPS chronology includes an officer-in-charge entry for which a name and appointment date are not currently identified.

Places that carried the mail

Marysville’s post office moved with the town.

This local-history timeline is separate from the official USPS appointment list above. It preserves the places, buildings, businesses, and unresolved details recorded in community sources.

  1. Before 1884

    James P. Comeford’s home or business

    West Front Street

    Before Marysville had a dedicated post-office building, local histories describe mail arriving by rowboat from Steamboat Slough at the home or business of James P. Comeford. The local ledger also references the Snohomish–Mukilteo boat.

  2. 1884

    Arthur Quinn’s residence

    Between Delta and State Streets

    The local ledger records an early post-office location at Arthur Quinn’s residence. His separate federal appointment appears in the official chronology above.

  3. 1885–1890

    Henry B. Myers and Marysville’s first post-office boxes

    Front Street between Ash and Beach Streets

    Henry B. Myers operated a general store in early Marysville and installed the community’s first rentable post-office boxes in the rear of the business. Although one secondary source identifies him as a postmaster, the USPS appointment records and multiple newspaper histories do not list him as holding that office. He is therefore included as an important figure in Marysville’s postal history, but not as a confirmed postmaster.

  4. 1890–1893

    The Bartlett Store

    Front and Beach Streets

    The local ledger places the post office at the rear of the Bartlett Store during the period it associates with Charles H. Schaefer.

  5. 1893–1897

    Across from City Hall

    Downtown Marysville

    The local ledger records a post-office location across the street from City Hall during the period it associates with Henry A. Plate.

  6. 1897–1899

    North side of Front Street

    Opposite City Hall

    The local ledger places the post office on the north side of Front Street during the period it associates with Accie Johnston.

  7. 1899–1916

    Second and Cedar

    Next to the bank building

    The local ledger records this location during the period it associates with Henry A. Rathvon.

  8. 1916–1934

    The State Street post office

    State Street between Second and Third Streets

    The local ledger places the post office here during the periods it associates with Mabel Murphy and George L. Deu Pree. It also notes that Frank Mardon began working in the post office on April 15, 1927.

  9. 1940

    The 1940 post-office building

    Fifth Street between Delta and State Streets

    The local ledger records a new dedicated post-office building at this location on May 26, 1940.

  10. Later 20th century

    The move to 1010 State Avenue

    1010 State Avenue

    Local historical information places the post office at this address during the period associated with Leonard E. Amundson.

    The project’s current ledger transcription says “1010 State Street” and does not provide an exact move date. The Street/Avenue wording requires further source verification.

Sources & method

Read the list with its evidence attached.

These are the principal records used to assemble this collection. Linked family-history services are research leads and may change independently of the Society’s index.

  1. USPS Postmaster Finder — Postmasters by City

    Primary source for official appointment chronology.

  2. USPS Postmaster Finder FAQ

    Explains how appointment dates are recorded.

  3. National Archives — Post Office Records

    Additional federal research context.

  5. Marysville Globe, August 8, 1990, page 6

    Source concerning Henry B. Myers and Marysville's first post-office boxes.

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