Fletcher Plat Map
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The 1900 census above shows part of the Sweetwater District. Notice that the name on the bottom belongs to Schnedicker Baldwin. He was born in 1823 in New York. That puts him at seventy-seven years old when the 1900 census came out. And he is still an active farmer. He was married at one time, but is widowed.
Henry D. Fletcher:
Henry lends his name to the post office created here on October 24, 1883. (This is another clue that this patent map is c1885.) He held this position until October 7, 1893. His son Vic, who had left the state for a while, would be postmaster from 1903 to 1905.
Henry has Application for Patent #6788. I can’t find any information that it was ever granted.
Henry Fletcher was very active in his community (I will assume it is the Esmeralda County Seat of Hawthorne), he was Superintendent of Schools in 1875 and 1876 and County Administrator in 1877 and 1878.
Thomas C Sharp:
We have already been introduced to Thomas Sharp (or Sharpe) and his wife Maggie. Thomas and Maggie are the first names on the 1900 census (above) and all over the table of Fletcher Post Masters above.
Thomas was born in New Brunswick, Canada in 1852. At twenty-three he found his way to the booming mining camp of Bodie. There he worked in mining and was foreman of the Defiance mine for four years. He also worked in lumber; located timber for the Mono Lake Railroad. He then move to Fletcher which was at the crossroads of Bodie, Carson City, and Hawthorne. He served on the school board of District Number 1 for twelve years.
Thomas bought the hotel there and became a hosteller. He also became a stockman owning 400 acres of land in the valley around Fletcher. Miner, Lumberman, Hosteller, Stockman, Public Servant; Thomas Sharp did it all!
Henry D. Fletcher:
Henry lends his name to the post office created here on October 24, 1883. (This is another clue that this patent map is c1885.) He held this position until October 7, 1893. His son Vic, who had left the state for a while, would be postmaster from 1903 to 1905.
Henry has Application for Patent #6788. I can’t find any information that it was ever granted.
Henry Fletcher was very active in his community (I will assume it is the Esmeralda County Seat of Hawthorne), he was Superintendent of Schools in 1875 and 1876 and County Administrator in 1877 and 1878.
Thomas C Sharp:
We have already been introduced to Thomas Sharp (or Sharpe) and his wife Maggie. Thomas and Maggie are the first names on the 1900 census (above) and all over the table of Fletcher Post Masters above.
Thomas was born in New Brunswick, Canada in 1852. At twenty-three he found his way to the booming mining camp of Bodie. There he worked in mining and was foreman of the Defiance mine for four years. He also worked in lumber; located timber for the Mono Lake Railroad. He then move to Fletcher which was at the crossroads of Bodie, Carson City, and Hawthorne. He served on the school board of District Number 1 for twelve years.
Thomas bought the hotel there and became a hosteller. He also became a stockman owning 400 acres of land in the valley around Fletcher. Miner, Lumberman, Hosteller, Stockman, Public Servant; Thomas Sharp did it all!