Earlier this month on PAJUNIAT, I posted some transcribed daybook entries found at the back of the Bealetown store ledgers. A number of people expressed interest in the activity in the store itself, and so I have transcribed the names of people who are listed as having had accounts at the store in the indices of the two account books. These correlated to receipt books, one of which is still in existence, dating primarily from 1858 through the mid 1860s, with some entries as late as the early 1870s. Because it is clear that a number of people were coming over the hill from the Madison (Blain) area in Perry county, I am crossposting this to PAPERRY as well. The tiny Bealetown general store was run by Francis Snyder (1810-1894), miller, merchant, shingle maker, and three times postmaster of Bealetown (or later, Honey Grove), Tuscarora TWP, in Juniata county. One receipt book and two account books were recovered from the store, then being used as a chicken coop, in the early 1960s by Wm Cloyd Snyder, Francis' grandson and my grandfather. In all there are about 800 pages in the three volumes, which are quite fragile today. I have scanned a few sample pages, but the books are in no shape to withstand copying entire. The list of customers below is a combination of the indices in the two account books. Because Francis allowed only a certain portion of a page to each customer, and then moved the account to the next free space when the first allotted space was filled, there are multiple entries for many people. As a result, the indices also contain multiple entries. I have combined these only when the spelling was identical, leaving distinct names intact, even when they most certainly refer to the same person, such as Anthony Hochenbery and Anthony Hockenberry. Francis' spelling was often what A. A. Milne once called "wobbly," but I thought it best to reproduce the names as they are spelled in the ledgers. Thus there will be a number of duplications among the 267 names listed below. Larry Snyder Davis, CA ldsnyder@dcn.davis.ca.us ========================= Customers with Accounts at Francis Snyder's Bealetown store Anderson E.L. Anderson J A Andrew Amanda Arbuckle Mary Bailor John Barker Moore and Mein Barnard John Barnard William Barton Martha Bartley Andrew Beale David Beale David Jr Beale Emilia Beale George Beale J M Beale James Beale Jesse Beale Jesse + Wife Beale Jesse, Wife [Mrs.] Beale Margaret Beale William Beaston James Berryman Edward Berryman Thomas Bird David Boozle Abraham Bowman John L Brian [or Bryan] Mulqueen Brice Rachel Burd David Burd John Butler Calvin Campbell David Campbell John Carter Wm Carter Wm + James Chesnut [?] David Colier Elizabeth Conn John Coon A L Coon William Coyle + Co Crawford S B Crawford Saml Cross George Crouse Samuel Deen William Deephenbaugh Danil Dobbs Elisha Dobbs J C Dobbs J R Dobbs James Dobbs James + Joseph Dobbs John E Dobbs Martha Dobbs Samuel Dobbs Wm Dolton John Dolton Matthew Drollsbaugh D B Drolsbaugh Jacob Drolsbaugh Jas Drolsbaugh John Drolsbaugh Mary Euing Wm Eweing John Eweing Sarah Fisher Daniel Fisher Saml Fuller Saml Fulton George Misses Fults Fusselman David Fussleman D Geedy George Gillefird E O Given Nancy Goodhart Alex Gray Hugh Gray James Jr Gray James Sr Haffy James Harley + Beale Hartman Samuel Heides Hempton Catharin Henry Saml Henry Sarah Hochenbery Anthony Hochenberry Allen Hochenberry Joseph Hockenberry Anthony J G Honel Hood Bonbright Hossinger John Junk William Kennady Eliza Kennady James Kennady Wm Kiser James Kizer James Kough George Kuhn A + S Kuhn Alf Kuhn Wm Laughlin Thos Leiby William Louder Solomon M Meyers + Co Mairs Matilda Maloy Everd Marshall James Maxwell Wm Mcdonald David Mcgaughy S S Mcgaughy Saml Mclure Alex Mclure Jesse Mclure Wm Mcmeen Wm MCulloch D. B. Mculloch Edith MCulloch James MCulloch Jas MCulloch John MCulloch S T Meloy Thomas Meminger George Meminger John Middagh James Middagh John Sr Middagh John Jr Miller Mariah Milliken Francis Milliken J G Milliken J L Milliken J W Milliken James Milliken James Carpenter [occupation?] Milliken John Milliken Martha Milliken Mary Milliken Mary + Margaret Milliken Nancy Milliken Rachel Milliken Saml Milliken W A Milliken William Minich Ephrem Minich William Mowery Rheubin Neely George Neely John Neely R H Noss Abraham Noss John G. Notestine John Odonal John Orr Mary Jane Palm R H Panebaker Saml Patterson Mary Peck Catharin and Frederick Peck D P Peck Daniel Peck David Peck David Sr Peck Frederick Peck George Peck G W J J Peck Peck J L[?] Peck J W Peck Jacob Peck James + Samuel Jr Peck Jas Peck M G Peck Robert Peck Saml Peck Saml Jr Peckard Johnathan Peckard Jonathan Pennebaker Saml Pennebaker Samuel Pennebaker William Phillips Samuel John Phillips Pollum H R Mrs Reed Reed Abraham Reed John Rennels Rettew Rhine Noah Rice George Rice John Rice Sarah Rice Thomas Rice William Ritner N J Robeson Wm Rogers [or Royers] J H Rorer Abraham Rorer Mary Row Jeramiah Sherrif Daniel Sherrif David Sheriff Peter Showers John Smelker G M Smelker George Smith George Smith Henry F Smith J L Smith Jacob L Smith Wm Smucker + Burns Snyder A. W. Snyder Abraham Snyder Andrew Snyder Catharine Snyder Curtis Snyder Daniel Snyder David Snyder Francis Snyder J G Snyder J M Snyder Mathias Snyder Mathis Sowers Daniel Stinson James Stinson James Blac Stinson James Black Smith [Occupatipon?] Stinson James F Strayer Mrs Swails J M Tailor George Tailor John Sr Taylor George Taylor Harison Taylor John Thatcher Daniel Thomas + Harley Thompson Misses Trago Levi Jacob Livingston Tobacco Turbett Wm Volentine Henry Wallace Thomas Walton John Watters Jesse Watts Amanda Watts Amos Watts John White Samuel White William Wildman Manassa Wilson Morgan Wilson R F Winn Henry Wise Manuel Work R A Work Rhuima Work Robert Young William Zigler George Zimerman James