Other Events:

• Census: 1870 80, 1900 30 40, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
• Occupation: merchant, general merchandise store
• Occupation: postmaster at Central Station (40 yrs, retired abt 1939)
• Residence: Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV
• Medical Condition: 1870; deaf & dumb
• Occupation: 1929; B & O Railroad

Notes:

News item, "The Clarksburg Telegram," Jun 18 1897, in its entirey:
"Daniel Rollins, recently appointed postmaster at Central Station, Doddridge county, is a deaf mute, the only to ever hold such a position in the State."

Local news item in the column "Important News Items from Central" in the "West Union Herald" of Thursday, Feb 1 1906, in its entirety:
"Daniel Rollins has recently sold his grocery store to Grant Smith; they invoiced Thursday. Dan will go to Parkersburg."

News item, "West Union Record," Thursday, August 12 1915, in its entirety:
POST OFFICE AT CENTRAL STATION IS ENTERED
Thursday night of last week, the post office at Central Station was entered and a lot of mail broken open. There were only ten cents in the office. These with foru or five razors belonging to the postmaster, Daniel Rollins, were taken.
A night or two prior to that, the post office at Wick, in Tyler County, was entered. It is reported that about $50 were taken there.

Daniel married Nellie E. MILLS 30 Aug 1929, Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV. Nellie was born CA 1897. [Group Sheet]