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The Commissioners deem it their duty to add as information for the County Commissioners to be elected for the said new county, the before- named Daniel May is prepared to give his own hond, together with the bonds of Thomas Elliott, Thomas Nichols, George Goble and William Lewis for the purpose of securing to the new county the dona- tion of twenty acres required by the before-men- tioned aet to be made by the proprietor of the land where the said seat of justice should be located.
Given under our hands this 8th day of February, 1825.
(Signed)
JAMES BIRD, ISRAEL JENNINGS, JOHN H. MORRIS.
At the house of MeCawley, Clay County, in the presence of W. Turner.
It will thus be seen that the first county seat was Hubbardsville. The name, most probably, was in honor of Gov. A. F. Hub- bard, of Shawneetown, of whom an extended account may be found in the Wayne County history in this volume.
Daniel McCall was appointed County Sur- veyor, and ordered to lay off and plat the new town on May's donation " on or before the 25th day of the present month; " " the main street is to be forty two feet in width," and the " cross streets thirty feet in width." A sale of lots was ordered to be had on the 12th day of April, and the Clerk was ordered to advertise the sale in the Illinois Gazette and the Illinois Intelligencer.
Willis C. Osborne was then appointed County Treasurer. He gave bond, and his sureties were Thomas McCracken, Daniel May, William Lewis, Alexander Rogers, Thomas Nichols and George Goble.
The court recommended the Governor to appoint William Lewis and Willis C. Osborne Justices of the Peace.
The following were declared the taxable property of the county: " Horses, mares and colts, mules and jacks; all cattle over two years old; all kinds of wagons, and carriages of every description; all watches of every description, gold or silver 'stiles; ' all ne- groes and mulattoes."
Dean, Jordan and Bishop reported they had cut out and opened a road from Faris' to Hickory Point, and John McCawley was ap- pointed to work this road and make it pass- able.
Then comes this curious order in regard to
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the first court house, as follows: " Ordered, that Daniel May is authorized and permitted to build and put up a house, which he has now ready all the timbers to put together upon the public square in the town of Hub- bardsville, the seat of justice in and for the county of Clay, at any time he may think proper, for the purpose of holding a court in and keeping the Clerk's office in. On con- ditions that the said May raise, weatherboard and put doors and window shutters to the said house, and lay plank on the lower and upper floor, and make a partition across the said house, so as to make two rooms to the same."
A road was ordered cut ont on the most eligible route from James Elliott's house to George Goble's mill on the Little Wabash. and from thence to the Fayette County line to Asa Ledbetter's. To this work was as- signed James Leavitt, William Daniel and George Goble. Another road was ordered opened from Hubbardsville, to pass by the house of Enoch Wilcox, and thence to the line dividing Clay and Lawrence Counties in the direction of Mt. Carmel, and this was to be attended to by Levi Jordan, William Binion and James Embrey.
A tax of one half per cent was fixed upon the taxable property of the county above specified, and a portion of this money was to go to making county roads.
Willis C. Osborne was appointed to sell the lots in Hubbardsville.
At the June term of this court, same year, the first act was to order " Willis C. Osborne to pay to the Sheriff the sum of $8, the amount which he received as County Treas- nrer, and that he personally appeared in open court and resigned his appointment as such."
Then appears this order:
" Ordered, that the seat of justice of Clay County be and hereby is named Maysville,
and that it shall and is hereby recognized by that name."
And from that time, and for many years, the place that from March, 1825, to June of the same year had been named and called Hubbardsville, became Maysville, in honor, no doubt, of Daniel May, the man who do- nated the twenty acres of his land and built the court house for the seat of justice.
Benjamin Bishop was appointed Road Su- pervisor of that part of the county embrac- ing Bishop's and Goble's settlements, and Joseph Brimhall was appointed for that part including Smith's settlement, and Philip Devore for the Jordan settlement.
At the June term, 1825, the court received and accepted the new court house that had been built by Daniel May.
Daniel May was ordered and commanded to build upon the public square an office for the County and Circuit Clerks.
Willis C. Osborne was appointed the first County Assessor, and he was also appointed at the same time Recorder.
Peter Kinney was recommended to the Governor for County Surveyor.
For the October Circuit Court, 1825, the following were designated as grand jurors: Isaac Brady, Isaac Elliott, Ephraim Haines, Benjamin Campbell, William Hargis, Basil Daniel, William Daniel, Levi Sceif, Francis Harman, Levi Daniel, William Smith, Isaac Romine, Andrew Evans, James Richerson, Seth Evans, John Jeffries, C. D. Worthen, James Leavitt, William Nash, Elisha Anglin, William Binion, John Miller, Sr., and Jacob Perkey.
Traverse jury-Benjamin Bishop, George Goble, John R. Taylor, William Lewis, Levi Jordan, James Embrey. Abraham Robeson, Bennet Robeson, Enoch Wilcox. Alexander Rogers, Samuel G. Weatherspoon, Jacob Dean, Mathias Meisenheimer, Daniel May,
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Solomon Sherwood, Philip Devore, John Go- ble, Leonard Melton, John McCawley, Dan- iel Speaks, Thomas Elliott, George Faris, John H. Lacy and John Mathis.
Daniel May had so far constructed all the public buildings, the court house, Clerk's office, etc., and he had been paid in all $200 in notes that were given for town lots at the sale.
In December, 1825, the Sheriff settled with the court for the year's tax, and the following is the total amount, $84.702. Thomas McCracken was allowed for his year's salary as Sheriff and Treasurer $27.50.
At the sale of lots in Maysville, Daniel May purchased lots numbered 28, 37, 31, 26 and 23. John H. Lacy purchased Lots 16 and 33. Jonathan McCracken bought 32. James Bird 40, and William Lewis 4 and 13.
The grand jurors for the April term, 1826. of the Circuit Court, were as follows: Levi Jordan, Enoch Wilcox, Ephraim. Haines, Alexander Rogers, John Goble, Leonard Melton, William Melton, William Dauiel, Benjamin Bishop, William Hargis, Francis Harman, John Bishop, James Leavitt. Isaac Romine, Joseph Brimhall, William Smith.
In March, 1826, the final payment was made to Daniel May for all the county build- ings, making a total of $325.
William Hargis, William Smith and Alex- ander Rogers were appointed to lay out that part of the State road commencing at the Wayne County line and extending to the Marion County line.
All voters residing north of Hurricane Creek, and northwest of Muddy Fork and northeast of William Smith's were author- ized to hold their elections at the house of Samuel G. Weatherspoon, " formerly occu- pied by George Goble, it being at or near Goble's Mill," and Thomas Leavitt, George the county.
Riley and Basil Dauiel were appointed Elec- tion Judges.
W. C. Osborne resigned the office of Coun- ty Clerk, and July 8, 1826, the court ap- pointed John R. Taylor County Clerk.
At the August election, 1826, Thomas Elliott, John MeCawley and Levi Jordan were chosen .County Commissioners, and they held their first court in September fol- lowing. The first act of the new court was to appoint Isaac Elliott Constable.
The new names that appear in the grand jury list for the October term, 1826, of the Circuit Court gave it interest enough to pub- lish it in full as follows: Levi Self, Benja- min Bishop, Basil Daniel, John Goble, Thomas Leavitt, Thomas Nichols, Seth Evans, Alexander Rogers, George Riley, George Faris, William Webb, John Jeffard, Elisha Anglin, David Moore, Marcus Wil- son, John Evans, James Nelson, Sr., Andrew Evans, Jacob Perkey, Philip Devore, William Smith, Levi Daniel, John Binion and Daniel Evans.
James Nash was the second Sheriff of Clay County, elected in 1826.
In March. 1827, John McCawley was li- censed to keep a toll bridge across the Little Wabash, "where the road crosses, leading from Vincennes to St. Louis, in Section 21, Town 3, Range 8."
Traussy P. Hanson was appointed County Assessor for the year 1827.
At the June term, 1827, John Jeffards was County Commissioner, vice Levi Jordan.
The county was divided in two voting precincts, and James Embrey, Mathias Mei- senheimer and Thomas Nichols were ap- pointed Judges of the south district, and James Leavitt, Hackley Sams and Enos Johnson, Judges of the north district.
Seth Evans was appointed Treasurer of
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Elections were held at James Cook's Elliott, Jesse Bishop, Strother B. Walker, house near Goble's Mill, and at the town of Maysville.
The new names that appear in the grand jury list for the October term of the Circuit Court, 1828, shows there were new people . coming into the county: William Smith, Francis Harman, Levi Daniels, Washington Bishop, William Elliott, Absalom Sergeant, Jacob Calclasure, William Blakeman, Jacob Holmes, Joseph Andrews, John Speaks, Hugh McDaniel, Charles Tankersley, Will- iam Webb, Seth Evans, John Hix, David Moore, Eli Barbree, George Smith, Wilson M. Miller, John Binion, Moses Angler, Stephen Constable and Marcus Wilson.
In 1828, George Riley was Sheriff
In 1828, Thomes Nichols moved out of the county, and Moses Angler was appointed to fill his place as Election Judge.
The Angust election, 1828, the new court was John Hix, Benjamin Bishop and Will- iam Lewis
In 1828, James L. Wickersham contracted to build a county jail in Maysville for the sum of $24.12.
Mathias Meisenheimer had failed to qualify as County Treasurer, and thereupon the Commissioners' Court appointed Tere Scutch . field to act in his place.
At the June term, 1829, John McCawley appeared as Commmissioner, vice John Hix.
The State appropriated " three hundred State paper dollars " for the improvement of the bottom between the Little Wabash and the Muddy Fork.
In June, 1829, Francis Apperson was ap- pointed County Treasurer.
The order of the coming of new settlers is indicated by the grand jury list selected for the May term of the Circuit Court, 1830, as follows: P. Sullivan, William Sceif, John Sceif. Enoch Sceif, Thomas Whiteley, Isaac
Frederick Songer, John Onstott, William H. Sams, John Galloway, Thomas Elliott, Sew- ell Heflin, John Miller, John Ditter, Elijah S. Nelson, George Sirkle, Isaac Creek, Levi Daniel, Franeis Harman, John Jeffards, Cy- rus Wright and John Sutton.
The State Legislature having ordered the opening of the Vincennes & St. Louis road, it was surveyed, platted and recorded in June, 1830, through Clay County.
At the September court, 1830, Isaac Elliott, T. P. Hansen and John McCawley were duly qualified as County Commissioners.
In the fall of 1830, James L. Wickersham was authorized to rent out the court house for 75 cents a month, and J. R. Taylor was authorized to rent out the clerk's offices at the rate of $1.50 a month.
Wickersham was Sheriff in 1830.
March, 1832, Thomas Elliott was appointed Treasurer; Robert Toler was then appointed Sheriff.
John R. Taylor resigned the office of Coun - ty Clerk in March, 1832, and William T. Duff was appointed to the office. This year, Washington Hughes appeared as the new member of the County Court.
At the September court, John Onstott and William Erwin held the County Commission- ers' Court, John McCawley not being present. In 1835, Richard Sorrells appeared as the new member of this court.
The first symptom that the "permanent county" seat at Maysville was about to plume its wings and fly to some other portion of the county is given by the following court entry in 1835: "Ordered, that Lots 57 and 55 in the town of Maysville be offered for sail on the 29th of April," etc.
By this time, the license for keeping a tavern had been fixed or graded from $10 on the road from St. Louis to Vincennes; on the
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Vandalia road, $5; on the Shelbyville road, $2; and on the Mount Carmel road, $1.
William Sneed now settled up all his ac- counts as County Treasurer. This year the jail was ordered to be lined on the inside with two-inch plank, well spiked. This was prob- ably intended to keep the prisoners from roll- ing out through the cracks when asleep. This year, repairs were ordered upon the court house. Among other things, a Judge's bench " four feet high," and a lawyer's bar "eight- een inches from the floor," and two jury boxes were constructed. David D. Duff was then appointed County School Commissioner.
In 1836, the Legislature appointed Craw- ford Lewis, of Clay, William J. Hankins, of Effingham, and Edward Reed, of Shelby, County Commissioners to lay out a road from Maysville to Shelbyville. These Commission- ers duly performed their work in this respect.
William Hance was a member of the Com- missioners' Court in 1836. In December of this year, F. B. Thompson was appointed School Commissioner.
The Legislature, by act of 1831, 1836 and 1837, appropriated moneys arising from the State's saline lands in Gallatin and Vermill- ion, and the county of Clay very sensibly in 1837 used this money to build bridges across the Little Wabash on the road from Elijah Nelson's to John Orender's, and across Fox River on the Maysville & Mt. Carmel road, and also one on Buck Creek on the road from Maysville to Shelbyville, and across Crooked Creek on the last named road. September, 1837, John Ochiltree was paid $496 for repair- ing the court house, and then the job of repair. ing and enlarging again the jail. In 1838, Erwin Webster appeared as the new member of the Commissioners' Court. F. B. Thomp- son resigned the office of School Commis- sioner March, 1838, and Amaziah Treat was appointed to fill the vacancy. Robert Toler,
Sheriff, was charged with $363.82, " the amount of the whole revenue for 1837."
Francis Apperson and Peter G. Terry be- came members of the County Court in 1838. This year the county revenue increased to $407.28. George Green was County Collector in 1839, and gave a bond of $1,300, with Peter Green, James M. Hogue and Joseph Maxwell as securities. At the September County Court, 1839, George Baity was the new Commissioner. Joseph M. Hogue was elected County Clerk, and filed his bond and assumed the office in December, 1839. The same year, Thomas P. Gilmore was County Collector, and Nathan M. Thompson was Assessor. At the June term, 1840, James Cheek was appointed Collector. In Septem- ber, 1840, Francis Apperson was qualified as County Clerk, and entered upon the duties of the office. William Aldridge was the new member of the court this year.
Removal of County Seat to Louisville - February 26, 1841, the Legislature enacted that Ferris Foreman, of Fayette County, John Trapp, of Effingham County, and James Bowman, of Jefferson County, be "Commis- sioners, to relocate the county seat of Clay County." They were required to meet in Louisville in May, and after examining the county, to select an eligible site, etc. If they selected private property, the owner was required to lay off twenty acres and deed the square to the county for public purposes, and to give one-third of the lots in the twenty acres to the county-these lots the county was to sell, and the money was to be used in constructing county buildings. The County Commissioners were ordered to advertise and sell the county buildings in Maysville, ex- cept the jail, which should be reserved and used until a new jail should be built. The Commissioners were ordered to immediately erect a new court house and buildings, and
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they were authorized to make a loan of $5.000 for this purpose. The spring terms of the courts in 1841 were to be held in Maysville, and the fall terms out at the new county seat.
At the June term of the Commissioners' Court, the following report was made:
" State of Illinois, Clay County: We, John Trapp, James Bowman and Ferris Foreman, Commissioners appointed by the Legislature to relocate the county seat of Clay County aforesaid, do hereby certify that we have fixed and located the site for said relocation upon the north end of the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 23, in Town 4 north, of Range 6 east of the Third Principal Meridian, the whole town plat containing forty acres of land. Given under our hands and seals, 5th of May, 1841."
The last County Commissioners' Court that ever assembled in Maysville met on the 4th of August, 1841. George Baity and William Aldridge composed the court. The first session of this court in Louisville com- menced on the 21st day of August, 1841, and was composed of Georgo Baity and Ja- cob Stipp.
The County Commissioners' Court of the September term, 1842, was composed of William Lewis, Jacob Stipp and John Law- son. The County Assessor for this year was John W. Tucker. The Collector was Jesse R. Sorrells (this family name in Effingham County was Surrells).
The Circuit Court was held in a room rented of Isaac Coleman, in Louisville, for the years 1842 and 1843.
At the September term, 1843, Samuel Slo- cumb presented his bill, and demanded pay- ment for building the new court house in Lou- isville-$35.99. This demand was rejected, and the bill not allowed, and the court would not receive the house, and from this judg-
ment Slocumb appealed to the Circuit Court.
Francis Apperson entered upon a new term as County Clerk. September, 1843. June, 1844, Thomas S. Parvin resigned the office of County Treasurer, and William T. Cole- man was appointed to the office. In 1844, Francis Apperson was delegated to secure a house for holding the next term of the Cir- cuit Court.
A special term of the County Court con- vened 23d of September, 1844. when Thomas J. Killian and George Sapp were sworn into office, when they determined "by lot " as the law directed the number of years each should serve, when Killian was elected for one year, and to preside over the court, and Sapp for three years. At the November term, same year, Killian resigned. At the March term, 1845, W. P. Thompson and George Baity presented their credentials as Commissioners, and by lot it was determined that Thompson should serve until August, 1845, and Baity until August, 1846. W. P. Thompson there- fore was the presiding officer of the court. In March, 1845, Robert Teler furnished bond and security as County Collector; William T. Coleman was County Treasurer in 1845, which office he resigned in December of this year, and Anslam Hobbs was appointed to the office. In June, 1846, Hartwig Sam- nelson was instructed to finish the new court house. At the December term of the County Commissioners' Court, the members thereof were William P. Thompson, John Onstott and George Sapp. The court appointed William Lawson County Treasurer. This year the Collector. Robert Toler, was charged with the county revenue- $1,330.02. In 1847, John W. P. Davis was elected County Clerk and duly qualified, and entered upon his duties in September of that year. Rob- ert Celborn was a member this year of the County Court. In 1848, William Deremiah
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was the County Treasurer; J. W. Murry was the new member of the Commissioners' Court, 1848. A. Green was chosen Treas- urer under the law; the new order of things in reference to the County Court were in force, and therefore at the March term, 1850, the County Court met. Robert Field was County Judge, and William Nicholson and Robert Colborn, Associates.
Francis Apperson, Clerk.
As we have spoken of the various changes in the matter of the county seat, that is, of those that have occurred, it may not be out of place to mention the fact here that as early as 1861, the question was agitated to that extent that an election was held in the county on the question of removing the seat of justice from Louisville to Flora. Lonis- ville triumphed, but the question, it seems, was not settled by a vote of the people, that is, in the minds of some Floraites, as they
continued to talk bravely, and for some years would keep the people of Louisville in con- stant hot water; but we believe we are now safe in saying that matters generally quieted down, and are as a general rule, regarded as settled at least for some years to come.
It was not the selection by the Commis- sioners of Louisville as the point to remove the county seat that first started the idea of a town there, as we find that as early as 1838, Isaac Coleman was licensed to mer chandise in Louisville, and at the same time Peter G. Gray was licensed to keep a tavern at the sanie place. It probably was the lim- pid waters of the noble Okaw that caught the eye of these city builders. Something of the idea of the growth of Louisville may be gained from the vote on the question of in- corporation held in 1850. The vote stood 19 for and 1 against, indicating a population of about 100.
CHAPTER V.
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS OF THE PEOPLE-NEIGHBORHOOD FEUDS-REGULATORS AND SOME OF THEIR VICTIMS-MARRIAGES, COMMENCING WITH NUMBER ONE-THE COURTS-JURIES AND LAWYERS AND COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS TO DATE-FIRST INDICT- MENTS-FIRST COUNTY OFFICERS-THE PRESIDING JUDGES, ETC.
SOMETHING OF THE OLD SETTLERS. - Fran- S cis Apperson, aged thirty-three, was born in Abingdon County, Va., came here in 1826. Now lives in Lebanon, Mo., where he went about eight years ago. He married Sally Duff in Virginia, a relative of D. D. and N. H. Duff, the latter now living in Clay City. Apperson's oldest son, Albert, died in the army, next was Elizabeth, who married Isaac Martin, Jr., she died some years ago, and Martin married again. John
Apperson was a long time Circuit Clerk, Master in Chancery, and in fact held many offices in the county. His accounts eventually were short and he went to New Mexico, where he now lives. Theu there was Stephen, now in Lebanon, Mo., with his father. Charles mar- ried Dr. Wining's daughter, and died. Ellen, who married Simeon Bishop, is now in Utah. John L. Sentchfield married Ellen Colclasure in an early day, some time in the thirties. She was at that time living with
J. f. Smith
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William Lewis, her unele. He is still living and is seventy-four years old.
The Songers were Abraham, John and Jacob, who were very early settlers. John married Dr. Davenport's daughter. Abraham Songer is now living below Xenia. Jesse Blair died in 1883. he was from Orange County, Ind., and was seventy-three years old when he died; he married Ann Shirley, daughter of Charles Shirley. His son George now lives north of Louisville about three miles. His daughter married a man named Cox. Joseph Bishop, son of John Bishop, a brother of Ben's; old John Bis- hop's wife was the Widow Whiteley; Joseph's wife was Sarah Whiteley. John Sceif and his brother Enoch were sons of old Jesse Sceif; John was a carpenter, and for years a prominent man in the county; they were from Tennessee. Basil Davis was Mat H. Davis's father; he was from Gallatin County, Tenn .; of this family were Allen and John; the two latter died: Allen died in Centralia. A. P. Cox, now seventy-five years old, was born near Lebanon, Ill .; Jacob B. Cox, was a Mexican soldier; he is said to be the second child born in Illinois; he was buried in Blair Township at the Union Chapel Cemetery. Alfred J. Moore, from Wilson County, Tenn., married, first wife, daughter of William Erwin, named Jane; had large family by her; William, Crawford and Till were his sons; William is in Arkansas; the others are in the county. Felix Cockerell (see his biography in another department); Robert N. Smith's father, Robert, came here very early; they were Tennesseans; Robert, Sr., diect some time in the sixties. John Craig came among the pioneers; married a Bishop, had sons John and Wesley; Wesley is the only surviv- or now living in county. Samuel Dillman came from Kentucky. John Jordan, the father of William Jordan, was from South
Carolina; he was here early enough to serve on the first grand jury; his son was William Jordan. George Faris married John Me- Cawley's sister; he died of cholera in 1834. Levi Daniel married a Whiteley; had a large family, and died on Crooked Creek. John Jeffries lived in Fox Prairie; a cabinet workman; married an Evans; had three chil. dren. Ephraim Haines lived with Thomas Elliott, and his family kept house for Elliott when he was a widower; he died in that part of the county many years ago. The Selfs and Bishops lived neighbors; Levi Self died many years ago at a great age. Francis Harman was from Tennessee: a son named Francis died, and his daughter, Polly married a man named Saunders; Harman built a horse mill. There were Basil, Seth, Andrew and Daniel Evans; were brothers; they are all dead. Walter Gill married Seth Evans' daughter, and a man named Devore married the other daughter. Rev. John M. Griffith came in 1830, from Henry County, Ky .; married in Kentucky, Margaret Sutton, a sister of John Sutton, who settled Sutton's Point. There were two other sisters; one married Scott Smith and the other Levi Rol- lins. These settled in Sutton's Point. John M. Griffith had eight children, six girls and two boys; one is now Joe MeGrews wife, and lives in the county; Hamilton McGrew's wife is now in Wayne County. Mrs. Griffin, now of Louisville, is the only other daughter liv- ing. Elijah Griffith lives in Mt. Erie, Wayne County; Thomas died in Wayne County in August, 1864, leaving three daughters and two sons and widow. Rev. John M. Griffith was licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church, just before he came to this country. A man named Claybaugh, who drove the stage at a very early day, was a MeCawley man, and one day, just as he had the mail coach ready to take out. there was a 11
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