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J. L. Moredock was born near Hardinsburg, Ky., Jan. 10, 1831, and lived there till 1882, when he came to Daviess County. He has always been engaged in farming and dealing in stock. His father, Stephen R. Moredock, was born in Breckinridge County in 1803, and always lived on the farm where he was born. He died in 1876. His mother, Matilda (Pemberton) Moredock, was born in Green County, Ky., in 1812, and died about 1852. J. L. is the eldest of eight children. He was married in 1851 to Elizabeth Bandy, a native of Breckinridge County, born in 1835. She died in 1876, leaving five children-Thomas, Mary M., Jane, Joseph and Annie. Mr. Moredock then married Kate Vangreen, who was born in 1847. They have one child-Effe, born Ang. 23, 1880. Mr. Moredock is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He has been a Mason thirty-two years, and is a member of John- son Lodge, No. 294, Breckinridge County, Ky.
John S. Mullican, farmer, Sorghotown Precinct, was born in Washington County, Ky., in 1838, son of John and Susan (Hay- den) Mullican, natives of Maryland and Kentucky. They had seven sons and six daughters, John S. being the third son. He was but two years of age when his parents moved to Nelson Connty, Ky., and settled near Bardstown. IIe remained here nntil the war, when he enlisted in Company A, Sixteenth Mississippi In- fantry, Confederate service, June, 1861. He remained in the ser- vice nearly three years, then returned home on account of poor health. In 1864 he came to Daviess County, where he has since remained. He was married April 10, 1866, to Kate Stowers, daughter of A. H. Stout and Elizabeth (Balee) Stont. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Stout had eigh: children, three sons and five daughters living -- J. Stowers, J. Vernon, Bettie, Ollie and Odie (twins),
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Richard, Mamie and Addie. Mrs. Mullican is a member of the Baptist and Mr. Mullican of the Catholic church. Mr. Mullican has 250 acres of land where he resides.
James M. Patterson, son of Samuel H. and Sarah A. (Nolan) Patterson, was born in Jeffersonville, Ind., July 10, 1840. He attended the district school of Jeffersonville till seventeen years of age, and then went to Asbury College, Greencastle, Ind. Left college to go to Pike's Peak in 1857. He returned the next year and read law with Lowell H. Rousseau, of Louisville, Ky. He practiced law in Jeffersonville until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted as First Lieutenant of Company F, Second Ken- tucky Cavalry; was with them till after the battle at Stone River. He then went as a scout with General Wilder. He was wounded by three bullet shots and one saber cut during the war. After his discharge he returned home, and soon after came to Daviess Connty. In 1873-'74 he was practicing in Sorghotown. He went to Texas, where he was wounded while trying to defend a neigh- bor. He returned to Sorghotown, and in 1878 was elected Magis- trate of Sorghotown Precinct; was re-elected in 1881. He was' married in 1864 to Susan F. Windsor, of Virginia. They have eight children-Samuel W., Edwin Ray, Richard S., Dillard R., James Nolan, Myra W., Hallic A. and Susan F. Mr. Patterson is very fond of fishing, and has gained quite a reputation as an adept in the art. He claims to be the best hook and line fisherman in the State of Kentucky.
Isaac N. Pierce was born in Washington County, Ky., May 29, 1827. In 1868 he came to Daviess County and bought a farm of 175 acres, where he still lives. He married Mrs. Mary C. Pierce, widow of G. C. Pierce. They have no children. Mrs. Pierce has two children by her first marriage-Molly, born in 1861 (now the wife of Union Barnett), and Clark, born in 1862. Mr. Pierce is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He belongs to Wm. Winstead Lodge, No. 466, A. F. & A. M.
Milton H. Rose, M. D., Postmaster, Sorghotown, was born in Marion County, Ky., July 6, 1826. His father, Joseph Rose, M. D., was born Feb. 28, 1782, and died April 30, 1849. His mother, Nancy (Simpson) Rose, was born in Virginia in 1805, and died Sept. 17, 1848: They had nine children, six of whom studied medicine. Milton H. received his education in Transylvania, Ky. He commenced the practice of his profession in 1861. He was con- tract surgeon seven months in the late war; was located in Marion
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County, Ky. For the past ten years he has lived in Sorghotown. He is a member of Marion Lodge, No. 136, A. F. & A. M. He was married July 17, 1854, to Lucebra Baxter, a native of Marion County, born Nov. 23, 1832. To Dr. and Mrs. Rose have been born four children-Lizzie, born May 10, 1855; Osear, born Jan. 27. 1857; Wm. H., born April 10, 1863; James B., born March 13, 1865. Dr. Rose is a member of the Christian hurch at Owens- boro.
Emerson Shaw was born in Henderson County, Ky., Dec. 6, 1851, and came to Daviess County with his parents in 1852, and has always lived near his present residence, adjoining Sorghotown. He was married May 5, 1879, to Elizabeth Stowers, who was born Jan. 14, 1856. They have one child -- William, born Oct. 17, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are members of the Pleasant Grove Baptist church. Mr. Shaw is a member of Wm. M. Winstead Lodge, No. 466, A. F. & A. M. He owns 170 aeres of good land where he lives, and 640 acres in Texas. He is Deputy Clerk of Daviess County, and chairman of the Board of School Trustees in Sorgho- town Distriet, No. 54. He was educated at Rockville University, Md., and the Kentucky University at Lexington. His father, John L. Shaw, a carriage-maker, was born in Washington, D. C., Ang. 10, 1809, and lived there till twenty-one years of age. He then went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and lived a few years; then came to Henderson County, Ky. He was married Dee. 24, 1939, to T. B., daughter of Daniel and Holland Smith, a native of Henderson County, born Mareh 31, 1818. She died Sept. 19, 1882. J. L. Shaw died Nov. 19, 1875. He was a member of the Methodist and his wife of the Baptist church. IIe was a descendant of Dr. Wm. Shaw, a native of Scotland and a graduate of Edinburg Med- ical College, who came to America in Lord Baltimore's time, and settled in Maryland. His son, Levi, the father of John L., married a Miss Lanman, and was a merchant of Washington. Emerson Shaw's Grandmother Smith was born in Delaware in 1786. His great-grandmother came from Holland and his great-grandfather from Scotland. His Grandfather Smith was born in Virginia, in 1776.
M. B. Thompson, born in Washington County, Ky., Oct. 15, 1849, is the youngest of ten children of Barney and Elizabeth (Sandusky) Thompson, both natives of Kentucky. His father was born about 1803 and died in 1861. His mother was born in 1804 and is still a resident of Daviess County. Ilis parents came to
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Daviess County when he was quite small, and settled near Owens- boro. He was educated in the district school, and attended school at New Lebanon, Ind., one year. He was reared on a farm and has thus far followed that occupation, with the exception of a year, from 1882 to 1883, when he was in the grocery business in Owens- boro. He now owns a farm of eighty-two acres, seven miles from Owensboro. Mr. Thompson married Bettie, daughter of George L. and Sarah (Glenn) Calhoon, a native of Daviess County, born Aug. 2, 1855. She is the seventh of nine children. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have one son-Roy B., born Feb. 15, 1880. Mr. Thompson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal and his wife of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
O. S. Trice, farmer, was born in Logan County, Ky., Jan. 25, 1843. In 1862 he moved to Henderson County, and in 1867 came to Daviess County. His father, John Trice, was born in Virginia, March 30, 1800, and came to Kentucky when fifteen years of age, where he worked at the saddler's trade till middle age and then en- gaged in farming till his death, June 12, 1869. His mother, Ann (Priest) Trice, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 31, 1801; married June 7, 1825, and is the mother of seven children, six liv- ing -- Martha, Francis, John W., James T., George R. and Oliver S. Oct. 13, 1872, Mr. Trice married Susan C. Marshall, a native of Nelson County, Ky., born Dec. 15, 1839. They have two chil- dren-John M., born June 27, 1875, and Henry C., born Sept. 7, 1878. Mr. Trice owns 108 acres of fine land in Sorghotown Pre- cinct, and is one of the thrifty farmers of Daviess County. Mr. and Mrs. Trice are members of the Baptist church.
James R. Walker was born in Jefferson County, Ky., Oct. 22, 1836. In May, 1855, he enlisted in the regular army, Second United States Cavalry, Colonel Robert E. Lee, Lientenant-Colonel A. Sydney Johnston, and served two years and seven months. Lee was ordered to West Point in 1856 and Johnston was left in command of the regiment. William Hardee, late of the Confed- erate army, was also Colonel of this regiment. In 1857 he was discharged by letter but remained in Texas till February, 1859, when he returned to Kentucky and lived on his farm, five miles south of Louisville, till 1870. He then moved into Louisville and remained there three years, when he came to Daviess County, and now lives two miles west of Sorghotown, on the Green River. July 26, 1862, he married Victorine Merrit, of Jefferson County, Ky. Twelve children have been born to them. ten now living-Henry B.,
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R. M., Charles, Mary, James B., Augustus, John F., Victorine R., Elizabeth and Gilmore. Mrs. Walker is a member of the Christian church.
Edward Wilkinson, born in Oldham County, Ky., Oct. 2, 1856, was the son of James Wilkinson. His father died when he was four years old, and his mother when he was nine. He then went to live with a Mr. Carpenter. He came to Daviess County when eighteen years of age. He worked at the blacksmith's trade six months, with John D. Robertson, of Owensboro, and six months with Fred Hubbert, eight miles east of Owensboro, but his prin- cipal occupation has been farming. Mr. Wilkinson is a great lover of good books and all his [leisure time is spent in reading. He finds a friend in books that will never forsake him and one that will bring him friends from among his fellowmen.
Mrs. Emily Winstead was born in Daviess County, Ky., Nov. 3, 1830, and has always lived within three miles of her birthplace. Her father, Isaac Crabtree, was born in Virginia, and came to Da- viess County when there were but two or three houses in Owens- boro. He died in 1847. Her mother, Sarah (Lamb) Crabtree, was a native of South Carolina, and died in 1872, aged seventy- four years. Mrs. Winstead was the fifth of their ten children that grew to maturity. She was married in 1846, to William M. Win- stead, a native of Daviess County, born in 1822. To them were born fourteen children, ten living-Stephen, Alberta, Kimbley, Mary L., Lily A. (now Mrs. Raferty), Emily, Isaac, Ruth, May and Ivy. Mr. Winstead joined the Freemasons in July, 1857, and was instrumental in forming the lodge that bears his name. He was extolled Royal Arch Mason, Jan. 5, 1866. He died in February, 1878, and was buried by the Masons in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Winstead owns 100 acres where she lives, and considerable other property in the vicinity of Owensboro. She is a member of the Baptist church, as was also her husband.
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UPPER TOWN PRECINCT.
In 1867 this precinct was marked out as follows : Beginning with Precinct No. 1, at a point on the Ohio River in the center of the north end of Frederica street; thence southwardly along the middle of Frederica street to the middle intersection of Second or Maiu street; thence along the middle of Main street to a point opposite the middle of the north and south hall of the court-house ; thence through the middle of the court-house by the north and south hall and across the court-house lot to the middle of Third street; thence with Third street to the middle of Frederica street; thence sonthwardly along the middle of Freder- ica street and the Livermore road to Panther Creek; thence up main Panther Creek to mouth of North Panther Creek; thence up North Panther Creek to the bridge over same where the Litch- field road crosses said creek; thence along the Litchfield road toward Owensboro to Caney Creek; thence up Caney Creek so as to exclude James Mckinney's; thence to Ben Allen's, excluding E. S. Jones's, Wm. Mckay's and said Allen's; thence to the Hardins- burg road to Richard Jett's, including said Jett's and J. W. Gab- bert's; thence to the Pike's Peak school-house; thence with the old trace to David Clark's, excluding him; thence to the nearest point to the new road and along said new road to the Barker road near C. Bell's; thence on a straight line to the intersection of the Jo Wright and Hawesville road; thence with the Jo Wright road to the Ohio River; thence down the Ohio River to the beginning.
This is generally an upland precinct, and the land of good quality, much of it No. 1. There is some coal in the eastern portion, especially among the hills about Dr. Lockhart's. Near town are shafts sunk about fifty feet, where a three-and-half-foot vein is found. In the eastern portion the thickness is about four and a half feet. About all the land is under fence, and the popu- lation as dense as the average near large towns. The timber, which was once very abundant and of fine quality, is of course very scarce now.
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EARLY SETTLEMENT.
This precinct adjoins the city of Owensboro, and some of the earliest settlements in the county were made within its limits. One of the first settlements was made by Valentine Husk, who, after living two or three years at Yellow Banks, moved to a point on the Ohio River at the mouth of Pup Creek. Mr. Husk had seven children, the third of whom was George Husk, born in October, 1800. In 1809 Mr. Husk moved to a point now included in Knottsville Precinct. Robert Duncan, father f Robert G. Dun- can, was one of the early pioneers of this precinct. He came here from Nelson County in 1816, and first settled on the banks of Yellow Creek and lived there for some time; but finding that titles to the land were not good, he moved to the vicinity of Yel- vington. Upper Town Precinct embraces the farms of Jo Daveiss and his brother, General John Daveiss. The Daveiss farm was long known as Carnland, and was settled about 1806. About 1807 or '8, Thomas Clay, grandfather of Senator T. C. McCreery, and brother of General Green Clay, who was the father of Cassius M. Clay, settled seven miles above Owensboro, on a farm on the Yelvington road, now owned by Senator McCreery.
Haphazard is the name of a farm three miles above town.
DISTILLERIES.
J. W. M. Field commenced to distill whisky in this precinct Feb. 3, 1873, three miles southeast of Owensboro, on the Pleasant Val- ley road. He commenced by manufacturing two and a lialf barrels a day, and gradually increased the quantity until 1881, when the capacity was increased to twenty-five barrels a day. Mr. Field is the sole owner of his distillery, never having had a partner con- nected with it. He has manufactured apple and peach brandy every fall from 1873 until 1880. Previous to this he had run distillery No. 28, of New Yelvington. His present distillery is No. 3.
A NEIGHBORHOOD BATTLE.
In the spring of 1852 a difficulty arose between the families of Ignatius Payne and William and George Turnbull, in regard to the building of a fence between the farms. The Turnbulls wanted to join fences, and the Paynes wanted a road between so that stock could pass back and forth. Turnbulls persisted and joined the fences, in spite of all opposition. Payne went out to move the
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fence, when the Turnbulls came out and commenced an attack, using butcher-knives for weapons. Mr. Payne and his son George were killed, and John, James and Ignatius Payne were badly wounded. The women portion of the family fought as desperately as the men. This affray occurred six miles east of Owensboro, on the Pleasant Valley road, on what is now kuown as the John A. Payne farm.
ELECTIONS.
For the politics of the various parties, see Lower Town Precinct. 1852, Ang. 2: Sheriff-Landrum, 122; Veech, 82. For railroad tax, 114; against, 89.
1854, Aug. 7: Appellate Judge-John H. McHenry, 180; H. J. Stites, 42. County Judge-A. G. Botts, 94; George D. Yeaman, 126. Commonwealth Attorney, Mitchell Calhoon, 42; Wm. Sweeney, 180. County Clerk-Graham Hughes, 74; James B. Watkins, 154. Sheriff-Robert P. Sharpe, 120; Joseph Harrison, 108. Assessor-Thomas Gore, 23; James Stillman, 19; George L. Heywood, 132; James Lashbrook, 20; A. Johnson, 15. Sur- veyor-Samuel Shepherd, 194. Coroner-Win. Johnson, 139; Harrison Manzy, 50.
1855, May 5: Justices-N. Mckay, 135; G. Dawson, 92; Elijah Griffin, 171. Constable-John Locke, 210.
1856, Ang. 4: Circuit Judge-Jesse W. Kincheloe, 189; James Stuart, 132. Commonwealth Attorney-B. H. Helm, 233. Oir- cuit Clerk-J. Thomas, 181; J. P. Thompson, 216. Sheriff-J. G. McFarland, 163; J. G. Harrison, 234.
1857, May 2: Constable-B. J. Montgomery, 25; John Locke, 217.
1859, Ang. 1: Governor-Beriah Magoffin, 224; J. F. Bell, 274. Congressman-S. O. Peyton, 240; James Jackson, 266. Represent- ative to Legislature-G. McFarland, 258; Thomas Landrum, 262; Thomas G. Watkins, 225. County Clerk-Marcus L. Ogden, 277.
1859, May 7: Justices-Thomas Monarch, 186; W. Crow, 169; J. Holmes, 189; J. M. Rogers, 71. Constable-W. Brittain, 144; B. A. Vaughan, 191.
1861, June 20: Congressman, John T. Bunch, 240; James S. Jackson, 168.
1861, Ang. 2: State Treasurer-G. Terry, 8; J. H. Garrard, 209 Senator-J. B. Vance, 280; Wm. Anthony, 139. Representative to Legislature-C. T. Noel, 273; G. H. Yeaman, 263.
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1862, Aug. 4: Appellate Judge-R. A. Williams, 164. Circuit Judge-James Stuart, 18; H. B. Wall, 183. Commonwealth Attorney- John Chapeze, 137; J. J. Harrison, 18. Presiding Judge-T. L. Beers, 61; A. G. Botts, 117. Circuit Clerk-Joseph Thomas, 182. County Clerk-John O'Brien, 178. Sheriff-J. G. Harrison, 194. County Attorney-H. S. McFarland, 185. Assessor-V. L. Moseley, 143. Surveyor-N. W. Scott, 61. Cor- oner-R. Richardson, 2; Joshua Hinds, 5; J. W. Rosa, 147.
1862, Oct. 27: Congressman-G. H. Yeaman, 148; Edward R. Weir, 14.
1862, Dec. 8: Representative to Legislature-John S. McFar- land, 118.
1863, Ang. 3: Governor-Thomas E. Bramlette, 157. Congress- man-G. H. Yeaman, 160; J. H. McHenry, 62. Representative to Legislature-J. S. McFarland, 162.
1864, Aug. 1: Sheriff-J. G. Harrison, 171; A. J. McAtee, 119. Marshal-D. Webb, 87; John Brannon, 28. Assessor-J. W. Onan, 252.
1864, Nov. 8: President-Geo. B. McClellan, 200; A. Lincoln, 16.
1865, May 6: Constable-Phil. Coppage, 71; John Taylor, 112
1865, Ang. 7: Congressman-Geo. H. Yeaman, 116; B. C. Rit- ter, 84. State Treasurer-W. S. Neale, 82; J. H. Garrard, 37. Senator-A. D. Cosby, 81. Representative to Legislature, J. Veech, 72; T. Maddnx, 113. Coroner-A. M. Mayo, 122.
1866, Aug. 6: Appellate Clerk-E. H. Hobson, 106; A. Duval; 343. County Judge-E. C. Berry, 56; J. S. McFarland, 107; G. W. Triplett, 276. County Clerk-John O'Brien, 126; J. M. Hughes, 99; B. Duncan, 29; T. C. Jones, 199. Sheriff-W. H. Perkins, 231; E. A. Hathaway, 194. County Attorney-A. R. Taylor, 241; Thomas Crutcher, 146. Coroner-H. O'Brien, 98. Assessor-J. W. Onan, 349; J. J. Talbott, 20; J. D. Moseley, 19. Surveyor-A. W. Scott, 311. For railroad tax, 198; against, no votes reported.
1867, April 15: For county stock of $250,000 in the wensboro & Russellville Railroad, 444; against, 55.
1867, May 4: Congressman-Jolin Y. Brown, 283; B. C. Rit- ter, 8; Samuel E. Smith, 75. Justices-Ben. Alsop, 154; Thomas Monarch, 252; George N. Mckay, 152; William H. Decker, 107; Tapley Maddux, 37. Constable-J. G. Barclay, 197; H. H. Mc- Donald, 153.
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1867, Aug. 5: Governor-John L. Helm, 326; William B. Kin- kead, 13; S. M. Barnes, 55. Circuit Judge-George W. Williams, 93; J. L. Johnson, 327. Common Pleas Judge-C. G. Winter- smith, 227; L. P. Little, 92. Representative to Legislature-J. Veech, 206; H. C. McPherson, 75; J. W. Moseley, 128.
1868. Ang. 3: Governor-J. W. Stevenson, 499. Circuit Judge -G. W. Williams, 500. Circuit Clerk-J. P. Thompson, 379; M. S. Ogden, 155. Commonwealth Attorney-Baker Boyd, 147; R. Y. Bush, 26; G. W. Swoope, 348. Sheriff-H. W. Scott, 520. Surveyor-J. W. Sutherland, 384; Wilfred Carico, 82.
1868, Nov. 3: President-H. Seymour, 455; U. S. Grant, 76. Congressman-W. N. Sweeney, 457; Samuel Langley, 71.
1869, Aug. 2: State Treasurer-J. W. Tate, 241; E. R. Wing, 84. Senator-Ed. Hawes, 296. Representative to Legislature- C. Griffith, 353; J. W. Gabbert, 75. County Attorney-V. T. Crawford, 274. For school tax, 128; against, 228.
1870, Aug. 1: Appellate Judge-William Lindsay, 516; R. K. Williams, 29. Circuit Judge-M. F. Cofer, 528. County Judge -G. W. Triplett, 522; A. G. Botts, 283. County Clerk-T. Jones, 522; J. K. P. Moore, 299. County Attorney-W. T. Ellis. 525; S. H. Haynes, 288. Sheriff -- W. H. Scott, 526; T. Maddux, 293. Surveyor-J. W. Sutherland, 328; A. M. Mayo, 292. Assessor-J. W. Onan, 518; R. J. Wootten, ' 296. Coroner -- A. J. McAtee, 523; W. J. Littell, 296.
1870. Nov. 8: Congressman-H. D. McHenry, 318; M. J. Rork, 242.
1871, Aug. 7: Governor-P. H. Leslie. 575; J. M. Harlan, 292. Representative to Legislature-C. Griffith. 319; S. M. Jesse, 278; F. H. Roberts, 276.
1872, Ang. 5: County Clerk-Jo. Thomas, 283; J. G. McFar- land, 330. Sheriff-W. H. Perkins, 532; David Webb, 52. Jus- tices-R. L. Jett, 263; F. L. Beers, 160; Benjamin Alsop, 110.
1872, Nov. 5: President-H. Greeley. 448; U. S. Grant, 330; Charles O'Conor, 12.
1873. Aug. 4: State Treasurer-J. W. Tate, 449. Senator -- E. Hawes, 220; G. W. Swoope, 391; G. W. Jolly, 235. Representa- tive to Legislature-Ben. Stout, 190; R. W. McFarland, 285; H. Megill, 66; H. T. Aud, 239.
1874, Ang. 3: Appellate Clerk-T. C. Jones, 590; J. B. Cocli- man. 166. Circuit Judge-L. P. Little, 357; J. Montgomery, 53; James Stuart, 370. Commonwealth Attorney-E. H. Brown, 464;
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Jo. Haycraft, 253. Circuit Clerk-F. F. Conway, 285. County Judge-G. W. Triplett, 436; G. W. Jolly, 464. County Attor- ney-W. T. Ellis, 792. County Clerk-M. S. Mattingly, 802. Sheriff-H. W. Scott, 781. Coroner-G. W. Mathis, 583; Gallo- way, 26; Crask, 1. Surveyor-Robert Frey, 780. Assessor -- W. T. Aull, 802.
1874, Nov. 3: Congressman-J. Y. Brown, 251; George Smith, 66; Edward Weir, 10.
1875, Aug. 2: Governor-J. B. McCreary, 521; J. M. Harlan, 264. Representative to Legislature-W. J. Taylor, 491; J. G. Ford, 442; A. J. Philpot, 264. Surveyor-C. W. Gordon, 387.
1876, Aug. 7: Circuit Judge-G. W. Ray, 502; J. A. Murray, 265. Sheriff-J. H. Gates, 476; R. R. Coomes, 294. For road law, 43; against, 319.
1876, Nov. 2: President-S. J. Tilden, 793; R. B. Hayes, 334; G. C. Smith, 3. Congressman-J. A. Mckenzie, 736; J. Z. Moore, 321.
1877, Aug. 6: State Treasurer-J. W. Tate, 292; I. H. Trabne, 5. Senator-C. Griffith, 351; V. P. Stateler, 49 Representative to Legislature -- C. R. Thorp, 354; A. Craycroft, 322; J. A. Shack- elford, 5.
1878, Ang. 5: Appellate Judge-Thos. H. Hines, 678. County Judge-H. W. Scott, 615; Geo. W. Jolly, 363. County Attorney -John L. McFarland, 804. County Clerk-M. S. Mattingly, 805. Sheriff-Ed. C. Davis, 816; E. S. Worthington, 26. Assessor- Gideon Allgood, 741; C. W. Thomas, 31. Surveyor-C. W. Gor- don, 725. Coroner-Jo. W. Funk, 673.
1878, Nov. 5: Congressman-J. A. Mckenzie, 304; J. W Fei- ghan, 102; F. M. English, 33.
1879, Ang. 4: Governor-L. P. Blackburn, 405; Walter Evans, 141; C. W. Cook, 6. Representative to Legislature-R. W. Mc- Farland, 427; James Rudy, 412; E. S. Worthington, 7; E. O'Flynn, 8. For Constitutional Convention, 289; against, none reported. For license, 148; against, 273.
1880, Aug. 2: Circuit Judge-James Stuart, 502; L. P. Little, 566. Commonwealth Attorney-Joe. Noe, 482; Jo. Haycraft, 550. Circuit Clerk-F. F. Conway, 777. Sheriff-E. C. Davis, 842. Surveyor-E. Edwards, 537. Constable-W. T. All, 585; James Kirk, 201.
1880, Nov. 2: President-W. S. Hancock, 733; J. A. Garfield, 51
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423; J. B. Weaver, 8. Representative to Legislature-J. A. Mc- Kenzie, 720; John Feland, 413.
1881, Aug. 1: State Treasurer-J. W. Tate, 289. Senator-J. A. Munday, 315. Representative to Legislature-James Rudy, 312; G. V. Triplett, 310. Sheriff-A. B. Miller, 262; J. B. Whe- lan, 139. Coroner-G. W. Mathis, 92; Peter Clark, 43. Con- stable-C. H. McCarty, 265.
1882, Aug. 7: Judge of Superior Court-J. H. Bowden, 446. Appellate Clerk-Thomas J. Henry, 416; R. T. Jacobs, 91. County Judge-H. W. Scott, 463. County Attorney-Martin Yewell, 478. County Clerk-M. S. Mattingly, 472. Sheriff-A. B. Miller, 450; J. J. Christian, 74. Surveyor-E. Edwards, 458. Coroner-Geo. M. Hayden, 458. Assessor-G. A. Allgood, 469. For school tax, 161; against, 283.
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