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Ashland church, originally ealled Salt Creek, was organized by Elder MeBride in 1820. Among the earliest members were the Bradleys
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and Martin Little, Sr. Samuel Rodgers, of Kentucky, visited this church as early as 1821 or 1822. McBride, Hayden, and Prewitt offici- ated with others up to 1850. J. W. MeGarvey tilled the pulpit in 1851, J. V. Gains in 1856 and 1857. D. P. Henderson, T. M. Allen, and others, from 1850 to 1860. W. H. Roberson and N. B. Peeler were born and raised in the church, the latter preaching from 1865 to 1873, and again in 1880 and 1881 for this church ; James Randall from 1874 to 1877; V. Hockensmith from 1878 to 1879. William H. Little, James Smith, J. F. Hockley, and B. Maxwell have each preached for this church at different times. J. M. Tennyson and Of A. Carr are the present ministers. This is the largest church of this denomination in the county, having a membership of 150. They own a house of worship valued at $1,200.
Mount Moriah church was organized by Elder Prewitt in 1835. Prewitt and wife and Martin Verian and wife were among the early members. Prewitt and Hayden preached for this church several years. The church organization was discontinued in 1845 and reorganized again in 1871. W. H. Blank, J. R. Gallemore, and J. H. Headington have each filled the palpit of this church. Present membership, thirty. J. H. Ileadington is the present pastor.
Church at Armstrong, was organized August 9, 1881, by R. N. Davis, James Boggs, and T. N. Gates, elders. J. P. Witt is the pres- ent pastor. Twenty-one members have an interest in a union house of worship.
Church at New Liberty-In 1873, this church was organized by M. M. Davis. F. M. Grimes and family, and J. W. Thompson and wife were among the original members. Grimes and Thompson have been elders from the organization of the church, and D. Long and Patrick, deacons, D. M. Granfield and O. A. Carr have held meet- ings for this church. Membership is about twenty.
Church at Glasgow-This church was established in 1841, by H. P. Boon. John H. Estill and wife, Alfred Roper and wife, Weston F. Birch, W. C. Boon, W. B. Tolley and William Allega were the constituent members. H. P. Boon was the first pastor. A. Proctor, S. S. Church,- I. W. Waller, Dr. J. W. Cox, J. M. Tennyson and T. W. Allen have each filled the pulpit of this church. The church went down in 1860, and was reorganized in 1878. T. W. Allen, present pastor. Membership twenty. Building cost $1,500.
Church at Boonsboro was formed in 1850, by W. M. Burtin, with the following members : John Arnick and wife, William Arnick and wife. Greenfield Hetllefinger and wife, Henry Cooper, Naney B.
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Cooper, Lettie Sims, Caroline Smith, Ann Suns, Caswell Dunking and Thomas Campbell. Elders of the church at that time were John Arniek and Greenfield Hefflefinger. William Burton, Castleman, Joel Hayden, Willnot, Robert N. Hudson, Giles Phillips and Thomas Campbell have each preached for this church. Present member- ship, ninety-nine.
Rose Hill Church was organized in 1872, by Elder C. P. Evans. George W. Arniek and wife, and B. J. Ballew and wife were among the original members. Thomas Campbell and R. N. Davis have preached for this congregation. Present membership, seventy- five.
Church at Pleasant Green-Elders Joel H. Hayden and Thomas E. Gates organized this church, September 30, 1861. William Allega and wife, and Joseph Silvey and wife were a few of the constituent members. William Burton, Stephen Bush, Talton Johnson, R. N. Davis, M. M. Davis, W. N. Tandy, I. P. Witt and R. II. Love have been pastors of this church. James Randall is present minister. House erected, in 1867, at a cost of $1,000. Members number forty-six.
Church at Big Springs was organized by John O. White, in 1860, with the following persons : Judge David Pipes and wife. Por- ter Jackman and family, John Arnold, James Pipes, George Pipes, Charles Pipes, and their wives, Talton Johnson and wife, George Drake and wife, and Lyre Martin and wife. Talton Johnson, N. Hockensmith, M. M. Davis and G. M. Perkins have each administered to the spiritual wants of this church. Present membership, sixty ; own a nice house of worship.
Richland Church-This is the oldest church of this denomina- tion in the county, having been established in 1816; Elder Thomas McBride officiating. Sion Bradley and wife, John Thomas and wife, and - Holt and wife were a few of the early members. - MIc- Bride and son preached for the congregation until 1832. Among other ministers who succeeded the former were Samuel Rodgers, Wil- liam Burton, Joel H. Hayden, A. Proctor, W. H. Roberson, R. N. Davis, M. M. Davis, Robert N. Hudson, I. P. Witt, John C. Woods, William Warden and E. P. Graves. Present membership, eighty. The church owns an edifice worth $800.
Mount Pleasant Union Christian church, situated in Bonne Femme township, Howard county, was organized by Elders William White and John McCune in September, 1854. The organization num-
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bered twenty-eight members when it was organized - twelve males and sixteen females, to wit :
Males.
Females. .
John Evans.
Minerva Davis,
Moses Cleeton,
Sarah L. Fisher,
Nancy Bailey,
Elizabeth Ancell,
Elijah Ancell, Jobn Asbury,
Sarah A. MeCune,
Sarah A. Jones,
Moriah Cleeton,
Agnes Asbury,
Mary Manning,
Lucinda Moody, Sally Ann Gilvin,
Sarah J. Johnson,
Sarah F. Ancell.
The local elders were Minter H. Bailey and Edward S. Davis ; the deacons, Thomas Ancell and Anderson Johnson. The church was organized at the Baldridge school-house ; a house of worship was be- gun the same fall, which cost $700. Elder John McCune preached about nine or ten years - until the war troubles became so bad that he moved to the state of Illinois. The members have been greatly re- duced by the organization of Locust Grove congregation, and also Newhope congregation. and by a number moving away. They now number only about thirty-tive members. Elders at present : George W. Potter, Thomas Aneell, Elijah Ancell, Minter H. Bailey ; deacons : Dr. Dougherty, Elisha Ancell and Ed. St. Clair.
Locust Grove church - The Church of Christ was organized on the Saturday before second Lord's day in November, 1870, at Locust Grove school-house, in Howard county, Missouri. Elders Talton Johnson and Stephen A. Bush were present and assisted in the organization. Abner Holtzelaw and Silas B. Naylor were the elders of the congregation, and Berry Williams and Thomas Jackson, deacons. The organization nun- bered twenty - ten males and ten females, to wit :
Males.
Montreville Reynolds, Y. L. Atkins, Berry Williams, J. A. Durnall,
Females. Frances Reynolds, Elizabeth Reynolds, Sarah Ann Craig. Tabitha Holtzelaw,
Samuel Moody, G. H. G. Jones, Joseph McCune,
Rutha Estis, Jane Bailey
Minter Bailey,
Edward S. Davis, Anderson Johnson,
John MeCune, Thomas Ancell,
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Males.
Females.
J. C. Foster,
Mary Frances Williams,
George F. Craig,
Margaret A. Holtzclaw,
William Campbell,
Mary M. Naylor,
Thomas M. Jackson,
Elizabeth Campbell.
Abner Holtzelaw,
Emmarette Campbell,
Silas B. Naylor,
Sarah A. Foster.
Elder Talton Johnson preached two years. On the second Lord's day in September, 1871, Silas B. Naylor was ordained as teacher, elder and bishop, with the privilege of solemnizing marriages, etc., Elder Talton Johnson officiating. Elder Silas B. Naylor began preaching in 1873 and continued until 1880. The congregation at one time numbered between eighty and ninety members, but a number died and moved away ; it now numbers about sixty members. Elders in the congregation now are, Abner Holtzelaw and Silas B. Naylor ; deacons acting now, Berry Williams and James Holtzclaw ; clerk, George Craig.
The Christian church at Newhope, near Bunker Hill, in Howard county, was organized by Elder William Anderson, of Randolph county, on Saturday before the fourth Lord's day in October, 1874, with about thirty-three members. The local elders selected at the organization were, Dr. Boyd, Augustus G. Atkins and Y. L. Atkins ; the deacons were Robert Dougherty and James T. Reynolds. Elder William Anderson preached about five years. Since that time Elder Silas B. Naylor has been, and is yet, preaching for this church. The officers at this time are, Elders A. G. Atkins, Dr. Boyd, Judge George I. Winn and John W. Lynch ; deacons, James T. Reynolds, Robert Dougherty and Jesse Kirby. Present membership is about fifty.
Mount Pleasant church -The Church of Christ at Mount Pleasant, near New Franklin, was organized about 1830. The exact date and original members are not known as the books were consumed by fire. The following were among the original members : Wm. Scott and wife, Charles Swope and wife, James Hughes and wife, Thomas H. Hickman and wife, Owen Rowlings and wife, Richard Brannen and wife. They were organized by either Joel Prewitt or Joel H. Hay- den. These were the pastors of the church up to 1840. Elder Wm. Burton was pastor, preaching from 1840 to 1846; 1846-49, Elder T. M. Allen, was their preacher; 1849, Elder Samuel S. Church ; Thos. M. Allen, 1850, 1851. John W. MeGarvey, now of Bible col- lege, Lexington. Kentucky, author of " Commentary on Aets of
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Apostles," and ". Land of the Bible," was their preacher -- the first year of his work as a preacher of the gospel. From 1854 to 1860, Thomas H. Gaines ; 1860, Jonah Atkinson ; 1863, Elder Wilmot ; 1865, T. N. Givens ; 1866-70, V. B. Peeler; Wm. H. Blanks, 1872; 1873-78, Jas. Randall ; 1878-79, Jas. M. Tennyson ; 1880-84, James Randall. Wm. Scott was elder of the church from organization to his death, 1849; James R. Estill, elder from 1846 to the present, Jas. Randall from 1873 to 1878. Wm. Tuttand Matthew Mullins, deacons from an early day in the history of the church. Robert E. MeGooch was deacon until his death, 1875.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Church at Old Franklin (O. S. ) - The first church established in the county by the Old School Presbyterians, or Presbyterians of any name, was organized at Old Franklin on the 28th day of April, 1821, by Rev. Edward Hollister, and known as the Franklin Church. There were twenty-three constituent members; the names of these we could not get, as no record of the church has been retained and none of the original members are now living.
This church was moved to Boonville a few years afterwards, and called the Boonville church. Among the early ministers were Ed- ward Hollister, Augustus Pomeroy, W. P. Cochran and Hiram Cham- berlin.
Church at Glasgow - The Old School Presbyterians organized a church March 9, 1845, at Glasgow, Howard county. The constituent members were George Humphreys, Mrs. Mary Burke, Martha N. E. Feazel, Pauline Stratton, Miss Evalina Dyer, Mrs. Nancy Turner, Mrs. Minerva Tillet, Daniel MeSwain. This church was organized by Rev. C. D. Simpson, who came from St. Louis, the church being under the charge of the Lexington presbytery.
George Humphreys was the elder. In 1866 this church reor- ganized, purchasing the Baptist church edifice at a cost of $5,000, to which were added repairs to the amount of $3,000.
The church edifice is a large and substantial brick building with a basement. At this time (1883) they have no regularly employed minister. The last pastor was Rev. Lyman Marshall. The present officers are C. Dantel and T. G. Diggs, deacons. J. W. Marshall, J. M. Feazel and Samuel W. Steimetz, elders. Present members, forty-eight.
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Church at Fayette - In 1848, Rev. Charles Simpson, who had already organized a Presbyterian church al Glasgow, visited Fayette and reorganized the Presbyterian church, it having already been instituted as early as 18 -- , by Rev. Augustus Pomeroy. The members were: Mr. and Mrs. MeNair, Miss M. Anderson, Dr. W. Snelson and wife, Mrs. Prior Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hanna, Miss Jane Hughes, Mr. H. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Todd with their daughters Laura and Maggie, Miss M. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Gatende, Dr. and Mrs William Everett, William T. Davis and Dr. Dun- widdie, who were made elders, and Mr. James Allen, deacon. Mr. Simpson held services regularly once a month (meeting in the Baptist church ) until he was called to St. Louis. The church, though few in number, were a faithful and energetic little band, working faith- fully for the cause of Christianity until they became scattered by the great civil war and other canses. Of the resident members who were present at the reorganization in 1848, Mrs. Prior Jackson is the only one left in Fayette.
In 1850, Dr. Gallaher held a meeting in Fayette in the chapel of Central college ; at that time quite a number of adults were added to the church and several infants baptized. He administered the sacra- ment of the Lord's supper at the close of the meeting, the commu- nieants all being seated at a long table, which had been placed upon the platform for that purpose.
After Mr. Simpson left Glasgow for St. Louis, Rev. Lee Byer preached once a month in the Methodist church edifice. Like Mr. Simpson he was highly esteemed by the members, but was soon called to another field of labor. Rev. James Quarles was the last pastor that officiated for this church, who remained until the breaking out of the civil war.
Church at Roanoke (C. P.) was organized in 1851 by Rev. James Dysart with thirteen members. We were unsuccessful in our efforts to get the names of all the constituent members, but have the names of Arrarah Wayland, Martha Wayland, William Ferguson, Rufe Lockridge, Kate Lockridge and James Wallace. The first ministers were James Dysart, J. W. Morrow and J. B. Mitchell, D. D. The church is in a prosperous condition and now numbers 135 members.
Armstrong Organization - The Cumberland Presbyterians have an organization at Armstrong and worship in the Union church edifice.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT FAYETTE.
[Prepared by Rev. J. L. Gay. ]
The first service in Fayette, according to prayer book, was held by Bishop Kemper in the fall of 1835. No further services were at- tempted until November, 1836, when the Rev. Frederick F. Peake visited Fayette and held service on the 9th day of that month. At that time and for two years afterwards Mr. Peake was only in deacon's orders. He found six members of the church. At his first service a dozen persons joined in the responses. In January, 1837, he gave half his time to Fayette, and in June following he came to reside in the town to take charge of the female academy. Bishop Kemper confirmed five persons in 1837. In May, 1838, Mr. Peake returned to Boonville, where he remained until October, 1839, when he en- tered upon duty in Christ church, St. Louis. In May, 1846 or 1847, Mr. Peake moved to Pensacola, Florida, whither he went in search of his health, and where he died July 21, 1849. The mission at Fav- ette remained vacant until September, 1840, when Rev. James D. Meed held a service every alternate Sunday. There were seven or eight communieants and thirteen families attached to the church at that time. Mr. Meed remained about eight months, when he resigned and went to the Sandwich Islands in search of health. He now re- sides in Woodbridge, Ontario. Bishop Hawks, on May 9, 1845, officiated in the Baptist church. He reported an earnest desire for a resumption of church services. The long vacaney was ended on the 10th of May, 1846, when Rev. Enoch Reid took charge of the church. He was formerly a Methodist minister, and was the first person or- dained by Bishop Hawks. It was during Mr. Reid's incumbency, in 1847, that the parish of St. Mary's was organized and admitted into union with the convention. The congregation was at that time wor- shipping in an upper room of the old court-house, but the sum of $900 had been raised for a church building. Mr. Reid resigned in June. 1847, and died Angust 6. 1876. in Virginia. In July, 1847, the Rev. John W. Dunn entered upon his work in the parish. In the spring of 1848, the ereetion of the church edifice was begun; it was finished November 23, 1850. In the spring of 1851, the trees which now stand in front of the church were planted by Mr. Dunn. In May, 1853, Mr. Dunn reported that in addition to his duties in Fayette he was continuing a monthly service in Glasgow. which he had commenced several years previously, and that a gentle- man of that place had donated a lot for the church, and that a suffi-
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cient amount of money had been raised to build a church, which, by the way, has never been erected. In August, 1855, Mr. Dunn re- signed. When he left there were twenty-three communicants. Mr. Dunn now resides in Independence, Missouri.
In November, 1856, Rev. William R. Pickman took charge of the parish. In May, 1857, he reported twenty communicants. He resigned December 1, 1858, and went to St. Joseph, Mo. Rev. C. F. Seoss entered upon duty in September, 1859. In May, 1860, he reported twenty-three communicants ; he resigned in 1860, and went to California.
During the four years, when the dark cloud of war hung over the land, the parish remained vacant. Rev. John Portmess, an Englishman, entered upon duty as a missionary, June 12, 1864, and remained till January 1, 1865. He could find only thirteen commu- nicants. He is still living in Texas. After another vacancy of four- teen months, Rev. Thomas Greene, entered upon the pastorate of the church. During his ministry, the church lot was enelosed, lamps were purchased and an organ bought. Mr. Greene resigned March 31, 1867, and now lives in Wisconsin.
In the summer of 1868, Rev. Granville C. Walker took charge of the church, but retained it only until the close of the year. He is now in Kentucky. In the summer of 1870, the parish was served by two young lay readers, namely, Mr. Abiel Leonard and Mr. Ethelbert Talbot. In 1871, Rev. C. J. Hendley, assumed the rectorship, and in May following, he reported twenty-four communicants, and also re- ported that Mrs. Abiel Leonard ( wife of Judge Leonard, now deceased ) had donated an acre of land on which to build a rectory, for which $1,350, had been subscribed. In 1872, the rectory was finished and paid for. He resigned in March, 1873, and moved to Maryland. After another vacancy of sixteen months, Rev. J. F. Hamilton took charge of the parish in 1874, and relinquished the same in the spring of 1878.
On February 1, 1879, Rev. J. L. Gay assumed the pastoral care of the parish, and reported twenty-eight communicants. Mr. Gay still has charge and has held it longer than any of his predeces- sors, except Mr. Dunn.
CHAPTER XIX.
LIST OF HOWARD COUNTY OFFICIALS FROM 1816.
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES.
1816. David Barton.
1840. John D. Leland.
1818. Nathaniel B. Tucker.
1847. Wm. A. Hall.
1819. David Todd. 1862. G. H. Burekhartt, present
1837. Thomas Reynolds. incumbent.
CIRCUIT ATTORNEYS.
1816. John J. Heath.
1838. J. M. Gordon.
1821. H. R. Gamble. 1848. C. H. Hardin.
1826. Abiel Leonard. 1852. R. T. Prewitt.
1827. Charles French. 1856. John F. Williams.
1828. John Wilson. 1860. H. M. Porter.
1836. Robert W. Wells. 1862. A. J. Harbison.
1837. W. B. Napton. 1864. W. C. Barr.
1838. Samuel N. Bay. 1868. John H. Overall.
Office abolished in 1872, then the office of county attorney was established.
COUNTY COURT JUDGES.
1821. Henry V. Bingham, David R. Drake, Thomas Conway. 1825 .* Enoch Kemper, George Chapman, John Walker, Ed. V. Warren, John Myers, John Harvey, and others.
1826. John Bird, Joseph Sears, William Taylor, Asa Q. Thomp- son, Adam C. Woods, and others.
1828 S Robert Wilson, Urial Sebree, Richard Cummins, 2 Urial Sebree, George Stapleton. Jonathan Crawley.
George Stapleton. N. T. Burckhartt, Jonathan Crawley. 1829 George Stapleton, N. T. Burckhartt, Wm. Wright (ap- pointed ).
* The clerk of the county court selected men from the different townships to act as members of the county court.
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1830 S Wm. Wright, N. T. Burckhartt, JJohn P. Morris, John P. Morris, Henry Lewis, Owen Rawlings. 1831. David R. Drake, Henry Lewis, John P. Morris. 1832. David Peeler, David R. Drake, Henry Lewis. 1838. Alfred W. Morrison, Wm. Botts, William Buster. 1840. Win. Buster, Win. Botts, A. F. Walden.
1846. C. C. P. Hill, W. M. Jackson, A. F. Walden. 1850. C. C. P. Hill, W. M. Jackson, Thomas J. Owen. 1851. C. C. P. Hill, Win. Botts, Wm. R. Heath. SWm. R. Heath, H. L. Brown, C. C. P. Hill, 1854 H. L. Brown, John Swetnam, F. W. Diggs. 1857. John Swetnam. W. M. Jackson, F. W. Diggs.
1858. Wm. R. Heath, Morgan A. Taylor, James McCafferty.
1862. M. H. Harris, John P. Sebree, Isaac P. Vaughan (W. B. Hanna, appointed in July to fill Harris' place, who resigned. ) 1863. Wm. B. Hanna, F. W. Diggs, Edward P. Graves.
1865. Win. B. Hanna, Edward S. Davis, F. W. Diggs.
1867. Wm. R. Heath, Wm. B. Hanna, Morgan A. Taylor.
1870. Wm. R. Heath, Morgan A. Taylor, James McCafferty. 1872. Morgan A. Taylor, John M. Hickerson, James McCafferty. 1874. John M. Hiekerson, B. H. Tolson, James McCafferty. 1876. John M. Hickerson, J. R. McDonald, B. H. Tolson.
1878. John M. Hickerson, M. Markland, Sulton Johnson. 1880. John M. Hickerson, M. Markland, H. Kingsbury. 1881. B. H. Tolson. M. Markland, H. Kingsbury. 1883. 11. A. Norris, G. J. Winn, J. C. Lee.
COUNTY CLERKS.
1821. Hampton, L. Boon, clerk 1845. James H. Saunders. pro tem. 1846. Leland Wright. 1821. Armstead S. Grundy, ap- 1847. Andrew J. Herndon.
pointed in May. 1874. Sid. B. Cunningham.
1823. John B. Clark. 1882. Henry C. Tindall.
1842. Nathaniel Ford.
CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS.
1816. Gray Bynum. 1870. John C. Woods elected ; 1842. S. Bynum. Jos. H. Finks filled the 1856. Andrew Cooper. office. 1860. C. H. Stewart. 1879. Walter C. Knaus, present incumbent.
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SHERIFFS. ,
1816. Nicholas T. Burekhartt.
1822. Benj. R. Ray.
1826. David Prewitt.
1829. Nathaniel Ford.
1832. Alfred W. Morrison, and collector, ec-officio.
1840. Lewis Crigler, and collector.
1844. Jacob Headrick, and collector.
1848. Newton G. Elliott, and collector.
1852. Bird Deatherage, and collector.
1856. Boyd MCCrary, and collector.
1860. James H. Feland, and collector.
1862. Thomas G. Deatherage, and collector.
1865. Prior M. Jackson, and collector.
1866. John L. Morrison, and collector.
1867. Rice Patterson and collector.
1871. James G. Maupin, and collector.
1873. Wm. O. Burton ( office of collector separated ).
1874. V. J. Leland.
1878. Nestor B. Cooper.
1882. V. J. Leland.
COLLECTOR.
1821. Joseph Patterson. 1825. David Prewitt.
1822. Benj. B. Ray. 1826. Samuel Shepherd.
1822. John Harvey appointed in 1827. Enoch Kemper. August. 1831. Wm. B. Warren. The sheriff's were then ex-officio collectors till 1873. 1873. C. E. Burekhartt.
1883. Nestor B. Cooper.
1879. Stephen Cooper.
ASSESSORS.
1821. Nicholas T. Burckhartt. 1832. John S. Rucker. 1822. Priee Prewitt, Glenn Owen, 1833. Lewis Wilcoxon. Watts D. Ewin, Geo. 1834. James Turner.
Jackson, J. Meyers, 1837. Strother Bramin. Benj. H. Reeves, John 1845. Andrew Crews, Newton G. Rooker. Elliott.
1823. Watts D. Ewin. 1847. John W. Patton.
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1826. Joshua W. Redman. 1848. John Swetnam. 1826. Watts D. Ewin appointed 1850. Boyd MI. Mccrary. in July. 1853. Joseph F. Hughes.
1830. Alfred W. Morrison. 1857. James H. Feland.
1858. County divided into four assessment districts. John W. Mor- ris, assessor first distriet ; Jas. H. Feland, second ; Wm. E. Ilackly, third ; Stephen Stemons, fourth. 1859. Jno. R. Hitt, first distriet : JJas. H. Feland, second ; Wm. B. Yager, third ; John Q. Hicks, fourth.
1860. Jno. R. Hitt. 1866. Harrison P. White.
1861. Miles Baldridge.
1872. Harrison Cross.
1874. Wm. H. Moss.
1861. Boyd M. McCrary, ap- pointed December.
1879. J. R. Gallemore.
1862. Prior M. Jackson.
1883. H. B. Watts.
1865. W. Con. Boon.
TREASURERS.
1823. John B. Clark, pro tem. 1858. Walter Adams.
1825. Robert Wilson.
1862. Thomas Ray.
1830. John B. Clark. 1865. John F. Ewin.
1833. Jobn H. Turner. 1867. Thomas W. Radford.
1840. Alfred W. Morrison. 1868. John M. Reid.
1845. Leland Wright. 1876. Jacob Fisher.
1846. Adam Hendrix.
1882. Wm. A. Dudgeon.
SURVEYORS.
1821* Elias Bancroft, 1843. H. T. Fort.
1821. Lawrence J. Daley, ap- 1868. Joshua T. Allen. pointed in November. 1872. Henry C. Shields.
1841. James Jackson. 1880. Willard Cloyd.
CORONERS.
1816. John Monroe. 1867. John M. Pierce,
18211 Jeremiah Rice. 1870. Isaac Hamilton.
1841. Nathan H. Stephenson. 1872. June Williams.
1849. Joseph Cary. 1878. Richard Enyart.
1856. R. T. Basye. 1880. Von. Bonham.
1862. James II. Saunders.
1882. H. K. Givens.
* The early records were very meagre in reference to the surveyors of the county. t Early records meagre in reference to coroner.
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