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New Salem C. P. Church - This church is located on section 12, township 47 range 16, Prairie Home township. It was organized in 1821, at the residence of Alexander Johnston, by Rev. Robert W. Morrow, who was sent out to the west in 1819, from Kentucky, by the Ladies' Missionary Society. Original members : Alexander Johnston, Joshua Lewis, Mrs. Mary ( wife of Alex. Johnston), Mrs. Mary ( wife of James Johnston ), Robert Johnston and Margaret John- ston (mother of Alexander and Robert Johuston). First church was erected about 1828, on section 16, township 47, range 16 (Clark's Fork ) ; a log house. In 1853, a brick house of worship was built on section 12, township 47, range 16, which was used till the fall of 1877, when a new brick was built, which cost $2,500, on the same spot of ground. It was dedicated on the second Wednesday in May, 1878, by Dr. Greenville Wood. Present membership, eighty. Present pas- tor, Rev. H. D. Kennedy. Services second and fourth Sundays in each month. Among the first preachers were Rev. Finis Ewing and
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Rev. Robert W. Morrow, who conducted a camp meeting, followed by Revs. Daniel Weedon and Samuel King, Thomas Ish and John E. Nor- ris. Rev. Finis A. Witherspoon was the first pastor after the first brick house was erected. Oldest members : Jeremiah Smith, Jno. B. Johnston, Wash and John S. Johnston, A. M. and Huston George. In 1853, there was a remarkable revival conducted by Warren Comp- ton and Robert Harris, a Baptist, with sixty conversions. H. H. Misseldine filled the pulpit during the late war.
Union Presbyterian Church at Bunceton -Organized in 1860, by Rev. W. G. Bell, of Boonville. The constituent members were Mrs. Mary Phillips, Dr. E. Chilton and wife, John J. Hoge and wife, Isaac Hewitt and wife, Miss M. Hewitt, James Hewitt and Mrs. E. Russell. First elders, John J. Hoge, Isaac Hewitt and Dr. E. Chilton.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church-New Zion -Located on section twenty-six, Monitean township, was organized August 11, 1871, by W. W. Branin. The names of original members were Martha J. Miller, Catherine Lawson, Nancy Hollaway, Harriet J. Hollaway, Joseph Pierce, Margaret A. Thompson, L. C. McDaniel, Henry Bowers, P. P. Lawson, Caroline R. Bowers, Thomas L. Pierce, Susan J. Wil- liams. The number of present membership is 100. Names of pastors are W. W. Branin, James E. F. Robertson and C. W. McBride.
This church was built in 1879, and is a frame building, erected at a cost of $800. Number of scholars in Sabbath school is fifty ; superintended by H. B. Sappington. The Sabbath school is sustained only during the summer months.
Lone Elm Christian Church .- In 1842, the above church was organized at a school house, now known as Bell Air. The original members were George W. Baker and Harriet P., his wife, Peter and Elizabeth Poindexter, Rice and Elizabeth Daniel, Benjamin R. and Lucy Waller, and Mary A. Poindexter.
The first ministers were Nelson Davis and Allen Wright ; the elders were George W. Baker and Peter Poindexter.
Mr. Baker, from whom we obtained this information, says that Lone Elm church was the first organized south of the Missouri river.
Church at Lamine .- About the year 1843, there was an organi- zation of the Christian church at Lamine, but owing to deaths and removals the organization was discontinued a few years afterwards.
The present church at Lamine was established August 7, 1865, by Elder P. Donan, with the following white members : Samuel R. Col- lins, Sarah L. Collins, Wm. B. Collins, J. P. Collins, Marietta M.
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Collins, Drusilla E. Thomas, Susan Biddle, Melinda E. Kincaid, Mary F. Tyler, Catherine Wing, Freeman Wing, Julia A. Turley, Ellen Pope, Josephine Wall, J. P. Wall, Moses Napier, Mary J. Mello, Nancy Reed, Elizabeth Courtney, George W. Kincaid, Francis M. Kincaid, Richard F. Kincaid, A. L. Kincaid, John B. Baker, Martha J. Baker, Theodore Turley, James O'Howell, Thomas Mello, Thomas Staples, C. F. Younger, F. Harris, Lucy C. Hieuclehen, Pamelia Williams.
There were eighteen colored people who came into the church at the same time ; their names we did not succeed in getting. These ( the eighteen ) soon after organized a church of their own.
Elders Donan and O. P. Davis were the first preachers. The present membership is eighty.
Second Lone Elm Christian Church -The organization of this church occurred September 27, 1854. The organizing members were James R. Daniel, Rice Daniel, David Parish, Robert Seaton, John Scaton, Henry Knaus, J. G. Taliaferro, Joan Daniel, E. R. Daniel, Jeannette Seaton, Luey H. Walker, Balinda Poindexter, Joan Seaton, Mary L. Wilson, Eliza A. Baker, J. H. Baker, L. A. Taliaferro, M. A. Taliaferro, Lucy A. Baker, Martha A. Knaus, Elizabeth Poindexter, Maria L. Keely. The first minister was O. P. Davis. Present membership, ninety-five.
Christian Church -The congregation of disciples of Christ, wor- shipping at Walnut Grove, Cooper county, Missouri, was organized by Elder O. P. Davis on the first Lord's day in December, 1862, with the following members, viz. : Lewis D. Reavis, Henry York, Eli P. Adams, Sarah J. Adams, Matilda Cary, Samuel R. Davis, O. P. Davis, Eliza J. Hawkins, Martha A. Davis, Mary F. Logan, Margaret A. Davis, Mary York, Caroline York, Isabella Clawson, Sarah Parmer and James Eldredge. This congregation increased in numbers rap- idly until it numbered at one time something over 150 members, but owing to removals, deaths, and other causes, it now numbers only thirty-four members.
St. Peter's German Evangelical Church - Is located on section 9, township 47, range 15, in Prairie Home township. The church was organized in 1848 by Rev. Charles Hofneoister. The constituent members were Jacob Schilb, Sr., and wife, Gadfried Kenepfer and wife, - Becker and wife, George Knorp and wife, F. W. Schenk and wife, Henry Mayer and wife, Andreas Spieler and wife, Godfrey Spieler and wife, Thetobald Miller and wife, David Huth and wife, Peter Diehl, Sr., and wife, Jacob Shilb, Jr., and wife, Ernest Kirsch- man and wife and Henry Webber and wife.
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The old church edifice was erected in 1849. The new building was built in 1872 at a cost of $900. The interest in the church about the year 1875 flagged, and in January, 1877, the church was reorgan ized, and incorporated in 1879. David Schilb, Adam Schilb, Sr., Jacob Schilb, Frederick Schilb, David Schilb, Jr., Adam Schilb, Jr., Adam Andreas, Wendell Graff, Otto Speiler, Jacob and John Plauk, Charles and Ernest Kirschman, John G. Speiler, Jacob Warmbrodt, Rudolph Segesser, Gustave Hefferburg, and the wives of the above, with the exception of Charles Kirschinan and Gustave Hefferburg, con- stituted the organization. Jacob Schilb, Jr., John Plank and Ernest Kirschman are the elders. F. Woelffe was the last pastor.
The German Evangelical Congregation in Boonville, Missouri - Organized in August, 1853, with the following members : George Vol- brath, J. H. Boller, William Haas, St. Weber, Paul Stegner, Philip Back, William Gemmer, Peter Back, Jacob Seibel, L. N. Schmidt, Otto Koehnke, Adam Stegner, J. G. Blumenroedher, Ernest Stegner, George Debusmann, Gottfried Back, Jacob Thauer, J. E. Hoflander, David Rau, Sophia Hain, Frederica Reinhart, Erk. Hirlinger, Jacob Neef, George Goller, L. Holzmueller, Adam Saudrock, Fred. Metz, J. Mittameyer, Philip Stahl, J. F. Fickel, J. Lotz. George Vollrath, J. H. Holler, St. Wheeler and William Haas were the first trustees and Rev. John Wettle was the first pastor. In 1854 the present honse of worship was built, which was mainly due to the liberality and en- ergy of George Vollrath. In 1857 the congregation erected a school house for a parochial school, and in 1879 a parsonage. Rev. C. L. Greiner, J. Lange and E. Schneider have each served the church suc- cessively as pastors until the present pastor, Rev. L. Kohlman.
Lutheran Emanuel Church - Is located on section 34, township 48, range 15, Prairie Home township, and was organized about the year 1855 by Rev. August Lange, Henry Meyer, Frederick Stock, Jacob Edes, G. Knorp, Henry Meyer, John Kempfer, Dietrich Molan, John Suauch, Christine Hecherman and Ludwig Mentz. House erected in 1855. The church owns four acres of land and a parsonage. Pres- ent pastor, Adolph Clos ; present membership, twenty-two; valne of church property, $1,000.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Church - Located on section 8, of Clark's Fork township, of Cooper county, Missouri, was organ- ized partially in 1860 or 1861. Original members : Peter Muntzel, Albert Muntzel, Daniel Muntzel, John King, Fred Frieke, John A. Schmidt, Nicholas Schmidt, Leonard Schmidt, David Rauh, Wm. Kahle, Henry Lankop, Ferdinand Lankop, Wm. Lankop, Christian Brandis, Sr., Lewis Lebbing, Marimus Longers, Henry Kaune,
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Sophia Fredmeyer, Christian Fredmeyer, Henry Fredmeyer, Ferdi- nand Ohlendorf, Peter Norenberg, James Martinson, Jacob King, Otto Smolfield, Berhard Vieth, Charles Brandis, Peter Wehmeier. Number of present members - heads of families, fifty-two. First pastor, Rev. Henry Joengel, since which time there have been five or six others, names not given. The church was built in the spring of 1867, by the original members, at a cost of $2,500, three acres being donated by Fred. Frieke. In September, of 1883, they will open a school headed by a competent teacher.
Christ's Episcopal Church - The date of the organization of this church at Boonville, is not definitely known. We made every effort to ascertain the fact in reference thereto, and have arrived at the conclu- sion, after several interviews with some of the oldest living members of the church, that it was organized about the year 1835. The church edifice was erected about the year 1844, at which time the Rev. Almond David Corbyn, became the rector. It is known that Rev. F. F. Peak held services about the year 1839. Who preceded him, is not known. He may have been the pioneer preacher of that church in Boonville.
Among the constituent members were Dr. E. E. Buckner and wife, Richard Thompson and wife, Mrs. Tompkins and C. B. Powell and wife.
Catholic Churches -The Catholics commenced the erection of a church edifice at Boonville, in 1859. The building cost about $10,000 ; with the addition which is being now built, together with parsonage and school building, the probable cost will approximate $25,000.
The first pastor was Father George Turk, who came in 1851. and preached, and administered the sacrament of baptism. He was succeeded by Joseph Meister, Bernard Hiller, Henry Muers and John A. Hoffman - Father Hoffman coming from St. Louis, in April, 1875. The church has a membership of about one hundred families. There is a school in connection with the church, which has an average of one hundred pupils and three teachers.
There is a Catholic church in Clear Creek township; the old building was a frame one ; a brick is being put up at this time (1883). The pastor in charge, is John Conrad, O. S. B.
There is also a church in Pilot Grove township, at a place called Martinsville. Father Conrad, above named, preaches here.
The Catholics have a church edifice - brick - in Moniteau town- ship. Father J. M. Duggan, is the pastor. The churches in Clear Creek and Pilot Grove townships, have each about fifty families, and the last named, twenty-five families.
CHAPTER XXII.
OFFICIAL RECORD.
CIRCUIT JUDGES OF COOPER COUNTY.
Complete list of all the county officers who have served from the organization of the county to the present time, with date of election and appointment and date of retiring from office : -
David Todd, March 1, 1869, January, 1837; William Scott, January, 1837, August, 1841 ; James W. Morrow, August 14, 1841, August, 1851; George W. Miller, August, 1851, January 1, 1869 ; T. M. Riee, January 1, 1869, January 1, 1875 ; George W. Miller, January 1, 1875, January 1, 1881 ; E. L. Edwards, April, 1879, Jan- uary 1, 1886.
STATE SENATORS
from the district of Missouri in which Cooper county is situated, with the year of election : -
1820, Cooper and Clark; 1824, George Crawford ; 1828, John Miller ; 1832, John Miller ; 1836, David Jones ; 1840, Reuben A. Ewing ; 1844, Jordan O'Bryan ; 1848, David Jones ; 1852, Wm. Dunlap ; 1856, James B. Harris ; 1860, Thomas Monroe ; 1862, Frank W. Hiekox ; 1866, George W. Boardman ; 1869, M. McMillen, to fill vacaney ; 1870, John Pappin ; 1873, S. S. Abney, to fill vaeaney ; 1874, S. S. Abney ; 1879, Jas. A. Walker; 1882, John T. Heard, present incumbent.
NAMES OF REPRESENTATIVES,
with the year of their election : -
1820, Thomas Rogers, Thomas Smiley and William Lillard ; 1822, B. F. Hickox, Jordan O'Bryan and A. K. Langon ; 1824, B. F. Hickox and G. W. Wright ; 1826, M. Dunn and Jordan O'Bryan ; 1828, A. Kavanaugh and D. Jones ; 1830, A. Kavanaugh and D. Jones ; 1832, D. Jones and Joseph S. Anderson; 1834, D. Jones and Jordan O'Bryan ; 1836, William Calvert and John H. Hutchi- son ; 1838, John Miller, B. F. Hiekox and L. Hall ; 1840, J. O'Bryan, John G. Miller and L. C. Stephens ; 1842, William Shields and John
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G. Miller ; 1844, A. S. Walker and A. K. Langon ; 1846, Thornton P. Bell ; 1848, Benjamin Tompkins and David Jones ; 1850, L. C. Stephens and Benjamin Tompkins ; 1852, A. K. Langon and Benja- min Tompkins ; 1854, Robert C. Harrison and W. C. Ewing ; 1856, John M. Mccutchen and Robert C. Harrison ; 1858, A. J. Barnes and Reuben A. Ewing ; 1860, G. G. Vest and A. S. Walker; 1862, W. G. Wear and Harvey Bunce ; 1864, Henry Elliott and Alfred Mathews ; 1866, J. A. Eppstein and D. K. Steele; 1868, Daniel Clark and D. K. Steele ; 1870, M. McMillan and D. K. Steele ; 1872, Daniel Hunt ; 1874, J. G. Roberts ; 1876, Benjamin Tompkins ; 1878, William C. Ewing ; 1880, Thomas C. Cranmer, term expires 1884.
CIRCUIT CLERKS OF COOPER COUNTY,
with names, date of election or appointment and date of retiring from office : -
Robert P. Clark, March 1, 1819, November, 1841 ; Bennett C. Clark, November, 1841, September, 1853 ; Benjamin Tompkins, Sep- tember, 1853, Jaunary, 1860 ; Justinian Williams, January 1860, Jan- uary, 1867; W. W. Taliaferro, January, 1867, January, 1875; Horace A. Hutchison, Jannary, 1875, term expired January, 1879 ; J. E. Taliaferro, January, 1883, term expires January 1, 1887.
COUNTY CLERKS OF COOPER COUNTY,
with names, date of election or appointment and date of retiring from office : -
Robert P. Clark, January 8, 1821, January 8, 1836; Samuel S. Kofield, January 1, 1836, August 1, 1837; Benjamin Emmons Ferry, August 8, 1837, Jannary 8, 1854 ; Heury C. Levens, January 1, 1854, January 3, 1875 ; Jackson Monroe, January 3, 1875, term expired January 1, 1883 ; E. B. Bunce, Jannary 1, 1883, term ex- pires Jannary 1, 1887.
SHERIFFS OF COOPER COUNTY,
with the date of election or appointment, and date of retiring from office : -
William McFarland, March 1, 1819, July 24, 1819 ; William H. Curtis, July 24, 1819, July 22, 1822 ; James L. Collins, July 24, 1822, November 24, 1822 ; Sylvester Hall, November 24, 1822, July 26, 1824 ; Marcus Williams, July 26, 1824, August, 1826; William H. Anderson, August 1826, August, 1828; Joseph S. Anderson, August, 1828, Angust, 1832; John H. Hutchison, Angust, 1832,
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August, 1836 ; Joel E. Woodward, August, 1836, August, 1838 ; James Hill, August, 1838, August, 1842 ; Isaac Lionberger, August, 1842, August, 1846 ; James Hill, August, 1846, August, 1850 ; Harvey Bunce, August, 1850, August, 1854; B. E. Ferry, Angust, 1854, August, 1858 ; Harvey Bunce, August, 1858, November 5, 1861 ; C. B. Coombs, December 1, 1862, January 6, 1863 ; A. J. Barnes, Jan- uary 6, 1863, September 5, 1864 ; William J. Woolery, January 11, 1865, May 2, 1865 ; Thomas E. Rochester, May 1, 1865, June 23, 1870 ; R. B. Newman, July 1, 1870, November, 2, 1872 ; F. A. Rogers, November, 1872, November, 1874; F. A. Rogers, November, 1874, November, 1876; T. Leslie Smith, February, 1878, November, 1878 ; Robert McCulloch, November, 1878, December, 1880; John F. Rogers, December, 1880, term expires December, 1884.
COUNTY COLLECTORS OF COOPER COUNTY,
with the date of election or appointment, and date of retiring from office : -
Andrew Briscoe, April 11, 1821, February 19, 1822 ; John C. Rochester, February 9, 1822, February 18, 1824 ; William H. Ander- son, February 18, 1824, August 2, 1826 ; David P. Mahan, August 2, 1826, June 11, 1829 ; Joseph S. Anderson, June 11, 1829, Febru- ary 6, 1832 ; Martin Jennings, February 6, 1832, February 11, 1833 ; John H. Hutchison, February 11, 1833, August 14, 1836; J. E. Woodward, August 14, 1836, August 9, 1838 ; James Hill, August, 9, 1838, August, 1842 ; Isaac Lionberger, August, 1842, August, 1846 ; James Hill, August, 1846, August, 1850 ; Harvey Bunce, August, 1850, August, 1854 ; B. E. Ferry, August, 1854, August, 1858 ; Harvey Bunce, August, 1858, November 5, 1861; C. B. Coombs, December 1, 1862, January 6, 1863 ; A. J. Barnes, January 6, 1863, September 5, 1864 ; William J. Woolery, January 11, 1865, May 2, 1865 ; Thomas E. Rochester, May 2, 1865, June 23, 1870 ; R. B. Newman, July 1, 1870, -; Robert McCulloch, November 3, 1872, February 3, 1875 ; Robert McCulloch, November, 1874, February, 1877 ; Henry M. Clark, March, 1879, March, 1883 ; John D. Starke, March, 1883, term expires March, 1885.
JUSTICES OF THE COUNTY COURT OF COOPER COUNTY,
with date of election or appointment, and date of retiring from office : -
A. S. Walker, November 21, 1842, May 16, 1844 ; Lawrence C. Stephens, August 5, 1844, September 24, 1844 ; Benjamin F. Hickox,
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HISTORY OF HOWARD AND COOPER COUNTIES.
September 24, 1844, November 2, 1846 ; John H. Hutchisou, April 14, 1845, August 7, 1848 ; John S. McFarlaud, November 2, 1846, November 4, 1850 ; Robert Stuart, August 3, 1847, February 19, 1850 ; Philip A. Tutt, September 13, 1848, November 4, 1850 ; Jeremiah Rice, April 5, 1850, August 28, 1854; Ignatius Hazell, November 4, 1850, August 16, 1858 ; William B. Butler, November 4, 1850, August 28, 1854; Thomas L. Williams, August 28, 1854, August 16, 1858; Leonard Calvert, August 28, 1854, February 16, 1856 ; Jesse Odgen, May 5, 1856, August 16, 1858 ; Bennett C. Clark, August 16, 1858, February 3, 1862 ; Isaac Lionberger, August 16, 1858, February 3, 1862 ; James H. Baker, August 16, 1858, November 2, 1866; Wil- liam E. Baird, April 7, 1862, December 19, 1862 ; John A. Trigg, June 2, 1862, November 6, 1864 ; Wm. J. Woolery, December 19, 1862, December 19, 1864; C. W. Sombart, December 19, 1862, November 27, 1866 ; Jesse G. Newman, December 16, 1862, November 30, 1868; Jacob Baughman, November 27, 1866, December 16, 1872; Jacob Feland, November 27, 1866, December 5, 1870; Constantine Heim, November 30, 1868, December 14, 1874 ; James Bruffee, January 8, 1821, January 10, 1822 ; Archibald Kavanaugh, January 8, 1821, August 16, 1824 ; James Miller, January 8, 1821, May 2, 1825 ; James D. Campbell, January 10, 1822, February 6, 1826 ; Robert F. Howe, August 16, 1824, May 6, 1825 ; John Briscoe, May 2, 1825, February 6, 1826 ; Charles Woods, May 2, 1825, Feb- ruary 6, 1826 ; Thomas MeMahan, May 2, 1825, February 6, 1825 ; Joseph Byler, May 2, 1825, February 6, 1826 ; James L. Collins, February 6, 1826, May 7, 1827 ; Green Seat, February 6, 1826, May 7, 1827 ; David Jones, February 6, 1826, May 7, 1827 ; Samnel Tur- ley, February 6, 1826, May 7, 1827 ; William Bryant, February 6, 1826, May 7, 1827; John Briscoe, May 7, 1827, May 17, 1832 ; Mareus Williams, May 7, 1827, June 17, 1830 ; Joseph Byler, May 7, 1827, August 3, 1829 ; Rice Hughes, August 3, 1829, May 2, 1831 ; Robert Hood, June 17, 1830, May 2, 1831 ; Anthony F. Reed, May 2, 1831, September 8, 1834 ; Green Seat, May 2, 1831, September 8, 1834 ; Joseph Patterson, November 6, 1832, August, 1836 ; George W. Weight, September 8, 1834, November 21, 1842; John Briscoe, September 8, 1834, November 21, 1842 ; C. H. Smith, February 7, 1837, June 5, 1847 ; A. H. Neal, November 21, 1842, September 24, 1844. James H. Walker, November, 1870, November, 1876; John M. MeCutchen, November, 1872, November, 1878 ; Robert A. Mc- Culloch, November, 1874, November, 1880; A. B. Cole, presiding judge at large, elected November, 1878; term expired January 1,
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1883. Jacob Crone, eastern district, elected January 1, 1879 ; term expired January 1, 1881. N. W. Williams, western district, elected January 1, 1879; term expired Jannary 1, 1881. J. D. Starke, elected January 1, 1881 ; term expired January 1, 1883. W. P. McMahan, elected January 1, 1881, from western district ; term ex- pired January 1, 1883. W. P. McMahan, presiding judge, elected January 1, 1883 ; term expires January 1, 1887. James M. Camp- bell, eastern district, elected January 1, 1883 ; term expires January 1, 1885. John J. Hoge, western district, elected January 1, 1883 ; term expires January 1, 1885.
COUNTY ASSESSORS OF COOPER COUNTY
with date of election or appointment and date of retiring from office. Geo. Crawford, for county, April 9, 1821, February 20, 1822 ; J. Dixon, Boonville township, February 20, 1822, February 19, 1823 ; J. Briscoe, Clear Creek, February 20, 1822, February 19, 1823 ; S. D. Reavis, Moniteau, February 20, 1822, February 19, 1823; L. Cropper, Saline township, February 20, 1822, February 19, 1823 ; John C. Rochester, February 19, 1823, February 18, 1824; William Allison, February 18, 1824, February 22, 1825 ; Lawrence Hall, February 22, 1825, February 6, 1826; Joseph B. Steele, February 6, 1826, February 6, 1828 ; Joseph Patterson, February 6, 1828, February 9, 1832 ; Howard Chism, February 9, 1832, February 6, 1833 ; George Crawford, February 6, 1833, February 6, 1835 ; A. S. Walker, February 6, 1835, February 6, 1836; W. H. Anderson, February 6, 1836, February, 1837; John Ogden, February 6, 1837, February, 1838 ; Thomas L. O'Bryan, August, 1838, August, 1840 ; William R. Butler, August, 1840, August, 1841 ; George Crawford, Angust, 1841, August, 1846 ; A. H. Roads, August, 1846, August, 1848 ; Harvey Bunce, August, 1848, Angust, 1850 ; George Craw- ford, August, 1850, August, 1851; James Hill, August, 1851, August, 1852 ; Robert H. Turner, August, 1852, February 16, 1853 ; Thomas McCulloch, February 16, 1853, December 22, 1853; Josiah E. Eubank, December 22, 1853, December 8, 1856 ; James T. Mc- Culloch, December 8, 1856, January 5, 1858 ; Joseph C. Koontz, January 5, 1858, February 6, 1860; Thomas E. Rochester, Jannary 5, 1858, February 6, 1860 ; Jesse McFarland, Jannary 5, 1858, Feb- ruary 6, 1860 ; R. B. Stoneman, February 1, 1858, January 3, 1859 ; James L. Bell, January 5, 1858, Jannary 3, 1859 ; N. T. Allison, January 5, 1858, February 6, 1860; D. R. Drake, January 3, 1859, February 6, 1860 ; J. E. Eubank, January 3, 1859, February 6,
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1860; B. R. Waller, February 6, 1860, August, 1860; Thomas E. Rochester, August, 1860, October 6, 1862 ; D. A. Melvin, October 6, 1862, February 21, 1865 ; Thomas E. Rochester, February 21, 1865, May 1, 1865 ; M. F. Kemp, May 3, 1865, September 4, 1865 ; R. B. Newman, September 4, 1865, July 1, 1870 ; R. W. Whitlow, July 2, 1870, January 1, 1873; J. H. Orr, January 1, 1873, January 1, 1875 ; James F. Adams, January 1, 1875, term expired January 1, 1877 ; H. D. Carlos, January 1, 1877, term expired January, 1882; Albert Hornbeck, January 1, 1882, term expires January 1, 1885.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS.
Date of election or appointment and date of expiration : -
John M. McCutchen, January 6, 1848, May 4, 1857; H. A. Hutchison, May 4, 1857, February 13, 1860; Elisha N. Warfield, February 13, 1860, October 18, 1862; Harvey Bunce, October, 1862, November 20, 1872; Viet Eppstein, November 20, 1872, elected four years, term expired November, 1876 ; Wm. R. Baker, November 1, 1876, term expired 1880; Viet Eppstein, November 1, 1880, term expires 1884.
COUNTY SURVEYORS OF COOPER COUNTY,
with the time of entering office, and time of retiring from office : -
William Ross, March 1, 1819, -- 2, 1829 ; Baxter M. Ewing, July 9, 1821, February 22, 1822 ; John Dixon, February 22, 1822, September 11, 1833 ; George T. Boyd, September 12, 1833, February 3, 1836 ; George W. Weight, February 3, 1836, August 3, 1843; P. A. Tutt, August 3, 1843, November 8, 1859 ; C. H. Allison, Novem- ber 8, 1859, December 8, 1868; Charles Atkinson, December 1, 1861, December 18, 1872; W. W. Trent, December 8, 1872, Decem- ber, 1874; W. W. Trent, December, 1874, December, 1878 ; J. A. Waller, December, 1878, term expires December, 1886.
COUNTY TREASURERS,
with the time of entering office, and date of retiring from office : -
Robert P. Clark, January 8, 1821, January 4, 1833; Jacob Wyan, June 4, 1833, February 17, 1842 ; C. D. W. Johnson, Feb- ruary 17, 1842, August 10, 1853 ; William P. Speed, August 12, 1853, August 10, 1856 ; James Thomson, August 11, 1856, December 19, 1862 ; William P. Speed, December 19, 1862, July, 1863 ; H. E. W. McDearmon, Angust 3, 1863, February 7, 1865 ; Christian Keill,
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