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On December 24,1845, an election was held to ratify the action of the commissioners. St. Joseph received 1,037 votes and Sparta 541. The county court held that this vote did not decide the ques-
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tion in favor of St. Joseph, contending that a majority of all free white male inhabitants taxable, over the age of twenty-one years, was re- quired, and holding that there was no such majority for St. Joseph.
The court at once ordered another election for February 28, 1846. The Spartans had been inspired with new hope and worked vigor- ously to defeat the aspirations of St. Joseph. There were speeches, the press was brought into active use and people made a per- sonal matter of the contest. Fortune favored St. Joseph this time with 1,164 votes against 455 for Sparta. The county seat was at once removed to St. Joseph. The lot owners in Sparta, having been reimbursed, moved off and the land reverted to the legal holder.
CHAPTER III.
THE COURTS OF BUCHANAN COUNTY .- FIRST SESSION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT .- JUDGES FROM 1839 TO 1898 .- THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS .- THE COUNTY COURT AND ITS ORGANIZATION FROM 1839 TO 1898 .- SUPREME COURT SESSIONS AT ST. JOSEPH .- JUSTICE COURTS AND A LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AS MAGISTRATES IN VARIOUS TOWNSHIPS FROM 1839 TO 1898.
As stated in the previous chapter, Buchanan County was attached to the Fifth judicial circuit, and it therefore became the dis- tinguished duty of the Honorable Austin A. King of Ray County, the judge of the Fifth district aforesaid, to hold the first session of the circuit court.
On February 16, 1839, Judge King commissioned Edwin Toole of Blacksnake Hills as clerk of the circuit court, to hold said office until his successor should be elected at the general election in 1840.
On July 15, 1839, Judge King opened court at the house of Joseph Robidoux at Blacksnake Hills, through the proclamation of Samuel Gilmore, "high sheriff in and for said county."
Both civil and criminal cases were considered at this term, the first case docketed being Andrew S. Hughes vs. Ishmael Davis, a petition in debt. This case was dismissed at the plaintiff's cost. There was also an assault and battery case, and the grand jury re- turned indictments against twenty-three pioneers who had whiled away monotony and money in the national game of poker. Several merchants were indicted for doing business without license.
Little was accomplished, however, at the first term of court, most of the cases being continued to the November term, when the gamesters were fined five dollars each.
Two applications for citizenship were made during the first ses- sion of the court. Gottfried Rentel, a native of Poland, and Rudolph Mill of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, renounced allegiance 10 their respective princes and potentates and declared intention to support the constitution of the United States.
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During the November term much business was disposed of. Among other things, one William Williams was indicted by the grand jury for rape. He was remanded to the sheriff of Clay County for keeping, there being no jail in Buchanan County as yet, and, at the March term of 1840, was found guilty and sentenced to the peniten- tiary for five years. He was the first criminal taken to that institu- tion from this county.
The first three terms of court were held at Robidoux's house, and the July and November terms of 1840 were held at the house of Richard Hill, near Sparta.
During the session of 1840-41 the legislature erected the Twelfth judicial circuit, composed of the Platte Purchase and Clinton County.
Governor Reynolds appointed Hon. David R. Atchison of Platte County as judge of this circuit, and Peter H. Burnett, also of Platte County, as circuit attorney.
On March 31, 1841, Judge Atchison convened his court at the house of Richard Hill, and the next term, in July, was held in the log ยท court house at Sparta, which had just been completed.
In 1843, Henderson Young of Lafayette County succeeded Judge Atchison, who had been appointed United States Senator by Governor Reynolds to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Linn.
Judge Young resigned one year after Judge Atchison, and the governor appointed Solomon L. Leonard of Buchanan County, who served until 1852, and was succeeded by William B. Almond of Platte County. Judge Almond held the office only one year, when he re- signed to go to California, where he had previously accumulated a considerable fortune, and Elijah H. Norton, also of Platte County, was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Judge Norton served until 1860, when he was succeeded by Silas Woodson of Buchanan County, who, during the war, became a mem- ber of General Willard P. Hall's staff as colonel and inspector-general. There was little business in the circuit court in those stormy days. In 1864, Judge Woodson was a candidate for re-election and was de- feated by William Herron of Andrew County, who served for the following four years.
Isaac C. Parker of St. Joseph served from 1868 to 1870, when he resigned to go to Congress. Judge Parker's term was completed by Bennett Pike. Joseph P. Grubb was elected to succeed Judge Pike, . and served from 1872 to 1880, when he was in turn succeeded by Wil- liam Sherman. Judge Sherman died after two years and Judge Grubb was appointed to fill the vacancy.
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The Twelfth judicial circuit diminished in size as the territory became populated. During the war the circuit was composed of the Platte Purchase only. From 1872 to 1889 the circuit was composed of Buchanan and DeKalb Counties. By considering that ten years ago one circuit judge was able to meet the requirements of these two counties and that it now requires three circuit judges for Buchanan County alone, one gets some idea of the growth of this community in that period.
In 1885, it was deemed necessary to establish a criminal branch of the circuit court, and the legislature of that year provided for this. Governor Crittenden appointed Silas Woodson to the post and Judge Woodson served until June 11, 1895, when he resigned owing to ill health. Governor Stone appointed Romulus E. Culver to fill the vacancy and Judge Culver was elected to succeed himself at the gen- cral election of November, 1896, being the present incumbent (1898) of the office.
Oliver M. Spencer was elected circuit judge November, 1886, and served until May of 1890, when he resigned. Governor Francis appointed Archelaus M. Woodson to fill the vacancy. Judge Wood- son was re-elected for a second time November 8, 1898.
The legislature of 1889 passed a bill establishing two civil branches of the Buchanan County circuit court, and Governor Francis appointed Henry M. Ramey judge of Division No. 2, Judge Wood- son's court being Division No. I. Judge Ramey was elected for a full term in November, 1890. He was succeeded in 1896 by Thomas H. Parrish, who died in October, 1897. Governor Stephens ap- pointed Charles F. Strop to fill the vacancy until the general election, November, 1898. Judge Strop failed of nomination at the Demo- cratic primaries in May of 1898, being defeated by William K. James, who was elected November 8, 1898, to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Parrish, which ends in 1902.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS .- A tribunal within the recol- lection of comparatively few of the younger people was the Buchanan County court of common pleas, which existed from 1853 to 1873. This court was created to relieve the circuit judge, whose territory was too large and who often did not reside in the county.
The court of common pleas had concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court except as to criminal cases, and its records tell the his- tory of a large volume of the litigation that was had here during the twenty years of its existence.
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This court opened for its first term on Monday, September 12, 1853, with William C. Toole as judge, who served until September 15, 1855, when he was succeeded by Washington Jones. Judge Jones only served one year, resigning, and was succeeded by Joseph J. Wyatt September 18, 1856. Judge Wyatt served for ten years, being succeeded in October of 1866 by E. J. Montague, who served until December of 1870. Judge Toole again came upon the bench at that time and served until December of 1873.
The court was abolished by the legislature and when Judge Toole adjourned without date the pending litigation was transferred to the circuit court, the Twelfth judicial circuit having meanwhile been contracted to Buchanan and DeKalb Counties. The clerk of the circuit court was also clerk of the common pleas court.
THE COUNTY COURT .- William Harrington, Samuel John- son and William Curl were appointed by Governor Boggs as the first county court of 1839. In 1840, Stephen Jones, Richard Roberts and Upton Rohrer were judges. From that time to this the court has been organized as follows, the first named being the presiding judge: Stephen Jones, Richard Roberts, Thomas A. Brown, 1841-42; Rich- ard Roberts, Thomas A. Brown, William Dunning, 1843-44; William Dunning, Robert Irwin, Robert Duncan, 1845-48; William Dun- ning, Robert Irwin, T. S. Talbot, 1849; T. S. Talbot, William Dunning, Robert Jesse, 1850-52; Aaron Lewis, Nelson Witt, Hiram Rogers, 1853-54; Aaron Lewis, Nelson Witt, Cornelius Roberts, 1854-55: William M. Carter, Nelson Witt, Cornelius Roberts, 1855-56; Joseph H. Crane, Cornelius Roberts, John J. Pul- lins, 1856-57; John J. Pullins, James A. Anthony, Cornelius Roberts, 1857-59; James A. Anthony, John J. Pullins, William Dunning, 1860-61 ; P. B. Locke, Cornelius Roberts, Ransom Ridge, 1862-63; Cornelius Roberts, Ransom Ridge, Charles Schreiber, 1863-64; Cor- nelius Roberts, Charles Schreiber, William Ridenbaugh, 1865; James Pettigrew, Charles Schreiber, J. R. Bell, 1866; Philomen Bliss, Jacob Boyer, Charles Schreiber, 1867-68; William M. Albin, Charles Schreiber, Jacob Boyer, 1869-70; John Pinger, W. B. Gilmore, John Bretz, 1871-72; John Pinger, William B. Gilmore, Benjamin B. Frazer, 1872-73; John Bretz, Michael Fitzgerald, John Taylor, 1873-74.
During 1874-78, the county court consisted of five members. In that period the organization was: Michael Fitzgerald, John Taylor, Fred W. Smith, John L. Wade, John L. Sutherland, 1874-75;
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Bernard Patton, S. D. Cowan, John E. Wade, John Rohan, John Taylor, 1875-76; Bernard Patton, William Roberts, John Pryor, Cornelius Roberts, Patrick McIntyre, 1876-78.
From 1878 to the present time there have been but three judges and the organization of the court has been : Thos. A. Brown, P. Mc- Intyre, John H. Carey, 1878-80; Thomas A. Brown, P. McIntyre, L. F. Carpenter, 1880-82; Thomas A. Brown, John Kelley, William Buntin, 1882-84; Thomas A. Brown, John Kelly, A. F. Greenard, 1884-86; A. M. Dougherty, John Kelly, James Ferrill, 1886-88; A. M. Dougherty, W. B. Smith, Harry Keene, 1888-90; Thomas A. Brown, James W. Mansfield, W. B. Smith, 1890-92; Thomas A. Brown, William M. Stanton, James A. Millan, 1892-94; Harry Keene, Edgar Sleppy, William M. Stanton, 1894-96; Harry Keene, Augustus Saltzman, Jason B. Landis, 1896-98; William M. Stanton, T. J. Hill and Augustus Saltzman, 1898-
THE PROBATE COURT .- Prior to 1851, the county court was also the probate court. The first regular probate judge was Joseph J. Wyatt, who served 1851-59. Henry S. Tutt succeeded him and served 1859-65. For the next ten years the county court was again the probate court. In 1875, the probate court having been re- stored, the judgeship was held by Henry S. Tutt, who served unti! 1890, when he was succeeded by John M. Stewart, who held the office four years. From 1894 up to the present time James P. Thomas has filled the place.
THE SUPREME COURT .- Under the provisions of the Drake constitution a law was passed making the supreme court a migratory tribunal. The state was divided into districts, and St. Joseph was the seat of justice for northwest Missouri. From 1866 to 1876 two sessions of the supreme court were held here each year. Litt R. Lancaster, for many years a prominent attorney here, but who is now a resident of California, was clerk of the St. Joseph sessions.
JUSTICE COURTS .- The justice of the peace is a township magistrate, elected for four years. Since the organization of the county the laws concerning these officials have varied. At the pres- ent time the several townships are entitled to justices as follows: Washington, 3; Marion, 2; Tremont, I; Centre, 2; Wayne, 2;
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Lake, 1; Rush, 2; Bloomington, 2; Jackson, 2; Crawford, I ; Agency, 2; Platte, I. Below is a list of those who have held these positions in the various townships since the organization of the county. The list is doubtless incomplete, but it is the best that could be obtained, being taken from the records in the county clerk's office. The date shows when their commissions were issued by the county court. Doubtless many commissions that were issued are not re- corded. The following, however, are of record :
Noble Township-May 10, 1839, John Ritchie, Porter S. Ben- ton; May 4, '41, James Hannon, James Fulton, John Madril.
Nodaway Township-May 10, 1839, Benjamin K. Dyer; Oc- tober 5, '40, William Reynolds, William Kelly.
Jefferson Township-May 10, 1839, Daniel B. Holman, Jeremiah Burns.
Lewis Township-June 3, 1839, John Thorp; August 10, '40, Robert H. Russell.
Washington Township-July 4, 1839, Thomas Mills Peter Price ; August 13, '40, James A. Cochran; September 15, '41, Samuel C. Hall; December 8, '41, Richard Roberts; August 3, '42, Samuel C. Hall, James Karnes; August 4, '43, Alfred M. Rector, Absalom Kent, Layton Cundiff; October 7, '44, Charles Thoroughman, John Cox; August 6, '46, Levi T. Carr, Joseph J. Wyatt; January 5, '47, Simon Davis, James M. Hays, Lewis Tracy; August 9. '50, Milton H. Wash; August 10, '52, Charles W. Thoroughman, Robert B. Lambdin, Lewis Tracy; September 7, '53, Joel P. Blair, James A. Anthony, William Hughes; August 9, '54, Henry S. Creal, William Hughes, Erastus D. Ford, Laomi McArthur; February 5, '55, Anderson A. Dougherty ; August 7, '56, William Hughes, J. A. Cochran, A. C. Christy ; November 5, '58, Jules C. Robidoux; Au- gust 4, '58, Jules C. Robidoux, Erastus D. Ford; January 4, '59, Davis R. Harding; August 2, '59, W. M. Sherwood, A. J. McAshan ; August 9, '60, Joel Miller, Edwin Toole; August 8, '62, James M. Hunter ; November 25, '62, William Hughes, O. R. Phelps, A. B. Lyon, Felix Robidoux; April 11, '63, Thomas A. Hughes; May 10, '66, Augustus Saltzman, J. B. Hopkins; November 24, '66, Josiah Warner, Augustus Saltzman; July 15, '67, Charles W. Wright; No- vember 14, '70, Daniel Conway, Augustus Saltzman, James H. Bur- nett; November 9, '74, Augustus Saltzman, Thomas F. Ryan ; May II, '77, John M. Stewart; November 16, '78, James Mitchell, William Fitton, Augustus Saltzman ; November 7, '82, James Mitchell, Henry W. Burke, John Taylor ; November 14, '84, Z. D. Washburn, Henry W. Burke, James Mitchell; May 7, '86, James H. Ringo; November
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9, '86, Tobias Weaver, James Mitchell, Henry W. Burke; Novem- ber 10, '90, Tobias Weaver, Henry W. Burke, James Mitchell; No- vember 19, '94, George Lyon, W. G. W. Ritchie, William Fitton.
Crawford Township-May 13, 1839, George W. Taylor, Elisha Harrington; June 8, '40, Thomas A. Brown; April 6, '41, Stephen Jones ; February 8, '42, Matt C. Ferrell; August 3, '42, John C. Whittington; October 7, '44, Henry W. Baker, Henry W. Coffey ; August 6, '46, Matt C. Ferrell, Curran M. Cox, Henry Williams; August 12, '48, Joseph W. C. Moor ; August 7, '50, Matt C. Ferrell, Henry Williams, James H. Ashbaugh; August 9, '54, J. R. Cox, William Kirkman, J. C. G. Rousy, William Willis; August 4, '58, James E. Weller, William Kirkman ; October 8, '59, James H. Ash- baugh; August 9, '60, Hiram Hearst, James H. Ashbaugh; April I, '61, James H. Ringo; November 24, '62, G. W. F. Cox; January 5, '63, David W. Clouser ; January 5, '64, Byrd M. Fleming ; August 8, '65, Cornelius Day, Byrd M. Fleming ; November 14, '66, Newton Cowan, Cornelius Day; November 14, '70, Thomas B. Bayless, B. M. Fleming ; February 8, '72, Newton Cowan; November 14, '72, Robert Bryan ; November 9, '74, William E. Curl; November 14, '76, William Kirkham, Robert Bryan; November 8, '80, P. W. Nolan; Nov. 7, '82, John Surface ; November 14, '84, P. W. Nolan; Novem- ber 7, '86, John Surface, Jesse T. Roberts; November 17, '88, John T. Murphy ; November 10, '90, John T. Bryan ; January 9, '94, Clay- borne McGee; November 19, '94, John T. Murphy.
Marion Township-May 10, 1839, Barnes Clark; August 3, '42, Robert Gray, John Belk, Nicholas Roberts; April 7, '74, Augustus M. Wiley; August 6, '46, Hugh Glenn, Ephraim Bowen; August 8, '46, John Belk; August 12, '48, Charles Ramsey, Immanuel H. Rouch; August 9, '50, Adam Karnes, James Campbell, Richard A. Smith, Loring Wales; August 9, '54, Ephraim Bowen, Elijah Mc- Crary, Richard A. Smith, James Campbell; August 4, '58, Calvin F. Benight, Loring Wales, Eprhaim Bowen; August 4, '58, Absalom Scott, Henry C. Hough; August 9, '60, John S. Martin; November Benight, Loring Wales, Ephraim Bowen; August 4, '58, Absalom mer ; November 8, '71, Calvin W. Benight; November 14, '72, David London; November 9, '74, Jesse. Reno; November 14, '76, Adam Miller ; November 8, '80, Waller Young, C. W. Benight; November 7, '82, Adam Miller ; November 9, '86, S. S. Whitmore, A. B. Miller,- Adam L. Miller ; November 10, '96, Henry Iba, Adam L. Miller; November 19, '94, C. W. Benight, Adam L. Miller.
Bloomington Township-May 13, 1839, John Morris, James M. Burnett; February 1, '41, Zachariah Garten, Richard Hancock; Au-
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gust 3, '42, John Taylor, John Ewell, Cornelius Roberts; August 4, 43, John D. Davis, John Morris ; October 7, '44, Zachariah Garten, Frederick Waymire; October 7, '45, William James, Cornelius Rob- erts ; August 8, '46, William D. Barnett, William R. Jones; August 12, '48, James Pettigrew; August 9, '49, Ludwell Ringo, Benjamin Downs; August 9, '50, Charles Rose, Preston R. King, Cornelius Roberts; August 9, '54, Henry Hutt; August 4, '58, Thomas J. Crumpacker, Cornelius Roberts, Harden Hainline, John Taylor; March 8, '59, Hiram Roberts; August 9, '60, John T. Moore; Jan- uary 6, '62, Hiram Roberts, John Taylor; January 14, '66, James P. Pettigrew; November 14, '70, John Taylor; December 2, '72, Cor- nelius Roberts; November 16, '78, John H. Decker, Thomas J. Crumpacker ; January 6, '83, H. H. Warner; November 9, '86, James E. Horn, William Galbreath; November 19, 94, James E. Horn, T. J. Crumpacker.
Tremont Township-May 10, '39, Richard Bagby, Joab Shultz ; October 5, '40, Charles Thoroughman, Phillip Mudgett; November 4, '40, Isaac Voorhees; August 3, '42, Joseph Ogle, Robert Irwin; October 7, '44, Ransom Ridge, Andrew Neill; August 6, '46, Abner Norris ; August 12, '48, Edward M. Gordon; August 9, '50, Franklin W. Gray, Calvin S. Graves, Sylvester S. Hughlett; August 9, '54; Joab Shultz, Marmaduke D. Finch; August 7, '56, James McClin- tock; August 4, '58, John M. Jeffries, F. W. Gray, W. E. Gentry ; September 6, '60, Thomas Hall; November 29, '64, Allen Jamison ; November 14, '66, John M. Jeffries, John S. Light; May 9, '71, John W. Hall; November 24, '74, George W. Ball, J. T. Wingate; No- vember 16, '78, Joab Shultz, G. W. Ball; November 7, '82, Thomas F. Harris; November 9, '86, Joab Shultz, Thomas F. Harris; No- vember 6, '88, W. R. Walkup; November 10, '90, Joab Shultz; No- vember II, '92, J. F. Spoor; November 19, '94, William Walkup, J. F. Spoor.
Platte Township-May 8, 1839, Ira Thorpe ; May 13, '39, Nelson Witt; August 3, 1842, Thomas L. Lasater, Nelson Witt, Goodwin Lycan; April 10, '45, Richard H. Conn, Silas Barnett; August 6, '46, Nathaniel C. Boydston; August 8, '46, Nelson Witt, Al- fred Courtney, Silas Barnes; August 12, '48, William Bur- nett; June 4, '49, John Fidler; August 9, '50, John Tobin, John Fidler, Francis Browning; August 10, '52, John Bar- nett; August 9, '54, Nelson Witt, Jacob Goodwin, Jordan Wray, Tyree Thorpe; August 7, '56, William Maddox, John Tobin; August 4, '58, Alexander Belcher, Lawson H. Powell, John Tobin; October 4, '58, Jordan Wray ; August 6, '62, Nelson Witt; September 15, '63;
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Alex Belcher ; November 14, '70, Jesse Anderson ; September 25, '71. John W. Mitchell; November 14, '72, John Ball, John W. Mitchell; November 14, '76, Alex Belcher ; November 16, '78, James M. Witt; November 9, '86, G. W. Burnett, J. N. Anderson ; November 10, '90, J. M. Witt; November 10, '92, Jesse Anderson.
Atchison Township-January 3, 1844, Frederick Waymire; Oc- tober 7, '44, Solomon Dill, Nathaniel Hamlin; April 10, '45, John Devorss, Simon Lewis.
Center Township-August 13, 1840, Eli Hubble; May 2, '41, Jefferson Gabbert ; June 3, '41, Micaja Belieu ; August 3, '42, Elija W. Smith, M. Belieu, Hiram Roberts; October 7, '44, Elias Marshall; August 8, '46, William H. Atterbury, Eli Crumply, David Mont- gomery ; August 12, '48, Hiram Roberts ; August 9, '50, Eli Crumply, James J. Reynolds, Colby Gordon ; August 8, '54, Thomas Young, Charles Hardy; August 9, '54, Madison Frans; August 7, '56, Richard Burchell; August 4, '58, Benamin Moore, Thomas Lasater Henry W. Marshall; August 9, '60, Thomas Young, David Jones, Eli Crumply; November 28, '64, Alex McClaren, Thomas Young ; November 14, '66, Eli Crumply ; February 8, '70, Richard Thompson ; November 14, '70, James G. Poteet, Benjamin P. Holland; March 20, '71, H. S. Thorpe; November 14, '72, Eli Crumply; November 24, '74, B. P. Holland; November 14, '76, B. B. Abell, Jacob Hol- lingsworth; November 7, '82, Andrew Hensley, George W. Ball; March 4, '86, Canada Little; November 9, '86, A. T. Nolan, Canada Little; November 10, '90, V. T. McVey; November 15, '92, August H. Christ; November 19, '94, C. L. Little, James Burris.
Wayne Township-August 3, 1842, Abner Norris; August 3, '43, Samuel Singleton, Harlow Hinkston ; June 3, '44, James Ingles, Samuel A. Lee ; July 7, '45, Peter Price; August 8, '46, David Ringo: Samuel Singleton, Harlow Hinkston; August 9, '50, George A. Pearcy; August 7, '56, James L. Hyde, Michael Moser, Silas G. Hoovey; August 4, '58, George A. Pearcy; August 9, '60, Henson Devorss, R. C. Hutchinson ; November 25, '62, George A. Pearcy; November 28, '64, James Pettigrew; May II, '65, Henry Yeakly; November 14, '66, John F. Barnes, Laban Pritchard; April 13, '70, Thomas W. Leasure ; November 14, '70, Laban Pritchard ; December 2, '72, Jacob Brown; November 24, '74, Oscar Kirkham; November 14, '76, Jacob Brown ; November 16, '78, Thomas N. Leasure; No- vember 7, '82, Thomas N. Leasure; March 12, '83, John F. Barnes; November 10, '90, Thomas N. Leasure, Hiram Devorss; November 19, '92, Jesse L. Roberts; November 19, '94, John Jones, Charles Henman.
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Rush Township-November 7, '42, Baronet Plymire, Morris Baker, William Young ; October 7, '44, Wiliam E. Fleming, Richard Hancock, Joshua H. Lucas ; August 7, '45, John E. Goodwin, Will- iam Bryant; August 6, '46, William Bryant; August 6, '47, John Hamner ; August 12, '48, Lazarus Yocum, Perman Henderson, John Allison ; August 9, '50, Henry Judah, William Green; August 10, '52, Alex S. Bundy, Alfred Newman; November 8, '53, Alex Mc- Pherson ; August 9, '54, J. H. Allison, Alex McPherson, Squire Wade ; January 2, '55, John L. Thompson ; September 3, '55, James V. Bunten, Nimrod Pendergrass ; August 7, '56, James V. Bunten, Nimrod Pendergrass, J. K. Dickson; August 4, '58, J. H. Allison ; August 9, '60, Hiram House; November 24, '62, Elija Watson ; November 24, '64, Hiram House ; November 14, '66, C. W. Stewart; November 5, '67, James S. Jones; November 14, '72, W. S. Wells, Emmet C. Wells; November 9, '74, Elija Watson; November 14, '76, E. C. Wells; November 16, '78, J. C. Morgan; June 27, '79; Joseph Grooms ; November 8, '80, J. E. Gabbert; May 3, '81, A. G. Prosser ; November 7, '82, W. S. Wells, J. S. Watson, William Conner ; November 14, '84, Emmett Wells ; November 9, '86, William Conner, Emmett Wells; November 10, 'go, J. C. Allison, W. S. Conner ; November 19, '94, W. S. Conner, Jasper Allison.
Jackson Township-August 10, 1840, Sebern Johnson ; August 3, '42, James Grant, Robert Swyny, Leander Jones, William Mc- Carty ; October 7, '44, Hiram Clark, William McCarty ; July 7, '45, Bernard Dowdell; August 6, '46, Golden Silvers; August 8, '46, John Connor, Isaac Norman, Henry Watkins, Thomas W. Dorrell; August 9, '50, Alexander Belcher, John M. Arnold, Abraham Cline, John Connor; August 10, '52, Garrett Cozine, Golden Silvers; August 7, '56, Nelson McCain, J. M. Mattucks, J. M. Arnold; Au- gust 4, '58, John B. Sherwood, William Means ; August 9, '60, I. N. Baker, John Arnold; April 4, '62, Joseph Arthur; November 28, '64, I. N. Baker; November 14, '66, David Dolison; December 2, '72, James M. Reynolds, James W. Wilkerson; November 14, '76, James E. Weller ; November 7, 82, James M. Reynolds ; November 9, '96, Charles Branch; November 10, '90, John Deets; November 19, '94, J. Matt Reynolds.
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