History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 20

Author: Hopley, John E. (John Edward), 1850-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago,Ill., Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1302


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Crawford county since the time of Andrew Jackson has been a democratic county, and since the courthouse was built in 1856, with one exception no republican ever held office within its portals, and that one republican was not elected but got there by appointment. In 1857 Patrick S. Marshall was elected pro- bate judge and in August, 1858, he resigned. Under the law the probate judge is the only county office in which the vacancy is filled by the appointment of the governor. Gov. Chase, a republican, was then governor and he appointed S. J. Elliott to serve until his successor was elected and qualified. Abram Summers was elected in October, and as soon as he received his commission he entered on the duties of his office.


As to other offices there has not been in this county a republican or whig official since the day the democratic party took its name under Andrew Jackson, eighty years ago. In 1853 Mr. Beal was elected sheriff as an in- dependent, the whigs making no nomination. and he receiving their support. But he was a democrat from Galion. Kissinger had been elected in 1849 and 1851, and was renomi- nated in 1853. The new constitution had changed the law so that no sheriff could serve for more than four years consecutively. The friends of Kissinger held that the limitation could only commence under the new constitu- tion, but the people doubted it, and Beal was elected by less than 200 majority, his town- ship of Polk giving him practically their unanimous vote.


Twice, disputes arose over the Democratic primaries and two candidates ran on that ticket for the same office, but a democrat can- didate won over the republican in each case. In 1887, John H. Keller came within 300 votes of being elected representative, and still later, in 1906, Joseph Mollencop was defeated for commissioner by less than a hundred votes.


In 1856 the tidal wave toward the new re- publican party landed James Lewis of this county in the office of state senator. With the exception of Mr. Lewis the only two per- sons who defeated the democratic candidate for state senator since the time of Andrew Jackson were James H. Godman in 1840, and Hezekiah Gorton in 1836, both of Marion. In the lower house at Columbus the last man who succeeded in defeating the democratic nominee in this county was John Carey, in 1843.


The first election was in 1820; what is now Crawford county (west of Auburn and Ver- non townships) was then all one township. called Sandusky (which also included nearly all of the present Marion county.) This San- dusky township for judicial purposes was a part of Delaware county. At this first elec- tion, the polling place was at the house of James Murray, a mile north of where Marion now stands. There were 48 votes cast, and one of the trustees elected was Daniel Fickle, who three years later moved to Bucyrus town- ship. The Delaware records also show that Sandusky township was in existence in 1821,


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as on April 15, of that year commissions were issued to Westell Ridgely and Joseph Young as justices of the peace of Sandusky township, Westell Ridgely then living near the present village of Leesville and Joseph Young near .Bucyrus, neither town having yet been started or even dreamed of. Sandusky township then was probably from the western boundary of Auburn and Vernon to the western boundary of Bucyrus, about 15 miles, and from the southern boundary of Bucyrus to the north county line, 18 miles. It was easy to be elected to office in those days as witness the following from the recollections of M. Peters, a pioneer of Marion county. "The first elec- tion was held (1821) for one justice of the peace. There being no candidates, I selected W. Crawford and he selected me, and thus there was a tie. The clerk of Delaware county cast lot and drew for Crawford." But gen- erosity has its reward as in the fall Squire Crawford resigned and Peters was elected.


The following is a complete list of the dis- trict and county officials since the organiza- tion of the county, the years given being the date of their election :


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS


District VIII, 1824, elector Henry Brown, Franklin county, candidate, Henry Clay ; party, whig.


District VIII, 1828, elector, John M. Elvain, Franklin county; candidate *Andrew Jack- son; party, dem.


District XIV, 1832, elector, William S. Tracy, Huron county; candidate *Andrew Jackson, party, dem.


District XIV, 1836, elector John P. Coulter, Richland county; candidate, William H. Har- rison; party whig.


District XIV, 1840, elector, John Carey, Crawford county; candidate, *William H. Harrison; party whig.


District VI, 1844, elector, Josiah Scott, Crawford county; candidate, Henry Clay; party, whig.


District VI, 1848, elector, John Caldwell, Crawford county; candidate, Lewis Cass; party, dem.


District IX, 1852, elector, William Palmer, Hardin county; candidate, *Franklin Pierce; party, dem.


District IX, 1856, elector, R. G. Penning- ton, Seneca county; candidate, John C. Fre- mont ; party, rep.


District IX, 1860, elector, John F. Hinkle, Wyandot county; candidate, *Abraham Lin- coln; party, rep.


District IX, 1864, elector, Jacob Scroggs, Crawford county; candidate, *Abraham Lin- coln ; party, rep.


District IX, 1868, elector, L. A. Hall, Seneca county ; candidate, *Ulysses S. Grant; party, rep.


District XIV, 1872, elector, Isaac M. Kirby, Wyandot county; candidate, *Ulysses S. Grant ; party, rep.


District XIV, 1876, elector, L. B. Matson, Richland county; candidate, *Rutherford B. Hayes; party, rep.


District, XIV, 1880, elector, Jacob Scroggs, Crawford county; candidate, *James A. Gar- field; party, rep.


District VII, 1884, elector, Lovell B. Har- ris, Wyandot county; candidate, James G. Blaine ; party, rep.


District V, 1888, elector, Jacob Werner, Seneca county; candidate, *Benjamin Harri- son ; party, rep.


District XIII, 1892, elector, Joseph E. Mc- Neal, Marion county; candidate, Benjamin Harrison; party, rep.


District XIII, 1896, elector, Henry L. Wen- ner, Seneca county; candidate, *William Mc- Kinley ; party, rep.


District XIII, 1900, elector; Henry B. Hane, Marion county; candidate, *William McKin- ley ; party, rep.


District XIII, 1904, elector, Ralph D. Sneath, Seneca county; candidate, *Theodore Roosevelt ; party, rep.


District XIII, 1908, elector, I. H. Burgoon, Sandusky county; candidate, *William H. Taft; party, rep.


MEMBERS OF CONGRESS


VIII-Crawford, Coshocton, Delaware, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Marion.


1824-William Wilson, Licking, whig.


1826-William Wilson, Licking, whig.


1828-William Stanberry, Licking, whig.


1830-William Stanberry, Licking, whig.


*Elected president.


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XIV-Crawford, Huron, Richland, San- dusky, Seneca.


1832-William Patterson, Richland, dem. 1834-William Patterson, Richland, dem. 1836-William H. Hunter, Huron, dem. 1838 George Sweney, Crawford, dem.


1840-George Sweney, Crawford, dem.


VI-Crawford, Hancock, Ottawa, San- dusky, Seneca, Wood.


1842-Henry St. John, Seneca, dem.


1844-Henry St. John, Seneca, dem.


1846-Rudolphus Dickinson, Sandusky, dem.


1848-Rudolphus Dickinson* dem; Amos E. Wood, dem; John Bell, dem; all of Sandusky. .


1850-Frederick W. Green, Seneca, dem.


IX-Crawford, Hardin, Marion, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot.


1852-Frederick W. Green, Seneca, dem.


1854-Cooper K. Watson, Seneca, rep.


1856-Lawrence W. Hall, Crawford, dem.


1858 John Carey, Wyandot, rep.


1860-Warren P. Noble, Seneca, dem.


IX-Crawford, Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot.


1862-Warren P. Noble, Seneca, dem.


1864-Ralph P. Buckland, Sandusky, rep. 1866-Ralph P. Buckland, Sandusky, rep. 1868-E. F. Dickinson, Sandusky, dem. 1870-Charles Foster, Seneca, rep.


XIV-Ashland, Crawford, Holmes, Rich- land, Wyandot.


1872-John Berry, Wyandot, dem.


1874-Jacob P. Cowan, Ashland, dem.


1876-Ebenezer B. Finley, Crawford, dem.


VIII-Crawford, Hardin, Marion, Morrow, Seneca, Wyandot.


1878-Ebenezer B. Finley, Crawford, dem.


XIV-Ashland, Crawford, Holmes, Rich- land, Wyandot.


1880-George W. Geddes, Richland, dem.


*During his second term Rudolphus Dickinson died, and Amos E. Wood of Sandusky county was elected to the vacancy. Wood died, and John Bell, of Sandusky county was elected to fill the un- expired term, about two months.


V-Crawford, Hancock, Seneca, Putnam, Wyandot.


1882-George E. Seney, Seneca, dem. VII-Crawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot.


1884-George E. Seney, Seneca, dem.


V-Crawford, Hancock, Putnam, Seneca, Wyandot.


1886-George E. Seney, Seneca, dem.


1888-George E. Seney, Seneca, dem.


XV-Ashland, Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Morrow, Richland.


1890-Michael D. Harter, Richland, dem.


XIII-Crawford, Erie, Marion, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot.


1892-Darius D. Hare, Wyandot, dem.


1894-Stephen R. Harris, Crawford, rep. 1896-James A. Norton, Seneca, dem. 1898-James A. Norton, Seneca, dem.


1900-Amos H. Jackson, Sandusky, rep.


1900-Grant E. Mouser, Marion, rep.


1906-Grant E. Mouser, Marion, rep.


1908-Carl C. Anderson, Seneca, dem. 1910-Carl C. Anderson, Seneca, dem.


CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES


Thomas Beer, Crawford 1885 to 1893


John J. Moore, Putnam 1885 to 1895


Henry W. Seney, Hardin 1885 to 1896 James H. Day, Mercer 1893 to 1905 James L. Price, Allen 1895 to 1901


John K. Rohn,* Seneca 1896 to 1896


Ebenezer B. Finley, Crawford . 1896 to 1897


Caleb H. Norris, Marion 1897 to 1909


William T. Mooney, Auglaize . 1901 to 1905


Edward Vollrath,+ Crawford 1905 to 1906


Silas E. Hurin, Hancock 1905 to 19II


Michael Donnelly, Henry 1906 to


W. H. Kinder, Hancock 1908 to


Philip Crowe, Hardin 1910 to


*Rohn was appointed by Gov. Bushnell to succeed Seney who resigned, and in the fall Finley was elected to fill the vacancy of the unexpired Seney term.


tVollrath was appointed by Gov. Herrick to succeed Mooney, deceased.


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Crawford was a part of the Third Circuit, and in 1884 the counties composing that cir- cuit were Allen, Augalize, Crawford, Defi- ance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Logan, Marion, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Seneca, Union, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, Wyan- dot. In 1887 Fulton, Williams and Wood were transferred to the Sixth Circuit, leaving the remaining sixteen counties the present Third Circuit.


COMMON PLEAS JUDGES


Lawrence W. Hall, Crawford . 1852 to 1856


Machias C. Whitely, Hancock .. 1856 to 1857


George E. Seney, Seneca 1856 to 1857


Josiah S. Plants,* Crawford 1858 to 1863 Chester R. Mott, Wyandot 1866 to 1871


James Pillars, Seneca 1867 to 1877


Abner M. Jackson, Crawford 1871 to 1874


Thomas Beer, Crawford 1874 to 1886


Henry H. Dodge, Wood 1877 to 1880 Caleb H. Norris, Marion 1884 to 1897


Allen C. Smalley, Wyandot 1890 to 1900


James C. Tobias, Crawford 1897 to 1907


Boston G. Young,+ Marion 1900 to 1910


Daniel Babst, Crawford 1907 to


William E. Scofield, Marion 1910 to


In 1851 Crawford was a part of the third division of the Third District, the counties being Crawford, Hancock, Seneca, Wood, Wyandot. In 1879 the districts were ar- ranged as they are at present, the counties of Crawford, Marion and Wyandot being the Second Subdivision of the Tenth Judicial Dis- trict.


STATE SENATORS


Crawford, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Marion, Union.


1824-David H. Beardsley, Marion, whig.


Crawford, Delaware, Marion, Sandusky, Seneca. 1826-James Kooken, Franklin, dem.


Crawford, Delaware, Marion.


1828-Charles Carpenter, Delaware, whig. *Josiah S. Plants died in 1863.


fBoston G. Young died in 1910, and Scofield was appointed by Gov. Harmon to fill the vacancy, and in November, 1910, was elected to fill the unexpired term of Young. and also for a full term.


1830-Charles Carpenter, Delaware, whig. 1832-James W. Crawford,* Delaware, dem. 1834-Robert Hopkins, Marion, dem.


Crawford, Delaware, Marion, Union. 1836 Hezekiah Gorton, Marion, whig. 1838-Benjamin F. Allen, Delaware, dem.


Crawford, Delaware, Marion. 1840-James H. Goodman, Marion, whig. 1842-Joseph Mccutchen, Crawford, dem.


Crawford, Sandusky, Seneca. 1844-Amos E. Wood, Sandusky, dem.


Crawford, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot. 1846-Henry Cronise, Seneca, dem.


Crawford, Richland. 1848-Barnabas Burns, Richland, dem. 1850-Barnabas Burns, Richland, dem.


Crawford, Seneca, Wyandot. 1851-Joel W. Wilson, Seneca, dem. 1853-Robert Lee, Crawford, dem. 1855-James Lewis, Crawford, rep. 1857-Robert McKelly, Wyandot, dem. 1859-Thomas J. Orr, Crawford, dem. 1861-63-William Lang, Seneca, dem. 1865-67-Curtis Berry, jr., Wyandot, dem. 1869-71-Alexander E. Jenner, Crawford, dem. 1873-John Seitz, Seneca, dem. 1875-Edson T. Stickney, Seneca, dem. 1877-John Seitz, Seneca, dem. 1879-81-Moses H. Kirby, Wyandot, dem. 1883-85-John H. Williston, Crawford, dem. 1887-89-Perry M. Adams, Seneca, dem. 1891-93-William C. Gear, Wyandot, dem. 1895-97-Horace E. Valentine, Crawford, dem. 1899-01-John C. Royer, Seneca, dem. 1903-05 -- Elzie Carter, Wyandot, dem. 1908-James E. Cory, Crawford, dem. 1910-Frank T. Dore, Seneca, dem.


*In 1833 charges were presented to the Senate affecting the reputation of Senator Crawford, and the matter was referred to a committee. On the unanimous recommendation of the committee the Senate unani- 1 .: ously expunged the entire matter from the records.


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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


Crawford, Marion, Sandusky, Seneca.


1824-Jeremiah Everett, Sandusky, whig.


1825-Josiah Hedges, Seneca, dem.


1826-Eber Baker, Marion, whig.


1827-Samuel Lockwood, Sandusky, dem.


Crawford, Marion.


1828-John Carey, Crawford, whig.


1829-Robet Hopkins, Marion, dem.


1830-John Nimmon, Crawford, dem. 1831-William Brown, Marion, whig.


1832-John Campbell, Crawford, dem.


1833-James McCutchen, Crawford, dem.


1834-John Campbell, Crawford, dem.


1835-James H. Goodman, Marion, whig.


Crawford, Marion and Union.


1836-John Carey, Crawford, whig; Ot- way Curry, Union, whig. 1837-Otway Curry, Union, whig; Stephen Fowler, Crawford,. dem. 1838-John Campbell, Crawford, dem; Stephen Fowler, Crawford, dem. 1839-James H. Goodman, Marion, rep; Guy C. Worth, Crawford, dem.


Crawford, Delaware, Marion.


1840-Emery Moore, Delaware, whig; Jo- siah Scott, Crawford, whig.


1841-Thomas W. Powell, Delaware, whig; James Griffith, Crawford, whig; George W. Sharp, Delaware, dem. 1842-Isaac E. James, Marion; dem; George W. Sharp, Delaware, dem. 1843-John Carey, Crawford, whig; Wil- liam Smart, Delaware, whig.


Crawford.


1844-Samuel S. Caldwell, Crawford, dem.


Crawford, Wyandot.


1845-Michael Brackley, Wyandot, dem.


1846-George Donnenwirth, Crawford, dem. 1847-Michael Brackley, Wyandot, dem.


Crawford, Richland.


1848-Daniel Brewer, Richland, dem; Sam- uel Myers, Crawford, dem.


1849-Miller Moody, Richland, dem; Sam- uel Myers, Crawford, dem.


1850-William Bushnell, Richland, dem; Clark K. Ward, Crawford, demn.


Crawford.


1851-Clark K. Ward, Bucyrus.


1853-Mordecai P. Bean, Bucyrus.


1855-57-John Pitman, Holmes.


1859-61-John S. Reisinger, Polk.


1863-65-Thomas Beer, Bucyrus.


1867-69-James Robinson, Polk. 1871-73-Thomas J. White, Jackson.


1875-77-Jacob G. Meuser, Polk.


1879-81-James E. Cory, Cranberry.


1883-85-George M. Zeigler, Polk.


1887-89-Philip Schuler, Polk. 1891-93-Benjamin F. Taylor, Holmes.


1895-97-Andrew J. Hazlett, Bucyrus.


1899-01-David O. Castle, Polk.


1903-05-Frank Miller, Jackson.


1908-10-Lewis H. Battefeld, Bucyrus.


STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION


1826-Daniel S. Norton, Knox, VIII Con- . gressional.


1834-Pickett Lattimer, Huron, XIV Con- gressional. 1841-George W. Sharp, Delaware, XIV Senatorial.


1846-Joshua Seney, Seneca, XIV Sena- torial.


1853-George T. Trees, Wyandot, XXXI Senatorial.


1860-Rasselas R. Titus, Seneca, XXXI Senatorial.


1870-Andrew Dickson, Crawford, XXXI Senatorial.


1880-J. S. Hare, Wyandot, XXXI Sena- torial.


1890-Isaac Kagy, Seneca, XXXI Sena- torial. 1900-Stephen Waller, Crawford, XXXI Senatorial.


The State Board of Equalization of 1900 was the last, the legislature passing a law abolishing an elective board.


PROBATE JUDGES


Year elected


James Eaton 1851


George Wiley 1854 Patterson S. Marshall* . 1855-1857


*Wiley died Aug. 15, 1855, and Gov. Medill ap- pointed Marshall. Marshall was elected in October,


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S. J. Elliott. 1858


Abram Summers . 1858-1860


James Clements . 1863-1866


Robert Lee. . 1869-1872


Shannon Clements . 1875-1878


Frederick Hipp 1881-1884


James C. Tobias 1887-1890


Charles Kinninger


1893-1896


William C. Kiess


. 1899-1902


Charles F. Schaber


1905-1908


AUDITORS


Year elected


James Martin.


1826


Charles Merriman


1827


Edward Billups .1828


John Caldwell. 1830-1832-1834


Jacob Howenstein1


1836


George Sinn. . 1836-1838


Owen Williams 1842-1844


John Pitman. 1846-1848


Abner M. Jackson 1850-1852


Edmund R. Kearsley 1854-1856-1858


Alexander A. Ruhl . 1860-1862


Samuel S. Hoyt. 1864-1866


William M. Scroggs. 1868-1871


Frederick M. Swingly 1873-1875


James H. Robinson. 1877-1880


Adam J. High. 1883-1886


Reuben Stahle 1889-1892


J. F. Kimmerline. 1895-1898


Jefferson I. Smith. . 1901-1904


G. F. Ackerman 1908-1910


SHERIFFS


Year elected


Hugh McCracken


1826-1827


John Miller


1829-1831


John Moderwell


1832-1833


David Holm 1835


John Shull. 1837


Samuel Andrews. 1839


James L. Harper2 1841


1855, for the unexpired term; and elected in October, 1857; he resigned in August, 1858, and Gov. Chase ap- pointed Elliott; Summers was elected to the vacancy in October and immediately took the office.


1 July 16, 1836, Caldwell resigned, and Howen- stein was appointed. At the October election Howen- stein was a candidate but was defeated, so in Decem- ber he resigned and Sinn, who had been elected, was appointed to the vacancy.


2 Andrews resigned Sept. 30, 1839, and Harper was appointed.


John Caldwell. 1843


James Clements. 1845-1847


Jonathan Kissinger 1849-1851


William C. Beal 1853-1855


John Franz. . 1857-1859'


Joseph C. Worden 1861-1863


Daniel Keplinger3 1865-1867


James Worden. 1869-1871


Henry J. Row 1873-1875


John A. Schaber 1877-1879


John Keil. 1881-1883


Peter Faeth 1885-1887


Christian F. Birk 1889-1891


John Keil. 1893-1895


Charles Vollmer 1897-1899


John Gebhardt


1901-1903


August Gerhart 1905-1907


Solomon Crum. 1910-


TREASURERS


Year elected


John H. Morrison


1829-1831


Samuel Myers


1833-1835


George Lauck 1837-1839


Samuel Myers 1841


George Lauck 1843-1845


Charles Hetich. 1847-1849


Otto Fieldner 1851-1853


George Donnenwirth 1855-1857


John Kaler 1859-1861


Joseph Roop. 1863-1865


John Franz4 1867-1869


John G. Birk. 1871-1873


Christian H. Shonert. 1875-1877


William Riblet. 1879-1881


Christian H. Shonert 1883-1885


Frank Blicke. 1887-1889


John Blyth. . 1891-1893


Michael Auck 1895-1897


William L. Alexander


1899-1901


George W. Miller 1903-1905


Daniel Kreiter 1908-1910


CLERKS


Year elected


David H. Beardsley5


1826


3 Daniel Keplinger died from injuries received in a runaway in 1869 and Worden was appointed to the vacancy.


4 John Franz died while serving his second term, and the commissioners appointed his son Job Franz, who was his deputy at the time, to fill out the unex- rired term.


5 When courts were first organized here David H.


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Zalmon Rowse. 1826-1831


Jabez B. Larwill. 184I


Daniel W. Swigart 1848


Thomas J. Orr. 1851-1854


Alexander P. Widman1


1857-1860


John R. Clymer .


1861-1864


Thomas Coughlin 1867-1870


David C. Cahill. 1873-1876


Alexander A. Ruhl. 1879-1882


Lewis C. Donnenwirth 1885-1888


Aaron H. Laughbaum


1891-1894


Wallace B. Forrest. 1897-1900


L. D. Willford. 1903-1906


J. E. Myers 1908-1910


RECORDERS


Year elected


Zalmon Rowse2


1826-1833


Jacob Howenstein


1840-1843


James Robinson. 1846-1849


Smith Todd. 1851-1854


James Robinson. 1857-


William C. Trimble 1860-1863


Frank M. Bowyer. 1866-1869


William Stremmel 1872-1875


David O. Castle. 1878-1881


William F. Crowe 1884-1887


Philip Schaefer. 1890-1893


H. S. Z. Matthias 1896-1899


Charles F. Matthew 1902-1905


Jay W. Holler 1908-1910


PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS


Year elected


Isaac H. Allen 1826-1827


George Sweney . . . 1829-1831-1833-1835-1837 Franklin Adams3 . 1839-1841-1843


Lawrence W. Hall 1845-1847-1849


George Sweney


. 1841-


Abram Summers . 1853-1855


Abner M. Jackson 1857-1859 Burr Morris 1861-1863


Beardsley, a Marion attorney was appointed, but dur- ing the first term the court appointed Zalmon Rowse. It was an appointive office lasting seven years. Under the Constitution of 1850, clerks became an elective office.


1 Widman died March 29, 1860, and Clymer was appointed to the vacancy, and in October elected to the unexpired term.


2 Recorders were appointed until 1840. The term was seven years.


3 Adams appointed vice Sweney; resigned-elected to Congress.


Matthias Buchman4 1864


Nathan Jones. 1865-1867


James W. Coulter 1869-1871


Seth G. Cummings


1873-1875


George M. Zeigler. 1878


Anson Wickham 1881-1884


Isaac Cahill. 1887-1890


P. W. Poole.


1893-1896


Charles Gallinger


1899-1902


Carl H. Hinkel.


1905-1908


William J. Schwenck .


1910-


SURVEYORS


Year elected -


John McClure


1826-


John Marshall.


1828-


Thomas C. Sweney


1831-1834


William Fitzsimmons


1837-1840


Peter B. Beidler


1843


William McCoy 1845


Joseph Meer.


1848


George M. Wiley 1851-1853


Horace Martin5 . . 1854-1855-1857-1859-1861 H. W. McDonaldG . 1863-1865-1867-1869


James H. Robinson 1872-1875


Frank L. Plants7


I878


Harry L. Weber 1879-1882-1885


Horace E. Valentine


. 1888-1891


Herschel V. Flickinger


. 1894-1897


Charles P. Bryant. . 1900-1903


Charles A. Guiss 1906-1908


S. P. Michaelis.


1910


CORONERS


Year elected


Dr. Dunn


1826-


John Forbes


1836-1840


Robert Forbes


1844-1848


William Bair 1848-1851


John Messner


185I


William R. Shaw 1853-1855


Oscar W. Truman


1857-1859-1861


J. M. McEwen8 1864


James Worden


1866-1868


4 Buchman appointed to succeed Morris, resigned.


5 Wiley resigned to become Probate Judge; Martin appointed.


6 Horace Martin resigned on May 1, 1863, and on May 4. H. W. McDonald was appointed.


7 Frank L. Plants was annointed July 31, 1877; elected in October. 1877: died Feb. 18, 1879, and Harry L. Weber appointed April 19, 1879.


8 Truman resigned in December, 1862, and McEwen was appointed.


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Philip Moffit. 1870-1872-1874


Peter Bauer 1876-1878-1880


Philip Moffit. 1881-


Jacob C. Housberg1 1882-1884


Dr. John A. Chesney2


1885-1888


Dr. Elkanah A. Thoman


1890-1892


Dr. Charles H. Noblet 1894-1896 Dr. Jerome Bland .


Dr. C. A. Marquart 1898-1900


1902-1904


Dr. E. D. Helfrich. . 1906-1908


Dr. Charles A. Ulmer 1910


COMMISSIONERS


1824-Enoch B. Merriman (Crawford and Marion counties ).


1825-Zachariah Welsh (Crawford and Marion counties ).


1826-Zalmon Rowse (Crawford and Ma- rion counties ). 1826-Thomas McClure, John Magers


George Poe.


1827-Thomas McClure, John Magers, George Poe. 1828-Westell Ridgley, John Magers,


George Poe.


1829-Westell Ridgley, John


Coleman,


James L. Harper. 1830-Westell Ridgley, John Coleman,


James L. Harper.


1831-Isaac Sweney, John Coleman, James L. Harper.


1832-Isaac Sweney, William Early, James L. Harper.


1833-Isaac Sweney, Daniel Williams, James L. Harper.


1834-David Ellis, Daniel Williams, James L. Harper.


1835-David Ellis, William Robinson,3 Ja- cob Mollenkopf.


1836-David Ellis, William Robinson, Ja- cob Mollenkopf.


1837-David Ellis, William Robinson, Ja- cob Mollenkopf.


1838-David Ellis, William Robinson, Ja- cob Mollenkopf.


1839-David Ellis, John Clements, Jacob Mollenkopf.


1 Moffit resigned in April, 1881, and Housberg was appointed.


2 Housberg resigned in 1885 and Chesney was ap- pointed.


3 Robinson appointed to succeed Williams, re- signed.


1840-Hamilton Kerr, John Clements, Jacob Mollenkopf.


1841-Hamilton Kerr, John Clements, Jacob Mollenkopf.


1842-Hamilton Kerr, John Clements, Jacob Mollenkopf.


1843-Hamilton Kerr, John Clements, Jacob Mollenkopf.


1844 -- Hamilton Kerr, John Clements, Sam- uel Lee.


1845-George Dickson,4 Peter Conkle, Sam- uel Lee.


1846-Phares Jackson, Peter Conkle, Sam- uel Lee.


1847- Phares Jackson, Peter Conkle, Sid- ney Holt.


1848-Phares Jackson, Peter Conkle, Sid- ney Holt.


1849-Phares Jackson, Peter Conkle, Sid- ney Holt.


1850-Phares Jackson, Peter Conkle, Sid- ney Holt.


1851-Phares Jackson, J. N. Frye, Sidney Holt.


1852-Samuel Swisher, J. N. Frye, Sidney Holt.


1853-Samuel Swisher, James Clemens,5 Wilson Stewart.


1854-Samuel Swisher, James Clements, Wilson Stewart.


1855-Samuel Swisher, James Clements,


Wilson Stewart.


1856-Samuel Wilson Stewart.


Swisher, James Clements,


1857-Andrew Dickson,6 Isaac Van Voor- his, Wilson Stewart.


1858-Andrew Diekson, Isaac Van Voor- his, Wilson Stewart.


1859-Andrew Dickson, Isaac Van Voor- his, Charles Keplinger.


1860-Andrew Dickson, Isaac Van Voor- his, Charles Keplinger.


1861-Hugh Cory, Isaac Van Voorhis, Charles Keplinger.


1862-Hugh Cory, Isaac Van Voorhis, Charles Keplinger.


1863-Hugh Cory, John Burgbacher, Charles Keplinger. 1864-Hugh Cory, John Burgbacher, Charles Keplinger.


4 Dickson appointed to succeed Kerr, resigned. 5 Clements appointed to succeed Frye, deceased. 6 Dickson appointed to succeed Swisher, resigned.


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AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS


1865-Hugh Cory, John Burgbacher, Lewis Littler.


1866-Hugh Cory, John Burgbacher, Lewis Littler.


1867-Barber Robinson, John Burgbacher, Lewis Littler.


1868-Barber Robinson, John Burgbacher, Lewis Littler.


1869-Barber Robinson, James Hufty, Lewis Littler.


1870-Charles Myers, James Hufty, Lewis Littler.




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