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"The eighth section of the above act requires the treasurer to bring suits in June against all delinquent retailers of foreign merchandise.
"It is hoped that those interested will pre- vent legal action by calling in due time for the license. Those who neglect may rest as- sured the requisitions of the law will be strictly complied with. All persons having obtained liberty to keep public houses are requested to call and take their license. Those who neglect will be returned to court as the law directs.
"A. MCKNIGHT,
"Treasurer.
"Treasurer's Office, Brookville, May 15, 1837."
(See Chapter XIII, Bench and Bar, for list returned at February, 1831, sessions of court.)
TANABLES, 1837
.A table of taxable inhabitants of Jefferson county, together with the seated and unseated township taxes, for the year 1837, shows :
Township Inhabitants Seated Tax Unseated Tax
Ridgway
40
$42.32
$38.27
Barnett
76
74.34
74.34
Eldred
37
39.14
36.43
Perry
200
221.12
205.80
Pincerock
103
108.97
101.38
Rose
252
264.50
248.14
Snyder
41
43.38
40.37
Young
1.46
154.46
143-47
INDUSTRIAL. STATISTICS, CENSUS OF 1840
In 1839 there were six tanneries, which tanned five hundred and twenty sides of sole leather and eight hundred and five of upper leather. In these six tanneries seven hands were employed.
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In the produce of lumber three hundred and fifty-three hands were employed.
In 1840 Rose township took the lead in population, and in everything else except swine and sugar.
Perry took the lead in swine.
Washington was the sweetest, and Snyder next, for they made the most sugar ; but we have only to remember the name, for both townships were called after good and great men.
The total value of skins and furs was $1,020 ; number of stores in county, nineteen- Brookville, eight; Rose, two; Snyder, one; Ridgway, one; Porter, one; Perry, two; Young, four.
Bituminous coal used : Brookville, two thou- sand bushels, Charles Anderson, miner ; Rose township, five hundred bushels. The second miner, and in Rose, was Isaac Hallam; two miners in the county and two thousand five hundred bushels of coal used.
The accompanying tables show the number of horses, cattle, etc., amount of grain raised, value of homemade woolens and linens and lumber produced, and the number of grist- and sawmills in the several townships of Jeffer- son county, in 1840:
LIST OF RETAILERS, 1860
In 1860 there were the following retailers of foreign and domestic merchandise in Jefferson county.
Class Tax
Brookville Borough
Means & Reed. 13
10 00
C. N. Garrison.
.14 7 00
Enoch Hall.
.12
12 50
Mrs. M. W. Wilson.
14 7 00
John Clements.
.14 7 00
Kennedy & Dickey
13
10 00
J. S. King .. 13
10 00
A. P. Heichhold .14
7 00
I. N. Tuller.
.II
15 00
M'Lain & Vanvliet
.11
15 00
S. Truby .. .13
10 00
W. H. Reynolds 14
7 00
E. Erlich, Agent .13
10 00
J. Dougherty
14
7 00
G. Vastbinder & Co.
.14
7 00
S. G. Fryer. .13
10 00
K. L. Blood Drug Store.
.13
10 00
M. A. Calvin & Co ..
.14
7 00
N. L. Wann & Co.
.14
7 00
H. Matson ..
.13
10 00
W. F. Clark
13
10 00
D. Frank.
13
10 00
Smathers & Fullerton.
13
10 00
U. Matson ..
13
10 00
T. K. Litch.
.13
10 00
Hutcheson & Wallace.
14
7 00
John Ramsey
14 7 00
C. Fogle.
14
7 00
Snyder Township
R. W. Moorhead ...
13
10 00
Wm. Belcher & Co
13
10 00
Conklin & Lane ..
I3
10 00
Rose
$2,283
15.732
5
17
Washington
497
410
1
Snyder
1,550
1
3
Ridgway
450
1,155
. .
Tionesta
...
.
Winslow Township
Barnett
104
6,310
9
C. H. Prescott, Agent.
13
10 00
Thomas Reynolds ..
1.4
7 00
Pinecreek
653
4,140
I
8
Porter
1,28I
3,700
. .
J. R. Rees. .
1.4
7 00
G. W. Zeitler
I3
10 00
Young
1,334
8,025
3
14
Total
$8,373
$50,603
14
68
Henry Ernst.
14
7 00
Oats
Rye
wheat
Corn
Potatoes
Sugar
Brookville
29
66
27
87
97
150
40
50
50
500
Rose
314
1,315
2,00I
1,444
10,805
17,095
5,813
4.01I
5,548
13,748
. .
Washington
66
405
391
520
2,223
7,350
701
367
1,586
5,739
14,591
Snyder
36
248
190
254
1,757
3,930
349
531
1,1.42
3,470
7,250
Ridgway
29
87
30
48
200
1,440
157
505
3,575
4,226
Eldred
91
332
403
651
1,777
4,180
2,016
775
660
2,515
Tionesta
4
9
Barnett
23
85
68
248
547
1,065
560
521
365
2,275 680
1,000
Pinecreek
79
485
456
621
3,488
7,300
2,393
1,042
1,732
8,170
Porter
213
815
1,234
1,506
7,285
9.501
4,416
2,004
2,843
7,177
Perry
290
1,003
1,582
1,876
9,070
15,982
4,936
3,221
4.463
8,258
Young
240
898
960
1,631
0,219
8,184
3,213
1,605
4,155
8,003
. . .
Total
1,427
5,773
7,342
8,898
43,598
77,077
24,407
14,404
23,369
64,110
27,067
1
Washington Township
Sophia Evans.
13
10 00
WV. H. Gordon.
13
10 00
Thomas Moore
14
7 00
I
Jenks
85
I
2
Perry
1,77 1
826
2
4
Sarah Jennings
14
7 00
Buck-
30
150
170
Tenks
4
25
12
40
500
. .
. .
. .
Value of Homemade Woolens and Linens
Value of Gristroills Sawmills Lumber produced
Brookville
$3,450
4,720
..
7
Eldred
500
Punxsutawney Borough
Horses Cattle Sheep Swine Wheat
400
220
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Class Tax
Christian Miller
1.4
7 00
George Miller.
13 10 00
A. J. Johnson Drug Store. . 1.4 7 00
13 10 00
J. U. Gillespie. Perry Township
Means & M'Alister .14
7 00
Robert Hamilton. .1.4
7 00
J. & W. Neal. .14
7 00
Sharp Neal .. .14
7 00
Pattonville U'nion Co. .12
12 50
Rose Township
James 11ill.
Pincereck Township
John M'Cullough.
1.4 7 00
Solomon Iloch 7 00
. 14
Peter Seiler 13
10 00
Ringgold Township
P. H. Shannon 1.4
7 00
W. F. M'Nutt
7 00
Elias Holben 14
7 00
Beaver Township
H. W. Sparr.
1.4
7 00
Clover Township
D. Carrier & Co.
13
10 00
H. Carrier & Co. 13
10 00
Corsica Borough
M. Rodgers .. 13
10 00
Wilson & Gardner
13
10 00
S. P. Barr ... 13
10 00
Monks & Corbet. 14
7 00
W. W. Reed. 14
7 00
James Wray. 14
7 00
Eldred Township
John D. Kahle. 14
7 00
Barnett Township
D. K. Torney
1.4
7 00
Warsaw Township
Jackson Moohead 14
7 00
EATING HOUSES Brookville Borough
George Leapold.
5 20 00
Sitz & Kirkman.
6
12 00
Julia Sitz ...
7
10 00
Daniel Rabeneck
7
10 00
Jane Dunkleburg. 7
10 00
George N. Smith. 7
10 00
Punxsutawney Borough
Frederick Hack
7 10 00
Charles Graff.
7 10 00
J. G. Graff. 7 10 00
BILLIARD TABLES
George Leapold, Brookville.
30 00
Sitz & Kirkman, Brookville.
30 00
BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES
Henry Heber, Brookville.
15 00
TAXABLES AND PROPERTY, 1915
In 1915 Punxsutawney leads in number of taxables in the county, and then comes Win- slow with 1,443, McCalmont with 1,424.
Brookville with 1,333, Reynoldsville with 1,239 and Young with 1,226.
Winslow has the greatest amount of cleared land in the county, 22,878 acres; Washington has 22,058 acres that is being tilled; Snyder, 15.425; Perry, 15,956; McCalmont, 14,688; Warsaw. 13,675: Bell, 13.074; Young, 12,779; Eldred. 12,778; Henderson, 12,030; Beaver, 11,468; Oliver, 10,600.
In timberland, Snyder leads with 21,481 acres of woods ; Warsaw has 15,619: Eldred, 15,096; Polk, 13,774: Washington, 13,202; Pinecreek, 12,500; Knox, 11,222; Winslow, 10,078; Hleath, 10,244.
The greatest amount of property in the county is of course found in Punxsutawney, amounting to almost $2,800,000. Brookville is second with a value of $1,635,341. Reynolds- ville comes third with $1,085,482.
The number of horses in the county exceeds the number of automobiles. There are 6,308 horses in the county over the age of four years. Winslow has the greatest number, 460; then comes Eldred with 437: Washington has 371 ; Warsaw, 342; Snyder and Oliver. each 305: and Perry. 303. The value of the horses over the age of four years in the county is $333.825, and the value of the cattle over the same age is $110,201.
Punxsutawney has the greatest amount of money at interest, $713,000, and then Big Run follows quite closely with $649.750. Brook- ville is the third, with $529.750 ; Reynoldsville fourth, with $151,000, and Bell township fifth, with $106,640.
POPULATION
In 1830 the population had not been classed by townships as the county had not been or- ganized, and was given as a whole, but a "Sta- tistical Table of Jefferson County, 1832." shows the following data :
Townships
Greatest Area in
Population
Taxables
Length Breadth
1820
1830
Perry
II
49,280
205 2,025 ill 86
Pinecreek 15
12 85,760
3,56 the whole 49
Rose. . .39
12 289.520
county 115
Ridgway .23
17 262,040
26
Young
0
51,840
70
The population in 1840, 7,253, whites, 7.196, colored. 57, was divided as follows :
Brookville
276
Washington
367
Ridgway
195
Tionesta
Acres
27
7 00
Oliver Township
221
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Jenks
20
Porter
977
Young
1,321
Rose
1,421
Snyder
291
Eldred
395
Barnett
259
Pinecreek
628
Perry
1,076
The population of the county by decades has been as follows (we have no count for 1790 and 1800) :
White
Colored
1810
160
I
1820
551
10
1830
2,003
22*
1840
7,196
57
1850
13,424
94
1860
18,180
81
1870
21,588
68
1880
27,898
37
1890
.43,975
30
1900
59,042
71
1010
.62,982
105
Including one slave.
In 18go there was one Chinese in the county ; in 1900, 3: in 1910, 3: latter in addition to above.
In 1890, 1900 and 1910 the population of the county was distributed as follows :
.
1910
1900
1890
Barnett township
330
460
360
Beaver township.
1,439
876
993
Bell township.
1,928
1,392
1,015
Big Run borough
1,032
879
731
Brockwayville borough. 1,898
1,777
929
Brookville borough
3,003
2,472
2,478
Clover township.
750
601
642
Corsica borough
301
293
338
Eldred township.
1,399
1,535
1,581
Gaskill township. 888
713
682
Heath township ..
325
325
236
Henderson township
1,316
1,041
1,024
Knox township.
2,067
1,255
1,360
McCalmont township.
4,785
5,121
1,031
Oliver township.
1,417
1,455
1,362
Perry township.
1,711
1,545
1,228
Pinecreek township
1,162
1,162
1,347
Polk township.
414
653
616
Porter township.
575
592
647
borough (b)
.9,058
(c) 6,746 (c) 4,194
First ward. . . . . 1,756
Second ward ... 1,604
Third ward ... . 1,433
Fourth ward ... 1,660
Fifth ward .. . . . 1,015
Sixth ward .. . . . 1.590
Reynoldsville borough.
3,189
3,435
2,789
Ringgold township.
1,190
1,037
1,004
Rose township.
1,982
1,805
1,830
Snyder township.
1,796
2,117
2,01 1
Summerville borough ..
609
380
338
1910
1900
1890
Union township ... ...
... 531
732
803
Warsaw township.
.1,256
1,563
1,567
Washington township (e) .2,813
3,816
2,643
West Reynoldsville
borough
933
774
Winslow township
(d) . . . 4,918
6,435
3,493
Worthville borough.
I21
154
176
Young township.
4,994
5.969
4,557
(a) Incorporated from part of Washington town- ship in 1900.
(b) Clayville borough annexed in 1907.
(c) Includes population of Clayville borough.
(d) Sykesville borough incorporated from part of Winslow township in 1902.
(e) Part taken to form Falls Creek borough in 1900.
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ELECTIONS AND OFFICIALS
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The first election in the county was held at Port Barnett (Pioneer County Laws, March 31, 1806), and up to 1818 it was the only poll- ing and election precinct in and for the county. At the last election when Pinecreek township was the whole county in 1817, Friday, March 14th, the names of the contestants for office and the votes were as follows: Constable, Elijah M. Graham, twenty-two votes, John
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Dixon, thirteen votes; supervisors, Joseph Barnett, twenty-five votes, Thomas Lucas, twenty-eight votes; overseer of the poor, llenry Keys, nine votes, John Matson, six votes; fence appraisers, Moses Knapp, seven votes ; William Vastbinder, seven votes ; town clerk, Elijah M. Graham, twenty-two votes. Signed and attested by the judges, Walter Templeton and Adam Vastbinder.
For the various provisions regarding the holdings of elections for local officials, the reader may consult Pioneer County Laws, in this chapter, and the remarks under organi- zation and early elections in the various town- ship chapters.
In 1915 the county has the election pre- cinets herewith listed, together with their re- spective voting places :
Election Precincts Voting Places
Barnett ... .Election House
Beaver, North. . Oh!
Beaver, South. Pansy
Bell, North. Lemon Curry Residence
Bell, Sonth . Ctoc
Big Run. .. Big Run
Brockwayville Brockwayville
Brookville, First. .Treas. Office, Courthouse
Brookville, Second. Aud. Room, Courthouse
Clover. Election House, Summerville
Corsica
Corsica
Eldred, First Sigel
Eldred. Second Howe
Falls Creek.
Falls Creck
Gaskill
Winslow, Gibson's Store
Heath.
. Election House
Henderson, East.
Election House
Henderson, West.
. Desire
Knox, East.
. Knox Dale
Knox, West
Ramsaytown
McCalmont, First
Panic
McCatmont, Second.
Eleanora
McCalmont, Third .. Anita
Otiver, First.
Oliver, Second. Coolspring
Sprankle Mills
Oliver, Third ..
. Oliveburg
Perry, First ..
Hamilton
Perry, Second
Valier
Perry, Third.
. Frostburg
Pinecreek, East
Emerickville
Pinecreek, West.
Port Barnett
Polk
. Munderf
Porter Porter
Punxsutawney, First.
Municipal Hall
Punxsutawney, Second.
. Elk Run
Punxsutawney, Third ..
East End
Punxsutawney, Fourth.
South Side
Punxsutawney, Fifth
West End, South Side
Punxsutawney, Sixth. West End, North Side
Reynoldsville, First ..
Reynoldsville . East End
Reynoldsville, Third.
. West Reynoldsville Ringgold . Ringgold Rose.
Election House
Snyder. .
Election House
Summerville
Summerville
Sykesville Sykesville
Union
Corsica
Election Precincts Voting Places
Warsaw. East .. . Hazen
Warsaw, West. Richardsville
Washington, East. Red Mill
Washington, North
Westville
Washington, West Election House
Winslow, First. . Rathmel
Winslow, Second. Election House ( Wishaw )
Winslow, Third. Sandy Valley
Winslow, Fourth. Big Soldier
Worthville Worthville
Young. North First. .
Walston
Young, North Second Adrian
Young, South. Horatio
The act to authorize the provisional county of Jefferson to elect county commissioners, and for other purposes, was passed Jan. 21, 1824. "the citizens to elect three county com- missioners and three auditors on the second Tuesday of October next." to "hold their office and transact the public business at such places as shall be determined upon by a majority of the commissioners first elected until the seat of justice is ascertained." In pursuance of this act. an election was held the 12th day of October, 1824. Andrew Barnett was duly elected commissioner of Jefferson county for three years, John Lucas was duly elected for two years, and John W. Jenks was elected for one year, the election of these three being cer- tified to by Alexander Taylor, prothonotary of Indiana and Jefferson counties. Andrew Bar- nett and John Lucas took the oath of office before Joseph McCullough, of Pinecreek town- ship, Friday, Oct. 29th, and John W. Jenks before John Bell, Esq., of Perry township, on the 3d day of November, 1824. On Nov. 12, 1824, Barnett, Lucas and Jenks met at the home of Joseph Barnett. in Pinecreek town- ship, and organized as a board. Ira White was appointed clerk for one year at one dollar a day for the "time employed in the office." A room was rented in "Barnett's Inn" for an office "at the rate of one dollar a week for the time occupied," "and a closet in said room to be in the use of the county continually."
The act approved April 2, 1830 ( Pioneer County Laws), provided for the election of sheriff, coroner, etc.
No voters could vote in the county at a gen- eral election before 1814. Even after 1814 Jefferson votes were counted in with Indiana. The pioneer elections held in Jefferson county for president of the United States, and for governor of the State, were held in the year 1832.
By act of Congress, March 1, 1792, amended Jan. 23, 1845, a uniform day of election for electors of president and vice president was fixed for all the States-being the Tuesday
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next after the first Monday in November, every fourth year after a president has been elected.
By act of March 3, 1875, elections of repre- sentatives in Congress required to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, every second year, in 1876 and following years. Subsequent special acts en- able States whose constitutions fix a different date to elect earlier, until they amend their constitutions.
On March 20, 1812, Jefferson county was placed in the Eleventh Congressional district, with Westmoreland, Armstrong and Indiana counties. On April 22, 1822, it became part of the Seventeenth district, with Westmore- land and Indiana counties. In 1843 it was assigned to the Twenty-third district, com- posed of the counties of Erie, Warren, Mc- Kean, Clarion, Potter and Jefferson. It is now (1915) in the Twenty-seventh district, along with Armstrong. Indiana and Clarion counties. The following men from Jefferson county have represented the district in Con- gress :
William Jack, Democrat, 1840; David Bar- clay, Republican, 1854: George A. Jenks, Democrat, 1874: Alexander C. White, Re- publican, 1884; Samuel A. Craig, Republican, 1888; W. O. Smith, Republican, 1903-7; S. Taylor North, Republican, 1915.
STATE SENATORS
On March 21, 1808, Jefferson county was placed in a Senatorial district with Armstrong and Indiana counties. On March 8, 1815, it was assigned to the Sixteenth Senatorial dis- trict, with Westmoreland and Indiana coun- ties, and in 1832, with Venango, Warren, Arm- strong and Indiana, formed the Twenty-fourth district, sending one member to the Senate. In 1843 it was joined with Warren, Clarion, McKean and Potter to form the Twenty-eighth Senatorial district. Now it is in the Thirty- seventh district, with Indiana county. The following Jefferson county men have been its representatives in the State senate :
Elected
1857-K. L. Blood. Served
.3 years
1876-R. C. Winslow .2 years
1880-W. J. Mcknight. .4 years
1892-J. G. Mitchell .. 8 years
1902-Theodore M. Kurtz.
8 years
ASSEMBLYMEN
On March 21, 1808, Jefferson county was placed in a State Representative district with
Armstrong and Indiana, and on March 8, 1815, similar provision was made for its representa- tion in the lower house of the State Legisla- tttre, the three counties being entitled to two members. In 1829 Jefferson and Indiana were made into a district and assigned one member. In 1843 Jefferson was placed in a district with Clarion and Venango counties, the three coun- ties to elect two members.
In 1874 Jefferson county was made a sep- arate legislative district, with one member. Since the Apportionment act of 1906 (special session) the district has had two members. We append a list of the citizens of Jefferson county who have served in the House since 1840, and years of election :
1840 James L. Gillis
1841.
. Lewis P. Dunham
1844. Dr. James Dowling
1848-1849
. John Hastings
1851. William W. Wise
1852.
J. B. 1Iutchison
1853-1854 George W. Zeigler
1856. .R. J. Nicholson
1857. Joel Spyker
1859-1860 Isaac G. Gordon
1861.
George W. Zeigler
1866
William P. Jenks
1870. . Edmund English
1874.
Dr. R. B. Brown
1876 James U. Gillespie 1878. R. J. Nicholson
1880
James E. Long
1882.
R. J. Nicholson
1884-1886. Dr. William Altman
1888. F. A. Weaver
1890-1802-1804-1896. Villiam O. Smith
1898.
. H. I. Wilson
1900.
Dr. S. S. Hamilton
1901.
S. S. Hamilton
1903. C. R. Vastbinder
1905. S. Taylor North 1907 ... S. Taylor North, Robert H. Longwell 1909. . Robert H. Longwell, James G. Mitchell IQII. S. Taylor North, Henry I. Wilson
1913.
S. Taylor North, Hiram H. Brosius
1915. . Hiram H. Brosius, Henry 1. Wilson
1916. Linus M. Lewis, Lex N. Mitchell
DELEGATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
At the election held in 1872 to clect dele- gates to the Constitutional convention from the district composed of the counties of Jef- ferson, Armstrong, Clarion and Forest, George IV. Andrews, Esq., and John McMurray, Esq., of Jefferson, and Hon. John Gilpin, of Arm- strong, were elected.
At the election held Dec. 16, 1873, on the adoption of the new Constitution, the vote in Jefferson county was as follows : For the new Constitution, 1,396; against it, 912.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OFFICIALS OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, 1837
Borougli Rose
Pine- Ridg- creek Young Perry Snyder Eldred way Barnett Assembly
Carleton B. Curtis.
22
27
13
2
4
8
15
15
26
William Clawson
52
6.4
47
115
84
9
9
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Commissioners
John Pierce
32
28
28
12
9
7
12
1
6
Christopher Barr
20
34
18
4
28
I
6
1
David Henry
13
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5
48
7
3
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1.4
William Kelso
6
50
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2
14
2
John Smith
4
53
12
12
I
6
5
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I
3
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Auditors
Daniel Coder
24
33
6
10
16
5
5
5
C. A. Alexander
43
6
42
93
60
0
14
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6
Elijah Heath
13
18
14
15
2
8
I
2
9
Joseph Magiffin
6
43
1
7
5
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1837-APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS
"Alexander McKnight, Esq., to be treasurer of Jefferson county for the current year of 1837 from the Ist instant.
"(NOTE .- We are gratified to be able to announce the reappointment of Esquire McKnight. He has filled the office with honor to himself and credit to the county.")-Brookville Republican, January 12, 1837."
"DIED
"In this borough, on Thursday last, of pulmonary consumption, ALEXANDER MCKNIGHT, Esquire, treas- urer of Jefferson county, aged twenty-seven years and six days, leaving a disconsolate widow and three helpless children to deplore his untimely exit.
"In the death of Esquire Mcknight it may truly be said that this county and community at large have sustained an irreparable loss. His deportment through life was frank, open, and circumspect. Hon- esty was one of his most ennobling characteristics. Esteemed by those with whom he had intercourse in life, his decease was equally lamented. In a word, he was a faithful officer, the honest man, and the good citizen. Peace to his memory."-Brookville Democrat-Republican, June 22, 1837.
SIIERIFFS
The first sheriff elected in the county was Thomas McKee, who dying before his term of office expired, William Jack was appointed to fill his place until the next election. The fol- lowing have been elected to this office: 1830, Thomas McKee; 1833, William Jack; 1836, Joseph Henderson ; 1839, John Smith; 1842, Thompson Barr ; 1845, Thomas Wilkins ; 1848, James St. Clair; 1851, George MeLaughlin : 1854, Thomas S. Mitchell; 1857, James Mc- Cracken: 1860, Philip H. Shannon; 1863. Manuel W. Reitz; 1866, Nathan Carrier;
1869, A. D. McPherson ; 1872, John S. Barr; 1875. Frederick Crissman: 1878, William P. Steel : 1881, Samuel P. Anderson ; 1884, Henry Chamberlin ; 1887, William B. Sutter; 1890, J. J. Young ; 1893, David G. Gourley ; 1896. Edw. C. Burns; 1899, U. S. Sheafnocker ; 1902, J. W. Curry; 1905, J. M. Chestnutt ; 1908, E. A. Galbraith; 1911, Thomas A. Mayes: 1915. Marvin G. Mayes.
TREASURERS
The first treasurer for Jefferson county, John Matson, Sr., was appointed in 1825. On June 20, 1837, Treasurer McKnight died, and Daniel Smith was appointed to fill the vacancy. The appointments were made by the county commissioners until 1841, when the office was made elective for a term of two years. Those appointed were: 1825, John Matson; 1827. Christopher Barr: 1829, Andrew Barnett ; 1831, Jared B. Evans; 1833. William Sloan ; 1834. J. M. Steadman ; 1835, James L. Gillis ; 1836. Alexander McKnight: 1838, Daniel Smith ; 1839, William Rodgers; 1840, Jesse G. Clark : 1841, Nathaniel Butler. Those elected were: 1841, Samuel Craig ; 1843, Joseph Hen- derson ; 1845, Samuel Craig; 1847, Benjamin McCreight : 1849, John Gallagher; 1851, Evans R. Brady : 1853, David Harl; 1855, Augustus R. Marlin; 1857. John E. Carroll ; 1859. Henry IIoch; 1861, John E. Carroll; 1863, Parker P. Blood: 1865, William H. Newcomb ; 1867, Christian Miller ; 1869, John Mills ; 1871, Christian Miller ; 1873, Enoch H. Wilson : 1875. Martin V. Shaffer ; 1877, Scott McClelland: 1881, Nelson D. Corey ; 1884,
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3
Robert K. Scott.
I
James P. Stewart.
7
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
William D. Kane; 1887, W. A. Neale; 1890, A. O. McWilliams; 1893, John Waite; 1896, William H. Lucas ; 1899, Gil. C. Reitz; 1903, J. B. Means ; 1906, Ira Campbell ; 1909, W. G. Buffington; 1911, William H. Bell; 1916, Glenn Shaffer.
We find an old notice dated "Treasurer's Office, Brookville, December 22, 1836," as fol- lows :
"Persons wishing to subscribe for the pamphlet laws of the present session will do well to apply soon.
"A. MCKNIGHT, "Treasurer."
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