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HARRIS E. WILSON, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Sharon ; son of Marvin Wilson, who was born in Connecticut, March, 1793, and moved to Otsego Co., N. Y., when a young man. He was married to Nancy Hubbell. They came to Walworth Co. in June, 1844 and settled on Sec. 24, town of Sharon, where the father of Mr. Wilson still lives at an advanced age of 88 years ; his wife died April, 1870. The parents of Mr. Wilson had five children when they came to Walworth Co., only two of them, Harris and Hannah, now Mrs. Nelson Harvey, are living. Harris E. was born in New York in 1826 ; he came to Wiscon- sin with his parents; married Esther Ottman, daughter of David and Mary Ottman. The parents of Mrs. Wilson were of German descent, born in Schoharie Co., moved to Wisconsin in 1845. Her father died in 1859, and her mother in 1877. They have three children-Isabel, now Mrs. Secor ; Ruby, now "Mrs. Cramer ; and Maud, born August, 1870. They lost one son, Clarence, who died Nov. 23, 1862, at the age of 9 years. The names of the deceased children of Mr. Marvin Wilson were Elijah, Harriet and Nancy, being a twin sister of Hannah, now Mrs. Nelson Harvey.
J. B. WISE, merchant, Sharon. son of Joseph Wise, who was born in France in 1816, and came to the United States when a young man ; he resided in the State of New Jersey for several years, and came to Wal- worth Co. in 1842, and settled on Sec. 29, town of Sharon, purchasing his farm of the Government, where he resided until 1870, when he settled in village of Sharon, where he now resides. He purchased his farm at Government price in 1842, and sold it in 1870 for $60 per acre. Mr. J. Wise was born on Sec. 29, in 1848 ; he came to the village in 1869, and was engaged as clerk for Mr. L. Carter for 3 years ; he then became a partner in the business with Mr. Carter and W. R. Herron, and, in 1876, became sole proprietor of the business. He has just completed an elegant store, which is part of a fine brick block, and which he was instrumental in building. His room is 24x90 feet, and filled with a complete stock of general mer-
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chandise, clothing, etc. His wife was Miss Alice Arnold, daughter of S. G. Arnold. The have one daughter-Pearl.
L. WOLF, of the firm of Wolf & Brownson, general merchants, Sharon. He is one of the earliest business men of Sharon ; he was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1834; he came to the United States in 1851 ; he came to Walworth Co., and located at Darien, in 1856, where he engaged in business ; he came to Sharon in 1857, and opened a general store, consisting of clothing, dry goods, etc. He has been con- stantly engaged in business here since that time. Mr. Wolf owns the store in which the firm do business. This is a fine double brick store, 46x100 feet. This firm do a large business, and have one of the largest stocks of goods to be found in the country. Mr. Wolf has always made a specialty of clothing, and the firm is largely engaged in handling ready-made clothing, and in manufacturing, employing a large number of hands in their tailoring establishment. He has dealt in real estate considerably, and has proved a suc- cessful business man. His wife was formerly Miss Maggie Smith, daughter of Benjamin Smith. They have two children-Alma and Charles. They lost their oldest boy by death ; his name was Grant.
JOHN WOODS resides on Sec. 21, on the farm of John Ladd ; P. O. Sharon. Mr. Woods was born in Surrey, England, in 1829, where be was brought up. He went to Canada in 1857, and thence to Niagara Co .. N. Y., in 1860. He came to Walworth Co. in 1862, and has been a resident of the town of Sharon since that time. His wife was Sophia Owen Bromfield, born in England. They have seven children-Edward J., Frederick W., Herbert W., Charles W., Warren W., Lewis R. and Frank P. Mr. Woods has charge of the farms of Mr. Ladd, which aggregate 500 acres. He is extensively engaged in dairying, keeping a large number of cows, and in sheep raising. He owns one-half the stock.
JOSEPH M YATES, banker and capitalist, Sharon ; he, though not numbered among the old set- tlers of Sharon, has done much toward building up the village ; perhaps no one has contributed more freely than he toward making Sharon the active and enterprising village that it is now ; he is a native of the State of New York. When a young man he learned the trade of a cabinet-maker ; he engaged for several years in piano making at Albany, for Boardman & Gray ; he was afterward engaged in the foundry business at Fultonville for a number of years. In 1862, he engaged in the paper business in the city of New York with William N. Hubbs ; owing to poor health, he gave up business there in 1871, and came west. Having a brother here, he decided to make Sharon his home for a time ; but he is not fitted- either by nature or education-for a life of ease, and he was again soon embarked in business ; he lost his first wife in the East, also his only children, a son and a daughter ; his present wife was Mrs. Anna Fowler ; she has two children, a son and a daughter.
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TOWN OF RICHMOND.
ORGANIZATION. 1
When, by act of the Territoral Legislature, approved February 2, 1838, the county of Wal- worth was first divided into towns, the territory now constituting the town of Richmond was a part of the town of Elkhorn. It so remained until February 13, 1840, when, by an act of the Legislature approved on that day, what is now the towns of Whitewater and Richmond-being Towns 3 and 4 in Range 15 east-were erected into a single town and called Whitewater. By an act of the Territorial Legislature, approved January 12, 1841, the south half of the town of Whitewater, being Town 3 in Range 15 east, was erected into a new one and called Richmond, from a town of the same name in Rhode Island, from which came a few of its earliest settlers.
SITUATION AND NATURAL FEATURES.
The town is situated in the western part of the county, on the western boundary line, from which it is separated from the town of Johnstown, in Rock County. The surface in the south- western part of the town is a level prairie; in the northwest, it is more rolling, interspersed with beautiful oak openings; in the northeast, the surface is quite hilly, there being a rango of hills extending in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction across Sections 2 and 3; in the south- eastern part of the town, there is considerable marsh land, which is of no value as farming land, and too wet to be of superior value as meadow land. Rock Prairie, which covers about seven sections in the southwest part of the town. is considered the choicest locality in the town.
There are several small lakes in the town, the principal ones being Lake No. 9, on Section 9; Lake No. 10, on Section 10; and Turtle Lake, covering portions of Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14. The outlet of the last-named lake is Turtle Creek, which flows in a general southerly direc- tion across Sections 14, 23, 26, 35 and 36, leaving the town in the southeastern corner of the last-numbered seetion. Most of the marsh land of the town spoken of above lies for a consider- able distance on either side of this creek. Whitewater Creek rises on Section 3 and flows in a northerly direction, leaving the town on the same section. On either side of this creek is also some marsh land. The soil is a heavy clay loam in the openings and higher portions, while on the prairie and in the lowlands it is mixed with a rich alluvial deposit. The land is generally of excellent quality, being easy of cultivation and highly productive. The town is fairly tim- bered with the various varieties indigenous to this part of the State.
THE FIRST SETTLER.
The following facts are from the pen of Prosper Cravath, of Whitewater: " To Morris F. Hawes is due the credit of having been the first settler in the town of Richmond. He arrived on the 1st day of August, 1837, and immediately laid claim to the south half of Section 1. The night previous to their arrival, they camped upon Rock Prairie, a few miles distant, and now, as soon as they had halted, preparations were made for breakfast. These were quite primitive in their character, and soon finished. Their table was formed of a board laid across some poles; chairs were taken from the wagon, and all sat down to their first meal in their new home. ' Squire Hawes' had removed from Michigan, and was among the more wealthy of the early settlers. His equipage, when he started from Chicago, consisted of four yoke of oxen and three wagons. One of these wagons was boarded up at the sides and back, about four and a half feet from the box, and covered at the top with a deck roof. This served them not only as a family carriage, but also as parlor, bedroom and pantry. His family consisted of a wife and six chil- dren-young ladies, lasses and lads. Their daily progress was from twelve to twenty miles. They found a track as far as Geneva, but, after leaving that place, their only guide was an In- dian trail, which led northward to Fort Atkinson. When they stopped for the night, they 'put up' at no hotel, and had no landlord, landlady or cook of whom to complain, for all were their own hotel-keepers. When the shade of evening warned them that it was time to secure a
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resting-place for the coming night, they selected some place near which flowed a stream or spring of clear water, and where wood could be procured. Their first business was to collect fuel for the building of a fire. This duty devolved upon the men of the party. The women then succeeded to the peculiarly feminine task of preparing the meal. This ready, they all sat round their rude table in truly gipsy style. Though their fare was simple, yet the feast of an epicure could not have been partaken of with a keener relish. In the morning. they proceeded upon their way with the rising of the sun, and. after traveling four or five miles, would halt for breakfast. This disposed of, and the dishes being washed and packed away, they would start anew, not stopping again until night, their dinner consisting of a lunch taken in the wagon. If they chanced to be in the vicinity of a dwelling near dark, they would stop for the night, using the fire of the house for cooking purposes, and the strangers were always sure of a hearty welcome, for a lack of hospitality could not be charged against the early settlers. Such, in brief. was the mode of traveling then, at once wild and fascinating, and yet wearisome and full of care. But even when their journey was accomplished and they had reached their destina- tion. the prospect before them must have seemed somewhat dark and dubions. Their surround- ings were certainly little calculated to inspire hope. With no roof to shelter their heads, no neighbors within miles of them. a trackless prairie upon the one side and a wood as trackless upon the other: huge oaks of a century's growth stood thick around, but these were to be felled and hewn and joined together before they could serve for protection and shelter alike from sun- shine and storm. An easily tilled and productive soil lay ready for their hands, but much labor was required, and the sun must again complete his annual round before they could hope to reap of the fruits of the earth. Yet, nothing daunted, and with hopeful hearts and cheerful faces, they went right heartily to work, and soon their cabin was so far completed as to allow of its occupation by the family. The logs were rough-hewn on the inside ; the roof was made of shakes, which resembled staves, and were about four feet long, being riven either from the white or yellow oak. They were placed upon poles laid lengthwise of the building. and over them were placed larger poles to keep them firm. The Squire had brought glass and sash for his windows from Chicago. For frames, he took the boards which, on the road, had formed their wagon home. The floor was made of the wagon boxes, and it might seem strange to the nnini- tiated to know the different uses to which these same boxes were put. now being used as a floor, and now as wagon boxes in going to mill, the ground meanwhile serving as floor and carpet, for in those days there was no superfluous lumber, and a board was a treasure."
Mr. Hawes, after a number of years, moved from Richmond into the town of Whitewater, and subsequently into the village of Whitewater, where he died January 14, 1868, his wife hav- ing preceded him by nine years.
OTHER EARLY SETTLERS.
The subsequent settlers of 1837 are as follows: Thomas James, on Section 34; Arthur and Andrew Stewart, on Section 33: Perkins S. Childs, on Section 17. Of these, Mr. James came from Rhode Island: Arthur and Andrew Stewart, from Pennsylvania; and Mr. Childs, from Ver- mont.
Among the settlers of 1838 are the following-named persons: Charles Hamilton, who located on Section 4: Thomas P. James, on Section 34; George E. James, on Section 33; Ira Sanborn, Cyrennus Wilcox and Joseph Compton, on Section 5: John Teetshorn, on Section 6.
In 1839 came William Campbell, S. W. Newbury and Joseph Prentice, who located on Sec- tion IS: Joseph and James G. Humphrey and Anderson Whiting, on Section 7: Stephen and Isaac Kelch, on Section 6.
In 1840 came Asa Congdon and William Hatton, who settled on Section 35: Robert Moore, on Section 29: Daniel Wilkins and Morris Ensign, on Section 6; Alden Wilkins, on Section 3: Edwin M. Rice, on Section 5; H. E. Hemminway, on Section 8: James Cotter, Jasper Hum- phrey and William Patterson, on Section 19: Harrison and Silas Bishop, on Section -; Gor- don Florentine, on Section 17.
In 1841, Elijah Bolding settled on Section 29: A. P. Newbury, on Section 18; Freeman Emerson, on Section 19; John Balfour, on Section 20; Andrew Mills, on Section 19.
In 1842 came H. G. Smith and C. J. Dockstader, who located on Section 28; John A. Bowen and John Langley, on Section 20; Solomon Wakeley, Ambrose Moore, James and David
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Compton. on Section 5; James Sanford, on Section 1; James Matthews, on Section 9; Norman Humphrey, on Section 7; J. MeCart, on Section 13; Peter Smith, O. H. Smith and Richard Bradt, on Section 36; Joseph E. Irish, on Section 25; Warren Congdon, on Section 26; Henry Hess, Charles J. Morgan and Amos Ives, on Section 35: Samuel Stewart, on Section 32; Edward Mitchell and Jones Gage, on Section 29: John C. Dockstader, on Section 33; Robert Sherman, on Seetion 27; Emery Gage, on Section 17; Irving Gage, on Section 21; Joseph Hall, on Sec- tion 19.
Among the other early settlers were Harvey Prentice, Nathaniel Smith, Joseph Smith, Rial Thomas, Solomon Finch, William Hurd, Horace B. Kinney, George Osborne, Richard and John Pemberton, Charles Claxton, Elisha Hulee, Lester IJulee, Oliver Holinson, John Almy, Orrin West, Oliver Perkins, James Cameron, Peter Johnson, Jared Hall, Lucius Conse, Norman Conse, Varnum Arnold, Joseph Langworthy, William Carpenter, Alexander Rowley, Sylvester Moore, George W. Paul, A. G. Low. R. H. Cockerell. Joseph Hall, Seth Hill, David Christie, James MeKoy and Isaac Spieer.
The first marriage in Richmond was Elijah Belding to Mary James, April 18, 1839. He was married by Israel Williams, of Geneva.
The first death was that of Dorcas James, the wife of Thomas James, which occurred April 9, 1842.
CHURCHES.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Utter's Corners was organized in 1852. The one near Richmond Post Office was organized in about 1854, and services were first held in the school- house. The society was again organized in the spring of 1872, and the building erected in the summer of the same year. The building is 30x44 feet, and cost $2.300. There are about forty members. Its first regular pastor was Rev. I. S. Eldridge: its present, Rev. C. A. Wilson.
OFFICIAL.
The first town meeting and election of officers was held at the Richmond House, kept by Perkins S. Childs. April 5, 1842. John Teetshorn was appointed Moderator, and Asa Congdon, Clerk, of this meeting. Among other resolutions, the following were introduced and adopted: " That the town raise one-fourth of 1 per cent on the taxable property of the town for the sup- port of the common schools for the ensuing year, and that the town officers receive 4 shillings per day for their services."
The officers elected at this meeting were as follows:
Supervisors, John Teetshorn, Chairman: William Patterson, Joseph Humphrey; Asa Cong- don, Clerk; Perkins S. Childs, Treasurer; William Campbell. Thomas P. James, Assessors; Anderson Whiting, Collector: Jasper Humphrey, Daniel Wilkins, Elijah Belding, Commission- ers of Highways: Horatio N. Teetshorn, Edwin M. Rice, Charles Hamilton, Commissioners of Schools; Jasper Humphrey, Anderson Whiting, Constables.
The following is a list of the town officials from the organization of the town to and includ- ing the year 1881:
1843-Supervisors, Thomas James, Chairman; William Patterson, Joseph Humphrey; Asa Congdon, Clerk: Perkins S. Childs, Treasurer; Horatio N. Teetshorn, Thomas P. James, Assess- ors; Jasper Humphrey, Collector; James G. Humphrey, John A. Bowen, Perkins S. Childs, Commissioners of Schools: Jasper Humphrey. Norman Humphrey, Constables.
1844-Supervisors, Thomas James, Chairman; Morris F. Hawes, Joseph Humphrey; Asa Congdon. Clerk: James Cotter, Treasurer; Jasper Humphrey, Collector; Thomas James, James G. Humphrey, Assessors; Thomas James. Morris F. Hawes, John Langley, Commissioners of Highways; Hiram C. Bull, Edwin M. Rice, Henry G. Smith. Commissioners of Schools.
1845-Supervisors, James Cotter, Chairman: Arthur Stewart, Horace B. Kinne: John A. Bowen, Clerk; Robert Moore, Treasurer; David A. Christie, Collector: Ira Sanburn, Thomas P. James, Assessors; Andrew Stewart, John A. Bowen. Horatio N. Teetshorn. Commissioners of Schools; Jasper Humphrey, John C. Doekstader. John Teetshorn, Justices of the Peace.
1846-Supervisors, James Cotter, Chairman; Arthur Stewart, Horatio N. Teetshorn; John A. Bowen, Clerk; Robert Moore, Treasurer; David A. Christie, Collector; Joseph Hall, Robert
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Moore, Assessors; Varnum Arnold, Andrew Stewart. John A. Bowen, Commissioners of Schools; John Teetshorn. William Patterson. Alexander Bowley, Jr., Justices of the Peace.
1847-Supervisors, John Teetshorn, Chairman; Thomas P. James, Joseph Hall; Jacob M. Fish, Clerk ; Simeon W. Newberry, Treasurer; Peter Johnson. Collector; Cyrus Teetshorn, Oliver Smith. Assessors; Jacob M. Fish, William Rowley, Andrew Stewart, Commissioners of Schools.
1848 -Supervisors, John A. Bowen, Chairman: James Cotter. Sylvester Moore; Jacob M. Fish. Clerk; Curtis Bellows. Treasurer; John Balfour, Collector; Morris F. Hawes, Simeon W. Newbery, Robert Moore, Assessors; Jacob M. Fish. Horatio N. Teetshorn, John A. Bowen, Commissioners of Schools; Curtis Bellows, Morris F. Hawes, John M. Balfour, Justices of the Peace.
1849 Supervisors, Anderson Whiting, Chairman; John M. Balfour. Elisha Hulce; John Langley. Clerk; Edwin M. Rice, Treasurer; Joseph Hall, Morris F. Hawes, Assessors; Will- iam N. Conse, Superintendent of Schools; Joseph Langworthy, William Patterson, Justices of the Peace.
1850-Supervisors, Anderson Whiting. Chairman; Joseph E. Irish. Stephen H. Smith; William Fish, Clerk; Joseph Campbell, Treasurer; George E. James. Orrin West, Assessors; James N. Sherman. Superintendent of Schools; Morris F. Hawes, Joseph Langworthy. George W. Panł. Justices of the Peace.
1851- - Supervisors, Jacob M. Fish. Chairman; Robert Moore, David A. Christie; Stephen H. Smith, Clerk: James Cotter, Treasurer; William H. Washburn. Andrew Stewart. John C. Docks, Assessors; Varnum Arnold, Superintendent of Schools; Morris F. Hawes, Rial Thomas, David H. Warner. Justices of the Peace.
1852 -Supervisors, Jacob M. Fish, Chairman: Albert H. Morse, Christopher J. Dockstader; Stephen H. Smith, Clerk; James Cotter, Treasurer; Varmim Arnold, Assessor: John M. Evans. Superintendent of Schools; David A. Spikerman, Robert Moore, William H. Washburn, Jus- tices of the Peace.
1853 Supervisors, Joseph E. Irish, Chairman; Elisha Hulce, Thomas P. James; John Langley, Clerk; George E. James, Treasurer; Anderson Whiting, Assessor; A. L. Gibbs, Super- intendent of Schools; George W. Paul, Joseph Langworthy, D. H. Warner, Justices of the Peace.
1854- Supervisors, Joseph Langworthy, Chairman; Elisha Hulce, Oliver Smith; Erastus Porter. Clerk: John M. Clark, Treasurer: Varmim Arnold, Alfred Hadley, John M. Evans, Assessors: George Brown, Superintendent of Schools: John Clark, Joseph Hall, George Arnold, Justices of the Peace.
1855 -Supervisors, E. M. Rice, Chairman; A. Clark, O. H. Smith: Erastus Porter, Clerk; John M. Clark, Treasurer; George Brown, Assessor; A. L. Gibbs, Superintendent of Schools; William Holbrook, Robert A. James, Anderson Whiting, Justices of the Peace.
1856-Supervisors, Anderson Whiting, Chairman; M. Holbrook, C. Low; B. H. Stark, Clerk; O. H. Smith, Treasurer; A. G. Low, Assessor: Henry Fleming, Superintendent of Schools; Jared Hall, Charles Claxton. Elisha Hulce, Justices of the Peace.
1857 - - Supervisors, Anderson Whiting, Chairman; M. Holbrook, G. E. James: Stephen H. Smith, Clerk: A. H. Morse, Treasurer; Varunm Arnold, Alfred Hadley, John M. Evans, Assess- ors; George Brown, Superintendent of Schools; John Clark, Joseph Hall, George Arnold, Jus- tices of the Peace.
1858-Supervisors, Anderson Whiting, Chairman; Solomon Finch, Horatio N. Lawrence; John M. Evans, Clerk; John Pemberton, Treasurer: William Patterson, Assessor; Benjamin H. Starks. Superintendent of Schools: Charles Claxton, Sylvester Paul. John C. Dockstader, Justices of the Peace.
1859 -Supervisors, Anderson Whiting, Chairman: Solomon Finch, Horatio N. Lawrence: John M. Evans, Clerk; John Pemberton, Treasurer; William Patterson, Assessor; B. H. Stark, Superintendent of Schools; Joseph Hall. Merit Bishop, Justices of the Peace.
1860-Supervisors, Elisha Hulce, Chairman ; Stephen H. Smith, George Brown: John Langley, Clerk; H. O. Crumb, Treasurer: Varnum Arnold, Assessor: James Coakley, Superin- tendent of Schools; Charles Claxton, A. H. Morse, Truman Loomis, Justices of the Peace.
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1861-Supervisors, Elisha Hulce, Chairman; S. H. Smith, Varnum Arnold; John Lang- Iey, Clerk; H. O. Crumb, Treasurer; John M. Evans, Assessor; George Brown, Superintendent of Schools; Joseph Hall, H. G. Smith, Justices of the Peace.
1862-Supervisors, William Patterson, Chairman; John Pemberton, A. E. Mason; John Langley, Clerk; A. H. Morse, Treasurer; Truman Loomis, Assessor; Charles Claxton, George Brown, Robert Knilans, Justices of the Peace.
1863 -Supervisors, Elisha Hulce, Chairman; John Pemberton, Solomon Finch; John M. Evans, Clerk; Arthur Bowers, Treasurer; Varnum Arnold, Assessor; O. L. West, H. F. Sheldon, Justices of the Peace.
1864 -Supervisors, George Brown, Chairman; Varnum Arnold, John Holbrook; John M. Evans, Clerk; Joseph Smith, Treasurer; William Holbrook, Treasurer; George Brown, J. L. Viles, H. F. Sheldon, Justices of the Peace.
1865-Supervisors, George Brown, Chairman; Varnum Arnold, A. H. Morse; A. J. Stew- art, Clerk; J. H. Jones, Treasurer; William Patterson, Assessor; O. L. West, Thomas Bing- ham, Joseph Hall, Justices of the Peace.
1866-Supervisors, John M. Evans, Chairman; J. H. Brown, A. H. Morse; A. J. Stewart, Clerk; H. A. Stone, Treasurer: H. D. Locke, Assessor; J. Harder, Elisha Hulce, J. H. Jones. Justices of the Peace.
1867-Supervisors, John M. Evans. Chairman; Varnum Arnold, John Pemberton; B. Clark, Clerk; E. E. Sholes, Treasurer; John Clark, Assessor; Elisha Hulce, O. L. West, Justices of the Peace.
1868 -- Supervisors, Elisha Hulce, Chairman; H. A. Stone, George Brown; John M. Evans, Clerk; S. L. Smith, Treasurer; Varnum Arnold, Assessor; James Harder, A. H. Morse, E. C. Sholes, Justices of the Peace.
1869- Supervisors, Elisha Hulce, Chairman; George Brown, William Mack; John M. Evans, Clerk ; Benjamin Clark, Treasurer; A. H. Morse, Assessor; S. Paul, O. L. West, H. Holbrook, S. H. Smith. Justices of the Peace.
1870-Supervisors, George Brown, Chairman; S. L. Smith, Benjamin Clark; John M. Evans, Clerk; Stephen H. Smith, Assessor; S. Paul, Elisha Hulce, Justices of the Peace.
1871-Supervisors, B. B. Freeman, Chairman; Thomas Bingham, Benjamin Clark; John M. Evans, Clerk; C. G. Sperry, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor; S. Paul, Charles Clax- ton, O. L. West, Justices of the Peace.
1872-Supervisors, B. B. Freeman, Chairman; George Sturtevant, George McFarland; Frank Mitchell, Clerk; Robert Knilans, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor; James Conley, M. W. Chapman, L. Teetshorn, Justices of the Peace.
1873-Supervisors, W. A. Knilans, Chairman; B. B. Freeman, George McFarlane; Frank Mitchell, Clerk; Robert Knilans, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor: L. Dunbar, Charles Claxton, Justices of the Peace.
1874-Supervisors, W. A. Knilans, Chairman; J. H. Converse, James Hennesy; Frank Mitchell, Clerk: C. G. Sperry, Treasurer: Charles Claxton, Assessor; W. W. Chapman, James Hoveder, O. L. West, Justices of the Peace.
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