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ELECTION OF 1859.
An election was held in Tucker County, May 26, 1859, for the purpose of electing a governor, lieutenant-governor, attorney general, congressman, and a member of the State legislature. The following table shows the result:}
* This election was held at the residence of A. H. Bowman.
+An election had been held on the 11th day of November, 1858, to fill this vacancy, and why it became necessary to hold a second election cannot be learned from the records, but such was the case.
# The poll books and returns for congress and the legislature for the first district are missing.
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HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
OFFICES AND CANDIDATES.
GOVERNOR.
District No. 1
A. H. Bowman's
I istrict No. 2.
Court-House.
District No. 3.
A. Parsons'
Flanagan's.
John Letcher,.
27
95
32 22 176
W. L. Goggin, .
3
9
2
3
17
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
R. L. Montague,
26
92
30
7
155
W. T. Willey,.
4
11
4 16
35
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
J. R. Tucker,.
27
96
32 24
179
Walter Preston. CONGRESS.
3
8
2
1
14
A. G. Jenkins,
96
32 24
J. M. Laidley,
7
2 1
LEGISLATURE.
Wm. Ewin,.
84
7
0
S. Crane, ..
19
27 24
Wm. Hamilton,
2
0 0
John Taylor,.
0
0 0
H. C. Moore,
0
0 0
S
For the legislature, William Ewin received a majority of all the votes cast in Tucker County, but Randolph County gave a sufficient majority to Crane to elect him.
ELECTION OF 1860.
A general election was held in Tucker County, on Thurs- day, May 24, 1860, for the purpose of electing a judge of the 21st circuit, and the following county and district officers : Prosecuting attorney, sheriff, assessor; four justices of the peace, one constable and one overseer of the poor. The following table shows the county vote by districts :
County.
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APPENDIX.
OFFICES AND CANDIDATES.
District No. 1.
A.H. Bowman's
District No. 2.
Court-House.
T. Mason's
| District No. 8.
A. Parsons'
Flanagan's.
County.
JUDGE.
G. D. Camden .
39
47
22
17
20
145
Wm. G. Brown
2
14
1
19
2
38
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Rufus Maxwell
11
32
22
30
8
102
Thomas B. Rummei
30
31
2
5
83
SHERIFF.
Abraham Parsons
14
31
16
2
Wilitam Corrick
12
10
3
20
Samuel W. Bowman
13
21
4
0
A8888CB.
13
32
8
12
21
86
Job Parsons, Jr.
6
23
2
23
1
55
John White, Sr.
21
3
13
1
43
*Poll books missing.
t Abraham Parsons was elected.
In District No. 1, the vote stood as follows : For justice, James W. Miller received 38 votes, G. M. Nester 35, A. H. Bowman 32, J. C. A. Goff 32 and Jacob Dumire 29. Miller, Nester, Bowman and Goff were elected. For constable, Andrew D. Moore received 21 votes, Joshua Robinson 16, and Johnson Goff 14. Moore was elected. John D. Nester was elected overseer of the poor. The other candidates were J. W. Dumire, A. J. Loughry and John J. Cline.
In District No. 2 the vote stood as follows : For justice, Stephen Domire 60, George B. See 52, Israel Phillips 29, William R. Parsons 33, Andrew Pifer 32, Moses Phillips 32, John Auvil 22, John Kalar 31, F. D. Talbott 29, S. D. Kalar 18. Stephen Domire, George B. See, William R. Parsons and Andrew Pifer were elected. Aaron Phillips was elected constable without material opposition. D. K. Dumire was elected overseer of the poor. The other candidates were J. P. Fitzwaters and Andrew B. Parsons. Dumire's major- ity over Parsons was four, and over Fitz waters, seven.
The election in District No. 3 was as follows : For justice, Enos Carr received 57 votes: N. J. Lambert 55, J. H. Long
-
*
+
Daniel C. Adams
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HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
33, Jacob Kalar 27, Jacob W. Parsons 34, and James Moore 33. Carr, Lambert and Parsons were elected. Moore and Long tied, and it cannot be determined from the records which got the office. John Bright was elected constable without opposition, and in the same manner Adam H. Long was elected overseer of the poor.
At the Presidential election held this year, in Tucker County, the Breckenridge electors received 99 votes each. The Douglass electors each received 23 votes, and the Bell electors 22.
ELECTION OF 1961.
From 1856 to 1861, the election returns of Tucker County are meagre and out of place; but from 1861 to 1865, they are still more so. The war was then going on, and our pub- lic records were subject first to the pillage of one side and then of the other. Some of such as can now be gotten to- gether are given in the following pages.
ELECTION FOR DELEGATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, FEB., 1861.
In January or February, 1861, an election was held for the election of a member of the Virginia Convention that passed the ordinance of secession; at which election John N. Hughes and Samuel Crane were candidates. Hughes was chosen delegate to the convention, for the district com- posed of Randolph and Tucker. But, there is on file in the clerk's office at St. George no account of such an election.
ELECTION FOR MEMBERS LEGISLATURE, ETC., MAY, 1861.
An election was held in Tucker County, in May, 1861* for the election of a member of the Senate and of the Leg- islature, and for and against an amendment to the Consti- tution of Virginia, and for and against the ordinance of secession, with the following results :
" The day of the month is uncertain.
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APPENDIX.
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.
District No. 1
A.II. Bowman's
District No. 2
Court-House
District No. 2
Horse shoe run )
District No. 3
A. Farsons'
District No. 3
E. Flanagan
In County.
For
.00
74
22
17
00 113
Against
00
2
0
9
00
11
SENATE.
John Brannon .
19
61
9
18
7 114
B. Jackson
2
18
12
9
11
52
LEGISLATURE.
J. N. Hughes
19
58
9
16
6 108
Sam. Crane
2
15
12
10
12
51
ORDINANCE OF SECESSION.
For
6
?
Against
.
. .
.
10
?*
* Brannon and Hughes were elected in their respective districts. The votes for and against the constitutional amendment has not been found in the clerk's office at St. George, further than above reported. The vote for and against the ordinance of se- cession is missing for every precinct, except Dry Fork ; but, it is well known that the county gave a majority in favor of secession.
ELECTION UNDER REORGANIZED GOVERNMENT, JUNE 29, 1861.
An election was held under military guard of the United States forces, at the residence of Adam H. Bowman, Dis- trict No. 1, for the purpose of electing a delegate to repre- sent Tucker and Randolph in the legislature of the Reor- ganized Government of Virginia (usually called the Wheeling Government). The election was held on June 29, 1861 .* At this election some fifteen or twenty votes were cast for Solomon Parsons, of Tucker County. There was no other poll opened in any other precinct in the two counties, and no return was made from this. But Parsons was duly elected according to the laws and exigencies of war times.t
* The exact date of this election is arrived at by consulting the family records of the McChesney family. They have it recorded that "Robert McChesney was born June 30, 1832, and died June 29, 1861," and since he was killed here, the election must have been on that day. There exist only the merest records of this election, and nothing official.
t This has come to be the most noted election ever held in Tucker County. It was there that McChesney was killed, and Paxton and Dock Long were slightly wounded, and twenty voters elected an officer for two counties, and no official return was ever made of the matter.
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HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
ELECTION FOR COUNTY AND DISTRICT OFFICERS, DEC. 14, 1861.
Under the Wheeling authorities an election was held in Tucker County, December 14, 1861. Polls were opened at only two places in the county-St. George and at A. H. Bowman's. The election was for a clerk for both circuit and county courts, prosecuting attorney, sheriff and county surveyor. Justices and constables for each district were to be elected. The following table will show the result. It is one of our county curiosities, and is, therefore, given in full.
NAMES OF
VOTERS AT
A. H. BOW-
MAN'S, DIS-
TRICT NO. 1.
Clerk Circuit Court?
H D. C. Adams,
C N. C. Graham.
HP D. C. Adams 1
O O N. C. Graham. 0
Prosecuting Att'y.
- M. B. Butterfield. - A. H. Bowman. Sheriff.
A. D. Moore. 1
James W. Miller. 0
Surveyor of Lands Solomon Boner. Justices.
- William T. White.
- W. J. Gable. - Jacob Dumire. 1 0
Constables.
0 - - Isac S. James.
Jno. Neville.
1 0 1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0 1 1
1 0
M. Bohon. . .0 1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0 1 1
1 0
Robert Jones. . . 1 0 1
G. W. Adams ... 1 0 1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1 0 0 1
Jacob Dumire .. . 0 1 0 1
I. S. James. .... 1 0 1
W. T. White. ... 1 0 1
J. W. Miller .. . 1
Jos. Neville *... 1
Jacob Pifer. . .1 0 1
Jno. White, Sr. . . 1 0 1
0 1 0 1 0
0 1 0 10
0 1 0 1 0
0
1 0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0
D. K. Dumire. . . 1 0 1
S. H. Parsons .. . 1 0) 1
A. C. Scott. . ... . 1 0 1
0 10 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 1 0 10
0 0 0
000 000 00 000 00
19 2 19 2
20 2
19 3 17
888 00
0
1 0
0
1
0
1 1 0
1
1 1 1
110 0 1+1
1 001 1 1 1
1 011 1
1 01 1
1 1
John P. Gray .. . 1 0 1 0 10
S. E. Parsons. . . 1 0 1 0 10 10
1 0 01 1
1 1
0 0
*Joseph Neville, and those named following nim, are those who voted at St. George, District No. 2.
tJohn White and D. Wheeler were the candidates for justice at St. George, and the votes received by them are designated in this column.
#W. Thompson and S. E. Parsons were the candidates for constable at St. George.
1 - George W. Adams 1 1 0
D. Wonderly
1
1
1
J. B. Robinson . . 1 0 1
0
0
1 0 1 0
0 0 1 0
1 1 0 10
0 1 1 10 10 1+1
0 1 0 1 0 10
1 0 1 0 1 0 10
1 011 1 1
Enoch Minear .. . 1 0 1
John Dumire .... 1 0 1
0 1 0 0 1 0
1 1 1 0 0 1
1 10 1 1 0
0 0
Wash. Corrick .. . 1 0 1 0
Clerk County Court
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APPENDIX.
So stood the vote of Tucker County, December 14, 1861. ELECTION ON RATIFICATION OF FIRST CONSTITUTION OF WEST VIRGINIA.
On April 3, 1861, an election was held in all the precincts of Tucker County, except that of Dry Fork, to vote upon the ratification or rejection of the constitution of the pro- posed new state of West Virginia. It was also to elect justices, an overseer of the poor, and a constable for certain districts of the county. The following table shows the result :
CONSTITUTION.
Dist. No. 1.
Dist. No. 2.
Dist. No. 3.
Total
For.
13
21*
2+
8
44
Against
00
00
0
0
00
FREE STATE.
For.
12
20
0
0
32
Against
00
00
0
0
00
JUSTICES.
Jacob W. Parsons.
6
6
William R. Parsons
·
. .
. .
1
1
Jacob Kalar.
·
.
7
. .
7
J. M. L. Porter
. .
CONSTABLE.
I. S. James.
4
4
N. C. Graham.
7
7
OVERSEER OF POOR.
William Marsh.
2
. .
·
2
H. A. Linsey
5
. .
. .
5
Adam White.
9
$6
·
«
. .
7
7
Jacob Flanagan .
·
.
. .
6
6
Frederick Dumire
·
1
. .
1
* The votes in this column were cast at St. George. + Vote at Horse Shoe Run. # Members of Company F, 6th Va. regiment, voters of Preston County, voted at St. George, casting 25 votes for the constitution and none against it, and 23 votes for Free State, and none against it.
ELECTION OF MAY 22, 1862.
On May 22, 1862, an election was held in Districts Nos. 1 and 2 of Tucker County, for the purpose of electing a gov- ernor, lieutenant-governor and attorney general of the re- organized state of Virginia (West Virginia). The election
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HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
was also for the purpose of electing a clerk for the circuit and county courts, sheriff, assessor, surveyor of lands, and for constables and overseers of the poor. The following table shows the result:
ELECTION HELD IN DISTRICTS NO. 1 AND 2, MAY 22, 1862.
District No. 2
GOVERNOR.
District No. 1 23
Court- House 44
Horse Shce Run 15
82
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
D. Polslev
22
44
16
82
John A. Dille.
00
00
00
00
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
James S. Wheat.
22
43
15
80
CLERK OF COUNTY AND CIRCUIT COURTS.
D. S. Minear
4
19
4
27
A. H. Bowman.
20
19
5
44
John White, Jr
00
1
00
1
J. M. L. Porter.
2
00
11
13
Isaac Painter
0
3
0
3
SHERIFF.
22
44
19
85
William W. Parsons
13
31
3
47
D. C. Adams.
7
4
2
13
D. L. Dumire.
4
6
15
25
W. W. Hansford
2
3
00
5
SURVEYOR.
Solomon Bonner
24
36
15
75
H. Wilson
00
5
3
8
1
A. D. Moore .. ASSESSOR.
In District No. 1, I. S. James was elected constable over N. C. Graham. 20 votes were cast for constable. In Dis- trict No. 2, Adam Dumire was elected constable, having no opposition. Of 26 votes, Joseph Neville received 14 major- ity over Van Buren Goff, for overseer of the poor.
On June 28, 1862, a special election was held at the Court-House in St. George for the purpose of electing a justice "to fill the vacancy of David Wheeler, resigned," and for electing a constable for District No. 2. The poll and the names of the voters are given rather more as a curiosity than anything else.
To- tal
F. H. Pierpont.
APPENDIX.
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Justice
Name of Voters.
Constable A. C. Scott A. Dumnire R Phillips
John Dumire .
0
1
1
Enoch Minear
1
0
1
D. S. Minear
0)
1
1
Adam Dumire
0
1
David Wheeler
1
0
1
ELECTION OF MARCII 26, 1863.
An election was held in Tucker County on March 26, 1863, to take the vote for and against the amended consti- tution of the proposed State of West Virginia .* Polls were opened at Hannahsville (A. H. Bowman's), St. George and Horse Shoe Run, and the vote was as follows:
St. George Horse Shoe Run Hannahsville Totat
For Amendment. 27 3 15 45
Against " 00 0
1 1
GENERAL ELECTION, MAY 28, 1868.
On May 28, 1863, an election was held in Tucker County, and polls were opened at St. George, Hannahsville, and at Pine Grove Church, on Horse Shoe Run. The following officers were to be voted for: governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, and three judges for the court of appeals, for the STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. + There were also to be elected a judge for the circuit court, senators, members of the legislature (at Wheeling), clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, prosecuting attorney, surveyor of lands, and recorder. The following table shows the result of the vote as it was taken :
* There is a tag attached to these poll books, urging the officers of election to make prompt returns. At this time the admission of West Virginia as a State in the Union, was kept back for want of the Amendment to the Constitution.
This is the first mention on the official records of Tucker County of the State of West Virginia. This was May 28. On June 23, it was admitted Into the Union. It was at first proposed to name it " New Virginia."
35
1
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HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
OFFICES AND CANDIDATES.
Hannahsville.
St. George.
Pine Grove.
Total
Arthur I. Boreman,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
J. E. Boyer,.
16
17
4
37
TREASURER.
16
17
4
37
Samuel Crane, . AUDITOR.
17
16
4
37
A. B. Caldwell,
16
17
4
37
COURT OF APPEALS.
R. L. Berkshire,
16
17
4
37
Wm. H. Harrison,.
16
17
4
37
James H. Brown, .
16
17
4
37
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
John A. Dille,
15
15
4
34
SENATOR.
D. S. Minear,'
0
1
0
1
LEGISLATURE.
Charles Burke,
14
16
0
30
Drummond, t
2
0
0
2
Cyrus Kittle.
1
1
4
6
A. H. Bowman SHERIFF.
16
16
4
36
Jacob Dumire
16
16
0
32
A. D. Moore
1
1
2
4
M. B. Butterfield,
17
8
1
26
J. C. A. Brown,
0
8
3
11
William Thompson,
17
17
3
37
J. M. L. Porter,.
0
0
1
1
RECORDER.
0
16
0
16
Adam H. Bowman,
16
1
4
21
· D. S. Minear was not a candidate.
t The first name of Drummond cannot be deciphered from the books. His surname is all that is known in Tucker, and that only inasmuch as it is on the books.
ELECTION OF OCTOBER 22, 1868.
The first election held in Tucker County after the for- mation of West Virginia, was October 22, 1863. Polls were
GOVERNOR.
16
17
4
37
Campbell Tarr
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
CLERK CIRCUIT COURT.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
SURVEYOR OF LANDS.
Adam Tait, ..
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APPENDIX.
opened at Hannahsville, St. George and Black Fork (Abraham Parsons'). Following is the result :
1st District 2nd District 3rd District Hannahsville St. George Abraham Parsons'
SENATOR.
9
24
0
Fred Berlin,.
CONGRESS.
W. G. Brown,
9
25
2
W. B. Zinn, ..
0
. .
5
LEGISLATURE.
Cyrus Kittle, .
8
9
1
Charles Burke, . ASSESSOR.
1
15
6
W. W. Parsons,
10
19
6
Adam Tait,.
1
1
. .
1
SHERIFF.
Jacob W. Parsons,
11
2
. .
ELECTION OF JANUARY 23, 1864.
In an election held in Tucker County, January 23, 1864, S. E. Parsons was elected County Treasurer.
In Hannahsville Township the vote stood as follows for district officers :
For supervisor, W. T. White received 8 votes, Jacob Du- mire 7 and D. C. Adams 7. For justice, James W. Miller received 21 votes. For constable, John W. Dumire re- ceived 20 votes. For township clerk, T. C. Adams received 22 votes. For township treasurer, J. P. Gray received 19 votes. For inspector of elections, John O. Robinson and John Neville each received 20 votes. For overseer of the poor, William Jones received 20 votes and Jehu Lipscomb 2.
St. George Township Officers .*- For supervisor, Andrew Pifer received 29 votes and John White 11. For justice of the peace, D. S. Minear received 14 votes, I. Phillips 25, John Kalar 1. For township clerk, Adam Tait received 42 votes. For county treasurer, D. K. Dumire received 35 votes. For overseer of the poor, Adam Dumire received 3
· A poll was opened at the Court-house only.
.
. .
7
D. D. Farnsworth,
548
HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
votes and Robert Phillips 35. For inspector of election, H. Linsey received 3 votes and S. Dumire 32. For constable, Solomon Kalar received 36 votes. For sheriff, H. Moore received 27 votes.
HANNAHSVILLE TOWNSHIP ELECTION, FEBRUARY 13, 1864.
At an election held in Hannahsville Township, February 13, 1864, S. E. Parsons received 22 votes for county treas- urer. Votes for the other offices were as follows: For supervisor, D. C. Adams 11, Jacob Dumire 11. For justice of the peace, J. W. Miller 20. For township treasurer, John P. Gray 21. For township clerk, Thomas C. Adams 21. For constable, J. W. Dumire, Johnson Goff 5. For over- seer of the poor, William Jones 18. For inspector of elec- tion, John Neville 19, John Robinson 16, Amassa Goff 2, William Burns 1.
BLACK FORK TOWNSHIP ELECTION, FEBRUARY 20, 1864.
At an election held at Andrew Fansler's, for Black Fork township, February 20, 1864, the vote stood as follows : county treasurer, S. E. Parsons 23. Supervisor, W. W. Hansford 17, Jacob H. Long 5. Treasurer, Abraham Par- sons, John G. C. Parsons and A. H. Long received one vote each. Township clerk, Job Parsons 11, C. Parsons 6, G. J. Long 6. Justice of the peace, William Corrick 12, Jacob H. Long 11. Constable, Harrison Moore, 19. Overseer of poor, Adam H. Long 17, Edward Thornhill 2, Ward Par- sons 2, J. H. Long and Andrew Fansler 1 each.
ST. GEORGE TOWNSHIP ELECTION, APRIL 28, 1864.
At the township election held at St. George, April 28, 1864, the vote stood as follows: justice, Adam Tait, 16; constable, Lloyd Pifer, 16; township treasurer, D. S. Minear, 13; overseer of the poor, A. H. Linsey, 15; town- ship clerk, S. E. Parsons, 2.
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APPENDIX.
OFFICES AND CANDIDATES.
Hannahsville.
St. George.
Black Forl.
Total.
Arthur I. Boreman,
13
38
43
94
E. R. Hall, . .
13
38
43
94
G. D. Hall,.
13
38
43
94
J. M. Mc Whorter,. AUDITOR.
13
38
43
94
TREASURER.
13
38
43
94
Moses Titchenell,
12
8
0
20
George R. Latham,
2
9
25
36
Smith,
2
0
2
4
William Zinn, SENATE.
Rolison, .
13
5
3
21
Corley,.
0
10
3
13
LEGISLATURE.
0
5
4
9
Cyrus Kittle,.
4
3
18
25
Charles Burke,
10
29
22
61
Phares, .
0
1
1
2
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Spencer Dayton,
8
3
22
33
Charles Hooton, .
5
0
2
7
Moses B. Butterfield,
1
0
0
1*
Brown,
0
31
2
33
G. Cresap,.
0
0
17
17
COUNTY TREASURER.
15
38
33
86
RECORDER.
6
10
16
32
John J. Adams,.
8
34
21
63
SURVEYOR OF LANDS.
Cornelius Parsons,
0
26
16
42
Joseplı Parsons, .
0
4
10
14
William Thompson,. ASSESSOR.
14
0
1
15
D. C. Adams, .
14
26
2
42
William R. Parsons,
1
19
25
45
9
7
9
25
Wilmoth,
S. E. Parsons,
A. H. Bowman,.
· On the margin of the election returns some one wrote, just after Butterfield's name : " Where was Moses when the light went out ?"
1
GOVERNOR.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
SECRETARY OF STATE
Campbell Tarr,. CONGRESS.
550 ·
1
HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1864.
At an election held in Tucker County, November 8, 1864, the Lincoln and Johnson electors received votes as follows : Hannahsville 7, St. George 31, Black Fork 18, total in the county 56. The Mcclellan electors received at Hannahs- ville 14 votes, at St. George 12, at Black Fork 10. Total in the county 92, of which Lincoln had 20 majority.
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS, APRIL 27, 1865.
At township elections held on April 27, 1865, the follow- ing officers were elected :
Hannahsville Township .- Supervisor, D. C. Adams ; treas- urer, John P. Gray; clerk, Thomas C. Adams; overseer of roads, Joseph B. Robinson ; overseer of the poor, Joseph B. Robinson ; overseer of roads, 2nd district, George W. Adams; inspector of elections, John J. Cline; school commissioner, Jacob Dumire ; constable, Thomas C. Adams.
St. George Township .- Supervisor and treasurer, Andrew Pifer; clerk, John J. Adams; constable, Solomon Kalar; overseer of the poor, John Jones; overseer of roads, Robert Phillips; inspector of elections, Stephen Dumire; school commissioner, Stephen Dumire.
Black Fork Township .- Supervisor, W. W. Hansford; treasurer, W. W. Parsons ; clerk, C. Parsons; constable, A. L. Corrick; overseer of the poor, John Bright; overseer of roads, Jacob W. Parsons and A. H. Long; inspector of elections, I. A. Gilmore; school commissioner, Thomas Bright.
ELECTION OF OCTOBER 26, 1865.
On October 26, 1865, an election was held in all the townships of Tucker. The war was then over, and it was the first election in time of peace for a long time; but, even then, so many of the voters were disfranchised on account
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of their sympathy with the South, that the vote shows no considerable part of the voters. It stood thus :
OFFICES AND CANDIDATES.
SENATE.
Hannahsville St. George Black Fork Total
E. J. O'Brien,.
18
21
11
50
Joseph Teter, ...
15
7
8
.30
J. H. Woodford,
1
7
0
8
Charles Burke,.
1
2
5
8
LEGISLATURE.
Rufus Maxwell,
19
25
11
55
David Wheeler,.
18
13
15
46
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Charles Hooton,
21
7
14
42
G. Cresap,
13
1
13
27
Samuel Woods,. SURVEYOR ..
1
20
. .
21
Solomon Bonner
30
13
22
65
Joseph Parsons,
4
16
3
23
ELECTION OF MAY 24, 1866.'
On May 24, 1866, an election was held in Tucker County, and the vote stood thus :
CANDIDATES.
CO. SUPT. OF SCHOOLS.
Hannahsville St. George Black Fork Total.
A. H. Bowman,. .
22
51
35
108
Cornelius Parsons,
20
22
16
58
Jacob Dumire, . .
4
0
0
4
Abraham Parsons, ... '
0
0
7
7
For ratification constitution
19
13
9
41
Against "
29
61
51
141
A. H. Bowman's majority was 50. The ratification of the amendment to the constitution was defeated by 100 major- ity. There is no record of a poll having been opened on Horse Shoe Run or Dry Fork. The election of Black Fork Township was held at the residence of John R. Goff.
* After 1865 only the election of county, state and national officers will be given in full. It would require too much space even to mention the officers and candidates for the district offices.
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HISTORY OF TUCKER COUNTY.
GENERAL ELECTION, OCTOBER 25, 1866.
On October 25, 1866, a general election, for state and county officers, was held in Tucker County, with results seen in the following table :
OFFICES AND CANDIDATES.
GOVERNOR.
Hannahsville St. George Black Fork
Total
Arthur I. Boreman, .
24
14
10
48
Benjamin H. Smith,.
35
62
41
138
SECRETARY OF STATE.
John S. Witcher,
24
14
10
48
John W. Kennedy,.
35
62
41
138
AUDITOR.
J. N. Mc Whorter,
24
14
10
48
Peter Darnell, ..
35
62
41
138
TREASURER.
J. H. Bristor,
24
14
10
48
J. S. Burdett,
35
62
41
138
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Thayer Melvin,.
24
14
10
48
Nathaniel Richardson, .
35
62
41
138
JUDGES SUPREME COURT.
Edwin Maxwell,.
3
14
10
27
R. L. Berkshire, CONGRESS.
56
62
41
159
B. M. Kitchen,
17
14
10
41
E. W. Andrews,.
35
62
41
138
SENATOR, 6TH DISTRICT.
Nathan H. Taft,.
31
33
40
104
James C. McGrew,
6
0
6
William B. Zinn,.
. .
1
0
1
D. D. Farnsworth,
. .
1
10
11
LEGISLATURE.
Charles W. Burk,
35
55
40
130
James Drummond, .
20
13
10
43
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
A. H. Bowman,
23
29
31
83
John J. Adams,. SHERIFF.
29
46
19
94
Ward Parsons,
4
19
18
41
D. K. Dumire,
17
9
0
26
Andrew Pifer,
8
14
9
31
Israel Phillips,
30
33
25
8S
1
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OFFICES AND CANDIDATES.
COUNTY RECORDER.
IIannahsville St. George
Black Fork Total
A. H. Bowman,
23
28
30
81
John J. Adams, .
29
46
19
94
COUNTY TREASURER.
S. E. Parsons,
1
12
10
23
Arnold Bonnifield,
40
56
39
135
Andrew Pifer,.
0
1
0
1
A. H. Bowman,.
0
1
0
1
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Charles Hooton,
15
7
10
27
G. Cresap, .
30
48
33
111
J. H. Carroll,
12
16
9
37
SURVEYOR OF LANDS.
Joseph Parsons,
47
65
41
153
William Ewin,
0)
1
0
1
A. Bonnifield, . ASSESSOR.
0
1
0
1
A. H. Long,
0
4
18
22
John White,.
35
49
25
109
D. C. Adams,
20
7
6
33
D. L. Dumire,.
6
14
5
25
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT.
John A. Dille,.
0
0
5
5
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS, MAY 23, 1867.
On May 23, 1867, township elections were held in Tucker County, with results set forth in the following table :
Hannahsville. Man elected.
Maj.
St. George. Man elected. Maj. FOR SUPERVISOR.
Black Fork. Man elected. Maj.
T. F. Hebb, 4 John Jones, 9
Job Parsons, Jr., 30
JUSTICE.
M. Wolford, 1
J. W. Miller, . S. E. Parsons, 23 W. J. Sage, 4 CONSTABLE. Wm. Shaw, 11 John H. Long, 27 OVERSEER OF THE POOR.
Win. Jones, 40
J. W. Dumire, 6
Wm. Shaw, 20 Jacob Fansler, 21 CLERK OF THE TOWNSHIP. J. J. Adams, 12 Solomon Bonner, 33 TOWNSHIP TREASURER.
J. P. Gray, 1 D. K. Dumire, 10 Thomas Bright, 1 INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS. J. J. Cline, 10 D. K. Dumire, 11 Ward Parsons, : 36
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