Benton [now Hernando] County Voters in 1st Florida Election, 1845

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Florida Voters List in the 1st Statewide Election, Monday, May 26, 1845.

These records are significant for genealogical reasons because the individual
named actually resided in the county in which he was registered to vote, and
he not only had to own land there, he had to demonstrate that it had been his
"place of permanent abode" for at least the six months preceeding the 
election in which he offered to vote, and that he also had resided within the 
Territory and State of Florida for the two years immediately prior to the 
election of Monday, 26 May 1845. Also, only free white citizens of 21 years 
of age and older could vote, and able-bodied men under age 45 were obliged to 
become members of the State Militia before voting, and those who were 
exempted were generally exempted because they were over the age of required 
service of 45 & under, or because of some physical disability or "bodily 
defect". In some cases the rolls indicate which.

As usual with old records, some spelling mistakes were made, and doubtful
readings occur because of illegible handwriting or poor condition of the
original documents. These are indicated with varying combinations of brackets
or parentheses and question marks, and for the researchers who desire their
own interpretation, they are referred to the original documents constituting
Record Group 156, Series 486, Florida State Archives, R. A. Gray Building,
Tallahassee, FL 32301.

Information Symbols Used:
(#) = Exempt from militia service (reason, if given).
(+) = Qualifications challenged, but sworn to & vote allowed.
(-) = Qualifications challenged, offer to vote rejected - (reason, if given).
(*) = Qualifications challenged, but no indication of disposition of the
challenge.
JP = Justice of the Peace; 
MG = Minister of the Gospel;
PM = Postmaster;
SP = Sworn to and Protested (meaning is unclear)

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BENTON [now HERNANDO] COUNTY

Benton (now Hernando) County was created as DeSoto County on 24 February
1843, but later renamed for States Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri,
who had sponsored the Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842. Benton later
angered some Florida legislators with his attitude toward the Missouri
Compromise, however, so the county was once again named for Hernando
DeSoto -- on 24 Dec 1850 -- this time using the explorer's first name.

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BATES PRECINCT

Election Inspectors:
William Harn,
James M. Bates,
James Harn

Election Clerk:
Charles Goodrich

BATES, Fleming
BATES, James M.
BATES, Wilson
GARRISON, M.
GOODRIDGE, Charles
HARN, James
HARN, Wm.
MIZELL, Morgan
MIZELL, Joshua
MOODY, H. M.
PENNINGTON, Henry
TUCKER, John

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AUGUSTA

Election Inspectors:
Albert Clark,
John B. Allen,
E. J. Knight

Election Clerk:
C. T. Jenkins

ALLEN, J. B. (MG)
BOYET, John
BOYET, Nathan
CLARK, Albert (PM)
CLARK, EIihia (PM)
GILL, Dennis
HAYMANS, Jeremiah M.
JENKINS, C. T.
JENKINS, Lewis
KNIGHT, E. J. (MG)
MEIN, Wm. H.
RUSSELL, David
TAYLOR, William # [age]
TRESCOTT, William
TUCKER(?), Wm. W.
TURNER, David B.

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HOMASSASSA

Election Inspectors:
Wm. Cooley,
A. H. Morse,
Samuel(?) H. Starr

Election Clerk:
Thomas Chave

BAUGH, M. C.
BIGGS, J. A.
CHILDS, Jas.
COOLEY, Wm.
MATTHEWS, F.
MORSE, A. H.
OSBURN, R.
PETERSON, P
SMITH, F.
STARR, S. H.
WILSON, William

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CHUCCOCHART'S  HAMMOCK

Election Inspectors:
William Hope,
Richard R. Crum,
John Wiggins

Election Clerk:
Charles Russell

BAKER, Aepheus
BAKER, J. B.
BAKER, James
BAKER, James W.
BASSETT, Jonathan
BOYD, James A.
BOYET, Edward, Jr.
BOYET, Edward, Sr.
BRANCH, S. T. A.
CARLISLE, Jessee
CRUM, A. A.
CRUM, D. D.
CRUM, Richard R.
DELL, Chas. L.
DODSEN, Jeremiah
GARRISON, Isaac
GARRISON, los. A.
GARRISON, Richard L.
GARRISON, S. D.
GARRISON, William M.
GEIGER, A. E.
HARN, Henry
HARVILLE, McVane
HOPE, David
HOPE, Wm.
LAW, P. N.
McCLENDON, James
McKINNEL, Wm.
MONROE, Neill
PETERSON, M. C.
PINKSTON, James T.
PRINE, Richard C.
ROBINSON, James
SELPH, Ezekiel
SELPH, John 1.
SELPH, John
SPARKMAN, N. K.
STRINGER, Alex
TAYLOR, Jno. S.
TUCKER, A. J.
WHITEHURST, D. S.
WHITEHURST, John
WIGGINS, D.
WIGGINS, John
WIGGINS, Richard D.