Walton County Voters in 1st Florida Election, 1845 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Betty Norem, BNOREM@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** 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) ================================================ WALTON COUNTY Walton County, Florida's eighth, was established on 29 December 1824. It was named for George Walton, Andrew Jackson's Secretary of the Territory of West Florida and later of the united territory through 1826. Allen Morris reports that it was Walton's daughter, Octavia, who suggested the name Tallahassee for the new capital. The seat of Walton County is DeFuniak Springs. PRECINCT NO. 1 Election Inspectors: A.H. Brownell, Angus Campbell, Daniel McLeod Election Clerk: D.M. Jones ANDERSON, Alexander ANDERSON, Daniel ANDERSON, N. C. BARRON, Thomas BLOCKER, Joseph BOWERS, J. W. BROWNELL, A. BROWNELL, John BULLARD, H. K. BURNHAM, Aaron CAMPBELL, Alexander CAMPBELL, Angus CAMPBELL, Archibald CAMPBELL, D. D. CAMPBELL, Daniel, Sr. CARMICHAEL, lames CARTER, Samuel CASITY(Cassidy), Hannibal CASWELL, Sylvanus COOLEY, Allen, Sr. CRAWFORD, A. M. A. DOUGLAS, Alexander EDGE, John N. FLOWERS, G. FORREST, Edwin GARTMAN, David GILLIS, Daniel GILLIS, John GOODWIN, James J. GUNN, D. G. GUNN, Donald Sr. GUNN, William HAND, N. R. HENDERSON, Duncan INFINGER, J. M. JENNINGS, John JONES, D. H. JONES, D. W. LASITER, Stephen LEE, W. A. LITTLE, Edmon MAYO, Alfred MAYO, E. P. MAYO, M. P. McCARDLE, A. G. McCASKELL, Finley McCASKILL, Kenneth McCOLLUM, Alexander McCOLLUM, Arch D. McCOLLUM, Robert McCOLLUM, Wm. W. McCOLLUM, W. C. McDONALD, A. McDONALD, A. P. McDONALD, Alexander McDONALD, Daniel R. McDONALD, Hugh McDONALD, John McDONALD, John L. McDONALD, John R. McDONALD, Lauchlin McDONALD, P. C. McDONALD, P. K. McDONALD, Peter N. McDONALD, William McGILRRAY, Alex. McKAE, Charles McKAE, Hugh McKAE, Lauchun McKINNON, John L. McKINNON, L. L. McLEAN, A. G. McLEAN, D. D. McLEAN, D. M. McLEAN, DanI. S. McLEAN, Donald Sr. McLEAN, Hugh McLEAN, James McLEAN, L. D. McLEAN, Neil McLEAN, Norman McLEAN, William McLEAN, D. J. McLEOD, Alexdr. McLEOD, Angus McLEOD, Daniel McLEOD, William MclVER, John McSWAIN, Malcomb MONROE, Alexander MOORE, James MORISON, John Sr. NORRIS, Warren OATES, Calvin OATES, Oliver PIPPINS, Griffin POLK, Washington PRICHETT, Tesse PURCELL, John RAY, Daniel RAY, John P. RHENTAN, Samuel ROBINSON, S. E. TATE, Zachariah WARD, David WILLIAMS, Braddock WILLIAMS, James W. WILLIAMS, John Wesley WILLIAMS, McRei YONGE, Walter ------------------------------ KINSANTS Election Inspectors: G. D. Ray, Thomas Alben, Election Clerk: Duncan C. McCallum ALBEN, Thos. COWART, Henry CUIE, William T. EVANS, Enos EZELL, Lewis FISHER, Gee. C. GILLIS, Swain GRUSH, James INFINGER, W. KEMP, Miah. McKENZIE, A. McKENZIE, John McPHERSON, Neill NEAL, Daniel NEAL, David NEAL, John PADGETT, Gee. W. PADGETT, Ambrolse PADGETT, Elijah PADGETT, John RAY, G. P. ROBINSON, Neill ------------------------------ E. WARD'S HOUSE Election Inspectors: John B. Meigs, Elijaih W. Ward, James M. Cockroft BEDSOLE, Edward BLACKWELL, George CHESTNUT, Alex COCKROFT, Jame M. GRIFFITH, James H. HALE, Edward LAMBERT, John H. MEIGS, John B. WARD, Elijiah WARD, James M. WEAVER, Wm. T. ------------------------------ ALMIRANTE, HOUSE OF DANIEL A. WILKINSON Election Inspectors: Reuben N. Barrow, Josiah H. Stokes, John Gaskins Election Clerk: Phillip M. Griffith BAGGETT, Alexander BAGGETT, Emanuel BAGGETT, Henry BAGGETT, Lewis BAGGETT, Nicholas BAKER, Slarks BALL, Amos BARROW, John BARROW, Reidchman BARROW, Ruben N. CAMPBELL, Alexander CAMPBELL, Wm. CLARY, James D. DUGLASS(Douglas), Angus EDDINS, James H. FEWQUAY, Randolph FOUNTAIN, J. B. FOWLER, Joseph GASKINS, John GASKINS, Right GASKINS, Wm. GERTMAN, Joab GHENT, John GILLAS, Angish HART, Ruben HART, Wm. HIGGS, Charles HORNE, Eli JOHNSON, Wm. MATTOX, Milton McKASKE, Daniel McLEAN, Daniel G. McSWAIN, Alexander McSWAIN, John MERPHEY(Murphey), Elbert MORRISON, Norman SENTERFELT, Stephen SENTERFELT, Jessee STEEL, Henry STEGALL, Archibald STEGALL, Ruban STOKES, Absalom STOKES, John STOKES, Josiah TABOR, Washington TURNER, Alexander WARD, John E. WARD, William WIILKISON, Daniel A. ------------------------------ GREEN'S MILLS Election Inspectors: James Evans John Heldieberg Election Clerk: Alexander J. Howell BISHOP, Joseph H. BOWERS, James CAMMEL(Campbell), John EVANS, James EVANS, Jesse GREEN, Warren HEIDLEBERG, John VITTREL, Joshua ------------------------------ STEPHEN TURNER'S HOUSE Election Inspectors: John Morison, Dempsey Fennel, Thos. H. Yarborough Election Clerk: Thos. R. Besher ALBRITTON, William ALBRITTON, Henry ANDREWS, Alex. ANDREWS, Thos. BERNES, John BIRD, Jackson BLUNT, Redding T. BRANTLEY, George CARPENTER, J. W. COOLEY, Allen COOLEY, Joel COOPER, Luke COWART, William CRUMPLER, John CRUMPLER, R. EZELL, Benjamin EZELL, Jesse EZELL, John FENNEL, Dempsey FESTERLAND (?), Charles GILMORE, High HEWETT, E. D. HEWETT, Henry HEWETT, Henry, Jr. KEITH, William LITTLE, James MAULDIN, H. MORRISON, John PACE, John PACE, Samuel PITTMAN, Thos. RAHB, H. RAMSEY, H. G. ROBINSON, Robert RUSH, David SAMMONS, John SMITH, John SMITH, Stephen SNIPER, WIlliam STANTZ, Everitt STRICKLING, Richard SWAIN, Daniel THOMAS, W. B. TURNER, Allen TURNER, George TURNER, J. C. TURNER, James TURNER, James E. TURNER, John TURNER, Joseph TURNER, Stephen WILLIAMS, Henry YARBOROUGH, L. H.