The Clay County Indiana Regulators September 7, 1853 Clay County Regulators’ Association. “‘We, the undersigned citizens of the places mentioned opposite our names, being deeply impressed with the alarming increase of crime and with the inability of those only who are acting as officers to protect the property and persons of the citizens of this state, do, for the purpose of protecting ourselves, our property, and for the good of society, associate ourselves together under the provisions of the act of March 9, 1852, page 318 of the Revised Statutes of 1852, and we do hereby agree to adopt the provisions of said act, and to be known by the following name, to-wit, ‘The Clay County Regulators,’ and we do agree that said associa- tion shall exist for the space of ten years from this date, unless dissolved by a majority of all the subscribers hereto, and we hereby agree to be governed by the rules, regulations, constitution and by-laws which may be passed and adopted by a majority of -this association within the provi- sions of the act above referred to. In testimony whereof, we have here- unto subscribed our names and designated our places of residence, this September 7, 1853.” ACKELMIRE John G. Posey township, Clay county. ALLEN Ira Posey township, Clay county. BAILEY C. W. Posey township, Clay county. BAILEY John M. Posey township, Clay county. BAILEY L. Posey township, Clay county. BEATTY Marshall Posey township, Clay county. BOWLES Martin Posey township, Clay county. BRYANT William Posey township, Clay county. BRYANT Morgan Posey township, Clay county. BRYANT Z. K. Posey township, Clay county. CARPENTER George Posey township, Clay county. CARPENTER Jacob A. Posey township, Clay county. CARTER P. G. Posey township, Clay county. CARTER Collin Posey township, Clay county. CARTER William P. Posey township, Clay county. CARTER A. W. Posey township, Clay county. CARTER Stephen Posey township, Clay county. CLARK C. W. Posey township, Clay county. COLE Joshua Posey township, Clay county. COOK Henry L. Posey township, Clay county. CORBIN L. Posey township, Clay county. CORBIN James M. Posey township, Clay county. CORBIN Early Posey township, Clay county. CORBIN Gilbert Posey township, Clay county. COX A. A. Van Buren township, Clay county. CROMWELL Oliver Jackson township, Clay county. CROMWELL William Cass township, Clay county. CROMWELL T. J. Van Buren township, Clay county. DAVIS Henry Nevins township, Vigo county. DECKER Obadiab Posey township, Clay county. DOYLE Elisha G. Posey township, Clay county. DOYLE Thomas Posey township, Clay county.. EMERY James S. Posey township, Clay county. EPPERT Peter Posey township, Clay county. EPPERT George W. Posey township, Clay county. EPPERT John Posey township, Clay county. FERGUSON Joseph J. Dick Johnson township, Clay county FLOWERS Henry Posey township, Clay county. FRAVEL Jacob Posey township, Clay county. FRAVEL B. F. Posey township, Clay county. FRAVEL J. M. Posey township, Clay county. GIBBONS Alfred Jackson township, Clay county. GIBBONS Nathan A. Jackson township, Clay county. GRAVES Samuel Van Buren township, Clay county. GRIDER C. J. Posey township, Clay county. GRIDER David Nevins township, Vigo county. HARP Thomas Posey township, Clay county. HILL A. S. Dick Johnson township, Clay county HOSKINS Joseph Lost Creek township, Vigo county. HUFFMAN Joseph Posey township, Clay county. HULSE Joseph Posey township, Clay county. HULSE Peter Lost Creek township, Vigo county. HUNT 0. J. Dick Johnson township, Clay county HYDE H. I. Posey township, Clay county. HYDE James A. Posey township, Clay county. JACOBS Henry Posey township, Clay county. JONES Edward Lost Creek township, Vigo county. KING John Van Buren township, Clay county. KRUZAN Alfred Lost Creek township, Vigo county. KRUZAN Isaac Lost Creek township, Vigo county. LEABO Isaac S. Dick Johnson township, Clay county LEONARD John Posey township, Clay county. MCCLINTOCK William A. Posey township, Clay county. MILLER John Lost Creek township, Vigo county. MODESITT James W. Posey township, Clay county. MODESITT William Posey township, Clay county. MODESITT Washington Posey township, Clay county. MODESITT N. H. Posey township, Clay county. MODESITT Morgan Posey township, Clay county. MODESITT Joshua Posey township, Clay county. MODESITT Charles Posey township, Clay county. MOORE Joshua W. Lost Creek township, Vigo county. OLDS Ezra Van Buren township, Clay county. OSBORN John Washington township, Clay county. PEYTON Herod Posey township, Clay county. PHILLIPS Micajah Posey township, Clay county. SARCHET Thomas Dick Johnson township, Clay county SHORT James Jackson township, Clay county. SMITH John Posey township, Clay county. SMITH James M. Nevins township, Vigo county. STARKS James Posey township, Clay county. SUMPTER L. L. Jackson township, Clay county. THOMAS Harris Posey township, Clay county. TRADHAVE Stephens Posey township, Clay county. VEST Joe Posey township, Clay county. WATSON James Lost Creek township, Vigo county. WATSON W. F. Lost Creek township, Vigo county. WATTS Henry Nevins township, Vigo county. WEST M. L. Posey township, Clay county. WEST William H. Posey township, Clay county. WHEELER H. Posey township, Clay county. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Richard ( Fred) Finkbiner