Hamilton County IN Archives History - Books .....Chapter VIII - County Officers (1823 - 1865) 1901 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com April 16, 2006, 5:13 pm Book Title: A History Of The Formation, Settlement And Development Of Hamilton County, Indiana CHAPTER VIII. County Officers for the Year 1823 to the Year 1865 Coroner. Zenas Beckwith, 1827, one year. C. W. Harrison, 1828 to 1833. B. J. Dunning, 1834, one year. Jonathan Colburn, 1834 to 1844. F. G. Reynolds, 1845. Moses Craig, 1846 to 1850. John Burk, 1851 to 1852. J. F. Johnson, 1853, 1854 and 1855. John S. Bolton, 1856 to 1859. Abner B. Jones, 1860 to 1861. Jonathan Colburn, 1862 to 1865. School Commissioners and County Superintendents. W. Davis, for the year 1832. H. W. Clark, 1833 to 1835. Samuel Monroe, 1836 to 1841. J. M. Mallery, 1842 to 1848. Isaac Williams, 1849 to end of 1852. I. N. Terwilliger, 1853. (At this time the office was abolished.) Circuit Court Judges. W. W. Wick, 1823 and 1824. Bethel F. Morris, 1824 to 1834. W. W. Wick, 1834 to 1838. James Morrison, 1838 to 1841. F. M. Finch, for 1842. W. J. Peaslee, 1843 to 1849. Jeremiah Smith, 1850 and 1851. W. W. Wick, for 1852. Stephen Majors, 1853 to 1858. Joseph S. Buckles, 1859 to 1866. Associate Judges. John Finch and W. C. Blakemore, 1823 to 1829. Joshua Cottingham and David Osborn, 1830 to 1838. W. A. Emmons and W. D. Rooker, 1838 to 1840. Jonathan Colborn and W. D. Rooker, 1841. Jonathan Colborn and W. S. Goe, 1842 to 1850. Jesse Wilson and William Neal, 1851 to 1852. (In 1852 the office of Associate Judge was abolished.) Probate and Common Pleas Judges. J. Finch and W. C. Blakemore, 1823 to 1829. Joshua Cottingham, 1840 to 1843. Lucius N. Emmons, 1840. H. W. Clark, 1844. Earl S. Stone, 1853 to 1856. Nathaniel R. Lindsay, 1857 to 1860. John Green, 1861 to 1863. William Garver, 1863 to 1866. Prosecuting Attorneys. D. B. Wick, Josiah F. Polk, Harvey Gregg, Calvin Fletcher, James Whitcomb, W. W. Wick, M. R. Brom, Harvey Gregg, Herrod Quarles, _____ Beardsley, G. H. Voss, William Garver, David Moss, Joel Stafford, David S. Gooding, T. S. Underhill and N. Vanhorn. Clerk. John D. Stephenson, 1823 to 1836. John G. Burns, 1836 to 1850. Daniel R. Brown, 1850 to 1854. James O'Brien, 1854 to 1858. W. Conner, 1858 to 1862. John Trissal, 1862 to 1866. Auditor. John D. Stephenson, 1823 to 1840. Earl S. Stone, 1840 to 1844. George Simpson, 1845. Amos Palmer, 1846 John D. Cottingham, 1847. Levi Farley, 1847 to 1856. Joseph R. Gray, 1856 to 1860. William A. Pfaff, 1860 to 1864. John W. Pfaff, 1865 to 1866. Treasurer. William Conner, 1823. Curtis Mallery, 1824 to 1843. H. G. Finch, 1844 to 1849. John C. Burton, 1850 to 1854. Elisha Pickett, 1855 to 1856. J. B. Loehr, 1857 to 1858. William Neal, 1859 to 1860. J. B. Carey, 1861 and 1862. John Pontius, 1863 and 1864. J. F. McClelland, 1865 and 1866. Sheriff. W. P. Warick, 1823 and 1824. R. L. Hannaman, 1825 and 1826. W. S. Goe, 1827 to 1831. Isaac Cottingham, 1832 to 1835. Jonathan Colborn, 1836 to 1839. Isaac Cottingham, 1840 and 1841. 3 C. W. Harrison, 1842 to 1845, inclusive. Michael Reveal, 1846 to 1849, inclusive. David Stewart, 1850 and 1851. Jacob B. Loehr, 1852 to 1855, inclusive. Andrew McKinsey, 1856 and 1857. A. G. Ferguson, 1858 and 1859. John N. Darrah, i860 and 1861. David W. Shock, 1862 and 1863. John B. Jackson, 1864 and 1865. Recorder. John D. Stephenson, 1823 to 1838. Albert B. Cole, 1838 to 1853. William Neal, 1854 to 1856. N. H. Mills, 1856 to 1860. Garret D. Wall, 1860 to 1864. M. W. Essington, 1865. Surveyor. R. L. Hannaman, 1828 to 1830, inclusive. James Hughey, 1830 to 1834. Ira Kingsbury, 1835 and 1836. James Hughey, 1837 to 1840, inclusive. John Criswell, 1841 to 1844, inclusive. William Pickett, 1845. John Criswell, 1845 to I^53- William Pickett, 1854 and 1855. Zenas Carey, Jr., 1856 and 1857. E. Cottingham, 1857 to 1866. Board of County Commissioners. Solomon Finch and Zenas Beckwith were elected to the office of Commissioner in 1823; Finch from Delaware Township and Beckwith from White River. They served two terms each and at the end of that time the office was abolished and a Board of Justices established. The following persons served on this board: William Bush, W. Foster, J. F. Polk, W. Dyer, Francis Kincaid, Joshua Cottingham, John Berry, Robert Blair, Zenas Beckwith, Andrew W. Ingerman, Jesse M. Wood, W. Conner, Josiah Kirkendall, Isaac Hurlock, Lewis Ogle, Daniel Heaton, Elias Hoddy, George Medsker, Jesse Wilson and W. S. Wallace. The Board of Justices was abolished in 1833 and the Board of Commissioners again established. Up to this time the county had been divided into two townships, but at this time was divided into three districts. The following men served as Commissioners from 1831 to 1866: First District— James Hughey, 1831 and 1832. Isaac Hurlock, 1833. Abraham Helms, 1834 to 1839. John Kinzer, 1840 and 1841. Abraham Helms, 1842. Thomas Harvey, 1843 to 1845, inclusive. Joseph Bolton, 1846. Silas Moffitt, 1847 and 1848. Abraham Helms, 1849 to ^S1? inclusive. James L. Darrah, 1852 to 1854, inclusive. John Burk, 1855 to 1857, inclusive. Thomas Harvey, 1858 to 1860, inclusive. John Burk, 1860 to 1866. Second District— Peter Wise, 1831 and 1832. W. S. Goe and Stephen Carey, 1833. Stephen Carey, 1834 and 1835. Ebenezer Hurlock, 1836 to 1838, inclusive. Levi Bowman, 1839. Phillip Stoops, 1840 to 1842, inclusive. Abraham Nicholson, 1843 to 1847. Atwill Chance, 1848 to 1850, inclusive. Nelson Daubinspeck, 1851 to 1853, inclusive. D. C. Maker, 1853 to 1859. Daniel Fisher, 1859 to 1862. David Steward, 1862 to 1866. Third District- Henry Foland, 1831 and 1832. Allen Cole, 1833 and 1834. W. C. Blakemore, 1835 to 1837, inclusive. Ira Kingsberry and Abel Gibson, 1838. Allen Cole and E. Redmond, 1839. E. Redmond, 1840. Abel Gibson, 1841 to 1843, inclusive. Allen Sumner, 1844 to 1846, inclusive. Edward Hall. 1847 to 1849, inclusive. J. C. Kinnaman, 1850 and 1851. Edward K. Hall, 1852 to 1855. Charles Stout, 1856 to 1858, inclusive. Conrad Beard, 1859 to 1861, inclusive. W. H. Dickeral, 1862. Conrad Beard, 1862 to 1866. County Agents. Josiah F. Polk, 1823 and 1824. Sydnor Dale, 1824 to 1826. W. Davis, 1826 to 1828. R. L. Hannaman, 1828 to 1835. Albert B. Cole, 1836 to 1840. John P. Patterson., 1840 to 1844. Joseph Messick, 1844 to 1848. Jacob Robins, 1848 to 1850. David Moss, 1850 to 1852. Trustees of Seminary Fund. J. G. Barnes, Jesse Lutz, T. T. Butler, A. B. Cole, J. M. Mallery and David Moss. Senators. For the years of 1825 and 1826, James Gregory was Senator for the counties of Marion, Shelby, Madison, Hamilton, Rush, Henry, Decatur and Johnson. For the years 1826 and 1827, Calvin Fletcher was Senator for the counties of Marion, Hendricks, Hamilton and Madison. Calvin Fletcher was again Senator from the last-named counties in 1827 and 1828. The district was then changed and Fletcher was Senator from Marion, Hendricks, Hamilton, Hancock, Carroll and Madison. In 1829 and 1830 Calvin Fletcher represented Marion, Hendricks, Hamilton, Hancock and Madison in the Senate. From 1830 to 1831 he represented Marion, Hendricks, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison and Boone. In 1831 and 1832 Fletcher represented Marion, Hamilton, and all the territory north of Hamilton in the Miami Reserve. Again in 1832 and 1833 Fletcher represented Marion, Hamilton and all the territory north of Hamilton to the Miami Reserve. In 1833 and 1834 A. F. Morrison represented Marion, Hamilton and all the territory north of Hamilton to-the Miami Reserve. In the years 1834 to 1836 Henry Brady represented the last-named territory. In 1836 to 1838 Bicknell Cole represented Hamilton and Boone. Jacob Angle represented the last two counties in 1839 to 1842. Mark A. Duzan in 1842 to 1845. W. W. Conner represented Hamilton, Boone and Tipton in the Senate in 1845 to 1848. William Garver the last-named counties from 1848 to 1852. N. J. Jackson from 1852 to 1856. In the years 1856 to 1861 John Green represented the above named counties, and in 1861 to 1865 G. B. Grubb represented Hamilton and Tipton. Representatives. John Conner, in 1824, for Hamilton. In 1825 and 1826, James Paxton, for Marion, Madison, Hamilton and Johnson. In 1826 to 1829, Elisha Long, for Henry, Madison and Hamilton. In 1829 to 1831, Elisha Long and William Conner, for Henry, Madison, Hamilton, Hancock, and all the territory north of those counties. In 1831 and 1832 William Conner represented Hamilton, Boone and all the territory north to the Miami Reserve. In 1832 and 1834 Austin Davenport represented the last named territory. It was represented also in 1834 and 1836 by Robert L. Hannaman. William Conner, in 1836 and 1837, Hamilton. Jacob Robins, 1837 and 1838, Hamilton. F. B. Cogswell, 1838 and 1840, Hamilton. Jacob Robins, 1840 and 1841, Hamilton. William D. Rooker and B. E. Cogswell, 1841 and 1842, Hamilton. Allen Sumner, 1842 and 1843, Hamilton. H. W. Clark and W. W. Conner, 1843 and l844, Hamilton. William W. Conner, 1844 and 1845, Hamilton and Tipton. R. T. Kimberlin and C. T. Jackson, 1845 and l846, Hamilton and Tipton. Jesse Lutz, 1846 and 1847, Hamilton. Samuel Collip, 1847 and 1848, Hamilton. Griffin Shaw, 1848 and 1849, Hamilton. Thomas Harvey and William Stoops, 1849 and l850, Hamilton. William W. Conner, 1850 and 1851, Hamilton. James Douthit, 1851 to 1853, Hamilton. David Moss, 1853 and 1855, Hamilton. J. F. Sims, 1855 to 1857, Hamilton. A. H. Conner, 1857 to 1858, Hamilton. Addison Boxley, 1858 to 1861, Hamilton and Tipton. Joseph Goar, 1861 to 1863, Hamilton and Tipton. James O'Brien, 1863 to 1865, Hamilton and Tipton. Additional Comments: From: A HISTORY OF THE FORMATION, SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, FROM THE YEAR 1818 TO THE CLOSE OF THE CIVIL WAR. BY AUGUSTUS PINCH SHIRTS. 1901. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/hamilto/history/1901/ahistory/chapterv34ms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/infiles/ File size: 10.6 Kb