Lenoir County NcArchives History .....Blackledge Harper District Election 1841
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1841 ELECTION IN BLACKLEDGE HARPER’S DISTRICT

NOTE: There are some serious misspellings in the below document so there are a 
lot of ???. The very top of the scan may have been cut off but this appears to 
be a 1841 Election for the Clerk of Court or Superior Court in Blackledge 
Harper’s District. There is a splotch on one side of the paper.   Behind each 
name are three columns but only the first one is readable and it says “Poor”. It 
is also possible the other two words are one word that could be a misspelling of 
“county  pole”.  Under each column next to each name is the number “1” which I 
am not including.  Roger Kammerer looked at the scanned document and he thinks 
it was an election for Clerk of Court and maybe for the Wardens of the Poor or a 
vote to start or keep a Poor House.  William Lovick was COC during this time 
period.  On the 1850 census there was a Poor House located in the Woodington 
area so maybe this was the beginning of the Poor House in Lenoir County as there 
was not one listed on the 1840 Census.  A Poll Tax would have given the worth of 
the individuals and this does not.  This is a case of an early 21st Century 
interpretation of a mid 19th Century document.

Jesse Waus (Vause-mmm) Superer Cout Clerk – NOTE: behind this is the counting 
method using the 4 straight lines with the 5th across)   - there are 70 count in 
total
William Lovick  Superer Cout  do – with 2 count in total
William C. Loften Cou Cout Clak – there are 80 count in total
Louis C. Desmad   - there are 3 count in total
Poor House – there are 100 count in total
& remains
NOTE:  This reads like Poor House but it is possible it is the name of a person

A count of the Poles taken at Blackledge Harper to Elect ??? Clerk of the County 
and Superor Court the 5th August 1841 – Roger adds “Poor House remain & 
removed.”.

1. Allen W. Woten
2. Aretas Jones Sen
3. Galtin Tailor
4. Arthur Cuninham
5. Louis Harrell
6. John Howard, Junr
7. James Tindall Sen
8. Louis Tindall
9. Jesse Hardee 
10.  John Cox
1. Thomas C. Smith
2. Brewton Johnson
3. Slade Watters
4. James Dixon
5. Wiley Rouse
6. Benjamin Hardee 
7. David King
8. John Tindale
9. Willis Pipkin
10. William Tailor
1. Jesse Phillups
2. Aretas Jones Jun
3. Calvin Rouse
4. Moses Tailor
5. John Tailor
6. John K. Grady
7. John G??? Hill
8. Eligah Freeman
9. Parker Howard
10. Thomas Price
1. Evan Whaley

END OF FIRST PAGE

The 2nd page has two columns of names

2. Benjamin Carter
3. Nathaniel Herring
4. James Davis
5. Samuel Howard
6. David Lee
7. John Hardee
8. James Tyndal Sen
9. John Howard Sen
10. Jesse Hardee Sen
1. Joseph Holland
2. James Minn ???   (Maris???)
3. Job Lary
4. Richard B. Reaves ???
5. William Nethercut
6. Joseph V.  Nobles
7. Laban Herrin ???
8. Irin Ervin
9. Major Potter ??
10. Canan ??? Moore
1. Jack ??? Hines  (Joel???)
2. Matthew Hill
3. Richard Nobles Jun
4. John Parker
5. Samuel Howard Sen
6. George W. Wallace
7. William Gray
8. Ivin Noble
9. Parker Gray
10. Hendoston Herring
1. William L. ?? Carlton
2. Samuel L. Blizzard
3. Richard Hill
4. Louis Jones
5. William Moody
6. Daniel Hines Jun
7. Hardee Cungingham
8. Matthew Hill Sen

2nd Column

9. Benjamin Daily
10.  Oliver Herring
1. Whitfield Gradey
2. Dixon ?? Aulphin
3. Stephen Williams
4. Shadrack Hill
5. Zachariah Davis Sen
6. Silas Turner
7. George W. Corgaugh (Kornegay????)
8. Alen Tindal
9. John Deaver Sen
10. Thomas Davis
1. Simpson Harper
2. Edward Deaver
3. Henry Cuningham
4. Thomas Caolly (Cauley)
5. James Deaver
6. James W. Boyet
7. William Boyt
8. John Deaver Jun
9. Jesse Howard
10. Nathan Hill
1. Ervin Williams
2. George Jones
3. Blackledge Harper
4. Edwin Tailer
5. John Arnet
6. William Deavenport
7. Richard Noble Sen 
8. James L. David
9. William Harper
10.  Benja Harper

END OF DOCUMENT

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