COUNTY OFFICIALS 1867-84; SOME FARMERS AND BUSINESSES 1884; STANTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA From "The Official State Atlas of Nebraska: Compiled from Government Surveys, County Records, and Personal Investigations" (Everts & Kirk; 1885; Philadelphia) Submitted to the USGenWeb Nebraska Archives, January, 1998, by Wendy Anderson (ha62145@navix.net). USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. *************** Illegible letters have been replaced with the symbol ^. *************** STANTON COUNTY ORGANIZATION, RECORD OF COUNTY OFFICIALS AND OTHER STATISTICAL MATTER PERTAINING TO STANTON COUNTY ___________________________ Stanton county was orgainized January 23, 1867. First election, October 6, 1866. First meeting of Commissioners, January 23, 1867. Population from Secretary of State's Report: 1870, 636; 1880, 1,813; 1884, from Presidential vote, 3,335. Terms of Office Treasurer County Clerk Clerk District Court 1867 Jacob Hoffman...... Paul H^yse......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1868 Jacob Hoffman...... Cornelius Nye...... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1869 Jacob Hoffman...... Cornelius Nye...... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1870 Jacob Hoffman...... Cornelius Nye...... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1871 Jacob Hoffman...... Cornelius Nye...... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1872 Jacob Hoffman...... M.B. Sharp......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1873 Jacob Hoffman...... M.B. Sharp......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1874 E.S. Butler........ M.B. Sharp......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1875 E.S. Butler........ C.L. Lamb.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1876 E.S. Butler........ C.L. Lamb.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1877 E.S. Butler........ C.L. Lamb.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1878 E.S. Butler........ C.L. Lamb.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1879 E.S. Butler........ C.L. Lamb.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1880 Tobias Mack........ E.S. Butler*....... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1881 Tobias Mack........ J. Eberly.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1882 Tobias Mack........ J. Eberly.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1883 Tobias Mack........ J. Eberly.......... Co. Clerk ex-officio 1884 Adam Pilger........ Tobias Mack........ Co. Clerk ex-officio Terms of Office Sheriff County Judge Sup. Pub. Inst. 1867 M.B. Sharp......... Joshua Maltbie..... .................... 1868 M.B. Sharp......... Joshua Maltbie..... .................... 1869 M.B. Sharp......... Joshua Maltbie..... Jonas Nye........... 1870 J.J. Armstrong..... Frederick Helmerick Jonas Nye........... 1871 J.J. Armstrong..... Frederick Helmerick J.G. Mathewson...... 1872 A.J. Bottorff...... Frederick Helmerick J.G. Mathewson...... 1873 S.S. Canfield...... Frederick Helmerick A.C.T. Stevens...... 1874 Fred. Mack......... Samuel Maxwell..... H.C. Sharp.......... 1875 Fred. Mack......... Samuel Maxwell..... F.A. Frost.......... 1876 S.S. Canfield...... W.L. Bowman........ John H. Darling..... 1877 S.S. Canfield...... W.L. Bowman........ John H. Darling..... 1878 S.S. Canfield...... C.T. Hughes........ S.B. Muchmore....... 1879 S.S. Canfield...... C.T. Hughes........ S.B. Muchmore....... 1880 S.S. Canfield...... H.C. Davis......... J.A. Campbell....... 1881 S.S. Canfield...... H.C. Davis......... J.A. Campbell....... 1882 S.S. Canfield...... Joseph Johnson..... Wm. T. Sharp........ 1883 S.S. Canfield...... Joseph Johnson..... Wm. T. Sharp........ 1884 S.S. Canfield...... Joseph Johnson..... Wm. T. Sharp........ Terms of Office County Surveyor Coroner 1867 ................... Fred Koch.......... 1868 Andrew Bottorff.... Fred Koch.......... 1869 Andrew Bottorff.... 1870 George Graves...... Aug. Wagoner....... 1871 George Graves...... Aug. Wagoner....... 1872 S.F. Raff.......... Aug. Wagoner....... 1873 J.D. Hoover........ Aug. Wagoner....... 1874 J.D. Hoover........ Aug. Wagoner....... 1875 J.D. Hoover........ Aug. Wagoner....... 1876 A.J. Bottorff...... Aug. Wagoner....... 1877 A.J. Bottorff...... Aug. Wagoner....... 1878 Jesse Beard........ Aug. Wagoner....... 1879 Jesse Beard........ Aug. Wagoner....... 1880 Jesse Beard........ Aug. Wagoner....... 1881 Jesse Beard........ J.C. E^wien........ 1882 Jesse Beard........ W.D. Whalen........ 1883 Jesse Beard........ W.D. Whalen........ 1884 Jesse Beard........ W.D. Whalen........ Terms of Office Commissioner 1867 W.D. Whalen, J.R. Layton, Francis M. Scott 1868 W.D. Whalen, Adam Nye, Francis M. Scott 1869 Frederick Koch, Adam Nye, F.M. Scott 1870 Frederick Koch, Adam Nye, Richard Oberg 1871 Frederick Koch, A.M. McFarland, Richard Oberg 1872 Frederick Koch, E.W. Mosher, F.M. Moorhead 1873 Frederick Koch, E.W. Mosher, F.M. Moorhead 1874 C.F. Sharp, Richard Oberg, F.M. Moorhead 1875 J.B. Frederick, Richard Oberg, F. Sonenschein 1876 J.B. Frederick, , Tobias Mack, F. Sonenschein 1877 J.G. Mathewson, Tobias Mack, F. Sonenschein 1878 J.G. Mathewson, Tobias Mack, T.F. Sporn 1879 J.G. Mathewson, L.C. Lehman, T.F. Sporn 1880 J.G. Mathewson, L.C. Lehman, T.F. Sporn 1881 J.G. Mathewson, L.C. Lehman, Agge Axen 1882 J.G. Mathewson, Andrew Spence, Agge Axen 1883 A. Shauble, Andrew Spence, Agge Axen 1884 Andrew Shauble, Andrew Spence, William Loney ______________________ NAMES OF LEADING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN IN STANTON COUNTY WHO HAVE AIDED IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL STATE ATLAS OF NEBRASKA. ______________________ Lewis Ley.- Native of Ohio. Settled in 1869. Citizens' Bank, General Banking and Real Estate. P.O., Stanton Adam Pilger. - County Treasurer. Native of Wisconsin. Settled in 1874. Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Sewing Machines, Farm Implements P.O., Stanton. C.M. Densmore. - Native of Illinois. Settled in 1869. Abstractor, Surveyor, Notary Public, Dealer in Real Estate. P.O. Stanton. C.L. Lamb. - Native of Vermont. Settled in 1869. Ex-County Clerk; Real Estate, Loan and Collection Agent; Money Invested, Taxes Paid. P.O., Stanton. L.C. Lehman. - Retired. native of Germany. Settled in 1867. Original owner of town site of Stanton; Dealer in Town Lots. Town laid out in 1869. P.O., Stanton. ______________________ NAMES OF LEADING FARMERS AND LAND OWNERS IN STANTON COUNTY WHO HAVE AIDED IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL STATE ATLAS OF NEBRASKA. ______________________ [The numbers following each name give a general area in which land was owned. Although part of the original publication, we are unable to include the map with this file.] J.C. Esswein. - S.5, T.22, R.2 E., S.32, T.23, R.2 E.; 468 a., pur. in 1869; est. val., $25 per a. Stock Farm. Graded Durham Cattle, Berkshire and Poland China Hogs. P.O., Stanton. Henry Sherer. - S.34, T.22, R.2 E., S.29, 30, 32, T.23, R.2 E.; 745 a., pur. in 1869; est. val., $20 per a. Native and Graded Durham Cattle, Poland China Hogs, Grain. P.O., Stanton. Fred. Mack.- S.8, T.22, R.2 E., S.23, T.23, R. 1 E.; 400 a., pur. in 1870; est. val., $25 per a. Stock Farm. Graded Durham Cattle, Yorkshire and Poland China Hogs. P.O. Stanton. A. Axen. - S.14, 22, 23, T.22, R.1 E.; 480 a., pur in 1872; est. val., $25 per a. Stock Farm. Shorthorn Cattle, Poland China Hogs, Merino and Cotswold Sheep. P.O., Stanton. G. Sonnenschein. - S.21, 28, T. 22, R.1 E.; 480 a., pur. in 1869; est. val., $25 per a. Norman Horses, Holstein Cattle, Berkshire and Poland China Hogs. Grain. P.O., Stanton. Otto Underberg. - S.21, 28, T.22, R.1 E.; 320 a., pur. in 1869; est. val., $20 per a. Clydesdale Horses, Thouroughbred Poland China Hogs, Grain, Cattle, P.O., Stanton. H. Vail. - S.23, T.23, R.3 E., S.24, T.24, R.3 E; 360 a., pur in 1869; est. val., $20 per a. Stock Farm. Graded Shorthorn Cattle, Thoroughbred Poland China Hogs. P.O., Pilger. A. Schauble. - S.2, T.23, R.3 E., S. 35, 36, T. 24, R.3 E.; 280 a., pur. in 1866; est. val., $25 per a. county Commissioner of District 3. Cattle and Hogs. P.O., Pilger. John F. Robinson. - S.1, T.23, R.2 E, S.6, T.23, R.3 E.; 160 a., pur. in 1880; est val., $18 per a. Representative from Stanton Co. in the Legislature of 1885. Grain and Stock. P.O., Stanton. Henry Steckelberg. - S. 30, 31, T.22, R.1 E.; 720 a., pur. in 1883; est. val., $25 per a. Thoroughbred Poland China Hogs, High Grade Norman Horses, Hereford, Jersey and Durham Cattle. P.O., Madison. Fred. Koch. - S.10, 11, 14, 15, T. 23, R.2 E; 420 a., pur. in 1866; est. val., $25 per acre. native and Durham Cattle, Poland China and Berkshire Hogs, Cotswold Sheep, Grain. P.O., Stanton.