ROSS COUNTY OHIO -  GOVERNMENT: DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP OFFICERS & JURORS (1805/06)
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DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
Deerfield was organized as a separate township of Ross County,
July 7,1804 from a portion of Wayne (now in Pickaway County),
Union and Concord townships. The first entry in the record book
of Deerfield Township is as follows:
At an election held on Monday, the first day of April, 1805, at
the home of Jared Davis for officers of the Township of
Deerfield, the following were duly elected:
SAMUEL LANGDALE, clerk, sworn before Chas. Cade, Esq.
PETER JACKSON,  trustee, swore himself contrary to law.
WHITE BROWN,  trustee, sworn before Peter Langdale, Esq.
 JACOB DAVIS,  trustee, sworn before Peter Jackson.
IGNATIUS SELLERS (SOLLARS),  overseer,  sworn before Peter
Jackson.
SIMON HORNBECK, overseer, sworn before Peter Jackson.
JOHN TIMMONS,  fence viewer, not sworn according to law.
ABRAHAM ATER,  fence viewer, not sworn accord. to law.
JOHN SEWELL,  listener, sworn before Charles Cade.
JOHN BAKER,  supervisor. JOHN CLARK, supervisor.
RICHARD WILLIAMS,  constable, failed to give bond according to
law, of course his election is void.
JOHN RIDDIN, constable.
JOHN McLAIN,  trustee, appointed April  19th in room of Peter
Jackson (replaced Jackson).
JAMES BLAIR,  constable, appointed by trustees April 25th.
MOSES COLVIN,  fence viewer, app. by trustees Apr. 25,1805.
MICHAEL ALKIRE,  fence viewer, app. by trustees Apr. 25, 1805.
NOTE: Ignatius Sellers (Sollars) and  Simon Hornback are also
recorded as "assessors" in an earlier history relating to this
same information.

JURORS
   The first jurors appointed in Deerfield Township were: Michael
Alkire, John Timmons, and Isaac Cade, as grand jurors; Abraham
Ater, Samuel Phebus, Steven Timmons, and Moses Colvin, as petit
jurors. These appointments were made at the annual meeting of the
trustees, held Monday, March 3rd 1806 for the ensuing year. .

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