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CHAPTER IX.

CIVIL HISTORY.

Erection of Townships—Names on Tax Duplicate of 1823—Civil Register—Representatives in Congress—

Representatives in the Ohio Senate and House—Common Pleas Judges—Associate Judges—Clerks of

Court—Sheriffs--Prosecuting Attorneys—Auditors—Treasurers—Surveyors—Commissioners.

THE erection of Sandusky county out of the territory to which the United States acquired an undisputed title by the treaty of 1817, has already been noticed. Although Seneca county was erected by the same act (1820), local government was not organized until four years later. During the interval, Sandusky county's authority extended over Seneca. Sandusky county proper then included all the territory between the Fire-lands and Wood county, as far north as Lake Erie. All this tract was originally divided into two townships — Croghan (or Croghanville), east of the river; and Sandusky, west of the river.

NOTE— * Prepared by direction of the publishers.

At the first meeting of the county commissioners, in 1820, Thompson township was set off from Croghan, and soon after Seneca township from Sandusky. Both these divisions, as originally constituted, are now mainly included in Seneca county. Portage township was next set off from Sandusky. The petition placed before the commissioners by residents of the proposed town, is characteristic of official papers of the early period of the county's history. It reads: to the Honorable Commissioners of Sandusky, Gr. the inhabitants of the under Signed Residence of Sandusky county humbly Shueth that they with the other Residence of saide county Leighbour under

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many serious difficulties and disadvantages in conciquence of the distance they have to go to the place of holding their elections, in fact the Great Bounds of said township and the distance we reside one from another tends greatly to retard publick business in our quarter of the township. under these considerations your petitioners therefore pray that you may direct a new town to be Laid off to be Cald portage.

The township of Portage, as erected in 1820, included portions of the present townships of Sandusky, Washington, and Woodville, all of Ottawa county, and a corner of Lucas, and all of Rice township.

Townsend was established in 1820; Green Creek, York, and Ballville in 1822, and Riley in 1824. Other townships were organized from time to time in that part of the county now included in Ottawa. The Black Swamp region was organized into townships as follow: Jackson, 1829; Washington, 183o; Scott, 1833; Madison, 1833; and Woodville, 184o. Bay township was divided by the erection of Ottawa county, in 184o, and that part remaining in Sandusky county, together with several sections of Sandusky township, was constituted a new township named Rice, in 1840. Fremont was set apart as a separate township, in 1878.

The following names appear on the tax duplicate for 1822: *

Sandusky : Jacob Bowls, Jr. ; Jacob Bowls, Sr. ; George Boyles, Louis Counts, James McCollister, William Christie, Jacob Cline, William Dew, E. P. Disbro, Cyrus Hulbard, Peter Holbrook, Robert Harvey, Thomas L. Hawkins, Israel Harrington, Nathaniel Holbrook, George Kemp, James Kirk, Calvin Leezen, Joseph Loveland, Alexander Mcllroy, Sanford Marn, J. & G. G. Olmstead, Reuben Patterson, George Shannon, John W. Tylor, Morris Tylor, Nicholas Whittinger, Elizabeth Whittaker, Benjamin Wheat, Isaac Whittaker, Isaac Ward.

Total tax of Sandusky township, $19.20.

Croghan: Jacob Ash, John Ash, Eldridge Bristol, Seth Cochran, Peleg Cooley, Andrew Courtright, Richard Guinall, G. Davis, Josiah Gate, James

NOTE.—For boundaries see township histories.

* Townships properly belonging to Seneca county are omitted,

Hopkins, L. Hulbard, Anny Ierey, Rural Loomis, Israel Markham, Moses Nicholas, Joseph Parish, Joel Risdon, S. Sutton, Aley Harris, Isaac Knapp, Boswell Lomice, M. A. Newman, W. & R. Ross, Philip Sutton, William Stull, Samuel P. Newman.

Total tax of Croghan township, $18.70.

Portage; Pascal Bisnette, J. Ballard, Samuel Cochran, G. Cuture, Lewis Cuture, Benjamin Drake, B. Dishetter, Lewis Deoo, Archibald Easter, George McFarland, Thomas & H. Forguson, A. Fuller, Joseph Phelps, Stephen Grissell, John Holmes, Thomas Herold, Thomas Demas, A. Jerman, Gabriel Lepoint, S. M. Lockwood, A. Mominna, Jasper Mitchell, Francis Mominna, William Manor, Wilford Norris, G. S. Brinald, B. Rossman, Valentine State, Almond Sands, Samuel Scribner.

Total tax of Portage, $19.10.

Ballville: Samuel Bond, David Chambers, John Custard, David Cochran, James Chard, Jeremiah Everett, Phineas Frary, Charles B. Fitch, William Chard, Asa B. Gavitt, Lord P. Hastwell, Thatcher Lovejoy, Joseph Moore, Moses Nicholas, Adam Nuff, George G. Olmstead, Isaac Prior, John Prior, John Preslet, Theodore A. Rexford, John Thompson, Giles Thompson, Elizabeth Tindall, Sarah Woolcutt, William Wirt, Peter Wirt, David Chard.

Total tax of Ballville, $17.20.

York: Allison Abby, Augustus Beebe, John Davenport, Benjamin George, Zeby George, Joseph George, H. Knox, Martin Knott, Abram Marks, Thesion Moore, Rufus Nichols, Andrew Sluson, Simon Root, Joseph Will, Peter Wallace, Lansford Wood, Martin Powell, Benjamin Follett.

Total tax of York, $8.20.

Green Creek : Samuel Baker, Ephraim Bennett, Silas Bennett, Clark Cleveland, Thomas Emerson, Thomas J. Emerson, Silas Dewey, Joshua Fairchild, Hugh Graham, Joseph George, Coonrad Hawks, Elisha Johns, William Jinks, Jared H. Miner, Samuel McMillin, Andrew McNutt, James Merrill, . Daniel Mills, Samuel Price, James Guinall, Jonathan Reterbrook, Josiah Rumery, Jacob Right, T. F. Shep, Abraham Russell, Samuel Utley, David Underill, Eli Whitney, Thomas Will, A. Widener, William Whitney.

Total tax of Green Creek, $18.70.

Townsend : William Caspell, Wilford Hall, Samuel Markham, Abner Perkham, Jesse H. Putnam, Solomon Right, Ebenezer Ransom, A. B. Thomas, William Yew, William Wilson, Moses Wilson, Abram Townsend.

Total tax of Townsend, $8.80.

CIVIL REGISTER.

Under this head is included the names of those men who have represented Sandusky county in the House of Representatives of the United States, in the Senate

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of Ohio, and in the House of Representatives of Ohio; also the Judicial Staff of Sandusky county, under the old Constitution, and the Common Pleas Judges elected from the Sandusky county bar, under the present Constitution. The register concludes with a complete list of county officials since 1820, except for the offices of coroner and infirmary director.

REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.

The congressional districts of Ohio, prior to the apportionment of 1840, were very large, especially those including the counties of the northwestern part of the State. The northwestern Indian reservation, acquired by the treaty of 1817, was a small factor in politics prior to the census of 1840. The date of election is given.

CONGRESSMEN.

1820, John Sloane, Wayne county; 1822, Mordecai Bartley, Richmond; 1830, Eleutheros Cook, Huron; 1832, William Patterson, Richland; 1836, William Hunter, Erie; 1838, George Sweeney, Crawford; 1842, Henry St. John, Seneca; 1846, Rodolphus Dickinson, Sandusky; 1848, Rodolphus Dickinson,* Sandusky; 1849, Amos E. Wood,* Sandusky; 1850, John Bell,* Sandusky; 1850, Fred W. Green, Seneca; 1854, Cooper K. Watson, Seneca; 1856, L. B. Hall, Crawford; 1858, John Carey, Wyandot; 1860, Warren P. Noble, Seneca; 1864, Ralph Pumeroy Buckland, Sandusky; 1868, Edward F. Dickinson, Sandusky; 1870, Charles Foster, Seneca; 1878, Frank Hurd, Toledo; 1880, John B. Rice, Seneca.

REPRESENTATIVES IN STATE SENATE.

1821, Alfred Kelley, Frankland; 1823, Jabez Wright; 1824, David H. Beardsley, Cuyahoga; 1826, James Kooken; 1827, David Campbell, Huron; 1830, Samuel M. Lockwood, Huron; 1832, Daniel Tilden; 1834, Joseph Howard, Delaware; 1837, David E. Owen, Seneca; 1838, William B. Craighill, Sandusky; 1840, John Goodin; 1842, Moses McAuelly; 1844, Amos E. Wood, Sandusky; 1846, Henry Crouise, Seneca; 1848, James Myers; 1852, Elisha P. Hill; 1854, Albert G. Sutton, Huron; 1856, Ralph P. Buckland, Sandusky; 186o, F. D.

* Died March 20, 1849. Amos E. Wood elected to fill vacancy, died August, 1850. John Bell elected at a special election held December, 185o, to fill vacancy caused by the death of A. E. Wood.

t Elected at the regular election, October, 185o. Sworn in as Bell's successor, December, 1851.

Parish, Erie; 1862, John Kelley, Ottawa; 1864, Frederick Wickham, Huron; 1866, E. B. Sadler, Erie; 1868, Homer Everett, Sandusky; 1872, Welcome O. Parker, Huron; 1874, James H. Hudson, Erie; 1878, James H. Hudson, Erie; 1880, H. E. O'Hagan, Erie.

REPRESENTATIVES IN STATE LEGISLATURE.

1821, David Abbott, Huron.—Seat contested by and given to Lyman Farwell, Huron; 1822, Eleutheros Cook, Huron county; 1824, Jeremiah Everett, Sandusky; 1825, Josiah Hedges, Seneca; 1826, Eber Baker, Huron; 1827, Samuel M. Lockwood, Huron; 1830, Josiah Hedges, Seneca; 1831, Harvey J. Harman, Sandusky; 1832, Jeremiah Everett, Sandusky; 1834, Jaques Hulburd, Sandusky; 1835, William B. Craighill, Sandusky; 1837, Samuel Treat, Sandusky; 1838, John Welch, Sandusky; 1840, Amos E. Wood, Sandusky; Moses McAuelly, Crawford; 1841, Amos E. Wood, Sandusky; George W. Baird, Seneca; 1842, George W. Baird, Seneca; Henry C. Brish, Seneca; 1843, William B. Craighill, Ottawa; Samuel Waggoner, Sandusky; 1844, John Bell, Sandusky; 1846, Mathew M. Coe, Sandusky; 1848, Isaac VanDoren, Sandusky; 1849, Elber Wilson; 1852, Isaac Knapp, Sandusky; 1854, Abner J. Dickinson, Sandusky; 1856, John L. Greene, sr., Sandusky; 1858, Thomas P. Finefrock, Sandusky; 1860, Charles Powers, Sandusky; 1862, Alonzo Thrope, Sandusky; 1864, Oliver McIntyre, Sandusky; 1866, James Parks, Sandusky; 1870, Hiram W. Winslow, Sandusky; 1872, Andrew Smith, Sandusky; 1874, Benjamin Inman, Sandusky; 1878, Almon Dunham, Sandusky; 188o, Almon Dunham, Sandusky.

JUDGES.

The following served as judges under the old Constitution:

1820, George Todd, Trumbull county; 1824, Ebenezer Lane, Huron county; 1831, David Higgins, Huron county; 1838, Ozias Bowen, Marion county; 1845, Myron H. Tilden, Lucas county; 1847, Ebenezer B. Sadler, Erie county.

The following Common Pleas judges, under the present Constitution, have been elected from the Sandusky County Bar:

1852, Lucius B. Otis, term expired in 1857; 1861, John L. Greene, sr., term expired; 1874, T. P. Finefrock, term expired 1879.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES.

Under the old Constitution of Ohio, the following served as associate judges:

1820, Israel Harington, David Harold, Alexander Morrison; 1821, Israel Harington, Charles B. Fitch, Jeremiah Everett; 1822, Israel Harington, Jeremiah Everett, Jaques Hulburd; 1824, Israel Harington,

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Jeremiah Everett, Morris A. Newman; 1825, Israel Harington, Joel Strawn, James Justice; 1827, Joel Strawn, James Justice, Elisha W. Howland; 1832, James Justice, Elisha W. Howland, Luther Porter; 1834, James Justice, Luther Porter, Jacob Nyce; 1839, Jacob Nyce, Isaac Knapp, George Overmyer, Sr.; 1841, Isaac Knapp, George Overmyer, Alpheus McIntyre; 1846, Alpheus McIntyre, Jesse S. Olmstead, Frederick Chapman; 1850, Jesse S. Olmstead, Frederick Chapman, Samuel Hafford.

CLERKS OF COURT.

J. Hubbard, 1821-25; J. O. Scranton, 1825-37; L. Q. Rawson, 1837-51; Daniel Copper, 1851-54; Charles H. Green, 1854-57; James N. Smith, 1857-65; W. W. St. Clair, 1865-67; E. W. Cook, 1867-68; J. Gephart, 1868-73; B. W. Winter, 1873-79; Basil Meek, 1879.

PROBATE JUDGES.

John Bell, 1852-55; Lyman Gilpin, 1855-58; John Bell, 1858-63; W. S. Russel, 1863-66; E. F. Dickinson, 1866-69;* John L. Green, 1869-72; F. Wilmer, 1872; f Edward E. Dickinson, 1877-79;+ C. Doncyson, 1879.

SHERIFFS.

Willis E. Brown, 1820-24; Josiah Rumery, 1824-27; Giles Thompson, 1827-31; Samuel O. Crowell, 1831-33; J. S. Olmstead, 1833-35; J. D. Beaugrand, 1835-1839 Homer Everett, 1839-43; John Strohl, 1843-46; Daniel Burger, 1846-50; James Parks, 1850-52; Jonas Smith, 1852-54; George Engler, 1854-58; Michael Wegstein, 1858-62; A. R. Forguson, 1862-66; H. Russel, 1866-70; A. E. Young, 1870–74; Henry Coonrad, 1874-78; Charles F. Pohlman, 1878.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.

Jacob Parker, 1820-22; P. Latimore, 1822-24; Increase Graves, 1824-27; R. Dickerson, 1827-28; John Bush, 1828-31; R. Dickerson, 1831-35; W. W. Culver, 1835-36; Samuel Treat, 1836-38; W. W. Culver, 1838-44; L. B. Otis, 1844-50; J. L. Green, 1850-52; E. F. Dickerson, 1852-56; T. P. Finefrock, 1856-60; A. B. Lindsay, 1860-64; W. W. Winslow, 1864-66; A. B. Lindsay; 1866-70; A. B. Putman, 1870-74; H. Remsburg, 1874-77; J. T. Garver, 1878.

AUDITORS.

Josiah Rumery, 1820-22; Thomas L. Hawkins, 1822-24; Ammi Williams, 1824-26; Jesse S. Olmstead, 1826-28; Ezra Williams, 1828-30; Samuel Treat, 1830-36; Nathaniel B. Eddy, 1836-38; Ezra Williams, 1838-40; Nathaniel B. Eddy, 1840-42; A. Coles, 1842-48; Homer Everett, 1848-52; Horace E. Clark, 1852-56; William E. Haynes, 1856-60;

* Resigned in 1868, being elected to Congress.

+ Died July, 1877; J. L. Green appointed to fill vacancy.

++ Elected to fill unexpired term of F. Wilmer.

Thomas Tuckerman, 1860-62; Oscar Ball,* 1862-65; John Lynch, 1865-66; Edwin Hoff, 1866-70; George W. Gust, 1870-74; F. J. Geible, jr., 1874-78; Adam Hodes, 1878.

TREASURERS.

N. Wittenger, 1820-26; Harvey J. Hannan, 1826-28; Grant T. Forguson, 1828-30; Isaac Van Doren,+ 1830-38; Jesse S. Olmstead, 1838-42: Isaac Glick, 1842-48; Oliver McIntrye, 1848-52; J. T. R. Sebring, 1852-56; A. D. Downs, 1856-58; Wilson M. Stark, 1858-62; D. L. June, 1862-64; Charles G. Green, 1864-66; John P. Elderkin, 1866-70; J. P. Elderkin, jr., 1870-74; Henry Baker, 1874-78; Elias B. Moore, 1878.

SURVEYORS.

Ezra Williams, 1820-28; David Camp, 1828-36; David Reeves, 1836-46; W. B. Stevenson, 1846-47; Horace E. Clark, 1847-52; T. W. Clapp, 1852-56; D. D. Ames, 1856-58; T. W. Clapp, 1858-60; J. L. Rawson, 1860-62; Horace E. Clark, 1862-64; Jeremiah Evans, 1864-76; Michael Putman, jr., 1876.

RECORDERS.

Charles B. Fitch, 1822-25; James A. Scranton, 1825-34; James Robinson, 1834-40; N. S. Cook, 1840-46; Benjamin F. Fletcher, 1846-48; William E. Rearick, 1848-54; Jacob Snyder, 1854-60; A. F. Gallagher, 1860-67; W. W. Stine, _1867-73; James Worst, 1873-79; J. R. Conklin, 1879.

COMMISSIONERS.

Maurice A. Newman, Charles B. Fitch, Moses Nichols, 1820; Maurice A. Newman, Moses Nichols, Giles Thompson, 1821 ; Giles Thompson, Elisha W. Howland, Thomas Emerson, 1824 ; Elisha W. Howland, David Camp, Jared H. Miner, 1825; Elisha W. Howland, David Camp, J. S. Olmstead, 1826; Samuel L. Lockwood, L. G. Harkness, Jeremiah Everett, 1827; L. G. Harkness, Jesse S. Olmstead, Jeremiah Everett, 1828; Jesse S. Olmstead, Samuel Hollingshead, Oliver Comstock, 1830; Samuel Hollingshead, Oliver Comstock, Casper Remsburg, 1834; Samuel Hollingshead, Oliver Comstock, George Overmyer, sr., 1835; Samuel Hollingshead, George Overmyer, sr., Paul Tew, 1837;. Samuel Hollingshead, Paul Tew, Ezekiel Rice, 1838; Paul Tew, Ezekiel Rice, Jonas Smith, 1839; Paul Tew, Jonas Smith, John Bell, 184o; Paul Tew, Jonas Smith, Wilson Teeters, 1841 ; Paul Tew, Jonas Smith, James Rose, 1844; Paul Tew, Jonas Rose, John S. Gardner, 1845; Jonas Rose, John S. Gardner, Hiram Hurd, 1846; John S. Gardner, Hiram Hurd, Eleazer Baldwin, 1847; John S. Gardner, Hiram Hurd, Martin Wright, 185o; Hiram Hurd, Martin Wright, Michael Reed,. 1851 ; Martin

* - Resigned 1865 to accept treasurer's office.
f Re-elected. Died before beginning of second term—Isaac Van Doren appointed to fill vacancy.

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Wright, Michael Reed, William Morgan, 1855; Michael Reed, William Morgan, John Orwig, 1856; John Orwig, Sanford G. Baker, Joseph R. Clark, 1858; John Orwig, Joseph R. Clark, Benjamin Inman, 1860; Joseph R. Clark, Benjamin Inman, John Beery, 1862; Benjamin Inman, John Beery, C. G. Sanford, 1864 ; Benjamin Inman, C. G. Sanford, S. E. Walters, 1865 ; Benjamin Inman, S. E. Walters, Henry Reiling, 1867; Benjamin Inman, Henry Reiling, David Fuller, 1868; Benjamin Inman, Henry M. Reiling, Ionganbach, 1872; M. Longanbach, David Fuller, John Morrison, 1873 ; M. Longanbach, John Morrison, F. William Sandwisch, 1874; John Morrison, F. W. Sandwisch,* Manuel Maurer, 1877; Manuel Maurer, N. G. Rathbun, Byron O'Connor, 1878, N. G. Rathbun, Byron O'Connor, D. S. Tinney, 1880.

* Resigned November 18, 1878; Byron O'Connor appointed to fill vacancy.