CHAPTER XIX
ROSTER. OF COUNTY AND OTHER OFFICIALS
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Five citizens of Pickaway County have served in Congress, viz.: Francis S. Muhlenberg, elected for an unexpired term in 1830; Elias Florence, elected in 1842; Augustus L. Perrill, elected in 1844; Edson B. Olds, elected in 1848, 1850 and 1852; and Ansel T. Walling, elected in 1874.
Among the prominent men in adjacent counties, who were elected to congress from districts of which Pickaway was a part, were : William Creighton, Jr., of Chillicothe; William Medill, of Fairfield, afterward Governor of the State ; Samuel Galloway, of Franklin ; Samuel S. Cox, of Franklin; Pickaway helping to elect him in 1856, 1858 and 186o; William E. Finck, of Perry; Philadelph Van Trump, of Fairfield; George L. Converse, of Franklin; Joseph H. Outhwaite, of Franklin; and J. Warren Keifer, of Clark, present representative of the Seventh District, composed of Clark, Fayette, Madison, Miami and Pickaway counties.
In the General Assembly of Ohio, the representation of the county has been as follows :
SENATORS.
The first Senator elected from Pickaway County was David Shelby, in 1812, the county having been made a senatorial district. Mr. Shelby was one of the Representatives from Ross County in the General Assembly, which passed the act creating the county of Pickaway, and was instrumental in securing the new county. His home was in Pickaway township. Mr. Shelby served. in the Senate nine years, until 1820, when, Pickaway and Hocking counties having been joined as a senatorial district, John Barr, of Pickaway, was elected Senator and served two years. In 1823, David Shelby was again elected Senator, serving two years, and in 1825 was succeeded by John Barr, who served two years. In 1827 Joseph Olds, then and for years thereafter a prominent lawyer of Circleville, was elected to represent the district and served two years. The district having been changed to Franklin and Pickaway counties, Mr. Olds was elected in 1829, served two years, and in 1831 was succeeded by William Doherty, of Franklin, who served two years. In 1833 Ralph Osborn, of Pickaway, was elected, and two years later was elected Auditor of State. Elias Florence, of Pickaway, was elected in 1835, to succeed Osborn in the Senate, and served two years, being succeeded in 1837 by John L. Green, of Pickaway, who was Senator four years. In 1841 the district was changed to Fairfield and Pickaway, and Samuel Spangler, of Fairfield, was elected the first Senator from the district. Nelson Franklin, of Pickaway, was elected in 1842, served two years, and was succeeded in 1844 by John Cheney, of Fairfield, who served two years. Edson B. Olds, of Pickaway, was elected in 1846, and was chosen Speaker of the Senate. He served two years, and in 1849, the district having been changed to Ross and Pick-away, Chauncey N. Olds, of Pickaway, was
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elected Senator; after serving one session, Mr. Olds resigned and at the election in October, 185o, Joseph H. Geiger was elected for the unexpired term.
The new constitution of the State, ratified by the people in 1851, in the arrangement of the senatorial districts constituted Franklin and Pickaway as the 10th Senatorial District, which has elected Senators as follows :
1851, John Cradlebaugh, of Pickaway; 1853, Samuel Bartlit, of Franklin; 1855, Alfred Kelly, of Franklin; 1857, Augustus L. Perrill, of Pickaway, reelected in 1859 and 1861; 1863, George L. Converse, of Franklin; 1865, Ansel T. Walling, of Pickaway ; 1867, Robert Hutcheson, of Franklin; 1869, Adin G. Gibbs, of Franklin; 1871, John G. Thompson, of Franklin, reelected in 1873, resigned in 1874, and William Miller, of Franklin, elected for the unexpired term, and reelected in 1875; 1877, Charles F. Krimmel, of Pickaway; 1879, Aaron R. Van Cleaf, of Pickaway; 1881, Horace Wilson, of Franklin ; 1883, Aaron R. Van Cleaf, of Pickaway, reelected in 1885; 1887, William T. Wallace, of Franklin; 1889, William T. Wallace, of Franklin and Aaron R. Van Cleaf, of Pickaway, the district having an extra Senator for the first time; 1891, Aaron R. Van Cleaf, of Pickaway; 1893, Moses B. Earnhart, of Franklin; 1895, Thaddeus E. Cromley, of Pickaway, and Nial R. Hysell, of Franklin; 1897, Thaddeus E. Cromley, of Pickaway, and John C. L. Pugh, of Franklin; 1899, Edward D. Howard, of Franklin ; 1901, William M. Thompson, of Franklin, and Ballard B. Yates, of Pickaway; 1903, Thomas H. Ricketts, of Franklin, and Renick W. Dunlap, of Pickaway; 1905, Benjamin F. Gayman and U. S. Brandt, of . Franklin. Mr. Van Cleaf represented the district to years and since 1840 is the only person who has served five terms in the Senate.
REPRESENTATIVES.
The first representative elected from Pickaway County were Richard Douglas and John Emmett, in 1812;. 1813, John Emmett and Valentine Keffer; 1814, Valentine Keffer and James Renick; 1815, Valentine Keller and John Emmett; 1816, John Barr and William Florence; 1817, William Florence and Valentine Keffer; 1818, Valentine Keller and Samuel Lybrand; 1819, Valentine Keller and John Cochran; in 1820, Hocking County having been attached to Pickaway, John Barr and Samuel Lybrand were elected ; 1821, Caleb Atwater and Valentine Keller; 1822, Samuel Lybrand and Valentine Keller; 1823, Valentine Keffer and Samuel Lybrand ; 1824, Joseph Olds and Jacob Lindsey; 1825, Jacob Lindsey and Joseph Olds; 1826, Jacob Lindsey and Guy W. Doane; 1827, Francis S. Muhlenberg and Valentine Keifer; in 1828, Hocking County having been detached, Pickaway elected Valentine Keffer; 1829, Elias Florence and James Moore; 1830, Elias Florence and Samuel Lutz ; 1831, Samuel Lutz and John Cochran; 1832. John Cochran; 1833, John Shoup and Elias Florence; 1834, John Cochran ; 1835, Samuel Lutz and Thomas J. Winship; 1836, Thomas J. Winship; 1837, William B. Thrall; 1838, Thomas J. Winship; 1839, Augustus L. Perrill; 1840, Elias Florence; 1841, Joseph Olds; 1842, Edson B. Olds; 1843, John E. Van Meter; 1844, John E. Van Meter ; 1845, Edson B. Olds; 1846, George Tallman; 1847, Thomas Huston ; 1848, Ross and Pickaway, Chauncey N. Olds and John Foster; 1849, Ross and Pickaway, Milton L. Clark and Samuel Lutz; 1850, Ross and Pickaway, John Cochran and Mat-thew H. Cook.
The constitution of the State, adopted in 1851, placed Pickaway in the list of counties entitled to one Representative each, and since that time the representatives elected have been as follows: 1851, Felix Renick; 1853, Jesse D. Courtright; 1855, Nelson Franklin; 1857, Peter Rose ; 1859, Joseph G. McSchooler;1861, Isaac N. Ross; 1863, James Reber; 1865, Augustus L. Perrill; 1867, Ansel T. Walling; 1869, William T. Conklin; 1871, Aaron R. Van Cleaf ; 1873, William T. Conklin ; 1875„ Charles F. Krimmel ; 1877, Aaron R. Van Cleaf; 1879, David R. Yates, reelected in 1881; 1883, Wesley Work, reelected in 1885; 1887, Thaddeus E. Cromley, reelected in 1889; 1891, Daniel Haas, reelected in 1893; 1895,
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Andrew R. Bolin, reelected in 1897; 1899, Barzillai Adkins, reelected in 1901; 1903, James D. Miller, died in 1904; 1905, George W. Bowers, whose term will expire with the close of 1908.
THE JUDICIARY.
Pickaway County has never furnished a judge of the Supreme Court of the State, and not until 58 years after the organization of ,the county was its bar of able lawyers honored by the selection of one of its number as common pleas judge. Under the constitution of 1802, judges of all the courts were elected by the two houses of the General Assembly in joint meeting.
The first presiding judge in Pickaway County was John Thompson, who continued until 1820, and was succeeded by John A. Mc Dowell, who presided three years, followed in 1823 by Gustavus Swan, of Columbus, until 1829. succeeded by Frederick Grimke, of Chillicothe, until 1836; then John H. Keith, of Chillicothe, until 1859, followed by Henry C. Whitman, of Lancaster, until 1852, the last under the old constitution.
There were also three associate or lay judges in each county. The first in Pickaway were Thomas Barr, William Seymour and Jacob Shoemaker, elected by the General Assembly, February 14, 1810, for the term of seven years. There was not any change in these associate justices until 1825, when William Florence and Daniel Kinnear were elected; 1830, Thomas Renick ; 1831, Samuel Lybrand; 1838, John Entrekin, William McArthur and George Tallman; 1842, William Gill ; 1845, William B. Thrall and John E. Van Meter; 1847, Matthew McCrea and W. W Bierce; 1849, Jacob D. Lutz, the last three continuing in office until it ceased to exist with the passing of the old constitution.
Common Pleas Judges.--The constitution of 1851 reconstructed the judicial system of the State, .creating judicial districts, divided into subdivisions, and provided for the election of the judges of all the courts by the vote of the . people. Pickaway was placed in the Third Sub-Division of the Fifth Judicial District, with Franklin and Madison counties. At the first election, in 1851, James L. Bates, of Franklin, was elected as common pleas judge for the sub-division, and was re-elected in 1856 and 1861. His successor was John L. Green, elected in 1866; he was then a resident of Columbus, but had been a resident of Pickaway from 1830 to 1845, moving to Chillicothe, where, in 1851, he was elected common pleas judge, in the Ross, Fayette and Highland sub-division, serving one term. In 1868 the General Assembly provided for an additional judge in the sub-division, and Joseph Olds, of Pickaway, was elected at the April election, and was the first resident lawyer of Pickaway elected as common pleas judge. Judge Olds, at the close of the five years, declined a re-election. Edward F. Bingham, of Franklin, was elected as his successor, was re-elected in 1873, 1878 and 1883, and resigned in 1886, to accept an appointment by President Cleveland as one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and is now on the retired list for judges of United States courts. In 1875 the General Assembly made Madison and Pickaway counties into a separate sub-division and Samuel W. Courtright, of Pickaway, was elected ; near the close of the term, the Supreme Court held that there could not be more than three sub-divisions in a judicial district, and Judge Courtright finished his term as a judge in the Third Sub-Division. In 1889 Isaac N. Abernethy was elected judge, in .the succession of the judgeship created in 1868. In 1894 the General Assembly transferred Madison and Pickaway counties from the Third Sub-Division to the Second Sub-Division of the Fifth Judicial District, making this sub-division to consist of the counties of Fayette, Highland, Ross, Madison and Pickaway, and providing an additional judgeship, to which Festus Walters, of Pickaway, was elected at the November election in 1894; he was re-elected in 1899, resigning in February, 1903, to accept the position of circuit judge, to which he was elected at the November election. preceding. Charles Dresbach was appointed by Governor Nash to fill the vacancy, was elected
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for the unexpired term, at the November election, 1903, and elected for the full term of five years, at the November election, 1904, and is now the presiding judge in the county.
Probate Judges.--The constitution of 1851 providing for a Probate Court in each county, W. W. Bierce was elected the first probate judge of Pickaway County, at the October election in 1851; was re-elected in 1854, and re-signed before the completion of his second term, Seymour G. Renick being appointed for the unexpired term; 1857, Frederick Cogswell, re-elected in 1860; 1863, John Walke; 1866, William C. Finkel, re-elected in 1869; 1872, James Taylor--he died in August, 1874, and William C. Finkel was appointed by Governor Allen to fill the office until the next election, when John Walke was elected for the unexpired term ; 1875, Henry N. Hedges, Sr., re-elected in 1878 and 1881; 1884, Albert H. Roose; 1887, Daniel J. Myers; 189o, Jacob P. Winstead, re-elected in 1893; 1896, Aaron R. Van Cleaf, re-elected in 1899; 1902, George H. Pontius, re-elected in 1905, who is the present incumbent.
The roster of county officials, from 1810 to date, is as follows :
SHERIFFS.
James Renick was the first sheriff of the county, from April 21, 1810, to the close of 1814. His successors were elected as follows : Samuel Lybrand, in 1814; Charles Bodkin, in 1816 and 1818; Francis Kinnear, in 1820 and 1822; Joseph Hedges, in 1824 and 1826; John Shoup, in 1828 and 1830; Jonathan Ellis, in 1832, who appointed as deputy sheriff, Augustus L. Perrill, who conducted the office for the term and in 1834 was elected sheriff; Michael H. Alkire, elected in 1836 and 1838; Jerome Wolfley, in 1840 and 1842; Michael H. Alkire, in 1844 and 1846, dying in a few weeks after his re-election, David Ensworth, the coroner, filling the office for the unexpired term; Henry H. Howard, elected in 1848, dying of cholera during the epidemic in, the summer of 1850, and John Boyer, the coroner, filling the office until the end of the term; John Boyer, elected in 185o and 1852; Jacob H. Carper, in 1854 and 1856; Andrew Poulson, in 1858; Patrick H. Delaplane, in 1860 and 1862; William E. Bolin, in 1864 and 1866; Caleb Hall, in 1868 and 1870; Isaac M. Griest, in 1872 and 1874; Charles F. Hartmeyer, in 1876 and 1878; John P. Bolin, in 1880 and 1882; William Schleyer, in 1884 and 1886; James T. Wallace, in 1888 and 1890; Henton M. Dunnick, in 1892 and 1894; John Henry, in 1896 and 1898; Lewis C. Hoover, in 1900 and 1902; and Henry W. Schleich, in 1904, now serving his first term.
CLERKS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Under the constitution of 1802, the clerk of the court was appointed by the presiding judge and associate justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the term of seven years. James Denny was the first clerk of the court in Pickaway County, appointed by the judges April 6, 181o, and held the office until 1816, when Andrew Huston was appointed and served until 1830. His successor was Samuel S. Denny, who resigned in 1831, and was succeeded by his predecessor, Andrew Huston, who served until 1835, when William P. Darst was appointed and served the full term, being succeeded in 1842 by William McCulloch, who in 1845 was succeeded_ by Samuel A. Moore, who held the office until the adoption of the constitution of 1851, which made the office elective and fixed the term at three years. Silas J. Ambrose was elected clerk at the election in October, 1851. He died in office June 1, 1854, and C. C. Neibling was appointed by the County Commissioners to fill the office during the unexpired term. At the election in 1854, David W. McPherson was elected clerk, serving one term ; 1857, Jacob H. Schryver, re-elected in 186o; 1863, Oscar Ormsbee ; 1866, Palmer Lowe, re-elected in 1869; 1872, Robert C. Peebles, re-elected in 1875--he died in office November 14, 1878, and the deputy clerk, Finley E. Dyas, was appointed to fill the office until the end of the term ; 1878, Peter White Brown, re-elected in 1881; 1884, George H. Pontius, re-elected in 1887; 1890, William E.
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Morris, re-elected in 1893; 1896, George B. Thompson, re-elected in 1899 his successor, elected in 1902, failing to qualify, he held to the first Monday of August, 1903; 1903, Horace W. Plum, who is now serving his first term.
AUDITORS.
The office of county auditor was created by the General Assembly in 1820. Prior to that time the Board of County Commissioners had a secretary, one of their number, David Kinnear, serving as secretary of the board of Pickaway County from the organization of the first board until 1820. The first auditor of Pickaway County was David Kinnear, who resigned the office of commissioner and on June 4, 1821, was appointed auditor; he was elected to the office at the October election of that year. He held the office until 1825, when Samuel S. Denny was elected ; 1827, William McArthur; 1829, Joseph Hedges ; 1834, Nelson Franklin; 1837, Thomas W. Morris, who died in office, Thornton T. Vane Meter being appointed for the unexpired term, July 28, 1840; at the October election in 1840, Henry N. Hedges, Jr., was elected and held the office continuously until 1848, being succeeded by William McCulloch, who died in 1849 and was followed by Hiram Beeson, appointed to the vacancy, who continued in the office until the adoption of the new constitution. In 1851 George Hetherington was elected auditor for two. years ; 1853, George Holsman ; 1855, Benjamin Bowman; 1857, Orsamus E. Niles, re-elected in 1859; 1861, Conrad S. Bitzer, re-elected in 1863; 1865, William: Bowman, re-elected in 1867; 1869, Edwin E. Winship, re-elected in 1871; 1874, Henry B. Morris, re-elected in 1876; 1878, Frank M. Shulze; 1881, Albert J. Grigsby, re-elected in 1884; 1887, Samuel W. Miller; 1890, Thomas J. Morris, re-elected in 1893; 1896, Benjamin F. Yates, re-elected in 1899; 1902, Nathan C. Bohnert, re-elected in 1905, now serving his second term.
TREASURERS.
Henry Nevill was the first treasurer of the county, appointed by the County Commissioners, April 26, 1810, giving bond in the sum of $3,000 "lawful money of Ohio State." He was succeeded by Peter Apple in 1811, and the treasurers elected since have been as follows: 1816, John Ludwig, who held the office until 1828, when John Ely was elected; 1831, William McCulloch; 1833, William McArthur; 1837, Samuel Diffenderfer; 1839, Nelson Franklin; 1841, John Denny, died in office; 1842, Hiram Beeson, who held the office six years ; 1848, Thomas Campbell, reelected in 1850, died in 1852, and William C. Taylor appointed for the unexpired term in 1852; 1852, John B. Moore, re-elected in 1854, died January 10, 1857, William Doane, elected the previous October, being appointed to fill the unexpired term; 1856, William Doane, re-elected in 1858; 1860, James Dawson, re-elected in 1862; 1864, Robert Morrow, re-elected in 1866; 1868, Peter Huber, re-elected in 1870; 1872, James Harsha, re-elected in 1874; 1876, John L. Seall, re-elected in 1878; 188o, Pat-rick H. Delaplane, re-elected in 1882; 1884, James M. Lane, re-elected in 1886--in February, 1889, removed from office and Samuel Evans appointed for the unexpired term; 1888, Joseph C. Harper, re-elected in 189o; 1892, Samuel B. Evans, re-elected in 1894; 1896, N. E. Thomas, re-elected in 1898; 1900, Emanuel S. Neuding, re-elected in 1902; 1904, George W. Morris, who is now serving his first term.
RECORDERS.
William H. Puthuff was the first recorder of the county, appointed by the associate judges, April 6, 181o. His successors by appointment were : Johnson Hunter, in 1813; John, Ely, in 1819; George Wolfley, in 1823; and Joseph Kinnear, in 1824. In 1831 the Legislature passed an act making the office elective and William McArthur was the first recorder elected. He was succeeded in 1834 by Daniel Dreisbach, who was five times re-elected, dying in office October 1, 1850. Amos Bright was appointed for the unexpired term. In 1851, Adam Kinney was elected ; 1854, John Schleich ; 1857, Jacob Firor, re-elected in 1860; 1863, J. Wesley Rice ; 1866, Terence C. Lynch, re-elected in 1869 and 1872
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--he died in January, 1875, in the last year of his third term, and Josiah B. Valentine, who was assisting in the office, was appointed for the unexpired term; Valentine was elected at the October election of that year and re-elected in 1878; 1881, John McGrady, five times re-elected, serving 18 years and 8 months; 1899, George W.. Hartman, re-elected in 1902, his second term expiring on the first Monday of September, 1906, being succeeded by Arthur A. Greeno, elected in 1905.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
The first prosecuting attorney was Richard Douglas, appointed by the Court of Common Pleas at the first session held in the county, April 6, 1810. His successor was Ralph Osborn, who held the office from 1813 to 1816. Those who have since held the office, with the date of appointment or election, are as follows : 1816, Joshua Folsom; 182o, Joseph Olds; 1824,. Guy W. Doane ; 1826, Caleb Atwater; 1828, Joshua Folsom; 1832, John L. Green; 1838, Henry N. Hedges, Sr.; 1840, Joseph H. Geiger; 1841, Joseph Olds; 1842, Milton C. Canfield ; 1844, John C. Groom ; 1845, James Green ; 1847, Jonathan Renick ; 1851, Julius L. Wyman; 1853, Henry N. Hedges, Sr.; 1855, Palmer C. Smith; 1857, Joseph Olds, re-elected in 1859; 1861, Lewis H. Bond ; 1863, C. B. Mason; 1865, Joseph Olds; 1867, Samuel W. Courtright, re-elected in 1869; 1871, Isaac N. Abernethy, re-elected in 1873; 1875, Charles J. Delaplane, re-elected in 1877; 1879, Jacob P. Winstead, re-elected in 1881 and served three years in his second term, the General Assembly having changed the term from two to three years; 1884, Clarence Curtain, re-elected in 1887; 1890, John Schleyer; re-elected in 1893; 1896, Irvin F. Snyder, re-elected in 1899; 1962, Charles Gerhardt, re-elected in 1905, who is the present incumbent. The Joseph Olds elected in 1820 and 1841 was the uncle of the Joseph Olds elected in 1857, 1859 and 1865. Both were eminent lawyers.
CORONERS.
The first coroner of the county, John, McNeal, held the office from April 21, 1810, to 1817, being succeeded by John Ely, and he by John Ludwig in 1818. For some years thereafter the record is incomplete. In 1832 John Irwin was elected, being three times re-elected; 1840, Eleazar Kirkbride; 1844, Henry H. Howard; 1846, David Ensworth ; 1848, John Boyer; 1850, Hiram Dayton; 1852, John Maiden; 1854, Acker King; 1856, J. B. Spangler; 1858, George Hammel, who died in office ; 1862, Henry W. Warner; 1864, William M. Sturgeon, re-elected in 1866; 1868, Jacob A. Long, re-elected in 1870; 1872, Rollin Fletcher; 1874, Jason Case, re-elected in 1876 and 1878, and died in office; 1880, Jacob A. Long, re-elected in 1882; 1884, Palmer Lowe, re-elected in 1886; 1888, Mack A. Lanum, six times re-elected, and died in office in 1902; 1902, Fred C. Clarke, re-elected in 1904, who is now the incumbent.
SURVEYORS.
The first county surveyor, David Kinnear, held the office from 1814 to 1824, being appointed by the Court of Common Pleas. He was succeeded by Samuel Kinnear, who served until the spring of 1831, when he was succeeded by Philo N. White. The General Assembly, on March 3, 1831, having passed an act providing for the election of surveyors by the people, Mr. White was chosen at the following October election and was five times re-elected, serving 18 years, with the exception of a short period. Jacob W. Burget was elected to succeed Mr. White and was four times re-elected, dying in office in 1865. In 1865 James Keyes was' elected ; he was succeeded by Lawrence H. Sweetman, who was elected' in 1868, and re-elected in 1871 and 1874, In 1877 William C. Row was elected, being re-elected in 1880 and 1883. In 1886 Cyrus F. Abernethy was elected, being re-elected in 1889 and 1892. In 1895 John W. Stump was elected, but the General Assembly having passed an act in 1894, changing the time of the beginning of the surveyor's term from the first Monday in January to the first Monday in September, Mr. Stump could not take the office .until the first Monday in September, 1896, the interim being filled by the
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appointment of Seymour Renick, by the common pleas judge. Mr. Stump was re-elected in 1898 and died in office May 31, 1900. Edward H. Fischer was appointed by the common pleas judge to fill the vacancy, and held the office until the first Monday in September, 1901, when J. Howard Sweetman, elected in 1900, took possession of the office--he was re-elected in 1903 and is the present incumbent.
COMMISSIONERS.
The first commissioners of the county were Daniel Kinnear, Peter Apple and Jonathan Holmes, elected at the first election held in the county, on the first Monday of April, 181o; in 1811, William Florence was elected to succeed Peter Apple; 1814, Daniel Ludwig; 1817, Charles Cade; 1820, James Bell; 1821, Joseph Hedges ; 1824, William King and David Leist; 1825, Adam Nigh ; 1827, James Moore; 1828, Joseph Hays; 1829, David Leist; 1830, Daniel Dreisbach and John Boggs ; 1831, Isaac Radcliff and Jacob Zeiger ; 1832, John Mills; 1833, Daniel Dreisbach ; 1834, Jacob Lindsey and Jeremiah Brown; 1836, David Leist; 1837, Robert Reid ; 1838, Peter Miller and Joseph Hays; 1839, Elliott Halstead and Henry Reedy; 1840, Peter Miller; 1841, Elliott Hal-stead; 1842, James Porter; 1843, Jacob D. Lutz and S. R. Dawson; 1844, Nathan Denny; 1845, Nelson Crouse ; 1846, Noble Porter and Benjamin F. Renick; 1848, Ezekiel Morris; 1849, Joseph Hurst; 1850, John Yates; 1851, Ezekiel Morris; 1852, John Boggs, Jr.; 1853, John Crow; 1854, John Walke; 1855, Z. N. Morgan ; 1856, John Crow ; 1857, John Morris; 1858, Jacob Hitler; 1859, William Fleming; 1860, C. F. Machir; 1861, James Reber; 1862, William Fleming; 1863,-Joseph Hedges and William J. Cochran; 1864, Samuel Strouse.; 1865, C. F. Machir; 1866, Horace Keyes ; 1867, Samuel Strouse ; 1868, John Ruth ; 1869, Horace Keyes ; 1870, William Doane ; 1871, John Ruth ; 1872, Jack-son Thomas ; 1873, Jackson Hoover ; 1874, J. S. Neff; 1875, Jackson Thomas ; 1876, Jackson Hoover;. 1877, J. S. Neff; 1878,. Daniel Ludwig; 1879, John Pickering; 1880, H. J. Crownover; 1881, William H. Mowery; 1882, Dill Wiegand;. 1883, George Betts; 1884, William H. Mowery; 1885, Dill Wiegand; 1886, George Betts; 1887, Alexander C. Bell; 1888, Cyrus Purcell; 1889, Henry C. Schwarz; 1890, .Alexander C. Bell; 1891, Cyrus Purcell; 1892, Henry C. Schwarz; 1893, Salem S. McClelland.; 1894, Courtney Tanner, Sr.; 1895, Samuel Goodman ; 1896, David Adkins; 1897, Ira Reichelderfer; 1898, Samuel Goodman; 1899, David Adkins; 1900, Ira Reichelderfer; 1901, Absalom A. Peters; 1902, Andrew Metzger; 1903, John D. Leist; 1904, Elmer E. Helwagen; 1905, Andrew Metzger; 1906, John D. Leist.
INFIRMARY DIRECTORS.
When the County Infirmary was completed and ready for occupancy in 1873, the County Commissioners appointed Orsamus E. Niles, Solomon Reigel and David Terwilliger as di-rectors to put the institution in operation. At the October election of that year, three directors were elected: Samuel S. Winstead, for three years; Henry C. Blacker, for two years and David Terwilliger, for one year. In 1874 William Dick was elected as the successor of David Terwilliger, for three years. Henry C. Blacker was re-elected in 1875, and Samuel S. Winstead re-elected in 1876 he died in office, April 27, 1877, and Daniel E. Hosler was elected for the unexpired term, William E. Bolin having filled the vacancy, by appointment of the County Commissioners, until the election. In 1878 George Dungan was elected ; 1879, G. M. Van Heyde; 1880, Enoch F. Coifland ; 1881, George Dungan ; 1882, G. M. Van Heyde; 1883, Enoch F. Coffland; 1884, Daniel Myers; 1885, Jacob B. Rife; 1886, John G. Haas; 1887, Daniel Myers; 1888, Jacob B. Rife; 1889, John G. Haas; 1890, Mahlon Myers; 1891, Jacob B. Rife; 1892, Daniel M. Stout ; 1893, Mahlon Myers; 1894, John Hook (died June 17, 1897, and G. M. Van Heyde was elected for the unexpired portion of the term) ; 1895, Robert H. Trimble; 1896, W. Vernor Grant; 1897, Christopher C. Hanawalt; 1898, Robert H. Trimble ; 1899, W. Vernon Grant ; 1900, Christopher C. Hanawalt; 1901, William H. Klingensmith; 1902, David A. Lane ; 1903, Edward Wright ; 1904, Wm. H. Klingensmith; 1905, David A. Lane.