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HISTORY OF ROSS AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES, OHIO - 65 CHAPTER X. CIVIL LIST OF ROSS COUNTY. Contributions to the Civil Service of the United States and of Ohio.- Roster of County Officials from the organization of the County to 1880. Following is the civil roster of Ross county: GOVERNORS. March 3, 1803, to March 4, 1807, Edward Tiffin; December 8, 1814, to December 14, 1818, Thomas Worthington; December 18, 1830, to December 7, 1832, Duncan McArthur ; January 12, 1874, to January 14, 1876, William Allen. UNITED STATES SENATORS. 1803 to 1807, Thomas Worthington; 1807 to 1811, Edward Tiffin; 1809 to 1815, Thomas Worthington, 1813 to 1815, Joseph Kerr (vice Worthington, resigned) 1837 to 1849, William Allen. REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. 1813 10 1815, Duncan McArthur, who resigned, and William Creighton, jr., was elected-he resigned December 14, 1814; 1819 to 1821, Henry Brush; 1823 tc 1825, Duncan McArthur; 1833 to 1835 William Allen 1835 to 1841, William Key Bond; 1841 to 1843, William Allen; 1843 to 1845, Joseph J. McDowell; 1845 tc 1847, Allen G. Thuman; 1847 to 1855, John L. Taylor 1857 to 1859, Joseph Miller; 185.9 to 1863, Carey A. Trimble ; 1873 to 1877, Lawrence T. Neal; 1877 to 1881, Henry L. Neal-by change of district. STATE SENATORS. The first general assembly convened at Chillicothe, on Tuesday, March I, 1803: Nathaniel Massie and Abraham Claypool; December, 1803, Nathaniel Massie and John Milligan ; December, 1804, Abraham Claypool and Joseph Kerr; December, 1803, Joseph Kerr and Duncan McArthur; December, 1806, Duncan McArthur and Abraham Claypool; December, 1807, Duncan McArthur and Abraham Claypool; December, 1808-9, Duncan McArthur' and Henry Massie; December, 1810-12, Duncan McArthur and Robert Dunlap; December, 1813, James Dunlap and William Creighton; December, 1814, James Dunlap and Henry Brush; December, 1815, James Dunlap, Samuel Evans, Benjamin Hough; December, 1816, Benjamin Hough and John McDonald; December, 1817, James Dunlap and John McDonald; December, 1818, James Dunlap and Daniel Madeira ; December, 1819, Samuel Swearingen and Daniel Madeira; December, 1820, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1821, Duncan McArthur; December, 1822, Duncan McArthur; December, 1823, David Crouse; December, 1824, David Crouse; December, 1825, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1826, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1827, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1828, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1829, Duncan McArthur; December, 1830, Edward King; December, 1831, Anthony Walke; December, 1832, Anthony Walke; December, 1833, Anthony Walke; December, 1834, Anthony Walke; June, 1835, Anthony Walke (extra session); December, 1835, David Crouse; December, 1836,. David Crouse; December, 1837, John I. Vanmeter and Isaiah Morris; December, 1838, John I. Vanmeter and Isaiah Morris; December, 1839, John Hough; December, 1840, John Hough; December, 1841, Allen Latham and William Robbins; December, 1842, Allen Latham and William Robbins; December, 1843, John Crouse, jr.; December, 1844, John Crouse, jr.; December, 1845, John Madeira and Tilberry Reid; December, 1846, John Madeira and Tilberry Reid; December, 1847, Wesley Claypool; December, 1848, Wesley Claypool; December, 1849, Chauncey N. Olds; December, 1850, Joseph H. Geiger; January, 1858, William A. Safford; January, 1862, George W. Roby; January, 1864, Job E. Stevenson; January, 187o, John Woodbridge; January, 1872, John H, Putnam; January, 1876, A. L. Brown; January, 1878, John C. McDonald; November, 6, 1879, John C. Entrekin (present incumbent). STATE REPRESENTATIVES. March, 1803, Michael Baldwin, Robert Culbertson, Thomas Worthington, William Patton; December, 1803, James Dunlap, John Evans, Elias Langham; December, 1804, Michael Baldwin, James Dunlap, Duncan McArthur, William. Patton; December, 1805, James Dunlap, David Shelby, Abraham J. Williams, Elias Langham; December, 18o5, same; and Nathaniel Massie; December, 180.7, 'Thomas Worthington, Ehas Langham, Jeremiah McLene, William Lewis; December, 1808, James 9 66 - HISTORY OF ROSS AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES, OHIO. Dunlap, Jessup N. Crouch, Joseph Kerr, David Shelby, Samuel Monett; December, 1809, James Dunlap, Edward Tiffin, Nathaniel Massie, David Shelby, Joseph Gardner; December, 1810, Edward Tiffin, Abraham Claypool, James Manary, Henry Brush, William Creighton, jr.; December, 1811, Abraham Claypool, William Sterrett, Samuel Monett, David Shelby, Thomas Renick; December, 1812, Samuel Monett, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1813, John McDougall, James Barnes, Isaac Dawson; December, 1814, John McDougall, James Barnes, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1815, Duncan McArthur, Thomas Scott, James Barnes; December, 1816, James Manary, William Vance, James Barnes; December, 1817, James Manary, William Vance, Duncan McArthur; December, 1818, Joseph Sill, James S. Swearingen; December, 1819, Joseph Kerr, Isaac Cook, S. Tizzard; December, 1820, William Vance, John Bailhache, John Entrekin; December, 1821, Thomas Worthington, William Vance, Archibald McLene; December, 1822, Thomas Worthington, Allison C. Looker, Anthony Walke; December, 1823, E. King, Allison C. Looker, George Nashee; December, 1824, Thomas Worthington, Isaac Cook; December, 1825, Edward King, Isaac Cook; December, 1826, Edward King, Duncan McArthur; December, 1827, Edward King, Anthony Walke; December, 18 2 8, Edward King, Anthony Walke; December, 1829, Isaac Cook, Anthony Walke; December, 1830, Isaac Cook, Anthony Walke; December, 1831, William Creighton, sr., James T. Worthington; December, 1832, Isaac McCracken, James T. Worthington; December, 1833, Jonathan F. Woodside; December, 1834, George Will, Daniel Ott; June, 1835, extra session, same officers; December, 1835, regular session, John Hough, John Cutright; December, 1836, Daniel Ott, James Hughes, J. J. Vanmeter; December, 1837, Daniel Ott, James Hughes; December, 1838, Abraham Hegler, James Hughes; December, 1839, Elihu Johnson, Samuel Reed; December, 1840, James T. Worthington, James Smith ; December, 1841, Daniel Karshner; December, 1842, Elihu Johnson, Robert Robinson; December, 1843, Wesley Claypool, Hugh Means; December, 1849, Milton L. Clark ; December, 185o, John Cochran, William H. Cook; January, 1852, Alexander S. Boys; Stephen D. Foulke; January, 1854, John H. Davis, William Reeves; January, 1856, Alfred Yaple, Jesse Shepherd; January, 1858, Joshua Seney; January, 1860, Dennis Ogle; January, 1862, Daniel J. Crouse; 1864, Peter Adams; 1866, Isaac Stookey (Stookey died and J. L. Sauber was elected to fill vacancy), Samuel B. Erskine; 1868, Isaac J. Finley, Lawrence T. Neal ; 1870, Lewis W. Sifford; 1871, Milton McCoy; 1874, Milton McCoy; 1876, J. C. Entrekin ; 1878, William H. Reed; 1880, William H. Reed, Theodore Spetnagel. SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS. The earliest record of the supreme court to be found in the office of the clerk of common pleas for Ross county, bears date November 27, 1805. The presiding officers were: Hon. Samuel Huntington, chief judge, and Hons. William Spriggs and Daniel Symmes, associates. The first suit was: Wilson Hunt vs. John McDougal, on writ of error, in which the action of the lower court was confirmed. Following are the judges of this court: 1806, Daniel Symmes and George Tod; 1810, Thomas Scott, William W. Irwin and Ethan Allen Brovn; 1816, Jessup N. Couch and Calvin Pease; 1817, John McClean; 1819, Peter Hitchcock; 1822, Jacob Burnet ; 1828, Charles R. Sherman ; 1829, Josiah Collett; 1830, Elijah Hayward; 1831, John C. Wright; 1833, Ebenezer Lane; 1836, Reuben Wood; 1838, Frederick Grimke; 1842, Nathaniel C. Reed; 1843, Mathew Birchard; 1848, Edward Avery; 1849, William B. Caldwell; 1851, Rufus P. Ranney. The adoption of the new constitution in the above year abolished this court, and created what is now known as the district court. Since then, the following judges have presided: 1852, John L. Green and James L. Bates; 1853, Shepherd F. Norris; 1854, Thomas W. Bartley ; 1857, James Sloane; 1858, Alfred S. Dickey; 1859, Robert M. Briggs; 1870, William H. Safford; 1872, Samuel F. Steel; 1876-7, John M. Van Meter, 1876, Samuel F. Steel*; 1877, Thad. A. Minshall; 1878, Thad. A. Minshall* (re-elected). PROBATE JUDGES. This office was created by the new constitution adopted March 10, 1851. The first person who was elected under its provisions, was Samuel F. McCoy who served until 1860. He was succeeded by Samuel H. Hurst who resigned in January, 1862, to become a soldier. William F. Hurst was appointed to fill vacancy until the fall election subsequent, when Nicholas Throckmorton was elected ; he was succeeded in 1865, by Thomas Walke, and he, in 1874, by the present incumbent, Benjamin F. Stone. PRESIDENT JUDGES. 1804, Levin Belt; 1806, Robert F. Slaughter; 1807, Levin Belt; 1810, John Thompson; 1824, Gustavus Swan; 1829, Frederick Grimke; 1835, John H. Keith; 1850, Henry C. Whitman; 1852, James L. Bates and John L. Green ; 1857, Alfred S. Dickey and James Sloane; 1859, Robert M. Briggs; 1872, S. F. Steel and William H. Safford; 1874, T. M. Gray; 1876, J. M. Van- meter; 1877, Thad. A. Minshall, present incumbent. ASSOCIATE JUDGES 1799, James Dunlap, James Scott, James Ferguson, and John Guthrie. The first volume of records closes with the June term, 1800, and from this date until the April term, 1803, no records can be found. 1807, Reuben Abrams, Isaac Cook, and James Armstrong; 1808, Thomas Hicks; 1817, Joseph Gardner; 1824, Presley Morris and James McClintick; 1825, John Bailhache; 1829, Samuel Swearingen; 1833, Isaac McCracken; 1838, Jacob Bouser; 1840, Tilghman Rittenhouse; 1845, Thomas Orr and Owen T. Reeves; 1847, Joseph Blacker; 1850, John Foster; 1851, Joshua Robinson. * Present Incumbents. HISTORY OF ROSS AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES, OHIO - 67 SHERIFFS. 1806, David Shepherd; 1808, William Creighton; 1812, James McClintick; 1814, Thomas Steel; 1816, James McClintick; 1820, Josephus Collett; 1822, James Clifford; 1825, John Tarlton; 1830, Charles Martin; 184r, J. McClintick; 1850, William K. McMillin; 1853, John R. Anderson; 1855, Thomas Miller; 1856, T. Ghormley; 1862, Edward Adams; 1866, D. G. Dunnuck; 1867, John C. McDonald; 1869, John S. Mace; 1873, Felix B. Mace; 1877, Thomas L. Mackey, who is the present incumbent. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. This officer was appointive until 1835, and elective since that date. 1811, R. Douglas; 1815, L. Belts; 1817, Joseph Sill; 1819, Edwin King; 182o, Thomas Scott and S. Atkinson; 1821, William S. Murphy; 1824, James McDowell; 1825, Edwin King; 1827, William Allen; 1829, Joseph Sill; 183i, Edwin King; 1836, G. Scott; 1838, Thomas T. Scott; 184o, J. D. Caldwell; 184z, Robert Bethele; 1844, Joseph 'Miller; 1848, Milton L. Clark; 1851, William T. McClintick; 1854, John H. Ware; 1856, Edward Lewis; 1858, Charles W. Gilmore; 1866, F. A. Marshall; 1867, Charles W. Gilmore; 1871, Lawrence T. Neal; 1873, Archibald Mayo; 1875, William E. Evans; 1877, Albert Douglas, who is the present incumbent. COUNTY CLERKS. 1805, John McDougal; 1811, Humphrey Fullerton; 1845, Angus L. Fullerton; 1855, A. Hanson; 1862, James D. Miller; 1864, E. Carson; 1867, P. G. Griffin; 1874, Samuel Miller; 1876, Frank E. Esker; 1877, E. W. Pearson, who died June 18, 1879, and P. G. Griffin was appointed to fill the vacancy until the next election, at which time Samuel J. Briggs was elected. RECORDERS. The first mention of this officer upon the records of the commissioners of Ross county bears date June 15, 1819, when it was "ordered that Humphrey Fullerton and A. L. Langharn, former recorders, be paid for their services." The following successors to this office are given from memory by elderly citizens who are conversant with the affairs in the court house for many years back: Samuel Taggart, Arthur O. Lucket, Josiah L. Hearn, S. D. Stratton, Henry Whisson, William Briggs and Edward Cryder, who is the present incumbent. TREASURERS. The first mention of this officer occurs in 1810, when Moses McClean, treasurer, deceased, and September 3d, of this year, John McLendburgh was appointed; 1812, James Ferguson was elected to the office; 1818, James McClintick; 1832, Henry S. Lewis; 1852, Thomas Ghormley; 1856, Daniel Dustman; 1859, A. Pearson; 1860, William Rittenhouse; 1865, S. A. Langdon; 1870, William A. Wayland; 1875, David Shotts; 1878, Stanislaus Burkley, who is the present incumbent. AUDITORS. 1804, John McClean; 1813, William Wallace; 1815, John McClean; 1821, David Collins; 1823, John McClean; 1841, William B. Franklin; 1857, William H. Skerrett; 1859, William B. Franklin; 1863, Samuel Kendrick; 1865, Daniel Dustman; 1871, R. D. McDougall; 1873, P. G. Griffin; 1877, Frank J. Esker, who is the present incumbent. [This election was contested, and Ecker's opponent, John A. McCoy, was originally given the certificate, and filled the office from November, 1877, to April, 1878 ] COMMISSIONERS. The record of the proceedings of the board of commissioners begins with the "March term, 1799," when a "return of the road from the town of Chillicothe to intersect the load from the falls of Paint creek to Brush creek," was received and recorded, and instructions were given to Duncan McArthur, as chief, and Thomas McDonald and Frederick Bray, as assistants, to survey said road. No names of the commissioners occur until 18̊8, at which time John Matthews, John McClean, and Ebenezer Fenimore, were the incumbents. 1812, William Wallace and Thomas White; 1818, Presley Morris; 1820, David Crouse and George Porter ; 1822, Thomas Marshall and John Carlisle; 1823, Francis Baldwin; 1829, Jeriel Root; 183o, John Crouse, jr.; 1831, Peter Leister; I 83 2, George Will; 1833, John Carlisle, sr.; 1834, Thomas Scott; 1835, Warner Barnes; 1836, Aaron Foster; 1837, Martin Dresback; 1838, John Carlisle; 1839, Isaac Sperry; 184o, Nathan Gilman; 1841, John Carlisle; 1842, John Thompson; 1843, James Cutright; 1844, John Carlisle; 1845, John Thompson; 1846, James Rowe; 1847, John Carlisle; 1848, John Thompson; 1849, D. C. Entrekin; 1850, John Thompson; 1851, Simon Ratcliff; 1852, James Rowe; 1853, John M. Wisehart; 1854, James Rittenhouse; 1855, James Rowe; 1856, James Rittenhouse-removed, and Jacob May was appointed to fill vacancy, and in October of that year elected, also George W. Renick; 1857, Isaac Stookey; 1858, Samuel McAdow; 1859, Daniel Karshner; 1860, Isaac Stookey; 1861, Alexander Ewing ; 1862, Daniel Karshner; 1863, William Carson and Satterfield Scott; 1864, William Welsh; i865, Daniel Karshner and Jacob Shotts; 1867, Anton Alberti; 1867, Samuel Nichols; 1869, Samuel Cline; 187o, Anton Alberti; 1871, Wesley Claypool; 1872, Samuel Cline and E. Rockhold; 1873, David Shotts and Wesley Claypool; 1874, W. H. Reed; 1875, Andrew Poe (appointed); 1876, W. E. Floyd; 1878, F. D. Ford. The present incumbents are John Gaynor, A. J. Carshner, and Strawden James. CORONERS. 1806, David Barnes; 18o8, Thomas Steel; 1812, William Rutledge. Here follows an extended period where no mention is made of this officer on the records. 1854, George S. Baker; 1863, Uriah P. Wheaton. John R. Tucker, present incumbent. SURVEYORS-(INCOMPLETE). Following is a list of surveyors, given in the records of the commissioners, but whether any of them were elected to the office is not stated. 1803, Duncan McArthur, Isaac Davis, Jeremiah McLene. John Collett, Thomas McDonald, John Guthrie, David Hays, Joseph Vance, 68 - HISTORY OF ROSS AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES, OHIO. James Denny, Joseph Moffit, George W. Weight, Isaac Fleming, Jesse Spencer, Samuel Smith, William Hoddy, Joseph Kerr, Walter Craige, Nathaniel Massie, Benjamin Hough, Allison C. Looker, Abner Kearns, Alexander Bourne, David Collins, John G. Macan, John Williams, John Evans, John Barr, Jervis Cutler, John McDonald, White Brown, Ehas Langham, Moses McClean, John Millican, Jesse Wiley, John P. Neal, John A. and William Fulton, John Gray, David Kinnear, John Russell, Samuel Lutz, Charles McKea, and Robert Johnston; 1871, James B. Mabury, surveyor, resigned, and Alexander McCoy was appointed. He served a second term, being re-elected, and Lorenzo Wesson was his successor, and is the present incumbent. |