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Jefferson Township (part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of 2 of the account of this township in The History of Brown County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County ... General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States .., published in 1883. 505 words, covering 2 settlements.
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505 wordsReproduced complete and unedited. The text is machine-read from a scan of the 1883 printing, so expect the errors a machine makes reading a century-old page: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters. Nothing has been corrected, because correcting a proper name invents one. The headings below are the book's own.
The first election held in the township was at the house of Stephen Reynolds on the third Saturday (19th) of July, 1823. At this election the following first officers of the township were elected: Edward Francis, William Greathouse and John Wright, Trustees; Matthew Campbell, Clerk; Thomas Brady, Treasurer; James Crute, Constable; Adam Sellman and William Donaldson, Overseers of the Poor ; Henry Thomas and William Glendening, Fence Viewers.
On April 5, 1824, the officers elected were: WTilliam Greathouse, Ervin Cutter and Samuel Evans, Trustees; John Sellman, Clerk; Thomas Brady, Treasurer; James Wright and Samuel Pickerill, Overseers of the Poor; James Crute, Lister, and by appointment Constable; James Wright was appointed Trustee to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Ervin Cutter, in the latter part of May.
April 4, 1825 - James Wright, Matthew Campbell and John Wright, Trustees; William Tomb, Clerk; Thomas Brady, Treasurer; John Newten and Thomas Sergent, Constables; William Davidson and David McBride, Overseers of the Poor; Robert D. Tomb, Lister.
April 3, 1826 - Stephen Reynolds, Matthew Campbell and Thomas Brady, Trustees; William Tomb, Clerk; Thomas Brady, Treasurer; James Crute, Constable; Stephen Reynolds and Sylvanus Parker, Overseers of the Poor. Amos Evans was appointed Constable on April 15.
April 2, 1827 - Thomas Brady, Thomas Rickey and Matthew Campbell, Trustees; John W. Reynolds, Clerk; Thomas Brady, Treasurer; John Gregg and James Crute, Constables; Samuel Bennington, Overseer of the Poor. James Crute did not serve as Constable.
April 7, 1828 - William Greathouse. Kenneth Prine and Jacob Neal, Trustees; John W. Reynolds, Clerk; Thomas Brady, Treasurer; John Gregg, Constable; Samuel Evans and John Clark, Overseers of the Poor.
April 6, 1829 - Edward West, Robert Pollen and William Davidson, Trustees; William Tomb, Clerk; Edward Francis, Treasurer; Thomas Sergent, j Constable; Matthew Campbell and Jesse Morrow, Overseers of the Poor.
April 5, 1830 - Edward Francis, John Wright and William Davidson, Trustees; William Henderson, Clerk; Edward Francis, Treasurer; Thomas Sergent, Constable; John McKnight and John Wright, Overseers of the Poor. James Mehary was appointed Constable on December 25, to fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Thomas Sergent.
April 4, 1831 - Henry Sidwell, Kenneth Prine and Thomas Ricky, Trustees; David A. Henderson, Clerk; Edward Francis, Treasurer; James Crute, Constable; Henry Sidwell and Matthew Campbell, Overseers of the Poor.
April 2, 1832 - Samuel Pickerill, Joseph Shaw and James Wright, Trustees; Samuel Bartholomew, Clerk; Edward Francis, Treasurer; James Crute, Constable; William Davidson and Robert Patton, Overseers of the Poor.
April 1, 1839 - William McColgen, William Greathouse and John Parker, Trustees; John Anderson, Clerk; Edward Francis, Treasurer; William Lane, Constable. William Lane resigned, and William Burns was appointed; he resigned, and John Sedwill was appointed; he resigned, and William Ball was appointed.
April 6, 1840 - John Cox, James Wright and and^John Francis, Trustees; William Cox, Clerk; Edward Francis, Treasurer; John McGregor, Constable. '
April 4, 1842 - David Kendall, John Parker and William McColgen, Trustees; Robert McKnight, Clerk; Edward West, Treasurer ; John McGregor and Stephen Parker. Constables; Edward Francis, Assessor.
Provenance
Text from The History of Brown County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County ... General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Brown County; Constitution of the United States .., by Morrow, Josiah; Beers (W.H.) & Co., Chicago, Pub, published 1883 and in the public domain in the United States. Digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.