Early Times Part 12

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A HISTORY OF LAWRENCE CO.
Copyrighted by Thos. A. Walton.
No. 12
Ironton Register, Feb. 19, 1903

Sharon Kouns added some additions and corrections to this story.

Following is a list of the county officers from the organization of the county up to recent years, with time of election and township from which elected. In cases where the same person has held office for two or more successive terms, I give only the date of the commencement of the first term. The names of those deceased and those still living will be apparent to all interested in this history.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES
John Davisson Jan. 25, 1817 Upper Also spelled Davidson - he was also Legislature
William Miller Jan. 25, 1817 Union
Gabriel Kerr Jan. 25, 1817 Fayette
Elisha B. Greene Nov. 1, 1820 Union
John Kelly Sept. 6, 1821 Upper
Nathaniel Davisson June 2, 1823 Fayette lost his eyesight, died age 80 - smk
also spelled Davidson
Elijah Frampton Feb. 26, 1824 Fayette
William Miller Feb. 26, 1824 Union
Nathaniel Pritchard Feb. 1, 1827 Rome
Reuben Kelly Feb. 10, 1829 Upper
Nathaniel Davisson Feb. 11, 1834 Upper
Curtis Scovill Oct. 20, 1834 Union
Charles McCoy Feb. 28, 1835 Perry
Reuben Kelly Feb. 10, 1836 Upper
Nathaniel Davisson Jan. 2, 1840 Upper
Benjamin Johnston Feb. 10, 1843 Perry
Salmon Reckard Feb. 1847 Union
Andrew Dempsey Feb. 1847 Elizabeth
John Newton Mar. 14,1850 Upper
George N. Kemp Oct. 1850 Upper
After this date the office of Associate Judge was abolished.

PROBATE JUDGES
James (sic Joseph) F. Wheeler,Jr. Oct. 14, 1851 Fayette Died before being commissioned. (died 1851 - smk)
Joseph Wheeler,Sr. Feb. 12, 1852
Fletcher Golden Oct. 10, 1854 Upper
McConn, Sylvester Oct. 13, 1857 Rome (note from smk - McCown - not McConn)
C. B. Egerton Oct. 8, 1861 Upper (Charles B. Egerton served 3 terms - died 1900)
Peras R. Polley Oct. 1869 Upper
George W. Thompson Oct. 1875 Fayette - still Judge in 1882 - smk

Walton does not list Common Pleas Judges, so I will add them here as I find them - smk.

COMMON PLEAS JUDGES
1882 - A. C. Thompson, Portsmouth, Ohio
1882 - John S. Friesner, Logan, Ohio
1882 - James Tripp, Jackson, Ohio

AUDITORS
Thomas Kerr 1817-1820 Walton didn’t mention him - smk)
Joseph Wheeler Feb. 26, 1820 Fayette (1820 -1821 - smk)
W. G. Robinson Fayette (for unexpired term) (1821-1822 - smk)
Thomas Kerr ______, 1822 Fayette (1822-1824 - smk)
Solomon Beckley Oct. 14, 1824 Fayette (1824-1825 - smk)
Abraham Smith Oct. 12, 1825 Union (1825-1825 - smk)
Cyrus Spooner Oct. 15, 1825 Fayette (1825-1835 - smk)
John Bryan Oct. 11, 1835 Fayette (1835-1846 - smk)
James C. Terry Oct. 12, 1846 Rome (1846-1854 - smk)
George W. Willard Oct. 1854 Upper (1854-1863 - smk)
Seth Sutherland Oct. 14, 1862 Upper
John N. Thomas Oct. 12, 1868 Mason
M. S. Bartram Oct. 1878 Upper
Not in Walton’s list
_____ Corn (in office in 1893 - smk)
_____ Davis (elected 1887 - smk)

Walton does not list Justices of the Peace - I will add as I find them - smk:

Squire John Davidson
John Fletcher - French Grant
Kimber Barton
Elwood Hussey Upper Tp. 1877 Rec’d 721 votes; Chris Feuchter, 829; Thos. Golden, 224; P. R. Polley, 99.

J. P.’s in 1882: Township: P. O. Address
Squire Walters Aid Arabia
E. W. Markin Aid Aid
George Spencer Decatur Mt. Vernon Fce.
Frank Hafley Decatur Mt. Vernon Fce.
John H. Burgess Elizabeth Tunnel
George Peters Elizabeth Lawrence Fce.
Caleb Arthur Fayette Burlington
S. J. Sutten Fayette Sheridan
Alfont Soupene Fayette South Point
M. W. Frazer Hamilton Hanging Rock
George W. Holliday Hamilton Hanging Rock
George W. Webb Lawrence Rockcamp
John Hartwig Lawrence Rockcamp
Robert Massie Mason Greasy Ridge
Archibald Smith Mason Aid
R. C. Brammer Perry Forestdale
W. O. Woods Perry Forestdale
M. L. Becket Rome Athalia
Hamilton Knight Rome Miller
J. R. Cooper Symmes Waterloo
W. H. Kelley Symmes Waterloo
Isaac Boothe Union Frampton
Isaac W. Ollom Union Proctorville
E. S. Brammer Union Russell’s Place
P. R. Polley Upper Ironton
Joseph Sutton Upper Ironton
W. B. Yates Washington Sampsonville
D. R. Edwards Washington Sampsonville
R. S. Johnston Windsor Bradrick
A. J. Jones Windsor Willowwood
Abraham Shoup Windsor Scott Town
End of list for 1882
TREASURERS
Thomas Kerr June 6, 1817 Fayette
John W. Silbert Fayette (date not mentioned)
Joseph Wheeler Dec. 5, 1825 Fayette
Stephen Wilson 1835 - he was on Walton’s list - smk.
W. G. Robinson Oct. 13, 1835 Fayette
John Kyle Oct. 12, 1835 Fayette
Theodore N. Johnson Oct. 14, 1845 Fayette (should be Benjamin not Theo. - smk)
Joshua Hamleton Oct. 9, 1849 Fayette
C. W. Simmons Oct. 9, 1855 Mason
John Snider Oct. 13, 1857 Mason (should be Snyder - smk)
Jesse B. Kimble Oct. 8, 1861 Rome
John Snider Oct. 1867 Mason
Simeon Crossley Oct. 1869 Hamilton (Died in office, April 1873 and William Betts appt.)
William Betts Oct. 1873 Upper
John Snider Oct. 1877 Upper
Jere Davidson Oct. 1879 Upper full name Jeremiah - smk.
Not on Walton’s list:
_____ Turley elected 1887
M. G. Clay was treasurer in Sept. 1892
C. B. Egerton was in office in 1900

*CLERKS
William G. Robinson Mar. 24, 1817 Fayette (appointed)
Joseph Wheeler Aug. 6, 1819 Fayette
Lewis Anderson Aug. 1846 Rome
Thomas Proctor Oct. 14, 1851 Union
Wm. Hamlin 1855 - Not on Walton’s list.
James M. Camp Oct. 10, 1854 Upper
J. C. B. Harris Oct. 9, 1855 Upper
M. S. Bartram Oct. 12, 1858 Union
W. A. Campbell Oct. 1867 Fayette
C. C. Bowen Oct. 1870 Rome
W. A. Belcher Oct. 1876 Upper
D. C. McConn Oct. 1881 Upper (in office in 1882 - smk)
Not on Walton’s list:
M. G. Clay -1891
Emma Gillett 1892 -
Sayre was elected in 1887

*SHERIFFS
John Kelly Mar. 24, 1817 Upper
Joseph Davidson Oct. 13, 1818 Fayette (1818-1822 - smk)
William G. Robinson Oct. 8, 1822 Fayette (1822-1827 - smk)
(Elisha B. Greene 1827 -1829 - Walton does not list him - smk)
(W. G. Robinson 1829 - 1833 - smk)
Charles Wilgus Oct. 9, 1833 Union (1833-1837 - smk)
W. G. Robinson Oct. 11, 1836 Fayette (1837-1841 - smk)
Charles W. Simmons Oct. 9, 1840 Aid (1841- 1845 - smk)
Joshua Hambleton Oct. 8, 1844 Fayette (1845-1849 - smk)
Lewis Shepard Oct. 10, 1848 Union (1849 - 1853 - smk)
Hugh Crawford Oct. 12, 1852 Upper (killed in an accident - smk)
C. W. Simmons Oct. 11, 1853 Windsor (1853- 1855 - smk)
William McGirr Oct. 9, 1855 Upper (1855-1860 - smk)
Joshua Hambleton Oct. 11, 1859 Upper (1860-1864 -smk)
Joseph Sutton Not on Walton’s list - smk.
John W. Earles 1863 Upper (1866- 1868 - smk)
W. T. Elswick Oct. 1867 Elizabeth (1868-1870 - smk)
Will S. Merrill 1869 Upper (1870 - 1874 - smk)
Thomas W. Rose Oct. 1873 Mason (1874 - 1878 - smk)
L. D. Markin Oct. 1879 (1878 - 1882 - smk)
Jasper Kimball Oct. 1881 (1882-1884 - smk)
Note: Sheriffs not on T. A. Walton’s list - smk.
T. H. B. Jones (1884-1886)
J. L. Fisher (1887-1890)
F. C. Gates (1890-1894) re-elected in 1892 -smk
*W. G. Ward was deputy sheriff in 1892 - smk
W. G. Ward (1894-1898)
I. R. Dovel (1898-1902)
Ward Taylor (1902-1904)
Sheriff Payne (1905)
*Deputy Sheriff T. H. Neal in 1905 - smk

I. R. Feb. 3, 1887 - The County Commissioners have ordered the Prosecuting Attorney to commence proceeding to condemn the Episcopal Church lot for jail purposes.
I.R. May 19, 1887 - Part of the stone from the old jail assumes the form of a line of masonry on the Vernon-st. side of H. S. Neal’s lots.
I.R. July 19, 1888 - County jail in Burlington erected 1887; cost $11,154.17.

*FIRE CHIEFS
______ George 1902