List of Early Officers

A HISTORY OF LAWRENCE CO.

Thos. A. Walton.

No. 14.

Ironton Register, March 19, 1903.

            A continuation of the list of early officers of Lawrence county:

CORONERS

Edward Simmons                            Apr. 7, 1817        Perry

Joel Bowen                          Oct. 10, 1820       Rome

Henry Jeffords                    Oct. 8, 1822         Fayette

Cornelius Hanley                             Oct. 12, 1824       Union

Edward Ward                    Oct. 10, 1826       Union

Jacob Miller                         Oct. 13, 1829       Rome

Luther Doolittle                 Oct. 12, 1830       Rome

David Beebee                      Oct. 9, 1832         Rome

Russell Smith                     Oct. 9, 1833         Fayette

Timothy B. Stanley           Oct. 13, 1836       Rome

Elisha B. Green                  Oct. 10, 1837       Perry

Hugh Crawford                 Oct. 12, 1841       Fayette

T. R. Stanley                        Oct. 11, 1842       Rome

James Davidson                Oct. 8, 1844         Fayette

John Newton                      Oct. 10, 1848       Upper

Joseph Davidson              Oct. 8, 1850         Fayette

C. W. Simmons                 Oct. 12, 1852       Windsor

Le(unreadable                                                  Upper

Jonas S. Roadarmer          Oct. 14, 1856       Upper

M. W. Davis                        Oct. 1860              Upper

E. Arnold                             Oct. 1868              resigned

J. H. Henry                          Oct. 1869

W. T. McQuigg                  Oct. 1871

J. W. Allison                       Oct. 1873

F. W. Matthews was elected and resigned in 1877.  C. Matthews was appointed to fill the vacancy being elected in 1878.

C. Matthews                       1878

Owen Ellison                     Oct. 1880

COMMISSIONERS

Joel Bowen                          April 7, 1817       Rome

Joseph Davidson              April 7, 1817       Fayette

David Spurlock                 April 7, 1817       Union

Edward Billups                 Oct. 14, 1817       Union

Nathaniel Davisson         Oct. 14, 1817       Upper

E. B. Greene                        Oct. 12, 1819       Union

Thomas Kerr                       Oct. 12, 1819       Fayette

Thomas Templeton          Dec. 10, 1820      Union

Nathaniel Davisson         Oct. 10, 1820       Upper

John McKee                      Oct. 9, 1821         Fayette

Charles McCoy                  Oct. 9, 1821         Perry

Peter Lionbarger            Oct. 8, 1822         Upper

Simon Drouillard           Oct. 8, 1822         Rome

Abraham Smith             Oct. __, 1823       Union (check year – smk)

John Bryan                    Oct. 12, 1824       Fayette

John McCrea                 Oct. 12, 1824       Union

Reuben Kelly               Oct. 11, 1825       Upper

J. C. Shute                   Oct. 11, 1826       Fayette

Timothy Wakefield     Oct. 9, 1827         Union

Daniel Brubaker         Oct. 14, 1828       Fayette

Martin Frampton         Oct. 11, 1831       Union

John Kelly                     Oct. 11, 1831       Upper

William Pritchard        Oct. 11, 1831       Rome

Jacob Powell                  Nov. 30, 1832     Mason

Salmon Reckard            Oct. 8, 1833         Union

John H. Chaffin              Oct. 8, 1833         Elizabeth

Curtis Scovil                      Oct. 11, 1836       Union

Richard Jones                   Oct. 10, 1837       Elizabeth

Salmon Reckard                Oct. 9, 1838         Union

C. W. Simmons                 Oct. 8, 1839         Aid

Thomas Lambert               Oct. 13, 1840       Upper

William Lambert              Oct. 13, 1840       Upper

William Campbell            Oct. 12, 1841       Fayette

Jacob Proctor                      Oct. 11, 1842       Union

John C. Stewart                  Oct. 11, 1843       Symmes

William Lambert               Oct. 8, 1844         Upper

James G. Argo                    Oct. 14, 1845       Decatur

E. W. Wakefield                 Oct. 12, 1847       Windsor

Nathaniel Davisson         Oct. 10, 1848       Upper

Nic. Vermillion                  Oct. 9, 1849         Mason

John Newton                      Oct. 14, 1851       Upper

Edmund Brammer           Oct. 14, 1851       Windsor

Nathaniel Davisson         Oct. 12, 1852       Upper

Samuel Burke                     Oct. 11, 1853       Symmes

James H. Drury                  Oct. 10, 1854       Fayette

William Lambert               Oct. 9, 1855         Upper

Wilbur W. Wiseman        Oct. 14, 1856       Symmes

James C. Terry                 Oct. 13, 1857       Rome

Reuben Davidson             Oct. 12, 1858       Upper

Samuel C. Johnson Jr.      Oct. 9, 1860         Union

Reuben Davidson             Oct. 8, 1861         Aid

Ambrose J. Trumbo         Oct. 14, 1862       Hamilton

Samuel Crawford              Oct. 1863              Fayette

Reuben Davidson            Oct. 1864              Aid

S. B. Hempstead             Oct. 1865              Hamilton  Resigned in 1867

Charles Wilgus             Oct. 1866              Union

Squire Massie              Oct. 1867              Mason

F. Monig                      1867                       served for one year

L. A. Griffith             1868-1871            Aid

C. T. Templeton         Oct. 1869              Union

George N. Gray          Oct. 1870              Elizabeth

L. D. Morrison          Oct. 1872              Rome

C. L. Nevins               Oct. 1873              Decatur

C. W. McCoy             Oct. 1874              Perry

W. E. Rowe              Oct. 1875-78        Lawrence

Wilbur W. Wiseman        Oct. 1876-79        Mason

C. H. Forgey                1877-80                 Windsor

M. T. Ridenour           Oct. 1881              Elizabeth

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