Early Elected Officers

A HISTORY OF LAWRENCE CO.

Thos. A. Walton.

No. 12

Ironton Register, Feb. 19, 1903

Following is a list of the county officers from the county organization up to recent years, with the time of election and township from which they were 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 the deceased and still living will be apparent to all interested in this history.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES

John Davisson                   Jan.25, 1817       Upper

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         June2, 1823        Fayette

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 F. Wheeler                               Oct.14, 1851       Fayette  Died before being commissioned.

Joseph Wheeler                  Feb.12, 1852                       (note from smk – this was the father of James)

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

Peras R. Polley                   Oct.      1869        Upper

George W. Thompson     Oct.      1875        Fayette

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

TREASURERS

Thomas Kerr                       June6, 1817        Fayette

John W. Silbert                                                   Fayette(date not mentioned)

Joseph Wheeler                  Dec.5, 1825        Fayette

W. G. Robinson                 Oct.13, 1835       Fayette

John Kyle                             Oct.12, 1835       Fayette

Theodore N. Johnson      Oct.14, 1845       Fayette

Joshua Hamleton                              Oct.9,   1849       Fayette

C. W. Simmons                 Oct.9,   1855       Mason

John Snider                         Oct.13, 1857       Mason

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

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

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

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)

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 noton   T. A. Walton’s list – smk.

T. H. B. Jones                                                                      (1884-1886)

J. L. Fisher                                                                           (1886-1890)

F. C. Gates                                                                           (1890-1894)

W. G. Ward                                                                         (1894-1898)

I. R. Dovel                                                                            (1898-1902)

Ward Taylor                                                                       (1902-1904)

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