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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