Early Prosecutors, Surveyors, and Recorders

A HISTORY OF LAWRENCE CO.

Thos. A. Walton.

No. 13.

Ironton Register, March 12, 1903.

            Following is a continuation of the list of the early Prosecutors, Surveyors, and Recorders of Lawrence county, Ohio. This list was compiled by Thomas A. Walton and published in the Ironton Register newspaper on March 12, 1903.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS

Luther Boggs                      Oct. 14, 1834       Symmes Tp.

Solomon Beckley              Oct.11, 1836       Fayette Tp.

John H. Wells                     Oct.11, 1837       Fayette Tp.

Solom Beckley                    Oct.8, 1839         Fayette Tp.

Samuel M. Browning       Oct.12, 1841      

John S. George                    Oct.14, 1845

Samuel M. Browning       Oct.12, 1847       Fayette Tp.

Ralph Leete                         Oct.9, 1847         Fayette Tp.

Henry S. Neal                    Oct.21, 1853       Upper Tp.

Fletcher Golden                 Oct.13, 1857       Upper Tp.

C. G. Hawly                        Oct.11, 1859      

A. W. McCarstlin             Oct.8, 1861

S. P. Calvin                          Oct.1863 (check year – smk)

E. V. Dean                           Oct.1867              Ironton

Thomas Cherrington       Oct.1869              Ironton

W. S. McCune                    Oct.1873              Ironton

John Hamilton                   Oct.1877              Ironton

W. S. Forgey,           Oct.1879, died in office, and J. M. Richards was appointed in 1880.

J. M. Richards                                    1880      appointed

W. S. McCune                    Oct.1881              Ironton

RECORDERS

W. G. Robinson March 25, 1817  appointed from Fayette Tp.

Joseph Wheeler                  Aug.25, 1823     Fayette Tp.

John S. Kelvy                      Oct.11, 1836       Fayette Tp.

Joseph Wheeler                  Oct.8, 1839         Fayette Tp.

William Kyle                      Oct.11, 1842       Fayette Tp.

John S. Kelvy                      Oct.10, 1848       Fayette Tp.

Washington Kerr                               Oct.14, 1851       Fayette Tp. (the duties of office being performed by Misses Kelvy)

J. W. Wakefield                  Oct.10, 1854       Windsor Tp.

George R. Richey                              Oct.14, 1856       Upper Tp.

James A. Bartram                              Oct.11, 1859       Upper Tp.

W. H. Donohoe                  Oct.13, 1868       Elizabeth Tp.

Harrison Biggs                   Oct.1874              Mason Tp.

William McKnight            Oct.1877              Ironton 

(I.R. Dec. 29, 1892 – A. D. Bruce enters on his duties as Recorder next Monday.  Miss Misner will be his deputy – a first-class Selection.)

SURVEYORS

William Carpenter            Oct.6, 1823         Upper Tp.

Thomas Walton                 Oct.9, 1832         Rome Tp.

Thomas J. Hudson           Oct.9, 1838         Elizabeth Tp.

Robert Richey for unexpired term.

Jacob Heaberlin                 Oct.12, 1841       Upper Tp.

Thomas Walton                 Oct.12, 1847       Rome Tp.

John Rowe                           Oct.8, 1850         Perry Tp.

Thomas A. Walton           Oct.11, 1853       Rome Tp.

G. T. Shirky                         Oct.11, 1859       Union Tp.

William O. Callahan       Oct.14, 1862       Elizabeth Tp.

W. B. G. Hatcher                               Oct.1865              Perry Tp. (year might be1866 – smk)

W. B. G. Hatcher                               Oct.13, 1868       Perry Tp.

Thomas A. Walton           Oct.1871              Rome Tp. resigned in June, 1872

Thomas Gore             March 1872 Upper Tp. appointed

W. B. G. Hatcher                               Oct.187_              Upper Tp. (can’t make out year – smk)

J. R. C. Brown                     Oct. 1875              Ironton

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