Official Directory

Following is a list of the county officers, who have served, nearly complete:

County Commissioners

Eli Rigdon, Jacob Shroyer, Josephus Streeter, 1839. Toward the close of the year George H. Houser succeeded Shroyer.

Eli Rigdon, Streeter and Houser, 1840.

Eli Rigdon, Streeter, J. O. Van Cleve, 1841.

Eli Rigdon, Josiah Twibell, Henry Stewart, 1842.

JosiahTwibell, William Campbell, Samuel Coughnower (or Gohenour), 1843.

Josiah Twibell, George S. Howell, George H. Houser, 1844.

Josiah Twibell, Houser, John Moore, 1845-'46.

Josiah Twibell, John Moore, Samuel Gohenour, 1847.

John Moore, Samuel Gohenour, Leonard Clouse, 1848.

Samuel Gohenour, Leonard Clouse, Samuel Palmer, 1849.

Samuel Palmer, Barnett DeWitt, James Rhine, 1850.

James Rhine, Eli Rigdon, Leis H. McGeath, 1851-'52.

James Rhine, L. H. McGeath, Thomas Hess, 1853.

James Rhine, L. H. McGeath, John Moore, 1854.

L. H. McGeath, John Moore, Peter V. Hammer, 1855.

John Moore, P. V. Hammer, Barnhart W. Bugh, 1856.

P. V. Hammer, B. W. Bugh, William McDermit, 1857.

P. V. Hammer, B. W. Bugh, Edward M. Crumley, 1858.

P. V. Hammer, E. M. Crumley, Peter Bonham, 1859.

George West, Barnhart W. Pugh, Thomas Twibell, 1860.

George West, Peter McKee, Theophilus Morris, 1861.

George West, Theophilus Morris, Asher Van Cleve, 1862.

Theophilus Morris, Asher Van Cleve, John Bath, 1863.

Asher Van Cleve, John Beath, Sealy Havens, 1864.

Sealy Havens, John Beath, Daniel Watson, 1865-'66-'67.

John Beath, Sealy Havens, Frederick Seelig, 1868.

Sealy Havens, Frederick Seelig, Daniel Landon, 1869-'70.

Daniel Landon, Harrison Moon, James I. McGrew, 1871.

Harrison Moon, J. I. McGrew, Thomas Dean, 1872-'73.

Thomas Dean, Isaac M. Ricketts, Andrew B. Williams 1874-'75-'76.

Thomas Dean, Harrison Moon, Uriah Dick, 1877.

Harrison Moon, Uriah Dick, William V. Buckles 1878-'79.

W. V. Buckles, Isaac M. Ricketts, William Schmidt, 1880.

I. M. Ricketts, William Schmidt, Henry Shroyer, 1881-'82.

Henry Shroyer, Thomas C. Neal, Larkin C. McIntyre, 1883-'84-'85.

Henry Shroyer, James W. Pittenger, Oliver Woodard, 1886.

J. W. Pittenger, Oliver Woodard, Zadok Williams, 1887.

Auditors

(Performed also the duties of clerk until 1851.)

    Jacob Brugh, 1840-'46; John J. Cook, 1847-'50; Wellington Stewart, 1851-'56; Abraham Stahl, 1857-'60; R. C. Anderson, 1861; William Taughinbaugh, 1862; R. C. Anderson, 1863-'64; H. C. Davisson, 1865; E. M. Stahl, 1866-'70; B. B. Ransom, 1871-'73; Robert A. Shroyer, 1874; J. W. Reasoner, 1875-'78; J. P. A. Leonard, 1879-'86; W. S. Brannum, 1887.

    The office of Auditor was abolsihed in the winter of 1844-'45, but re-instated soon afterward.

Clerks

(Until 1841-'42 the clerk was ex officio auditor and recorder)

    William Taughinbaugh, 1852-'60; Moses Stahl, 1861-'65; William Taughinbaugh, 1865-'68; R. G. Steele, 1869-'75; James B. Weir, 1875-'77; H. B. Smith, 1878-'80; Isaiah Cortright, 1881.

Recorders

    Jacob Brugh, 1838-'46; William Taughinbaugh, 1846-'61; Joshua Troxel, 1861-'65; John Hedge, 1865-'72; John Noonan, 1872-'76; Isaiah Cortright, 1876-'80; Peter Timmonds, 1880-'84; J. P. Cronin, 1884-'88.

Treasurers

    John Ervin, _____; Abraham Emshwiller, ______; Bazel B. Ransom _______; William H. Campbell ______; William Taughinbaugh, 1861-'65; B. B. Ransom, 1865-'68; George S. Howell, 1870-'72; Joseph Futerell, 1874-'78; Eli Hughes, 1878-'82; John R. Huffman, 1882-'86; Joshua T. Kelley, 1886.

Sheriffs

    Frederick Beall, 1840-'42; John M. Williams, 1843; Abraham Stahl, 1844-'47; Jacob Brugh, 1848-'49; Jose K. Hobson, 1850-'53; David M. Mercer, 1854-'57; Isaac Goodin, 1858-'61; Andrew Brickley, 1862-'65; Henry M. Miller, 1866-'67; Samuel L. Gadbury, 1868-'71; Charles S. Leonard, 1872-'73; Charles A. Rhine, 1874-'77; John Saxon, 1878-'82; Samuel I. Gadbury, 1883-'85; Isaac W. Wingate, 1886-'87.

    Messrs. Brannum, the auditor, and Kelley, treasurer, began their official duties November 20, 1886.

    Thomas T. St. John, of Marion, is the judge of this, the Forty-eighth Judicial circuit, succeeding W. H. Carroll, January 1, 1887.

    S. W. Cantwell is the attorney for this district.

    Lewis Willman, county superintendent of schools.

    Smith Casterline, county surveyor.

    Calvin Fordney, superintendent of the poor farm.

Source: Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887.