PERRY COUNTY "FIRSTS"
...From the History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois
FIRST GRAND JURORS
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John CAMPBELL, Jr.
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Avery CHAPMAN
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Lewis WELLS, Jr.
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William TROOP, Sr.
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John PYLE, Sr.
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Robert McELVAIN
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John G. SIMPKINS
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William PYLE, Sr.
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John BERRY
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Amos ANDERSON
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Robert HUGGINS
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William ELLIOTT
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Jonathan PETTIT
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John HUTCHINGS
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Robert B. MURPHY
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William H. THRELKEL
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Richard G. MURPHY
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James BROWN, Sr.
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Richard GREEN
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William ADAIR
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Charles GARNER
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John FLACK
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Robert CROWE
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James CRANE
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FIRST PETIT JURORS
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Johanthan FOSTER
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James SIMPKINS
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Joseph TAYLOR
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James WEST
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Joseph BRAYSHAW
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Joseph WELLS
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John PYLE, Jr.
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Lewis WELLS, Sr.
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William PYLE, Jr.
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Abner PYLE
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Enoch EATON
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James HUGGINS
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Thomas SWANWICK, Jr.
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Ephraim BILDERBACK
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James MURPHY
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William GARNER
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Hugh BROWN
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Matthew VAUN
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Benjamin F. BROWN
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Jacob SHORT
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Robert F. CLARK
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John BROWN, Jr.
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Shadrach LIVELY
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James BROWN, Jr.
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SENATORS
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Samuel CRAWFORD 1828-32
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Conrad WILL 1828-32
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Thomas MATHER 1832-36
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John D. WOOD 1836-42
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John CRAIN 1842-46
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Elias S. DENNIS 1846-48
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Hawkin S. OSBURN 1848-52
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John E. DETRICH 1852-56
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E. C. COFFEY 1856-60
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James M. ROGERS 1860-62 *died
while in office, William J. Sparks was elected to fill the vacancy
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William A. J. SPARKS 1862-64
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David K. GREEN 1864-68
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John P. VAN DORSTON 1868-72
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Jediah F. ALEXANDER 1870-72
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William K. MURPHY 1872-76
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Ambrose HOENER 1876-80
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Louis IHORN 1880-84
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REPRESENTATIVES
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1828-30
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Singleton H. KIMMEL, Thomas MATHER, Hypolite MENARD
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1830-32
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John ATKINS, Thomas J. V. OWENS
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1832-34
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David BALDRIDGE, Richard G. MURPHY
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1834-36
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Richard G. MURPHY, John THOMPSON
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1836-42
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Richard G. MURPHY
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1842-44
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John D. BURKLOW
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1844-46
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John STEELE
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1846-48
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Hawkins S. OSBURN
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1848-50
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Zenas H. VERNOR
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1850-52
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Richard G. MURPHY
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1852-54
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William M. PHILLIPS
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1854-56
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P. E. HOSMER
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1856-58
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Hawkins S. OSBORN
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1858-60
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John D. WOOD
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1860-62
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Orson KELLOGG
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1862-64
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Stephen W. MILES, Edward MENARD
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1864-66
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William K. MURPHY, Austin JAMES
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1866-68
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William K. MURPHY, John CAMPBELL
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1868-70
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John M. McCUTCHEON, Thomas H. BURGESS
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1870-72
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William R. GASS
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1872-74
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John W. PYATT, William NEVILLE, Austin JAMES
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1874-76
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Joseph W. RICKERT, Samuel McKEE, Jonathan CHESNUTWOOD
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1876-78
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Theophilus T. FOUNTAIN, John BOYD, Septimus P. MACE
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1878-80
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John T. McBRIDE, John R. McFIE, Philip C. C. PROVART
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1880-82
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Austin JAMES, Isaac M. KELLY, William K. MURPHY
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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1873
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Elihu ONSTOTT, Charles GUEMALLEY, John BAIRD
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1874
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John BAIRD, Elihu ONSTOTT, Charles GUEMAILEY
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1875
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John W . PYATT, John BAIRD, Elihu ONSTOTT
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1876-79
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John SCHNEIDER, John W. PYATT, John BAIRD
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1879
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Lysias HEAPE, John W. PYATT, John BAIRD
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1880-82
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Thomas STEVENSON, Lysias HEAPE, John W. PYATT
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
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1831-1845
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David BALDRIDGE
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1845
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Charles L. STARBUCK
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1846
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William H. TURNER
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1847
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Nelson HOLT
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1849
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Marmaduke FERGUSON
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1850-54
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Samuel EATON
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1854-57
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Isham E. WILLIS
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1857-1861
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Zebedee P. CURLEE
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1861
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Charles E. R. WINTHROP
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1863
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Richard M. DAVIS
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SHERIFFS
OF THE COUNTY
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1827-1837
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Wm. C. MURPHY
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1837-1840
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Matthew JONES
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1840
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John STEELE
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1843
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Abner K. PYLE
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1844
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Laban G. JONES
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1846
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David M. HOGE
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1850
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John W. PYATT
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1852
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David M. HOGE
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1854
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John D. REESE
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1856
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David M. HOGE
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1858
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Jas. J. HOGE
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1860
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Albert A. CLYMER
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1862
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James F. MASON
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1864
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Wm. G. LESLIE
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1866
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J. Carroll HARRISS
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1868
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Daniel W. DRY
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1870
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Samuel A. BEARD*
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1872
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Leonard T. ROSS
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1876
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Edward M. HARRIS
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1878
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Ralph G. WILLIAMS
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1880
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Thomas PENWARDEN
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*Samuel A. Beard died May 4, 1872, and his term was partially completed by
Geo. N. Taffe, coroner, who committed suicide before the term had expired.
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COUNTY JUDGES
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1828-1847
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Humphrey B. JONES - Probate
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1847
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Levi GREEN - Probate
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1849
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Humphrey B. JONES - Probate
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1849
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Hosea H. STRAIGHT, Richard H. WILLIAMS, Edward A. WHIPPLE, Associates
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1851
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Whipple resigned, replaced by PETER W. WILKS
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1853
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Laban G. JONES, Jonathan G. CLARK, John PYLE, Associates
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1856
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John BAIRD, William CRAIG, Samuel Y. McCLUER, Associates
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1861
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Henry S. HAMPLEMAN, William CRAIG, Ephraim T. REES, Associates
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1865
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William ELSTON, Ephraim T. REES, James L. PRIMM, Associates
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1869
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Charles E. R. WINTHROP, James L. PRIMM, James ERVIN
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1873-1881
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William ELSTUN, resigned on Jan. 31, 1881, Sample G. PARKS was appointed
to replace him
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Clerks of the Court
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1827-1839
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Humphrey B. JONES - county
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1839-1841
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John D. BURKLOW - county
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1841
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Joshua M. RICE - county
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1849
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Nathan T. KELLY - county
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1841-1857
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Humphrey B. JONES - county
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1857
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Charles L. STARBUCK - county
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1853-1861
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John W. PYATT - county
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1861
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David M. HOGE - county
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1865
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Leonard T. ROSS - county
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1869
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J. Carroll HARRIS - county
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1873
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Walter S. D. SMITH - county
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1827-1843
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Humphrey B. JONES - circuit
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1843
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Marmaduke S. FERGUSON- circuit
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1843
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Andrew J. DICKINSON- circuit
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1847
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Charles L. STARBUCK- circuit
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1848
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Lewis HAMMACK- circuit
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1852
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Jas. M. MONTAGUE- circuit
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1856
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Evan B. RUSHING- circuit
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1864
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Jas. M. BROWN*- circuit
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1867
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Charles H. ROE- circuit
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*Jas. M. Brown died August 10, 1867, and Charles H. Roe was
by Judge Crawford appointed to fill the vacancy.
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MASTERS
IN CHANCERY, RECORDER AND MINE INSPECTOR
Andrew J. DICKINSON received the first appointment to the office of Masters in Chancery
in 1845 and served until 1847; Charles L. STARBUCK, 1847-1851; Lewis HAMMACK, 1851-1855; Andrew J. DICKINSON, 1855-1857;
William H. McKEE, 1857-1860; William K. MURPHY, 1860-1869; Evan B. RUSHING, 1869-1873; Theophilus T. FOUNTAIN,
1873-1875, and Evan B. RUSHING, 1875
The following have filled the office of Recorder, in the beginning: Humphrey B. JONES, 1835; John D. BURKLOW, 1839;
Sylvester ADAMS, 1842; William J. WEIR, 1843; Charles L. STARBUCH, 1847.
Prior to Sept. 20th, 1877, the county surveyors were ex-officio inspector of mine, but the law changing and requiring
the board of county commissioners to appoint a practical miner to that office, Thomas PENWARDEN was appointed on
Sept. 20, 1877 and filled that office until Sept. 1880, when he was succeeded by Thomas BAILEY.
CORONERS
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1827-1831
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Amos ANDERSON
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1831
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David BALDRIDGE
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1832
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Matthew JONES
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1834
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David BALDRIDGE
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1836
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Aaron LIPE
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1838
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Thomas ARMSTRONG
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1840-1848
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John R. HUTCHINGS
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1848
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John L. BALDRIDGE
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1850
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John R. HUTCHINGS
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1852
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John WHEATLEY
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1854
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Fleetwood B. GARNER
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1856-1862
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John WHEATLEY
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1862, 1864
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Robert CRAIG
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1866
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Warren WHEATLEY
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1868, 1870
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George U. TAFFE
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1872
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William G. ANDERSON
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1874
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William G. GORDON
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1876
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Martin SMITH
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1878
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William G. GORDON*
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1879, 1880
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Joseph OSBORN/OGBORN
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*William G. Gordon died November 11, 1879, when Joseph Osborn/Ogborn was appointed
as his successor, and re-elected to the office in 1880.
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