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Lafayette Weekly Courier, Fri, Apr 17, 1846 ·Page 3
FARM FOR SALE- The undersigned Agent for the county of Tippecanoe, in pursuance of an order of he Board of county Commissioners, offers to sell at private sale, an excellent farm of 210 acres, about one half of it in cultivation, with good improvements, such as houses, barn, outhouses, &c. and a good Orchard. Said farm lies on the west side of the Wabash river, about six miles from Lafayette, nd has been familiarly known as the County Poor Farm.
The terms will be made liberal. For further particulars, apply to the subscriber in Lafayette.
Henry T. Sample, Agent.
March 26, 1846.
Contributed by Lena H.
Added 14 Jan 2025
Lafayette Courier January 8, 1847
POOR-FARM
Sealed proposals will be received by the auditor of Tippecanoe county, until the 7th day of January, 1847, for the superintendence of the "Poor Farm" of said county, for the term of one year from the first day of March, 1847. Said farm is situated one mile north of Lafayette, known as the "Kibben Farm." Those desirous of undertaking the superintendence of said Farm, with boarding and charge of paupers will leave their proposals at the Auditors office, in the town of Lafayette, on or before the date above written, where the duties of the superintendent will be made known.
ALSO
At the same time, and place, will be offered by the Commissioners either for sale or rent, the former "Poor Farm," situated six miles west of Lafayette, containing 220 acres of excellent land, 90 acres of which is under high cultivation, an orchard of nearly one hundred bearing fruit trees of a good quality, a never failing well of water, a convenient dwelling house, barn, out houses, etc. Terms will then be made known for the sale or rent of said premises.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners.
DAVID WEBB, Auditor T. C.
By N. WEBB, Dept'y.
Dec. 18, 1846.
Contributed by Karen Z.
Added 14 Sept 2024
Tippecanoe Journal and Free Press, May 7, 1846
CORPORATION ELECTION
The following gentlemen were elected Trustees of the Town of Lafayette,
at the Corporation election last Monday:
First District: JOHN EWERY
Second District: OWEN BALL
Third District: ABRAHAM FRY
Fourth District: ALBERT BARTHOLOMEW
Fifth District: ALLEN LOYD
May 21, 1846
MESSR. EWRY and FRY having declined serving in the Board of Trustees of Lafayette, a special election was held on Wed. of last week, which resulted in the choice of JOHN PURDUE in the First ward, and JAMES H. SKINNER in the Third.
Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 1888, pp. 222-228
THE BAR
THE BAR
The early bar of La Fayette, up to 1831, consisted of Joseph Tatman, Joseph Cox, Andrew Ingram, David Patton, Moses Cox, Albert S. White, William M. Jenners, Thomas B. Brown, Aaron Finch and John Pettit.
Rufus A. Lockwood came to La Fayette in 1832, a young man, formed a partnership with A. S. White, became eminent as an advocate, went to California during the gold excitement, became one of the most prominent lawyers of the State, and on his return journey to La Fayette with his family he was drowned in the wreck of a vessel upon which he was sailing.
The pioneer lawyers from other counties practicing at the La Fayette courts were: John Law, from Vincennes; Thomas H. Blake, James Farrington and E. M. Huntington, from Terre Haute; C. Fletcher, W. Quarles and C. D. Morris, from Indianapolis; James Rariden, from Richmond; Caleb B. Smith, from Connersville; J. B. Chapman, from La Porte; Joseph A. Wright and William P. Bryant, from Rockville; Thomas J. Evans, P. H. Patterson, Edward A. Hannegan and David Wallace, from Covington; R.A. Chandler, from Williamsport; Henry S. Lan, P. M. Curry, J. Angle and S. C. Willson, from Crawfordsville, and J. VanMeter, Septimus Smith, T. D. Beard, J. Stetson and Burrel B. Taylor, from points not known to the compiler.
From the above it will be properly inferred that the whole State of Indiana was considered as one vast circuit, and that the pioneer lawyers, like Methodist preachers, had all the rough and ludicrous experiences of pioneer travel.
Rufus A. Lockwood, now deceased, was, perhaps, one of the most remarkable men identified with this bar. His eccentricities were so marked and his ability so consummate, that a quarter of a century has not obliterated their memory in this community.
Hon Daniel Mace--the most plausible of men--filled many high stations. He was elected to Congress twice, and was instrumental in bringing about the nomination of Andrew Johnson for the Vice-Presidency, and was rewarded by him with the post office at La Fayette; and while in possession of that office, he committed suicide.
Hon. John Pettit, a man of great natural ability, filled the office of United States Senator, Chief Justice of Kansas, and served one term on the Supreme Bench of Indiana; died in 1877.
Hon. Albert S. White, a good lawyer, a fine scholar and excellent gentleman. He was several times elected to Congress, and at the time of his death, in 1864, he was District Judge of Indiana.
Samuel A. Huff, for many years a prominent lawyer of La Fayette, later of Indianapolis, in 1837, was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Indiana, and afterward served as Judge of the Circuit Court.
Zebulon Baird, from 1845 to 1875, was one of the leading lawyers of the county and of the State. He was remarkable for his brilliancy in and devotion to his profession, as well as for his eccentricity of manner.
Robert C. Gregory was a man of great industry, and highly esteemed by all. He served one term of six years on the Supreme Bench of the State of Indiana.
John L. Miller was one of the active members of the bar. He served one term in the State Legislature, and held the office of postmaster at La Fayette during Grant's administration.
Thomas B. Ward has removed to Washington, District of Columbia.
Hon. Godlove S. Orth was one of the prominent lawyers and statesmen of Indiana.
James R. Carnahan, who was Prosecuting Attorney, and during the Rebellion was Captain of a company, has removed to Indianapolis.
William B. and Robert Gregory have moved away. So also have Frank W. Coombs, A. McMillen and Edward H. Brackett. The last named was an "exhaustive" lawyer, and for many years a partner of Hon. G. S. Orth. Alva Parson and Henry F. Blodgett are dead.
John A. Stein was a thorough lawyer and a gentleman of considerable literary ability.
The following are the present bar of La Fayette. Sketches of most of them will be found in the biographical department of this work. (They are listed in the order they appear in the book).
Ambrose K. Aholtz
J. H. Adams
Godlove O. Behm
Adam O. Behm
Samuel P. Baird
John W. Beasley
William H. Bryan
George W. Ball
Charles E. Claypool
John R. Coffroth
Albert W. Caldwell
James L. Caldwell
George B. Chamberlain
John Connolly
Fred S. Chase
Frank W. Chase
Hiram W. Chase
Richard P. De Hart
Jasper M. Dresser
Robert P. Davidson
Joseph C. Davidson
James T. Davidson
Bert P. Davidson
William C. Daly George Eacock
Joseph Eacock
Frank B. Everett
George W. Friedley
John D. Gougar
Ephraim A. Greenlee
Thomas F. Gaylord
Charles H. Henderson
George P. Haywood
Robert Jones
Mark Jones
James W. Jefferson
Austin L. Kumler
George W. King
Byron W. Langdon
Charles E. Lake
John D. La Rue
William Mote
Melville W. Miller
James B. Milner
William C. Mitchell
John F. McHugh
Harry A. Orth
William S. Potter Isaac Parsons
James Park
Alexander A. Rice
A. J. Roush
Samuel T. Stallard
Thomas A. Stuart
Will. V. Stuart
Charles B. Stuart
Wilbur F. Severson
John B. Sherwood
Harry C. Tyler
W.C. L. Taylor
N. I. Throckmorton
Henry H. Vinton
William C. Wilson
Daniel Walton
Will. R. Wood
W. De Witt Wallace
John A. Wilstach
J. Walter Wilstach
De Witt C. Wilson
E. M. Weaver
Mark Jones has retired on account of age; Aholtz has gone upon a farm,
and one or two of the others have their business mainly elsewhere.
Tippecanoe County Jurors 1862-1869
Tippecanoe County Jurors 1862-1869
These lists of jurors and others paid for services were transcribed from the original documents.
All names are as they were written in the original lists and not alphabetically.
1860 June Term - Monday, 1860 July 16 - Tippecanoe County Common Pleas Court Court
JURORS
Paul D. Downey
Isaac Heath
Jefferson Kellenberger
David Bryan
Page B. Severson
William Taylor Jr.
John E. Bates John ForgeyJames Dugan
Wilson Buck
N. H. Beasley
Henry Hilt
Clayborn Tarry
William Medicus
Elijah Graves
Silas Dutton
OTHERS NAMED
Isaiah Black, house bailiff
Thomas J. Road, house bailiff
J. W. Godman, summoning jurors
W. R. Ellis, extra service in court
1861 October Term - Tippecanoe County Circuit Court
JURORS
O. P.C. Evans
Samuel Allen
Addison Henderson
James G. Carnahan
Israel Spencer
John D. Smith
David Bryan
Samuel V. Bennett
Benjamin Davis
T. J. Kellenberger
James Langdon
Sans. N. Clark
Thomas J. Apkins
John E. Bate
Caspar Vanzant
Joseph Callow
James Dugan
Daniel Ryan
Lyman Beeman
Samuel Hoover
William J. Frazier
Dayton Hamer
David J. Chamberlain
Levi Northcut
Stephen N. Brush
L. W. Webster
Cyrus Ball
Alexander Hoover
David Moore
Joseph Studibaker
Joseph Bear
Henry Lesley
Daniel R. Groom
John Jones
John Royal
Thomas Evans
H. R. Barnard
Joseph Hart
Charles E. Duboise
Theodore Tea
John P. Anderson
John Obenchain
Register L. Meek
Jeremiah O'Dailey Consider Tinkler
Thomas Johnson
John Rosser
William Lane
John Rawles
James Hawkins
Lewis J. Chamberlain
N. B. Dodge
Edward Asher
Henry H. Murphy
Mathew Corrigan
Mark Jones
Robert Heath
William Mc A Lee
Jesse B. Lutz
Edward McGilberry
William Brady
Thomas Blanton
Franklin B. Biggs
Cameron Howard
C. A. Cunningham
Alvernus Jackson
OTHERS NAMED
William Ellis, for making bar docket
John Manlin, making fires
William B. Milhender?, setting glass
D. H. Reynolds and Bro. for renting grand jury room
E. V. Bennett for cleaning court house and house bailiff
James H. Godman, house bailiff
Isaiah Black, riding bailiff
Jefferson Godman, making fires
John S. Forgey, riding bailiff
H. C. Bryan, attending jury
1862 October Term - Tippecanoe County Circuit Court
JURORS
Samuel V. Bennett
John Brower
David Bryan
James G. Carnahan
John Hanley
Joshua Heath
James Langdon
Martin Lucas
John Obenchain
H. A. Patton
James Severson
OTHERS NAMED
William Ellis, Clerk
John W. Godman, Sheriff
E. V. Bennett paid for services
J. M. Bryan paid for services
1863 April Term - Tippecanoe County Circuit Court
JURORS
Martin Rodes
James Langdon
Samuel Rankin
David Shuey
J.F. Raines
Nelson Littleton
Andrew J. Bull
James Dugan
Elijah Graves
Jefferson Kellenberger
J. G. Carnahan
G. W. Wise
Solomon Slayback
Thomas J. Stephens
Wm. Porter
Benjamin Bayle
P. D. Downey Elijah Bemiss, Sr.
Robert Hine
Isaac Kessinger
C. B. Naylor
J. K. Smith
Lyman Beeman
Samuel Mustard
John Handley
William Tinkler
Simon Ullman
Edward Burk
George Terry or Tenny
John Toeman
W.W. Smith
A. C. Tullis
Wm. Allen
James Farmer
Charles Winship
James Severson
John Robinson
C. V. Franklin
Montgomery Sherry
William Goodman
John Bankson
Joseph K. Smith
B. J. Hall
John Steeley
Rueben Steely
Charles Parker
Townsend Cresse
Isaac N. Higman
James Crumpton
George House
OTHERS NAMED
Irvin Huffman - for making fires and cleaning chambers during court.
W. R. Ellis, Clerk
J. W. Godman, Sheriff
James M. Bryan - as House Baliff 17 days service
G. W. Kessinger - as House Baliff 17 days service
Wm. H. Beasley - as Riding Baliff 17 days service
Ralph Leigh - for 12 bark seat chairs for court house and repairing 4 old chairs
1863 June Term - Tippecanoe County Common Pleas Court
JURORS
Joshua Heath
H. H. Hilt
Martin Scoonover
Wm. Cox
Wm. Howard
Woodward Porter
Jethro Nevil Cyrus Q. Borum
R. L. Johnson
Carmi Jones
Samuel Elliott
M. H. Bryan
Elijah Graves
James Langdon
Ezekial Pierce
George W. Warwick
John A. Harlan
Abraham Stuckey
Nathan Brown
Jefferson Kellenberger
James Pierce
OTHERS NAMED
W. H. Beasley - for 11 days service Riding Baliff
James M. Bryan - for 12 days service House Baliff
George Washington Kensinger - for 12 days service as House Baliff
W. R. Ellis - Clerk
J. W. Godman - Sheriff
1863 October Term - Tippecanoe County Circuit Court
JURORS
Cyrus Ball
John Armstrong
Joseph Callow
James Turner
Richard Lock
Joshua Roseberry
George W. Wise
John E. Bates
James Langdon
Isaac Stevens
Henry Vincell
Rufus Peirce
John F. Shannon
George W. Orr
Taswell Johnson
Abner Johnson
James H. Marsteller
George Headley
Moses Pritchard
George Brown
John W. Short
Ralph D. Manwaring
Rober Mosey
Elmer V. Bennett
Benjamin F. Moore
Henry Dryer
Simeon Ullman
Paul D. Downey
Henry Snyder
Lewis Gushwa Walter Nally
James Crosley
David F. White
Thomas Johnson
Isaac Vore
Martin W. Earheart
Edward Carroll
Sheppard Florer
John Toernan?
Elijah Graves
Josesph Baer
Cave J. Carter
J. G. Brown
John Summerson
JURORS SERVING FOR A SPECIAL TERM, JULY 1863
John D. Smith
J. P. Rains
James Langdon
Elijah Graves
George Wise
J. Barnard
M.W. Earheart
N. Brown
OTHERS NAMED
W. L. Gregory - to furnishing stoves, pipe
H.C. Bryan - sheriff to serving venise(?) for Grand Jurors and Petit Jurors
W. R. Ellis - clerk of court
James M. Bryan - cleaning court house
Hiram Klepinger - for 17 days as house baliff
John W. Godman - for 17 days as house baliff
H.C. Lefever - riding baliff
Irwin Huffman - making fires and attending chambers
1867 August Term - Tippecanoe County Criminal Circuit Court
JURORS
Daniel Stormes
Peter Goldsberry
Henry Blackmore
Mark Withrow
Martin W. Jackson
George W. Anderson
Benjamin Oswalt
Thomas E. Jones
Thomas J. McMair
Jonah Green
Jas. E. Robinson
John Jameson
Jeremiah M. Virgin
Samuel Miller
E. Ridgeway
Charles Parker
Wm. M. Preston
A. G. Vanderbilt
Thos. K. Steel
John Sumwalt
R. S. Ford
E. Pierce
John E. Bate
William Goodman
R. S. Ford
E. Pierce
John E. Bate
William Goodman
Thos. Royal
John Allman
John O. Jackson
Asher Layton
Joseph Wallace
Robert Elliott
A. H. Ridgway
L. Dryer
Samuel Brand
Robert Benum
Samuel Strother
William Watts
George W. Johnson
John Bailess
Sampson Barnett
William Rodgers
William McBride
Daniel Kilgore
Thos. Lake
John E. Buskirk
William M. Cole
Nathan Heiller
Sampson McDole
J. R. Jefferson
W. P. Wright
Eli N. Cooper
James W. Cole
J. W. Foster
H. H. Mall
George Nally
Adam Huffman
John Bair
Thos Williams
James Reeves
James Hinsely
Isaac Rockerfield
George Layton
Morris Slaughter
Ezra Huffman
Marsha Buck
Wm. M. Nogle
John Blacklige John Cuppy
Jas. Brand
Edward Wilson
Samuel Godman
Amiziah Buck
Augustus Kilgore
John Doyle
John Kane
Onios Vickery
Phillip Starr
Samuel Dearduff
James Murry/Marry
John Cloid
Wm. Skinner
John Cole
Joseph Singley
John Singley
Chester Travis
Samuel Wallace
James R. Warker
Patrick Carr
John A. Hichler
John O. Bartlett
Robert Dearduff
Peter Obin
Jacob Mustard
E. Hider
Hiram Ford
S. S. Crouse
Moses Shelby
Stephen P. Thompson
John Potts
Thos. Snyder
A. J. Berryhill
Simon Glunt
Theodore Bennett
John Town
Levi Chechester
John Skiner
Samuel Thomas
O. B. Todd
James Hillman
John Wolf
Isaac Tull
Wm. Badger
Zachriah Green
Jessie Fleming
David McGlothlin
Wm. McLaughlin
Daniel Zimerman
Aaron Smith
William S. Lenard
John Ashley
Jacob Neebo
William Conrow
James Oglesby
William Mainor?
John Clevinger
William Spring
Lewis J. Graves
John Downing
William Warner
John R. B. Clevinger
James Chelton
E. Heerrington
Frank Smith
William Warner
Arrilius Kelly
OTHERS NAMED
Daniel Royse, Clerk of Court
James Colegrove, Shff of Court
James Colegrove, Riding Baliff
Smith Lee, Riding Baliff
Samuel Briley, Court room Bailiff
1867 October Term - Criminal Circuit Court - Special Sitting
State of Indiana vs. Francis Pei?
JURORS
Thomas Westlake
Robert Bayle
Martin Roads
Henry H. Murphy
Ezekiel C. Pierce
Thomas G. McNair
John M. Pessinger
Sheridan LaRue
Henry Lindsay
William Bell
George Whitteberry
Ed J. Loveless
William Loveless
Samuel Yeaman
John Cole
B. R. Smith
Richard Cole
Coleman Brown
Joseph Ellis
James E. Gladden
Nathaniel Harrison
William T. Baker
Sylvester Conklin
Alexander Waddel
Andrew J. Buck
Charles Meigs
Firman Leaming
William Cox
Z. P. Turner
Edmond Throckmorton
James Cox
H. Clark
James Broadie
Joel House
John Brand
John Witters
Owen Whistler?
Lewis Wright
John Shoemaker
David Shoemaker
William R. Whitteberry
Reuben Steely
Alfred Toliver
George Graves?
Jefferson D. Brady
James R. Moore
Samuel Heffner
Eli C. McKee
Joseph Kions?
Isaac R. Phenis
Samuel Davis
John F. Walker
Eli Howard
W. D. Hampton
Jesse Nelson?
John Gushwa (no. 1)
David Gushwa
John Gushwa (no. 2)
George Gunkle
William Lesley
Asa Cresse
Anson Cresse
Michael Gunkle
George Bennett
Lewis Gushwa
John Kelly
Joel Westfall
Thomas A. Wiggins
Harvey Westfall
Thomas Kennedy
James Jourdan
Moses Bloomfield
Samuel Westfall
Albert Adams
William Payne
George Brown
Henry Weaver?
Simeon Jolly
William Murphy
Perry Murphy
William Johnson
John F. Johnson
Tazwell Johnson
W. A. Miller
Abraham Probasco
Stephen Jones
David Shelby
William Vanmetre
John Anderson
Jacob Fouts
James Mullahan
Thomas Young
James Bryant
Thomas Royal
George Warrick
Benjamin Sharp
Patterson Staley
John Staley
Daniel Peters
John B. McClure
William P. Murphey
John Weymeyer
Jacob H. Saum
Joseph Carrigan
Jacob Felix
John B. Chapman
George Wallace
Uriah Nickley
Alexander Murphey
Samuel Bowers
John Emerick
Nathan W. Kinkinnon
Charles Wright
OTHERS NAMED
James Colegrove money advanced to Link & Besinger to defray expenses in attending court and traveling.
James Colegrove money advanced to O.G.H. Davidson and Isaac Hale for traveling expenses and attending court.
James Colegrove money expended in bringing witnesses from Adams County.
1868 October Term - Tippecanoe County Civil Circuit Court
JURORS
John Graves
Cyrus Insley
W. F. Shaffner
R. H. Godman
Abraham Probasco
William Buckley
William W. Smith
Cornelius Morris
Moses C. Culver
Oliver C. Bartmess
Samuel Brand
William Thomas
Archibald H. Allen
Samuel Bennett John Balser
William Porter
Thomas R. Steele
Frank A. Pierce
John Handley
Lyman Beeman
Samuel Danforth
Daniel McCombs
John E. Bats?
John B. Crapo
Simon Bass
Max Meyers
Ebenzer Ridgeway
H. H. Murphy
OTHERS NAMED
Daniel Royse, Clerk
James Colegrove, Sheriff
James R. Colegrove, Riding Bailiff
David G. Smith, Riding Bailiff
Henry A. Merrill, House Bailiff
Albert Colegrove, House Bailiff
Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 1888, pp. 222-228
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
By the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled "An act for the formation of a new county out of the county of Wabash, and for establishing the county seat thereof," and approved January 26, 1826, it was declared "that all that part of the county of Wabash contained within the boundaries therein specified shall form and constitute a new county, to be known and designated by the name of Tippecanoe." Prior to that date, "all the territory embraced in that wide district of land lying north of Montgomery County as far as Lake Michigan was called Wabash County, and was attached to Montgomery County for judicial purposes." The organizing act above referred to was passed, and approved by the Governor, on the 26th of January, 1826, and the act took effect on the ___ day of May following. Subsequently, at a session of the Board of Justices of Tippecanoe County, the first after being chosen, the following proceedings had before them were spread at length upon the record:
"Be it remembered, That at a session of the Tippecanoe County Board of Justices, held at the house of James Brockman place appointed for holding courts within and for said county for Tippecanoe, at the hour of 12 o'clock on Saturday, the 8th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six; present, William Bush, Levi Thornton, Stephen Kennedy and John Russell, who now present their commissions from his Excellency, J. Brown Ray, Governor of the State of Indiana, and having their several oaths endorsed thereon, now take an additional oath of office not to violate the provisions of the fourteenth Section of an act establishing a County Treasurer. Whereupon, the Board now proceed to organize themselves by electing one of their number a President of said Board; and, after counting out the tickets, it appears that William Bush received three votes, which being a majority of all the votes given, the said William Bush is duly declared elected President of the Board, and takes his seat as such. Whereupon the Board proceeded to business. The Board received the returns from the Commissioners appointed to locate the county seat of the county of Tippecanoe. Said Commissioners located the seat of Justice at the town of La Fayette, and received the donations from the following persons, viz.: A bond from Reuben Kelsey for a warranty deed for ten acres of land off of the northeast corner of the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 29, Range 4 west, Township 23; a bond from Robert Alexander for a warranty deed for ten acres of land of the north end of the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 29, Range 4 west, Township 23; a bond from Samuel Sargeant for a warranty deed for ten acres of land east and adjoining the town plat of the town of La Fayette; a bond from I.C. Elston, Samuel Sargeant, John Wilson and Jonathan W. Powers for a warranty deed for all of the even numbered lots in the town of La Fayette, as laid down.
"Ordered, That the Agent of the county is authorized to advertise the sale of lots in the town of La Fayette, to sell on the second Monday of October next. Terms of sale, one fourth the purchase money paid in hand, the balance in two equal annual payments.
"Be it remembered, That all that part of the county of Tippecanoe lying west of the Wabash River shall form and constitute a township to be known by the name of Wabash Township.
"That all that part of the county of Tippecanoe lying west of Big Wea Creek shall form and constitute a township to be known by the name of Fairfield.
"That all that part of the county of Tippecanoe lying south of the Big Wea Creek shall form and constitute a township to be known by the name of Randolph Township. By order of the Board.
"Be it remembered, That all election to be held in the township of Wabash shall be held at the house of Francis Sutherland, during the present year, and that Robert Alexander be Inspector of all elections in said township of Wabash for and during the present year; that all elections to be held in the township shall be held at the house of James Brockman during the present year, and that James Thornton is appointed Inspector of Elections in the township of Fairfield during the present year; and that all elections to be held in the township of Randolph shall be held at the house of William Dimmitt during the present year, and that John Provolt is appointed Inspector of Elections in the township of Randolph during the present year.
"Be it remembered, That Reuben Kelsy is appointed Agent of the county of Tippecanoe, by order of the Board.
"Be it remembered, That Samuel Black is appointed Treasurer in and for the county of Tippecanoe, by order of the Board.
"Be it remembered, That James Wyman is authorized to vend foreign merchandise, after producing a certificate from the County Treasurer for the payment of two dollars, for and during the term of one year, in the county of Tippecanoe. By order of the Board.
"Be it remembered, That William Smith is authorized to vend foreign merchandise in the county of Tippecanoe, after procuring a certificate from the County Treasurer of the payment of two dollars, for the term of one year. By order of the Board.
"WILLIAM BUSH,
President Board of Justice."
The house of James Brockman, where the first election was held in Fairfield Township, was in the town of La Fayette. The house of Francis Sunderland, in Wabash Township, where the first election was held, was situated on the north bank of the Wabash River, opposite the mouth of Big Wea Creek.
The first election in Randolph Township was held at the house of William Dimmitt, situated at the High Gap, at the southeast portion of the Wea Plain, at a point which a traveler once declared was "the prettiest place this side of heaven."
Following is a list of the servants of Tippecanoe County to date (1888):
CIRCUIT JUDGES
John R. Porter: 1826-37
Isaac Naylor: 1838-1851
William P. Bryant: 1852-1854
John Pettit and David Turpie: 1855
Andrew Ingram: 1855-56
John Pettit: 1857
Charles H. Test: 1857-1869
David P. Vinton: 1870-1888
ASSOCIATE JUDGES
William Jones: 1826
James Wylie: 1826-1839
John Provolt: 1826-1846
Cyrus Ball: 1840-1841
John L. Pifer: 1842-1846
Joseph D. Dennitt: 1847-1849
John Peters: 1847-1850
John L. Pifer: 1850-1851
John Connolly, Sr. - 1851-1852, when the office was abolished by the adoption of the new Constitution.
PROBATE JUDGES
From 1826-1829 the Associate Judges were ex officio Judges of the Probate Court.
John T. Davidson: 1829-1831
W. M. Jenners - 1832
John Kilgore - 1832-1852, when the business of the office was merged into that of the Common Pleas Court.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES
Samuel A. Huff - 1852-1853
David Turpie - 1854
Gustavus A. Wood - 1854
Mark Jones - 1855-1856
Gustavus A. Wood - 1857-1860
David P. Vinton - 1861-1866
James Park - 1867
J. M. LaRue - 1867-1873, when the business of the office was transferred to the Circuit Court.
JUDGES of the CIRCUIT COURT
David P. Vinton - 1867-1869 (this court was established by the Legislature of 1866-1867)
B. K. Higginbotham - 1870-1875, when for this was substituted the Superior Court.
JUDGES of the SUPERIOR COURT
T. B. Ward - 1875-1876
J. M. LaRue - 1876-1888
F. B. Everett elected for the ensuing term.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS of the CIRCUIT COURT
E. M. Huntington - 1826
John Law - 1827-1829
E. A. Hannegan - 1830-1831
Andrew Ingram - 1832-1833
William P. Bryant - 1834-1837
Joseph A. Wright - 1838-1839
Samuel C. Wilson - 1840-1842
Joseph E. McDonald - 1843-1846
William F. Lane - 1847-1849
Gustavus A. Wood - 1850
Lewis Wallace - 1851-1852
Daniel W. Voorhees - 1853
Samuel W. Telford - 1854
Charles A. Naylor - 1854-1855
John L. Miller - 1856-1861
William D. Lee - 1862-1863
Frank B. Everett - 1864-1867
J. M. Justice - 1868-1869
Frank B. Everett - 1870-1871
Simon P. Thompson - 1872
William E. Uhl - 1872-1874
Isaac Parsons - 1875
Charles D. Jones - 1875-1876
James L. Caldwell - 1877-1879
C. D. Jones - 1879-1881
J. T. Davidson - 1881-1883
Walter Powell - 1883-1885
R. P. De Hart - 1885-1887
George P. Haywood - 1887
COMMON PLEAS PROSECUTORS
Luke Reilly - 1852-1853
John L. Miller - 1854-1855
Israel N. Stiles - 1856-1857
W.C.L. Taylor - 1858-1859
Lewis C. Pierce - 1860-1863
W. DeWitt Wallace - 1864-1867
Samuel R. Hiett - 1868-1869
Joseph M. Rabb - 1870-1872, when the office was abolished and the business transferred to the Circuit Court.
PROSECUTORS for the CRIMINAL COURT
Godlove O. Behm - 1867
James R. Carnahan - 1867-1871
Austin L. Kumler - 1872-1873
James L. Caldwell - 1874-1875, when the office was abolished and the business transferred to the Circuit Court.
The Circuit Court terms commence the first Monday in February, fourth Monday in April, first Monday in September, and the third Monday in November. The Superior Court terms commence the first Monday in January, second Monday in March, third Monday in May, first Monday in September, the third Monday in November. The Commissioners' Court (County Legislature, rather) meets the first Mondays in December, March, June and September.
SHERIFFS
David F. Durkee - 1826-1827 Henry C. Bryan - 1863-1864
James Thornton - 1828-1831 James Colgrove - 1865-1868
Augustus Wylie - 1832-1835 David G. Smith - 1869-1870
William Skinner - 1836-1839 James Murdock - 1871-1872
Martin L. Pierce - 1840-1843 Christian M. Nisley - 1873-1876
John B. Michaels - 1844-1845 James W. Baird - 1877-1879
Edward T. Jenks - 1846 Stephen O. Taylor - 1879-1883
Matt. H. Winton - 1847-1850 Alfred F. Manning - 1882-1885
Edward T. Jenks - 1851-1854 John B. McCutcheon - 1885-1887
Thomas J. Chissom - 1855-1858 Thomas G. McKee - 1887
John W. Godman - 1859-1862
CLERKS
Samuel Hoover - 1826-1839
Elam Shaw - 1839-1840
Mark Jones - 1840-1853
Otho K. Weakly - 1853-1857
Daniel Royse - 1865-1873
James T. Chute - 1873-1882
William C. Mitchell - 1882-1886
Henry C. Tinney - 1886, term expiring in 1890.
AUDITORS (not distinct from clerks previous to 1841)
David Webb - 1841-1847
Nathan Webb - 1847-1855
Charles A. Naylor - 1855-1861
Chris. Miller - 1862-1865
A. J. Castater - 1866-1869
Smith Lee - 1870-1873
Primus P. Culver - 1874-1878
Cyrenuius Johnson - 1879-1882
Thomas J. Barnes - 1882, and re-elected for the present term, which expires in 1890
RECORDERS
Daniel Bugher - 1826-1830
Sandford C. Cox - 1831-1853
Joseph Yundt - 1854-1861
Z.M.P. Hand - 1862-1865
John W. Vance - 1866-1867
Darwin H. Hull - 1868
John A. Carr - 1868-1871
Abraham Koontz - 1872
James H. Jones - 1872-1875
William Wilgus - 1876-1880
N.I. Throckmorton - 1880-1884
David Bryan - 1884-1888
Joseph McCrea elected for the ensuing term.
TREASURERS
Samuel Black - 1826-1835
Jesse Andrew - 1836-1847
Abraham Fry - 1848-1852
John W. Martin - 1853-1856
Salem F. Fry - 1857-1860
William T. Roseberry - 1861-1864
S. C. Kirkpatrick - 1865-1866
Jacob F. Marks - 1867-1870
Martin Lucas - 1871-1872
Richard H. Godman - 1873-1876
Bennett Foresman - 1877-1879
M. L. Peck - 1879-1883
John Stair - 1883-1885
William W. Smith - 1885, second term expiring in 1889.
SURVEYORS
Lawrence B. Stockton - 1826-1835
Ezekial Timmons - 1836-1840
John A. Slayback - 1841-1842
Ezekial Timmons - 1843-1853
William J. Snoddy - 1854-1855
John Levering - 1856-1861
Achilles J. Mawter - 1862-1865
Philemon C. Vawter - 1866- __
Samuel K. Richards; Everett B. Vawter, the present incumbent
CORONERS
There are no records of Coroners prior to 1834.
Robert Heath - 1834-1837
Martin L. Peirce - 1838-1839
Hugh J. Mulford - 1840-1841
Edward T. Jenks - 1842-1846
Matt. S. Scudder - 1847-1848
Joseph Goldsberry - 1849-1850
Elias Max - 1851-1852
Jonathan Lewis - 1853-1854
John E. Bate - 1855-1856
George W. Short - 1857-1858
Thomas R. Steele - 1859-1860
B. F. Ingersoll - 1861-1866
George F. Beasley - 1867-1869
John H. Punghorst - 1870-1871
William W. Vinnedge - 1872-1875
George F. Beasley - 1876-1882
Moses A. Rush - 1882-1886
William R. Moffit, 1886 to the present.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1826-J. Brockman; W. Bush; L. Thornton; S. Kennedy; T. Russell; A. Janny
1827-The same and R. Kelsey
1828-P. McCormick, W. Bush, L. Thornton, S. Kennedy, T. Russell, A. Janny, T. Bishop.
All the foregoing were the justices of the peaces, acting ex-officio as commissioners. After this date the commissioners were elected as such, and in the list here given the first named for each year was the commissioner from the First District, the second named from the Second, and the third named from the Third. The First District comprises LaFayette, and Fairfield, Perry and Washington township; Second District, all that portion of the county lying on the northwest side of the Wabash River; Third District, the remainder of the county, being the southern two tiers of townships.
1829-Richard Johnson, William P. Warwick, Henry T. Doubleday
1830-Henry Restine, William P. Warwick, Peter Weaver
1831-William P. Heath, Levi Thornton, Peter Weaver
1832-William P. Heath, William Hays, Peter Weaver
1833-William P. Heath, William Hays, John T. Jack
1834-John White, William Hays, John T. Jack
1835-John White, William Hays, John W. Odell
1836-John White, William Hays, John Sherry
1837-John White, James W. Holliday, James P. Ellis
1838-Jacob Walker, William Sims, Allen Youndt
1839-John L. Pifer, William Sims, Allen Youndt
1840-Lott Carson, James Brown, John McCutcheon
1841-Lott Carson, Samuel Gray, John McCutcheon
1842 Lott Carson, Samuel Gray, William Brady
1843-William I. Snoddy, Samuel Gray, William Brady
1844-1847-William I. Snoddy, William Kendall, William Brady
1848-William I. Snoddy, William Kendall, William T. Murdock
1849-Samuel Hoover, William Kendall, William T. Murdock
1850-'51-Samuel Hoover, Charles Marsteller, William T. Murdock
1852-'54-Robert Heath, Charles Marsteller, William T. Murdock
1855-Jacob Hilt, Charles Marsteller, William T. Murdock
1856-Jacob Hilt, Jacob Sichler, John Rawles
1857-Jacob Hilt, John Rawles, Henry Hall
1858-'59-Henry Burkhalter, John Rawles, Henry Hall
1860-'61-Henry Burkhalter, John Rawles, Eli N. Cooper
1862-Henry Burkhalter, William Thomas, Eli N. Cooper
1863-'64-Henry Burkhalter, William Thomas, O.P.C. Evans
1865-Henry Burkhalter, John D. Smith, William Thomas
1866-Henry Burkhalter, John Opp, O.P.C. Evans
1867-'69-Samuel Favorite, John Opp. O.P.C. Evans
1870-Charles Kurtz, John Opp, Edmund Fryback
1871-Charles Kurtz, Joseph S. Stockton, Edmund Fryback
1872-Charles Kurtz, Joseph S. Stockton, John K. McMillen
1873-Joseph M. Hershey, Joseph S. Stockton, John K. McMillen
1874-'75-Joseph M. Hershey, John Opp, John K. Mc McMillen
1876-George T. Kellenberger, John Opp, John P. Oglebay
1877-George T. Kellenberger, Lewis Einsel, John P. Oglebay
1880-Elias C. White, Lewis Einsel, David Pike
1881-Elias C. White, David Pike, J.W. Scott
1882-Elias C. White, F. Acheson, J.W. Scott
1883-R.M. McGrath, F. Acheson, J.W. Scott
1884-R.M. McGrath, F. Acheson, R.B. Wallace
1885-R.M. McGrath, A.M. Miller, R.B. Wallace
1886-Adam Herzog, A.M. Miller, R.B.Wallace
1887-Adam Herzog, A.M. Miller, Chancey Jones
STATE SENATORS
1826-'29-James Blair, of Vermillion County, the district comprising the counties of Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Montgomery, Putnam, Parke and Fountain
1829-'31-Joseph Orr, of Fountain County, the district comprising Tippecanoe, Fountain, Putnam, Montgomery, Clinton and Carroll counties.
1831-'36-Othniel L. Clark, of Tippecanoe County, representing this county with Carroll and Cass.
Since this date Tippecanoe County has been of itself one complete Senatorial District.
1836-'39-Othniel L. Clark
1839-'40-Thomas Smiley
1840-'42-Samuel Hoover
1842-'43-John W. Odell
1843-'49-Godlove S. Orth
1849-'53-John W. Odell
1853-'55-Alex. W. Gordon
1855-'59-D. H. Crouse
1859-'67-Moses C. Culver
1867-'71-John A. Stein
1871-'75-Henry Taylor
1875-'79-John M. LaRue
1879-'83-B.W. Langdon
1883-'87-Francis Johnson
1887-Jasper M. Dresser
REPRESENTATIVES to the LEGISLATURE
1826-'27-Henry Restine, of Montgomery County
1827-'28- John Beard of Montgomery County
1828-'29-Robert Taylor of Montgomery County
1829-'30-John Beard
1830-'31-John Beard, and A.Claypool, of Fountain County.
After this date all the Representatives have been residents of Tippecanoe County, this county forming a complete district.
1831-'32-William Heaton and Aaron Finch
1832-'33-M. Shortridge and Aaron Finch
1833-'34-Thomas B. Brown
1834-'35-James Davis and Benj. Henkle
1835-'36-James Davis and T.B. Brown
1836-'37-John W. Odell and T.B. Brown
1837-'38-Samuel A. Huff and Thomas Watson
1838-'39-John Pettit and James Earl
1839'-40-James White and W. M. Porter
1840-'41-O.L. Clark and M. Shortridge
1841-'42-Elizur Deming and James P. Ellis
1842-'43-Isaac Shelby and W.L. Leyman
1843-'44- Isaac Shelby, P. Foresman, J.W. Odell
1845-'46-W. L. Leyman, S. McCormick
1846-'47-P. McCormick, Thomas Smiley
1847-'48-P. McCormick, Thomas Smiley, John Doyle
1848-'49-John Doyle, P. Goldsberry
1849-'50-T. H. O'Neal, A. L. Patterson, Isaac Shelby
1850-'51-A. L. Patterson
1851-'52-Godlove O. Behm
1853-'54-S. McCormick, A. F. Chapin
1855-'56-Thomas H. Clark
1857-'58-John M. LaRue
1859-'60-Chris Miller, I. N. Stiles
1861-'62-William H. Bryan, J. J. Jones
1863-'64-J. M Hershey, S. Mustard
1865-'66-J. M. Hershey, J. L. Miller
1867-'68-John Rosser, J. L. Miller
1869-'70-Reuben Baker, R. Breckenridge
1871-'72-O. K. Weakley, sworn in but seat successfully contested by R. P. Davidson, B. Ray
1873-'74-James W. Cole, E. H. Hollingsworth
1875-'76-Samuel Shortridge, J. H. Anderson
1877-'78-B.W. Langdon, W. R. Oglebay
1879-'80-C. S. Baker, Ed. Robeson
1881-'82-Harvey Westfall, John K. O'Neal
1883-'84-Harvey Westfall, B. Wilson Smith
1885-'89-B. Wilson Smith, Job Osborn
1887-Robert Carrick, of Frankfort, Joint Representative
MEMBERS of CONGRESS
Albert S. White - 1836-'38; 1860-'62
John Pettit - 1843-'49
Daniel Mace - 1851-'57
Godlove S. Orth - 1862-'70; 1872-'74; 1878-'82
Thomas B.Ward - 1882-'86
Joseph B. Cheadle, of Frankfort, now represents this, the Ninth, Congressional District.
U. S. SENATORS
Albert S. White - 1830-'45
John Pettit - 1853-'5
JUDGES of the SUPREME COURT of INDIANA
Robert C. Gregory - 1864-'70
John Pettit - 1870-'76
MEMBERS of the STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION of 1852
John Pettit
Othniel L. Clark
Joel B. McFarland
PROMINENT OFFICERS in the REGULAR ARMY
Joseph J. Reynolds, Brigadier-General
Lewis Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel
Henry G. Ellsworth, Major of the Marine Corps
PROMINENT OFFICERS in the WAR of the REBELLION
Israel N. Stiles and R. P. DeHart - Brigadier Generals
Colonels -
W. B. Carroll and M. B. Taylor - Tenth Infantry
Job Vanatta - Fifteenth Infantry
W. L. Taylor - Twentieth Infantry
W. C. Wilson and John Blake - Fortieth and One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Infantry
John S. Williams - Sixty-third Infantry
C. G. Thompson - Seventy-second Infantry
G. O. Behm - One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
James Tullis of the Seventh Iowa Volunteers
The general Government of the United States has conferred appointments upon the following citizens of Tippecanoe County:
Godlove S. Orth, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria, 1875-'76
Henry L. Ellsworth, Commissioner of Patents, 1836-'45, and Charge d' Affaires at Stockholm, Sweden, 1845-'49.
J. Park, Consul to Aix la Chapelle, Prussia, 1869-'73
G. Ulrich, Consul to Laguayra, Venezuela, 1864-'65
N. S. Wilson, Consul to Tobasco, Mexico
Frederick H. Schenck, Consul to Barcelona, Spain, 1874
Eugene J. Ball, Consul to Pesth, Austro-Hungary, 1878
R. P. DeHart was appointed Consul to Santiago de Cuba by President Grant, but declined to serve.
John Pettit, United States Districk Attorney for the District of Indiana, 1839-'43, and
Chief Justice of the Territory of Kansas, 1859-'61
James P. Luse, Collector of the Port of Louisville, 1869-'77
Albert S. White, District Judge for the Districk of Indiana, 1864, died same year.
Daniel Mace, United States Districk Attorney for the District of Indiana, 1845-'47
George B. Williams, Supervisor of Internal Revenue for Indiana, 1868-'69, and Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue for Indiana, 1868-'69, and Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1869-'71;
Financial Adviser to Japan, 1871-'76, and in 1877 that Government sent him to Europe as a special commissioner to negotiate a loan.
Colonel John S. Williams, Third Auditor of the United States under the administration of President Cleveland.
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