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Stokes Township Township Officials


From History of Madison County, W. H. Beers & Co, Chicago, 1883

We can find no records of elections of the township earlier than 1833; therefore, commencing with that date, we give the following list of officers:

Trustees – 1833, Christian Selsor, Aaron Moon and Ross Rowand; 1835, Ross Rowand, Aaron Moon and Jacob Smith; 1836, Richard King, Jacob Smith and Aaron Moon; 1837-39, Richard King, Aaron Moon and Jesse Pancake; 1840-41, Aaron Moon, Joseph Hunt and Samuel Hornbeck; 1842, Lot Bozarth, Aaron Moon and Samuel Hornbeck; 1844-45, Jesse Pancake, Aaron Moon and Lot Bozarth; 1846, Aaron Moon, Jesse Pancake and James Hornbeck; 1847-53, Aaron Moon, Jonathan Moon and James Hornbeck; 1854-55, Jonathan Moon, James Hornbeck and D. Elder Johnson; 1856, D. Elder Johnson, Aaron Moon and Jonathan Moon; 1857-58, Aaron Moon, Jacob Smith and Jonathan Moon; 1859, Aaron Moon, Jonathan Moon and Richard Whiteman; 1860, Jonathan Moon, James Hornbeck and Richard Whiteman; 1861, Samuel Griffith, Richard Whiteman and Andrew Gordon; 1862, Jonathan Moon, James Hornbeck and Samuel Griffith; 1863, Jonathan Moon, Jackson Brock and Samuel Griffith; 1864-67, Giles Gordon, Jonathan Moon and Samuel Griffith; 1868, Jonathan Moon, John L. Moon and John Pancake; 1869-70, Jonathan Moon, Giles Gordon and Jackson Brock; 1872, Jackson Brock, Samuel L. Griffith and William Thornton; 1872, William Thornton, J. C. Hays and J. M. Lucas; and the present incumbents in the office, 1882, are John M. Lucas, James K. Brock and A. H. Baughn.

Clerks – 1833, Samuel Harvey; 1834, Isaac Harrow; 1835-42, James Thomas; 1843-45, Hugh Orr; 1846-54, James Thomas; 1855-57, C. E. Chaney; 1858-59, Hugh Orr; 1860-61, J. Mack Lucas; 1862-63, Owen Garlough; 1864-65, Harrison Hardacre; 1866-70, John D. Moon; 1871-72, T. S. Cooper. the present Clerk now in office, 1882, is T. S. Cooper.

Treasurers – 1833-54, Aaron Moon; 1855-60, William Thomas; 1861-65, Aaron Moon; 1866, J. J. Hudson; 1867-70, John Paulin; 1871-72, J. M. Lucas; and the one now serving, 1882, is L. C. Brock.

Justices of the Peace – 1833, Christian Selsor; 1835, Richard King; 1836, Joseph Hunt; 1838, Richard King; 1839, Joseph Hunt; 1844, Stephen Maxey; 1846, James Kilgore; 1858, Harrison Curry; 1860, William J. Bonham; 1861, John M. Lucas.

Assessors – 1843-62, Benjamin Thomas; 1863-71, James Hornbeck; 1872, Benjamin Thomas; 1882, Moses Thomas.

Constables – 1843-62, Samuel Messmore and David Williamson; 1834, Isaac Harrow and Aaron Moon; 1835, Harrison Curry and Samuel Messmore; 1836, Bushrod W. Muson and ------------; 1837, Hiram Hougham and George W. King; 1838, Harrison Curry and William Chappell; 1839, John Glenn; 1843, Thomas McIntire and Hugh Orr; and present ones in office (1882) are Milton Marsh and George Mahoy.

Supervisors – 1833, Christian Selsor, John Hudson and James Hornbeck; 1834, James Hornbeck, Christian Selsor and Ross Ramond; 1835, James Moon, Alexander Nelson. William Hudson, Christian Selsor and Abner Eches; 1836, John F. Hudson, Abner Eches, Richard King, Jacob Selsor and A. Nelson; 1837, Peter Slaughter, Richard King, Harrison Curry, John F. Hudson and David Carter; 1838, Harrison Curry, Thomas Clemons, Jesse Pancake, David Carter and Richard King; 1839, Abner Eches, Jesse Pancake, Thomas Clemons, Cyrus King, Daniel Daugherty and Thomas Ellis; 1843, James Thomas, Isaac Clemons, Daniel Daugherty, David Stroup and Charles Rakestraw.

Fence Viewers – 1833, Joseph Thomas, Sr., and Edward Stubblefield; 1834, Christian Selsor and Raper Ramond; 1835, Robert Rea and Moses Woodard; 1838, George Curry and Isaac Clemons; 1839, William Jones and James Thomas; 1843, Isaac Parker and George Simmerman.

Overseers of the Poor – 1833, James Hunt, James Moon and John Clark; 1834, Aaron Moon, Samuel Harvey and Samuel Hornbeck; 1835, Robert Rea; 1838, George W. King, Jesse Pancake; 1839, James Hornbeck and Harrison Curry; 1840, James Hornbeck and Harrison Curry.

We have only given the names of those who filled the offices, for a few years, and, in fact, the two last offices mentioned only existed a few years later than the above dates. Could we have found the recirds back to 1810, it would be interesting to know who first occupied those positions.

In 1833, the earliest record that appears to have been preserved, the total expenses in settling with the Trustees, Clerk, Treasurer and Supervisors, were $19.57, of which the Supervisors received $8.50, thus exhibiting the fact that the most important offices of the township at that day were not very attractive for the remuneration they brought. In 1833, the Treasurer's was 57 cents; in 1882, it was $19.78, showing quite an increase in the amount of funds passing through the Treasurer's hands from 1833 to 1882.

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