From the absence of any records of the township for the first ten years after the erection of the township, we commence our account with the year 1821, the first which appears on the records:
Trustees.-- 1821 -- George Chappell, William Smith and Patrick McLene: 1822 -- George Chappell, Amos G. Thompson and John F. Chenoweth; 1823 -- George Chappell, Thomas Rea and John F. Chenoweth; 1824 -- James Cessna, John F. Chenoweth and George Chappell; 1825 -- George Chappell, John Moore and John F. Chenoweth; 1826 -- Thomas Cessna, John F. Chenoweth and George Chappell; 1827 -- John Moore, Joseph B. Melvin and George Chappell; 1828-29 -- John Moore, Jonathan Minshall and J. B. Melvin; 1830-33 -- Joseph B. Melvin, Nathan Bond and Jonathan Minshall; from 1833 to 1841 no records appear: 1841-43 -- James Rankin, John J. Melvin and Joseph Rayburn; 1844 -- James Smith, James Rankin and Paul Caster; 1845 -- James Rankin, James Smith and Maxwell Murray; 1846-48 -- Maxwell Murray, David Dunkin and James Rankin; 1849 -- James Rankin, Joseph Rayburn and Stephen Moore; 1850-51-- James Rankin, John C. Jones and Stephen Moore; 1852 -- Robert Armstrong, Harvey Fellows and Christian K. Slagle; 1853-54 -- Harvey Fellows, Robert Armstrong and John C. Jones; 1855-56 -- James Rankin, Maxwell Murray and Christian K. Slagle; 1857 -- A. A. Hume, Maxwell Murray and C. K. Slagle; 1858 -- C. K. Slagle, John Jones and Maxwell Murray; 1839 -- C. K. Slagle, Maxwell Murray and Peter Peetrey; 1860 -- Maxwell Murray, James Garrard and Isaac Hornbeck; 1861-62 -- David M. Pelton, Lemiord Mount and Isaac Hornbeck; 1863 64 -- Lemford Mount, E. D. Whitaker and John W. Carr; 1865-John W. Carr, L. Mount and J. F. Chenoweth; 1866 -- L. Mount, J. W. Carr and Peter Peetrey; 1867-69 -- L. Mount, J. W. Carr and Samuel Sidener; 1870 -- James W. Carr, S. Sidener and James Lilly; 1871-72 -- Robert Boyd. S. Sidener and S. Watson; 1873-76 -- Robert Boyd, William Farrar and S. Sidener; 1877-78 -- James Rayburn, A. Stroup and W. H Chandler Jr; 1879 -- William H. Chandler, J. R. Hutchinson and Alfred Stroup; 1880-81 -- J. R. Hutchinson, W. A. Evans and M. W. Dungan; 1882 -- Martin W. Dungan, William A. Evans and Jonathan M. Smith.
Clerks.-- 1821-22 -- Stephen Moore, Jr; 1823 -- Amos G. Thompson; 1824-26 -- Samuel N. Kerr; 1827 -- Johnson Horrell; 1828-31 -- Amos G. Thompson; 1832-33 -- Johnson Horrell; (1833-40 wanting); 1841-43 -- H. W. Smith; 1844 -- James F. Freeman; 1845-46 -- Z. T. Fisher; 1847-52 -- James F. Freeman; 1853-55 -- Henry W. Smith; 1856 -- Oliver P. Crabb; 1857-58 -- John R. Montgomery; 1859-63 -- George Bowen; 1864-66 -- G. W. Darety; 1867-69 -- W. Durflinger; 1870-76 -- Leonard Eastman; 1877 -- George Van Wagoner; 1875-79 -- Leonard Eastman; 1880-81 -- W. McCormack; 1882 -- James M. Warner
Treasurers.-- 1820-27 -- William Jones; 1828-32 -- Aquilla Toland; 1833-35 -- A. A. Hume; 1836-37 -- David Dunkin; (1838-41 wanting): 1842-43 -- David Dunkin; 1844-50 -- John Rouse; 1851 -- H. .J. Eagen; 1852 -- Nathan Bond; 1833-59 -- James Q. Lotspeich; 1860-61-- Jacob Peetrey; 1862 -- B. F. Clark; 1863 -- William Jones; 1864-76 -- A. A. Hume; 1877 -- Owen Thomas; 1878 -- Auburn Smith; 1879 -- George H. Van Wagoner; 1880-82 -- E. R. Watts.
Assessors-- 1843 -- William, Athey; 1844-45--James S. Hume; 1846 -- Stephen Moore; 1847 -- (blank); 1848 -- Dennis Warner; 1849 -- (blank): 1850 -- John M. Christian; 1851 -- (blank); 1852 -- William Smith; 1853 -- Autos Gregg; 1854 -- Abner Dresbach; 1855 -- Creighton M. Rayburn; 1856 -- Peter Peetrey; 1857 -- William Watson; 1858 -- Isaac Hornbeck; 1859 -- Edward McCormack; 1860 -- Robert Withrow; 1861-62 -- Edward McCormack; 1863 -- Robert Withrow; 1864 -- Levi Watson; 1865 -- B. Blake; 1866 -- W. S. Shepherd; 1867 -- James Stroup; 1868 -- J. A. Trehearne; 1869 -- Benjamin T. Custer; 1870-71 -- Charles R. Cover; 1872 -- L. B. Jones; 1873 -- S. I. Freeman; 1874 -- J. W. Byers; 1875 -- G. W. Athey; 1876-78 -- George Mitchell; 1879-81 -- William Watson; 1882 -- John Armstrong.
Constables. -- 1821 -- Henry Warner, Edward Evans and James Campbell; 1822 -- Henry Warner, Robert McLaughlin and Edward Evans; 1823-25 -- Henry Warner, Robert McLaughlin and Halloway; 1826 -- Josiah James; 1827 -- Amos Evans, James S. Campbell and William Warner; 1828 -- William Warner, J. S. Campbell and Amos Minshall; 1829 -- William Warner, J. S. Campbell and Job Coberly; 1830 -- William Warner, James Parker and Job Coberly; 1831 -- Job Coberly, D. Reaves and J. S. Campbell; 1832-33 -- William Jones, J. S. Campbell and Peter P. Helphenstine; 1834-55 do not appear on record; 1856 -- William Turner, Henry G. Sothoron and Benjamin Woolheather; 1857 -- D. Haskell, H. G. Sothoron and S. Bates; 1859-60 -- A. Voorhees and Thomas D. Brown; 1861 -- Thomas D. Brown and James S. Hume; 1862 -- James S. Hume and A. Zombro; 1863-64 -- A. Zombro and Peter Peetrey; 1865 -- D. R. Chrisman and B. Blake; 1866 -- D. R. Chrisman and Thomas Golden; 1867 -- A. Zombro and C. C. McCormack; 1865 -- ichael Miller and S. E. Freeman; 1869-70 -- A. Zombro and A. V. Chrisman; 1871 -- A. V. Chrisman and E. S. Vent; 1872-75 -- A. V. Chrisman and Calvin O. Kennedy; 1876 -- Frank R. Neff and A. V. Chrisman; 1877 -- A. V. Chrisman and C. M. Evans; 1878 -- C. M. Evans and F. M. Chandler; 1879 -- F. M. Chandler and A. V. Chrisman; 1880 -- Jacob McCartney and Lewis H. Miller; 1881 -- Lewis H. Miller and Charles M Evans; 1882 -- Lewis H. Miller and Marion Chandler.
Supervisors.-- 1821-- Henry Coon, William Jones, Edward Evans, Thomas Brown and John Asher; 1822 -- Thomas Brown, John Asher, Edward Evans, Robert Hume and John Melvin; 1823 -- Hugh Montgomery, Jacob Moore, James Kiscadden, Amos G. Thompson and J. W. Simpkins; 1824 -- George Phifer, Henry Coon, Abraham Conn, Thomas Chapman and Benjamin Buzick; 1825 -- John W. Simpkins, and Benjamin Buzick; 1826 -- James McDonald, P. P. Helphenstine, Henry Coon and Thomas Bond; 1827 -- James Wilson, William Baskerville, Jacob Gibson, James Rankin and Benjamin Bond; 1828 -- J. B. Croney, William Baskerville, Jacob Weaver, Charles Melvin, Jacob Rankin and Mathew Rea; 1829 -- Amos G. Thomson, Charles Melvin, William Baskervilie, John Linsey, William Simpkins, George Chappell and James Rankin; 1830 -- Hugh Montgomery, George Campbell, Samuel Watson, John Linsey, John Harrison, Jacob Garrard and D. Reaves. As the number increased from year to year, we give only the above as the earliest.
Fence Viewers, -- 1821 -- Aquilla Toland and Simon Steers; 1822 -- Robert Hume and John Morris; 1823 -- Nathan Bond and Stephen Moore. Jr.; 1824 -- Robert Hume and Alexander A. Raiff; 1827 -- David Dunkin and Stanley Watson; 1828 -- Philip Lewis and Joseph Warner; 1829 -- James M. Thompson and E. J. Hazle; 1830 -- David Dunkin and William Baskerville; 1831 -- Levi Murphy and George Booher; 1832 -- Samuel N. Kerr and John Rouse; 1833 -- Jackson Allen, Philip Lewis and A. A. Hume.
Overseers of Poor.-- 1821 -- John Moore and A. G. Thompson; 1822 -- Aquilla Toland and David Groves; 1823 -- Sealey Waite and Aquilla Toland; 1824 -- Ephraim Dawson and John Hull; 1825 -- Stanley Watson; 1826-27 -- John Hull and Ephraim Dawson; 1828 -- David Groves and Robert Hume; 1829 -- David Groves and David Heaves; 1830 -- David Groves and Philip Lewis; 1831 -- David Reaves and David Groves; 1832 -- Philip Lewis and David Reaves; 1833 -- Johnson Horrell and William Jones.
Justices of the Peace -- 1810 -- John Simpkins and Jonathan Minshall; 1812 -- John Murfin and William Irwin; 1813 -- Robert Hume; 1815 -- John Simpkins: 1819 -- George Chappell; 1821 -- Patrick McLene and Joseph Rea; 1822 -- George Chappell; 1824 -- Patrick McLene and J. F. Chenoweth; 1830 -- Patrick McLene and Joseph B. Melvin: 1831 -- Job Coberly; 1833 -- Patrick McLene; 1834 -- George Chappell; 1836 -- Patrick McLene; 1837 -- Joseph Melvin and Job Coberly; 1839 -- Patrick McLene; 1840 -- John J. Melvin; 1841 -- George Kiler; 1842 -- Patrick McLene; 1843 -- John J. Melvin and Joseph McKelfish; 1844 -- George Defenbaugh and Job Coberly; 1845 -- James F. Freeman; 1846 -- Joseph McKelfish; 1847 -- John C. Jones and George Defenbaugh; 1843 -- John J. Melvin; 1849 -- William B. Slyh and Joseph McKelfish; 1850 -- William Coberly, David Rayburn and Thomas W. McCoy; 1851 -- John M. Christian, James H. Merrill and Joseph T. Lacy; 1852 -- Joseph McKelfish; 1853 -- William B. Baskerville; 1854 -- John Sifrit, Albert Downing and John Jones; 1853 -- John Melvin, Mitchel Lane and John Melvin; 1856 -- James Q. Lotspeich; 1857 -- John Jones and John Kanneaster; 1859 -- John McGaffy and Edward McCormack; 1860 -- John Jones and Christian K. Slagle; 1862 -- Robert M. Hanson, James S. Hume and E. M. Van Harlinger; 1863 -- A. J. Coover; 1868 -- Levin Willoughby; 1869 -- O. P. Crabb, John Jones and James Porter; 1872 -- John Jones, John M. Thomas and A. L. Brown; 1873 -- William A. Athey and E. McCormack; 1875 - John McCartney and C. T. Bryan; 1876 -- James M. Horrell; 1878 -- Noah Thomas and John McCartney; 1879 -- John D. Maddox; 1880 -- William Athey; 1881 – John McCartney.