XLIII. JUDGES AND OTHER OFFICERS.

 

Samuel C. Sample, October 25, 1836, to October 16, 1843.

John B. Niles, October 16, 1843, to April, 1844.

Ebenezer M. Chamberlain, April, 1844, to May 15, 1852.

Thomas S. Stanfield, May 15, 1852, to February 8, 1858.

Andrew L. Osborn, February 8, 1858, to February 6, 1871.

 

206                                          HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY.

 

Thomas S. Stanfeld, February 6, 1871, to April 23, 1873.

Elisha V. Long, April 28, 1873 to January 28, 1875.

Horace Corbin, January 28, 1875, to December 18, 1876.

Sidney Keith, December 18, 1876, to December  1882.

Jacob Slick, December 1882 to March 5, 1883.

Wm. B. Hess (appointed by governor), March 5, 1883, to November 1884.

Isaiah Conner, November 1884 to November 1890.

Albertus C. Capron (two terms), November 1890 to November 1902.

Harry Bernetha, November 1902, to November 1908.

 

Judges of Common Pleas Court.

Elisha Egbert, October 26, 1852, to (died) November 1871.

Edward J. Wood, (appointed), November 13, 1871 to November 4, 1872.

Daniel Noyes, November 4, 1872, to March 6, 1873. (Court abolished.)

 

Associate Judges.

Peter Schroeder, October 25, 1836, to October 16, 1843.

Sidney Williams, October 25, 1836, to October 16, 1843.

Samuel D. Taber, October 16, 1843, to October 28, 1851.

David Steefe, October 16, 1843, to April 19, 1851.

Elias Jacoby, April 19, 1850, to October 28, 1851.

The new state constitution of 1850 abolished the associate judge system.

 

Probate Judges.

Grove Pomeroy, November 14, 1836, to November 13, 1843.

Austin Fuller, November 13, 1843, to November 18, 1850.

James A. Corse, November 18, 1850, to October 26, 1852.

This court was abolished by the new state constitution of 1850,

 

Prosecuting Attorneys in Marshall County.

Those who have acted as prosecuting attorneys for Marshall County were in the earlier history of the county residents of other counties in the judicial district. They qualified in the county in which they resided, and so their names do not appear on the register of officers in this county. The following are the names of those prosecuting attorneys who were elected from and resided in this county:

 

Amasa Johnson, November 1858, to November 1860.

David T. Phillips, November 1860, to November 1864.

William B. Hess, common pleas, October 1870 to 1872.

P.O. Jones, November 1874, to 1878.

B.D. Crawford, November 1878, to 1882.

Elijah C. Martindale, November 1882, to November 1886.

C.P. Drummond, November 1886, to 1890.

S.N. Stevens, November 1890, to November 1894.

James K. Houghton, November 1894, to 1896.

Samuel J. Hayes, November 1896, to 1898.

Andrew J. Molter, November 1896, to December 31, 1908.

 

HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY.                                     207

 

State Senators From 1835 to 1908.

1835 - David H. Colerick, from the counties of Allen, Wabash, Huntington, Elkhart, La Grange, St. Joseph, and the territory hereto attached.

1836 - Jonathan A. Llston, St. Joseph, Marshall, Kosciusko and Stark.

1837-39 -Thomas D. Baird, St. Joseph, Marshall, Kosciusko and Stark.

1842 - 44 - John D. Defrees, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1845 - 49 - Wm. G. Pomeroy, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1849 - 50 - Norman Eddy, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1853 – A. P. Richardson, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1855 - A. P. Richardson, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1857 - Hugh Miller, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1858 - Rufus Brown, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1861 - John F. Miller, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1863 – 67 - Horace Corbin, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1867 - 69 - John Reynolds, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1869 - 72 - Lucius Hubbard, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1873 – 75 - Milo R. Smith, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1876 - 80 - Charles H. Reeve, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1880 – 84 - W. H. Davidson, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1884 – 88 - Valentine Zimmerman, St. Joseph, Marshall and Fulton.

1888 - 92 - Perry 0. Jones, Marshall and Fulton.

1892 - 96 - Samuel Parker, Marshall and Fulton.

1896 - 1900 – C. P. Drummond, Marshall and Fulton.

1901 - 09 - John W. Parks, Marshall and Kosciusko.

 

Representatives in the Indiana Legislature From Marshall County.

1836 – 37 - Joel Long, Marshall and Kosciusko.

1839 - Amzi L. Wheeler, Marshall, Kosciusko and Stark.

1840 - Peter L. Runyan, Marshall, Kosciusko and Stark.

1841 - William Rannels, Marshall and Fulton.

1842 - Amzi L. Wheeler, Marshall and Fulton.

1843 - Joseph Robbins, Marshall and Fulton.

1844 - William G. Pomeroy, Marshall and Fulton.

1845-Anthony F. Smith, Marshall and Fulton.

1846 - James 0. Parks, Marshall arid Fulton.

1847 - John R. Shryock, Marshall and Fulton.

1848 - Enos S. Tuttle, Marshall and Fulton.

1849 - Hugh Miller, Marshall and Fulton.

1850 - Wm. M. Patterson, Marshall and Fulton.

1852 - Thomas Sumner, Marshall and Stark.

1853 - Eli Brown, Marshall and Stark.

1855 - Amzi L. Wheeler, Marshall and Stark.

1857 - Eli Brown, Marshall and Stark.

1859 - James 0. Parks, Marshall and Stark.

1861- M. A. 0. Packard, Marshall and Stark.

1863 - M. A. 0, Packard, Marshall and Stark.

1865 - Lloyd Glazebrook, Marshall and Stark.

1867 - D. E. Van Valkenburgh, Marshall and Stark.

1869 - Amasa Johnson, joint, St. Joseph and Marshall.

 

208                                                      HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY.

 

1869 - Daniel McDonald, Marshall.

1869 - Daniel McDonald, Marshall, special election.

1871 - Milton M. Galentine, Marshall.

1873 - Reason B. Eaton, Marshall.

1875 - Designy A. Snyder, Marshall.

1877 - Joseph W. Davis, Marshall.

1877 - John W. Houghton, joint, Marshall and St. Joseph.

1879 - James M. Confer, Marshall.

1881 - Thomas Sumner, Marshall.

1883 - William Shaw, Marshall.

1885 - Charles Kellison, Marshall.

1887 - Charles Kellison, Marshall.

1889 - Jacob W. Eidson, Marshall.

1891 - Arthur L. Thomson, Marshall.

1893 - John W. Baugher, Marshall.

1895 - Millard W. Simons, Marshall.

1897 - Adam E. Wise, Marshall.

1899 - Adam E. Wise, Marshall.

1901 - Clay W. Metsker, Marshall.

1963 - H. W. Lemert, Marshall.

1905 - Daniel McDonald, Marshall.

1907 - Daniel McDonald, Marshall.

 

Clerks of Marshall County.

Jeremiah Muncy, May 22, 1836, to February 23, 1839.

William G. Pomeroy, February 23, 1839, to April 17, 1843.

Oscar F. Nortop, April 17, 1843, to February 10, 1844.

William G. Pomeroy, February 10, 1844, to March, 1844.

Isaac How, March 14, 1844, to January 7, 1848.

Rufus Hewett, January 8, 1848, to March 29, 1849.

James Buffum, March 29, 1849, to September 4, 1849.

Richard Corbaley, September 4, 1849, to April 30, 1855.

Richard Corbaley, appointed April 30, 1850, to September 24, 1850,

Richard Corbaley, elected September 24, 1850, to November 1, 1855.

(This was occasioned by the adoption of the new state constitution of 1850.)

Newton R. Packard, November 1, 1855, to November 1, 1859.

Hezekiah R. Pershing, November 1, 1859, to November 1, 1863.

John C. Cushman, November 1, 1863, to April 3, 1871. (Resigned on - account of being a member of the building committee of the new court- house. )

Daniel McDonald, appointed April 3 1871, to November 1, 1871.

Daniel McDonald, elected November 1, 1871, to November 1, 1875.

Daniel McDonald, elected November 1, 1875, to November 1, 1879.

Oliver P. Klinger, November 1, 1879, to November 1, 1883.

Oliver P. Klinger, November 1, 1883, to November 1, 1887.

Designy A. Snyder, November 1, 1887, to November 1, 1891.

Designy A. Snyder, November 1, 1891, to 1895.

John W. Wiltfong, November 1, 1895, to November 1, 1899.

Keim Franklin Brooke, November 1, 1899, to December 31, 1903.

 

209                                          HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY.

 

John R. Jones, January 1, 1904, to December 31,1907.

Joseph E. Whitesell, January I, 1908, to ----.

 

Auditors of Marshall County.

Jeremiah Muncy, May 2, 1836, to February, 1839.

William G. Pomeroy, February 23, 1839, to June 29,1844.

William M. Dunham, June 29, 1844, to March 4, 1859.

Thomas McDonald, March 4, 1850, to March 7, 1859.

Austin Fuller, March 7, 1859, to March 14, 1863.

Alexander C. Thompson, March 14, 1863, to March 14, 1871.

Hiram C. Burlingame, March 14, 1871, to March 14, 1875.

Alexander C. Thompson, March 14, 1875, to March 14, 1879.

Keim K. Brooke, March 14, 1879, to March 14, 1883.

Morgan Johnson, March 14, 1883, to March 14,1887.

Charles H, Lehr, March 14, 18871 to March 14, 1891.

Peter Hahn, March 14, 1891, to March 14, 1895.

Oscar R. Porter, March 14, 1895, to March 14, 1899.

Henry H. Miller, March 14, 1899, to December 31, 1903.

H. L. Singery, January I, 1904, to December 31, 1907.

Charles M. Walker, January I, 1908, to December 31, 1911.

 

Treasurers of Marshall County.

John Houghton, May, 1836, to August 5, 1850.

Joseph Evans, August 5, 1850, to December 6, 1854.

David Vinnedge, December 5, 1854, to December 6, 1858.

Nathan H. Oglesbee, December 6, 1858, to December 6, 1862.

Daniel 0. Quivey, December 6, 1862, to August 12, 1867.

Michael W. Downey, August 12, 1867, to August 10, 1871.

John Soice, August 10, 1871, to August 10, 1875.

Arthur L. Thomson, August 10, 1875, to August 10, 1879.

Frederick Tescher, August 10, 1879, to August 10, 1883.

John K. Lawrence, August 10, 1883, to August 10, 1887.

Oliver G. Soice, August 10, 1887, to August 10, 1891.

A. D. Senour, August 10, 1891, to (died) ----.

Chas. C. Vink, appointed to fill vacancy to August 10, 1895.

William J. Rankin, August 10, 1895, to August 10, 1897.

Chas. C. Vink, August 10, 1897, to December 31, 1901.

William O'Keefe, January I, 1902, to December 3], 1905.

Jones Grant, January 1, 1906, to December 31, 1907.

Fred Myers, January 1, 1908, to ----.

 

Sheriffs of Marshall County.

Adam Vinnedge, March 16, 1836, to August 31, 1836.

Abner Caldwell, August 31, 1836, to August 17, 1838.

Patrick Logan, August 17, 1838, to August 17, 1842.

Joseph Evans, August 20; 1842, to August 26, 1846.

Jacob K. Hupp, August 26, 1846, to August 26, 1850.

Seth. Hussey, August 30, 1850, to February 25, 1852.

William C. Edwards, February 28, 1852, to November 10, 1852

 

210                                          HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY.

 

John L. Thompson, November 10, 1852, to May 5, 1856.

J. F. Van Valkenburgh, May 25, 1856, to November 10, 1858.

Obed M. Barnard, November 12, 1858, to November 12, 1862.

Henry M. Logan, November 19, 1862, to November 12, 1866.

David How, November 21, 1866, to November 19, 1870.

Daniel K. Harris, November, 1870, to November 19, 1874.

L. C. Fink, November 19, 1874, to November 19, 1878.

John V. Astley, November 19, 1878, to November 19, 1882.

William B. Kyle, November 19, 1882, to November 19, 1886.

John N. Wilson, November 19, 1886, to November 19, 1890.

Henry L. Jerrell, November 19, 1890, to November 19, 1894.

David C. Smith, November 19, 1894, to November, 1896.

Joseph E. Marshall, November 19, 1896, to November 19, 1900.

Clinton A. Bondurant, November 19, 1900, to December 31, 1904.

Monroe Steiner, January 1, 1905, to December 31, 1906.

Daniel C. Voreis, January 1, 1907, to December 31, 1908.

 

Recorders of Marshall County.

Silas Morgan, April 29, 1836, to May 1, 1837.

Evan B. Hobson, August 15, 1837, to September 13, 1838.

Isaac Cracker, September 13, 1838, to November 14, 1839.

Gilson S. Cleveland, November 14, 1839, to August 21, 1854.

Johnson Brownlee, August 21, 1854, to August 21, 1858.

Thomas K. Houghton, August 21, 1858, to August 21, 1866.

John W. Houghton, August 21, 1866, to October 26, 1874.

T. B. N. Klinger, October 26, 1874, to October 26, 1878.

John L. Place, October 26, 1878, to December 4, 1882.

Theodore Cressner, December 4, 1882, to November 11, 1892.

Thomas M. Walker, November 11, 1892, to February 15, 1900.

Frank M. Walker , February 15, 1900, to April, 1900 ( to fill vacancy; died in office).

L. G. Harley, appointed  April 9, to November 14, 1900.

L. G. Harley, elected November, 1904, to November 19, 1904.

Alvin L. Porter, November, 1904, to December 31, 1908.

 

Surveyors of Marshall County.

Daniel Roberts, November 9, 1836, to –1840.

Grove Pomeroy, appointed 1840, to - 1841.

Henry B. Pershing, November 9, 1841, to January 3, 1848.

A. W. Reed, January 3, 1848, to December, 1850.

Jacob B. N. Klinger, December, 1850, to November 29,1854.

Oliver W. Morris, November 29, 1854, to November 16, 1856.

Jacob B. N. Klinger, November 2.9, 1856, to November 29, 1858.

Oliver W. Morris, November 29, 1858, to November 12, 1860.

J. S. Crampton, November 13, 1860, to June, 1861 (died).

Fred H. Hall, June 6, 1861, to November 12, 1863.

Jerry M. Klinger, November 12, 1863, to November 12, 1867.

Martin H. Rice, November 12, 1867, to November 12, 1871.

Morgan Johnson, April 17, 1872, to November 12, 1872.

Jerry M. Klinger, November 12, 1872, to November 12, 1876.

 

HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY.                         211

 

Achilles North, November 12, 1876, to November 12, 1880.

E. 0. Boyce,  1880, to November 12., 1880.

Achilles North, October 21, 1881, to November 11, 1884.

J. M. Klinger, October 21, 1884, to November 11, 1886.

John C. Buttler, November 11, 1886, to November 11, 1890.

Achilles North, November 11,1890, to 1894.

William Warnes, November 21, 1894, to November 21, 1896.

William H. English, November ZI, 1896, to November 21, 1900.

Harry E. Grube, November, 1900, to December 31., 1904.

David E. VanVactor, January I, 1905, to December 31, 1906.

Percy J. Troyer, January I, 1907, to December 31, 1908.

 

Coroners of Marshall County.

The early records of the coroners of this county were so imperfectly kept that only the names have been procured. They are as follows :

John Johnson, 1836.

James Bannon.

Lyman H. Andrews.

John K. Brooke.

William Bailey.

James Logan.

Isaac Shadel.

Robert McFarlin.

Lorenzo Matteson.

Keim K. Brooke.

Adam Vinnedge.

Henry M. Logan.

Eli R. Shook.

John Bauer, Jr.

A. C. Holtzendorff, November, 1878, to November, 1886.

John H. Johnson, November, 1886, to (died) 1887.

Jacob W. Eidson, appointed 1887, to November, 1888.

J. J. Hamilton, November, 1888, to November, 1894.

Jacob Kaiser, November, 1894, to December, 1896.

W. C. Sarber, November, 1896, to November, 1900.

J. H. Kiser, November, 1900, to November, 1905.

R. C. Stephens, December, 1905, to December, 1907.

J. H. Kiser, January I, 1907, to December 31, 1908.

 

Marshall County Commissioners.

Robert Blair, May, 1836, to May, 1837.

Abraham Johnson, May, 1836, to September, 1840.

Charles Osterhaut, May, 1836, to July, 1836.

John Gibson, September, 1836, to September, 1839.

Andrew Roberts, May, 1837, to August, 1837.

Ewell Kendall, August, 1837, to March, 1838.

Abel C. Hickman, May, 1838, to September, 1838.

Thomas McDonald, November, 1838, to September, 1840.

James Nash, September, 1839, to September, 1842.

 

212                                          HISTORY OF MARSHALL COUNTY.

 

Joseph Evans, September, 1840, to June, 1842.

John B. Dickson, September, 1840, to August, 1841.

Ira Allen, August 1841 to December 1844.

Abraham Johnson, June 1842 to September 1842.

Ransom Barber, September 1842 to September 1851.

George Metcalf, September 1842 to September 1843.

Charles Palmer, September 1843 to December 1845.

Enos S. Tuttle, December 1844 to September 1847.

Hiram A. Ranck, December 1847 to March 1847.

Designey S. Conger, March 1847 to September 1847.

Hiram A. Ranck, September 1847 to December 1849/

Tyra Jones, September 1847 to March 1851.

Robert Schroeder, December 1849 to December 1851.

Sanford Gordon, March 1851 to June 1857.

H. A. Ranck, December 1851 to March 1853.

Robert Johnson, March 1853 to March 1855.

Jacob Knoblock, March 1855 to March 1856.

S.N. Champlin, March 1856 to December 1856.

William Hughes, June 1857 to December 1859.

Robert S. Piper, December 1857 to December 1859.

Moses Keyser, December 1858 to December 1861.

Isaac N. Morris, December 1859 to December 1862.

J.L. Westervelt, December 1859 to September 1860.

Elijah Boley, September 1860 to September 1863.

Thomas Tyner, December 1861 to March 1865.

John H. Voreis, December 1862 to June 1863.

Leonard Alleman, June 1863 to December 1868.

William Garrison, September 1863 to December 1868.

Hiram A. Ranck, March 1865 to December 1867.

Jonas Miller, December 1867 to September 1877.

Henry Krause, December 1868 to December 1874.

James Abrams, December 1874 to December 1883.

H. Barnaby, September 1875 to June 1880.

William Sear, June 1880 to September 1881.

H. A. Ranck, June 1877 to December 1879.

Philip Dumph, December 1879 to December 1882.

Peter Holem, September 1881 to September 1887.

Ferdinand Sparr, December 1882 to December 1885.

Pulaski Wickizer, December 1883 to December 1889.

John P. Huff, December term, 1885.

G.M. Richardson, appointee 1886; same short term, December 1886 to December 1888.

Milton Kleckner, September 1887 to October 1889.

Marion A. Bland, October 1889 to September 1890.

Benjamin Snyder, December 1889 to 1894.

Marion A. Bland, October 1889 to December 1896.

Daniel W. Marks, December 1889 to December 1892.

William Voreis, December 1892 to December 1895.

A. W. Dolph, December 1894 to December 1897.

William Shunk, December 1895 to December 1898.

 

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Fred Seider, December 1896 to 1899.

Henry L. Jarrell, December, 1897, to 1903.

Henry Snyder, December, 1902, to December, 1905.

Joel Anglin, December, 1903, to December, 1908.

Will. H. Troup, 1904, to December, 1910.

Will. L. Yantiss, December, 1905, to December, 1907.

James B. Severns, December, 1907, to December, 1910.