The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the June 1839 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
June Term 1839
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Present:
- David Walser
- Charles Dashiell
Allowances for Grand Jurors, April Term 1839:
- No. 1 – Cyrus Mills
- No. 2 – Amos Morris
- No. 3 – John Buffington
- No. 4 – George W. Shane
- No. 5 – James Murray
- No. 6 – Sylvanus Brunhall
- No. 7 – David Conger
- No. 8 – Jesse Laird
- No. 9 – Robert Fowler
- No. 10 – Warner Tibbs
- No. 11 – Ranzia C. Stevens
- No. 12 – John Daniels
- No. 13 – Thomas Hansel
- No. 14 – John Rinegar
- No. 15 – Ebenezer Roberts
- No. 16 – John Deshiell
- No. 17 – Leonard Chase
- No. 18 – George Wooly
Allowances for Traverse Jurors, April Term 1839:
- No. 19 – Jonathan Vail
- No. 20 – Isaac Randal
- No. 21 – Jno. W. Dorsey
- No. 22 – John Stewart
- No. 23 – Aaron B. Henry
- No. 24 – John B. Chisman
- No. 25 – Daniel Roberts
- No. 26 – Elijah Thatcher
- No. 27 – John Columbia
- No. 28 – William Perry
- No. 29 – Hamilton Pate
- No. 30 – John Brumly, Jr.
- No. 31 – Armour Stevenson
- No. 32 – Dennis Riley
- No. 33 – Benjamin Vail
- No. 34 – Stephen Jarvis
- No. 35 – Thomas Darling
- No. 36 – John Neal
- No. 37 – John Tait
- No. 38 – George Smith
- No. 39 – Abraham Hoover
- No. 40 – William McBride
- No. 41 – Hugh Ferry
- No. 42 – Robert Hargit
- No. 43 – James Smith
- No. 44 – Thomas Bradly
- No. 45 – John Taylor
- No. 46 – Mason J. Cloud
- No. 47 – Isaac W. White
- No. 48 – Henry Alamong
- No. 49 – Albert Ball
- No. 50 – Charles Ewing
- No. 51 – Robert Hargitt
- No. 52 – David G. Rabb
- No. 53 – Thomas Tanner
- No. 54 – Mahlon Powell
- No. 55 – George G. Jackson
- No. 56 – Abijah Chamberlin
- No. 57 – Peter Perlee
- No. 58 – Nathanl L. Squibb
- No. 59 – Elial Chalfaut
- No. 60 – Thomas Jennings
- No. 61 – James C. Cordy
- No. 62 – Henry Parker
- No. 63 – Isaac Jones
- No. 64 – Charles L. Pate
- No. 65 – Thomas Hargit
- No. 66 – Alexander Downey
- No. 67 – Alvy Churchill
- No. 68 – John Fenemore
- No. 69 – Robert Abbott
- No. 70 – Benjamin Willson
- No. 71 – John Brewington
- No. 72 – John Hansel
- No. 73 – Lemuel G. Elder
- No. 74 – George P. Lowe
- No. 75 – William Gerrard
- No. 76 – Thomas Baker
- No. 77 – George Hume
- No. 78 – Dorman Holiday
- No. 79 – Milo Longwood
- No. 80 – Saml Lewis
- No. 81 – David Nevitt
- No. 82 – Joshua Sanks
- No. 83 – Francis Baldwin
- No. 84 – George Griffin
- No. 85 – Henry Walker
- No. 86 – Elias Chisman
- No. 87 – Benjamin Moore
- No. 88 – Chalon Miller
- No. 89 – Wm. Morgan
- No. 90 – John D. Martin
- No. 91 – Andrew Morgan
- No. 92 – A. L. Bailly
- No. 93 – John Myers
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No. 94 – Allowed to Erastus Lathrop for services at court
No. 95 – Allowed to Thomas Bradley for services at court
No. 96 – Allowed to John Brewington for services at court
No. 97 – Allowed to George Hume attending on Grand Jury
No. 98 – Allowed to A. B. Adams attending Court
No. 99 – Allowed to Walter Kerr for attending Court
No. 100 – Allowed to Sheriff for cleaning Court House and candles
No. 101 – Allowed to Isaac Jones for services at Court
No. 102 – Allowed to Richard Specknail for assessing Kelso Township
No. 103 – Allowed to Ranna C. Stevens for assessing Sparta Township
Ordered Sparta Township to elect one Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of John Columbia.
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Ordered Manchester Township to elect 2 Justices of the Peace to fill vacancies of Charles W. Wright and John B. Clark.
Mark McCracken appointed director to aid of poor asylum.
David Kerr and George W. Lane appointed Trustees of County Seminary.
No. 104 – Allowed to David Walser for service signing county orders and service as Commissioner
No. 105 – Allowed to Charles Dasheill for service as Commissioner
No. 106 – Allowed to S. S. Speakman for service as Juror
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Ordered assessment books examined. John Speidle’s land valued by board at $3500.
No. 107 – Allowed to Wilkinson Smith as Juror
Board adjourned.