The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the June 1851 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 5
June Session 1851
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Present:
- Jonathan Hallowell
- Zera Vinson
- William S. Ward
Allowed to Josiah Rewland for catching drowned man, making coffin and expenses burying said man
Allowed to Jonathan Ross for making barn frame for County Asylum Farm and making coffin for Hannah White, a pauper
Joseph Feger – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township
Leonard Gearhart – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township
Allowed to William Horner for assessing Logan Township
Allowed to John Kyle, Jr., and John Smith for visiting County Asylum
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Report of John Kyle, Jr., and John Smith, visitors to County Asylum.
Paupers of Asylum:
- Philip Snyder
- John Flannagan
- Sophia Hervey
- Elizabeth Love
- Edmund Nowland
- Winney Flannagan
- Ann Gay
- Albert Hunter
- John Nehemiah, wife and 2 children
- Heziah Dail and 2 children
- Abigail Sullivan and 1 child
- 2 idiots
Removed:
- Levi Garrison and wife left April 2
- Matilda Russell left April 30
- Geo Webb left May 20
Died:
- Hannah White died March 23
Allowed to Hamilton Conaway for assessing Clay Township
Allowed to William Lemmon for assessing Caesars Creek Township
Allowed to John Fenimore for assessing Laughery Township
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Allowed to William L. Hansell for assessing Miller Township
Allowed to William H. Bannister for assessing Jackson Township
Allowed to Samuel J. Johnson for assessing Centre Township
Allowed to Joseph Weitzel for assessing York Township
Allowed to Andrew Lonergan for assessing Kelso Township
Joseph Weizel – license to keep a grocery in York Township
Richard D. Slater, citizen of York Township, presented remonstrance of John Weinberger and others for additional precinct.
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Allowed to William Winkley for making two bones for drowned man in Centre Township
Allowed to Wilson L. Wheeler for assessing Sparta Township
Stephen Livingston – license to keep a store in Wilmington, Laughery Township
Allowed to C. R. Campbell as assistant assessor
Allowed to Enoch W. Jackson as assistant assessor
Allowed to John Mahoney as assistant assessor
Allowed to Isaac T. Cole as assistant assessmor
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Allowed to Brown & Goble for printing blanks and Coroner’s Inquest
Allowed to Michael Shum for digging graves and burying two men found drowned in Ohio River
Allowed to Moses Tebbs for assessing in Harrison Township
Allowed to John W. Dawson for use of Ragan Philbrook and others for services rendered burying drowned man and making coffin &c.
Lapish & Sellers – license to keep a store in Harrison Township
John Netters – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township
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Levin B. Lewis – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
Chambers & Co. – license to keep a store in Centre Township
George Cornelius presents petition for road in Laughery and Sparta Townships. Land of Samuel B. Wood, George Cornelius, James Carbaugh, Benjamin Brewington, Jacob Welhoff, John Spidall, Elizabeth Carbaugh, Seth Buffington, Thomas Hubbard, Mrs. Goulding. Petition signed by: George Cornelius, John Christy, Johue Buffington, Jacob Welhoff, Seth Buffington, Peter Hennegan, James Carbaugh, Daniel H. Wood, Samuel R. Wood, R. H. Givan, E. Chaffin, Benj. Brewington, WM. G. Marshall. John Columbia, William Armstrong and John Teney appointed viewers.
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Michael Steinmetz – license to keep a tavern in York Township
Mary Kisler – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township
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Elias Heustis – license to keep a store in Manchester Township
Maurice Keump – license to keep a store in Kelso Township
G. Cloud – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
Allowed to James Aiken for potatoes for County Asylum
Allowed to John Akins for oats for County Asylum
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Joshua Brewington – license to keep a store in Laughery Township
James D. Bowen – license to keep a store in Sparta Township
Hugh Scott – license to keep a store in York Township
Allowed to John Sawdon as keeper of County Asylum
William Green – license to keep a store in Manchester Township
Allowed to James C. Cordry for articles for paupers at County Asylum
Allowed to Daniel Roberts for articles for paupers at County Asylum
Allowed to Platt & Eldridge for articles for County Asylum
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Allowed to John B. Clark for articles for County Asylum
Allowed to Joseph Johnson for articles for County Asylum
Allowed to Edward Clements for articles for County Asylum
Allowed to Edwin Canfield for assessing
Allowed to George W. Lane for publishing notices of Coroner’s Inquest
Allowed to A. J. Gray for collecting money from D. Rice for exhibiting a circus in Aurora
John W. Dawson – license to keep a store in York Township
Norval Sparkes – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
Joseph Antrim – license to keep a store in Miller Township
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Ferris McCullough & Co. – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
J. H. Watkins – license to keep a store in Laughery Township
William O’Brien – license to keep a store in Jackson Township
R. P. Squibb – license to keep a store in Centre Township
Elrodd & Sewell – license to keep a store
Joseph West – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
Allowed to Thomas Wright for arresting horse thief
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William Swift – license to keep a store in Kelso Township
George Bittman – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township
Jacob Gebhartt – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township
George Bittman – license to keep a store in Kelso Township
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Jacob Morrison’s account.
Allowed to Theodore Gazlay for making five maps of Township for assessors
Allowed to A. W. Smith for repairs made to jail
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Allowed to Jonathan Tibbets for assessing Manchester Township
William Turner – license to keep a store in Sparta Township
Allowed to Samuel Osgood for extra services as Sheriff
Allowed to Delzell & Co. for books for Clerk’s office
Allowed to Michael Lang for repairs made to Clerk’s office
Allowed to Applegate & Co. for stationery for Clerk’s and Auditor’s office
Allowed to William Sheets for books for Recorder’s and Auditor’s office
Allowed to James Partlow for conveying drowned man to graveyard
Allowed to Thomas Lampkin for conveying drowned man to graveyard
Allowed to Tidings & White for bringing body of a man found in Ohio River to shore
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Allowed to George Porter for bringing body of drowned man found in Ohio River to shore
Allowed to John Shoemake for coffin and burying Henry Davis, a pauper of Manchester Township
Assessment adjustments.
Page 184
Allowed to John Scott for services on County Asylum farm
Allowed to George B. Fitch as assessor
Allowed to Henry Boese for making tables and desks for Clerk’s office
Allowed to Daniel Conaway for assessing
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Grand Jury for August Term 1851:
- Thomas Lord, Manchester Township
- George Greer, Laughery Township
- Reuben Moor, Lawrenceburg Township
- Philip Wise, Jackson Township
- John Brumley, Jr., Sparta Township
- Abram Roland, Lawrenceburg Township
- William Firth, York Township
- Joseph Trester, Centre Township
- George Crozier, Miller Township
- John Fagan, York Township
- Joseph Grove, Centre Township
- Robert Hargate, Miller Township
- Conrad Row, York Township
- Libbeas A. Bell, Sparta Township
- James Goote, Miller Township
- John Doyle, Jackson Township
- John Teny, Sparta Township
- John L. Bailey, Centre Township
Traverse Jury for 1st week, August Term 1851:
- John Henderson, Jr., Harrison Township
- Henry Likely, York Township
- Thomas F. Rhodes, Laughery Township
- Isaac Kaughman, Lawrenceburg Township
- Silas Balser, Kelso Township
- Thomas Gayon, Clay Township
- David A. Hall, Lawrenceburg Township
- Jacob Clements, Jackson Township
- Robert D. Brown, Laughery Township
- William Tate, Sr., Lawrenceburg Township
- Anthony Morgan, Jackson Township
- Elial Chaffin, Sparta Township
Traverse Jury for 2nd week, August Term 1851:
- George Cook, Miller Township
- J. M. Bottinburgh, Jackson Township
- James Carbaugh, Sparta Township
- John Gibson, Miller Township
- John Palmer, York Township
- William Bruce, Laughery Township
- Samuel Craig, Logan Township
- Solomon O’Brien, Jackson Township
- Martin Trester, Laughery Township
- William Glasdon, Logan Township
- Stokely Dills, Manchester Township
- Charles Owen, Sparta Township
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Traverse Jury for 3rd week, August Term 1851:
- David Ellis, Miller Township
- Samuel McMullor, Manchester Township
- John Crofur, Sparta Township
- Thos. M. Brackenridge, Harrison Township
- James A. Angevin, York Township
- Jacob W. Egleston, Clay Township
- Oliver Gates, Miller Township
- William Donlan, Kelso Township
- Vandolah Swallow, Clay Township
- Thomas Cottingham, Harrison Township
- Lawrence McGaire, Kelso Township
- James Johnson, Clay Township
Traverse Jury for 4th week, August Term 1851:
- Anderson F. Gage, Lawrenceburg Township
- Francis Rhinehart, Kelso Township
- George P. Low, Laughery Township
- William S. Miller, Lawrenceburg Township
- James A. Eastly, York Township
- James Clements, Laughery Township
- Timothy Guard, Lawrenceburg Township
- Jacob Knote, Kelso Township
- B. F. Burlingame, Laughery Township
- John Liddle, Miller Township
- George Lewis, Manchester Township
- John Langley, Centre Township
Grand Jury for February Term 1852:
- Amos Reese, Lawrenceburg Township
- Jacob Goodapple, York Township
- Henry Walker, Cente Township
- Sherwood Blasdell, Miller Township
- George Morris, Manchester Township
- Hugh Alexander, Sparta Township
- George Barber, Logan Township
- James McKay, Kelso Township
- Edwin Canfield, Laughery Township
- Robert M. Fowler, Lawrenceburg Township
- Addison Chandler, Manchester Township
- Wilson Dorman, Sparta Township
- John Godley, Harrison Township
- Mathias Rush, Kelso Township
- Stephen Levingston, Laughery Township
- Charles Jolly, Logan Township
- Peter C. Wilcox, Manchester Township
- Smith L. Moore, Sparta Township
Traverse Jury for 1st week, February Term 1852:
- R. Hargate, Miller Township
- A. J. Alden, Jackson Township
- Thomas Wilson, Clay Township
- John Ewbank, Miller Township
- James Foster, Kelso Township
- G. W. Taylor, Laughery Township
- Joseph M. Harper, Lawrenceburg Township
- Michael O’Conner, York Township
- John Cobb, Centre Township
- Isaac Vandansdoll, Miller Township
- Frebourn Lewis, Kelso Township
- Isaac T. Cole, Clay Township
Traverse Jury for 2nd week, February Term 1852:
- George Bonham, Logan Township
- Charles Tibbets, Manchester Township
- Conaway Bainum, Centre Township
- Aaron R. Bonham, Miller Township
- James K. Shoats, York Township
- John Maston, Sparta Township
- Elisha Miller, Harrison Township
- James Howell, Manchester Township
- Charles Bruce, Laughery Township
- William Lard, Logan Township
- Richard S. Anderson, Manchester Township
- William Eversol, Sparta Township
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Traverse Jury for 3rd week, February Term 1852:
- James Frazer, Miller Township
- Samuel J. Alden, Jackson Township
- Thomas Fenton, Centre Township
- Leroy Flemming, Lawrenceburg Township
- Jonathan Hall, York Township
- Abram Pierson, Clay Township
- Moses Crist, Lawrenceburg Township
- Linus Hamlin, Manchester Township
- William Walser, Laughery Township
- Wilson H. Swales, Logan Township
- Phillip Shott, Kelso Township
- Elijah Huffman, Laughery Township
Traverse Jury for 4th week, February Term 1852:
- Charles Burk, Logan Township
- Valentine Noe, Kelso Township
- Samuel Wymond, Clay Township
- Edward B. Hunt, Lawrenceburg Township
- Hugh Scott, York Township
- James Rand, Caesars Creek Township
- William Darling, Miller Township
- Alfred J. N. Platt, York Township
- John Willhof, Laughery Township
- Thomas Annis, Miller Townshipo
- George Givan, Manchester Township
- Newton Canfield, Laughery Township
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Allowed to John Fagan as assessor
Allowed to Isaac T. Cole as assessor
Allowed to J. H. Brower & Co. for professional services rendered James Brown
Allowed to Platt & Eldridge for lumber for County Asylum
Allowed to Seth Plat as viewer of roads in York and Manchester Townships
Allowed to R. & O. Parry for articles for Clerk’s office
Allowed to Cornelius Vanhorn as viewer of road
Report on road in Miller and York Townships.
Wrights Corner in Manchester Township selected as additional precinct for holding elections. G. S. Jaquith appointed inspector. Stokely Dills, George M. Lozier and Hiram Crowwell appointed Judges of elections.
Lawrenceville in Jackson Township selected as additional election precinct. William Stone appointed inspector. John M. Bottenburg, Dudley K. Rafferty and George S. Williams appointed Judges of elections.
House of Jacob Wilhelm in Kelso Township selected as additional election precinct. Jacob Knote appointed inspector. Charles Wilhelm, Anthony Hahn and Daniel Mason appointed Judges of elections.
Allowed to William S. Ward for procuring lumber for erection of barn on County Asylum farm
Page 190
Allowed to George B. Sheldon for articles for Clerk’s office
Allowed to Enoch E. Adams for [?] for offices
Allowed to Cornelius O’Brien for articles for Clerk’s office
George Younker – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township
Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for articles furnished R. Bell, a pauper in Centre Township
Allowed to Cheek & Raymond for printing blank Grand Jury subpoenas
Allowed to John F. Richards for boarding prisoners in jail
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Ordered refunded to Gaff & Co. half of tax charged Gaff Bush & Co. for interest in Steamboat Diana which was incorrectly paid.
William Becket – license to keep a tavern in Clay Township
Michael Leightner – license to keep a tavern in York Township
Allowed to Zere T. Percivall for cleaning Court House
Allowed to George Tousey for window blinds for Auditor’s office
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Auditor’s report on funds in Treasury.
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Treasurer’s report.
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Allowed to Sandford Moody for shaving prisoners in jail
Noble Hamilton, Treasurer, makes report.
Allowed to Noble Hamilton for fuel and office rent
Allowed to Gerrard Wempe for arresting horse thief
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William Beckett exempted from road work.
Ordered that land owned by John Smith and located in Kelso Township be attached to York Township.
Allowed to J. Crosby for painting offices
Allowed to Josephus Clark for assessing
Allowed to Reuben Rogers for services as Auditor
Court adjourned.