History of Hillsdale county. Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.

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HISTORY OF HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

TOWN CLERKS.

COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.

1838-39. Wolcott G. Branch.
1840. James Gowans.
1841-42. Charles Farnsworth.
1843. George L. Moore.
1844. Jabez L. Mosher.
1845. George L. Moore.
1846. John M. Munson.
1847. George L. Moore.
1848-50. Oliver Lathrop.
1851. Charles Farnsworth; died
in office, and vacancy filled
by the appointment of John
McKnight.

1852. Orson Herrington.
1853-54. Roosevelt H. Davis.
1855. Charles B. Moon.
1856-57. Roswell R. Farnsworth.
1858-62. Aaron Bickford.
1863. Dennis Clancy.
1864. Aaron Bickford.
1865. Dennis Clancy.
1866-68. Warner Bunday.
1869. David A. Turrell.
1870-77. Oscar D. Brown.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

1838. Elias Branch.
1839. Timothy Gay.
1840. William Mercer.
Anson Root.
1841. Newton C. Wolcott.
1842. Elias Alley.
Heman Pratt.
1843. William Mercer.
1844. Jabez S. Mosher.
1845. Adam S. Dunn.
1846. Elias S. Alley.
1847. William Mercer.
Walter S. Moore.
1848. Walter S. Moore.
1849. Jesse D. Payne.
1850. Henry B. Fuller.
William Weaver.
1851. Ransom S. Olds.
Augustus G. Fisk.
1852. Walter S. Moore.
William Mercer.
1853. William Weaver.
Abel Scott.
William P. Richards.
1854. William H. Brezee.
1855. Augustus G. Fisk.
1856. William O. Smith.
1857. William Weaver.
1858. William H. Brezee.
1838. Alvah Foster.
Elias Alley.
William Mercer.
1839. James Gowans.
Alvah Foster.
Orson Herrington.
1840. Freeman T. Kellogg.
Alvah Foster.
George Abbott.
1841. Freeman T. Kellogg.
John McKnight.
Lemuel D. Brown.
1842. John McKnight.
F. T. Kellogg.
1843. John McKnight.
1838-4

1859. D. C. Crane.
1860. Samuel O. Clark.
Seth Aldrich.
Charles L. M. Andrus.
1861. George Brown.
1862. Charles L. M. Andrus.
1863. Seth Aldrich.
Orson Herrington.
1864. David A. Turrell.
1865. Townsend Coats.
George Brown.
1866. Dennis Clancy.
1867. Seth Aldrich.
1868. Joshua Davison.
1869. Isaac Kinney.
1870..Dennis Clancy.
George Brown.
1871. Seaton Flint.
1872. Joshua Davison.
1873. George Brown.
Robert Harper.
1874. William P. McKnight.
Dennis Clancy.
1875. Seaton Flint.
Lucius Powers.
1876. Lucien B. North.
1877. George Brown.
Jonathan Haynes.

1838. James Brezee.
William Knapp.
Robert Bilby.
1839. Jonathan Haynes.
William Mercer.
Elias Alley.
1840. William Knapp.
Elias Alley.
Chester Hunt.
1841. Jeremiah Belding.
Jonathan Haynes.
Orson Herrington.
1842. Jonathan Haynes.
Adam S. Dunn.
William Knapp.
1843. Jonathan Haynes.
Andrew McDougal.
Samuel W. Parsons.
1844. William G. Throop.
John Munson.
Lewis Fuller.
1845. William Hoard.
D. F. Hurd.
Samuel M. Hagerman.
1846. Cicero J. Van Allen.
Samuel M. Hagerman.
Phipps W. Hewitt.
1847. Jason Tayre.
William Knapp.
Elias Alley.

1848. Elias Alley.
1849. John McKnight.
1850. Samuel Dunn.
1851. Sanford D. Hopkins.
1852. Jason Tayre.
Alvah Foster.
1853. Charles N. Lewis.
1854. Jesse D. Payne.
1855. Jason Tayre.
1856. Alvah Foster.
Sanford D. Hopkins.
1857. Jesse D. Payne.
1858. S. D. Hopkins.
1859. Elias Alley.
1860. Lemuel D. Brown.
1861. Martin C. Rogers.
1862. Rufus Smith.
1863. John S. B. Weatherwax.
1864. Benjamin F. Carney.
1865. Jesse D. Payne.
1866. Jabin Strong.
1867. Benjamin F. Carney.
1868. Gardner Foster.
1869. Jabin Strong.
1870. Benjamin F. Carney.
1871. Henry Harper.
1872. Jabin Strong.
1873. Andrew N. Westcott.
1874-75. Henry Harper.
1876-77. Willis Baker.

ASSESSORS.
1843. Chester Hunt.
1844. William Weaver.
Thomas Jolls.
1845. Newton C. Wolcott.
Thomas Jolls.
1846. Thomas Jolls.
Horace II. Smith.
1847. Horace H. Smith.
William Weaver.
1848. Horace H. Smith.
William Weaver.
1849. Horace H. Smith.
William Weaver.
1850. Jonathan Haynes.
Benjamin Houghtalin.
COLLECTOR.:0. Jesse D. Payne.
TREASURERS.

The officers of the township for 1878 are: Supervisor,
Henry S. Walworth; Town Clerk, Oscar D. Brown;
Treasurer, Lucien B. North; Justice of the Peace, Dennis
Clancy; Commissioner of Highways, Willis Baker; Township Superintendent of Schools, R. A. Randolph; Mr.
Randolph resigned and John S. Flint was appointed in his
place, but failed to qualify, and the position was finally
filled by the appointment of William T. Morous; Inspector
of Schools, Hosea C. Aldrich; Constables, Charles Camburn, Stowell Jones, Ira Smith, Andrew J. Geer.
The ingenuity of the early settlers was considerably
taxed by their endeavors to select marks by which to distinguish their cattle, sheep, and hogs, which were permitted
to run at large. Among those adopted were the following:
Sept. 30, 1835.-Thomas Gamble's mark-a crop from
the right ear, and a half crop from the upper side of the
left.
April 16, 1836.-John McKnight's mark-a crop from
the right ear, and a slit in the same.
April 29, 1836.-Elias Alley's mark-a crop from the
right ear and a slit in the same, and a slit in the left.
May 18, 1836.-Timothy Gay's mark-a swallow fork
from the right ear, and a crop from the left.
June 1, 1836.-Elias H. Kelly's mark-a hole in the
right ear.
Nov. 7, 1836.-Jacob Brown's mark-a crop from the
left ear, and a slit in the same.
Same date.-Thomas Joll's mark-two slits in the left
ear.
Dec. 5, 1836.-Cornelius Millspaw's mark-a crop from
the left ear, and a slit in the right.
Dec. 25, 1837.-Mitchell Gue's mark-a crop from the
left ear, and a half-penny from the upper and lower sides
of the same.

1839-40. Charles Farnsworth.
1841. Lemuel D. Brown.
1842-43. Jabez S. Mosher.
1844. Timothy Gay.
1845. John McKnight.
1846. Jabez S. Mosher.
1847. Thomas Jolls.
1848. Daniel H. Shepherd.
1849-50. Thomas Jolls.
181-52. Matthias Slaght.
183-54. Jason Tayre.

1856-58. Daniel Ostrom.
1859-60. Martin C. Rogers.
1861. Asher T. Strong.
1862. M. C. Rogers.
1863-64. James A. Strong.
1865. Jabin Strong.
1866-68. Nathaniel K. Haynes.
1869-70. Willis Baker.
1871-72. Allen W. Dunn.
1873-74. Lucien B. North.
1875. Benjamin Dunn.
1876-77. Henry S. Walworth.