Boone County Officials from 1798 to 1874

Submitted By: Laurie Wilcox

Below is a list of some Boone County officials and when they took office.

 

Tips: I have kept the original spelling that was on the certificates.  I have entered JP to  mean Justice of Peace. They are arrainged chronologically since sometimes more than one name was on the certificate. Please take the time to read all entries there are many people listed here.  Please keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive listing. 

 

At the least in each entry is the name of the official, what office he took, and the date. On some certificates there was further information such as who he replaced and why, what district he served, and whether he was elected or appointed to the office.

 

John Hall & John Connor & John Brown & Arch Huston & Arch’ Reid, JP and county court, 23 Dec 1798

 

John Hall, Sheriff, 26 Jan 1801

George Christy, Coroner, Boone, 5 Jun 1801,

Ebzeiphim Hume & Alexan’ McPherson, JP, 12 Jun 1801

John Cave, JP, 1 Oct 1801,

 

Archolaus Alloway & Uriel Sebree & John Hall, JP, 1 Jul 1803

William Montague & William Sebree, JP, 30 Sept 1803,

William Montague & William Sebree,  JP,  24 Nov 1803

 

Roger Wigginton, JP, 4 Jun 1804,

William Cave jun., Coroner, 4 Jun 1804

Archibald Ried, Sheriff, 14 Dec 1804,

 

Abner Gaines, JP, 30 Oct 1805.

Jeremiah Kirtley JP, 20 Nov 1805,

 

William Montague, Surveyor, 9 Jul 1808,

Elizaphen Hume, Sheriff, 9 Sep 1808.

Abraham Dupree, JP, 9 Nov 1808.

Moses Scott, JP, by resignation of Jameson Hawkins, 9 Nov 1808.

 

Alexander McPherson, Sheriff, 1 Nov 1810.

 

Mark McPherson, JP, 4 Sep 1811.

Willis Graves, Notary Public, 20 Dec 1811.

 

William Sebree,  Sheriff of Boone,  21st January 1813

Benjamin G. Willis, jp, resignation of Moses Scott, 21 Dec 1813

 

Whitfield Early, jp, resignation of Urial Sebree , 26 Jan 1814.

William Kogers,  Justice of the peace,  16 September 1814

Roger Wigginton,  Sheriff of Boone, 16th October 1814, 

 

Elijah Kirtley , jp, addition to the number heretofore allowed said county,  13 June 1815

 

Lewis Connor  , jp, Jan 5 1816

William Vawter  , jp, resignation of Elijah Kirtley, 14 Mar 1816.

Abner Gaines, Sheriff, 30 Oct 1816.

Isreal T Canby, JP, appointment of Abner Gaines sheriff, 6 Mar 1817.

John Merrill, JP, death of Weedon Sleet, 10 Sept 1817.

 

Philip S Bush, JP, resignation of Isreal F Canby, 17 Feb 1818.

James Montague Preston & Benjamin Fowler, JP, addition in number of commissioners, 12 Mar 1818.

Benjamin Stephens, JP, resignation of Philip S Bush, 14 Sep 1818.

Thomas Conly, JP, Benjamin Fowler refused to qualify, 14 Sep 1818.

Jeremiah Kirtley, Sheriff, 16 Dec 1818.

 

Henry G. Smith, JP, appointment of Jerimiah Kirtly to sheriff, 29 Jan 1819.

Lewis Webb, Surveyor, resignation of William Montague, 13 Jul, 1819.

Lewis Riddle, JP, resignation of William Vawter, 13 Sep 1819.

Philip S. Bush, JP, resignation of James M Preston, 13 Sep 1819.

 

Cave Johnson, JP, death of Abraham Depree, 7 Oct 1820.

Moses Scott, JP, addition of seat, 7 Oct 1820.

Joseph Graves, Sheriff, 7 Oct 1820.

Edward Graves,  coroner, resignation of William Cave, 7 Oct 1820.

 

James M. Preston, JP, resignation of Philip S. Bush, 16 Feb 1821.

Chasteen Scott, JP, appointment of Joseph Graves Sheriff, 16 Feb 1821.

 

John J. Flournoy, JP, resignation of Uriel Sebree, 17 Jan 1822.

Thomas Nelson, JP, resignation of Lewis Connor, 17 Jan 1822.

John P Gaines, JP, death of Mark Mcpherson, 10 Apr 1822.

Benjamin Willis, Sheriff, 23 Oct 1822.

 

James L. Gilmore, JP, appointment of Ben Willis to sheriff, 14 Feb 1823.

 

Rueben Graves, JP, resignation of John J. Flournoy, 17 Jul 1824.

Whitfield Early, sheriff, 13 Nov 1824.

 

Barnet Rogers, JP, death of William Rogers, 4 Apr 1826.

Arthur Stewart, JP, 14 Apr 1826.

John M. Merrill, sheriff, 11 Dec 1826.

 

Robert S. Chambers, resignation of Charles Chambers, 6 Jan 1827.

Cornelius Hughes, JP, appointment of Jno. M. Merrill to sheriff, 1 May 1827.

Benjamin Watts, JP, appoinment of W. Early to sheriff, 1 May 1827.

 

 

William Vickers, JP, resignation of James Gilmore, 3 Mar 1828.

Willis Calvert, JP, death of Lewis Riddell, 3 Mar 1828.

 

 

Robert Piatt, JP, appointment of Benjamin Stephens Sheriff, 15 Jan 1829

Richard white, JP, resignation of Moses Scott, 12 Jun 1829.

Robert Walton, JP, death of William Vickers, 28 Dec 1829.

 

James M. Clarkson, JP, 8 Feb 1830.

Thomas Connelly, sheriff, 17 Dec 1830.

 

Robert B. Vickers, JP, 8 Jan 1831.

Philip S. Bush, JP, resignation of Robert Piatt, 11 Feb 1831.

Horatio Wood, JP, appoinment of Thomas Connelly to sheriff, 11 Feb 1831.

Benjamin Stephens, JP, death of Barnett Rogers, 11 Feb 1831.

Benjamin W. White, JP, additional seat by law, 12 Mar 1831.

Jerimiah Garnett, JP, refusal of Benjamin Stephens to accept a commission, 20 Jun 1831.

 

Henry F James, JP, resignation of John W. King, 7 Apr 1832.

Cave Johnson, sheriff, 28 Nov 1832.

 

James Records, JP, appointment, 8 Jul 1833.

 

Richard Collins, JP, death of R. S. Chambers, 7 Oct 1834.

Chasteen Scott, sheriff, appointed, 5 Dec 1834.

 

James Corbin, JP, chasten Scott appoinment for sheriff, 17 Jul 1835.

John Wallace, JP, resignation of Horatio Wood, 17 Jul 1835.

 

John Cave, Sheriff, appointed resignation of Chasteen Scott, 18, May 1836.

Joseph C. Foster, JP, resignation of Richard Collins, 18 May 1836.

Randall Latimore, JP, death of Richard White, 8 May 1836.

James N. Stephens, JP, resignation of Philip S. Bush, 18 May 1836.

John P. Graves, sheriff, 5 Nov 1846.

John Gaines, JP, 5 Nov 1836.

John Cave, sheriff, resignation of C. Scott, 10 Dec 1836.

 

Thomas P. Johnson, JP, appointment of John P. Gaines to sheriff, 25 Apr 1837.

 

Joseph C. Hughes, JP, removal of James M. Clarkson, 16 Jul 1838.

Benjamin Watts, sheriff, 21 Nov 1838.

 

John C. Jones, JP, appointment of Benjamin Watts to sheriff, 24 Jan 1839.

Chasteen Scott, JP, additional seat allowed by leg, 10 Jun 1839.

Washington Watts, JP, additional seat allowed by leg., 10 Jun 1839.

 

Samuel Hardesty, sheriff, 1 Dec 1840.

 

James N. Early, JP, appointment of Samuel Hardesty sheriff, 26 Jan 1841

Wilson Harper, JP, resignation of John C. Jones, 3 Apr 1841.

Samuel Hind, JP, removal of James Records, 3 Apr 1841.

James G. Shepherd, JP, resignation of James N. Early, 9 Dec 1841.

 

William Calvert, sheriff, 12 Oct 1842.

 

Anderson Boyle, JP, appointment of Willis Calvert to sheriff, 9 Jan 1843.

Moses Scott Rice, surveyor, resignation of Lewis Webb, 10 Jul 1843.

 

Robert Walton, sheriff, 11 Oct 1844.

 

Robert Vickers, sheriff, 6 Nov 1846.

 

Thomas Roberts, JP, appointment of Robert Vickers sheriff, 13 Apr 1847.

 

William J. Sandford, sheriff, removal of Robert B. Vickers from the county, 8 Jan 1848.

Benjamin W. White, Sheriff, 16 Oct 1848.

 

Paschel Connor, JP, appointment of Ben White sheriff, 16 Jan 1849.

 

O.H.P. Ingram, JP, additional jp by legislature, 13 Mar 1850.

Henry F. James, sheriff, 15 Oct 1850.

 

Thos. N. Stephens, JP, appointed, dist 5, ? Oct 1851.

 

James Calvert, elected, sheriff, 10 Aug 1852.

 

Cornelius Quick, elected, JP, dist 3, 12 may 1859

Paschel Connor, JP, elected, dist 4, 12 may 1859

 

T. W. Stephens, JP, elected, dist 5, 14 May 1863.

P. Marshall, JP, elected, dist 5,  14 May 1863.

Reuben Connor, JP, elected, dist 6,  14 May 1863.

J. J. Miller,  JP, elected, dist 9, 14 May 1863

W. Harper, JP, elected, dist 3, 14 May 1863

John Arnold, JP elected, dist 6, 14 May 1863

Paschal Connor, JP, elected, dist 4, 14 May 1863

W. W. Hodget, JP, elected, dist 3, 14 May 1863.

Ben Lindsey, JP, elected, dist 4, 14 May 1863

B. W. Norman, JP, elected, dist 7, 14 May 1863

J. C. Riley, JP, elected, dist 8, 14 May 1863

 

J. M. Corbin, Notary Public, 12 Jan 1865.

Benjamin Stephens, JP, elected, 28 Jun 1865.

 

 

M. M. Black, JP, dist 9, appointed until next regular election void T. J. McHatton removed, 10 Apr 1866.

 

L. P. Arnold, JP, dist 10, elected, 13 May 1867.

H. Ashley, JP, dist 4, elected, 13 May 1867.

J. F. Case, JP, dist 4, elected, 13 May 1867.

Reuben Connor, JP, dist 6, elected, 13 May 1867.

John Huffman, JP, dist 4, elected, 13 May 1867.

M. B. Green, JP, dist 10, elected, 13 May 1867.

W. S. Norman, JP, dist 6 elected, 13 May 1867.

John Stephens, JP, dist 3, elected, 13 May 1867.

Tho’s N. Stephens, JP, dist 5, 13 May 1867.

Martin Voshell, JP, dist 2, 13 May 1867.

J. P. Vest, JP, dist 7, elected, 13 May 1867.

Wm Wingate, JP, dist 2, elected, 13 May 1867.

Cornelius Quick, JP, dist 3, elected, 13 May 1867.

John S. Huey, JP, dist 5, 22 Oct 1867.

 

George Bedinger, JP, dist 4, 15 Aug 1868.

Robert K. Graves, JP, dist 1, 15 Aug 1868.

John S. Huey, JP, dist 5, 15 Aug 1868.

Benjamin Allphin, JP, dist 9, 15 Aug 1868.

 

J. M. Corbin, Notary Public, 16 Jan 1869.

W. T. Snyder, Notary Public, 13 Jan 1869.

Armstead Collins, JP, Union district, due to D. Matson resignation, 17 Aug 1869.

 

W. T. Snyder, Notary Public, 17 Mar 1870.

M.C. Norman, JP, dist 8, 17 Aug 1870.

W. B. Riddle, JP, appointed, dist 1 Burlington, 10 Aug 1870.

 

W. T. Snyder, Notary Public, 14 Mar 1874.

John S. Phelps, judge, elected, 10 Aug 1874.

 

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