1879 Clayton County Township Officials
... as published in the Elkader Register,
Thursday, October 31, 1878
~Transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb
Comments enclosed in (parenthesis) were added
by the transcriber.
Boardman twp:
Justices - A. Papin, C. Ryan, W. A. Skinner, M. Fitzpatrick
Constables - John Prior, H. Oglesbee
Trustees - R. Richardson, A. Borman, M. Flannigan
Town Clerk - H. Hagensick
Assessor - F. Fridley
Road Supervisors - 1 & 2 T. L. Boots; 3 tie vote; 4 H. Homler; 5 John Heck; 6 Jno. Eggeman; 7 Wm. Cheeseman
Beuna (Buena) Vista twp:
Justices - Chas. Cook, E. Merkel
Constables - Peter Weber, G. L. Demillo
Trustees - H. Kamm, H. Hinkle, Jos. Hendrick
Town Clerk - E. Merkl (Merkel ?)
Assessor - A. Voggenthaler
Road Supervisors - 1 Rudolph Menth; 2 Ernst Fabert
Cass twp:
Justices - J. E. Baird, S. Chipman
Constables - C. H. Bungay, G. D. Scofield
Town Clerk - J. E. Baird
Assessor - Jas. Newberry
Road Supervisors - 1 Peter Hanson; 2 Adam Ninekirk; 3 G. M. Eden; 4 E. H. Sargent; 5 Kaster; 6 Giles Ward; 7 W. Bartlett; 8 A. Haskins; 9 Thos. Dunsmore
Cox Creek twp:
Justices - G. S. Peck, E. H. Griffith
Constables - C. (or O.) McGinnis, F. D. Hays
Trustees - J. Brinkhous (Brinkhaus ?), D. Hayes, H. Dohrer
Town Clerk - F. Hochhous
Assessor ; A. B. Marshall
Road Supervisors - 1 John Krieg; 2 H. Lempke; 3 H. Dohrer; 4 T. S. Alderson; 5 J. Brinkhaus; 6 W. Hennesy.
Clayton twp.:
Justices - H. C. Stinson, F. Hodges
Constables - John Bakus, Wm. Stark
Trustees - H. F. Beckman, Jas. McGuire, Wm. Duwe
Town Clerk - H. C. Stinson
Road Supervisors - 1 Wm. Stearns; 2 J. H. Scu___; 3 R. Hayden; 4 C. McCullum; 5 S. Barnhaus; 6 P. B. Beckett
Elk twp:
Justices - J. G. Flemming, J. A. Leighty
Constables - Geo. Woolridge, John Bishop
Trustees - J. N. McEvers, Geo. White, S. S. Combs
Town Clerk - John Leighty
Assessor - G. S. Masters
Road Supervisors - 1 A. Lovett; 2 S. H. Rizer; 3 C. Waggoner; 4 E. Jones; 5 R. G. Ash
Farmersburg twp:
Justices - C. Morgan, B. P. Burnham
Constables - C. W. Meyer, W. Demo
Trustees - S. Ballon, John Everall, Wm. Buckman
Town Clerk - C. Morgan
Assessor - S. H. F. Schulte
Road Supervisors - 1 G.A. Sch____; 2 Geo. Jastram; 3 J. Campbell; 4 Wm. Beals; 5 W. Demo; 6 A. Haman; 7 C. Brookman; 8 A. Buck
Garnavillo twp:
Justices - W. G. Beach, D. Schroeder
Constables - E. T. Barnes, Alvin Torry
Trustees - B. F. Fox, H. Brandt, Wm. H. Stevens
Town Clerk - Wm. F. Meyer
Assessor - Alva C. Rogers
Road Supervisors - 1 J. Trunkey; 2 Geo. Sigg; 3 J. H. Neiter; 4 A. Busncher; 5 F. Wilker; 6 Peter Nicholas; 7 H. Elke; 8 tie vote; 9 Wm. Schulte
Giard twp:
Justices - Guy Kingsley, H. Hellbing
Constables - S. Harding, R. Ormsby
Trustees - J. G. Korte, P. Farley, Jas. Humphrey
Town Clerk - John Froelich
Assessor - John Geraghty
Road Supervisors - 1 John Geraughty; 2 J. Ponsar; H. Reidel; 4 John Ulrich; 5 D. Hagerty; 6 D. S. Bickel
Grand Meadow twp:
Justices - D. Ryley, R. J. McClelland
Constables - A. F. Marson, Fred Sander
Trustees - W. T. Chase, C. Knodt, J. McKinley Jr
Town Clerk - John Welzel
Assessor - Jas. McKinley
Road Supervisor - None returned
Highland twp:
Justices - M. Ewing, J. P. Boland
Constables - John McLoughlin, John Boyle
Trustees - E. O'Connor, John Keenan, Dan. Peterman
Town Clerk - J. C. Miller
Assessor - M. Callaghan
Road Supervisors - 1 J. J. Burke; 2 Thos. Minahan; 3 J. C. Miller; 4 Dan. Peterman; 5 John Hurley; 6 John McLoughlin; 7 H. F. Snedgar; 8 M. Conboy.
Jefferson twp:
Justices - C. P. Goodrich, John Delin, J. H. Heitman
Constables - J. Troester, E. Block, F. S. Stranahan
Trustees - H. Hunterman, J. Wolter, John McDonald
Town Clerk - Jas. Schroeder
Assessor - John Anderegg
Road Supervisors - 1 D. Brown; 2 F. Ohlendorf; 3 L. Tuecke; 4 F. Kann; 5 J. Blegger Sr.; 6 H. Walke; 7 Wm. Meyer; 8 B. Voelker; 9 F. Flaegel; 10 tie vote; 13 J. Mueller; 14 J. Kann
Lodomillo twp:
Justices - S. M. Stulnaker, S.T. Richards
Constables - D. McDowell, R. Parr
Trustees - T. Fisher, S. W. Robinson, T. J. Scott
Town Clerk - R. J. Bixby
Assessor - F. L. Minkler
Road Supervisors - 1 H. Gardner; 2 R. Huntington; 3 T. Fisher; 4 L. L. Nobel; 5 C. Simmonds; 6 H. Hines; 7 L. Barrot; 8 A. Hessner; 9 F. Bower; 10 D. McCarity; 11 tie vote; 12 W. Marshall; 13 tie vote; 14 J. Schmidt; 15 A. B. Todd
Mallory twp:
Justices - H. Jones, J. Hill
Constables - H. Hammond, J. Brown
Trustees - J. W. Hansel, J. H. Bauman, Wm. Brown
Town Clerk - E. A. Bush
Assessor - H. Hatfield
Road Supervisors - 1 A. Hyde
Marion twp:
Justices - E. E. Rear, A. Peterson
Constables - Jac. Paulson, A. Oleson
Trustees - D. Jacobia, Jos. Paulson, O. Johnson
Town Clerk - E. E. Rear
Assessor - E. E. Rear
Road Supervisors - 1 W. C. Barber; 2 J. Johnson; 3 H. Hanson; 4 T. Oleson; 5 tie vote; 6 A. Olson (Oleson ?); 7 K. Hong; 8 N. Hofer; 9 tie vote; 10 H. Johnson
Mendon twp:
Justices - J. C. Hoxsie, I Matthews, H. W. Burlingame
Constables - Wm. Barlow, L. G. Webb
Trustees - P. Stauer, O. A. Brastburg, J. P. Patrick
Town Clerk - R. Grant
Assessor - V. R. Miller
Road Supervisors - 1 N. Reeves; 2 L. Edgetton; 3 H. Long; 4 S. Aukeny
Millville twp:
Justices - P. J. Hunter, M. Marshall
Constables - J. F. Smith, S. Peyton
Trustees - J, H. Boyce, Paul Hakel, 3rd tie
Town Clerk - W. D. Sheehan
Assessor - W. H. Scott
Road Supervisors - 1 J. S. Graybill; 2 Geo. Hilos; 3 W. H. Scott; 4 tie vote; 5 Adam H____; 6 J. J. Kauffman; 7 P. J. Hunter
Monona twp:
Justices - Wm. C. McNell, Ira P. Wister
Constables - L__kin Green, E. J. Daily
Trustees - A. F. Nichols, J. S. Renshaw, F. L. Wellman
Town Clerk - Wm. C. McNiel
Assessor - I. P. Win_er
Road Supervisors - 1 R. W. Randall; 2 M. Humphrey:3 J. C. Budy; 4 G. Kuchman; 5 H. Hines; 6 F. Hupper; 7 John Ryan; 8 F. Winters; 9 David Davis
Read twp:
Justices - J. H. Schwenke, M. Finnegan
Constables -F. Wilke, T. H. Barrett
Trustees - John Barrett, C. Schulte, D. Shellito
Town Clerk - C. W. Hagensick
Assessor - J. C. Hagensick
Road Supervisors - 1 Wm. Lembke; 2 H. Wedemeye (Wedemeyer ?); 3 John Barrett; 4 J. Cunningham; 5 M. Keleher; 6 tie vote; 7 Wm. Walter
Sperry twp:
Justices - John Keeling, R. W. Philips
Constables - J. K. Hill, J. Ewing
Trustees - S. Hawthorn, Danl. Green, S. Pardee
Town Clerk - W. A. Penfield
Assessor - J. K. Hill
Road Supervisors - None returned
Volga twp:
Justices - A. J. Galer, P. Costigan
Constables - J. Amling, M. Flaherty
Trustees - C. Blanchaine, J. Amling, Peter Eberhard
Town Clerk - Chas. Schecker
Assessor - Phil. Stover
Road Supervisors - 1 tie vote: 2 H. Kleeman; 3 C. F__kentheder; 4 H. P_ehl; 5 H. Ortman; 6 J. Amling; 7 F. M. Thayer; 8 F. Dock; 10 Wm. Oestrich
Wagner twp:
Justices - Wm. Monlux, G. W. Russel
Constables - E. C. White, A. Hasking
Trustees - D. T. Welton, W. Patterson, M. H. Burnham
Town Clerk - W. P. Eno
Assessor - Wm. Monlux
Road Supervisors - 1 A. F. White; 2 D. T. Welton; 3 L. M. _askin; 4 L. Taneson; 5 P. C. Peterson; 6 O. Johnson; 7 W. Patterson; 8 C. Stiner; 9 A. Patterson
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