FIRST COURTS.
The first court was held at Marion, and the following is the first record made:
"Minutes of the District Court of Iowa Territory, within and for the County of Linn:
"IOWA TERRITORY,
LINN
COUNTY. } Pursuant to an act of the
Legislature of the Territory of Iowa, approved July, 1840, the District
Court of the United States, and also for the Territory of Iowa, met at
Marion, in said county, on Monday the 26th day of October, 1840.
"Present:
Honorable Joseph Williams, Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit for the
territory; W. G. Woodward, Esq., District Attorney of the United States
for the District of Iowa; R. P. Lowe, Esq., Prosecuting Attorney for
Second Judicial Circuit; Hosea W. Gray, Esq., Sheriff of county of
Linn; Socrates H. Tryon, Clerk of the District Court; Lawrence Maloney,
Marshal of the Territory."
The First Grand Jury,
summoned for the above occasion consisted of the following, viz.: Aaron
Usher, Samuel Ross, James Leverick, D. W. King, Israel Mitchell,
William H. Chambers, William Donahoe, Daniel Curtis, William T.
Gilbert, George A. Patterson, Isaac Butler, John Goudy, John J. Gibson,
Joseph Barnett, Asher Edgerton, William Chambers, O. S. Bowling, Daniel
J. Doty, Joseph Morford.
The First Petit Jurors
were: David A. Woodbride, Isaac Carroll, George W. Gray, Bertamis
McGonigal, John McCloud, Thomas Goudy, James W. Willis, John Long,
James W. Margrave, John Margrave, Ira Sammons, John Crow, Joseph
Carraway, Stephen Osborn, A. B. Mason, O. R. Gregory, John Nation,
Thomas Maxwells, George Yiesley.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
JUDGES SECOND CIRCUIT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--CIRCUIT COURT.
| Honorable Sylvester Yates . . . 1869 | | Honorable John McKean ... 1873 |
JUDGES OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT -- DISTRICT COURT.
| Joseph Williams . . . 1940 | | William E. Miller . . . 1859 |
| Thomas S. Wilson . .1846 | | Norman W. Isbell . . .1862 |
| James P. Carlton . . .1847 | | C. H. Conklin . . . . . . 1864 |
| William Smyth . . . . .1853 | | N. M. Hubbard . . . . . 1866 |
| Isaac Cook . . . . . . . 1857 | | James H. Rothrock . .1867 |
Of the Supreme Court Judges two were from Linn County, viz.: Honorable Norman W. Isbell and Honorable George Greene.
COUNTY JUDGES.
| N. W. Isbell, 1850. J. M. Berry. Daniel Lothian. Johnston Elliott. |
| A. B. Dumont, 1868. |
CLERKS OF DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURT.
| John C. Berry (Com's Clerk.) . 1939 | | Hosea W. Gray . . . .1849 |
| S. H. Tryon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1840 | | James M. Berry . . . .1851 |
| John C. Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1844 | | A. J. McKean . . . . . .1854 |
| Porter W. Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1847 | | J. L. Crawford . . . . . 1873 |
SHERIFFS.
| Hosea W. Gray | 1840 | | Thomas J. McKean | 1860 |
| Ambrose Harlan | 1844 | | William W. Smith | 1861 |
| Samuel W. Durham | 1846 | | O. O. Stanchfield | 1862 |
| Ambrose Harlan | 1847 | | Hiel Hale | 1866 |
| Vincent Beall | 1850 | | John G. Hayzlett | 1868 |
| Samuel Brazleton | 1853 | | G. D. Gillilan | 1874 |
| Levi H. Mason | 1855 | | |
AUDITORS.
| A. B. Dumont | 1869 | | John P. Coulter | 1870 |
TREASURERS AND RECORDERS.
| Addison Daniels | 1841 | | William M. Harris | 1846 |
| O. S. Hall | 1844 | | Isaac Cook | 1851 |
| John Zumdra | 1844 | | N. M. Day | 1855 |
| O. S. Hall | 1845 | | William Cook | 1860 |
| P. M. Earl | 1846 | | James Johnston | 1864 |
RECORDERS.
| John J. Daniels | 1865 | | Charles E. Putnam | 1853 |
TREASURERS.
| R. T. Wilson | 1866 | | S. T. Berry | 1874 |
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
| Ross McCloud | 1839 | | Adam Perry | 1856 |
| S. W. Durham | 1841 | | Plympton Grear | 1857 |
| T. J. McKean | 1843 | | G. A. Gray | 1859 |
| A. B. Bottorff | 1847 | | John M. Greer | 1865 |
| John McArthur | | | G. A. Gray | 1866 |
| S. W. Durham | 1851 | | S. W. Durham | 1871 |
| T. J. Stone | 1854 | | | |
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
| Ira G. Fairbanks. | P. W. Reeder. | William Langham. |
| Homer Bradshaw. | T. R. Eastman. | Eli Johnston. |
STATE SENATORS.
| Honorable Isaac M. Preston. | 1852 | | Honorable J. B. Young. | 1864 |
| Honorable William G. Thompson. | 1856 | | Honorable Robert Smyth. | 1868 |
| Honorable H. G. Angle. | 1860 | | Honorable E. B. Kephart. | 1872 |
REPRESENTATIVES.
| Honorable John McArthur. | | Honorable Mr. Steadman. |
| Honorable O. O. Stanchfield. | | Honorable A. S. Belt. |
| Honorable E. N. Bates. | | Honorable D. Lothian |
| Honorable J. E. Kurtz. | | Honorable J. Crawford. |
| Honorable J. B. Young. | | Honorable I. Milburn |
| Honorable Charles Weare. | | Honorable J. P. Carbee. |
| Honorable A. E. Warner. | | Honorable Adam Perry. |
| Honorable J. S. McClure | | Honorable A. M. McKeel. |
| Honorable W. D. Litzenberg. |
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
| Honorable William Smyth, House of Representatives. |
LAWYERS.
Marion.--J.
M. Preston & Son, J. B. Young, Corbett & Campbell, Daniel
Lothian, R. D. Stevens, J. D. Giffin, E. Latham, John Mitchell, C. M.
Hollis, M. B. Allen, Charles Lee Murray, M. V. Sweezy, G. A. Gray,
Isaac Cook.
Lisbon.--P. J. Fisher.
Cedar Rapids.--Hubbard
& Deacon, Mills & Blake, West & Eastman, Nichols &
Davidson, Bull & Hormel, G. D. Crafts, H. J. Smith, James J. Child,
A. St. C. Smith, A. D Collier, I. N. Whittam, H. F. Helus, J. J.
Powell, W. B. Leach, R. H. Gilmore, Joseph Sosel, N. D. Parkhurst,, A.
S. Belt, J. H. Camburn, H. A. Younge.
Center Point.--T. J. Speakman, W. F. Fitzgerrald.
Viola.--John Warrell.
Western.--W. H. Simey.
Paola.--J. E. Elson.
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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass August, 2015 from "A. T. Andreas Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa", Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875, pg. 437-438.
