Jackson County, Illinois
SCHOOL PETITION 1845
Submitted by Nancy Attey
To John Barrow Esq., School Commissioner of Jackson County we the undersigned citizens of Township 9 South Range 1 West desire and request that you advertise and offer for sale as soon as possible section 16 in Township 9 South Range 1 West in Jackson County Illinois and we your petitions will forever pray May 25th AD 1845.
| Alexander Floyd | Eli Davis |
| D[___] Jackson | Samuel Hanson |
| George McKenny | John Brewster |
| Al [__]ennings | Wm. Borin |
| Henry Bucklass | Alexander Borin |
| David Jackson | Joel Chapman |
| John Bittle | Michael Ufendill |
| Vardiman H. Smith | Wm Preston |
| Cyrus C. Bullor | Abram Hanson |
| Wm Lindsey | Henry Sykes |
| Henry Myars | James Borin |
| Thomas Eakin | Reuben Wyngate |
| James L. Ruge | Bazzel Boren |
| Asa Hicks | Wm. C More |
| [Titus] Crawshaw | Isaac Baker |
| John Goodwin | Allen Young |
| Richard Johnson | Wm. Garvis |
| Ignatice Brook | Younger Greathouse |
| Robert Goodwin | Lockhart Bush |
| Wm. J. Kendell | John Bush |
| Var. Davison | John B__man |
| [____] Davis | John Glenn |
| Solomon Jones | Henry Borin |
| Abraham Borin | James F. Brown |
| Joseph Jackson | Imri Byars |
| Benjamin Jackson | Richard M Brown |
| Jacob Bowyer | Major Greathouse |
| Wm Wodington | Jackson Greathouse |
| James E Murden | Ira Byars |
| Jacob Soap | Henry M. Hanson |
| Wm H Murdin | Nathaniel W. Floyd |
| Johnny Murdin | John [_] Dillinger |
| Edward L. Glenn | Irijah Byars |
| Richard Brown | James Lynsey |
| Wm. [_] Brown | Ignatius O'Daniel |
| James Goodwin |
This certifies that Richard Brown and Ira Byars personally appeared before me this 5th day of July AD 1845 and after being sworn stated that the first 37 signers of the foregoing petition after the true intent and meaning thereof was explained to each signer signed the same freely and voluntarily in our presence given under my hand and seal the 5th day 1845 Hezekiah Davis JP
personally appeared before me this 5th day of July 1845 and after being sworn stated on oath signers of the foregoing petition except the first 37 after the true intent and meaning thereof was explained to them sign the same freely and voluntarily in their presence. I further certify that the above named Richard Brown, Ira Byars and William Lynsey were citizens of Township 9 south Range 1 West at the time of the signing of the foregoing petition given under my hand and seal this 5 day of July 1845
Hezekiah Davis JP Seal
I certify that Richard Brown and Ira Byars personally appeared before me this 5th day of July AD 1845 and stated under oath that they know that the number of legal voters in town 9 South Range 1 West does not exceed one hundred given my hand and seal this 5 day of July AD 1845 Hezekiah Davis JP