Officers of Beaver County, Pa



Transcribed from:
Weyand & Reed's Beaver County Centennial Directory
Author W. I. Reed; James Patterson; J. Weyand
Date of Publication 1876







PRESIDENT JUDGE.
The following named persons have filled the office of President Judge of Beaver
county since the year 1803, in the order in which they appear below.
Jesse Moore.
Daniel Agnew.
Samuel Roberts.
L. L. McGuffin.
VVilliam Wilkins.
B. B. Chamberlin.
Charles Shaler.
A. W. Acheson.
John Bredin.
*Henry Hice.
*By the Judiciary Act of April 9, 1874, the counties of Beaver and Washington, which previous to that time had composed but one judicial district, were separated, making Beaver county a judicial district in itself.





ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
The following named persons have filled the office of Associate Judge for Beaver county:
Abner Lacock.
John Carothers.
John H. Reddick.
Joseph Irvin.
Joseph Caldwell.
William Cairns.
Thomas Henry.
John Scott.
Joseph Hemphill.
M. Lawrence.
John Nesbitt.
Agnew Duff.
Benjamin Adams.
Joseph C. Wilson.





SHERIFF.
The following named persons have filled the office of Sheriff of Beaver county for the terms designated below. Those who remained in office for a longer period than three years did so upon re-appointment by the Governor.
Thomas Henry
1803
Jonathan Coulter
1806
Samuel Power
1809
Jonathan Coulter
1812
William Cairns
1815
James Lyon
1818
Thomas Henry
1821
John Dickey
1824
David Porter
1827
J. A. Sholes
1830
William Cairns
1833
Matthew T. Kennedy
1836
David Somers
1839
Milo Adams
1842
James Kennedy, Jr
1845
Robert Wallace
1848
George Robinson
1851
James Darragh
1854
William W. Irwin
1857
John Roberts
1860
Joseph Ledlie
1863
J. S. Little
1866
John Graebing
1869
Chamberlain White
1872
J. P. Martin
1875





TREASURER.
The following named persons have filled the office of Treasurer of Beaver county for the terms designated below. Those persons who remained in office for a longer period than two years did so upon re-appointment by the Governor.
Guion Greer
1803
John Lawrence
1807
Robert Moore
1809
James Allison
1811
James Alexander
1815
James Dennis
1817
David Hays
1820
Samuel McClure
1822
Joseph Hemnphill
1824
Thomas Henry
1828
Benjamin Adams
1832
John English
1834
David Porter
1835
Henderson C. Hall
1836
John Barclay
1838
Dr. Oliver Cunningham
1839
David Eakin
1841
John Barclay
1843
Dr. Smith Cunningham
1845
Alfred R. Moore
1847
Moses B. Welsh
1849
Lawrence Whitesell
1851
Richard H. Agnew
1853
H. B. Anderson
1855
William Henry
1857
John S. Darragh
1859
George C. Bradshaw
1861
John Caughey
1863
M. R. Adams
1865
Elijah Barnes
1867
Eben Allison
1869
C. P. Wallace
1871
James H. Mann
1873
John R. Eakin
1875





PROTHONOTARY.
The following named persons were eleeted to the office of Prothonotary of Beaver county in the years designated below. Those persons who have served for a longer period than three years did so by re-appointment by the Governor previous to 1839 and by re-election subsequently.
David Johnston
1803
Samuel Lawrence
1809
Thomas Henry
1815
John Dickey
1821
John Clark
1824
James Logan
1830
John A. Scroggs
1836
Samuel W. Sprott
1839
Milton Lawrence
1839
John Collins
1848
A. R. Thompson
1854
M. S. Quay
1856
Michael Weyand
1861
John Caughey
1867
Oscar A. Small
1873
Samuel Sprott was succeeded in the same year of his appointment by Milton Lawrence, owing to
a change in the constitution, making the County officers elective.

A. R. Thompson resigned and was succeeded by the appointment of M. S. Quay, who was continued in
the office until 1861, when he resigned, and was succeeded by the appointment of Michael
Weyand, who served by re-election until 1867.






REGISTER AND RECORDER.
The following named persons have filled the office of Register and Recorder of Beaver county, being elected and appointed in the years designated below:
David Johnston
1803
T. M. Johnston
1836
Samuel McClure
1839
T. M. Johnston
1839
William McCallister
1848
S. B. Wilson
1854
Alfred R. Moore
186? (Last digit unreadable)
Darius Singleton
1866
James L. Stokes
1872
Samuel McClure was appointed in February 1839, and was succeeded in the same year by the election of T. M. Johnston.





CLERK OF COURTS.
The duties of this office previous to 1839 were discharged by the Prothonotary and Register and Recorder. The following named persons have discharged the duties of the office since, together with the date of their election.
William McCallister
1839
W. K. Boden
1842
A. G. McCreery
1857
John A. Frazier
1863
John C. Hart
1869





COMMISSIONER.
The following named persons have discharged the duties of Commissioner of Beaver county since the year 1803.
Jonathan Coulter
1803
Joseph Hemphill
1804
Denny McClure
1805
John McCullough
1806
Samuel Lawrence
1807
William Harsha
1808
James Kennedy
1809
William Cairns
1810
Thomas Kennedy
1811
John Sharp
1812
John Martin
1813
James Dennis
1814
John Roberts
1815
John Mortin
1816
John A. Schroggs
1817
Thomnas Kennedy
1818
David Christy
1819
David Boies
1820
George Dilworth
1821
Alexander Thompson
1822
David Eakin
1823
James Logan
1824
Daniel Christy
1825
David Eakin
1826
John Sharp
1827
Daniel Christy
1828
Benjamin Adams
1829
John Bryan
1830
Sampson Piersol
1831
Joseph Vera
1832
John Harsha
1833
Solomon Bennett
1834
David Somers
1835
James Scott
1836
James D. Eakin
1837
William Rayl
1838
James Mackall
1839
Joseph Moreland
1840
Jamnes Harper
1841
John Hull
1842
Thomas Cairns
1843
Arthur Campbell
1844
Samuel Hamilton
1845
David Warnock
1846
Robert McFerren
1847
Samuel B. Wilson
1848
Archibald McMillan
1849
William Little
1850
Andrew Watterson
1851
James A. Sholes
1852
James C. Ritchey
1853
David Kennedy
1854
William P. Philips
1855
Philip Cooper
1856
Hugo Sutherland
1857
Abner Morton
1858
William Shroads
1859
Samuel Kawrence
1860
James Wilson
1861
Daniel B. Short
1862
William Barnes
1863
John H. Beighley
1864
Joseph Irons
1865
John Wilson
1866
James Warnock
1867
William Ewing
1868
David W. Scott
1869
Joseph Brittain
1870
Samuel Torrence
1871
J. Marshall
1872
Daniel Neely
1873
David Patten
1874
G. W. Shroads, John C. Calhoun, and Andrew Carothers, were elected in 1875, for the term of three years each. Commissioners appointments for 1876: Clerk- John McGown; Council- Wilson & Moore; Manager Reform School- J. Weyand; Physician to Jail- J. C. Levis; Janitor Court House- C. Turner.





DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The following named persons have filled the office of District Attorney since the year 1803. Previous to 1850 they were appointed, and subsequent to that date were elected by the people:
James Allison
1803
J. R. Shannon
1809
N. P. Fetterman
1824
H. M. Watts
1827
William B. Clark
1830
Simeon Meredith
1833
William B. Clark
1836
Thomas Cunningham
1839
Lewis Taylor
1845
B. B. Chamberlin
1848
Richard P. Roberts
1849
Joseph Wilson
1853
Moses B. Welsh
1856
John B. Young
1861
James S. Rutan
1862
Joseph R. Harrah
1868
J. H. McCreery
1871
J. M. Buchanan
1874





CORONER.
The following are the names of persons who have acted in the capacity of Coroner of the county, and the year of their selection, and are given in the same order as the recording of their commissions or elections returns show:
Jamnes Conlin
1818
James Moore
1822
James Mackall
1834
William Hales
1836
David Marquis
1839
John Sutherland
1842
James H. Douds
1845
William Shroads
1846
Jacob J. Noss
1847
James A. Sholes
1850
Eli Reed
1853
John B. Early
1856
Nathan P. Couch
1857
Eli Reed
1860
Thomas Devinney
1863
Thomas McCoy
1865
William Barnes
1868
Daniel Corbus
1869
R. F. McIlvaine
1875





COUNTY SURVEYOR
The following named persons have filled the office of County Surveyor since the year 1800.
James Carothers
1800
Hugh McCullough
1815
William Law
1824
Henry Davis
1827
John Bryan
1830
John Martin
1835
William McCallister
1836
J. A. Vezey
1839
William Minis, Jr.
1842
Samson S. Nye
1845
A. Wynn
1850
Hugh Cunnning
1853
A. Wynn
1856
James Harper
1859
A. Wynn
1862
D. M. Daugherty
1871
James Harper
1874
Up to 1850 the County Surveyors were appointed by the Surveyor General, after that time they were elected by the people.





COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
The following is a list of persons who have served as Superintendents of the schools of Beaver county since the establishment of the office in 1855:
Thomas Nicholson
1855
George Cope
1855
S H Piersol
1856
R N Avery
1857
Thomas Carothers
1858
J I Reed
1863
James Whitham
1867
G M Fields
1869
M L Knight
1872
Benjamin Franklin
1875
George Cope and S. H. Piersol were appointed to fill the unexpired term of Thomas Nicholson. Thomas Carothers was appointed in 1858 to fill the unexpired term of R. N. Avery. James Whitham was appointed to fill the unexpired part of J. I. Reed's second term.





POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR.
Following is the list of names of those persons who have filled the office of Poor Director of Beaver county since the year 1852. Previous to that time the poor were supported by the township in which they resided.
Joseph Douthett
1852
Philip Cooper
1852
David Shanor
1852
David Shanor
1853
Robert Potter
1855
William Barnes
1856
James Sterling
1857
Henry Goehring
1858
Samuel Moorhead
1859
John White
1860
Henry Goehring
1861
Samuel Wilson
1862
John K. Potter
1863
Samuel McManamy
1864
Samuel Gibson
1865
John Potter
1866
Samuel McManamy
1867
John Slentz
1868
Robert Cooper
1869
Hiram Reed
1870
Samuel Gibson
1871
John White
1872
Samuel McManamy
1873
Samuel Walton
1874
Samuel Boots
1875
William M. Reed
1875





TRUSTEES OF ACADEMY
The following are the names of the Trustees of Academy since 1803, as they appear on the book of the Secretary of the Board:
Joseph Hemphill.
Daniel Agnew, Smith Cunningham.
Samuel Johnston
Atlas E. Lacock, Hiram Stowe
James Alexander.
Oliver Cunningham, John Barclay
John Lawrence
B. B. Chamberlain Hugh Sutherland
Gunion Greer.
Daniel Agnew, B. C. Critchlow.
Jonathan Coulter
A. T. Shallenberger, John Stokes.
Robert Moore.
Charles Weaver, Benj. Wilde
James Allison
Isaac Cook, Joseph Irvin.
Samuel Power
James Barnes, John Mulvanon
James Dennis.
Thos. McCreery, John A McGill.
James Lyon.
T. J. Power, Thos. Cunningham.
Samuel Lawrence
J. H. Dickson, J. H. Whisle
David Hays.
R. G. McGregor, Wm. Davidson.
William McLean
C. B. McClay, John Murray.
Thomas Henry
M. T. Kennedy, Samuel Moorhead.
Samuel McClure.
D. S. Marquis, John B. Young.
Abner Lacock.
J. A. McGill, D. A. Cunningham
John R. Shannon (or Shannor)
David Ramsey, Thomas Allison.
Robert Darragh.
A T Shallenberger, D H A McLean.
James Logan
James Allison, Henry Hice.
Milo Adams
D A Cunningham, Williami Orr.
James Potter
A R Moore, J C Wilson
John Pugh.
A T Shallenlherger, DP Lowary.
Oliver Cunningham
John Murray, David Stanton.
James D. Ray.
S J Cross, John Barclay.
Joshua Monroe
Samnuel Mag?w, Richey Eakin.
William McCallister.
D P Lowary, J M Smith.
David Minis.
B C Critchlow, M. Darragh
Daniel Agnew
John Murray, Henry Hice.
Joseph Dilworth
D McKinney Jr., Sam'l Moorhead.
Smith Cunningham
R S Imbrie, P. L. Grim.
Hugh Anderson
H R Moore, J R Harrah.
Stephen Todd, William Allison
D Singleton, John Caughey.
Oliver Cunningham, John Barclay
D J Sattertield (or Satterfield), D L Dempsey.
James Allison, Hugh Anderson
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Since the Year 1840 there have been two Trustees elected each year, and we give them in that order.





AUDITOR.
The following named persons have filled the office of Auditor of Beaver County since the year 1803:
James McDowell.
James Allison Jr.
John Bryan.
Hugh McCullough.
John Christmas.
John Clark.
James Davidson.
Joseph Pollock.
Stewart Rowan.
David Findley.
Stephen Runyon.
John Morton.
James Davidson.
Daniel Christy.
James Leslie.
John G Johnston.
James Eakin.
Hugh McCullough.
Stewart Boyd.
James Freed.
John G Johnston.
Josiah Laird.
Adam Poe.
James Davidson.
William Johnston.
James Scott.
John Hull.
Andrew Jenkins
Henry Davis
William Morton.
Matthew Kennedy.
David Gordon.
James Henry.
Joseph Niblock.
Archibald Harvey.
J S Allsworth.
John Shane.
Thomas Nicholson.
Robert Dunlap.
John Keelin.
Robert McFerren.
Willam T Davidson.
P G Vicary.
John B Early.
Henry Bryan.
P L Grim.
J C Wilson.
Charles McCurdy.
William Barnes.
Thomas Russell.
W H Frazier.
Thomas Boggs.
Rezin R Gamble.
Samuel Mitchell.
John R Eakin.
William C Hunter.
James Morrison.
Thomas C Cochran.
Findley Anderson.
John Stewart.
William Cheney.
John McClure.
James Whitham.
Hugh J Marshall.
J H Cooper.
G K Shannon.
John McCarter.
W H Lukens.
Ralph Covert.
Charles A Hoon.
J F Culbertson.
J E Harton
J A Sutherland.
A Sickman.
A L McKibben.





School Teachers of Beaver County.
Certificates were granted to the following named, teachers in 1876 by Benjamin Franklin, County Superintendent:
Adams, Lizzie.
Coleman, A. S.
Criswell, E. A.
Alsman, G. W.
Coffee, Carson
Collins, Sallie.
Allshouse, Peter.
Coleman, S. C.
Douds, Lettie B.
Atchison, Kate.
Chambers, Martha
Duncan, J. M.
Andrews, Emma.
Crooks, J. S.
Dunlap, A. C.
Anderson, Angie
Covert, Ada M.
Duff, A. K.
Beck, Mary, E.
Campbell, Dora J.
Donehoo, Thomas.
Barry, C. W.
Cliffton, T. A.
Douds, Elisce.
Blanchard, Cora.
Cliffton, D. L.
Dawson, Jennie.
Badders, B. F.
Cook, Ella M.
Duncan, Bell.
Barris, E. W.
Cain, M. R
Dawlin, Dora E.
Bell, T. S.
Calvin, Mira.
Doyle, Maggie E.
Barris, Anna.
Calvin, Emma.
Davis, Maggie E.
Bevington, Emma.
Crowl, Mira.
Engle, Tip.
Boyd, Cynthia
Crampton, Fannie.
Elliott, Emma.
Braun, Dora.
Carter, Anna.
Elliott, Lizzie.
Bryan, Martha C.
Caldwell, H. C.
Engle, O. C.
Black, C. S.
Coleman, William.
Elliott, Maggie.
Bigger, J. F.
Chambers, Maggie G.
Ecoff, Levie.
Bigger, E. N.
Critchlow, Mary.
Eakin, J. D.
Bigger, J. A.
Cope, Cyrene.
Ewing, W. A.
Beall, Annie,
Cope, Jennette.
Elliott, R. R.
Barris, R. C.
Coventry, Maggie.
Ewing, J. B.
Black, Nancy.
Cuthbertson, Jessie.
Englefield, W. W.
Badders, M. E.
Crawford, Ella.
Eakin, Emma.
Bartley, Anna,
Crombie, J. B.
Elliott, Mary.
Beacom, Ella.
Cook, Ella E.
Ewing, B. M.
Bell, A. J.
Coe, Lizzie.
Engle, B. F.
Bryan, R. M.
Cooper, Maggie J.
Ecoff,Jael
Barnes, Elmer
Criswell, Maggie B
French, Kate D.
Backus, W. W.
Carothers, Lula.
Forbes, Amanda.
Clark, Laura.
Calhoun, James.
Fisher, Tillie
Cooper, D. K.
Coffin, Ella.
Farmer, A. B.
Farmer, Ella M.
Leiper, W. A.
Myers, A. O.
Freshcorn, Maggie.
Laughlin, Angie.
Mellon, W. J.
French, W.
Lawrence, W. B.
Mchaffey, Etta
Forner, Sadie.
Little, J. A.
McDonald, Clara B.
Frampton, E. G.
Leeper, J. H.
Martin, Rose.
Feazle, Hallie.
Large, Bell.
Mohler, Jennie
Frazier, L. E.
Morlan, Allie.
Miller, John D.
Frazier, L. E.
Morlan, Allie.
Miller, John D.
French, Emma.
Myer, Hattie E.
McCloy, J. H.
French, Sadie.
McKibben, Ida.
McGaffick, Emma
Fulton, W. P.
McKenzie, Jennie.
Marlin, Sadie E.
Feazle, John C.
Miller, Mary.
Niblo, John R.
Fisher, J. W.
Miller, Ada.
Nickle, Anna.
Greer, John.
McClain, John
Nevin, Loretta.
Graham, O. P.
McHenry, E. E.
Nye, S. S.
Goodwin, Lucy
McGeorge Ella.
Noonen, J. H.
Gibb, Eva.
McClain, Anna.
Nannah, Mggie. (Maggie ?)
Grim, L. E.
Marquis Bird.
Nannah, Kate.
Gould, Ada.
Mellen, John.
Otto, Linnie
Hazen, C. C.
McClain, Lizzie.
Pribble, Lillie.
Hawkins, Aretta
Musser, Jennie
Patterson, J. A
Hawkins, Aretta
Musser, Jennie
Patterson, J. A
Hartshorne, Mary.
McClymonds, Mary.
Porter, Esther.
Hinds, Mary E.
McQuaid, D. F.
Powell, L.
Hazen, E. P.
McGregor, R. G.
Phillis, Alice E.
Hazen, Osgood.
Morlan, Marion
Porter, Jennie.
Harper, Mary C.
McCarter, M. J.
Pendleton, Sadie
Hinds, Esther.
Moore, Chester.
Pendleton, Lizzie.
Henning, Casper.
Mercer, Thomas.
Parkinson, Mary E.
Hindman, Tillie.
Mohler, Maggie.
Ramsey, Julia.
Irvin, Laura.
Mohler, Mary.
Robinson, Ella.
Jackson, Ella.
Miller, J. F.
Reynolds, G. W.
Jolly, Cora B.
McDannel, W. D.
Reed, W. F.
Jackson, 0. P.
McYale, R. J.
Richardson, S.
Johnston, J. P.
McDannel, Mary
Rhodes, Tillie.
Joice, Lizzie.
McKnight, Kate B.
Reed, Ida A.
Joice, S. A.
Mellon, Annie E.
Rankin, Mary.
Kramer, Maud
McGeorge, D. R.
Rainbow, H.
Keifer, D. L.
Mecklem, Milliard.
Reed, Emma.
King, Dessie H.
Mowry, S. H.
Reed, Johanna,
King, Nannie J.
Marshall, A. M.
Reed, John W.
Kerr, Edith.
McCarter, Joseph
Searight, S. A.
Lance, W. M.
Madden, S. M.
Shaffer, J. M.
Laughlin, J. S.
Moore, C. A.
Searight, Clara.
Laughlin, Benjamin
McQuaid, C. E.
Swearengen, Ada
Laughlin, Frank.
McConnell, W. H.
Swartz, C. E.
Lockhart, J. W.
McGaffick, Ida.
Scott, J. M.
Shattuck, Gertie
Stone, Bessie.
Wright, J.. C.
Scott, J. W.
Thorne, A. C.
Warnock, Horace
St. Clair, Hayden.
Taggert, S. W.
Warnock, John J.
Stewart, Lizzie.
Todd, Samuel.
Warnock, Maggie.
Stewart, Rebecca
Todd, N. P.
Watterson, Belle.
Stewart, Jennie.
Thompson, John.
Warren, John
Scott, M. A.
Todd, S. C.
White, Dillie.
Sarraht, Lizzie.
Temple, Henry.
Watterson, A., Jr.
Stamm, S. A.
Temple, Ida J.
Walker, J. A.
Scott, W. L.
Taylor, Mary E.
White, Maud.
Sturgeon, W. L.
Veazey, Jennie.
Welsh, Dora
Sturgeon, J. H.
Wakefield, Ida.
Wilkinson, O. A.
Swartz, J. W.
Wilson, Anna.
Wilson, M. F.
Sounder, S. M.
Whan, Tillie
Warrick, S. N.
Scott, Emma.
Welsh, Maggie
Watterson, Jennie R.
Strock, Emma.
Wickham, S. A.
Yolton, D. K.
Singleton, E. H.
Walton, Virginia
Yolton, Mollie J.
Swearengen, Z. B.
Woods, Bell
Young, Jennie.
Standish, Sallie.
Workman, Laura.
Young, Emma
Scott, M. W
Witherow, R. L.
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Professional Certificates were granted to the following teachers:
Bunn, Mary B.
Whitham, James
Hutchinson, Carrie
Baker, Van B
Aiken, R C
Hoyt, H N W
Baker, Mrs Van B
Badders, W P
Lynch B K
Briggs, J S
Boyd, G S
Macbeth, Kate
Coffin, Lizzie
Beall, William
Nye, N P
Coffin, Jennie
Carothers, J R
Nevin, J L
Hunter, Maggie
Cooper, D A
Patterson, W D
Hillman, George
Douds, J M
Reed, J M
Moorhead, Amelia
Eaton, Lizzie
Reed, J F
Moorhead, Tillie
Fombell, J T
Strock, Lillie
M?rquis, Sophronia
Hood, Annie M.
Wakefield, Gertrude
Piersol, S H
Hemphill, E A
Wilson, G S.
Russell, Sadie X.
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