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Welcome to
Delaware County, Iowa
History & Genealogy

Source:
The History of Delaware Co., IA
containing A History of the County, its Cities, towns, &c.,
A Biographical Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers
in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics,
Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men,
History of the Northwest, History of Iowa,
Map of Delaware County, Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, &c
- illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: Western Historical Company
Successors to H. F. Kett & Co.
1878

DELAWARE TOWNSHIP
p. 553 - 554

Almoral
Bremen Tp.
Coffin's Grove Tp.
Colesburg
 & Colony
Delaware
Delaware Center
Delhi
Earlville
Elk Tp.
Forestville
Greeley
Hartwick
Hazel Green
Hopkinton
Manchester
Manchester-561
Masonville
Millheim
Petersburg
Rockville
Sand Spring
Yankee Settlement
York
     The first meeting for the election of township officers in Delaware Township, of which record now remains, was held at the house of Toogood & Bethell, in the village of Burrington, in April, 1856, when the following officers were elected:
     Joseph C. Skinner, Justice of the Peace; Harvey J. Brown, Township Clerk; Watson Roe, Allen Mead, James Edmonds, Trustees; Albert Thompson, Assessor; Charles Trenchard and William H. Hollister, Constables..
     In 1857, O. P. Reeves, Justice of the Peace; E. R. Congar, Clerk; Henry Acers, Watson Roe, Allen Mead, Trustees.
     In 1858, E. L. Eaton, Justice of the Peace; J. W. Yount, Clerk; Watson Roe, George Acers, William C. White, Trustees.
     In October, 1858, another election was held at the school house in the village of Manchester, and thenceforward the annual meetings for election of township officers were held in October.  At the above-named meeting, E. O. Clemens and E. L. Eaton were elected Justices of the Peace; J. W. Yount, Clerk; E. Merrill, A. R. Loomis, T. Crosby, Township Trustees.
     In 1859, L. A. Loomis, Justice of the Peace; H. J. Brown, Clerk; C. Paxton, John Acres, Henry Edmonds, Trustees.
     In 1860, E. L. Eaton, William Terwilliger, Justices of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; Ira P. Adams, H. M. Congar, Watson Roe, Trustees.
     In 1863, R. W. Tirrill, L. A. Loomis, Justices of the Peace; E. Merrill, T. Crosby and Thomas Toogood, Trustees; V. Childs, Clerk.

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     In 1864, D. S. Potter, M. Cotton, N. H. Johnson, Trustees; T. Crosby, V. Childs, Justices of the Peace; V. Childs, Clerk.
     In 1865, Pardon Wells, Watson Childs, A. S. Blair, Trustees; S. L. Doggett, Justice of the Peace; V. Childs, Clerk.
     In 1866, Oliver Cronk, M. Cotton, L. S. Gates, Trustees; D. R. Blaisdell, T. Crosby, Justices of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk.
     1867, S. L. Doggett, Justice of the Peace; J. M. Lanning, Henry Acers, J. D. Sly, Trustees; S. L. Doggett, Clerk.
     In 1868, T. Crosby, V. Childs, Justices of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk, J. W. Robbins, Oliver Cronk, J. Davidson, Trustees.
     In 1869, S. L. Doggett, Justice of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; William Catron, Ferdinand Dunham, Noble Ruggles, Trustees.
     In 1870, J. R. Satterlee, N. H. Johnson, Justices of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; S. W. Green, Noble Ruggles, W. H. Seeds, Trustee.
     In 1871, S. L. Doggett, Justice of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; Truman Terrill, John F. Merry, Edbert Hoag, Trustees.
     In 1872, Calvin Yoran, N. H. Johnson, Justices of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; John F. Merry, Seth Brown, Morrell Cotton, Trustees
     In 1873, S. L. Doggett, Justice of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; L. S. Gates, George Quackenbush, A. O. Moore, Trustees.
     In 1874, S. L. Doggett, Calvin Yoran, N. H. Johnson, Justices of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; William Tate, Alonzo Shew, Ira Howland, Trustees.
     In 1875, N. H. Johnson, Justice of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; Alonzo Shrew, Ira Howland, T. Crosby, Trustees.
     In 1876, Cummings Sanborn, S. L. Doggett, N. H. Johnson, Justices of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; Alonzo Shrew, T. Crosby, Ira Howland, Trustees.
     In 1877, Charles Husted, Justice of the Peace; S. L. Doggett, Clerk; Alonzo Shrew, Ira Howland, Lewis Paxson, Trustees.

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