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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 1 February 2005

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The History of Warren County Ohio
Part IV Township Histories
Franklin Township by W. C. Reeder
(Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992)


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The first township election was held at the house of Edward Death. The following are the officers that have been elected at various times:

1803—Trustees, James Gallaher, John H. Williams, Ichabod B. Halsey; Clerk, Samuel Gustin.
1804—Trustees, I. B. Halsey, William Still, Charles Brown; Clerk, Samuel Gustin; Treasurer, J. W. Stephenson.
1805—Trustees, James Wilson, Daniel Kelsey, J. H. White; Clerk, J. H. White.
1806—Trustees, William Humphrey, William Sweeney, Edward Death; Clerk, Edward Death; Treasurer, James Orr (till 1822).
1807—Trustees, William C. Schenck. William Lawyer, William Sweeney; Clerk, E. Death.
1808—Trustees. Henry King, John Witsworth, Michael Aut; Clerk, E. Death.
1809—Trustees, William Sweeney, Peter Kissling, George Gillespie, Jr.; Clerk. John Barnett.

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1810—Trustees, Samuel Caldwell, Jesse Newport, Joseph Kirby; Clerk, John Barnett.
1811—Trustees, John Gustin, H. King, S. Caldwell; Clerk, as above.
1812—Trustees, H. King, W. C. Schenck, George Hansbarger; Clerk, as above.
1813——Trustees, John Barnett, H. King, George Hansbarger; Clerk, Joseph Curtis.
1814—Trustees, J. W. Lanier, Harry King, John P. Crist; Clerk, D. W. Hearn.
1815—Trustees, James W. Lanier, William Lawyer, John McMeen; Clerk, John Ward (or Woods).
1816—Trustees, Samuel Caldwell, John Barnett, John McKean; Clerk, J. W. Lanier.
1817—Trustees, Samuel Caldwell, John McMeen, John McKean; Clerk, Stephen Reeder.
1818—Trustees, William C. Schenck, Daniel Deardoff, Derrick Barkalow; Clerk, James W. Lanier.
1819—20—Same as in 1818.
1821—Trustees, James McEwen, Derrick Barkalow, Daniel Deardoff; Clerk, James W. Lanier.
1822—Trustees, Charles Lang, Zebulon Barkalow, John McKean; Clerk, J. W. Lanier; Treasurer, Samuel Caldwell (and in 1823 and 1824).
1823—Trustees, same as above.
1824—Trustees, Derrick Barkalow, John Barnhart, James McEwen ; Clerk, David Sewall.
1825—Same as in 1824, except Treasurer—William Harrison.
1826—Charles Lang, Treasurer.
1827—Trustees, James McEwen, Derrick Barkalow, Daniel Deardoff; Clerk, J. W. Lanier; Treasurer, Charles Lang.
1828—Same.
1829—Same.
1830-Trustees, same; Clerk, Cyrus Johnson; Treasurer, C. Lang.
1831-Same.
1832-Trustees, same; Clerk, M. W. Earhart; Treasurer, same as above.
1833-Trustees, James McEwen, Daniel Dubois, Egbert T. Smith; Clerk, M. W. Earhart; Treasurer, C. Lang.
1834-Same.
1835-Trustees, Daniel Dubois, Egbert T. Smith, Derrick Barkalow; Clerk, M. W. Earhart; Treasurer, C. Lang.

The records from 1835 to 1850, I have not been able to find, but the following were Clerks of township:
1836, M. W. Earhart; 1837, M. W. Ward; 1838, A. Death; 1839 and 1840, S. R. Burrowes; 1841, J. W. Caldwell; 1842, James McEwen; 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848 and 1849, Joseph A. Brown.
1850-Trustees, J. C. Schenck, James Tapscott; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, Charles Seever.
1851-Trustees, David Deardoff, James McEwen, William F. Smith ; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, Charles Seever; Constable and Assessor, A. R. Earhart.
1852-Trustees, David Deardoff, J. Tapscott, J. C. Schenck; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, A. D. Reeder; Constable, Solomon Creager; Asessor, J. A. Johnson.
1853-Trustees, J. C. Schenck, J. C. Chamberlain, Ben Potter; Clerk, R. 8. Lockwood; Treasurer, A. D. Reeder; Constable, L. Lawyer; Assessor, M. V. Barkalow.

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1854—Trustees, J. C. Schenck, Ben Potter, J. D. Molleson; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, A. D. Reeder; Constable, Samuel Wallace; Assessor, John Butler.
1855—-Trustees, J. C. Schenck, J. D. Molleson, G. K Hall; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, A, D. Reeder; Constable. Samuel Wallace; Assessor, Joseph Corwin.
1856—Trustees, J. C. Schenck, J. D. Molleson, James Chamberlain; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, A. S. Reeder; died in office and succeeded by D. Adams; Constable, Samuel Wallace; Assessor, John Butler.
1857—Trustees, same as in 1856; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, Gabriel Scharf; Constable, Samuel Wallace; Assessor, M. V. Barkalow.
1858—Trustees, J. C. Schenck. James Chamberlain, L. G. Anderson; Clerk, W. A. Boynton; Treasurer, Gabriel Scharf; Constable. E. L. Millard; Assessor, Joseph Corwin.
1859—Trustees, J. C. Schenck, G. L. Denise, J. D. Molleson; Clerk, J. S. Reece; Treasurer, J. W. Shertzer; Constable, Samuel Wallace; Assessor, M. V. Barkalow.
1860—Trustees, James Chamberlin, G. L. Denise, J. B. Pugh; Clerk, J. S. Reece; Treasurer, J. W. Shertzer; Constable, Samuel Wallace; Assessor, M. V. Barkalow.
1861—Trustees, G. L. Denise, J. C. Schenck, Sharp Haggerty; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. W. Shertzer; Constable, J. W. Bonner; Assessor, M. V. Barkalow.
1862 -Trustees, same; Clerk, same; Treasurer, P. T. Dickey; Constable, same; Assessor, Joseph Corwin.
1863—Trustees, G. L. Denise, J. O. Schenck, James Chamberlin; Clerk, same; Treasurer, J. W. Shertzer; Constable, J. G. Gage; Assessor, M. V. Barkalow.
1864—Trustees, G. L. Denise, Joseph Baird, W. F. Barkalow; Clerk, A. S. Reeder; Treasurer, John Reece; Constable, Daniel Squiers; Assessor, Joseph Corwin.
1865—Same.
1866—Trustees, G. L. Denise, W. T. Barkalow, James Chamberlin ; Clerk, A. S. Reeder; Treasurer, M. W. Earhart; Constable, same; Assessor, John A. Reece.
1867—Trustees, G. L. Denise, W. T. Barkalow, Joseph Woodward; Clerk, A. S. Reeder; Treasurer, M. W. Earhart; Constable, Jonas W. Brown; Assessor, James Hankinson.
1868—Trustees, W. T. Barkalow, Joseph Woodward, Fred Dechant; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, M. W. Earhart: Constable, Jonas W. Brown; Assessor, W. M. Corwin, Jr.
1869—Trustees, J. C. Schenck, H. B. Meeker, William L. Schenck; Clerk, A. S. Reeder; Treasurer, M. W. Earhart; Constable, Lewis Hurst; Assessor, William Corwin, Jr.
1870—Trustees, H. B. Meeker, J. C. Schenck, Fred Dechant; Clerk, A. S. Reeder; Treasurer, M. W. Earhart; Constable, Lewis Hurst; Assessor, J. M. Young.
1871—Trustees, same; Clerk, A. S. Reeder; Treasurer, R. F. Ireland; Constable, Lewis Hurst; Assessor, W. M. Corwin, Jr.
1872—Trustees, same; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, R. F. Ireland; Constables, John Bonner, J. M. Datchler; Assessor, same.
1873—Trustees, H. B. Meeker, J. C. Schenck, H. T. Griftner; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, John C. Barkalow; Constables, Lewis Hurst, J. M. Datchler; Assessor, Charles Brown.
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1874—Trustees, H. B. Meeker, J. J. Turney. H. T. Griftner; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, John C. Barkalow; Constables, same; Assessor, W. M. Corwin.
1875—Trustees, F. Dechant, L. G. Anderson, H. E. Lecher; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. C. Barkalow; Constable and Assessor, Alfred Shafor.
1876—Trustees, L. G. Anderson, F. L. Dechant, J. C. Schenck; Clerk, R. S. Lockwood; Treasurer, Elias Folk; Constables, J. M. Dachtler, John S. Evans; Assessor, James T, Schenck.
1877—All the same except Assessor, D. O. Greene.
1878—Trustees, same; Clerk, A. S. Roeder; Treasurer, James C, Brown; Constable and Assessor, same as last year.
1879—Trustees, F. Dechant, William Stickelman, L. G. Anderson; other officers same, except Constable, John S. Evans.
1880—Trustees, W. A. Stickelman, F. Dechant, George McLane; Constable, D. Lackens; Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor, as last year.
1881—Trustees, W. A. Stickelman, H. B. Meeker, Sayles Walling; Clerk, A. S. Reeder; Treasurer, J. S. Denise; Constable, B. F. Archdeacon; Assessor, D. O. Greene.

Partial list of Justices of the Peace:
1802—James McCashen, J. P.
1806—Daniel McDaniel, Jesse Newport, Aaron Reeder.
1808—James McEwen, vice Aaron Reeder (resigned).
1810—George Kessling.
1811—John Blair.
1812—James W. Lanier, John Gustin, Jacob Deardoff.
1815—John Blair, John Barnett, Jacob Deardoff.
Commissioned by Thomas Worthington, Governor of Ohio—July 5, 1815, James W. Lanier; January 17, 1818, Jacob Deardoff; June 18, 1818, James W. Lanier.
Commissioned by Gov. E. A. Brown—December 25, 1820. Jacob Deardoff; May 29, 1821, Lewis Davis.
Commissioned by Gov. Jeramiah Morrow—December 6, 1823, Noadiah Potter; April 23, 1824, Lewis Davis; March 14, 1825, James McEwen; November 27, J826, David Sewell.
Commissioned by Gov. Allen Trimble—February 11, 1828, James McEwen; May 26, 1828, James W. Lanier.
Commissioned by Gov. Duncan McArthur—January 28, 1831, James McEwen, June 13, 1831, Thomas H. Wilkins.
Commissioned by Gov. Robert Lucas—December 27, 1833, James McEwen.
Commissioned by Gov. Joseph Vane—December 23, 1836, James McEwen.

The records do not give complete lists of Justices of the Peace, but since James McEwen's time, R. S. Lockwood has been Justice almost continually. Joseph A. Brown, John Kell, Carl Eldridge, F. Emley, Charles Butler, J. M. Dachtler, John Ward and G. B. Hall have held the office of Justice.

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