|
John Rees |
1827-1830 |
|
Lewis Rees |
1827-1830 |
|
Samuel McCulloch |
1831-1834 |
|
John Tomlinson |
1831-1834 |
|
William Van Matre |
1835-1836 |
|
William McCormick |
1835-1836 |
|
Eleazer Coffeen |
1837-1838 |
|
William McCormick |
1837-1838 |
|
John Richey |
1839-1840 |
|
William McCormick |
1839-1840 |
|
John Richey |
1841-1848 |
|
John Brady |
1841-1848 |
|
John A. Gilbert |
1849-1852 |
|
John Brady |
1849-1852 |
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
This system of judges was discontinued as of 1852. |
|
John Rees |
1830-1831 |
|
Lewis Rees |
1830-1831 |
|
S. McCulloch |
1831-1833 |
|
John Tomlinson |
1831-1833 |
|
John Tomlinson |
1834-1843 |
|
Enoch Nation |
1844-1851 |
|
Samuel Harlan |
1852 |
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
This judicial section
was discontinued.
|
|
Walter March |
1852-1855 |
|
Henry S. Kelly |
1856-1859 |
|
Jacob M. Haynes |
1860-1871 |
|
John L. Cheney
|
1872 |
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
This judicial
section was discontinued. |
|
Miles C. Eggleston |
1827-1829 |
|
Charles H. Test |
1830-1835 |
|
Samuel Bigger |
1836-1838 |
|
David Kilgore |
1839-1845 |
|
Jeremiah Smith |
1846-1852 |
|
Joseph Anthony |
1853-1858 |
|
Joseph S. Buckles |
1859-1869 |
|
Joshua H. Mellett |
1870-1872 |
|
John L. Cheney
|
1873 |
|
Silas Colgrove |
1873-1878 |
|
L. J. Monks |
1879-1885 |
|
O. L. Lotz |
1885-1892 |
|
George H. Koons (R) |
1893-1898 |
|
Joseph G. Leffler (R) |
1899-1910 |
|
Frank Ellis (R) |
1910-1916 |
|
William A. Thompson (R) |
1916-1922 |
|
Clarence W. Dearth (R) |
1922-1928 |
|
L. A. Guthrie (R) |
1929-1941 |
|
Clarence G. Higi (D) |
1941-1946 |
|
Joseph H. Davis (R) |
1947-1953 |
|
Paul E. Leffler (R) |
1954-1958 |
|
Alva Cox (D) |
1959-1982 |
|
|
Patrick H. Elliot |
1909-1910 |
|
Robert A. Van Atta
(R) |
1910-1918 |
|
Robert F. Murray (R) |
1918-1934 |
|
Claude C. Ball (D) |
1935-1943 |
|
Paul A. Lennington
(R) |
1943-1958 |
|
Corbett McClellan (D)(Ct.#1) |
1959-1966 |
|
Ralph E. Rector (R)
(Ct. #2) |
1961-1976 |
|
George S. Koons (R) |
1967-1970 |
|
Mario Pieroni (D) |
1971-1978 |
|
|
William Brotherton |
1852-1853 |
|
Henry S. Kelly |
1854-1855 |
|
R. T. St. John |
1856-1857 |
|
J. D. Chipman |
1858-1859 |
|
Thomas J. Hosford |
1860-1861 |
|
Enos L. Watson |
1862-1863 |
|
John J. Hawkins |
1864-1865 |
|
Arthur C. Mellett |
1866-1867 |
|
P. A. B. Kennedy |
1868-1871 |
|
W. H. Lewis |
1872 |
|
|
Cyrus Fitch |
1827-1828 |
|
Martin M. Ray |
1829 |
|
James Perry |
1830-1831 |
|
William J. Brown |
1832-1836 |
|
Samuel W. Parker |
1837-1838 |
|
Jehu T. Elliott |
1839 |
|
John Brownlee |
1839 |
|
Jeremiah Smith |
1840-1841 |
|
John M. Wallace (W) |
1842-1843 |
|
John Davis |
1844-1845 |
|
Joseph S. Buckles |
1846-1847 |
|
James H. Swaar |
1848-1849 |
|
William Garver |
1850-1852 |
|
Silas Colgrove |
1853-1854 |
|
Andrew J. Neff |
1855 |
|
William Brotherton |
1856-1857 |
|
David Nation |
1858-1859 |
|
David Moss |
1860-1861 |
|
John H. Harrison |
1862-1865 |
|
L. W. Gooding |
1866-1867 |
|
D. W, Chambers |
1868-1872 |
|
John W. Ryan |
1873-1874 |
|
Alexander Gullett |
1875-1876 |
|
Albert 0. Marsh |
1877-1878 |
|
Josiah E. Mellett |
1879-1882 |
|
T. A. Spence |
1883-1884 |
|
C. L. Medsker |
1885-1886 |
|
No names found
1887-1888 |
|
George W. Cromer (R) |
1889-1890 |
|
Joseph G. Leffler (R) |
1891-1894 |
|
Henry L. Hopping (R) |
1895-1898 |
|
Edward M. White (R) |
1899-1900 |
|
C. W. Dearth (R) |
1901-1904 |
|
Albert E. Needham |
1905-1906 |
|
Albert W. Monroe (R) |
1907-1908 |
|
Harry Long (R) |
1909-1912 |
|
J. Frank Mann (D) |
1913-1916 |
|
Horace G. Murphy (R) |
1917-1920 |
|
Clarence E. Benadum (R) |
1921-1922 |
|
Van L. Ogle (R) |
1923-1926 |
|
Joseph H. Davis (R) |
1927-1930 |
|
Paul E. Leffler (R) |
1931-1934 |
|
Clarence G. Higi (D) |
1935-1938 |
|
Fred Davis (R) |
1939-1940 |
|
Thos A. Cannon (D) |
1941-1942 |
|
Ralph E. Rector (R) |
1943-1944 |
|
Guy
M. Ogle (D) |
1945-1946 |
|
Ray Rector (R) |
1947-1948 |
|
Guy M. Ogle (D) |
1949-1950 |
|
Bernell Mitchell (R) |
1951-1958 |
|
Gene Williams (D) |
1959-1962 |
|
Hugh T. Schuloff (R) |
1963-1966 |
|
Robert E. Robinson (R) |
1967-1970 |
|
David Casterline (D) |
1971-1974 |
|
James B. Jordan (D) |
1975-1978 |
|
SHERIFFS
(Note:
From 1959 forward, Sheriff terms begin in odd year.)
|
Peter Nolin |
1827-1831 |
|
William S. Thornburg |
1832-1833 |
|
William Gilbert |
1834-1838 |
|
Joseph Thomas |
(resigned)
1839 |
|
James Howell |
1839-1842 |
|
Joseph M. Davis |
1843-1846 |
|
H. E. Bowen |
1847-1850 |
|
Clark McColly |
1851-1854 |
|
William Walling |
1855-1858 |
|
John W. Dungan |
1859-1862 |
|
D. D. Daugherty |
1863-1866 |
|
Wilson R. Smith |
1867-1868 |
|
Orlando H. Swain |
1869-1872 |
|
C. H. Maitlen |
1873-1874 |
|
Andrew J. Slinger |
1875-1876 |
|
John W. Dungan |
1877-1880 |
|
J. R. McKimmey |
1881-1884 |
|
C. H. Maitlen |
1885-1888
|
|
0. H. Swain
(R) |
1889-1892 |
|
William P. Sherry (R) |
1893-1896 |
|
Thomas Starr (R) |
1897-1900 |
|
William N. Swain (R) |
1901-1904 |
|
Stafford Perdieu (R) |
1905-1909 |
|
W. Albert 0'Harra (R) |
1910-1911 |
|
Jesse White (D) |
1912-1915 |
|
W. Albert 0'Harra (R) |
1916-1917 |
|
Thomas Hiatt (R) |
1918-1921 |
|
Harry E. Hoffman (R) |
1922-1925 |
|
Harry McAuley (R) |
1926-1929 |
|
Fred W. Puckett (D) |
1930-1933 |
|
0. P. Snodgrass (R) |
1934-1935 |
|
Fred W. Puckett (D) |
1936-1939 |
|
Otis P. Snodgrass (R) |
1940-1941 |
|
Samuel L. Gray (D) |
1942-1943 |
|
Charles P. Snodgass (R) |
1944-1945 |
|
Samuel L. Gray (D) |
1946-1947 |
|
Wilbur "Pete" Anthony (R) |
1948-1958 |
|
Jack Young |
1959-1962 |
|
Harry Howard (R) |
1963-1970 |
|
James Patrick Carey (D) |
1971-1978 |
|
Gary Carmichael |
1979-1986 |
Daniel Elliott
|
1987-June
1993
2nd term completed by Stephen Aul |
|
Stephen Aul |
June 1993-2002 |
|
George Sheridan, Jr. |
2003--Re-elected 2006 |
|
COUNTY ASSESSORS
Dates
through1843 are from Muncie Public Library boxed County papers -
bonds filed in Circuit Court. Other sources are as noted.
From 1827 to 1841, county assessors were appointed by the county
commissioners. The county assessor's office was abolished
in 1852, briefly reinstated in 1872 and re-established by the
Act of 1891. It then became an elected office with a
4-year term.
|
Peter Nolin -
appointed |
January, 1831 |
|
Henry Tomlinson -
appointed |
January, 1832 |
|
Samuel W. Harlan
-
appointed |
January, 1833 |
|
Jacob Powers -
appointed |
January, 1834 |
|
Abraham Buckles -
appointed |
March, 1836 |
|
Joseph Walling -
appointed |
May
1841 |
|
Abraham Buckles -
appointed |
September 1843 |
|
Joseph T Broyles (City
Dir.) |
1891-1892 |
|
John W. Dragoo (R)
(City Dir.) |
1893-1894 |
|
Oliver Storer (R)
(City Dir.) |
1895-1896 |
|
William S. Stewart (R)
(City Dir.) |
1897-1898
|
|
Charles Gough
(R)
(City Dir.) |
1899-1906 |
|
Thomas J. Cheesman (R)
(City Dir.) |
1907-1914 |
|
William (?) O’Neill (D) (City
Dir.) |
1915-1919 |
|
Elmer Ferguson (R)
(City Dir.) |
1919-1926 |
|
Pearl C. Hopkins (R)
(City Dir.) |
1927-1934 |
|
Wilbur G. VanArsdol (R) |
1935-1942 |
|
Theodore Brown (R) |
1943-1954 |
|
B. Kniffin Wilson (R) |
1955-1958 |
|
Robert Stewart (D) |
1959-1966 |
|
John Lotz (R) |
1967-1974 |
|
Dick Fisher (D) |
1975-1978 |
|
John Lotz (R) |
1979-1982 |
|
Cordell H. Campbell |
1983-1986 |
|
Gary Carmichael |
1987-1998 |
|
James Carmichael (R) |
1999- Re-elected 2002 |
|
|
William Van Matre |
1827-1833 |
|
Samuel W. Harlan |
1834-1847 |
|
Joseph Anthony |
1849-1851 |
|
Samuel W. Harlan |
1852-1855 |
|
(Helm leaves
1856 blank) |
|
George W. Seitz |
1857-1864 |
|
J. S. McClintock |
1865-1869 |
|
A. J. Buckles |
1870-1873 |
|
William Dragoo |
1874-1877 |
|
William H. Murray |
1878-1882 |
|
William Dragoo |
1883-1886 |
|
Jacob Stiffler |
1887-1890 |
|
W. S. Richey (R) |
1891-1894 |
|
Robert W. Monroe (R) |
1895-1902 |
|
J. E. Davis (R) |
1903-1910 |
|
Francis M. Williams (D) |
1911-1918 |
|
James P. Dragoo (R) |
1919-1926 |
|
W. Max Shafer (R) |
1927-1934 |
|
August Meyers (R) |
1935-1942 |
|
Samuel L. Cunnington (R) |
1943-1946 |
|
Carl J. Fisher (R) |
1947-1954 |
|
Morton A. Lambert (R) |
1955-1958 |
|
Norbert W. Hart (D) |
1959-1966 |
|
George H. Nixon (R) |
1967-1970
|
|
Jerry R.
Thornburg (D) |
1971-1978 |
|
Jack Donati (D) |
1979-1986 |
|
Jerry Thornburg |
1987-1990 |
|
Jack Stonebraker, Jr. (D) |
1991-1998 |
|
Jane Lasiter |
1999-2006 |
|
Judith L. Rust |
2007-
|
|
|
William Van Matre |
1827-1833 |
|
Samuel W. Harlan |
1834-1847 |
|
Thomas J. Mathews |
1848-1858 |
|
George W. Spilker |
1859-1866 |
|
George W. Greene |
1867-1874 |
|
A. L. Kerwood |
1875-1882 |
|
G. F. McCulloch |
(took office Aug 23,
1883) 1883-1890 |
|
C. M. Kimbrough |
1891-1894 |
|
John E. Reed (R) |
1895-1898 |
|
George R. Mansfield (R) |
1899-1902 |
|
Robert Patterson (R) |
1903-1906 |
|
J. H. Leffler (R) |
1907-1910 |
|
John W. Mansfield (R) |
1911-1914 |
|
Charles F. Bowden (D) |
1915-1918 |
|
Frank E. Barber (R) |
1919-1922 |
|
Perry W. Mansfield (R) |
1923-1930 |
|
Mabel B. Ringo (R) |
1931-1934 |
|
Arthur J. Beckner (D) |
1935-1938 |
|
Jesse Greene (R) |
1939-1946 |
|
Robert A. Milhollin (R) |
1947-1954 |
|
Ralph E. Milhollin (R) |
1955-1958 |
|
Lawrence R. Walsh (D) |
1959-1966
|
|
Jack K.Carmichael
(R) |
1967-1970 |
|
Garland Miller (R) |
1971-1978
|
|
Scott Hole
(D) |
1979-1986 |
|
Jack Donati
(D) |
1987-1994 |
|
Richard Amburn (R) |
1995-1998 |
|
Karen Wenger (R) |
1999-2006 |
|
Steve Craycraft |
2007- |
|
COUNTY COLLECTORS
Kemper
notes that ‘prior to 1841, the duties of Treasurer were
discharged by Collector and Treasurer jointly, the two offices
being first merged into that of Treasurer in 1841.
|
William
Mansfield |
Bond date May
1830 Do. Bond date May 1832 |
|
Jeremiah
Dempsey |
Bond date May
1833 |
|
Enoch Nation |
Bond date May
1834 |
|
Jeremiah
Dempsey |
Bond date May
1836 |
|
William T.
Scott |
Bond date June
1839 Do. Bond date July 1840 |
|
Deputy
Collectors: |
|
James O. Leas |
Bond date Jan
1843 |
|
Edmond
Gilbert |
Bond date
Jan 1843 |
|
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
According
to Haimbaugh’s History of Delaware County some of the early
records were lost, probably by fire. Thus, the blanks in
the table below, which is primarily from Helm and Haimbaugh,
with the more recent information from the Muncie newspapers.
Modern terms end on the first day of the year after the election
in the even year.
|
District 1 |
|
Enoch Nation |
1827 |
|
John Collins |
1837 |
|
Michael Thompson |
1841-1846 |
|
David Shoemaker |
1847-1852 |
|
Abraham Shank |
1853-1858 |
|
William Miller |
1859-1861 |
|
Samuel White |
1862-1864 |
|
John Parker |
1865-1870 |
|
Alexander Darter |
1871-1873 |
|
James Stewart |
1874-1875 |
|
W. A.. Shoemaker |
1875-1876 |
|
Samuel Davis |
1876-1882 |
|
Charles E. Jones |
Elec.1882 |
|
R. M. Snodgrass |
Elec.1884 |
|
(None found in 1886 election—off year?
Jones in 1885-86 Vinton Directory) |
|
Thompson Sharp (R) |
Elec.1888, 92 |
|
Henry C. Schlegel (R) |
Elec.1894 |
|
Henry C. Schlegel (R) |
1898 |
|
John Huffer (R) |
Elec.1900 |
|
John Huffer |
Elec1904, to1-1-1907 |
|
Enoch Drumm (R) |
Elec.1906 |
|
William Sunderland (D) |
Elec.1910,12 |
|
Jonas F. Shoemaker (R) |
Elec.1916 |
|
Jonas F. Shoemaker (R) |
Elec.1918 |
|
John W. McCreery, Jr. (R) |
Elec.1922,24,-12/1928 |
|
William K. Gilbert (R) |
Elec. 1928 -12/31/1931 |
|
Dorsie C. Rector (R) |
Elec. 1930,32-12/31/1934 |
|
John Peckinpaugh (D) |
Elec.1934 -1/1/1938 |
|
Marion Hofherr |
Elec.1936 |
|
James G. Landess (D) |
Elec.1940 |
|
Thad Witt (R) |
Elec.1942 -1/2/1943 |
|
Thad Witt (R) |
Elec.1946 -1/2/1947 |
|
Woodrow Parkinson (D) |
Elec.1948 |
|
Otis Ray Lambert (R) |
Elec.1952 |
|
Otis Ray Lambert (R) |
Elec.1954 |
|
Mrs. Otis (Inah) Lambert (R) |
Elec. 56,(1957-58) |
|
Warren Sollars (D) |
Elec.1958 -1/1/1962 |
|
Harry Bowman (R) |
Elec.1960 -1/1/1965 |
|
Warren Sollars (D) |
Elec.1964 -1/1/1969 |
|
Allen D. Abrams (R) |
Elec.1968,72-1/1/1973, 1/1/1977 |
|
Don Bonnet |
Elec.1976 -1/81 |
|
Ronald Quakenbush (R) |
Elec. 1980, Exp.1/85 |
|
Ronald Quakenbush (R) |
Re-elec,1984 |
|
Jack Peckinpaugh |
Elec. 1988 |
|
Robert Hartley (D) |
Elec. 1992 |
|
Jack H. Demaree (R) |
Elec. 1996 |
|
Jack L. Stonebraker (D) |
Elec. 2000 |
|
John Brooke |
Elec. 2004 |
|
District 2 |
|
Valentine Gibson |
1827 |
|
Isaiah Beck |
1832 |
|
Others unknown |
|
Stephen Long |
1837 |
|
William Harvey |
1840-1841 |
|
Thomas S. Neely |
1842-1847 |
|
Charles Mansfield |
1848-1853 |
|
John B. Babb |
1854 |
|
George A. Helvie |
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