Lancaster Twp. Special Election Poll, 1828

Lancaster Twp. Special election 1828

Copyright August 2001 by Robert W. Scott.

A list of the Votes Taken at an Election held on the 4th Monday in August 1828 for the purpose of (deciding?) by vote whether Citizens are in favour of Selling the 16th section in town five north of range nine East or not.

The original list was in the handwriting of a single person who recorded the names of the voters with first name, followed by last name. The names were entered in the order the votes were cast. This list has been sorted by last name. The numbers reflect the voting order. The list was sorted by Robert W. Scott (August 2001) Abbreviations of first names are in the original. The original is held by the Jefferson County Historical Society.


Anderson, John 10
Anderson, Wm. G. 19
Badgley, John 23
Brown, Wm. 32
Butner, Israel 17
Chinoweth, Jofeth [uncertain if this is Joseph with an archaic s or Jeftha] 14
Chinoweth, John 27
Frances, John Sen. 1
Harkins, George 11
Hartsock, James 3
Hibner, James 16
Hughs, Thomas 12
Kinnear, John 20
Kinnear, Robert 25
Lawyer, Mofes [archaic s] 28
Nelson, Daniel 36
Reynolds, Simeon L. 8
Reynolds, Wm. L 30
Rowlinson, Aaron 5
Rowlinson, Nathaniel 31
Sharp, Rofs [archaic s] 34
Shrewsbury, Benjamin 6
Smith, Asa 3
Spann, Jefse [archaic s] 24
Spann, John L. 22
Spann, Moses 9
Spann, Solomon 7
Sutton, David 15
Sweezey, Richard 29
Tatum, Samuel 18
Trousdale, Thomas 21
Vanwincle, David 26
Wallace, John 2
Wilson, Saml 33
Wrightt, Levy 13