Poll Book of an Election held at Canaan on 1st Monday in April 1837 for
purpose of Electing two Justices of the peace, two Constables for Shelby
Township, Jefferson Co Indiana
No Voters Names
1 John Warfiel Sr. 53 David Irwin 105 John Stewart
2 Lewis Campbell 54 Jeremiah Salyers Jr 106 Foora? Hamilton
3 Peter Ryker 55 John Brown 107 Wm Hall Jr
4 William H. Philips 56 Peter Gow 108 Wm Smith
5 John Campbell 57 Daniel McGonigal 109 John McCoy Esq
6 Eli Campbell 58 Abraham Hichbee 110 Jas H Berry
7 John Marquis 59 Martin Salyers 111 John B. Wise
8 Worden Cloyer 60 Joseph Lame 112 John Hall Sr
9 Samuel Welch 61 David Eblen 113 Wm McCarty
10 John Alfrey 62 A.J. Moore 114 Daniel Ward
11 Daniel Woodfill 63 William Johnson 115 Samuel Eccles
12 Moody J. Pullem 64 Henry Mavity 116 Joseph Y. Harrel
13 Joseph Kirk 65 John Smith 117 John Matthews
14 John Hathaway 66 Andrew Woodfill 118 Robt Jameson
15 Joseph Hough 67 Cornelius Carnine 119 John Hall Jr
16 William Dunn 68 George Mermoud 120 Henry McBride
17 Owen Daily 69 E.F. Brawner 121 F.P. Hoyt
18 William Campbell 70 Nathan Lee 122 James Kidd
19 Samuel S. Johnson 71 James Wildman 123 Robt New
20 Samuel Best 72 Bennet Madox 124 John Cline
21 Henry Hall Sr. 73 Wm Moody 125 Wm B. Benefiel
22 John Warfiel Jr 74 John H. Stewart 126 Henry Cox
23 John Smithy 75 Wm Taylor 127 Richard A Nay
24 Michael Eblen 76 Presley Philips 128 William Horton
25 Joel Copher 77 Thomas Irwin 129 John Buchannan
26 William Cowan 78 Samuel Nay 130 Benjamin Shafer
27 Jesse Sheppard 79 John Melton 131 David Watts
28 Joseph Tague 80 Joel Ferguson 132 Warner H Lee
29 William Hall Sr. 81 Moses Rodgers Sr. 133 Abraham Rynearson
30 Isaiah Stewart 82 James Hamilton 134 Joseph Etherton
31 James Benefiel 83 John Jackson 135 Daniel McCoy
32 William Salyers 84 Thomas Jackson 136 James Denny
33 Asa Cox 85 Timothy Chandler 137 Benjamin Drake
34 Granville Smithy 86 John Peak 138 Solomon Caplinger
35 Alfred Miles 87 Samuel Salyers 139 D.M.L. Belches?
36 William Thompson 88 William McCoy 140 William Rodgers
37 Ira Littlejohn 89 Thomas Hinton 141 Preston Herring
38 Robt Pullam 90 Wm Cook 142 Adam Yontsey
39 Job Thornton 91 John Holly 143 James Nay
40 Robt McClelland 92 Joseph Cornell 144 Conrad Storm
41 Geo M. Cox 93 James Hays 145 B.B. Smith
42 Edward Dermit 94 Matthew Robertson 146 Richard M. Salyers
43 Wm McPhatridge 95 Charles R. Spencer 147 Greenberry Cavender
44 John Lansberry 96 C.N. Spencer 148 Samuel Ryker
45 Henry Hall Jr. 97 John Ellis 149 James Custer
46 Benjamin Shephard 98 Alfred Reed 150 Samuel Jarvis
47 John M. Johnson 99 Ruel Custer 151 Isaac Custer
48 Wm Cook Sr. 100 Ephraim Lame 152 Owen Freeman
49 S.G. Welch 101 Samuel Denny 153 Sulvester Beebe
50 Jas R. Skeen 102 Robert G. Means 154 Thomas Wise
51 A. Lansberry 103 George Short 155 John Matthews Sr.
52 Levi Hall 104 Robert Benefiel 156 James M. Humphrey
157 Robt Irwin 188 Thomas Copeland 219 Jacob Banta
158 David Kidd 189 James Horton 220 Ben C Kennedy
159 Lyman Thornton 190 Wm I Horton 221 M.R. Mitchell
160 Robt Philips 191 John West 222 John Cline Sr.
161 James W. Philips 192 R.L. Wilkinson 223 Paschal Jackson
162 Jacob Deal 193 Enoch Rabourn 224 Hiram Harris
163 Zephaniah Freeman 194 George Lochridge 225 Jesse Lott
164 Arnold Custer 195 George McCoy 226 Lewis Conner
165 Elijah Hopper 196 Wm C. Sullivan 227 Moses Rodgers Sr.
166 Allen Carnine 197 Wm Baker 228 Gabriel Lemon
167 Peter Hughey 198 Wm Gordon 229 James Hayes
168 James Hammer? 199 Noah Bondurant 230 William Piles
169 James Barber 200 Wesley Copeland 231 Milton Copeland
170 John G. Ryker 201 George Gordon 232 Smallwood Hopper
171 John Quinn 202 Henry Lones 233 Jared Warfiel
172 John W. Land 203 Joseph Gray 234 Timothy Barber Sr.
173 Martin Myers 204 Henry McCarty 235 John Steele
174 Isaac Banta 205 John H. Means 236 James Conner
175 William H. Steel 206 Henry Taylor 237 Jesse Custer
176 Joseph Hughey 207 James Smith 238 Abraham Lewis
177 John Black 208 Jesse Benefiel 239 Absolem Williams
178 Joseph Dunn 209 David Vestal
179 Charles Black 210 David Cain
180 Thomas Jamison 211 James Littlejohn
181 Wesley McCoy 212 Jeremiah M Salyers
182 Wm McClelland 213 Daniel McCarty
183 Wm Copeland 214 John Risk
184 James Copeland 215 John M Mitchell
185 Thomas Bakers 216 David Jones
186 George Myers 217 Reece Rabourn
187 Van R. McCullough 218 Ephraim Kennedy
We the undersigned judge & Clerks of the present Election do
certify that John Steel Recd for Justice of the Peace of Shelby Township
one hundred and thirty nine Hiram Harris one hundred and twenty eight
William C. Sullivan one hundred & three Timothy Barber fifty four votes
for Constables Gabrial Lemon one hundred & twenty six George McCoy
one hundred and twenty three, Jesse Custer eighty six, John Cline sixty
five, Miletus R. Mitchel thirty four
as witness our hands
William H. Philips Peter Ryker Insp.
Lewis Campbell Clerks John Marquiss
Daniel Woodfill judges
Transcribed by Robert Scott from the original once in the possession of
the Madison Library, formerly in the archives of the Jefferson County
Historical Society.
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