A poll book of an election held at Canaan on the 5th Day of April 1841 for the purpose of electing 2 constables one inspector Two overseers of the poor & supervisors to fill the Districts in Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Ind. two fence viewers 1 James Barber 50 Henry Cloud 99 Thomas Johnson 2 Enoch Raybourn 51 William Coplin 100 Job Thornton 3 Jacob Banty 52 John Smithey 101 Wm Robins 4 Perry Lee 53 H J Pullen 102 Moses Rogers 5 Henry Kaye 54 Abner Lee 103 Isaac Conner 6 Joel Bishop 55 George McCoy 104 Harrison Means 7 E Kenidy 56 Samuel Nay 105 Jesse Custer 8 Robt Benefiel 57 Granvill Smithey 106 Robt Erwin 9 Wm S Taylor 58 P V Ryker 107 A McKay 10 J W Littlejohn 59 Perry Phillips 108 Wm Piles 11 D J Barber 60 Samuel Marquis 109 David Waits 12 John Brandon 61 Wm H Coplin Jun 110 Ahab Jackson 13 David J Brown 62 Westely McCoy 111 Timothy Barber Sen 14 John Campbell 63 James Storms 112 Andrew Woodfill 15 John Coplin 64 Wm H Lee 113 Charles Black 16 John Jans ? 65 Gahem Lee 114 James Smith 17 John Hall Sen 66 Nathan Lee 115 Wm H Hall 18 Eli Campbell 67 Coenrad Storms 116 Thomas Ecles? 19 Isaac Hall 68 Joel Ferguson or Eades 20 James Lamb 69 Henry H. Wise 117 James Lewis 21 A Ryker 70 Wm Campbell 118 Wm Horton 22 Lorenzo Wells 71 David Ebwell 119 Zachariah Pullem 23 Wm Hall Jun 72 Worden Cloyer 120 Oren Custer 24 George Gordon 73 Isaiah Stewart 121 John Peters 25 Squier Hall 74 Wm McCarty 122 Henry Hall Jun 26 David Stuart 75 Hiram Harris 123 Alex McGregor 27 George McGee 76 Levi Thornton 124 Henry Hall Sen 28 George Case 77 Bennet Matox 125 Solomon Caplinger 29 Levi Hall 78 Wm Crage 126 Maclen Coplen 30 Perminis Erwin 79 And Fishers 127 James Coplen 31 Wm Horton 80 James Littlejohn 128 Wm H Steel 32 G Lemon 81 John Scout 129 H W Davis 33 Thomas Bray 82 Henry McCarty 130 Alphred Reed 34 Henry McBride 83 Jeremiah Salyers 131 John Boath 35 Sam Welch 84 Elisha Banty 132 George Lochridge 36 Sam Francisco 85 David Cain 133 Doctor Hall 37 Sam Johnson 86 Robt B. Martin 134 George Benefiel 38 John W Cowan 87 George Bush 135 Moses Hopper 39 Jackson Taylor 88 John L Bice 136 Presley Phillips 40 Daniel Lowden 89 Isaac Custer 137 Jonathan Spencer 41 A A Burns 90 Wm Moody 138 Stephen Ellis 42 James Coplin Sen 91 John Meeks 139 Jacob Vanosdall 43 Samuel Williams 92 James Hays 140 James Bane 44 John Dunn 93 H A. Bondurant 141 Lewis Conner 45 John McCoy 94 Robt Stevenson 142 John Mathews Sr 46 R. A. May 95 Wm H Vincent 143 John Mathews Jr 47 Matthew Woods 96 John Campbell 144 John Hall Jr 48 Henry Case (Cox?) 97 A Smith 145 Alfred Taylor 49 Asa Case (Cox?) 98 J M Mitchael 146 D L Sallor 147 Hiram Hillis 173 Ephraim Warfiel 199 Rude Dayley 148 Joseph Viles 174 John Stuart 200 Burl Sandepher 149 Wm Rogers 175 Wm Gordon 201 Alfred Milers 150 Peter Gow 176 Abraham Rynearson 202 Richard Mathews 151 Elijah Mathews 177 Robt Lanier 203 George W Benefiel 152 Wm J Piles 178 Wm C Sullivan 204 Saml Overturf 153 Smallwood Hopper 179 Wm Johnson 205 Ephraim Penn 154 Wm H Hamilton 180 Wm Warfiel 206 John Herren 155 James C Benefiel 181 Aaron Sullivan 207 M R Mitchael 156 Benj Spencer 182 James Phillips 208 Hugh Hamilton 157 James Hillis 183 B C Kenedy 209 Henry Loness 158 W E McLeland 184 Samuel E Long 210 Daniel McCoy 159 Noah Bundrent 185 Wm Baker 211 Peter Ryker 160 John Jackson 186 Wm J McCarty 212 R M Salyers 161 Wm McLaughlin 187 Daniel Zane 213 George Mires 162 Moody J Pullum 188 Wilson Washers 214 Samuel Eckles 163 John Brown 189 Absolem Spencer 215 Thomas Wise 164 Limon Thornton 190 Letcher Caplinger 216 Wm Smith 165 John McCoy 191 John Dayley 217 Richard Simpers 166 Wm B Salyers 192 A Vanosdoll 218 Pachal Jackson 167 Samuel Salyers 193 Andrew Baker 219 James C Jackman 168 Preston Herron 194 Joseph Howard 220 James Kidd 169 John Quinn 195 John Warfiel 170 Mooshel Steel 196 Nathaniel Lee 171 Henry S Taylor 197 John Spencer 172 Jesse Lewis 198 Bluford Roads Transcribed from the original, once in the possession of the Madison Public library, formerly in the archives of the Jefferson Co. Historical Society. [Transcribed by Robert W. Scott]
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