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DeKalb Township records 1850 - 1868. Includes voter lists, election results, bills

Page 103 | February 20, 1857

Town Records of DeKalb Ill

Jacob A. Simonds had one hundred & one votes for Clerk of Circuit Court.

Joel A. Simonds had one vote for Clerk of Circuit Court

For Convention two hundred and forty seven votes.

Against Convention two

Certified by us

Judges of Election

Marcus White

J. H. Burghardt

Clark Barber

Attest

Clerk of Elections

Eli B. Gilbert

Ira Burroughs             

Poll List

At a special town meeting held at the Eagle Hotel on the twentieth day of February A. D. 1857.  After the meeting being called to order B. H. Fox was elected Moderator.

Moderators Oath

B. H. Fox you do solemnly swear that you will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of Moderator at this special town meeting so help you God.

Names of Voters                                                      Names of Voters

1.       S. D. Baldwin                                                  18.  J. L. Harrison

2.      J. H. Somonds                                                 19.  T. Nichols

3.      M. L. Seward                                                   20.  P. W. T. Vaughn

4.      Asa Simpson                                                  21.  M. Lee Taylor

5.      Wilson Love                                                    22.  J. M. Goodel

6.      Basil Rudy                                                       23.  G. J. Flinn

7.      John A. Hayden                                               24. E. C. Walkup

8.      George Flinn                                                   25.  J. B. Stevens

9.      Lewis Flinn                                                     26.  Sylvester Taylor

10.   Horace Scribner                                              27.  S. Holister

11.   Aaron Stout                                                     28.  Leonard Helmar

12.   John Crowlther                                               29.  C. E. Needham

13.   Wm. R. Harris                                                  30.  Robert Duffy

14.   R. S. E. Earl                                                       31.  W. H. Moore

15.   S. D. Burt                                                          32.  E. B. Gilbert

16.   B. H. Fox                                                           33.  John R. Wadsworth

17.   C. Kendall                                                         34.  S. Taylor