DEWITT COUNTY'S FIRST ELECTION - 1839
DeWitt County, IL was created on March 1, 1839. The first election was
held in the newly organized county on May 6, 1839. The offices voted on
and the individuals competing were:
Sheriff: Edward W. Fears 208 Votes Winner
Henry Clearage 198 Votes
Peter Despain 75 Votes
Recorder: William Lowry 185 Votes Winner
Charles Maltby 175 Votes
Francis S. Robins 121 Votes
Co. Commissioners: John Maxwell 256 Votes Winner
James Vandeventer 226 Votes Winner
John Hughs 221 Votes Winner
Russell Post 199 Votes
Nehemiah Clifton 195 Votes
Andrew Wallace 188 Votes
Richard Webb 83 Votes
Co. Clerk: John J. McGraw 283 Votes Winner
Jesse McPherson 132 Votes
Jefferson T. Cross 60 Votes
Surveyor: Alexander Barnett 197 Votes Winner
Robert H. Pool 154 Votes
George D. Smallwood 127 Votes
Coroner: Isaac McCuddy 194 Votes Winner
Thomas Davenport 121 Votes
Justice: Fleming G. Paine 263 Votes Winner
James K. Scott 206 Votes
Co. Seat: Clinton 313 Votes Winner
Marion 180 Votes
VOTERS:
(Sorted BY)
First Name MI. Last Name Precinct
William Adams Clinton
A. P Adkins Marquiss
William W Allen Waynesville
Thomas Alsup Clinton
John Alsup Clinton
Wahington Alsup Clinton
James Anderson Clinton
William Anderson Clinton
Hugh Atchinson Clinton
Isham S Atchinson Waynesville
Wm. Baily Marquiss
John Baily Marquiss
Samuel C Baker Waynesville
Henry Barnes Clinton
George Barnes Marion
Franklin Barnet Clinton
Robert F Barnet Clinton
Alexander Barnet Clinton
John Barr Waynesville
Thomas Barr Waynesville
James Barr Waynesville
Abram Bash Waynesville
J. T Beedle Marquiss
William J Bennet Clinton
Gabril E Bennett Marquiss
Ervin Bergin Clinton
Thomas Berton Waynesville
Alexander Bittis Marion
Thomas Biven Clinton
Samuel Bivens Waynesville
T. K Blalock Mt. Pleasant
Jesse Blankenship Clinton
Noel Blankenship Clinton
Isaac Bliss Waynesville
H. Blount Mt. Pleasant
Isaac Bonine Waynesville
William Bonine Waynesville
Hughes Bowels Clinton
Walter Bowels Clinton
Anderson Bowels Clinton
Joseph Bowles Clinton
George Boyer Marquiss
Harvey Bradshaw Clinton
William Branson Waynesville
William Branson Waynesville
William Branson Waynesville
Morris Britian Marion
Nathan Britian Marion
Andrew Brock Waynesville
Jacob Brown Clinton
Henry Brown Clinton
J. Brown Mt. Pleasant
Moses Brumfield Marion
Homer Buck Waynesville
John Burner Clinton
Elisha Bushnell Waynesville
Elisha Butler Clinton
John Callison Marion
James M Cantrall Waynesville
Levi Cantrall Waynesville
John M Cantrall Waynesville
Joshua Cantrall Waynesville
Zebulan Cantrall Waynesville
Z. P. Cantrall Waynesville
William Cantrall Waynesville
Z. G. Cantrall Waynesville
Joshua E Cantrall Waynesville
Isaac Carlock Clinton
Peter Catwright Clinton
Hirman Chappin Clinton
Benjamin Church Marion
Henry Clarage Clinton
N. Clearwatters Mt. Pleasant
Francis Clemnans Marquiss
George Clifton Clinton
Nehemiah Clifton Marion
Levi Cline Clinton
John Cline Waynesville
Abraham Collins Marquiss
James Cook Waynesville
Nathan Cooper Clinton
Jacob Copes Clinton
William Copes Waynesville
Jacob Cottenburger Clinton
Peter Cottenburger Clinton
John Cottenburger Clinton
George Cottonberger Clinton
George Cottonham Waynesville
Charles Counsel Waynesville
S. Covy Mt. Pleasant
B. Covy Mt. Pleasant
C. Covy Mt. Pleasant
John N Cox Clinton
David Cox Clinton
Flemon Cox Marion
Oswell Crawford Waynesville
Solomon Cross Clinton
Solomon Cross Marion
Benjamin Cross Marion
Thomas Cross Marion
Hiram Crum Waynesville
Abraham Crumb Clinton
Peter Crumb Clinton
Paxton Cumming Marquiss
Robert Cundiff Clinton
Henry Cundiff Clinton
William Cundiff Clinton
B. L. Cundiff Mt. Pleasant
Thomas Cuppy Waynesville
Richard Curby Mt. Pleasant
Samuel Cutwright Clinton
Daniel Cutwright Clinton
Peter Cutwright Clinton
Samuel Cutwright Jr. Clinton
Alexander M Dale Clinton
Joshua Dale Waynesville
George H Dale Marion
A. Danner Mt. Pleasant
S. Danner Mt. Pleasant
J. Danner Mt. Pleasant
A. B Danner Mt. Pleasant
John Daugherty Waynesville
Isaiah S Davenport Clinton
Philip Davis Clinton
Andrew C Davis Waynesville
W. Davis Marquiss
Edward O Day Waynesville
John E Day Marion
Charles Day Marion
B. S Day Mt. Pleasant
William Deatherage Waynesville
Isaac Demerist Marquiss
Hiram Dernard Clinton
Thomas Devenport Clinton
Hughey Devenport Clinton
William Dishon Clinton
Henry Dishon Clinton
T. Donner Mt. Pleasant
R. S. Doollittle Waynesville
A. D. Downey Waynesville
James Downey Waynesville
William Downing Clinton
Josiah Downing Clinton
Job Downing Clinton
Daniel Dragstrem Waynesville
Samuel Ducan Clinton
J. P. Dunham Waynesville
Thomas Dye Clinton
William Dye Waynesville
William Dyer Waynesville
Solomon Ely Clinton
James Ennes Marion
Perin Eskew Clinton
Jonathan Famer Marion
Fredrick Farley Waynesville
James Farris Clinton
James M Fears Clinton
Edward W Fears Clinton
Wilson S Fears Waynesville
K. H. Fell Clinton
Benjamin D Ferris Clinton
Abraham Fisher Marquiss
John Fitman Marion
Stephen Foley Waynesville
James Foley Waynesville
James Foley Waynesville
William Foley Waynesville
Daniel Foredice Clinton
Enoch Fox Waynesville
James F Fraley Waynesville
Daniel French Clinton
John French Clinton
Samuel French Clinton
James French Marion
William Fruit Clinton
Thomas Fruit Clinton
S. Fundenburger Mt. Pleasant
William Gadberry Clinton
E. Gailand Marquiss
William Gard Waynesville
Agrippa Gettes Clinton
Samuel P Glenn Waynesville
Thomas M Glenn Waynesville
N. Grant Mt. Pleasant
Linus Graves Waynesville
Miles Gray Clinton
E. Gray Mt. Pleasant
Thomas E Gregery Clinton
Jesse Griffin Waynesville
Jefferson Gross Clinton
Elihu Guessford Marion
A. W. Haddock Marion
Nathan Hainline Marquiss
Henry H Hall Clinton
Darius Hall Clinton
Malen Hall Clinton
Ambrose Hall Clinton
Wm. C Hall Marquiss
William Halsey Clinton
Absalom Hamilton Clinton
Samuel Hamitt Waynesville
Abraham Haneline Marquiss
Jacob Haneline Marquiss
Isam Harold Clinton
Tyre Harp Clinton
Josiah Harp Clinton
James Harp Clinton
Charles Harp Clinton
Nathaniel Harris Waynesville
John E Harris Marion
F. S. Harrison Waynesville
Jacob Harrol Marion
William Hayes Clinton
Michael Hearld Waynesville
James Hearld Waynesville
Lewis Heckinan Clinton
James H Heldreth Clinton
Thomas Hendrickson Clinton
Elijah Hendrickson Clinton
Robert Henson Marion
John Henson Marion
Pascal Hickman Clinton
Redney Hickman Clinton
John H Hickman Clinton
Lewellin Hickman Clinton
William A Hight Clinton
George L Hill Clinton
Samuel Hoblett Waynesville
Malan S Hoblett Waynesville
Timathy B Hoblett Waynesville
John E Hoblett Waynesville
L. W Homon Mt. Pleasant
David S Hood Clinton
William Hooper Clinton
Obediah Hooper Clinton
Peleg Hooper Clinton
William Hougham Waynesville
Joseph Howard Clinton
Richard Hubbard Marquiss
H. Huddleston Mt. Pleasant
Jacob Hughs Marquiss
John Hughs Marquiss
Elijah Hull Waynesville
Denis Hurley Marion
John Hurley Marion
Jacob Hurley Marion
Timothy Hurley Marion
Jas. Hurley Mt. Pleasant
James Hutchinson Marion
George Isham Waynesville
Lewis Jackson Clinton
Joel Jackson Waynesville
William Jeffrey Waynesville
Thomas Jinkins Clinton
William H Johns Waynesville
Jacob Johnson Waynesville
Silas Johnson Marion
Matthew Johnson Marion
John Johnson Marion
Isaac W Jones Clinton
Peter Jones Waynesville
John B Jones Waynesville
Arthur Jones Marion
J. Jones Mt. Pleasant
W. Jones Mt. Pleasant
Anderson Karris Clinton
Harmin Kellems Marquiss
James Keney Clinton
Daniel King Marion
William H Lafferty Marion
William Lain Clinton
Harison Lane Clinton
Ezekiel Lane Marion
John Lane Marion
John Lash Marion
Dr. Thomas Laughlin Clinton
E. G. Lawrance Waynesville
D. H. Lawrence Waynesville
Peter Lear Marion
William H LeLand Waynesville
James A Lemens Marion
George B Lemens Marion
John Lewis Marion
B. G. Lisenbey Marion
Robert Longworth Waynesville
Reuben Lowery Clinton
James Lowery Clinton
Melvin Lowery Clinton
William Lowery Clinton
Baron T Lowery Marion
John Lowery Marquiss
William Lowery Jr. Clinton
William R Loyud Clinton
Wm. Madden Marquiss
Richard Madden Marquiss
John Madden Marquiss
David Makin Clinton
George Malory Marquiss
Charles Maltby Clinton
Harrison Maltby Waynesville
Wm. Marquiss Marquiss
Abraham Marquiss Marquiss
John Marquiss Marquiss
E. Marquiss Marquiss
Mathew K Martin Clinton
Lewis Martin Clinton
John Martin Marquiss
Prettyman Marvel Marion
John Maxwell Jr. Clinton
Henry Maynard Marion
James McAboy Clinton
John McAboy Waynesville
Jorden McClelen Marion
Charles M McCord Marion
James McCord Marion
J. W McCord Mt. Pleasant
W. Y McCord Mt. Pleasant
J. McCord Mt. Pleasant
Isaac McCuddy Clinton
John McDeed Marion
James McDeed Marion
Richard McElhaney Waynesville
Matthew McElhiney Waynesville
John McEntire Waynesville
W. H McFall Mt. Pleasant
John J McGraw Clinton
Samuel McKinley Marion
William McKinley Marion
Robert McKinley Marion
James McLaughlin Clinton
James McNeeley Waynesville
William McPherson Marion
Henry Michal Waynesville
Mathew Miller Clinton
Daniel Miller Clinton
John Miller Waynesville
John Miller Marion
Pascome Mills Clinton
Ruphez Mills Clinton
Benjamin Mills Clinton
Thomas Mills Clinton
William Mithcel Mt. Pleasant
William Montgomery Waynesville
John Montgomery Waynesville
David Montgomery Waynesville
William Moore Clinton
E. R Moore Marquiss
James Morain Marquiss
Wm. Morain Marquiss
Solomon More Marion
Edward Morris Waynesville
James Morrisson Marion
James T Morton Waynesville
Alfred Murphy Clinton
Joseph Murphy Clinton
Richard Murphy Clinton
Joseph Nelson Clinton
John Nelson Marion
William Newcomb Clinton
Daniel Newcomb Clinton
Amos Nichols Waynesville
Albert R Nickerson Waynesville
J. Nicum Mt. Pleasant
Murrell Paine Marion
Nelson Palmer Clinton
John Palmer Clinton
Norris W Palmer Clinton
Charles Parris Clinton
W. G Perce Mt. Pleasant
John Piatt Marquiss
Wm. Piatt Marquiss
Fleming G Pine Clinton
William Pollock Clinton
S. Pool Mt. Pleasant
J. Pool Mt. Pleasant
R. H Pool Marquiss
Josiah Porter Waynesville
Russel Post Waynesville
William Randolph Clinton
Parr Rathbone Marion
Job Rathbone Marion
Aaron Rice Waynesville
Rolley Richards Clinton
John Richards Waynesville
Dudley Richards Marion
John Robb Waynesville
Francis S Robbins Clinton
Evan J Roberts Marquiss
Daniel Robins Marquiss
A. C. Robison Waynesville
Thomas J Rodgers Clinton
Levi Rogers Waynesville
Ralph Rosencrance Marion
William J Ruthledge Marion
Daniel M C Samallwood Marion
J. T. Sampson Waynesville
Victor N Sampson Waynesville
William G Sampson Waynesville
Tench T Sampson Marquiss
Peter Sander Marquiss
Daniel Satchell Clinton
William E Sawyer Marion
Alexander K Scott Clinton
Alexander Scott Clinton
John W Scott Clinton
Andrew C Scott Clinton
John B Scott Clinton
William L Scott Clinton
James K Scott Clinton
Sen. John Scott Waynesville
Alexander Scott Waynesville
John W Scott Waynesville
John Scott Waynesville
William G Searingen Clinton
James Shipley Waynesville
Lemuel Shiply Waynesville
Dejamine Shiply Waynesville
Sylvanus Shurtliff Marion
Charles H Simonson Clinton
Lander Slatten Clinton
John Slatton Waynesville
Samuel A Smallwood Clinton
Deorge D Smallwood Clinton
Pleasant Smith Marion
J. Smith Mt. Pleasant
J. Sonder Marquiss
Peter D Spain Clinton
Levi Spencer Clinton
Samuel Spencer Clinton
John Springer Marion
Adam Stevens Waynesville
Samuel Stewart Marquiss
Wm. H Stewart Marquiss
Palmer Story Waynesville
Isaac Strain Marion
John S Strange Waynesville
Frederick Stripp Clinton
Henry Summers Clinton
William Sumners Waynesville
John B Swearingam Clinton
Abraham Swearingen Clinton
Isaac Swisher Marion
William Swisher Marion
Joseph Taylor Waynesville
E. H. Thissell Waynesville
John Thompson Clinton
Jeremiah Thompson Marion
Teuben Thornley Clinton
Michael Troutman Marion
David Troxel Marion
Henry Troxel Clinton
Frederick Troxel Clinton
Strawder Troxel Clinton
Fredrick S Troxel Waynesville
Trederick Troxel Jr. Clinton
Charles Tuggle Clinton
Anderson Tully Marquiss
Spencer Turner Clinton
Alen Turner Waynesville
John Turner Waynesville
Harvey Turner Waynesville
John Umphreys Clinton
David Vandeventer Marion
John Vandeventer Marion
James Vandeveter Marquiss
Henry Waggoner Clinton
Oron Wakefield Marion
Cyremius Wakefield Marion
John Walker Clinton
Andrew Wallice Clinton
Jacob Walters Marion
G. C Walters Mt. Pleasant
John S Warfield Clinton
Bennet Warren Marquiss
William Watson Clinton
J. Watson Mt. Pleasant
Gabriel Watt Marion
Elijah Watts Marion
J. Webb Mt. Pleasant
P. Webb Mt. Pleasant
R. D Webb Mt. Pleasant
J. Weedman Mt. Pleasant
A. Weedman Mt. Pleasant
Samuel Welay Marquiss
John R Welch Clinton
Moses G Williams Waynesville
Henry Williams Waynesville
Eaen Williams Waynesville
Isaac Williamson Marion
David Willis Clinton
Thomas Wilson Marion
Edward Wilson Marion
Henry Winkle Waynesville
A. J Winkler Marquiss
Joseph Wolf Marion
Wilson B Wood Clinton
Edward W Wright Marion
Wm. Wright Marquiss
Wm. Wright Jr. Marquiss
John Zollars Waynesville