Tri-Counties Genealogy &
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1877 Tioga County History |
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List of County Officers from the Date of Organization
Typed and submitted by Sharon Elliott
| Sheriffs |
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| Alpheus Cheney |
Elected 1812 |
Residence, Elkland |
| Simeion Power |
Elected 1815 |
Residence Lawrenceville |
| John Knox |
Elected 1818 |
Residence Cowanesque |
| Elijah Stiles |
Elected 1821 |
Residence Wellsobors |
| John Beecher |
Elected 1824 |
Residence Wellsboro |
| Robert Tubbs |
Elected 1827 |
Residence Osceola |
| Seth Daggett |
Elected 1830 |
Residence Jackson |
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(Resigned and Francis Wetherbee chosen in 1831) |
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| Benjamin Gitchell |
Elected 1834 |
Residence Charleston |
| John Wakeley |
Elected 1837 |
Residence Brookfield |
| Curtis Parkhurst |
Elected 1840 |
Residence Lawrenceville |
| Joseph W.Guernsey |
Elected1843 |
Residence Tioga |
| Henry H. Potter |
Elected 1846 |
Residence Middlebury |
| John Mather |
Elected 1849 |
Residence Shippen |
| Henry A. Guernsey |
Elected 1852 |
Residence Wellsboro |
| John Mather |
Elected 1855 |
Residence Charleston |
| Simeon I.Power |
Elected 1858 |
Residence Lawrenceville |
| Hezekiah Stowell, Jr |
Elected 1861 |
Residence Delmar |
| LeRoy Taber |
Elected 1864 |
Residence Tioga |
| Jerome B. Potter |
Elected 1867 |
Residence Middlebury |
| E.A. Fish |
Elected 1870 |
Residence Sullivan |
| Stephen Bowen |
Elected 1873 |
Residence Morris Run |
| D. H. Walker |
Elected 1876 |
Residence Wellsboro |
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| Prothonotaries |
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| John Norris |
Elected 1813 |
Served 6 Years |
| Uriah Spencer |
Elected 1818 |
Served 3 Years |
| John Patton |
Elected 1821 |
Served 3 Years |
| Uriah Spencer |
Elected 1824 |
Served 6 Years |
| J. Brewster |
Elected 1831 |
Served 6 Years |
| John F. Donaldson |
Elected 1836 |
Served 2 Years |
| A. S. Brewster |
Elected 1838 |
Served 1 Year |
| John F. Donaldson |
Elected 1839 |
Served 33 Years |
| Robert C. Cox |
Elected 1872 |
Present incumbent |
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| William Bache |
Elected 1821 |
Served 3 Years |
| Uriah Spencer |
Elected 1824 |
Served 7 Years |
| B. B. Smith |
Elected 1831 |
Served 5 Years |
| Luman Wilson |
Elected 1836 |
Served 9 Years |
| James P. Magill |
Elected 1845 |
Served 9 Years |
| W. D. Bailey |
Elected 1854 |
Served 6 Years |
| Henry S. Archer |
Elected 1860 |
Served 6 Years |
| D. L. Deane |
Elected 1866 |
Served 9 Years |
| Geo. C. Bowen |
Elected 1875 |
Present incumbent |
County
Treasurers 1808-9-10, Samuel W. Morris: 1811, Alpheus Cheney; 1814,
B. Thompson; 1815, Benjamin W. Morris; 1817-18-19, Daniel Lamb; 1820-21,
Robert Tubbs; 1822. John Beecher; 1823-24, Levi Vail; 1829-30, Elihu Hill;
1831-32-33, Thomas Dyer; 1834-35, John Barnes; 1836-37, Archibalk Knox;
1838-39-40-41, Thomas Dyer; 1842-43, R. G. White; 1844-45, Jno. L. Robinson;
1846-47, A. H. Bacon; 1848-49, Geo. Levergood; 1850-51, S. L. Hibbard;
1852-53, George Knoz; 1854-55, Henry Rathbone; 1856-57, O. H. Blanchard;
1858-59, O. F. Taylor; 1860-61, James S. Watrous; 1862-63, H. B. Card;
1864-65, A. M. Spencer; 1866-67, C. F. Miller; 1868-69, H. C. Bailey; 1870-71-72,
Robert C. Cox; 1873-74, Henry Rowland; 1875, Thomas Allen, present incumbent.
The County Surveyors of Tioga County
| John Norris |
Appointed 1814 |
Served 14 years |
| Samuel McDougall |
Appointed 1827 |
Served 9 years |
| E. F. Deane |
Appointed 1836 |
Served 3 years |
| Samuel McDougall |
Elected 1839 |
Served 12 years |
| David Heise |
Elected 1850 |
Served 6 years |
| Henry S. Archer |
Elected 1856 |
Served 3 years |
| E. P. Deane |
Elected 1859 |
Served 4 years |
| D. L. Deane |
Appointed 1863 |
Served 2 years |
| David Heise |
Elected 1865-68 |
Served 12 years |
| County Commissioners |
| 1809-10, Eddy Howland, Uriah Spencer, Caleb Boyer, Nathan
Niles, and George Hart; |
| 1811, Eddy Howland |
| 1812 Timothy Ives |
| 1813 Ambrose Millard |
| 1814 Hopestill Beecher |
| 1815 Justus Dartt |
| 1816 Robert B. Elliott |
| 1817 John Knox |
| 1818 Asa Mann |
| 1819 Elijah Depui |
| 1820 John Ryan, Jr. |
| 1821 Oliver Willard |
| 1822 Seth Daggett |
| 1823 Hiram Beebe |
| 1824 William Knox |
| 1825 Elijah Welch |
| 1826 Elijah Stiles |
| 1827 James Goodrich |
| 1828 L. Jackson |
| 1829 John Cochran |
| 1830 E. B. Gerould |
| 1831 Job Geer |
| 1832 A. Hammond |
| 1833 C. Alvord |
| 1834 GeorgeKnox |
| 1835 Samuel Miller |
| 1836 C. N. Sykes |
| 1837 P. Doud |
| 1838 George Levergood |
| 1839 Buel Baldwin |
| 1840 Levi Elliott |
| 1841 C. O. Spencer |
| 1842 M. W. Stull |
| 1843 H. H. Potter |
| 18944 E. Howland |
| 1845 William Rose, Jr. |
| 1846 John Fox |
| 1847 Israel Merrick |
| 1848 David Ellis |
| 1849 Leander Culver |
| 1850 David Caldwell |
| 1851 Ansel Purple |
| 1852 Benjamin Van Dusen |
| 1853 Austin Lathrop |
| 1854 O. B. Wells |
| 1855 D. G. Stevens |
| 1856 C. F. Culver |
| 1857 John James |
| 1858 L. D. Seeley |
| 1859 Amos Bixby |
| 1860 A. Barker |
| 1861 Job Rexford |
| 1862 C. F. Miller (appointed to fill vacancy caused by decease
of Amos Bixby) |
| 1863 C. F. Miller, Myron Rockwell |
| 1864 E. S. Seeley |
| 1865 E. Hart |
| 1866 P. V. Van Ness |
| 1867 Job Rexford |
| 1870 Job Resford |
| 1871 T. O.Hollis |
| 1872 E. Hart |
| 1873 L. B.Sheives |
| 1874 E. Klock |
| 1875 L. L. Smith, E. J. Purple, N. A. Elliott |
Members of Congress from Tioga County
| James Ford, Lawrenceville, |
Elected 1828-30 |
Served 2 terms |
| Samuel W. Morris Wellsboro |
Elected 1836 |
Served 1 term |
| Stephen F. Wilson Wellsboro |
Elected 1864 |
Served 2 terms |
| Henry Sherwood Wellsboro |
Elected 1870 |
Served 1 term |
| John I. Mitchell Wellsbror |
Elected 1876, present incumbent |
State Senators
| John Ryon, Lawrenceville |
Elected in 1824 |
| Daniel L. Sherwood (Speaker) Mansfield |
Elected in 1846 |
| John W. Guernsey Tioga |
Elected 1852-53 |
| S. F. Wilson Wellsboro |
Elected 1862 |
| B. B. Strang (Speaker) Westfield |
Elected 1871-2-3-4-5 |
| C. H. Seymour Tioga |
Present incumbent |
Representatives in the State Legislature
| John Ryon |
Elected 1822 |
Served 2 years |
| James Ford |
Elected 1824 |
Served 2 years |
| Curtis Parkhurst |
Elected 1827 |
Served 1 year |
| John Beecher |
Elected 1829 |
Served 1 year |
| Samuel W. Morris |
Elected 1831 |
Served 4 years |
At this time, Tioga and Bradford counties formed a representative district.
In 1835 two members from Bradford County, Israel Myers and Dr. Bullock,
were elected for the district.
| William Garretson, |
Elected in 1836 |
Served 2 Years |
Tioga and Potter counties formed a representative district in 1838 and
Lewis B. Cole was elected. John Wahlee was elected in 1841, and served
one year.
| Daniel L. Sherwood |
Elected in 1841 |
Served 2 years |
| George Knox |
Elected in 1843 |
Served 2 years |
| John C. Knox |
Elected in 1845 |
Served 2 years |
| N. A. Elliott |
Elected in 1847 |
Served 2 years |
| Jeremiah Black |
Elected in 1849 |
Served 1 year |
| A. J. Monroe |
Elected in 1850 |
Served 1 year |
| Jeremiah Black |
Elected in 1851 |
Served 1 year |
| James Lowrey |
Elected in 1852 |
Served 2 years |
| Thomas L. Baldwin |
Elected in 1854 |
Served 2 years |
| L. P. Willistin |
Elected in 1856 |
Served 4 years |
| B. B. Strang |
Elected in 1858 |
Served 2 years |
| S. B. Elliott |
Elected in 1860 |
Served 2 years |
| C. O. Bowman |
Elected in 1862 |
Served 1 year |
| John W. Guernsey |
Elected in 1863 |
Served 2 years |
| W. T. Humphrey |
Elected in 1865 |
Served 2 years |
| B. B. Strang |
Elected in 1867 |
Served 4 years |
| Jerome B. Niles |
Elected in 1868 |
Served 2 years |
| John I. Mitchell |
Elected in 1871 |
Served 3 years |
| John I. Mitchell |
Elected in 1874 |
Served 2 years |
| W. T. Humphrey |
Elected in 1874 |
Served 2 years |
| C. V. Elliott |
Elected in 1876 |
Present incumbent |
| Hugh Young |
Elected in 1876 |
Present incumbent |
| Names and Addresses of Attorneys now (1877) Practising
at the Bar of Tioga County |
| Blossburg,- John C. Horton, C. Rathbone |
| Elkland -C. W. Beach, J. S. Ryon |
| Knoxville- Lewis Mead, C. L. Peck |
| Millerton -S. E. Kirkendall |
| Tioga -John W. Guernsey, F. G. Bishop, L. H. Tuttle, F.
E. Smith, C. H. Seymour |
| Wellsboro -J. H. Bosard, Thomas Allen, M. F. Elliott, A.
L. Ensworth, H. M. Foote, Jeff Harrison, George W. Merrick, John I. Mitchell,
John N. Bache, Jerome B. Niles, H. B. Packer, Henry Sherwood, Walter Sherwood,
L. P. Williston, J. W. Mather, David Cameron, S. F. Wilson, F. E. Watrous,
E. B. Young |
| Mansfield -John W. Adams, Henry Allen, F. W. Clark |
| Westfield- B. B. Strang, T. C. Sanders, J. C. Strang, Augustus
Streeter |
| Covington -A. Redfield |
Published On Tri-Counties Site On 1/2/99
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: JoyceTice@aol.com
