Painter Family Documents
Painter Family Burial Plot
Montgomery County, Missouri
Milton Township Election
April 1837Jefferson County, Indiana
Poll Book of an Election Held on the First Monday in April 1837 at the usual place of holding Elections in Milton Township for the purpose of Electing a Justice of the Peace and two constables for said Township23. Benj PainterWe the judges & clerks of the election held in Milton township for the purpose of electing a justice of the peace and two constables for said township do certify that John Shirk receive sixty four votes for JP and James Brooks received 94 votes for the same office. Lester Burk received Ten votes for the same office. Wiley Brooks received seventy four votes for constable and James Joyce received one hundred and twenty eight votes for the same office. Joshua Comley received forty eight votes for the same office and Sanford Faught received thirty votes for the same office & Benj Sherman recd eight votes for the same
31. Esekial PainterWe therefore certify that James Brooks is duly Elected Justice of the peace and James Joyce & Wiley Brooks are elected constables.
A H Ames and Charles Lanham clerks, Wm Yates Insp., Franklin Joyce and Joseph Henry Judges
[Transcribed by Robert W. Scott from records of the Jefferson Co. Historical Society then in the possession of the Madison Public Library.]
http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/polls/milv37.html
[Transcribed from original in files of Madison Public Library by Robert W. Scott.]
Milton Township Election
7 November 1840Jefferson County, Indiana
Poll Book of an Election held at the Home Post Office Milton Township Jefferson County Indiana Nov. 7th 1840 for the purpose of electing a Justice of the Peace of the said township. Transcribed from originals once in the possession of the Jefferson Co. Historical Society, last seen in the Madison Library. The numbers on the original voting list, represent the order in which votes were cast.78. Ezekial PainterWe the undersigned Judges and Clerks of an Election held at the home post office in Milton Township on the 7th day of November 1840 for the purpose of Electing a Justice of the peace in said Township do hereby certify that Stovall Wilkins Recd Ninety Eight votes for the above named office and Franklin Joyce Recd seventy one for the same office.
(170 total votes)Joseph Henry Inspector; Daniel Demaree, Judge; G.W. Samples, Judge; William Vaughan, Clerk; C.D. Brooks, Clerk
Source: http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/polls/
[Transcribed from original in files of Madison Public Library by Robert W. Scott.]
Milton Township Book of an Election
5 April 1841Jefferson County, Indiana
Book of an Election held at Mordecai Brooks in Milton Township on the 5th of April 1841 for the purpose of electing township officers.2. Benjamin PainterWe do certify that William Lanham is duly elected as Inspector of Elections in Milton Township and Joshua Comley and George Bear is also duly Elected Constables in said Township and the place of holding elections is also moved to John Barnses in said Township Aprile 5th 1841
29. Jerry Lockard
(120 total voters)Joseph Henry Insp.; Daniel Demaree, Judge; William Hankins, Judge; Philemon Kavenaugh, Clerk; Ensley D. Vernon, Clerk
Transcribed from originals, once in the possession of the Jefferson Co. Historical Society, last seen in the Madison Public Library.
Source: http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/polls/
[Transcribed from original in files of Madison Public Library by Robert W. Scott.]
Milton Township Voting List
4 August 1851Jefferson County, Indiana
At an annual Election held in Milton Township at the usual place of holding Elections in said Township on Monday the 4th day of August 1851. It being the first Monday in said Month according to Law held for the purpose of Electing One Representative to Congress, Two Representatives to the State Legislature, One Sheriff, one afessor [old style s], Two afsociate Judges, One County Commissioner for the 2nd District, and one prosecuting attorney. Also for and against the new constitution and also for and against the 13th Article of said Constitution which is for the exclusion and Colonization of negroes and Mullatoes when James Hankins Inspector had taken to his aforesaid.Wm Lanham and Jacob Miller as Judges Pleasant Vernon and Nicholas Manville as Clerks, the following votes were polled to wit
57. Elijah PanterWe the undersigned Inspector Judges and Clerks of an Election held at the usual place of holding Elections in Milton Township on Monday the 4th day of August 1851 held for the purpose of Electing one Representative to Congress of Two Representatives to the State Legislature One Sheriff, One Assessor Two associate Judges One County Commifsioners for the 2nd district and one prosecuting Attorney Also for and against the new Constitution and also for and against the 13th article of said Constitution which is for the Exclusion and Colonization of Negroes and Mulattoes do hereby certify that for the Office of Representative to Congrefs Reger Martin received one hundred and twenty seven votes Cyrus L. Dunham one hundred and eleven Prosecuting attorney James Y. Alison one hundred & twenty nine Thomas T. Critten one hundred and two Henry L. Arnold & Natniel?? Y Hauser none_ Representatives John A. Hendricks one hundred and seven, John L. King
111. David Panter
234. Isaac Panter
(238 voted)
one hundred and eleven, Francis F. Mayfiel one hundred and twenty four Howard Watts one hundred & five Sheriff Robt Smith one hundred and thirty Richard Brown ninety nine, Judges Robt Kinear one hundred and twenty eight Nathan Robertson one hundred and two Thomas Wise one hundred and thirty Assessor John F. Armstrong one hundred and twenty two Daniel Calflin one hundred and eleven Commissioners John Smock two hundred and twenty two For the constitution one hundred and twenty eight Against the constitution fifty two. Exclusion and Colonization of negroes and Mulattoes Ayes two hundred and six, No 10 scattering threeJames Hankins Insp; PR Vernon, Clerk ; Jacob Miller, Judge; Nicholas Manville, Clerk; Wm Lanham, Judge
Source: http://myindianahome.net/gen/jeff/records/polls/pollm51.html
[Transcribed from original in files of Madison Public Library by Robert W. Scott.]