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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 Township


1. John Wells             50. Hiram Johnson         99. Wm Snyder
2. A. Ames                51. V Samples            100. J.S. Pingry
3. C. N. Lanham           52. John Shirk Jr        101. John Asley
4. Joseph Henry           53. James Steel          102. Tinsley Vernon
5. Stephen Banks          54. Jesse Ray            103. Elias McKay
6. Franklin Joyce         55. J.S. Seamon          104. Benj Rodgers
7. William Yates          56. Saml Johnson         105. Wiley Brooks
8. M. Burress             57. Jas Comley           106. Abram McKay
9. John Conner            58. Bartlett Edwards     107. John Brook
10. J.S. Sheets           59. John Brook           108. Jas Vaughan
11. Thos Freasure         60. Geo Steel            109. John Neal 
12. Smith Joyce           61. E Eadens             110. Enoch McKay
13. Noah Brooks           62. Erastes Colt         111. C Banks
14. Benjamin Martin       63. Benj Martin          112. D. Parker
15. John Rodgers          64. W Wallace            113. John Moore
16. L. Bundren            65. Saml Jackson         114. Danl Neal
17. A H Sharp             66. Wm McKay             115. John Cook
18. James Brooks          67. Wm Plummer           116. P G Pengra
19. Isaac Glenn           68. Jesse Neal           117. Saml Hutchinson
20. John Turner           69. John Manvil          118. W Akins
21. Williamson Greenwood  70. A Carpenter          119. Peter Keel
22. John Joyce            71. James Brook          120. Wm Weir
23. Benj Painter          72. George Burton        121. John Dunn
24. Wm Vaughan            73. Moses Laswell        122. Mordecai Brooks
25. Wm Salyers            74. Jonathan McKay       123. Lester Burk
26. Judiah Gardner        75. Wm Lanham            124. W R Cloud
27. Cornelius Bice        76. S Bundren            125. John McKay
28. Benj Tevis            77. M Mundy              126. Humphrey Brooks
29. Jeremiah Wilkins      78. Henry Bell           127. Abner Bear
30. Wm Green              79. T Manvil (?)         128. William Griffin
31. Esekial Painter       80. Isaac Conner         129. Shedur (?) Shermon
32. Levi Clendenin        81. Ensley Vernon        130. Anthony Brown
33. Howel Lewis           82. C Bear               131. Jas Eads
34. John Vernon           83. Jordan McKay         132. Thos Eads
35. Andrew Bear           84. John Henry           133. John Pherigo
36. Bartlett Greenwood    85. D Strickland         134. Jas Griffin 
37. Admin Turner?         86. Geo Rollison         135. Martin Brook
38. Benj Shirk            87. Daniel Hutchison     136. John Hankins
39. Arch Wilkins          88. Soismond Ray         137. James Palmer
40. Wm Reed               89. John Lanham          138. Joseph Hankins     
41. Wm Faster             90. Laban Bannister      139. Mulkey Loyd
42. Hyram Henry           91. Moses Yoter          140. Abraham McKay
43. Saml Smirk            92. John Vaughn          141. Squire Banks
44. John Barnes           93. Stephen Washer       142. David McKay
45. Robt Greenwood        94. Saml Rodgers         143. Jas Martin
46. John Yates            95. Michael Bear         144. Saml Heath
47. Jas Turner            96. David Danner         145. Joe Larimore
48. A Bailey              97. William Eads         146. E A Heath
49. Wm Faught             98. Joe Brown            147. Sanford Faught (more)
148. Josh Culver
149. Robert Allan
150. T Malcom
151. Jas Joyce
152. Madison Brook
153. William Heath
154. Peter Ducan
155. Andrew Wallace
156. C T Cross
157. W Hankins
158. L Monroe
159. S B Anderson
160. Josh Comley
161. Wm Wotherspoon
162. Pleasant Barns
163. Jesse Fugit
164. S Fugit
165. N Sherman

We 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

		We therefore certify that James Brooks is duly Elected
Justice of the peace and James Joyce & Wiley Brooks are elected constables.

		A H Ames      )clerks        Wm Yates  Insp.
              	Charles Lanham)               
                                            Franklin Joyce)
                                            Joseph Henry  ) Judges


[Transcribed by Robert W. Scott from records of the Jefferson County
Historical Society then in the possession of the Madison Public Library.]