Partial List of Voters, 1867
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S G Pace and W P Brownlow Deputy Deputy Commissioners
J J Wolfe Commissioner of Registration for Hawkins
Office at Rogersville Registrar Book 1866-1867
N Campbell turned over to John Wolfe 3 July 1867.
Persuant [sic] to Act passed 5 June 1865. Ammended [sic] 3 May 1866.
The act provided that White Males, 21 years, resident, must register 6 months preceding election if he never bore arms against the government for the purpose of aiding the late rebellion, was never a Confederate Officer, do solemnly swear that he never bore arms against the Government of the United States. There were 5 columns and for each voter one was marked.
By 16 Nov 1866, 674 Union men were registered to vote.
Description of Class by Each Name
- Discharged from Union Army.
- Voted in the election of (date and type)
- 3. Was appointed to an office by the governor.
- 4. Known to commissioner as a Union Man.
- 5. Proved to be Loyal by 2 witnesses.
- These are some of the names of those registered.
| Name | District | Class |
| John Winstead | 2 | 5 |
| A J Sensabaugh | 2 | 5 |
| David Sensabaugh | 2 | 4 |
| B M Klepper | 2 | 4 |
| James and George Anderson | 9 | 1 |
| Tho, Wm & Garret Alen | 9 | 4 |
| Thomas Anderson | 9 | 5 |
| Thomas Barret | 9 | 5 |
| Pleasant Barret | 9 | 4 |
| William Bruner | 9 | 4 |
| Wilson N Davis | 9 | 4 |
| Andrew and Marvel Derrick | 9 | 4 |
| Cornelius Grose | 9 | 4 |
| William Lane | 9 | 4 |
| B B Linkhause | 9 | 15 |
| Benjanin Ross | 9 | 4 |
| Ben Shanks | 9 | 4 |
| Christian, John L and Jacob Simmons | 4 | |
| B Vogel | 9 | 4 |
| W B Williams | 9 | 4 |
| James Martain | 9 | 5 |
| William Janson | 9 | 4 |
| James Langel | 9 | 4 |
| Ablison Looney | 9 | 4 |
| Isaac and Alfred Rouse | 9 | 15 |
| John Rause | 9 | 4 |
| Eli Richardson | 9 | 4 |
| William Slagel | 9 | 1 |
| John Tate | 9 | 4 |
| Beverly Thacker | 9 | 5 |
| I S and Asbury Gillenwater | 10 | 4 |
| Peter Klepper,James Pilant | 10 | 4 |
| Lillburn Cavis | 11 | 4 |
| Mooney Charles | 11 | 4 |
| William Charles | 14 | 1 |
| George& EE Gillenwater | 17 | 4 |
| John and Joseph Kensinger | 17 | 4 |
| William and John Clepper | 17 | 4 |
| Thomas Ross | 17 | 5 |
| William Barker | 17 | 1 |
| John T Brice | 17 | 4 |
| John Brown | 17 | 4 |
| Clinton Bowen | 17 | 4 |
| James Bousel | 17 | 1 |
| James M Drinnen | 17 | 4 |
| William Eidson | 17 | 4 |
| John Ferrel | 17 | 4 |
| Thomas Gipson | 17 | 4 |
| William Henry | 17 | 1 |
| Elija Henard | 17 | 4 |
| Martain, John Lawson | 17 | 4 |
| G W Owen | 17 | 1 |
| Powel Robertson | 17 | 4 |
| Tho P Sizemore | 17 | 1 |
| JM,jr, JM sr, Tho B Sizemore | 17 | 4 |
| John F Shanks | 17 | 1 |
| A T Thomas | 17 | 4 |
23 Nov 1867 — 752 men registered. Soldiers marked *, Class 5 marked @.
New voters registered in District 7 included:
| Robert Baret |
| Richard Bradshaw |
| James & Joseph Evins |
| Frank Falen |
| James T Fletcher* |
| William Hoard@ |
| James Hicks |
| Jacob Isenberg * |
| John Isenberg |
| Robert James* |
| James March |
| Milton Morgan* |
| Robert Marsh* |
| Noah Morgan |
| Bufis Misel |
| Jesse Norman* |
| Alex & William Skelton |
District 9 voters included John Still @ and James Charles
District 17 voters in 1868 included
| Henry Amis * |
| William Absherne |
| W W Alvis @ |
| Eyred Alsheare @ |
| David Alvis |
| C C Alvis @ |
| Robert, J J Brice |
| John Bloomer |
| James Brooks |
| Henry Brooks* |
| A H & William Brice |
| Joseph Cortney * |
| WR & Russell Cortney |
| J H P and Samuel Cortney @ |
| Edward Cobb |
| Jacob Dinney |
| James & Thomas Davis |
| Jacob B Eidson |
| Joel C Gillenwater |
| Geo Hickman @ |
| John & NIcholas Howe |
| W B Howe @ |
| Joseph Helton |
| Jason Wilson |
| Simon, Michael Klepper |
| Nathan & Benj Klepper @ |
| Glibert & Manis Lawson |
| David Lincous |
| John H Malory |
| Zebade, John, George Presley |
| Jefferson Presley @ |
| Mark Ross |
| John Still @ |
| Wiley, Andrew & Henry Stapleton |
| Uriah B Still |
| James A Thomas |
| Robert & Samuel Watkins (Walker) |
In 1868 there were 98 (new?) registered voters. Those for District 17
| Simean Isenburg |
| W D Kensinger |
| John Presley* |
| Samuel & Abraham Molsbee |
| Michael Yankey* |
| Tho Crawford |
| W I, Arther, A G and George Armstrong |
| Jonathan Conat with “Barret” written above |
| James Fletcher |
| Pleasant Morgan |
| Joseph Hart |
| Harden Sanders |
| Benjamin Walters |
District 1 included Joseph Charles
An undated list included in
- District 7: Wiley Charles, Jacob Charles and Michael Eliget.
- District 8: Jacob Charles
- District 9: J R and J B Charles
- District 10: Clinton and William Charles
- Wm P and Jacob Howe
1870 Lower Beech Creek all by affidatif [sic] included
A L and H S Burum
District 5: Jacob and Isaac Mowel
District 6: James Underwood, John P Charles, W B Charles, Eldridge Charles, Jack Stills
District 7: M V Byington, A Byington, Isaac Byington, Sol Winnegar, Alex Skelton, Jacob Charles, Wiley Charles, John Bussell, Michael Eligat
District 8: Jacob Charles, James Tuggle
District 9: John B Looney, J R Charles, J B Charles, Robert Charles, A S Looney, Orville Looney, Mike Looney, Marvel Derrick, Jr.. Thomas T Barrett
District 10: Clinton Charles, Joseph Flora, Jacob Howe, William Howe
In the back of the book, after 1870, a shorter list of 351 names giving those in conformation with act passed 25 Feb 1867 including in
- District 9: William Molsbee
- District 10 Antey Gillenwater
- District 17 Nelson and I M Gillenwater
- District 13: Jim Gillenwaters