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BERN
was
originally included in Ames township and was not separately
organized till 1828. Incorporated with Ames for thirty
years, much of its early history will be found in connection
with that township.
March 3, 1828, the county commissioners resolved "that
the original surveyed township No. 7 in range 12 in Athens
county, at present a part of Ames township, be set off, and
that a township by the name of Bern be established as
above described." The electors were directed to meet
at teh house of John Henry on the first Monday of
April at 9 o'clock a.m. to elect township officers.
The lands of Bern lie exceedingly well for agricultural
purposes, and her farmers compare favorably with any for
thrift and enterprise. The township is well watered by
the head waters of Federal creek, Sharp's fork of which
traverses it from north to south. Its population in
1830 was 233; in 18340 it was 381; in 1850 it was 819; in
1860 it was 1,022. There are but thirty sections in
Bern, the eastern tier of sections having been set off to
Washington county in 1807. Coal is known to exist here
in great abundance, and salt water has been found of good
quality and in workable quantity
Township Trustees.
| 1828-30 |
John Henry |
James Dickey |
John Wickham |
| 1831-33 |
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David James |
Jeffrey Buchanan |
| 1834 |
Dyar Selby, Sen. |
John Wickham |
James Dickey |
| 1835 |
William J. Brown |
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| 1836 |
Matthew Henry |
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| 1838 |
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Wm. J. Brown. |
| 1839 |
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James Dickey |
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| 1840 |
J. E. Vore |
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John Work |
| 1841 |
David James |
Thornton Swart |
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| 1842 |
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James Dickey |
Dyar Selby, Jun. |
| 1843 |
Joseph McCune |
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| 1844 |
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Reuben Hague |
| 1845 |
David James |
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| 1846 |
Jesse Carr |
Dyar Selby |
John Work |
| 1847 |
David Colvin |
Robert Henry |
Wm. Rardin |
| 1848 |
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Levi Ellis |
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| 1849 |
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Edward Ginn |
Calvin Tracy |
| 1850 |
James Henry |
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J. E. Vore |
| 1851 |
Lewis Dille |
Reuben Hague |
Calvin Tracy |
| 1852 |
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Edward Ginn |
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| 1853 |
Andrew Ogg |
Philip W. Lampson |
John E. Vore |
| 1854 |
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J. S. King |
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| 1855 |
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Philip W. Lampson |
David Gilchrist |
| 1857 |
David James |
Edward Ginn |
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| 1858 |
Levi Rardin |
J. M. Smith |
George Wyatt |
| 1859 |
Clark Dodds |
Washington Endicott |
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| 1860 |
Dyar Selby |
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H. T. McCune |
| 1861 |
H. C. Selby |
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Warren W. Wickham |
| 1862 |
Dyar Selby |
Thomas DIckson |
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| 1863 |
Elijah Hanson |
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| 1864 |
Owen Gifford |
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Washington Endicott |
| 1865 |
Levi Rardin |
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| 1866 |
H. C. Selby |
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| 1867 |
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H. L. Driggs |
Elijah Hanson |
| 1868 |
S. J. Wells |
Elijah White |
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Justices of the Peace.
| 1828 - |
Thaddeus Crippen and Wm. T. Brown |
| 1831 - |
Matthew Henry and W. T. Brown |
| 1834 - |
Levi Ellis and Robert Henry |
| 1836 - |
David Dille |
| 1837 - |
Robert Henry |
| 1839 - |
Dyar Selby |
| 1840 - |
Robert Work |
| 1841 - |
Calvin Tracy |
| 1843 - |
John Brawley and P. W. Sampson |
| 1844 - |
Dyar Selby, Jun. |
| 1846 - |
John Brawley |
| 1847 - |
Dyar Selby, Jun. |
| 1850 - |
Dyar Selby, Jun. |
| 1852 - |
Philip W. Lampson |
| 1853 - |
Thomas Bruce |
| 1854 - |
Elijah Hanson |
| 1855 - |
Philip W. Lampson |
| 1857 - |
Elijah Hanson |
| 1858 - |
Philip W. Lampson |
| 1859 - |
Robert Henry (refused to qualify), and
Sanborn Carr. |
| 1860 - |
Aaron Smith |
| 1862 - |
Seaborn Carr. |
| 1863 - |
Watson Harris |
| 1864 - |
W. W. Wickham |
| 1866 - |
Watson Harris |
| 1867 - |
Edwin F. Glazier |
| 1868 - |
Hiram C. Selby |
Personal and Biographical.
(FOR BIOGRAPHIES, CLICK HERE)
James Dickey
John Henry
John Wickham
William Rardin
Dyar Selby
Edmund Perry
Thornton Swart
David and Daniel James and Philip Lampson |
