OFFICIALS from the TOWN OF OHIO
PRINCIPAL TOWN OFFICERS
Source: "1879 History of Herkimer County," published by Beers, page 239, and "History of Herkimer County, New York," George A. Hardin, Frank H. Willard, D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1893, page 449.
| Town Supervisors 1824 - 1892 | |
|---|---|
| Hemstreet, J. D. | 1824, 1825, 1832, 1834 |
| Fox, W. S., jr. | 1826 |
| Thorp, David, jr. | 1827-30, 1833 |
| Paull, John | 1831 |
| Reese, Samuel | 1835 |
| Vickrey, Asa | 1836, 1839, 1840, 1844 |
| McDonald, Philo F. | 1837, 1838 |
| Conkling, Henry S. | 1841, 1842 |
| Coppernoll, William | 1843, 1845, 1850, 1853, 1854, 1859 |
| Abeel, Albert | 1846-49, 1851, 1852, 1855-58 |
| Wood, R. H. | 1860, 1861, 1865 |
| Wood, M. L. | 1862 |
| Gibson, Samuel | 1863, 1864, 1871-73 |
| Emery, John | 1866, 1867 |
| Burt, William S. | 1868-70 |
| Willoughby, H. O. | 1874, 1875 |
| Fisher, John H. | 1876, 1877 |
| Brown, James M. | 1878, 1879 |
| Lawton, Lewis | 1881-84 |
| Curtis, Thorne E. | 1885 |
| Wallace, Christopher | 1886 |
| Abeel, James | 1887-1889 |
| Ouderkirk, Firman | 1890-92 |
| Town Clerks 1824 - 1878 | |
|---|---|
| Fox, William S. | 1824 |
| Thorp, David | 1825, 1826 |
| Coppernoll, G. A. | 1827, 1829-31, 1833-35, 1839, 1852, 1853 |
| Martin, Joel | 1828 |
| Reese, S. | 1832, 1836, 1838 |
| Coppernall, W. | 1837 |
| Wood, R. H. | 1840, 1844, 1845 |
| Abeel, Albert | 1841-43 |
| Hemstreet, M. | 1846-48 |
| Wiggins, R. H. | 1849 |
| Johnson, Charles | 1850, 1851, 1855 |
| Ross, L. E. | 1854 |
| Williams, John O. | 1856, 1857 |
| Dubois, Wesley | 1858, 1859, 1862 |
| Cumming, James Y. | 1860 |
| Wood, M. L. | 1861 |
| Paull, Charles H. | 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871 |
| Johnson, George G. | 1864 |
| Morse, Amos | 1867 |
| Shufelt, J. I. | 1868, 1869 |
| Gray, William L. | 1870 |
| Bennett, William | 1872, 1873 |
| Kassing, T. | 1874, 1875 |
| Streeter, H. S. | 1876 |
| Ashley, T. J. | 1877 |
| Thompkins, Stephen | 1878 |
Elected Town Officials - 1882
1/14/06 Source: The Herkimer Democrat," Herkimer, NY, 15 Feb 1882
Town meeting resulted in a Republican victory. The following are the majorities of the principal officers:
James M. Brown, supervisor, 57;
James Hane, justice of the peace, 22;
Thorn E. Curtis, town clerk, 52;
Samuel Gibson, (dem.) assessors, full term, 4;
Simeon Quackenbush, assessor, vacancy, 21;
Thomas Williams, commissioner of highways, 70;
Michael Heinig, collector, 13;
W. W. Bollock, overseer of poor, 21.
Ohio Candidates for Election, 1891
Source: The "Herkimer Democrat," Wed. Feb. 11, 1891
Firman Ouderkirk, the democratic candidate for supervisor, had no opposition. The tickets were as follows:
| Position | Democratic | Republican |
| Supervisor | Firman Ouderkirk | Firman Ouderkirk |
| Town Clerk | Phillip Brondstatter, jr. | Thorne E. Curtis |
| Justices of the Peace | Lewis J. Hamm | William C. Somers (full term) Thomas Williams (for vacancy) |
| Assessor | Fred Brooks | Henry Strobel |
| Commissioner of Highways | Charles R. Snyder | Rudolph Luke |
| Overseer of Poor | George R. Turner | Adelbert Bardwell |
| Collector | Chris Degenkolb | Sewall Harvey |
| Inspectors of Election | John S. Wood S. N. DuBois Stephen Tompkins | Ira Quackenbush Fred Comstock Fred Johnson |
| Constables | George W. Delong Warren Hodge James K. Nellis J. Davenport Joseph Comstock | Alfred Ash John LcIntosh Edward J. Miller Fred Johnson Christopher Wallace |
| Town House | Gray |
STATE OFFICIALS from the TOWN of OHIO
Source: "1879 History of Herkimer County," published by F.W. Beers
These are the county officials (prior to 1879) that are listed in Beers
as being from Ohio. There are probably many others from Ohio as many
of the officials who were listed had no place of residence indicated within
the list!
| Name | Date | Position Held |
| Vickery, Asa | 1850 | Assemblyman |
| Coppernoll, William | 1858 | Assemblyman |
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