TOWN OF WILMURT OFFICIALS
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 452
| Town Supervisors 1836 - 1892 | |
|---|---|
| Baker, William | 1836-1838 |
| Becker, William | 1848 |
| Billsboro, Robert | 1862, 1863 |
| Clancy, Peter | 1888 |
| Conklin, Henry | 1890 |
| Crippen, Charles | 1858 |
| Dawson, George W. | 1859-1861, 1867 |
| Evans, Griffith | 1874, 1881, 1885 |
| Fisk, Richard | 1841 |
| Flansburgh, J. Francis | 1878, 1882, 1891 |
| Flansburgh, Jerry | 1875 |
| Fonda, Andrew J. | 1868, 1869 |
| Hinckley, Gardner | 1844-47, 1849-51, 1853 |
| Lane, John M. | 1854-57 |
| Richards, John C. | 1873, 1879, 1880 |
| Richards, John M. | 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1892 |
| Thorp, David | 1839 |
| Walkins, Caleb | 1840, 1842, 1843 |
| Watkins, George S. | 1889 |
| Wilkenson, Francis | 1852 |
| Wilkenson, J. E. S. | 1864-66, 1870-72, 1877 |
1/14/06 Elected Town Officials - 1882
Source: The Herkimer Democrat," Herkimer, NY, 15 Feb 1882
[election results]
Supervisor
John C. Richards, dem.,
town clerk
Charles Wagner, dem.,
justice
Jerry Flansburg, dem.,
collector
William Dart, dem.;
assessor
(full term) George Wright, dem.
(vacancy) Henry Conklin, rep.;
overseer of poor
Albert Farr, rep.;
com. highways
Peter Clancy, dem.;
auditors
George Potter, dem.
George Withers
George Potter, dem.
H. B. Pruyn, rep.;
inspectors dist 1
Wm. Garlock, rep.
Lemuel Conkling, dem.
Wm. Richards, dem.
inspectors dist 2
James Withers, dem.
Joshua Farr, rep.
Archy Taylor, rep.;
constables, all democrats;
Town House
Peter Clancy.
Wilmurt Elected Officers, 1891
Source: The Herkimer Democrat, Wed. Feb. 11, 1891
A nomination in the town of Wilmurt is equivalent to an election, in as much as a union ticket is each year put into the field without opposition. The ticket named is as follows:
Supervisor:
Francis Flansburg (Rep.)
Town Clerk:
Amos Odit (Dem.)
Justices of the Peace:
Peter Wallace [full term] (Rep.),
E. L. Shephard [vacancy] (Dem.)
Assessor:
Henry Conklin (Rep.)
Commissioner of Highways:
George Richards (Dem.)
Overseer of the Poor:
Charles Wagner (Rep.)
Collector:
Wm. Wright (Rep.)
Inspectors of Election, Dist. #1:
Will Fisher,
Fred Hubbard,
George Conkling,
H. Watkins,
Peter Shepherd
Inspectors of Election, Dist. #2:
Peter Clancy,
Jesse Wither,
Seth Lyons,
Edwin Farr,
Gid Farr
Inspectors of Election, Dist. #3:
D. F. Sperry,
David Charburan,
L. Wood,
Rob Perry,
Ned Ball
Constables:
William Wright,
J. J. Farr,
George Conkling,
David Schavenaugh
Town House:
Peter Clancy
Excise Commissioner:
E. Worden [license]
Town Account
Source: The Herkimer Democrat, Wed. Jan 14, 1891
S. J. Shurfelt, overseer of highway, $6.00
Emmit Marks, inspector, $16.00
E. L. Shepard, inspector, $16.00
C. S. Holiday, inspector and town house, $26.00
Jessie Withers, inspector and excise com, $25.09
E. Jurer, inspector, $16.00
Geo. D. Richards, ex-Town clerk, clerk of election and poor account,
$18.00
Peter Wallace, overseer of highways, $6.00
Gideon Farr, inspector and labor acct, $18.00
Edwin Farr, clerk of election, $6.00
Geo. Wright, overseer of highways, $6.00
D. Charbaneau, inspector and taking returns to Herkimer, $34.96
D. Charbaneau, going after ballots, $5.50
Canton Mfg. Co., voting booths, $15.00
Egbert Flansburg, excise com., $12.00
Wm. Withers, inspector, $16.00
Henry Conkling, justice and poor acct., claimed 16.97, $12.97
Jerry Flansburg, assessor, claimed $69.36, $65.36
Geo. W. Conklin, assessor, $36.20
Geo. W. Conklin, watcher and town house, claimed $15.00, $11.00
Geo. S. Watkins, ex-supervisor and clerk of election, $16.11
Peter Clancey, inspector and town house, $30.00
Frank Flansburg, excise com. and watcher claimed $25.00, $18.00
Roscoe Conklin, deliv'ng booths, claimed $15.20, $13.20
E. W. Evans, com. of highways, claimed $129.00, $114.00
F. F. Farr, assessor, $70.00
F. F. Farr, inspector, town house and taking returns, $38.00
Dr. G. C. Mory, truss for pauper, $5.00
Wm. H. Conklin, injuries by broken bridge, claimed $40.00, $25.00
Wm. H. Richards, ex-com. and justice, $22.00
Joshua Farr, justice, clerk and overseer of highway, $32.00
Peter Wallace, justice, $18.00
N. W. Shepard, town clerk, $49.45
Henry Conkling, supervisor, $138.07
Wm. H. Conkling, poor master salary, $12.00
F. O. Carpetner, poor acct., $100.00
Dr. G. C. Mory, doctoring town poor, $25.00
Peter Wallace, sheep killed by dogs, claimed $7.50, $7.00
Jerry Flansburg, sheep killed by dogs, $3.00
Richard Bros., damage to team and wagon, claimed $40.00, $38.00
Henry Watkins, inspector and taking returns, $26.00
Geo. Wright, inspector and registering, $16.00
Wm. C. Fisher, inspector and taking returns to Herkimer, $25.00
Amos Odit, inspector, $16.00
Wm. V. Garlock, inspector, $16.00
F. H. Harvey, overseer of highway 1889-90, $12.00
County treas., poor house acct., 21.03
C. C. Witherstine & Co., printing, $2.50
Devendorf & Smith, attorneys fees, $26.20
Geo. S. Watkins, ex-supervisor assigned to H. Conklin, $106.25
Supervisor, distributing school moneys, $4.50
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