History of Woodford County . officials: Supervisor, IsaacFisher; collector, John B. Fisher; overseer of the poor,Harrison Simpson; assessor, William Jury; clerk, JessePickard; commissioners, James M. Martin and Cyrus Acres;constable, Angus Thorn. This union of townships Avas main-tained until 1859, when the population was sufficient todivide. The present list of township officials is as follows: Sup-ervisor, Ludwig Tjaden; clerk, Ed. Underwood; collector,William Damerell; commissioners, John Geyman, BrachterFlohr, Henry Matter; justice, W. T. Wallace; constable,William Reinken. The first schoo
History of Woodford County . officials: Supervisor, IsaacFisher; collector, John B. Fisher; overseer of the poor,Harrison Simpson; assessor, William Jury; clerk, JessePickard; commissioners, James M. Martin and Cyrus Acres;constable, Angus Thorn. This union of townships Avas main-tained until 1859, when the population was sufficient todivide. The present list of township officials is as follows: Sup-ervisor, Ludwig Tjaden; clerk, Ed. Underwood; collector,William Damerell; commissioners, John Geyman, BrachterFlohr, Henry Matter; justice, W. T. Wallace; constable,William Reinken. The first school in the township was held in 1852, and itis hnovn as the Vernon school. The system has met withsatisfactory growth. There are now nine schools in the town-ship, expending annually about three thousand dollars fortheir maintenance. The religious interests of the township are looked afterby two Lutheran churches. In 1860 a number of GermanLutherans went to Rev. Heid of the Lutheran church in Pe- 54 HISTORY OF WOODFORD TRINITY GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH. TOWNSHIPS—LINN. 55
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