The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-08-24
some HISTORY
FROM ARCHIVES
OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY...REPRESENT.
ATATIVE men OF The COUNTY.
The History Of the Surveyors Office
OF County to The Present
Time.
FOR The SCHOOL BOYS and GIRLS.

To dig down into the records of for
mer times and know bit of the history
of those who laid the foundation of tn,
present, will interest the most uncon
cerned. All alike, love to know OF
those who trod the soil before they
were born and came into the walks OF
men, and we have taken from the rec.
ords and from the memory Of our pres.
ent surveyor, P. r. Wick, a geneolog-
ical and chronological history of the
surveyors of this county and described
the first surveys made within the coun-
ty. Thanks are due to Mr.. Wick for
his patience in giving the following
sketches and bits of history:
The first survey recorded in the sur
veyor's Office Of Livingston county was
made for James Campbell on the Both
day of May, 1893, the year in which
The Father of Our Country" died,
but before he died by several months.
This survey. containing 200 acres, is on
Crooked Creek, about a mile from
Marion. John Wheeler and Hugh
Wheeler were the chain carriers and
William C. Rodgers was the surveyor.
The first survey recorded in the sur
veyor's Office which is within the pres
ent county lines Of Livingston is the
survey upon which W. Q. Ramage now
lives, and is about three miles from
Salem. This survey was made in the
name Of John Head, on the 18th day Of
June, 1893. II began at the northwest
corner Of the Foster Military survey on
a hickory corner, and the hickory is
still standing. The old white oak. one
of the line trees in this survey, at the
west end Of the lane between the VI
mesa Donaky and Martha Donaky, or
Mitchell land, both now owned by NJ.
7. Coker, were standing up till in the
year 1897,
The first surveyor Of Livingston
county was William c. Rodgers. whose
Official term began with the beginning
VI the county in l79s and continued till
November u. 1911.
Next Ia line was James Rutter. VIM
began his term in ISL and coptinued
until May Z. lS5l--forty years surveyor
OF the county. This James Rutter was
the grandfather Of John Rutter. jams
Rutter and William Rutter. af -HSmp.
ton, and Chas RutteJ, Of paducah and
of Mrs. J. NJ. Davis, wife Of the pres.
ent e.9qnY. Judge. This is the longest
.S.'icial term any man ever served in
the county either continuously or at
different times, unless the service Of
the late Jas. W. Cade Is considered
while holding two Offices at the same
time. In that way Mr. Cade served
near hundred years in office in the
county.
George G. Rappolee succeeded Rut-
ter and served ill the first Of Septem-
Der. 1854. in his first term. and from
September3. 1858 to October 2lst, 1862
In his second term. Mr.. Rappolee was
the father Of Sank Rappolee. the hay
king. Mrs. Z. +. Hughes. here in town.
Miss Ellie Rappolee and sisters, at
Rappolee's landing. As a ship carpen-
ter. Mr.. Rappolec assisted in building
six Of the largest boats on the western
waters, and returned 10 his fathers
place, at the landing. and engaged in
burning lime. He was surveyor two
terms, as stated above. and county
judge Immediately after his last term
as surveyor.
After Rappolcc r. S. tBart) Boyd
began his term, September 1854 and
continued ill the 3rd Of September.
1855. was then sheriff. representative
ne term each and then surveyor from
September ist, lisa till September let.
is7s.
Mr. John l.. Wick was surveyor from
October p. is62 an September Isl.
iS6e lie was only p ycau Of age
when elected surveyor. was county
clerk Of the county from lS66 to iSSs.
and without doubt has the most re.
markable memory Of any person in the
county.
Following John l.. Wick came A. d.
Wick, father Of the present surveyor.
and served till September LIST. is7l,
and was followed by four year term
Of r. S. Boyd as given above. Mr. A.
d. Wick was justice Of the peace for
eight years In his district.
September LIST, 1875. P. r. Wick be.
gan as surveyor and served four rcars.
when ?. NJ. Nelson began a four year
term. or up TIL the first Of January
1895. when his nephew. X. ]. Nelson,
took the Office and served the short
term Of three years. and was succeeded
by w. II. Eaton In a four year term
and served four years. from January
lat. 1902 10 January LAT ia0g oh.