Chapter 19 cont. THE BOARD COMES TO DAVENPORT. The county seat question being settled in favor of Davenport, the board of county commissioners met at Davenport in special session October 26, 1840. But little business of public interest was transacted by the board for several years, the sessions being taken up in auditing bills and appointing committees and hearing reports on locations of public roads. In 1845 steps were taken to organize the county into townships, and at the January meeting of the board in 1846, it was ordered that township lines as organized remain the same as precinct lines heretofore organized, except a slight change made in the line between Rockingham and Davenport.  The name of Parkhurst precinct was changed to Fairwiew township, and Point Pleasant precinct was called Winfield township. At the April (1846) meeting of the board, part of Pleasant Valley township was added to Fairview, and the name of the latter was changed to LeClaire. At the October meeting of the same year Allens Grove township was divided, the western part taking the name of Liberty and the eastern Allens Grove. By act of General Assembly, approved January, 1851, the county commissioners' court was abolished and all the powers devolving upon that body were transferred to the county judge. >From the organization of the county to this time the following named served as county commissioners: 1838 - Benjamin F. Pike, Andrew W. Campbell, Alfred Carter. 1839 - A. W. Campbell, Alfred Carter, John Work. 1840 - A. W. Campbell, Alfred Carter,* John Work. 1841 - Same as in 1840. 1842 - John Work, John C. Quinn, Otho G. McClain. 1843 - Same as in 1842. 1844 - John C. Quinn, Asahel Hubbard, Otho G. McClain. 1845 - Otho G. McClain, John C. Quinn, Cyrus G. Blood. 1846 - John C. Quinn, C. G. Blood, Asa Foster. 1847 - C. G. Blood, Asa Foster, Stephen Thompson. 1848 - C. G. Blood, Asa Foster, E. S. Wing. 1849 - Asa Foster, E. S. Wing. A. C. Fulton. 1850 - E. S. Wing, A. C. Fulton, John W. Wiley. *Resigned and John C. Quinn elected to fill vancancy. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L