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    1. [OHLOGAN-L] "History of De Graff"
    2. Hi Terry and All, Just found my De Graff book1 it's called HISTORY OF DE GRAFF: 1850-1950, Revised to 1976. by Daniel Evan Strayer originally published in 1950. Here are a couple of things that may be of interest to all: p. 124 DeGraff Citizens Who Have Held Public Office in Logan County: RAPHAEL MOORE, Surveyor, 1828-1830 HENRY C. MOORE, Surveyor, 1856-1862 JOS. R. SMITH, Auditor, 1869-1873 O. W. LOFFER, Auditor, 1912-1916 JOHN A. SMITH, Treasurer, 1866-1868 C. L. ROGERS, Treasurer, 1890-1894 ISAAC MILLER, Treasurer, 1903-1906 W.H. HINKLE, Treasurer, 1911-1913 MILLER HAMSHER, Treasurer, 1934-1939 AMA HAMSHER, Treasurer, 1939-1947 L. H. POOL, Representative, 1900-1902 ROGER CLOUD, Commissioner, 1940-1948 JOSEPH SWISHER, Recorder, 1899-1903 JOHN MEANS, Commissioner, 1824-1826 CHARLES COOKSTON, Commissioner, 1878-1882 [my ggrandmother's brother for whom my maternal grandfather was named] SAMUEL SMITH, Commissioner, 1893-1895 MARTIN ROHRER, Commissioner [n.d.] JOHN BROWN, Commissioner, 1898-1900 JOHN MAKEMSON, Commissioner 1902-1903 ROGER CLOUD, Representative, 1948-1950 FLOYD HOSTETLER,Commissioner, 1948-? J. EWING SMITH, Prosecutor, 1937-1941 Postmasters listed were: A. WELLER; ISAAC SMITH; T.J. SMITH; DR. W. H. HINKLE; ED CORY; W. J. GESSNER; GEORGE HARNISH; SOL LOFFER; J. C. IRWIN; FRANK GARVER; A. L. BRUNSON; ROY T. SMITH. Names of early settlers (each with a small discussion of the person); WILLIAM BOGGA JOSEPH SHRIVER; AARON MITCHELL; JOHN STRAYER; NICHOLAS STRAYER III; DANIEL STRAYER; JAMES MOORE; ROBERT DICKSON; ISAAC SMITH; JACKSON LIPPINCOTT; AMARIAH WELLER; DR. JAMES CANBY; THOMAS AND JOHN MAKEMSON; DR. MATSON; DR. R. S. GILCRIST; SAMUEL HENDERSON; ROBERT MOORE; JOHN PEGAN; ELZY PEGAN. This little book is 159 pps., and has no index. LOTS of information. Nor is there a table of contents!! I'll do lookups if you like. If I get bogged down, I'll let you know :) Best Regards, Suz.

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