Introduction Brian P

Introduction
Brian P. McGuire
Hanover Township Clerk

One of the most fascinating aspects of the Hanover Township Clerk’s job is the role of the keeper of the records. At first glance that may not seem like that exciting or glamorous responsibility to have, but when one considers that Hanover Township has been in operation since 1850 and that the township predates most of the village governments in its area by a significant number of years, it adds up to quite a bit of history.

The Clerk’s Office has in its possession the original record books of the Hanover Township dating all the way back to its founding, including the initial election results to form the township. In its long history many of its residents have served in the various public offices that were created to administer the township and see that services where delivered to its residents. Some of those offices have come and gone such as the Township Constable, Township Weed Commissioner, and Township Justice of the Peace. Other offices have changed names like the Township Auditor’s post, which in the early 1970s became the Township Trustee post. Still other offices have seen a change in the number of people elected to do the job like the Township Highway Commissioner, which used to have multiple citizens elected to it each election and now the post is held by a single official each election cycle.

After my appointment to Clerk in May of 2004 I spent some time studying the old Township records and noticed that nowhere was there a listing of all those who had at one time or another served the residents of Hanover Township as Township Officials. As many of the records from the 1800’s are in poor condition and these names would forever be lost to history, my staff and I set out to compile the list of names that follows.

The record is as accurate and complete as we could make it based on the records we have in the Clerk’s Office and those we were able to check from other source such as Cook County and the State of Illinois records. Many people will recognize some familiar names of families that are still living in the Township or in the general area such as the Heine and Heck families of Bartlett. Many of the other names have become street names in the villages and cities that make up Hanover Township.

I would like to offer a special thanks to my staff in particular Mary Jo Imperato, for their help in researching and preparing this document. I hope you find the document useful and enjoyable as we did in preparing it.

OFFICIALS LISTING
April 5, 2005 Mike Kelly – Supervisor Brian P. McGuire – Clerk Thomas Smogolski – Assessor Timothy O. Schneider – Highway Commissioner William T. Burke – Collector Katy Dolan Baumer – Trustee Robert J. Goffinski – Trustee Marvin J. Kramer Jr. – Trustee Mary Ellen Runzel – Trustee Mary Ellen Runzel – Appointed Trustee 07/01/03 Brian P. McGuire – Appointed Clerk 05/13/03 Marvin Kramer – Appointed Trustee 10/22/02	April 3, 2001 Mike Kelly – Supervisor Michael Olszewski – Clerk – Resigned 05/13/03 Thomas Smogolski - Assessor Timothy O. Schneider – Highway Commissioner Joseph Conti – Trustee (Resigned 9/6/02) Robert Goffinski – Trustee Patricia Langenstrass – Trustee Brian P. McGuire – Trustee (Resigned 05/13/03 Appointed To Clerk) Patricia Langenstrass – Appointed Trustee 10/12/99
April 1, 1997 Mike Kelly – Supervisor Michael Olszewski – Clerk Robert Hardin – Assessor Timothy O. Schneider – Highway Commissioner Joseph Conti – Trustee Craig Larsen – Trustee (Resigned 9/28/99) Brian P. McGuire – Trustee Glenn Motykowski – Trustee Michael Olszewski – Appointed Trustee 12/12/95	April 6, 1993 William Tiknis – Supervisor Marie A. Downey – Clerk Robert Hardin – Assessor Dennis Kowalski - Collector Michael Kavanaugh – Highway Commissioner Robert Conway – Trustee (Resigned 12/12/95) Craig Larsen – Trustee Lisa Motykowski – Appointed Trustee 08/13/96 Brian P. McGuire – Trustee Timothy O. Schneider – Trustee Herman Leverenz – Appointed Trustee 2/25/92
April 4, 1989 William Tiknis – Supervisor Marie A. Downey – Clerk Robert Hardin - Assessor Herman J. Leverenz - Collector Michael Kavanaugh – Highway Commisisoner Robert Conway - Trustee T. Ross Marshall - Trustee Mary Ellen Runzel – Trustee (Resigned 2/25/92) Timothy O. Schneider – Trustee	April 2, 1985 William Tiknis – Supervisor Marie A. Downey – Clerk Robert A. Hardin – Assessor Herman J. Leverenz – Collector Orlo N. Bensen – Highway Commissioner William M. Carrigan – Trustee T. Ross Marshall - Trustee Mary Ellen Runzel – Trustee Timothy O. Schneider – Trustee Timothy O. Schneider – Appointed Trustee 10/24/83
April 6, 1981 William Tiknis – Supervisor Marie A. Downey - Clerk Eugene Devitt – Assessor Herman Leverenz - Collector Philip R. Dickey – Road Commissioner George Hays – Trustee Fredrick J. Kellogg – Trustee (Resigned 9/19/83) George R. Pokorny - Trustee Mary Ellen Runzel – Trustee	April 5, 1977 George A. Nicholson Jr. – Supervisor Jennie M. Insalaco – Clerk Robert A. Hardin – Assessor Edward Hecht – Collector Richard W. Hamilton – Road Commissioner George A. Hays – Trustee Ralpj Rolseth – Trustee Mary Ellen Runzel - Trustee Henry J. Smart – Trustee
April 3, 1973 Frank P. Lentz – Supervisor Alice F. Shelton – Clerk Robert A. Hardin – Assessor Edward H. Hecht – Collector Richard W. Hamilton – Road Commissioner George A. Hays - Auditor George A. Nicholson, Jr. – Auditor John L. Priselac – Auditor Henry J. Smart – Auditor Alice Shelton – Appointed Clerk 11/13/72 Henry Smart – Appointed Auditor 2/14/72 Frank Lentz – Appointed Supervisor 8/09/71 Joan Witham – Appointed Clerk 8/09/71 (Resigned 10/31/72) Kenneth Peterson – Appointed Auditor 8/09/71 Albert Sinagra – Appointed Auditor (5/13/69)	April 1, 1969 Howard Rahlfs – Supervisor (Resigned 8/15/01) Betty W. Yates – Clerk (Resigned 8/01/71) Edward Hecht – Collector John A. Metzger – Highway Commissioner Richard Concotelli - Auditor Robert A. Hardin – Auditor (Resigned 2/14/72) Robert B. Loehner, Sr. – Auditor (Resigned 8/09/71) George Pokorny – Auditor (Resigned 5/13/69) Richard Concotelli – Appointed Auditor 1/09/68 Steve Pettise – Appointed Auditor 9/11/67 Betty W. Yates – Clerk Appointed 3/28/67)
April 6, 1965 Howard Rahlfs – Supervisor Betty Kerchenfaut – Clerk (Resigned 3/28/67) William R. Leiseberg – Assessor Edward Hecht - Collector LeRoy Collard – Highway Commissioner George Pokorny - Auditor Thomas Sleeman – Auditor (Resigned 7/01/67) William Werner – Auditor (Resigned 11/14/67)	April 6, 1961 Howard Rahlfs – Supervisor Marion F. Smith – Clerk William R. Leiseberg – Assessor Edward H. Hecht – Collector Henry H. Heine – Highway Commissioner LeRoy Collard – Auditor Eugene T. Devitt – Auditor William F. Werner – Auditor
April 2, 1957 Walter H. Meyer – Supervisor John J. Buelting – Clerk William R. Leiseberg – Assessor Edward H. Hecht – Collector Henry L. Heine – Highway Commissioner Dallas R. Puffer – Justice of the Peace Walter W. Geister – Justice of the Peace Harry M. Hunt – Justice of the Peace Edward F. Heinberg – Constable Walter J. Schultz – Constable Fred Hoth – Constable Harvey Tatge – School Trustee	April 7, 1953 Walter H. Meyer – Supervisor Henry C. Thurnau – Clerk William R. Leiseberg – Assessor Edward Hecht – Collector Henry L. Heine – Highway Commissioner Dallas Puffer – Justice of the Peace Alma Sheen – Justice of the Peace Walter Geister – Justice of the Peace Fred S. Hoth – Constable Walter Schultz – Constable Theo Stark – Constable Ermin Ackmann – School Trustee William R. Leiseberg – Appointed Assessor 9/21/52)
April 5, 1949 Walter Meyer – Supervisor Henry C. Thurnau – Clerk Emil Hattendorf – Assessor (Resigned 8/25/52) Henry L. Heine - Highway Commissioner Edward Hecht – Collector William E. Bull - Constable Fred Hoth – Constable Leonard Kral – Constable Dallas Puffer – Justice of Peace James J. Sheen – Justice of Peace R.E. Schultz – School Trustee Walter H. Meyer – Appointed Supervisor 9/7/48	April 3, 1945 Henry Gromer – Supervisor (Deceased 9/48) Henry C. Thurnau – Clerk Emil Hattendorf – Assessor Henry Holtz – Collector Henry L. Heine – Highway Commissioner William E. Bull – Constable Fred Hoth – Constable Harry Mayer – Constable James J. Scheen – Justice of Peace Dallas Puffer – Justice of Peace Harvey Tatge – School Trustee
April 3, 1941 Henry Gromer – Supervisor Henry C. Thurnau – Clerk Emil Hattendorf – Assessor Henry Holtz – Collector Henry L. Heine – Highway Commissioner William E. Bull – Constable Frank L. Dewey – Constable Henry Mayer – Justice of Peace James Scheen – Justice of Peace Otto Fees – School Trustee	April 6, 1937 Henry Gromer – Supervisor Henry C. Thurnau – Clerk Edward G. Rahlfs – Assessor Henry Holtz – Collector Henry L. Heine – Highway Commissioner Frank L. Dewey - Constable William E. Buss – Constable Dallas R. Puffer – Justice of Peace James J. Scheen – Justice of Peace Henry P. Thurnau – School Trustee Henry L. Heine – Highway Commissioner March, 1936 April, 1933 (No Minutes From April 20, 1909 – April 4, 1934) C.A. Gifford - Supervisor Henry Thrunau - Clerk Herman L. Oltendorf – Highway Commissioner (thru February, 1936) James J. Scheen – Justice of Peace James Kramer – Thistle Commissioner Otto Fees – School Trustee E.G. Rahlfs – School Trustee Nora K. Bowman – Clerk (March 28, 1933)
April, 1929 C.A. Gifford – Supervisor Ben Schultz – Clerk (Through February, 1933) Alfred W. Sodman – Auditor & Justice of Peace Henry Oltendorf – Highway Commissioner Henry Gromer – Thistle Commissioner William Busche – School Trustee Edward Rahlfs – School Trustee Henry Thurnau – School Trustee	April 3, 1925 C.A. Gifford – Supervisor Ben Schultz – Clerk Henry Oltendorf – Highway Commissioner Gust Grap – Thistle Commissioner Alfred W. Sodman – Auditor & Justice of Peace Henry Gromer – Constable Henry Hoth – Constable William Busche – School Trustee Henry Heine – School Trustee Edward G. Rahlfs – School Trustee Herman Thurnau – Poundmaster
April, 1921 C.A. Gifford – Supervisor Ben Schultz – Clerk Alfred W. Sodman – Auditor Phineas Smith - Auditor C.F. Gromer – Highway Commissioner Gust Grap – Thistle Commissioner Henry Gromer – Constable Henry Heine, Jr. – School Trustee John Ballman – Poundmaster	April, 1917 C.A. Gifford – Supervisor Ben Schultz – Clerk Henry Schramm - Auditor Alfred W. Sodman - Auditor C.F. Gromer – Highway Commissioner Henry Haste – Highway Commissioner Fred Hecht – Highway Commissioner Gust Grap – Thistle Commissioner Henry Heine, Jr. – School Trustee William Busche – School Trustee John Ballman - Puundmasteer
April, 1915 C.A. Gifford - Supervisor Ben Schultz – Clerk Henry Schramm - Auditor C.F. Gromer – Highway Commissioner Henry Haste – Highway Commissioner Fred Thurnau – Highway Commissioner Henry Gromer – Constable Henry Heine, Jr. – School Trustee	April, 1913 A.C. Schick – Supervisor Ben Schultz – Clerk Henry Schramm – Auditor Herman Schultz - Auditor C.F. Gromer – Highway Commissioner Louis Struckmeyer – Highway Commissioner Louis Struckmeyer – Thistle Commissioner Henry Haste – Highway Commissioner Henry Heine, Jr. – School Trustee
April 2, 1907 A.C. Schick – Supervisor B. Schultz – Clerk H.L. Oltendorf – Assessor Albert Piergorsh – Collector Louis Rohrssen – Highway Commissioner H.P. Schween – Highway Commissioner Seth Lohdell – School Trustee John Spadshold – Poundmaster	April 4, 1905 A.C. Schick – Supervisor B. Schultz – Clerk H.L. Oltendorf - Assessor Albert Piergorsh – Collector Henry Kernecke – Highway Commissioner George Struckman – Justice of Peace Henry Schramm – Justice of Peace Albert Piergorsh – Constable Henry Heine – School Trustee John Spadshold - Poundmaster
April 5, 1904 A.C. Schick – Supervisor R. Schultz – Clerk Henry Schramm – Assessor Albert Piergorsh – Collector H.P. Schween – Highway Commissioner John Lohdell – School Trustee Fred Thurnau - Poundmaster	April 1, 1902 A. C. Schick – Supervisor B. Schultz - Clerk Henry Schramm – Assessor Albert Piergorsh – Collector Henry Kernecke – Highway Commissioner Louis Rohrssen – Constable Henry Heine, Jr. – School Trustee Fred Thurnau – Poundmaster
April 2, 1901 A.C. Schick – Supervisor B. Schultz – Clerk Henry Schramm – Assessor Albert Piergorsch – Collector H.P. Schween – Highway Commissioner George Struckman – Justice of Peace Henry Schramm – Justice of Peace Albert Piergorsch – Constable Henry Humbracht – Constable Seth Lohdell – School Trustee Albert Krause – Poundmaster	April 3, 1900 A.C. Schick – Supervisor Bernhardt Schultz – Clerk Henry Schramm – Assessor Albert Piergorsch – Collector Herman Oltendorf – Highway Commissioner Fred Hecht – School Trustee Albert Krause - Poundmaster
April 4, 1899 A.C. Schick – Supervisor Bernhardt Schultz – Clerk Henry Schramm – Assessor Albert Piergorsch – Collector	April 3, 1878 Charles F. Schultz – Supervisor Perter Sharp – Clerk George Struckman – Assessor Henry F. Runge – Collector A.D. Gifford – Commissioner of Highway H.P. Schween – Commissioner of Highway George Stumpf – Thistle Commander George Struckman – Trustee of Schools Henry Schramm – Trustee of Schools Louis Struckmeyer – Constable George Stumpf – Constable Fred Thurnau - Poundmaster
April 3, 1877 Erwin Gould – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Clerk George Struckman – Assessor George Stumpf – Collector Henry Schuemann – Highway Commissioner O.B. Jenne – School Trustee L. Gould – School Trustee George Struckmann – Justice of Peace Henry Schramm – Justice of Peace C. Hutchins – Justice of Peace Henry Runge - Constable George Stumpf – Constable Frank Cook – Constable Henry Runge, Sr. – Poundmaster	April 7, 1876 H. Wanzer – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Clerk Charles F. Schultz – Assesor George Struckman – Assessor George Stumpf – Collector L. Oltendorf – Highway Commissioner Ernest Heldemann – Constable C.W. Gould – Trustee of Schools Henry Runge, Sr. - Poundmaster
April 6, 1875 I. H. Wanzer - Supervisor Peter Sharp – Clerk Charles F. Schultz – Assessor George Struckman – Assessor Henry Schramm – Collector A.D. Gifford – Highway Commissioner George Stumpf – Constable George Struckman – Constable George Struckman – School Trustee Henry Runge, Sr. – Poundmaster	April 7, 1874 I.H. Wanzer – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Clerk William Walbaum – Highway Commissioner Charles F. Schultz – Assessor R.A. Davis – Collector R.A. Davis – Constable O.B. Jenne – School Trustee Henry Runge, Sr. - Poundmaster
April 1, 1873 William Schween – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Clerk David Longley – Assessor Henry Schramm – Collector L. Oltendorf – Highway Commissioner C.F. Schultz – Justice of Peace Frank Guptail – Justice of Peace David Longley – Justice of Peace Henry Schuman – Constable George Stumpf – Constable R.A. Davis - Constable C.W. Gould – School Trustee George Struckman – School Trustee Henry Runge, Sr. – Poundmaster	April 11, 1872 William Schween – Supervisor Peter Sharp - Clerk George Struckman – Assessor C.F. Schulz – Collector Henry Ackmann – Highway Commissioner Peter Sharp – Highway Commissioner Carl Struckmann – Highway Commissioner David Longley – Justice of Peace George Struckman – Justice of Peace Henry Runge, Sr. - Poundmaster
November 7, 1871 William Schween – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Clerk George Struckman – Assessor Charles Schultz – Collector Peter Sharp – Highway Commissioner Carl Struckman – Highway Commissioner Henry Ackmann – Highway Commissioner A.B. Jenne – Trustee Henry Pungice Sr. – Poundmaster	November 8, 1870 William Schween – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Town Clerk George Struckman – Assessor Charles Shultz – Collector Henry Ackmann – Highway Commissioner Peter Sharp – Highway Commissioner Herman Schween – Constable George Struckman – School Trustee
November 20, 1869 William Schween – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor George Smith – Collector Earle Struckman – Highway Commissioner David Longley – Justice of Peace George Struckman – Justice of Peace George E. Smith – Constable Charles Schultz - Constable C.W. Gould – School Trustee	November 3, 1868 D.L. Hammond – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor George Pouiche – Collector George E. Smith – Collector George Whyte – Highway Commissioner
November 5, 1867 D. Hammond – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor Valentin Crue - Collector F. Right – Highway Commissioner Louis Oltendorf – Highway Commissioner George Buche - Constable	November 6, 1866 David S. Hammond – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor George Struckman – Collector W. Walabaum – Highway Commissioner A.L. Hubbard – Highway Commissioner J. Wanzer – Highway Commissioner
November 7, 1865 David S. Hammond – Supervisor O.B. Jenne – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor William Longley – Collector G. Adams – Highway Commissiner C. Gould – Highway Commissioner F. Pendelton – Highway Commissioner David Longley – Justice of Peace	November 8, 1864 David S. Hammond – Supervisor H.P. Watch – Clerk David Longley – Assessor David Sharp – Collector J. Weller – Highway Commissioner F. Pendelton – Highway Commissioner David Sharp - Constable
November 3, 1863 Eli Whitney – Supervisor O.B. Jenne – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor George Smith – Collector William Walbaum – Highway Commissioner Louis Oldendorf- Highway Commissioner	November 4, 1862 A.D. Gifford – Supervisor O.B. Jenne – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor George Smith – Collector J. Adams – Highway Commissioner John Mink – Highway Commissioner C. Myer – Highway Commissioner Luther Longley – Constable John Lessenden – Constable John Mink – Constable David Longley – Justice of the Peace A. Hubbard – Justice of the Peace Peter Sharp – Justice of the Peace
November 1, 1861 David Hammond – Supervisor O. B. Jenne – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor J. Roundy – Collector William Walbaum – Highway Commissioner Eli Whitney – Highway Commissioner F. Pendelton – Highway Commissioner Albert P. Woodworth – Constable L. Longley – Constable John Lessenden – Constable	November 6, 1860 D.L. Hammond – Supervisor O.B. Jenne – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor George Smith – Highway Commissioner George E. Smith – Collector
November 8, 1859 D.L. Hammond – Supervisor O.B. Jenne – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor George Smith – Collector F. Pendelton – Highway Commissioner D. Smith – Highway Commissioner William Schween – Highway Commissioner	April 6, 1858 D.L. Hammond – Supervisor O.B. Jenne – Town Clerk David Longley – Assessor Charles Gould – Collector F. Pendleton – Highway Commissioner G. Skinner - Highway Commissioner Peter Burnitt – Highway Commissioner A.K. Hubbard – Justice of the Peace David Longley – Justice of the Peace Charles Gould – Constable Augustus Humbracht – Constable
April 7, 1857 D.L. Hammond – Supervisor Peter Sharp – Town Clerk A.D. Gifford – Assessor David Longley – Collector F. Pendleton – Highway Commissioner William Schween – Highway Commissioner Peter Burnitt – Highway Commissioner Robert Mink – Constable A.K. Hubbard – Overseer of the Poor	April 1, 1856 George E. Smith – Supervisor Jarvis Smith – Town Clerk A.D. Gifford – Assessor David Longley – Collector Charles Bruckman – Highway Commissiner Samuel Gould – Highway Commissioner J. Bower – Highway Commissioner Charles Bruckman – Constable Charles Gould - Constable Henry Woodworth – Constable
April 3, 1855 George E. Smith – Supervisor John Hubbard – Town Clerk Abel D. Gifford – Assessor David Longley – Collector Samuel N. Campbell – Highway Commissioner Andrew Spitzer – Highway Commissioner Dan Guptill – Highway Commissioner Peter Burnitt – Door Master Luther Herrick – Door Master	April 4, 1854 George E. Smith – Supervisor John Hubbard – Town Clerk Abel D. Gifford – Assessor David Longley – Collector Samuel N. Campbell – Highway Commissioner Christopher Salar – Highway Commissioner Andrew Spitzer – Highway Commissioner William Norbert – Constable Nicholas C. Myers - Constable Jarvis Smith – Justice of the Peace Warren Woodworth – Justice of the Peace
April 5, 1853 Edwin Bartlett – Supervisor John Hubbard – Town Clerk David S. Hammond – Assessor Chester Babcock – Collector George E. Smith – Highway Commissioner Joseph Hollowell – Highway Commissioner Samuel N. Campbell - Highway Commissioner Jarvis Smith – Justice of the Peace Azariah K. Hubbard – Justice of the Peace Abel Gifford – Justice of the Peace Daniel Leatherman – Constable Luther Herrick – Overseer of the Poor	April 6, 1852 Edwin Bartlett – Supervisor John Hubbard – Town Clerk Chester Babcock – Collector David S. Hammon – Assessor George E. Smith – Highway Commissioner Joseph Hollowell – Highway Commissioner Nathan Ballad – Highway Commissioner Azariah K. Hubbard – Door Master Jarvis Smith – Justice of the Peace Warren Woodworth – Justice of the Peace Voted for Township Origination – AYES: 70 – NAYS: 0 72 Votes POLLED
April 1, 1851 Edwin Bartlett – Supervisor John Hubbard – Town Clerk George E. Smith – Assessor Joseph Hollowell – Collector James M. Howard – Highway Commissioner Woodworth Butterfield – Highway Commissioner Abel Gifford – Highway Commissioner Lyman Williams – Constable Chester Babcock – Constable Chauncy Akins – Constable Sam Hammer – Constable M.P. Rowland – Overseer of the Poor A.D. Gifford – Overseer of the Poor A.K. Hubbard – Overseer of the Poor	April 2, 1850 Luther Herrick – Supervisor John Hubbard – Town Clerk Abel Gifford – Assessor Jarvis Smith – Collector Woodworth Butterfield – Highway Commissioner George E. Smith – Highway Commissioner Josiah Horn – Highway Commissioner John Hill – Justice of the Peace David Hammond – Justice of the Peace Samuel Gould – Justice of the Peace Samuel T. Hammer – Constable Lyman Williams – Constable Robert Glenn – Constable Joseph Oatman – Overseer of the Poor Nolton Hubbard – Overseer of the Poor William Gould – Overseer of the Poor

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