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Before the organization of this township,
several persons residing within its present limits were commissioned Justices
of the Peace, whose names will be found in the history of Deerfield Township.
The following is a list of the Justices of the Peace of Union Township
and the dates of their commissions:
| Daniel McFarland, March 22, 1815. |
Joseph Smithers, May 16, 1843. |
| Andrew Guthrey, March 22, 1815. |
Thaddeus D. Morris, April 21, 1845. |
| Nathan
Kelly, March 22, 1815. |
Abraham Brant, September 26, 1845. |
| Robert Hays, December, 1816. |
James S. Totten,
March 24, 1846. |
| Nathan
Kelly, April 14, 1818. |
Thaddeus D. Morris, April 8, 1848. |
| Daniel McFarland, April 14, 1818. |
Abraham Brant, September, 1848. |
| Coulson Payne, November 22, 1819. |
James S. Totten,
March 24, 1849. |
| Nathan
Kelly, March 26, 1821. |
Franklin T. Bundy, April 5, 1851. |
| Daniel McFarland, March 26, 1821. |
Joseph D. Hatfield, September 6, 1851. |
| Charles Fox, November 12, 1821. |
James S. Totten,
March 6, 1852. |
| Coulson Payne, November 16, 1821. |
Thaddeus D. Morris, March 31, 1854. |
| James
Benham, November 3, 1823. |
Abraham Brant, September 1, 1854. |
| Henry Foster, March 15, 1824. |
Jesse Simpson, November 2, 1854. |
| Nathan
Kelly, October 31, 1825. |
Abraham Brant, September 8, 1857. |
| James T. Scott, October 81, 1825. |
Thaddeus D. Morris, March 18, 1857. |
| James
Benham, January 1, 1827. |
Samuel Murphy, November, 1860. |
| John T. Jack,
October 81, 1828. |
John W. H. Monfort, March 5, 1863. |
| James T. Scott, November 1, 1828. |
Abraham Brant, September 15, 1863. |
| Daniel M. Morris, January 12, 1830. |
Samuel Murphy, November 5, 1863. |
| Joseph McKinney, March 16, 1831. |
J. C. Newport, April 12, 1865. |
| James T. Scott, October 10, 1831. |
John D. Minor, May 24, 1866. |
| William M. Lightfoot, March 10, 1832. |
Samuel Murphy, November 3, 1869. |
| John L. Watkins, November 19, 1832. |
T. D. Morris, October 28, 1868. |
| James St. John, November 7, 1833. |
Reading Doty, October 13, 1871. |
| Joseph Smithers, May 24, 1834. |
Samuel Murphy, Novembers, 1872. |
| John L. Armstrong, June 30, 1835. |
B. Cavolt, October
29, 1872. |
| Abraham Brant, October 20, 1836. |
John W. H. Monfort, October 14, 1872. |
| Joseph Smithers, May 15, 1837. |
Bethuel Cavolt, October 12, 1875. |
| Thaddeus Morris, April 3, 1839. |
John Seaman, October 3, 1877. |
| Joseph Smithers, May 15, 1840. |
B. Cavolt, October
16, 1878. |
| Thaddeus D. Morris, April 25, 1842. |
John M. Snook,
October 5, 1880. |
| Abraham Brant, October 8. 1842. |
B. Cavolt, October
13, 1881. |
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