A little army of pioneers came in during 1851, almost every township receiving some permanent settlers. In Jackson township this included John Lewis living, John Baldwin, dead, and Nicholas Jonson, whose death in 1852 was the first in Clarke County.
Supervisors under the township system were:
1861 - Barclay Burrows (chair)
1862 - Barclay Burrows (chair)
1863 - Barclay Burrows (chair)
1864 - Barclay Burrows (chair) - He moved from this township so J.H. Joy was appointed supervisor from this township in his place
1865 - William S. Lowe
1866 - Joseph Chambers
1867 - Joseph Chambers
1868 - F. C. Rowland
1869 - Simon Reese
1870 - John McDonough