Pike County, Ohio Jail updated 10 Feb. 2012

1872-2009 (137 years)

 The jail was reduced to a pile of rubble Tuesday September 22, 2009.  The jail was closed in March 2005 after black mold was discovered.

Old Jail 16 August 2009

11 August 2009

 

August 2008
Pike Co. Court House 17 Oct. 2009

Jail use to set to the left of the court house.  Court House under repairs in Oct 2009.

Waverly Jail History

"In 1844, a brick building was constructed on the site of the present jail, two stories high, containing four rooms The building itself cost some eighteen hundred dollars and the equipment was poor. The enrollment at that period was 114 pupils."

11 Oct 1923 The Republican Herald

 

 

31 August 1954 The News Watchman

 

List of all past Sheriffs in Pike County Ohio from 1815 to present.

40. Richard N. Henderson 2009 – Present

39. Larry D. Travis 1989-2009

38. James G. Dixon 1981-1989

Pike Co Sherriff Dept late 70s

Probably in 1981 when Jim Dixon became the new sheriff.

 

37. Roy E. Ross 1969-1981

36. Jesse H. Foster 1945-1969

Sheriff Foster Obit
      Leo Foster a resident of Waverly, Ohio was killed in an Air Force C-47 crash in the Italian Alps in 1954.  Leo Foster was the son of  Sheriff Jesse and Blanche Foster, of East 2nd Street in Waverly.  

     The crash occurred on 24 October 1954.  After a week-long search with nearly 1000 flight hours, the plane was located on 30 October.  A group of 21 Airmen were flying back to Manston Airbase in the UK from an R&R trip to Rome.  The pilot made some major errors in the flight plan, they were flying in a storm and their navigation equipment had failed.  Their flight strayed further north than intended and took them into 10,000 foot mountains without their knowledge.  They struck the top of Mt. Carbone flying at 8500 feet.  All aboard were killed.  Interestingly, another C-47 had crashed only 300 yards from this site seven years earlier in 1947.

Information supplied by Bruce Zoitos who is working on a book about the crash.

 

Leo Foster Obit

 

   Wesley Albert Cool died on Thursday, August 2, 1945, at the age of 42 years, 6 months and1 day.  His death occurred very suddenly while driving an automobile in his official duties as Deputy Sheriff, just north of Waverly, Ohio, on U.S. Highway 23, near Alma.  At the time he was returning from Columbus, he was accompanied by his young son.  There was no advance notice or indication of his condition.  So far as was known his health was fairly good, although he had recently been treated for what was though to be minor ailments, and the first indication that anything was strong was when he slumped over the steering wheel and the car ran over an embankment into a fence.  His death was due to heart failure.  He was born on a farm in Pee Pee Township, Pike county, Ohio, in the Peck community and when he was about 10 years of age his family moved to Huntington township, Ross county, where he resided until he grew to manhood.  He was the son of Samuel Albert Cool, a member of a pioneer and prominent Pike county family.
    Wesley Cool was the last of four children; the other children being: William and Nellie who died in childhood and Lillian, who died a number of years ago, the latter being a school teacher at the Peck school just preceding her death.
    On May 8, 1921, he was united in marriage to Opal Young and to this union were born 2 children, Anna Louise, now employed as clerk to the Pike county health commissioner, and Samuel A., age 11 years, all three of whom survive him.
    Mr. Cool has led a useful and respected life, having been for a number of years in the employ of the Pike county highway system, later as a fireman on the B. & O. railroad, and on April 28, 1945, was appointed Deputy Sheriff of this county.  While he had only been Deputy Sheriff for a short time, yet he had won the esteem and admiration of the general public by his courtesy, faithfulness and fidelity to his duties.  On every hand it would be heard that Wes Cool was making an outstanding public officer.
    One of his chief virtues was his love and devotion to his wife and children.  He was good husband and a good father.  He was a good citizen and a good neighbor.  Many people mourn his passing.  His pleasant demeanor and affability endeared, him to all who knew him.
16 Aug 1945 The Republican Herald

 

35. Robert E. Mercer 1935-1945

Sherriff Edward Mercer and Deputy Samuel D. Hamilton

Sheriff Robert Edward Mercer and Deputy Samuel D. Hamilton

34. John W. Parker 1931-1935

33. Ernest Dowdle 1927-1931

32. William N. Anderson 1923-1927

Waverly Still showing Sheriff etc
Federal Agent Hutchinson, Sheriff Bill Anderson, Deputy Ernest Dowdle on right side/ deputy Bill Downing behind still.

 

Pike Co. Sherriff brings in still
   Sheriff William Anderson has a full house at his hotel - 20 boarders in all.  Prohibition officers have been active in the county and a rich hall has been the result.  Manufacturing of the "mountain dew" in this locality was getting to be dangerous pastime.

25 years ago) 25 Jan 1951 The Republican Herald

 

 

NIP IS SUPPLIED PRISONERS

Three Are Charged With Furbishing Liquor To Prisoners In Pike County Jail

    Little Jack White and Arthur Wittkugle of Waverly were arrested Tuesday by Sheriff Ernest Dowdle, Deputy William Anderson and State Prohibition Officer C. A. Lucas, charged with furnishing liquor to prisoners in the Pike County jail by handling it through a broken window.
    They were arraigned Wednesday morning before Common Pleas Judge S. D. McLaughlin and both pleaded guilty. White was fined $200 and costs and Wittkugle $300 and cost. They were lodged in the county jail in default payment.
Martha Patterson of Waverly was arrested on a similar charge Tuesday and was arraigned Wednesday before Judge William Acord. Her father, Otis Patterson, is now serving out a $300 sentence in the county jail on charge of possession.
Richard Weeter of Jasper, who was arrested several days ago on charge of possession, was arraigned before Judge McLaughlin Wednesday morning. He pleaded guilty an was fined $100 and cost which he paid and was released.

1Mar 1928 The Republican Herald

 

31. Chambers A. McClay 1921-1923

30. John Yahraus 1919-1921

29. Benjamin F. Entler 1915-1919

28. Andrew S. Givens 1911-1915

27. Joseph Donovan 1905-1911

26. George W. baker 1901-1905

25. Jesse T. Bateman 1899-1901

24. Henry C. Barnes 1895-1899

23. Micajah Hutt 1893-1895

22. John Vallery 1889-1893

21. James R. Watkins 1887-1889

20. Thomas J. Jones 1883-1887

     On Christmas Eve, as Sheriff Jones was recounting to a couple of his friends how he had, a few moment’s before made each of his prisoners a present, he little dreamed that at that very moment three of his birds were then crawling forth to liberty through a hole they had cut through the ceiling of the jail, but such was the case, as the Sheriff a few moments afterwards ascertained on counting his boarders and finding he had but one left.   The escaped prisoners where the McLaughlin boys, charged with burglary, and a chicken thief named Taylor.
    The McLaughlin boys were recaptured Tuesday night by Mike Farmer, who found them at home, near Given’s Station.
December 31, 1885 Waverly Watchman

 

19. William F. Anderson 1879-1883

18. Phillip Buchert 1875-1879

17. John Daily 1873-1875

16. Daniel L. Sailor 1871-1873

15. James F. Odell 1865-1871

14. Jacob Vallery 1861-1865

13. Gordon Cochran 1857-1861

12. Jacob Taylor 1853-1857

11. Jacob Vallery 1849-1853

10. James Candy 1847-1849

09. Tibbeny Reid 1843-1847

08. James Moore 1839-1843

07. Ellis Doughty 1833-1839

06. James Moore 1829-1833

05. John Hines 1825-1829

04. Aaron Guthery 1823-1825 (Died in Office)

03. Arthur Chenoweth 1821-1823

02. Daniel Hodge 1819-1821

01. William Collings 1815-1819

 

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