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The action of the citizenry of the north in form- ing this mob served to emphasize the gravity of the situation and the necessity for a thorough investi- gation of the causes of the disorder, and punishment
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of those responsible for it. The governor thereupon ordered a company of Franklin County militia, under Col. J. P. Falconer, into Scott County to as- sure the orderly operation of the courts. The mili- tia of the county was so completely aligned with one or the other of the two factions that it could not be so employed.
Attorneys H. F. Thomason and Walker were re- tained by the State to assist the prosecuting attorney to thoroughly probe the causes of the existing dis- order. Their fee was $3,000.00. Eleven prisoners, including the county clerk and other leading citi- zens, were to stand trial. The sheriff, Gaines, was also ordered to be arrested, and William Chitwood made the arrest. The trials were held before Justice Blevins at Old Cedar Grove. The court was guarded by the assembled militiamen. After a heated trial, amidst tense feelings, all the prisoners were acquit- ted, and returned to their homes.
The lawlessness then gradually came to an end. Some of the leaders fled the country, some had been killed and others were ready to become again law- abiding citizens.
The fundamental cause of the disorder was the deep-seated desire of the people to rid themselves of an alien government, which had been fastened upon them during the early days of Reconstruction. Carpetbag government was distasteful and the peo- ple did not feel free until it had been overthrown. The anarchic state of affairs gave the county much
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unfavorable advertisement and left the treasury de- pleted. The county has only recently recovered from its blighting effects.
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CHAPTER VIII. Growth and Development, 1880
After the turmoil of the factional strife had ended, the people once more turned their faces toward the future in a steady internal development. No great outstanding event occurred during this period but there was symmetrical progress-progress in all lines of activity that made for the betterment of living conditions of the poeple.
I. Post Offices and Postal Routes
In 1870, there were six post offices within the present boundaries of the county, located at the fol- lowing places:
Black Jack
Parks
Boles
Waldron
Nebraska
Olio
Since that time other offices have been established until at this time there are over twenty-five in the county. These are all fourth class offices except Waldron, which is a third class office.
The following table will show how the mail was delivered to these post offices:
From
To
Length Frequency
Contractor
Salary
Ft. Smith
Waldron
36 mi. Weekly
J. C. Gibson
$227.00
Ft. Smith
Black Jack
36 mi.
Weekly
J. Stephens
220.40
Danville
Waldron
55 mi.
Weekly
J. C. Gibson
224.00
Danville
Parks
65 mi. Weekly
J. F. Perry
275.00
Waldron
Slosson's
200 mi.
Weekly
John Gable
148.00
Mt. Ida
Waldron
52 mi.
Weekly
G. Whittington
249.00
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The first rural free delivery service in the county was established out of Abbott post office on April 1, 1908. Walter Jones was the first carrier. The sec- ond route was established out of Waldron a few years later, with W. R. Cox as the carrier. This service has been extended until a large number of the post offices are now supplied in this manner.
2. Roads and Bridges
Closely allied with the establishment of the post roads of the county was the construction and main- tenance of a system of public highways. The coun- ty has not been fortunate in this matter. The roads were first cut out of the forests by the settlers with- out reference to scientific principles of road building. A road was made whenever and wherever the settler wished to go. They usually followed an old Indian or buffalo trail, and were not thought of as being the foundation of a future highway system.
But with the great increase in population, it be- came necessary to recognize certain lines of travel as county roads, to be maintained at public ex- pense. The maintenance of the roads took the form of the employment of free labor. A road overseer was appointed in each township to super- vise the road work in his territory. Every male be- tween the ages of twenty-one and forty-five years was required to work a certain number of days per year. By this method the roads were maintained. Recently a road tax has been levied for the definite
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purpose of affording funds with which to hire labor and purchase materials for use on the public roads.
The first bridges in the county were private enter- prises, chartered by the State and constructed by private capital. Toll was charged all who used the bridge. One of the earliest and most used of these was Trotter's bridge on the Ft. Smith and Waldron road near Boothe. It was built about forty years ago by W. L. Trotter, who kept it in operation until a few years ago.
The first constructive road-building campaign was inaugurated by Judge A. F. Smith in 1914. Steel bridges were erected over the Petit Jean, Poteau and Fourche rivers. So much enthusiasm was aroused by these improvements that the county embarked upon a larger and more comprehensive bridge- building program. During Judge Payne's terms of office, 1916-1920, road bonds were floated to the ex- tent of $100,000.00, the proceeds of which were to be used for improving the highways and for building bridges. These improvements were never made. But the funds are gone, and the county was plunged in debt for nearly the entire amount of the bonds. Judge Payne resigned his office and removed from the county. He has since been indicted by the grand jury.
3. Schools and Churches
The number of the public schools has kept pace with the growth in population. In 1860 there were only ten. Now there are nearly one hundred. The
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crude log school house has been supplanted by the modern frame building, with good equipment and apparatus. In a large number of the districts more than one teacher is employed. Some of the earlier teachers of this period were:
Philip B. Young. Brawley Township
James D. Bradburn Mountain Township
Stephen Graves. Lewis Township
Prominent teachers later in this period were: C. E. Henderson, H. J. Hall, J. Y. Payton, J. W. Mc- Nutt, W. W. Lundy, J. D. Little, G. C. Ellis, Wesley Gardenhire, B. A. Thompson, Mrs. A. F. Smith, Mrs. C. Henderson, J. L. Hough, N. O. Taff, Mattie Stone, Mrs. Etta Pledger, J. W. Black, Utie Alexander and E. Holland.
Churches have been established in every com- munity. The Methodists, Baptists, Christians and Presbyterians are the leading denominations. No Catholic or Jewish church has ever been erected within the limits of the county.
4. Newspapers
The first newspaper to be published in the county was called the Reformer. Publication of this jour- nal at Waldron was begun in 1874 by W. R. Allison. It appeared for about a year, when the printing out- fit was removed to Booneville.
In 1887 P. C. Stone started the Citizen. It was Re- publican in politics. In 1890 the plant was sold to M. Keener, and A. G. Leming became editor. It
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continued for about a year under the new manage- ment, when it was purchased by the Reporter.
Another newspaper called the Vindicator ran for a short time in 1897.
A paper known as the Wasp was started by H. N. Smith about 1905. It was a fiery controversial peri- odical, and under the inspiration of its able editor it, became one of the leading county papers of western Arkansas. It was also purchased by the Reporter in 1908.
The Sentinel was also founded by Judge Smith at Waldron in 1910. It was a paper much like the Wasp had been, its editorial opinion being largely a reflection of the political views and predilections of its editor. It was sold to W. E. Baker in 1912, who merged it with the Advance-Reporter.
The Scott County Record, one of the papers now in existence at Waldron, was started in 1915 by W. E. Baker. He sold it in 1920 to A. F. Smith, who became its editor.
The oldest paper in the county is the Advance- Reporter. It was started at Waldron in 1878 by S. H. Farley, and has been issued continuously since that date. Its editors have been S. H. Farley, M. M. Beavers, J. M. Harvey, Hubert J. Hall, W. E. Baker and J. B. Cox. It is now published by J. B. Cox and son.
5. Towns and Villages
Waldron was incorporated in 1875. After it was burned during the factional strife, new and better
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buildings were erected. Brick business houses took the places of the frame structures that were burned. The first hotel in the town and county was the old Featherston Inn near the railroad station. About 1875 the Malones erected a more modern hotel which is still in business. It played an important part in the Scott County war. Adjutant General Pomeroy in 1878-1879, made it his headquarters while in charge of the militia. It was thus referred to as "Pomeroy's Citadel."
When the town was burned during the Civil War, the court house and all the county records were lost. No effort was made to rebuild it until in 1904. Dur- ing the administration of Judge H. N. Smith a mod- ern building was erected with fireproof vaults for housing the official records.
Mansfield on the northern boundary line is an important shipping point. When the Frisco rail- road was built in 1885, only a post office and a gen- eral store were located in this vicinity. The post office was known as Chocoville, and Marion Watts had been postmaster and merchant. Soon the town of Mansfield grew up and is now a well-constructed, incorporated town. Its growth was further in- creased by the building of the Rock Island railroad through this part of the county in 1899. The Arkan- sas Western railroad was constructed to Waldron in 1902.
Villages are numerous throughout the county.
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Some have high schools and others have very good graded schools.
6. Definition of County Boundaries
Scott County was formed on November 5, 1833, by act of the territorial legislature. The boundaries were first defined on October 24, 1835. On Decem- ber 16, 1838, the boundary between Scott and Craw- ford was defined. The townships of Boon, Wash- burn and Reveille were added to Logan County March 21, 1873. By act of the legislature in 1903, a further annexation was made to Logan County.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX I. Heads of Families in Scott County in 1830.
Jesse Southern
Thomas Sinclair
Thomas Hixon
Thomas C. Sinclair
John B. Walker
Webster McCastlin
William Kenner
John St. Clear
Gilbert Marshall
Dryden Wilkins
William Hicklin
Jesse Barnett
John Titsworth
Bolly Williams
Arthur Hix
William Caughron
John G. Oliver
Thomas Humphreys
Charles Wolf
Hugh Gilbreath
A. Mitchell
Jacob Hale
Margaret Fort
John Hale
Isaac Mitchell
Jacob Ring
George Caulk
George Frazer
Henry Davis
Henry Frazer
Robert Scott
John Fisher
Joshua Hudson
George Gold
Edward Davis
William Anthony
William Wood
Charles D. Humphrey
John Price
John Piles
Rebecca Wells
Sam Lemons
George Grounds
George Williams
William Scott
Thomas Piles
David Fort
James Long
David Titsworth
E. G. Haines
Nancy Kuykendall
K. Tomlinson
Jesse Noakes
James Tomlinson
Ann McLean
Cyrus Parks
Elijah Edwards
William Rose
Jacob Reader
John Plemmons
Spear Titsworth
David Castleberry
Nancy Williams
Peter Tomlinson
John Sexton
H. Tidwell
Is Baker
Esom Tidwell
John Clem
Isaac Lindsey
John Moore
John J. Hammond
Nancy Featherston
Celia Mayes
William Featherston
John Palmer
William Sinclair
Enos Hughes
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Robert Mayes Hartwell Howard Charles Atkins James Hodges Matthew Mayes Bartley McEmmelly John Ross James Standefer Joseph A. Meal John Davis Issac Barnett
Sam Wyland Wesley Garrett Jonathan Logan William Rhoads James Riley William Moad James Matthews Isaac Miers John Gofford Stephen Gofford
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APPENDIX II. Heads of Families in Scott County in 1840.
John Sexton
Dennis Boultinghouse
John Riley
Henry Frazer
William Garner
Jackson Hon
D. M. Morrison
Jesse Anthony
William Patterson
W. D. Whitmeyer
Charles Hodges James Anderson
Wesley P. Teat
William Ellington A. H. Kuykendall
Richard Hines
Charles Logan
William Hull
Josiah Buckner
J. P. Moore
Calvin Jackson
Elizabeth Grayson
Grieff Chambles
Catharine Grayson
Aaron Chambles
R. J. Cooks
Jesse Grayson
Marcus Stafford
E. W. Davis
N. Hixon
B. Dailey
O. L. Davis
Joel Williams
Isaiah Barnett
William Hunt
Allen Thompson
William Tidwell
J. G. Thompson
Jefferson Rhoen
William Miller
William Boylin
Enos Haines Pleasant Robinson
J. R. Choate
John Herren
George Carroll
J. D. Harris
Joseph Tomlinson
Jeff Gofford
James Sorrels
William Spillers
Russel Easton
Jonathan Parker
Isaiah Harper
H. Dailey Milt Bilbreath
William Anthony
William G. Featherston
James Taylor
Aaron Harlan
Solomon Baker
Daniel Boultinghouse
John W. Cannon
James Boultinghouse Harrison Huie J. H. Dupree
Jeff George
Walter Haney
Elijah Garner
Levi Brawley
James Spillers
Finis Farmer
Jacob Ring
J. H. Davis
John Hunt
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R. Lamb
John Barnett
James Stewart
William Burns Daniel Hunt William Hunt Thomas Williams David Williams J. H. Morris Walter Terrell James Bonegler V. Stewart
Chris Griffith J. H. Taylor
James Johnson
T. F. Taylor
Joseph Griffith
E. Arnold
James Dennis
Z. Garner
William Stewart
James Miller
William Riley
Cyrus Park
John Weaver
James Hall
Wesley Wheat
Sam Snowden
J. G. Garrett
Gil Cribby J. O. Logan
Wiley Tomlinson
Wiley Davis
Bazlen Underwood
Jacob Pierson
Joseph Fisher
B. McAnnally
Jesse Fisher
Sarah Swainey
John Marshall John Ivey
Theo P. Sadler
James A. Hendrick
H. Arrington
George Williams
Miles Ladd
James Long
William Scott
Robert R. Duncan
Hester Ladd
E. King
D. Choate
Thomas Glisson
D. Burns
Benjamin McDaniel
Elias Phipps
H. Dailey
William Cornelius
Absalom Cornelius
A. Reese
Joseph Gault
James Jackson
Edmund Brewer
Robert Jackson
James Biggs
W. K. Davis
Henry Stobuck
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Andrew Scagg Edward Riley Joseph Patterson Robert Hammond William Kenner
J. P. Click J. A. Morrison W. C. May Walter Cauthron
F. E. Anthony
J. F. Gaines
William H. Shelton
John Wood
C. Davis Edward Lamb
H. Copeland
Isaiah Hickerson
Ezekiel Williams
John Doyle
H. A. Patterson
Mack Wilmeth
Thomas Kamplain
Gilbert Marshall
Robert Petitt
Silas Hart
Jonathan Logan John Newman Thomas Brown
John Lee William Stewart
L. Hopper
D. Wallis Gilmore Hopper
J. B. Biggs William Poor Ann McLean
John Williams Reuben Hettall Martha McMurry
Nancy Blagg
John Wilson
Isaac Riley J. P. Hoover John Riley
John Sharp
William Graham
G. Jackson
William Underwood E. Underwood Elizabeth Britt
John Scott James Logan, Sr.
James Logan, Jr.
Doctor Cribbs
William Meads
D. C. W. James
William Rhoads
George Wilson
J. T. Sadler Signal Hoover Rebecca Bateman
William Lewis
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APPENDIX III. Roster of Company D, First Regiment of Arkansas Volunteers. Raised in Scott County, 1861. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
G. W. Featherston, Capt. W. F. Patterson, 2nd Lieut.
J. C. Gibson, 1st Lieut. John Rawlings, 3rd Lieut.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
P. N. Lewis, 1st Sergt. Isaac Patterson, 1st Corp.
Harrison Glass, 2nd Sergt.
Joel F. Smith, 2nd Corp.
S. L. Easters, 3rd Sergt. John B. Graves, 3rd Corp.
A. E. Frizzell, 4th Sergt. Robert Hall, 4th Corp.
PRIVATES
B. E. Brasher
Wiley A. Tomlinson
Dennis Boultinghouse
G. A. Torbett
Daniel Baxter
John C. Wood
S. B. Baxter
Jesse F. Wall
William M. Blythe
Jesse R. Skinner
T. D. Bowers
Isaac Lucas
James Boultinghouse
Sam W. Johnson
James Caviness
Samuel Dark
James Davis
Mark Graves
Francis Dalton
B. W. Holston
James M. Head
James A. Chitwood
Jackson P. Head
William H. Crawford
Felix G. Hawkins
D. C. Cameron
Francis P. Holly
James Vandigriff James Brasher
James Newman
George Smith
Robert N. Johns Hiram Jones
Gilbert M. Shelby
Thomas B. Jones
Willian A. Walls
James Kincaid
John Dollins
Mark McMullin
F. M. Featherston
Sam W. Perkins
Beverly Young
Robert P. Park
William Rowland
Thomas Parks B. F. Smith
William Garrison
John W. Salley
Leon Glass
William P. McCauley
Jackson Chandler
William Richey
William Ford
John Tanner L. H. Marrs
Junis G. Whittington
E. H. Dunman
James McMullins
William Young
William Colman
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Henry J. Fry
Crew T. Wisdom
APPENDIX IV. Names of Scott County Men Who Participated in the World War.
Sidney Lee King
Jay T. Floyd
Herbert Stewart
Dewitt T. Lancaster
Guy G. May
Frank D. Caler
Sam Jones
Henry Dobbs
George A. Phillips
William M. Ayers
Roy D. Payne
Arthur L. Sherrill
Harry Earl Oxford
Henry Stephen Hale
Jesse Martin Bell
Robert W. Blackman
William I. Watts
William L. Hawthorne
Grover M. Wiles
Victor L. Williams
James W. Sorrels
Cole Y. Ellis
Henry E. Oliver
Jesse Frank Phillips
Dennis T. Huddleston
Charles W. Webb
James L. Mitchell
William B. Maxwell
Albert B. Stewart
Lee Wesley Crawl
Lowell Owens
Jesse Lee Higgins
Ernest W. Reed
John Sherman Osborn
Thomas F. Mays
Granville G. Coplan
Cheves F. Barnes
Walter C. Maxfield
Andrew Callahan
Allen Roscoe Gentry
James A. Hancock
Reuben D. Caskey Ray Dailey
James F. Ferguson
Henry H. Tolleson
Earl S. Boyer
Robert Deming
Bailus J. Rowland
Herschel M. Upchurch
Lonza Rhodes
William W. Lynch
Grover J. Williams
George Syler
William Rigley Columbus C. Bruton
George Newton Miller John Coplan
Riley F. Bennett
Malcom C. Bird
James E. McCafferty
Newton Boyett
Ben F. Jones
Jesse B. Tucker
James H. Aynes
Floyd W. Powell
Sherman B. Atwood
M. C. Ross
Oscar Elmer Mize
Charlie M. Calor
Henry C. McNutt
Charley I. Nix
James Stephen Rose
Samuel J. Vaughn
George A. Miller
Add Roper
Hallie Hartwell
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Oscar Warren John J. Hedgepath Joe L. Vise Jim Bell Bud Holliman William T. Boyett Leo A. Ferry
James W. Davis
Robert DeFoor
Andrew J. Sherrill
Edward B. Plummer
Lee Patterson
Charles R. Martin Isaac Rains
James E. Hayes Leslie S. Tomlinson Hugh Gaines Tom B. Hawkins
Jim Speaks Elmer G. Pitts
James L. Robson
Alvin W. Epperson
Zelmar S. Watts
Regland Greer John I. Watson Omer Cheek Lynn L. May
George P. Nolan
Charles Preston Allen
Martin L. Bond
Otto Strickland Jess D. Langston
Auxie H. Hunter
Albert F. Abbott
John Dee Alley
Robert L. Neely
O. C. Richmond Arthur Franklin Cleaver N. Harrison
Luther H. Curtis James A. Parson Car Brown James H. Pearson
Ben F. Ford
David H. Bacon C. W. Edward McClure
Miles H. Hill
John P. Wiles R. D. Rose
John W. Gwin Fred H. Millard Fred Dunn Idis Lee Dunn Howell Shores
Ottie Waldo Hunt
Boyd P. Nored
John H. McClain
Richard E. Duffy James F. Jett
John Brasher Grady B. Pitts Will Campbell
James E. Ridgway S. Wallace Pitts Albert F. Foster
Sterling Lacefield
George H. Page Elmer F. Bond
Jeff Jett James W. Epperson
George Scroggins
Otis P. Rowland
William A. Brixey
Richard M. Jones Carman Bethel John J. Holleman Jacob R. Huckaby Addius Black
Charles B. Bickle
James W. Dedman
Gen. Grant Blackwell Robert D. Limbocker Harvey C. Goodman William W. Cross Andrew L. Hunt
Murphy C. Maddox Hubert S. Sanford Heeda D. Coker Bratcher E. Park Orville M. Strickland Basil S. Drewery Clarence Logan Greene B. Hawthorne James E. Lewis
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Harrison E. Ellis Columbus Nichols Johnson Rennick Lester Stewart Joe Henry McClain Raymond C. Frazier Lamar J. Higgins George Sparks Hobart Richmond
Joseph M. Davenport Roy Mackenzie Marvin E. Goff
Andrew F. Buland Andrew Smith
Samuel T. Lewis Grady Cole William F. Bennett
Elmer F. Bowden
William S. Piles
Thomas L. Powell
Bernard Robertson
Aud Plummer
Chester J. Brown
Clyde H. Davis
James V. Basinger
Martin A. Dedman
Ester Hunt
William M. Dozier
Andrew FF. Buland
George S. Booker
George Cockrell
William E. Mankin
William H. Billings
William Condry James Cockrell
Roy D. Ford
Charles H. Payton
Roy Beatty
Henry G. Mccutchen
Clifton Scott
Louis E. Payton
Robert A. Beasley
Columbus C. Titsworth
Virgil R. Piles
Oscar Abbott
Bryant Denton
Parks Jones
Ben L. Ayers
Horace Looper
Granville Richmond
Lyndon L. Casey
Noah E. Rainwater Sherman M. Rupe
Earl Graves
Clive Harger
George Walker
John Pennington
Anderson Oglesby
Claud Smith
N. O. Taff
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Robert L. McCafferty Newton Foster Tie Kemp Elmer N. Wilson
William C. Rowton
APPENDIX V. County Officers.
1833-35
County Judge Elijah Baker
Clerk S. B. Walker
Sheriff James Riley
Coroner J. R. Choate
1835-36
County Judge. James Logan
Clerk Gilbert Marshall
Sheriff Charles Humphrey
Coroner .W. Cauthron
1836-38
County Judge Gilbert Marshall
Clerk
Sheriff Charles Humphrey
Treasurer
W. Cauthron
Coroner
G. R. Walker
Surveyor
T. J. Garner
Representative James
Logan
1838-40
County Judge
Clerk
W. Kenner
Sheriff Charles Humphrey
Treasurer W. Cauthron
Coroner
J. R. Choate
Surveyor T. J Garner
Representative .. .. Gilbert Marshall
1840-42
County Judge
Clerk
S. H. Chisnı
Sheriff Wm. Garner
Treasurer Jesse Perkins
Coroner. H. A. Patterson
Surveyor T. J Garner
Representative T. M. Scott
S. Humphrey
1842-44
County Judge .Levi Bradley Clerk E. H. Featherston Sheriff J. B. Garrett
Treasurer.
Coroner .Geo. Carroll
Surveyor W. Wheat
Representative. J. F. Gaines
A. Thompson
1844-46
County Judge Wm. Kenner
Clerk .. John Baxter
Sheriff A. Harland
Treasurer .G. W. Read
Coroner
James Stewart
Surveyor
J. Anthony
Representative.
1846-48
County Judge Elijah Arnold
Clerk
Wm. Kenner
Sheriff J. B. Garrett
Treasurer
G. W. Read
Coroner
James Stewart
Surveyor.
J. Anthony
Representative .... E. H Featherston
1848-50
County Judge M. H. Blue
Clerk
J. B. Garrett
Sheriff
J. R. Baxter
Treasurer
J. M. Swinney
Coroner
W. Hodge
Surveyor. Charles Cauthron
Representative
M. Gilbreath
1850-52
County Judge J. H. Thompson Clerk .Wm. Kenner
Sheriff J. R. Baxter
Treasurer
J. M .Swinney
Coroner.
W. B. Carr
Surveyor E. H. Featherston Representative .... Charles Cauthron
1852-54
County Judge J. R. Raymond
Clerk.
Wm. Kenner
Sheriff R. C. Reed
Treasurer
J. M. Swinney
Coroner A. Kuykendall
Surveyor
S. H. Powell
Representative M. Gilbreath
1854-56
County Judge W. E. Elkins Clerk E. H. Featherston Sheriff R. C. Reed
Treasurer T. I. Gates
Coroner Drew Choate
Surveyor
W. T. Dollins
Representative
James Logan
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1856-58
County Judge. J. H. Forbet
Clerk
J. C. Gibson
Sheriff
Wm. Gibson
Treasurer.
J. C. Moles
Coroner.
John Pace
Surveyor
W. T. Dollins
Representative J. F. Lee
1858-60
County Judge H. Hine
Clerk.
J. C. Gibson
Sheriff
Wm. Gibson
Treasurer
J. C. Moles
Coroner
J. E. More
Surveyor.
J. H. Johnson
Representative J. F. Forbet
1860-62
County Judge. J. H. Smith
Clerk.
Stephen Graves
Sheriff
Wm. Gibson
Treasurer
J. C. Moles
Coroner.
A. Ross
Surveyor
J. H. Johnson
Representative J. F. Lee
1862-64
County Judge. .Wm. Oliver
Clerk
L. D. Gilbreath
Sheriff
C. C. Lewis
Treasurer
J. W. Evatt
Coroner
R. H. Holley
Surveyor
C. L. Hough
Representative .E. Leming
1864-65
County Judge J. T. Harrison
Clerk F. M. Scott
Sheriff G. Kincannon
Treasurer J. W. Evatt
Coroner C. L. Hough
Surveyor
Representative (Confd) E. Leming
1865-66
County Judge .N. Ellington
Clerk J. C. Gilbreath Clerk C. H. Oliver Sheriff .F. C. Gaines Sheriff J. W. Barnett
Treasurer
Coroner C. L. Hough
Surveyor
Representative E. Leming
1866-72
County Judge
N. Ellington
M. M. Tate
Clerk
L. D. Gilbreath
Sheriff
N. A. Floyd
Treasurer.
J. W. Evatt
Coroner.
W. D. Riley
Assessor
C. Malone
J. Bethel
Surveyor
D. P. Davis
C. A. Bird
Representatives- With Polk, Montgomery and Hot Spring.
J. V. Harrison
J. H. Denby
J. F. Lane
J. J. Sumpter
Jas. Bethel
Elected, but not admitted- C. K. Kymes R. Bollen
N. Ellington
1872-74
County Judge ..
.. Board Supervisors
Clerk
W. B. Turman Sheriff F. C. Gaines
Treasurer
N. Johnson
Coroner
Wm. Chitwood
Assessor
T. Suddith
Surveyor
C. L. Hough
Representatives-
With Polk, Montgomery, Hot Spring and Grant. L. D. Gilbreath
J. J. Sumpter
G. W. Latta
H. H. Barton
1874-76
County Judge. .L. D. Pendery
Clerk J. C. Gilbreath
Sheriff .F. C. Gaines
Treasurer W. D. Looper
Coroner. G. W. Smith
Assessor W. H. Highfill
Surveyor
C. L. Hough
Representative
L. H. Fuller
1876-78
County Judge S. Harrell
Treasurer W. D. Looper
Coroner. G. W. Rea
Assessor C. M. Vise
Surveyor
C. L. Hough
Representative. J. H. Smith
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1878-80
County Judge J. H Payne
Clerk
J. C. Gilbreath
Sheriff.
Sam Leming
Treasurer
.E. McCray
Coroner
T. F. Smith
Assessor
C. M. Vise
Surveyor. G. W Blair
Representative ...... A. G. Washburn
1880-82
County Judge. J. H. Brown
Clerk.
J. C. Gilbreath
Sheriff John Rawlings
Treasurer. A. D. Peace
Coroner
T. F. Smith
Assessor.
P. H. Young
Surveyor .G. W Blair
Representative. F. C. Gaines
1882-84
County Judge J. H. Brown
Clerk J. C. Gilbreath
Sheriff
C. M. Vise
Treasurer
Coroner.
A. D. Peace
.. C. H. Bell
Assessor
P. H. Young
Surveyor W. T. Brown
Representative G. E. James
1884-86
County Judge J. H. Brown
Clerk
J. C. Gilbreath
Sheriff .C. M. Vise
Treasurer.
Coroner.
T. M. Evatt
J. L. Baker
Assessor.
P. H. Young
Surveyor
W. T. Brown
Representative. A. G. Washburn
1886-88
County Judge. Roland Chiles
Clerk T. M. Duncan Sheriff C. M. Vise
Treasurer.
T. M. Evatt
Coroner.
F. G. Thomas
Assessor. E. B. Young
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative ... .... A. G. Washburn
1888-90
County Judge Daniel Hon
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff ŚW. T. Brown
Free Malone
Treasurer. T. M. Bottoms
Coroner W. L. Tolleson
Assessor E. N. McCray
Surveyor .W. J. King
Representative.
W. G. Houck
1890-92
County Judge. J. M. Harvey
Clerk.
T. M. Duncan
Sheriff
.L. P. Fuller
Treasurer
D. A. Edwards
Coroner
T. H. Johnson
Assessor
E. N. McCray
Surveyor.
.. W. J. King
Representative J. W. McNutt
1892-94
County Judge. E. D. Yandell
Clerk
T. M. Duncan
Sheriff
L. P. Fuller
Treasurer
D. A. Edwards
Coroner
J. C. Oliver
Assessor
J. D. Benson
Surveyor.
.W. J. King
Representative
R. E. Sessions
1894-96
County Judge .J. W. Combs
Clerk:
T. M. Duncan
Sheriff
G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer
.C. A. Finley
Coroner
D. C. Bevill
Assessor
G. W. Cornelius
Surveyor
.J. B. Cox
Representative ..
W. A. Houck
1896-98
County Judge .J. W. Combs
Clerk.
.T. M. Duncan
Sheriff
G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer.
Coroner
.W. A. Evatt
D. C. Bevill
Assessor.
G. W. Cornelius
Surveyor
W. J. King
Representative ..
Jacob W. Rogers
1898-1900
County Judge. S. K. Duncan
Clerk
L. P. Fuller
Sheriff T. J. Center
Treasurer
Coroner
W. A. Evatt
D. C. Bevill
Assessor
W. F. Abbott
Surveyor
.W. J. King
Representative. J. O. Sullivan
1900-02
County Judge G. W. Cornelius Clerk
L. P. Fuller Sheriff. G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer
Coroner.
.P. M Gilpin
L. D. Duncan
Assessor
W. F. Abbott
Surveyor
W. J. King
Representative .... Sam W. Simpson
71
1902-04
County Judge H. N. Smith
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff
G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer
P. M Gilpin
Coroner
L. D. Duncan
Assessor
R. F. Payne
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative .. Cheves Bevill
1904-06
County Judge .H. N. Smith
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer J. M. Martin
Coroner
L. D. Duncan
Assessor
R. F. Payne
Surveyor W. C. Wood
Representative J. M. Hough
1906-08
County Judge W. A. Bates
Clerk
S. K Duncan
Sheriff T. J. Center
Treasurer T. M. Evatt
Coroner
C. A. Atkins
Assessor J. H. Oliver
Surveyor. W. J. King
Representative .. .. W. F. Faulkner
1908-10
County Judge. W. A. Bates
Clerk
S. K Duncan
Sheriff T. J. Center
Treasurer J. M. Martin
Coroner.
L. D. Duncan
Assessor J. H. Oliver
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative .... Sam W. Simpson
1910-12
County Judge T. W Stone
Clerk.
S. K Duncan
Sheriff R. F. Payne
Treasurer J. M. Martin
Coroner I. K. Leming
Assessor. G. E. Crowley
Surveyor. W. J. King
Representative. Tom Payne
1912-14
County Judge A. F. Smith
J. M. Martin Clerk ..
Sheriff
.R. F. Payne
Treasurer
Earnest Holland
Coroner
J. H. Harvey
Assessor
G. E. Crowley
Surveyor
.W. J. King
Representative.
H. R. Cantrell
1914-16
County Judge .A. F. Smith
Clerk
J. M. Martin
Sheriff R. L. Sherill
Treasurer
E. Holland
Coroner
J. H. Harvey
Assessor
Luney Black
Surveyor
J. B. Nance
Representative
J. MM. Millard
1916-18
County Judge. Tom Payne
Clerk
T. O. Abbott
Sheriff.
R. L. Sherill
Treasurer
T. M. Evatt
Coroner
J. H. Harvey
Assessor
Luney Black
Surveyor.
J. B. Nance
Representative. ..... J. M. Millard
1918-20
County Judge Tom Payne
Clerk
Lee Piles
Sheriff O. S Bird
Treasurer. T. M. Evatt
Coroner
J. H. Harvey
Assessor
W. O. Smith
Surveyor
M. R. Cruce
Representative
J. H. Oliver
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APPENDIX VI.
Members of the State Senate From the Scott County District.
SCOTT AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES
R. C. S. Brown. 1836-40
J. A. Scott 1840-44
SCOTT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES
J. F. Gaines 1844-48
S. H. Chism 1848-52
Jesse Miller
1852-56
SCOTT AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES
G. J. Clark 1856-64
Charles Milor 1864-66
H. L. Holliman
1866-68
SCOTT, POLK, MONTGOMERY AND HOT SPRING COUNTIES D. P. Beldin 1868-74
SCOTT AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES
J. F. Wheeler
1874-76
R. T. Kerr.
1876-80
J. P. Hall.
1880-84
R. H. McConnell
1884-88
A. G. Washburn
1888-92
J. F. Weaver
1892-96
H. J. Hall
1896-1900
George Sengel
1900-04
SCOTT AND POLK COUNTIES
George Legate 1904-08
John P. Logan 1908-12
E. J. Lundy
1912-16
Ben H. Johnston
1916-
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APPENDIX VII.
Circuit Judges Twelfth Judicial District.
P. C. Dooley 1873
E. E. Bryant.
1890-94
P. B. Rutherford 1882
S. T. Rowe.
1898-1906
John S. Little 1886 Daniel Hon. 1906-14
J. H. Rogers.
1887
Paul Little,
1914-19
T. C. Humphrey 1890
John Brizzolara
1919-
Prosecuting Attorneys Twelfth Judicial District.
D. D. Leach 1873
Ben Cravens. 1900-04
J. S. Little 1877
A. A. McDonald 1904-08
A. C. Lewis 1884-86
Paul Little. 1908-12
J. B. McDonough 1886-92
I. S. Simmons.
1912-14
T. N. Sanford 1892-96
Earl U. Hardin 1914-20
Jo Johnson 1896-1900
Sam Wood 1920-
Chancellors Tenth Chancery District.
J. V. Bourland.
1903-13
W. A. Falconer. 1913-19
J. V. Bourland. 1919-
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