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Crisp, Wilcox, and Irwin and when the county of Ben Hill was created it was added.
Hon. U. V. Whipple was judge until January 1, 1911.
Hon. W. F. George was judge from January 1, 1912, until January 1, 1917.
Hon. E. D. Graham, judge of Oconee Circuit, presided at October adjourned term, 1916.
Hon. D. A. R. Crum was judge from January 1, 1917, to August, 1917.
On this date the Legislature passed an act transferring Irwin County from the Cordele Circuit to the Tifton Circuit com- posed of the counties of Tift, Irwin. Worth and Turner, all of which territory was originally Irwin County.
Hon. R. Eve was judge of the new circuit and is still occupy- ing the same position on December 1, 1931.
SOLICITORS-GENERAL
Hon. T. G. Holt was first solicitor-general there is any record of, June term, 1824.
Hon. Lott Warren was solicitor-general from May, 1825, to April, 1828, inclusive.
Hon. Thomas Porter was solicitor-general from April, 1829, to April, 1830, inclusive.
Hon. Thomas C. Sullivan was solicitor-general at the Oc- tober term, 1832.
Hon. Leonadas Franklin was solicitor at June term, 1835.
Hon. William W. Wiggins was solicitor at January term, 1836.
Hon. John Gibson was solicitor from April, 1838, to October, 1839, inclusive.
Hon. Richard F. Brantly was solicitor at the April term, 1840.
HIon. J. J. Underwood was solicitor at the October term, 1840.
Hon. J. Gibson was solicitor at the April term, 1842.
Hon. Frederick Sampson was solicitor at the October term, 1842.
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R. K. Brown, Clerk Superior Court.
Hon. Peter E. Love was solicitor from April, 1842, to October, 1847.
Hon. A. H. Hansell was solicitor from October, 1848, to March, 1849, inclusive.
Hon. Francis I. Wheaton was so- licitor at the September term, 1849.
Hon. Theodore Surges from April, 1850, to October, 1850.
Hon. T. F. D. Scarborough was so- licitor at the October term, 1851.
Hon. Frank Scarborough was so- licitor from April, 1853, to October, 1853, inclusive.
Hon. John S. Winn was solicitor from April, 1854, to April, 1855.
Hon. E. T. Sheftall was solicitor from April, 1855, to April, 1859.
Hon. E. A. Smith was solicitor at the October term, 1859.
Hon. D. B. Spencer was solicitor at May term, 1860.
Hon. Thomas L. Taylor was solicitor at the November term, 1862.
Hon. A H. Burk was solicitor at May term, 1864.
HIon. Mag Spencer was solicitor at the July term, 1866.
Hon. A. C. Pate was solicitor at the November term, 1866.
Hon. W. B. Bennett was solicitor from May, 1868, to March, 1871.
Hon. Rolin A. Stanley was solicitor from March, 1872, to October, 1875.
Hon. Tom. Eason was solicitor from March, 1876, to March, 1882.
Hon. C. C. Smith was solicitor from March, 1883, to Oc- tober term, 1887.
Hon. Tom Eason was solicitor from April term, 1888, to April term, 1898.
Hon. John D. DeLacy was solicitor from April term, 1898, to March, 1905.
Hon. E. D. Graham was solicitor from March, 1905, to March term, 1908.
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Hon. W. F. George was solicitor from March term, 1908, to March term, 1912.
Hon. Max Land was solicitor from March term, 1912, to April term, 1913.
Hon. J. B. Wall was solicitor from April term, 1913, to October term, 1917.
IIon. R. S. Foy, from August 17, 1917, to date, December 1, 1931.
CLERKS OF SUPERIOR COURT.
William Sloan was first clerk of Superior Court serving from 1820, until January 1, 1838.
John McDermit was clerk from January 1, 1838, to January 1, 1843.
William M. Kennedy was clerk from January 1, 1843, to January 1, 1846.
James C. Fussell was clerk from January 1, 1846, to January 1, 1850.
Jacob Young was clerk from January 1, 1850, to January 1, 1862.
D. F. Fenn was clerk from January 1, 1862, to January 1, 1864.
Willis Dorminy was clerk from January 1, 1864, to January 1, 1866.
D. J. Fenn was clerk from January 1, 1866, to January 1, 1868.
MaNassa Henderson was clerk from January 1, 1868, to Janu- ary 1, 1872.
R. W. Clements, from January 1, 1872, to 1893. Buried at the Irwinville Cemetery in Irwin County.
John B. D. Paulk, clerk from January 1, 1893, to January 1, 1903.
D. A. McInnis, Representative, 1888-'89; Sheriff, 1877-'79, 1902-'06.
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Joe H. Young, clerk from January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1906.
Marcus Luke, from January 1, 1906, to January 1, 1911.
Warren J. Paulk was clerk from January 1, 1911, to January 1, 1921.
Thomas Harper, from January 1, 1921, to January 1, 1925.
R. K. Brown, from January 1, 1925, to date, December 1, 1931.
SHERIFFS.
James Allen, from May 20, 1820, to January, 1822; John S. Gilder, from 1822 to 1824; James Allen, from 1824 to 1826; Thomas Lialman, from 1826 to 1828; Andrew McClel- land, from 1828 to 1830; Daniel Mc- Duffie, from 1830 to 1831; Hezekiah Walker, from 1831 to 1832; Ludd Mobley, from 1832 to 1834; Redding Hunter, from 1834 to 1836; Smith Turner, from 1836 to 1838; John Mc- Dermit, 1840; Daniel M. Luke, from 1840 to 1842; Jesse C. Sumner, 1842; W. E. Tyler, Sheriff 1921-1932. David Turner, 1842; Smith Turner, 1844 to 1846 ; M. Henderson, 1846 to 1848, 1849 and 1850; Joseph E. Bass, 1850 to 1852; L. M. Cul- berth, 1852 to 1854; Asa Rooks, 1854 to 1856; David J. Fenn, 1856 to 1858; John E. McMullin, 1858 to 1860; David J. Fenn, 1860 to 1863; E. G. Pridgen, 1863 to 1866; Joseph Walker, 1866 to 1867; J. G. Sutton, 1867 to 1870; E. G. Pridgen, 1868 to 1870; A. E. Clements, 1870 to 1872; John Walker, 1872 to 1875; J. G. B. Hancock, 1875 to 1877; D. A. McInnis, 1877 to 1879; Benjamin J. Griffin, 1879 to 1881; James H. Mann, 1881 to 1882; D. A. McInnis, 1882 to 1884; Jacob Hall, 1884 to 1887; E. J. Hogan, 1887 to 1889; Jesse Paulk, 1889 to 1891; E. J. Young, 1891 to 1893; Jesse Paulk, 1893 to 1896; R. V. Handley, 1896 to 1898; Warren Fletcher, 1898 to 1900; D. A. McInnis, 1902 to 1904, and 1906; J. P. McInnis, 1906 to 1910; W. A. Tucker, 1910 to 1921; W. E. Tyler, 1921 to 1932.
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MEMBERS OF THE STATE SENATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF WHICH IRWIN COUNTY WAS A PART.
Samuel Boyed, 1820.
Ludd Mobley, 1820, 1821, 1824, 1825, 1828, 1831. Buried in Wilcox Cemetery near Jacksonville, Telfair County, Georgia.
John Joice, 1823, 1826.
John S. Gilder, 1827. Supposed to be buried in an old cemetery near the Ocmulgee River near Gilders Bluff in Ben Hill County, Georgia.
James L. Willcox, 1829, 1830, 1832. Buried at Mt. Zion Church, commonly called Spectacle Church, about fifteen miles north of Fitzgerald, originally Irwin County, now Ben Hill.
George Willcox, 1833, 1834, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1846, 1851, 1852. Buried about twelve miles east of Fitzgerald at what is known as the old Crisp Cemetery, originally Irwin County.
John Paulk, 1835, 1836. Buried at Paulk Cemetery, Lax, Georgia, Irwin County, near the residence of Thomas Daniel.
William Sloan, 1837, 1838 and 1839. Supposed to be buried at the Sloan Cemetery, south of Sturgeon Creek, about fifteen miles east of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, originally Irwin.
Thomas Young, 1840. Buried at a cemetery called the Young Cemetery, near the head of Dorminy's Mill Creek, not far from the residence of Ben Hays, Ben Hill County, Georgia, and four miles from the residence of Jacob McMillan in Irwin County.
William Bowen, 1843, 1844. Buried at the Akins Cemetery, about three miles north of Bowens Mill, originally Irwin County.
John Henderson, 1847, 1848.
Smith Turner, 1849, 1850. Buried in Abbeville Cemetery, Wilcox County, Georgia.
George Paulk, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856. Buried at Jacob Paulk Cemetery, five miles east of Ocilla, near the residence of Albert Sutton in Irwin County.
M. G. Faulkner, 1857.
George Young, 1858, 1859, 1860. Buried seven miles south- west of Irwinville, Georgia, in Irwin County.
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John McRae, 1861, 1863, 1880, 1881.
D. M. McRae, 1863, 1864.
T. L. Willcox, 1865, 1866. W. T. McArthur, 1868, 1869, 1870.
D. W. Cameron, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874.
Thomas D. Willcox, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1882, 1883. Buried
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1 .- James A. J. Henderson, Senator, 1907-'08; Representative, 1886-1926.
2 .- Smith Turner, Senator, 1849-'50; Representative, 1841-'42; Sheriff, 1836-'38, 1844-46.
3 .- George Young, Senator, 1858-'60.
4 .- J. B. Clements, Senator, 1919-'20, 1925-'26, 1931-'32; Repre- sentative, 1813-'18; County Judge 16 years.
5 .- J. M. Williams, Senator, 1927-'28.
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at Crisp Cemetery, Ben Hill County, Georgia. Thomas J. Smith, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883.
Allen McArthur, 1884, 1885.
John D. McCloud, 1886, 1887.
MaNassa Henderson, 1888, 1889. Buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery, Irwin County.
George K. Willcox, 1894, 1895.
John A. Wooten, 1896, 1897.
Eli K. Willcox, 1898, 1899.
B. E. Willcox, 1900, 1901.
Gabriel M. Clements, 1902, 1903, 1904. .
George M. Willcox, 1905, 1906.
J. A. J. Henderson, 1907, 1908. Buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery, Irwin County.
M. D. Calhoun, 1909, 1910.
W. S. Mann, 1911, 1912.
O. H. Elkins, 1913, 1914.
M. J. Paulk, 1915, 1916.
D. R. Peacock, 1917, 1918.
J. B. Clements, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1926, 1931 and 1932. Wiley Williams, 1921, 1922. Buried, Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Fred A. Smith, 1923, 1924.
John M. Williams, 1927, 1928. Buried in Telfair County, Georgia.
John Cook, 1929, 1930.
DELEGATE TO ANTI-TARIFF CONVENTION OF 1832. William Sloan.
SECESSION CONVENTION DELEGATES.
MaNassa Henderson, voted "ves." Buried two miles east of Ashburn in Turner County.
Jacob Young, voted "no."
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM IRWIN COUNTY.
David Williams, 1820, 1821, 1822. Supposed to be buried on the Ocmulgee Swamp at an old cemetery one mile north of the Dorminy Cemetery in Ben Hill County.
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1 .- B. E. Wilcox, Senator, 1890-'91; Representative, 1905-'06; 2 .- Abraham P. Clements, Representative, 1875-'76; 3 .- A. S. Dorminey, Representative, 1900-'01; 4 .- Robert V. Paulk, Representative, 1911-'12; 5 .- J. E. Howell, Representative, 1927-'28-'29-'30; County Treasurer, 1906; 6 .- Thomas B. Young, Representative, 1890-'91; 7 .- Warren Fletcher, Representative, 1923-'24; Sheriff, 1898-1900; County Commis- sioner, 1914-'15; 8 .- Reason Paulk, Representative, 1871-'72; 9 .- W. A. Tankersley, Sr., Representative, 1919-'20.
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John S. Gilder, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826.
John B. F. Dixon, 1827, 1828, 1829. Buried at an old ceme- tery on the Ocmulgee River near the residence of William G. Dorminy.
Thomas Young, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838.
James McDuffie, 1839, 1840.
Smith Turner, 1841.
James Hollingsworth, 1842, 1843, 1844.
John B. Dorminy, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1855, 1856, 1867, 1868. Buried at the Dorminy Cemetery about twelve miles east of Fitzgerald in Ben Hill County, originally Irwin.
George Ried, 1853, 1854.
George W. N. Young, 1859, 1860.
Oliver Cook, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866. Buried in Thomasville Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia.
Thomas D. Willcox, 1868, 1869, 1870.
Reason Paulk, 1871, 1872. Buried at the Ocilla Cemetery in Irwin County.
Jacob Dorminy, 1873, 1874. Buried at the Dorminy Ceme- tery, twelve miles east of Fitzgerald, in Ben Hill County.
A. P. Clements, 1875, 1876. Buried at the Clements Ceme- tery, six miles east of Sycamore, in Turner County, originally Irwin.
J. B. Fletcher, 1877, 1878, 1879. Buried at the Fletcher Cemetery, seven miles south of Irwinville.
William Branch, 1880, 1881. Buried at Little River Church Cemetery in Tift County, originally Irwin.
Jacob Young, 1882, 1883. Buried at Brushy Creek Ceme- tery, two miles south of Ocilla, in Irwin County.
Willis Dorminy, 1884, 1885. Buried at Dorminy Cemetery, about twelve miles east of Fitzgerald, in Ben Hill County, originally Irwin.
J. A. J. Henderson, 1886, 1887, 1896, 1897, 1909, 1910, 1925, 1926.
D. A. McInnis, 1888, 1889. Buried at Brushy Creek Ceme- tery in Irwin County.
T. B. Young, 1890, 1891.
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1 .- B. E. Wilcox, Senator, 1890-'91; Representative, 1905-'06; 2 .- Thomas D. Wilcox, Senator, 1875-'83; 3 .- Manasseh Henderson, Senator, 1888-'89; 4 .- Eli K. Wilcox, Senator, 1898-'99; 5 .- George M. Wilcox, Senator, 1905-'06; 6 .- Wiley Williams, Senator, 1921-'22; 7 .- George Paulk, Senator, 1853-'54-'55-'56; Tax Collector and Tax Re- ceiver, 1848-'49; 8 .- M. J. Paulk, Senator, 1915-'16; 9 .- Thomas L. T. Wilcox, Senator, 1865-'67.
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John B. Paulk, 1892, 1893. Buried at Paulk Cemetery, three miles northwest of Ocilla, in Irwin County.
H. T. Fletcher, 1894, 1895. Buried at Brushy Creek Ceme- tery in Irwin County.
William Henderson, 1898, 1899.
A. S. Dorminy, 1900, 1901. Buried at the Dorminy Cem- etery in Ben Hill County.
J. W. Paulk, 1902, 1903, 1904. Buried near his old residence about eight miles southwest of Ocilla.
B. E. Wilcox, 1905, 1906.
E. J. Dorminy, 1907, 1908.
R. V. Paulk, 1911, 1912.
J. B. Clements, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918.
W. A. Tankersley, 1919, 1920. Marcus Fletcher, 1921, 1922.
Warren Fletcher, 1923, 1924.
J. E. Howell, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930. Warren Mixon, 1931, 1932.
TAX RECEIVERS.
The following gentlemen have been tax receivers for Irwin County :
William Hall, 1822; Thomas Sel- man, 1823, 1824, 1825; Daniel Mc- Innis, 1826 to 1828; Jeptha Dur- ham, 1828, 1829 ; Benjamine Baker, 1830, 1835; James Fussell, 1838 to 1840; A. L. McCall, 1840 to 1841; Alex Mobley, 1842; William Ken- nedy, 1843; Joseph N. Miller, 1844; James W. Smith, 1845, 1846; Wil- liam Whiddon, 1847; George Paulk, 1848 to 1849; David Grantham, 1850; Asa Rooks, 1851, 1853 ; James Young, 1854, 1856; David L. Mc- Call, 1855; Micajah Paulk, 1857; J. W. McMillan, Tax Receiver James Fletcher, 1858, 1859; Byrd W. Fussell, 1860; R. W. Clements, 1861 to 1863; James Fletcher, 1864, 1866, 1869, 1871; Robert Henderson, 1873;
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James Paulk, 1874; Henry Fletcher, 1875; James Paulk, Sr., 1877, 1879; Jacob R. McCook, 1881; MaNassa Paulk, 1833; D. J. Henderson, 1885 ; J. T. Dix, 1887 ; D. J. Newton, 1889; J. M. Barns, 1891; G. J. Mobley, 1893; D. A. McInnis, 1894; Reason Dorminy, 1895; C. L. Royal, 1896; Jacob J. Paulk, 1898; R. I. Kirkland, 1900 to 1902; Archie McMillan, 1904, 1906; Sam Purvis, 1908; J. A. Royal, 1910, 1912; George W. Tomberlin, 1914; A. G. Young, 1916, 1920; James W. McMillan, 1922 to 1932.
TAX COLLECTORS.
The following gentlemen have been tax collectors of Irwin County :
Redding Hunter, 1822; Jacob Young, 1824; Nathan Gornto, 1825 ; Silaway McCall, 1826, 1829; Red- ding Hunter, 1830, 1832; Abraham McCall, 1833, 1835 ; James Fussell, 1838; A. L. McCall, 1841; Alexan- der Mobley, 1842; William M. Ken- nedy, 1843; James W. Smith, 1845; William Whiddon, 1847; George Paulk, 1848, 1849 ; Jesse C. Sumler, 1850; George Paulk, 1851; John Fletcher, 1852; George W. M. Young, 1853; Jesse J. Luke, 1854; Mose Daniel, Tax Collector. David L. McCall, 1855; James Young, 1856, 1857 ; Macajah Paulk, 1858; B. W. Fussell, 1859; Byrd W. Fussell, 1860; R. W. Clem- ents, 1861, 1862; Asa Rooks, 1864; Mark Pridgen, 1866, 1869; John B. Paulk, 1871; John Griffin, 1873; E. G. Pridgen, 1875; M. W. Paulk, 1877; L. D. Taylor, 1879; John B. Mobley, 1881; S. P. Troop, 1883; L. L. Harper, 1885; William Fletcher, 1887; Wiley Branch, 1889; Jonathan Walker, 1891; James W. Paulk, 1893; William Fletcher, 1895; Jacob R. Paulk, 1896; E. G. Fletcher, 1898, 1900; D. J. Hogan, 1902; W. W. D. Branch, 1904, 1906, 1914, 1916; L. C. Harper, 1908, 1910; Mose Daniel, 1912; George M. Tucker, 1920, 1928; Mose Daniel, 1928, 1932.
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COUNTY SURVEYORS.
The following gentlemen have been elected as surveyors of Irwin County :
Solomon Kinon, 1838; Oscar Edenfield, 1851; Benjamine Sturgiss, 1854; Daniel Blunt, 1856; Drewry Ried, 1857; I. B. Mobley, 1864; James J. Luke, 1869; J. D. Murray, 1875, 1877 ; Daniel Tucker, 1879, 1881; Jacob Fussell, 1883; James Bishop, 1885; Oscar Barron, 1889; R. V. Handley, 1891; M. Barns, 1893 ; E. J. Hogan, 1895, 1900; Sidney Clare, 1900; Jacob Barns, 1904; O. Hogan, 1906; Robert Tucker, 1908; J. L. Dupree, 1910; Roan Roberts, 1912; Jack Irwin, 1914, 1916; J. A. Roberts, 1920.
CORONERS.
The following gentlemen have filled the office of coroner of Irwin County :
David Hunter, 1820; Daniel McDuffie, 1824; Daniel M. Luke, 1837; Jasper M. Luke, 1840; Thomas Smith, 1850; Tobias Boykin, 1856; Isaac Young, 1858; Richard Young, 1859; R. Yancey, 1864; W. W. Poulan, 1871; John Odom, 1873; Harrison Chaney, 1877; W. H. Bishop, 1879; David Clements, 1881; Allen King, 1883; J. F. Seago, 1885; M. G. Smith, 1887; D. C. Hall, 1889 to 1894; Jacob Young, 1895; W. M. Baker, 1896; D. B. Mull, 1898, 1900; William Mc- Cormick, 1902 to 1906; J. L. Ashley, 1908; A. Gaskins, 1910; W. J. Roberts, 1912 to 1920; W. H. Cofield, 1920 to 1932.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
The following gentlemen have held the office of county treasurer of Irwin County :
William Sloan, was appointed by the Inferior Court the first treasurer of the county, which position he held from 1820 to 1827. He was paid $125.00 for said service and doing other county business.
James L. Willcox was appointed in 1830; John McDermit was appointed in February, 1838; William M. Kennedy was appointed in 1843; Reason Paulk, elected in 1869; James Paulk, 1871, 1873; George Whitley, 1875; M. Henderson, Jr., 1877; J. A. J. Henderson, 1879; George Tucker, 1881; E. L.
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Handcock, 1882; John A. Branch, 1885 to 1887 ; B. W. Williams, 1889; John W. Tomberlin, 1891; W. R. Paulk, 1893; Alex McInnis, 1895; James Walker, 1896 to 1898; J. A. Branch, 1900; M. W. Howell, 1902; M. D. Howell, 1904; J. E. Howell, 1906; J. B. Fletcher, 1906, 1908; F. G. E. Paulk, 1910; Marcus Fletcher, 1912; Jacob J. Paulk, 1914; Wiley Harper, 1916. At which time by act of Legislature the office of county treasurer of Irwin County was abolished.
FOREMEN OF THE GRAND JURY.
The following gentlemen have served as foremen for the Grand Juries in Irwin County since the organization of the county to November term, 1930, inclusive :
Samuel Boyed, March term, 1821; Ludd Mobley, June term, 1823; John C. Law, June term, 1824; John C. Law, March term, 1825; John C. Law, December term, 1825; James L. Willcox, June term, 1826; Nathaniel Gornto, December term, 1826; John S. Gilder, April term, 1828; James Willcox, April term, 1829; James L. Willcox, October term, 1829; Ludd Mobley, April term, 1830; Jacob Young, October term, 1830; Jacob Young, October term, 1831; Jacob Young, April term, 1832; Duncan Graham, October term, 1832; Jacob Young, October term, 1833; Jonathan Smith, June term, 1835; Jacob Young, January term, 1836; Shadrick Griffin, April term, 1836; Jacob Young, October term, 1836; James L. Willcox, April term, 1837; Jacob Young, April term, 1838; James L. Willcox, April term, 1839; John Henderson, October term, 1839; Jacob Young, April term, 1840; George R. Ried, October term, 1840 ; William, Boyed, April term, 1841; James L. Willcox, October term, 1841; John Henderson, April term, 1842; George R. Ried, October term, 1842.
John Henderson, April term, 1844; William Sloan, October term, 1844; George R. Ried, April term, 1845; David Branch, April term, 1846; John Henderson, April term, 1847; James Paulk, October term, 1847; John Henderson, March term, 1848 ; John Henderson, October term, 1848; Jonathan Smith, March term, 1849; Jacob Young, September term, 1849; John Hender- son, April term, 1850; Michael J. Horn, October term, 1850; Jacob Young, October term, 1851; Smith Turner, October term,
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1852; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1853; John B. Mobley, October term, 1853; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1854; John Henderson, October term, 1854; George Willcox, April term, 1855; George Paulk, October term, 1855; Samuel D. Fuller, April term, 1856; George Paulk, October term, 1856; Samuel D. Fuller, April term, 1857; James W. Smith, October term, 1857; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1858; William G. Dick- son, October term, 1858; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1859; John Ross, October term, 1859.
William J. Matthews, May term, 1860; George Paulk, No- vember term, 1860; Thomas L. Willcox, November term, 1862; Micheal G. Foster, May term, 1864; O. H. Cook, July term, 1866; John J. Henderson, November term, 1866; O. II. Cook, May term, 1867; Wiley Whitley, November term, 1868; J. O. Fornell, September term, 1869; Jehu Fletcher, March term, 1870; James Paulk, Sr., September term, 1870; A. P. Clements, March term, 1871; Jacob Dorminy, March term, 1872; J. J. Henderson, September term, 1872; James Paulk, March term, 1873; J. J. Henderson, September term, 1873; Willis Dorminy, March term, 1874; William Mobley, October term, 1874; M. W. Paulk, March term, 1875; David Ewing, October term, 1875; David Branch, March term, 1876; George W. Horton, Septem- ber term, 1876; John J. Henderson, March term, 1877; James W. Whiddon, September term, 1877; Marcus Luke, March term, 1878; Joshua W. Paulk, September term, 1878.
Jacob Dorminy, March term, 1879; Marcus Luke, September term, 1879; John J. Henderson, March term, 1880; Llewellyn Story, October term, 1880; Thomas D. Willcox, April term, 1881; John J. Henderson, October term, 1881; Barnady H. Shivers, April term, 1882; Wiley Whitley, October term 1882; James J. Paulk, Sr., April term, 1883; Marcus Luke, October term, 1883; David Ewing, March term, 1884; M. W. Paulk, September term, 1884; M. Henderson, March term, 1885; Thomas D. Willcox, October term, 1885; Daniel Tucker, March term 1886; David Ewing, April term, 1887; Marcus Luke, Oc- tober term, 1887; David Ewing, April term, 1888; T. D. Will- cox, October term, 1888; Llewellyn Story, April term, 1889 ; L. D. Taylor, October term, 1889; T. D. Willcox, April term, 1890; Ben Drew, April adjourned term, 1890; David Ewing, Septem-
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ber adjourned term, 1890; L. D. Taylor, October term, 1891; Alex McInnis, April term, 1892; David Ewing, October term, 1892; J. A. J. Henderson, April term, 1893.
J. Y. Paulk, October term, 1893; R. W. Clements, April term, 1894; D. J. Henderson, April term, 1895; Marcus Luke, October term, 1895; J. B. Clements, April term, 1896; R. W. Clements, November term, 1896; David Ewing, April term, 1897 ; J. A. J. Henderson, November term, 1897 ; D. J. Hender- son, November term, 1898; T. B. Young, April term, 1899; Daniel Tucker, April term, 1900; William IIenderson, Novem- ber term, 1900; J. Y. Paulk, January term, 1901; M. Henderson, September term, 1901; J. A. J. Henderson, March term, 1902; William Henderson, September term, 1902; T. B. Young, March term, 1903; W. T. Paulk, September term, 1903; J. A. J. Henderson, March term, 1904; Henry Harper, September term, 1904; II. W. Bussey, March term, 1905; J. P. Sweat, September term, 1905; J. W. Hanlon, March term, 1906; David Ewing, September term, 1906.
S. R. Sikes, March term, 1907; J. L. Paulk, December term, 1907; J. Y. Paulk, March term, 1908; M. J. Paulk, September term, 1908 ; E. J. Hogan, March term, 1909; J. Y. Paulk, March term, 1910; W. W. D. Branch, September term, 1910; Sam Purvis, March term, 1911; M. J. Paulk, March term, 1912; W. W. D. Branch, September term, 1912; J. E. Howell, March term, 1913 ; Sam Purvis, October term, 1913; J. A. Sutton, April term, 1914; J. A. Sutton, April term, 1915; J. B. Clements, October term, 1915; Sam Purvis, April term, 1916; J. B. Cle- ments, October term, 1916; D. J. Henderson, Sr., April term, 1917; William Henderson, October term, 1917; J. A. Royal, April term, 1918; A. E. Clements, March term, 1919; S. R. Sikes, November term, 1919; J. A. J. Henderson, March term, 1920; J. A. Royal, November term, 1920; S. R. Sikes, March term, 1921; O. J. Clark, November term, 1921.
J. R. Love, March term, 1922; J. L. Paulk, November term, 1922; J. E. Howell, March term, 1923; J. Y. Paulk, November term, 1923; R. T. Turner, February term, 1924; R. T. Turner, November term, 1924; J. M. Willis, February term, 1925; L. R. Tucker, November term, 1925; J. R. Love, April term, 1926; C. A. Walker, November term, 1926; R. V. Paulk, April term,
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ORGANIZATION OF IRWIN COUNTY
1927 ; L. R. Tucker, November term, 1927; J. M. Willis, August term, 1928; J. B. Clements, November term, 1928; J. J. Flanders, February term, 1929; F. G. E. Paulk, August term, 1929; Joe H. Little, November term, 1929; M. J. Paulk, February term, 1930; J. W. Pierce, November term, 1930.
ORDINARIES.
The following gentlemen have held the office of Ordinary since the ordi- nary office was created by the Legis- lature in 1850 :
M. Henderson, Sr., from 1852 to 1858; L. M. Culbert, served until 1869; Wiley Whitley, 1869 to 1877; David Ewing, from 1877 to 1881; T. B. Young, from 1881 to 1885; W. B. Fussell, from 1885 to 1889; M. T. Paulk, from 1889 to 1893; Daniel Tucker, from 1893 to 1897; J. J. Lee, from 1897 to 1903; J. M. Lee, from 1903 to 1904; James Whitley, from 1905 to 1932.
James Whitley, Ordinary.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
The following gentlemen have served as Justices of the Peace in Irwin County :
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