History of White County Illinois, Part 76

Author: Inter-State Publishing Company
Publication date: 1883
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Number of Pages: 831


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for himself a reputation as a physician second to none in the county, besides devoting his energies to the upbuilding of the town and county, the cause of education, churches, Sunday-schools and general progress. He is ever to be found in the van, when the cause of humanity and general progress requires a leader. He is sanguine of the grand future of Southern Illinois, and is engaged in manufacturing brick and lumber, and looks forward with pro- phetic eye to the time when our part of the country will be full of manufacturing industries. Politically he is a Republican, and is an earnest worker in the ranks of that party. The Doctor is a fine specimen of a self-made man. He possesses a fine library; is an in- veterate reader, fluent and scholarly public speaker, and a gentle- man of whom Omaha may well be proud.


William Finley Harrell, son of Benton R. and Dolly E.Harrell, was born in Gallatin County, in August, 1852. He was reared on a farm on the line between Gallatin and White counties. He was married in 1875 to Clara E. Blackard. He has a farm near that of his father. He moved to Omaha in 1880 and ran the Omaha House and a livery and feed stable in connection with his mother-in-law. He returned to his farm and engaged in farming and stock-raising until August, 1882, when he purchased a third interest in the Omaha flouring mills. Mr. Harrell has a family of two boys and one girl.


Columbus M. Hudgins, M. D., was born Sept. 5, 1852, in Saline County, Ill. He was reared on a farm, and attended the public schools. He also attended one term at Hamilton College. He taught school four years and then commenced the study of medi- cine at Keokuk, Iowa. He was there two terms and then prac- ticed until 1879, when he entered the Evansville Medical College, and graduated. He located at New Haven, and remained there two years and a half; then came to Omaha, where he has a good practice. Dr. Hudgins traces his paternal ancestors to England and his maternal to Germany. His parents were from North Carolina, and settled in Tennessee, and in 1826 came to Illinois, and settled in Saline County.


Benjamin Kinsall, son of John and Elizabeth Kinsall, was born in White County, Ill., Sept 30, 1824. His parents were na- tives of Virginia, but removed to Tennessee, and from there to Illinois in 1818. His maternal grandfather, John Hancock, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was with Jackson at New Orleans, in the war of 1812. He also fought the Indians at


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Horse-shoe Bend, Miss., where he was wounded in the leg, carry- ing the ball to his grave. Mr. Kinsall was Justice of the Peace twenty-two years, and Associate Justice of the County Court of Gallatin County six years. Aug. 19, 1845, he married Sarah A. Davis, a native of Tennessee. They have two children-Maurice and Surrilda E., the wife of Silas Cook, County Clerk of Galla- tin County. Mr. Kinsall has been an Elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian church of Omaha twenty-two years. He resides on a fine farm of 700 acres a mile south of Omaha. He is worth $10,000.


Monroe Douglas Kinsall was born in Bear Creek Precinct, Gallatin County, Ill., June 12, 1860. He is the only surviving son of Benjamin and Sarah S. Kinsall. He spent his boyhood days working on the farm and attending the district and village schools in the vicinity of Omaha. He also attended Hamilton Col- lege, McLeansboro, Ill., one term. He taught school two terms. He is at present employed as bookkeeper and salesman for C. Cook & Son. He is unmarried.


John B. Latimer was born in White County, Ill., May 12, 1832. He is a son of Benjamin A. Latimer, for several years a County Commissioner of White County. He was a life-long member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, of which he was an Elder several years, and was sent several times to represent his society in the General Assembly. Mr. Latimer's grandfather was one of the minute-men from Connecticut. He served as Orderly under his father, Colonel Latimer, in many important engagements of the Revolution. He was the Orderly who was sent to New London, Conn., to inform the minute-men of the approach of the British He was wounded in the thigh, which prevented further active ser- vice. He was afterward engaged in a severe personal combat with a tory alone in the woods, whom he captured after receiving a severe wound in the hand by a broadsword. Mr. Latimer's great- grandfather came from England about the middle of the last cent- ury. He traces his genealogy direct from Bishop Latimer, who was martyred during the reign of Queen Elizabeth for his belief in the Protestant religion. Mr. Latimer's father came to White County in 1844. He was married in 1854 to Martha Bryant, of White County. They have three children. Mr. Latimer served three years in the late war under Grant, participating in the battles of Fort Donelson and Fort Henry and Shiloh. He was engaged in farming till 1871, when he moved to Omaha and ran the Latimer


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House. He served one year as Justice of the Peace. He is at present one of the proprietors of the Omaha flouring mills.


Samuel D. Lewis, son of Philip and Hester L. Lewis, was born in Lawrence County, Ill., in 1852. His grandparents were from England and Scotland, and settled in North Carolina in early colonial times. His parents moved to Kentucky, and from there in 1815 to Illinois. His father was one of the pioneers of Eastern Illinois, being one of the earliest settlers of Lawrence County. Mr. Lewis was educated in the public schools. When twenty- one years of age he commenced the study of telegraphy, at Farm- ington, Iowa. His health failing, he returned to the farm and remained two years. He then went to Texas and taught penman- ship in Wilderville, Snowsville and Hampton; then worked on a cotton farm awhile, after which he returned to Lawrenceville, Ill., and continued the study of telegraphy, and also dealt in grain. May 1, 1876, he took charge of the telegraph office at Omaha, where he still remains. He is a very faithful agent, attending to all the duties of his office, and has had charge of several mail routes; is also dealing in grain, game, etc. Jan. 21, 1876, Mr. Lewis married Maggie Lane, of Bridgeport, Ill. They have three children-Luella, Carrie and Pearl, ages six, four and one.


Joseph H. Moore, M. D., was born in Catawba County, N. C., in January, 1856. His great-grandfather came from Scotland in early colonial days. His grandfather was one of the early pioneers of Western North Carolina, and was one of the minute-men in the Revolution. Mr. Moore was educated at Rutherford College, Happy Home, N. C. He taught school a year and then went to South Carolina, and worked in a saw-mill, and ran a cotton-gin, by which he earned the money to begin his medical education. He studied with Dr. Ferrell, of New Jersey, eighteen months, and then attended the United States Medical College at New York City. After practicing a year at home, in Hickory, N. C., he attended the American Medical College, St. Louis, Mo., where he graduated in May, 1879. After settling up his business at home, he went to Lincoln County, Ky., and practiced a few months. In September, 1880, he bought the property of I. M. Asbery, in Omaha, and has since resided here. He has built a fine drug store, and is running it in connection with his practice. May 18, 1881, he married America J. Bradford, of Pendleton Co., Ky.


Granville R. Pearce, son of Elisha and A. J. Pearce, was born July 31, 1849, in Indian Creek Township, White Co., Ill. He was


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educated in the public schools of Roland. He remained on the farm till eighteen years of age, when he engaged in the wool-card- ing business with his father, at Roland. He then worked on the farm three years, after which he was in the flour-mill of Porter & Rice. Roland; came to Omaha and built the flour-mill here under the firm name of G. R. Pearce & Co. Since retiring from the flouring mill, he has been engaged in wheat-threshing and running a saw-mill. Mr. Pearce was married in 1860 to Margaret J. Win- frey, of White County.


Philip C. Quigley, son of Aaron Quigley, was born in Gallatin County, Oct. 7, 1841. He was reared on a farm and received a common-school education. He enlisted in the late war when twenty years of age. He was with Grant at the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and Shiloh. He was afterward with Thomas at Spanish Fort and. Fort Blakely. He was captured at Holly Springs, Miss., and sent to St. Louis, Mo., when he was paroled and exchanged, arriving at Vicksburg on the day of the surrender. He was with the land forces who supported Farragut at Mobile, Ala .; went from there by ship to Galveston, Texas, and from there to Houston; from there to Springfield, Ill., where he was mustered out, having served four years and five months. Mr. Quigley was married at the age of twenty-six to Nancy J. Eubanks. They have three children. Mr. Quigley owns a farm of seventy acres. He is also engaged in the manufacture of wagons, buggies, plows, etc.


Edward Rice, son of Archibald B. and Nancy M. Rice, was born June 26, 1845. His great-grandfather, Ebenezer Rice, was a native of Wales, and was a missionary to the Chickasaw Indians near Memphis in 1799. He put his goods on a flat-boat at the head of the Ohio and floated down that river and the Mississippi to his destination. His grandfather, Joel Rice, was born in Vermont; the first word he spoke was in the Indian language. He was in the Black Hawk war and went to California in 1848, during the gold excitement. He made money and returned via New Orleans in 1850 to his home in White County, Ill. He named Sacramento, Ill., in honor of the Sacramento Valley. Edward was reared on a farm and attended the public-schools. At breaking out of the late war he was undecided whether to enter the army or go to the High School. His father settled the matter by sending him to Hamilton College, McLeansboro. In 1868 he attended the Evansville Business Col- lege, where he graduated; then entered the dry-goods house of Martin & Rice, as bookkeeper, remaining with them three years.


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He then went to Omaha, Neb., and kept books for J. J. Brown & Bro. two years, when he returned to Roland, Ill., and was em- ployed by Porter & Rice. In 1878 he came to Omaha, and en- gaged with his brother-in-law, Thomas Martin, in the dry-goods business, the firm name being Martin & Rice. He is a very ener- getic worker and a prominent political man in a quite way. June 26, 1872, he married Grace G. Mount, of Tennessee. They have four children-Rollo, Estella Florence, Mabel Claire and Laura Edith.


Isaac T. Trusty, son of Henry and Elizabeth Trusty, was born in Tennessee, July 31, 1825. His parents moved to White County, Ill., when he was two years of age. Isaac T. was reared to the hardships of a pioneer farmer, having but a'limited education. He was married Dec. 23, 1848, to Elizabeth Wilson. He moved to Gallatin County in 1850 and entered eighty acres of Government land. He now has a large and valuable farm. Mr. Trusty has always taken an active part in all public improvements. He uni- ted with the Methodist church in 1841. He is a member of the Omaha Lodge, I. O. O. F. He has been Constable several years. Mr. and Mrs. Trusty have reared a family of eight children. The eldest, William C., was a school teacher several years, and is at present one of the proprietors of the flouring mills at Equality, Ill.


William H. Walters, son of Charles and Nancy Walters, was born in Montgomery County, Tenn., March 21, 1849. His parents came to Illinois in 1861. Mr. Walters received a common-school education. He is one of Gallatin County's most industrious farmers. He has served very acceptably as Constable five years, and Deputy Sheriff three years. He resides on his farm one-half mile west of Omaha.


H. P. Bozarth, born in White Oak Precinct, Gallatin Co., Ill., Feb. 2, 1852, is a son of Franklin and Lucretia Bozarth. His paternal ancestors were from France and Ireland. His mother's ancesters, the Pinnells, were from England and Scotland. All em- igrated to America in the early Colonial times. His Grandfather Bozarth was among the first pioneer settlers in the vicinity of Equality, Gallatin Co., Ill. His father entered Government land at $1.25 per acre, and by hard work and economy succeeded in making a fine farm of 200 acres. Mr. Bozarth labored on the farm in summer and attended the public schools in the winter. He made good use of his time and succeeded in becoming proficient in


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Ray's Third Arithmetic at the early age of thirteen years. He obtained a portion of his education by study at home, frequently taking his book to the field to study while his team was resting. He began teaching in the common schools of Pope County, Ill., at the early age of seventeen, and has taught almost continually since that time. In 1872 he entered the Ewing High School in Frank- lin County for one term. In 1873 he attended Prof. John Turren- tine's school at Enfield. In the autumn of the same year he assisted Prof. W. I. Davis in his select school at Omaha, Ill. He was mar- ried April 9, 1874, to Sarah M. Wolfe, of Hamilton County, Ill. In the fall of 1874 he entered the Omaha public school as Principal; held that position two terms, and has taught select schools four terms. Taught one select school at Norris City, and three terms in the public schools at Roland, White Co. In 1875 he moved his family to Carbondale and attended the Southern Illinois Uni- versity a year. In 1881 Mr. Bozarth was appointed Superinten- dent of Schools of Gallatin County for one year. Mr. Bozarth is the owner of two improved farms in White County, besides some lands in Gallatin. He has some nice property in Omaha, where he now resides. He has a fine library and a pleasant home, and family of wife and three children --- Jonnie, Charles Edwin, and Willie, aged respectively seven, four, and one. Mr. Bozarth has been for seve- ral years a member of M. E. church, A. F. & A. M. and I. O.O. F.


Silas Cook, son of Charles and Nancy J. Cook, was born in White County, Ill., Feb. 20, 1854. He was very industrious and persevering both at home and in school. He graduated from the Evansville Commercial College at the age of eighteen, having at- tended only one term. His father started him in business, and, being very successful, his father went in partnership with him, the firm being C. Cook & Son. Mr. Cook was married in 1879 to Surrilda E., daughter of J. Kinsall. They have two children- Lillie and Eula. Mr. Cook was elected, almost without opposition, on the Democratic ticket, in 1882, County Clerk of Gallatin County. He already owns considerable property, and has the prospect of a bright future.


William Ezra Ferrell was born near Independence, Saline Co., Ill., May 17, 1849. His early life was spent on the farm and in attending the public school. At the age of twenty he com- menced teaching, and has since followed that avocation in con- nection with farming. He is now serving his fourth term as Prin- cipal of the Omaha schools. His grandparents were among the


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first settlers of this county, coming here froin North Carolina in 1800. He was married Sept. 25, 1870, to L. J. Porter, daughter of Dr. J. A. Porter. They have one danghter-Effie J., aged nine years. Mr. Ferrell attended a select school in 1871 at Gol- conda, taught by Prof. Newcomb, one of the best Normal teach- ers in the State. In 187S he attended Hamilton College, Mc- Leansboro. He owns a good farm adjoining Omaha, and is now Township Treasurer. He has been a member of the United Bap- tist church since 1870.


Charles R. Galloway, born Jan. 10, 1850, is a son of Dr. D. W. and Malinda J. Galloway. His father was reared in Kentucky, but when twenty-one came to Illinois, settling on a farm in White County, where he still resides. He has reared a large family of which Charles R. is the eldest. Charles R. was married July 16, 1868, to Brunett J. Pearce. She died, leaving one daughter- Virginia E. Jan. 30, 1875, he married Sylvestra J. McMurtry, of Roland. They have one child-Dora May, aged four years. In 1874 Mr. Galloway was employed as engineer in the flouring mill of D. M. Porter, and was afterward promoted to chief miller. In January, 1882, he came to Omaha to take an interest in the mills of J. B. Latimer & Co. IIe is building a nice house here and in- tends making Omaha his permanent home.


William E. Gregg, son of Franklin A. and Nancy C. Gregg, was born in Hamilton County, Ill., Dec. 24, 1857. His paternal grandparents were natives of Germany and immigrated to South Carolina early in the State's history, and from there to Illinois. llis maternal grandparents were from Virginia, his Grandfather Eubanks being one of the pioneers of White County. William E. attended school in the summer and worked on the farm in the winter, but being quick to learn and making good use of his time he always stood at the head of his classes. He was often advised to teach, but preferring a mercantile life he entered the dry-goods house of Henry Wakeford, Norris City. He afterward was employed by C. M. Ferrell & Co., Elizabethtown, Ill. About two years ago he came to Omaha to work in the branch store of Swafford Bros. A short time ago he left them and is now engaged in farming and dealing in stock.


Thomas Martin, born in West Franklin, Posey County, Ind., Oct. 1, 1836, is a son of Alfred and Rachel Martin. His Grand- father Martin emigrated to Indiana from South Carolina in 1810. IIe lived on his father's farm, attending the subscription schools


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during his early life. He followed flat boating and trading on the Ohio River three years. In 1863 he commenced buying stock in Illinois and driving it to Indiana. He thus made acquaintances in White County and located at Brockett's Mill. After a residence there of about eight years he came to Omaha and is at present one of the partners of the firm of Martin & Rice. He first married Sarah V. Riley, daughter of Charles Riley, editor of the Cairo Sun. She died in 1863, leaving a daughter-Ratie, now assistant teacher in the Omaha schools. He next married Nancy C. Rice, of White County. Mr. Martin's maternal grandfather was a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the Constitution of Indiana, and was a member of the Indiana State Legislature.


Leonard E. Quigley was born in Gallatin County, Ill., Nov. 27, 1835. He remained on the farm till twenty-one years of age and then attended the public schools and obtained a good education. He then taught till the breaking out of the late war. In August, 1861, he entered the service of the United States as a private; was pro- moted four times, and when discharged was First Lieutenant. He was in all the important battles of the army of the Mississippi, in- cluding Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. He was mustered out Dec. 6, 1865. He then returned home and engaged in farming and teaching school till 1874, when he came to Omaha and bought out a hotel. In 1882 he built the finest hotel and residence in this part of the country, where he now resides. He was married Aug. 22, 1866, to Edna, daughter of Dr. James Porter. Mr. Quigley's great-grandfather was from Ireland. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. His maternal grandfather came from Scotland and settled in North Carolina.


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Mayors Of Carmi Since 1873 .. .


1873 Dr. E. L. Stewart, doctor, druggist, postmaster.


1875 Ross Graham, attorney.


1877 Leroy L. Staley, miller and grocer.


1879 Dr. Christian Cook, physician.


1881 Orlando Burrell, contractor, county judge eight years, sheriff four years, Congressman two years, mayor eight years.


1883 George W. Wissinger, druggist.


1885 Frank E. Hay, banker


1887 Dr. John M. Minick, physician.


1889 Simon Grant, owner of brick yard.


1891 Simon Grant.


1893 George D. Wheatcroft, owner of sawmill.


1895 Jasper Partridge, attorney.


1897 George C. Ziegler, partner in barrel and stave factory.


1899 Harvey H. Crozier, grain dealer.


1901 Orlando Burrell.


1903 Orlando Burrell.


1905 Orlando Burrell


1907 F. M. Parish, attorney.


1909 Claude M. Barnes, furniture dealer, land owner.


1911 Thomas H. Land, grain dealer, farm owner.


1913 John C. Stokes, manager of tele- phone company.


1915 Dr. Frank Sibley, physician.


1917 Dr. Frank Sibley, who resigned to


go to army. Vacancy filled on January 7, 1917, by Ralph Ben- son, who was in the milling busi- ness.


1919 Tom W. Hall, banker.


1921 Dr. Frank Sibley.


1923 W. F. Elliott, auto dealer.


1925 W. F. Elliott.


1927 Fred J. Reinwald, poultry and feed dealer.


1929 Fred J. Reinwald.


1931 Kelly P. Staiger, photographer.


1932 Jesse Grissom, poultry dealer, for- mer sheriff, took over February 23, 1932, after an election contest. 1933 Kelly P. Staiger.


1935 Kelly P. Staiger.


1937 Dr. George T. Proctor, dentist.


1939 Dr. George T. Proctor.


1941 C. F. (Bud) Rebstock, auto dealer, oil and gasoline distributor.


1945 C. F. (Bud) Rebstock.


1949 A. J. Brandt, farm implement dealer.


1953 A. J. Brandt.


1957 J. Robert Randolph, engineer, auto dealer.


1961 J. Robert Randolph.


1965 Laurence C. Boehringer, semi- retired business man, auto sales- man.


1969 Millage Carter, teacher, Circuit Clerk 16 years.


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COUNTY OFFICIALS SINCE 1816


COUNTY CLERKS


James Ratcliff 1816-1848


Isaac Mitchell


1848-1851


R. S. Graham


1851-1864


John G. Powell


1864-1870


William H. Pearce


1870-1880


John R. Kuykendall


1880-1890


William P. Tuley


1890-1899


Edgar Brown 1899-1906


Matthew Martin 1906-1926


Clyde P. Stone . 1926-1933


Raymond Austin


1933-1942


Charles B. Lamp


1942-1954


John L. Whetstone 1954-1966


Bill D. Dosher


1966-


SHERIFFS


Benjamin R. Smith


1816-1820


Daniel Hay


820-1824


George B. Hargrave


1824-1830


Hosea Pearce


830-1840


John Phipps 1840-1846


John B. Blackford 1846-1848


Abraham C. Miller


1848-1850


D. G. Hay 1850-1851


George R. Logan 1851-1853


William S. Eubanks


1853-1856


John G. Powell


1856-1858


T. W. Stone 1858-1860


John G. Powell 1860-1862


T. W. Stone 1862-1864


Thomas J. Renshaw


1864-1866


J. D. Martin


1866-1868


D. P. Eubanks


1868-1870


Hail Storms 1870-1874


Thomas I. Porter 1874-1878


D. P. Eubanks


1878-1880


Leroy L. Staley


1880-1886


Orlando Burrell


1886-1890


Wyatt Williams


1890-1894


John B. Hutchison


1894-1898


Gene Ackerman


1898-1902


Joe Connery


1902-1906


Jess Grissom


1906-1910


Charles Frazier 1910-1914


George Morgan 1914-1918


Charles Gibbs 1918-1922


Oscar Phillips 1922-1926


Jess Grissom 1926-1930


Charles Gibbs 1930-1934


Chester Pyle


1934-1938


Tommy Thomas 1938-1942


Noel Mccullough


1942-1946


Kenneth Cole 1946-1950


J. D. (Bud) Griffith 1950-1954


Kenneth Cole 1954-1958


Norwood F. Proctor


1958-1962


Charles Frazier 1962-1966


Hayward E. Mobley


1966-1970


Roy Poshard, Jr.


1970-


SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS


John Phipps 1835-1846


Wm. S. Hay 1846-1847


Henry P. Anderson


1847-1848


Alex F. Trousdale 1848-1851


R. S. Graham


1851-1860


TREASURERS


Daniel Hay 1816-1819


Benjamin R. Smith 1819


John McHenry 1819-1824


James Higginson


1824-1828


George McHenry 1828-1830


David Philips 1830-1832


Nathaniel Blackford 1832-1834


John McCoun 1834-1836


Nathaniel Blackford


1836-1838


Milton B. Gowdy


1838-1840


William Little 1840-1844


James T. Ratcliff 1844-1849


D. Hay 1849-1851


Joseph Meador 1851-1853


J. B. Byram


1853-1857


J. S. Anderson


1857-1859


Thomas J. Renshaw


1859-1863


A. R. Logan


1863-1867


Michael S. Brockett


1867-1869


James B. Allen


1869-1871


B. F. Logan


1871-1877


James H. Shipley


1877-1878


E. W. Gaston


1878-1882


A. S. Harsha


1882-1886


S. J. Wilson 1886-1890


Thomas J. Mathews 1890-1894


L. S. Blue


1894-1898


William A. Raglin


1898-1902


George W. Clark


1902-1906


John Wilson 1906-1910


Jess Grissom 1910-1914


Fred Puntney 1914-1918


Charles Frazier 1918-1924


Edwin Spence 1924-1926


W. W. Williams 1926-1930


Edwin Spence 1930-1933


Martin Ziegler


1933-1934


Paul A. Ziegler


1934-1938


Baylus Hargrave


1946-1950


Walter Brown


1950-1954


W. D. Morris 1954-1958


Raymond Spence


1958-1962


J. T. Gwaltney


1962-1966


Charles Frazier 1966-1970


Chester Carter


1970-


SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS


R. S. Graham 1860-1863


J. I. McClintock


1863-1869


Ahart Harsha 1869-1873


James 1. McClintock 1877-1885


Commodore White 1885-1891


Thomas Fuller


1891-1895


Everett McCallister


1895-1907


Vol W. Smith


1907-1914


James Smith 1914-1915


Charles Mossberger


1915-1919


D. L. Boyd


919-1923


R. E. McKinnies


1923-1927


Harry E. Puntney


1927-1939


Hubert Sutton


1939-1951


Walter L. Puckett 1951-1955


Harry E. Puntney 1955-1959


Richard Travis


1959-


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1938-1942


W. L. Gowdy 1942-1946


Roscoe Duckworth


COUNTY OFFICIALS SINCE 1816


COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGES


James Ratcliff 1816-1848


Solomon Vories


1848-1852


Reuben Emerson 1852-1856




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