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Sleep on, ye brave. The shrieking shell The quaking trench, the startled yell, The fury of the battle hell Shall wake you not, for all is well.
Sleep peacefully for all is well. Your flaming torch aloft we bear, With burning heart and oath we swear To keep the faith, to fight it through, To crush the foe or sleep with you In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields.
(An Answer by James M. Porter.)
And in our hearts eternal love shall glow
For all those crosses, row on row,
That mark your place ; and in the sky The Dove of Peace shall ever fly ---
Silenced now the guns below. Dear noble dead, you sleep today
Where poppies grow, and though generations go Your deeds live on.
For your great sacrifice we've wept, Yet in our grief 'tis grand to know we've kept The faith with those who slept In Flanders fields.
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We came to aid you 'gainst the foe,
America with hearts aglow
And outstretched hands to grasp the torch you'd throw
And thrust it high.
Ever shall we hold it there, and woe to those who ever dare
To cast it low.
Rest then in peace, the task we'll do
For Liberty, for Us, for You,
In Flanders fields.
Summary.
From "Statistical Summary of the War with Germany" prepared by Colonel Leonard P. Ayres, authorized by the War Department, is extracted the following which, of course, is of interest to our readers :
Among each 100 Americans five took up arms in defense of the country.
During the Civil War ten out of every 100 inhabitants of the North- ern States served as soldiers or sailors. In that struggle 2,400,000 men served in the Northern army and the navy.
Between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, when the armistice went into effect, 4,800,000 men constituted our land and naval forces. Yet a force proportional to that put forth by the North during the Civil War would have produced nearly 10,000,000 American fighting men.
The British sent to France in their first year of the war more men than did the United States in the first twelve months. On the other hand, it took England three years to reach a strength of 2,000,000 men in France, while the United States was able to place that number across the seas in one-half that time.
The organization of an immense army as that of the United States. its equipment and transportation across the ocean has never been equaled in the history of the world.
Two out of every three American soldiers who reached France took part in battle. The number that reached France was 2,084,000 and out of these 1,300,000 were engaged at the front. -
American divisions were in battle for 200 days and engaged in thirteen major operations from the middle of August until the armistice.
The American divisions held during the greater part of the time a
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front longer than that held by the British in October. The American divisions held 101 miles of line, or twenty-three per cent of the entire western front.
In the battle of Saint Milhiel 550,000 Americans were engaged, as compared with 100,000 on the North side in the battle of Gettysburg.
The artillery fired more than 1,000,000 shells in four hours, which is the most intense concentration of artillery fire recorded in the history of the world.
The Meuse-Argonne battle lasted forty-seven days, during which 1,200,000 American troops were engaged.
"During the period of hostilities two out of every 100 American sol- diers were killed or died of disease. The total battle death of all nations in this war was greater than the total of all the deaths of all the wars in the previous 100 years.
For every man killed in battle seven were wounded.
Five out of every six men sent to hospitals on account of wounds were cured and returned to duty.
In the expeditionary forces battle deaths were twice as many as death from disease.
The number 'of American lives lost was 122,500, of which about 10,000 were in the navy and the rest in the army and marines attached to it.
The war cost of America was $21,850,000,000, or approximately $1,000,000 an hour. The greatest number of men sent over seas in a single month was 306,000 and the largest returned home in a single month at the time of the report was 333,000.
The supplies shipped from the United States to France was 7,500,000 tons in nineteen months.
The registration of men for the draft was 24,234,021 and of these 2,810,296 were inducted into service. The largest number inducted into the service in a single month was 400,000.
In the matter of expenditure in wars, it is interesting to note some comparisons between the cost of former American wars and that with Germany. It has never been possible to estimate exactly the cost of any war in money. The Mexican war is supposed to have cost $173,358,000 and the Civil War about $6,000,000,000.
It will be noted that the cost of the Civil War was about the same as the amount of the Fourth Liberty Loan in the present war. In the
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Fourth Liberty Loan the city of New York alone subscribed $1,482,078,- 650-more than eight times the cost of the Mexican War, and all the Federal Reserve districts except that of Dallas, Texas, subscribed as much, and some of them several times more to the Fourth Liberty Loan than the cost of the Mexican War. The Chicago district subscribed $969,- 209,000, the Cleveland district $702,059,800, the Boston district $632,221,- 850, and the Philadelphia district $598,763,650.
These figures indicate the tremendous strides, in the matter of accumulation of wealth which have been made in the United States.
CHAPTER XXVIII
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
BRANCHES AND AUXILIARIES-OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES-FIRST WAR FUND DRIVE-MEMBERSHIP DRIVE-OFFICERS OF HARRISON COUNTY CHAPTER- LIFE MEMBERSHIP-HOME SERVICE SECTION-PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT -RED CROSS PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE-JUNIOR RED CROSS.
Harrison County Chapter includes all Harrison County, consisting of sixteen branches and seventeen auxiliaries. Following is a list of the branches with their auxiliary, chairmen of each and date of organization:
Akron, W. E. Riley, November, 1917, secretary, Miss Amy Bishop. Andover Auxiliary, Mrs. Mattie Hill, May 9, 1918.
Cainsville, Forest Lawhead, Ed Girdner, July 8, 1917; secretary treasurer, Mrs. Florence Oxford.
Mount Moriah, Mrs. Kate Sellers, W. P. Chambers, September 8, 1917. Secretary, Mrs. Cora Price, Mrs. Bruna Taylor.
Eagleville, G. D. Cramer, July 14, 1917. Secretary, Mrs. J. C. Barber. Auxiliary, Hobbs Chapel, Hesse Edwards, July 2, 1918. Auxiliary, Otter- bien, Mrs. C. V. Anderson, July 11, 1918.
Blythedale, G. C. Zingerle, Mrs. Ralph Scott and Mrs. Carrie Officer, July 15, 1917. Secretary, Mrs. L. G. Sullivan. Auxiliary, Donaby, Mrs. Mat Mullins, August 15, 1918.
Ridgeway, W. A. Miner, O. P. Bennett, February 5, 1918. Secretary, S. G. Stanley, Miss Hammitt, Mrs. Lloyd Spragg.
New Hampton, W. A. Denny, October 30, 1917. Secretary, Mrs. H. B. Henton. Auxiliaries, Commercial Club, S. W. W. Club, W. C. T. U., Round Table Club, October 30, 1918.
Martinsville, Mrs. J. W. Rice, August 23, 1917. Secretary, Miss Lucile Baldwin. Washington Township, C. M. Potoot, July 23, 1917. Sec- retary, J. R. Carter. Auxiliary, Wesley Chapel, Maud Carter. Muddy Valley. Mount Olive, January 16, 1918.
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Matkins, T. J. Kelley, August 24, 1917. Secretary, Mrs. W. L. Musick.
Pawnee, Mrs. B. C. White, November 29, 1917. Secretary, Ada Jones. Gilman City, T. A. Norris, July 8, 1917. Secretary, Mrs. Beulah T. Williams.
Melbourne, T. A. Brown, March 24, 1918. A. V. Spillman, secretary.
Blue Ridge, Mrs. Lura Higgins, Charles Cole, March 21, 1918. Sec- retary, Mrs. Loie Brandom, Mrs. Deila Field.
Hatfield, Alex Thompson, July 2, 1917. Secretary, Mrs. A. C. Nelson. Brooklyn, Mrs. John Barnett, July 12, 1918. Secretary, Mrs. J. C. Todd.
Harrison County Chapter Auxiliaries at Bethany, P. E. D., Nelle K. Sutton, November 19, 1917; Bethany Knitting Club, Mrs. C. A. Sherer, August 17, 1917; Coterie Club, Mrs. L. G. Prentiss, December 21, 1917; Oak Leaf Club, Mrs. S. M. Hillyard, August 7, 1918; Mitchelville Aid, Mrs. Frank Burris, May 2, 1918; Gardner Club, Miss Eliza Neff, August, 1918.
Historical Committee, Mrs. E. W. Prentiss, Mrs. J. E. Noll, Doctor Francis, E. R. Burgess, Mrs. T. E. Stone, Mrs. F. L. Sawyers.
The week of June 17-23, 1917, was the week set aside for the first war fund drive for the Red Cross. There being no organization in Harri- son County, a meeting was called at the home of F. T. Harvey. Several persons responded to this call, and F. T. Harvey was elected temporary chairman and V. E. Yates temporary secretary. A petition signed by all present was sent to the Southwestern Division of the American Red Cross at Saint Louis, asking permission to organize a permanent Red Cross Chapter in Harrison County. The request was granted and a meeting was called at Odd Fellows Hall June 27, 1917, when a permanent chapter of the American Red Cross was perfected in Harrison County.
The following officers were elected for the year of 1917: V. E. Yates, chairman; William A. Miner, vice-chairman; Mrs. W. P. Bryant, secre- tary ; Mrs. T. E. Stone, treasurer. Plans were at once formed to conduct a county campaign, to secure funds for the American Red Cross. This resulted in a sum being raised of nearly $4,000.00. Also sixteen branches and seventeen auxiliaries were organized in a few months.
The first war fund drive was conducted in July. Amount raised, $4,000.00. The first Red Cross membership drive was conducted in De- cember, 1917. Chairman, John Ross. Members secured, 6,420. The
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second war fund drive was conducted in May, 1918. Chairman, W. C. Cole. Amount raised, $18,965.23. The second membership drive was conducted in December, 1918. Chairman, John Ross. Members secured, 14,612. Third membership drive was conducted in December, 1919. Chair- man, John Ross. Members secured, 100. Fourth membership drive con- ducted in December, 1929. Chairman, W. E. Todd. Members secured, 699.
Besides our membership and war fund drives, money was raised by donation, sales and entertainments. The fifth membership drive is now on at the time this is being written with Garland Wilson as chairman.
Officers of the Harrison County Chapter: Chairman, V. E. Yates. Vice-chairman, W. A. Miner, serving until March, 1919, succeeded by John Ross.
Secretary, Mrs. W. P. Bryant, serving until April, 1918, succeeded by Mrs. J. E. Noll.
Treasurer, Mrs. T. E. Stone.
Chairman of Woman's Work, Mrs. E. W. Prentiss.
Chairman of Surgical Dressings, Dr. Frances E. R. Burgess.
Chairman of Knitting, Mrs. Charles Sherer.
Chairman of Hospital Garments, Mrs. Hila Walker. Assistants, Mrs. C. V. Henderson, Mrs. George Neff.
Chairman of Home Service, Mrs. Charles Bridges, succeeded by Mrs. F. L. Sawyers.
Chairman of Nursing, Mrs. L. G. Prentiss, succeeded Dr. Frances E. R. Burgess.
Chairman of Junior Red Cross, Nelle K. Sutton, succeeded by E. Newton Carter.
Chairman of Conservation, Mrs. William Rolkeke.
Chairman of Publicity, Mrs. E. W. Prentiss, succeeded by Mrs. J. E. Noll and V. E. Yates.
Chairman of Canteen, T. E. Stone.
Chairman of Civilian Relief, Mrs. L. Layman, succeeded by William Roleke.
Life Membership .- A. number of Harrison County citizens hold life membership in the Red Cross, but the record containing a part of these has been misplaced and a full roster can not be given. Among them are: D. C. Deal, Bethany; William Dunn, Bethany; Edgar Skinner, Bethany ; E. S. Miner, Bethany ; Dr. F. L. Sawyers, Bethany ; John S. Slatten, Beth- any; J. B. Slemons, Bethany; J. C. Wilson, Bethany; Dr. L. R. Webb,
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Bethany; H. P. Canaday, Blythedale; W. E. Cole, Bethany ; John L. Cole, Bethany ; F. M. Spragg, Ridgeway; Dr. F. H. Broyles, Bethany ; Mrs. F. H. Broyles, Bethany ; Elizabeth Broyles, Bethany ; T. E. Stone, Bethany ; Alex. Thompson, Hatfield; J. W. Wyant, Eagleville; William Johnson, New Hampton.
Physician in service in World War: Dr. J. J. Chipp, New Hampton.
Dentists: V. V. Hinkle, Ridgeway; J. W. Chiles, Ridgeway; C. B. Treasure, Ridgeway ; M. J. Quinlan, Gilman City.
Veterinarians: Doctor Bolin, Ridgeway ; Dr. O. W. Kirby, Ridgeway ; Dr. Lloyd Ury, Ridgeway.
Nurses: Miss Theo Bennet, Ridgeway ; Miss Ruth Bennet, Ridgeway ; Miss Lou Hudson, Gilman City.
Christmas Parcel Committee, 1918 .- The Christmas Parcel Commit- tee, which had charge of all packages sent overseas for Christmas in 1918, consisted of Mrs. C. B. Henderson, chairman; Mrs. F. M. Frisby, Mrs. F. L. Sawyers, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs. James Hampton, Mrs. E. S. Hubbard and Miss Zola Myers. This was a very important committee and was domiciled in the directors' room of the First National Bank. They gave unsparingly of their time to assist those who wanted to send Christmas parcels to their loved ones serving at the front. A very accurate record was kept of these parcels, to whom and by whom sent, but that record is not available, probably having been taken by the chairman when she moved from Harrison County.
Home Service Section.
In the early days of the World War the American Red Cross under its congressional charter and by the confidence reposed in it by the Ameri- can people was charged with the task of safeguarding the welfare of the homes of our fighting men, and when the war broke out it was apparent to everyone that no one could fight well if he was worrying about his dependents at home.
The Home Service Section of the American Red Cross was organized for the purpose of reducing such worry to the minimum. It was the business of Home Service Sections to take the places of soldiers and sailors in their homes as far as possible, giving moral, financial or other assistance when needed. The Home Service Section of the Harrison County Chapter of the American Red Cross was organized June 27, 1917,
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with Mrs. Charles Bridges as chairman. As the demands for work of this kind were so few at that time no other representative was appointed.
During the war Harrison County sent 820 persons into service. These and their dependents constituted the field of work of the Harrison County Chapter. Most of these families were entirely able to care for their own needs. The Home Service Section rendered assistance of various kinds to 225 families.
Financial aid was given 115 families, partly as loans, partly as gifts. Funds for this work were provided by the Harrison County Chapter.
In October, 1920, Mrs. F. L. Sawyers became chairman, and today more than three years after the armistice, and contrary to expectation, the army of disabled men is constantly increasing and the Red Cross ob- ligation to them is growing in proportion. After demoblization American Red Cross responsibility for supplementing governmental provisions look- ing to the safe re-establishment and self-support of the ex-service man was not abated.
Production Department.
When the government called upon the women of America to help with the war work, thousands of Harrison County women responded promptly, and were organized into a loyal and. enthusiastic body of Red Cross war workers. Mrs. E. W. Prentiss was elected Director of Women's Work.
The Production Department was the first section of the Red Cross to begin work and was, perhaps, the most active of the departments of the Red Cross Chapter during the war.
There were four divisions of work in this department: surgical dress- ings, hospital garments, knitting and refugee relief.
The surgical dressings division was supervised by Dr. Frances Bur- gess. Most of the branches assisted with this work which continued from September, 1917, until the official closing of the war work. The output from this division was 122,227 surgical dressings.
Hospital garments were made under the supervision of Mrs. John G. Walker, beginning in September, 1917, and continuing until July, 1919. The women of America by that time had all of the warehouses belonging to the Red Cross in America and in France filled with a reserve stock of hospital supplies, garments and dressings. The output from this divi- sion was 69,451 hospital garments.
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Knitting Division .- When the Red Cross Chapter was formally organ- ized, a large number of women, already organized with Mrs. C. A. Sherer as chairman, and doing fine work as Navy League Knitters, loyally and patriotically became Red Cross workers. Mrs. C. A. Sherer was ap- pointed supervisor of knitting with Mrs. E. H. Frisby as assistant and the task of securing material began. This proved to be a most difficult matter. Finally, in October, 1917, women and children, with great enthusiasm, were busy. Oh, how they did knit. The telephone in the home of the Director of Women's Work and Supplies was nearly rung off the wall. The entire output was 4,044 knitted garments, including sweaters, socks, helmets, wristlets and mufflers. All branches and auxiliaries rendered excellent service and the Chapter as a whole rendered splendid service both in amount and quality of work.
Refugee relief work was under the direction of Mrs. John G. Walker and was combined with the hospital garment work during the latter part of the war. Three thousand, nine hundred and twenty-six garments rep- resented the output from this division.
The grand total output from the four divisions of the Production Department from September 17 1917, to July 15, 1919, was 199,648 gar- ments.
Many women put patriotic service before all other consideration and hundreds were entitled to receive the certificates which, in recogni- tion of loyal service to the nation, were awarded through the Red Cross. Of thousands of women can be said as was said of one of old, "She hath done what she could." No reward, no remuneration, was expected-only a duty performed-that was the reward.
The Harrison County Red Cross Chapter was indebted to the Harri- son County Bank for the use of their work room for nearly two years; to the Farmer's Telephone Company for the free use of the telephone; to Verne White for free drayage of all freight; to J. E. Weber and Paul Linville for services as shipping clerks; to Ed Skinner, B. S. Allen, A. S. Cummings and Dr. Sawyar for favors too numerous to mention.
A work initiated by the women of the Red Cross was undertaken before material could be obtained from St. Louis headquarters. That work was to furnish every Harrison County soldier with a pillow. Mrs. F. T. Harvey was chairman of this work. A total of 1,028 pillows were given and sent to the Harrison County Soldiers.
Conservation Department .- The Conservation Department, conducted
MISS GENEVIEVE BAZAN, RED CROSS PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
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by Mrs. William Roleke as supervisor, was not organized until the later part of the war. Three thousand, two hundred and forty-two garments were sent to the relief of the Belgians. A large collection of metal, brass, silver, tin-foil, etc., was shipped to headquarters.
Respectfully submitted, MRS. E. W. PRENTISS, Director of Women's Work.
Red Cross Public Health Nurse.
The public health nursing work in Harrison County was begun by Mrs. Fannie Cole Prentiss. In July, 1921, Mrs. Prentiss was succeeded by Miss Genevieve Bazan. Classes and demonstrations in home hygiene and care of the sick were conducted during the remainder of the summer, the nurse getting acquainted and familiarizing herself with the various com- munities in the country, and making plans for the school nursing work, which is the principal work done by the Red Cross nurse during the school year.
The nurses' office, which is located over the Harrison County Bank, Bethany, Missouri, is open to anyone wanting information on health, or assistance, on one entire day of each week.
School nursing, which consists of examining school children, visiting the parents to get their co-operation in remedying the defects, through their private physicians, investigating the school buildings as to sanitary conditions, health work in the school, occupy the nurse's time.
In Harrison County, there are ninety rural and ten city schools, and in all, over 5,000 school children. Every effort is made, in planning the work, to reach all schools in the county, not only examining the children, but giving them some health instruction, which they are urged to fol- low.
Plans to have milk furnished to underweight children are being carried out in all schools, both city and rural. Wherever possible physicians and dentists are giving their time and services in helping with the examina- tions in the schools.
Some tuberculosis work has been done, and many families have been given relief through the nursing service.
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Junior Red Cross.
The Junior Red Cross was organized on quite an extensive scale dur- ing the school year 1920-21. About three thousand of Harrison County's boys and girls took the Junior pledge, which is as follows: "I pledge my- self to honor and serve the flag of my country, and to work, save and give, in order that the Red Cross, the emblem of humanity, sacrifice and service may bring relief and happiness to suffering people throughout the world."
In order to help secure a school nurse for the county and furnish trans- portation for her, each member contributed twenty-five cents membership fee. This fee was not required but was a voluntary gift on the part of the Juniors. The money thus secured was used to purchase a Ford coupe, which is labeled on each side: "This car donated by Junior Red Cross." This act of the Juniors makes it possible for the nurse to visit all parts of the county and is directly in line of the Junior's watchword, "Service."
The officers and members of the school committee were as follows:
Officers: E. Newton Carter, Chairman; Mrs. William Roleke, Sec- retary-Treasurer.
School Committee: Professor F. E. Patrick, Miss Lois Cochran, Miss Aurelia Nicholls, Miss Madge Wheeler, Professor E. R. Adams, Miss Ruth Funk, Miss Myrtle McPherson, Mrs. Cleo L. Tobias, Professor I. J. Vogle- sang, Miss Grace Gusewelle, Professor D. V. Culp, Miss Clara Pierson, Miss Zerita Daniels, Professor G. W. Davis, Mrs. S. D. See, Professor L. W. Watson, Miss Blanche Hininger, Professor S. C. Fair, Miss Olive Woodward, Mrs. Clara Shaw, Ross Bartlett, Miss Mary Burris, Anson Van Eaton, Miss Marie Swain, Miss Alice Hunt, Miss Ella Hefner, Miss Maun Hogan, Professor Henry R. Gannon, Miss Vivian Bussell, Miss Faye Haas, Miss Zelma Dale, Professor Emery Chemmess, W. K. James, Jesse Phillips, Otis LaFollette.
CHAPTER XXIX
COUNTY OFFICERS.
CIRCUIT JUDGES-REPRESENTATIVES-PROBATE JUDGES-CIRCUIT AND COUNTY CLERK'S-CIRCUIT CLERKS SINCE 1864-COUNTY CLERKS SINCE 1864-COUNTY TREASURERS-SHERIFFS-PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS-JUDGES OF COUNTY . COURT.
Circuit Judges.
Austin A. King, 1846-1848.
George W. Dunn, 1848-1859.
James McFerran, 1859-1862.
Jonas J. Clark, 1863-1872.
John C. Howell, 1880-1882.
Charles H. S. Goodman, 1882-1892.
Paris C. Stepp, 1892-1904.
George W. Wanamaker, 1904-1916.
Samuel A. Richardson, 1872-1880. Lee B. Woods, 1916.
Representatives.
L. D. Thompson, 1846-1850. Stephen C. Allen, 1850-1852. Elijah Hubbard, 1852-1854. Henry O. Nevill, 1854-1856. Stephen C. Allen, 1856-1858. James M. Nevill, 1858-1860. Stephen C. Allen, 1860-1862. Samuel Downey, 1862-1868. Thomas O. Neal, 1868-1872. William H. Hillman, 1872-1874. James B. Brower, 1874-1878. Charles D. Knight, 1878-1880. James M. Nevill, 1880-1882. George Burris, 1882-1884.
A. W. Allen, 1884-1886.
Nelson Church, 1886-1890.
Samuel P. Davisson, 1890-1894.
John W. Leazenby, 1894-1896. Jesse Taylor, 1896-1898. Rufus Hopkins, 1898-1900. Joseph D. Officer, 1900-1904. John R. Williamson, 1904-1906.
Freeman J. Hesseltine, 1906-1912.
John W. Leazenby, 1912-1914. W. E. Land, 1914-
-Brown, 1819-1920.
Freeman J. Hesseltine, 1920-
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Probate Judges.
William G. Lewis, 1853-1857. John T. Hendren, part of 1878.
John H. Phillibaum, 1857-1861.
J. F. Bryant, 1878-1880.
David J. Heaston, 1861-1862.
J. R. Cunningham, 1880-1890.
Thornton H. Templeman, 1862-1866. W. H. Skinner, 1890-1898.
Thomas D. Neal, 1866-1868. Alex Reid, 1898-1906.
John Wion, 1868-1872.
Edgar Skinner, 1906-1914.
William P. Robinson, 1872-1878.
Henry N. Burgin, 1914-
Circuit and County Clerks.
Thomas Flint, 1845-1846.
John W. Brown, 1846-1864.
John S. Allen, 6 months.
In 1864 the offices of Circuit Clerk and County Clerk became separate offices.
Circuit Clerks Since 1864.
John W. Brown, 1864-1866.
Z. T. Rose, 1890-1898.
George W. Bradshaw, 1866-1869.
B. P. Sigler, 1898-1906.
James C. Baker, 1869-1870.
C. J. Carter, 1906-1914.
H. J. Skinner, 1870-1882.
G. W. Bolar, 1914.
A. D. Shiply, 1882-1890.
County Clerks Since 1864.
Henry O. Bryant, 1864-1866.
W. F. Towns, 1898-1899.
John Slinger, 1866-1872.
W. C. Heaston, 1872-1874.
J. W. Kenyon, 1874-1877.
W. F. Towns, 1906-1914.
W. C. Heaston, 1877-1879.
L. N. Brown, 1915-1916.
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