This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
OUR COUNTY OFFICERS OLD AND NEW IN QUIET TRANSFER
The county forms a new board as J. P. Barksdale is chosen president and officers pass duties to James L. Buchanan Sol Dobson and Bob Brown step into key posts. Retirements include Sheriff W. S. Crook and Treasurer S. A. Buchanan with new appointees D. W. Denson and J. O C Donnell taking offices. John Atkins Sam Myers and John B Lowther are noted for steady service while John Taylor and R. D. McRae succeed to leadership roles on the board. John H Whitfield remains long serving county surveyor and coroner John McLaurin fails to qualify leaving the ranger post vacant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
J. P. Barksdale
W. S. Crook
Cofer Place
Faming
James L. Buchanan
Walter White
Random Mercantile Company
Sol Dobson
W. G. Steen
Bob Brown
S. A. Buchanan
D. W. Denson
John Atkins
Sam Myers
John B. Lowther
John Taylor
A. B. Stubblefield
R. D. McRae
James Baker
Alf Stubblefield
James F. Jordan
the Treasury
R. E. Knight
G. D. Franklin
J. OC. O. Donnell
Cape
J. H. Whitfield
John McLaurin