(NOTE: I am shortening the time lines as they are lengthy in the book)
COUNTY OFFICIALS FROM 1799 TO 1887.
CLERKS OF COUNTY AND QUARTER SESSIONS COURT.
John D. Haussman, 1799; Ambrose Barbour, 1800-02.
CLERKS OF COUNTY AND CIRCUIT COURTS.
Ambros Barbour, 1803-22; Harrison Grigsby, 1822-24; William D. Allison, 1824-60.
CIRCUIT CLERKS.
Peter G. Rives, 1860; Tignal J. Hopkins, 1860-62; Adam Rankin, 1862-74; David Banks, Jr., 1874-83; S. A. Young, 1883-87.
COUNTY CLERKS.
Y. E. Allison, 1860-66; James P. Breckenridge, 1866-68; Francis E. Walker, 1869-73; George W. Smith, 1873-87.
SHERIFFS.
Andrew Rowan, 1799; Charles Davis, 1800, '81, '82; Daniel Ashby, 1803-04; Eaneas McCallister, 1805-06; Uriah Blue, 1807-08; Fielding Jones, 1809-10; Dan'l McBride, 1811-12; Elijah King, 1813-14; Joseph Fuquay, 1815-16; John Davis, 1817-18; Jacob Newmand, 1819-20; Samuel Hopkins, 1821-22; John Holloway, 1823-24; Fayett Posey, 1825-26; Robert Smith, 1827-28; Ben. Talbott, 1829-30; Thomas Lambert, 1831-32; John Green, 1833, 36; James Alves 1837-38; Garland Curly, 1839-40; John Green, 1841-42; Haywood Alves, 1843-44; Robert Smith, 1845-46; George W. King, 1847-48; William Green, 1849-50; J. M. Stone, 1851-52; G. A. Sugg, 1853, 56; James H. Priest, 1857-58; G. A. Sugg, 1859-60; Decius Priest, 1861; Isom Johnson, 1862; D. N. Walden, 1863-64; Wm. S. Hicks, 1865-67; Isom Johnson 1868-72; John M. Johnson, 1873-76; B. F. Gibson, 1876-79; William Hatchitt, 1879-83; John E. Hickman 1883-87.
JAILERS.
John Haney 1804-07; Ephriam Sellers, 1808-09, Joseph Fuquay, 1810-17; William Williams, 1818-20; William Jett, 1820-23; James Rouse, 1823-30; Thomas P. Lambert, 1830-36; William Abbott, 1836-42; Joseph D. Gobin, 1842-50; Mrs. Frances Gobin, 1850; L. W. Brown, 1851-62, Ed. McBride, 1862-65; J. W. Williams, 1866-69; R. B. Cabell, 1870-73; J. E. Denton, 1874-76; A. B. Sights, 1876-78; E. M. Johnson, 1878-87.
COUNTY JUDGE.
William Rankin, 1851-54; Y. E. Allison, 1854-57; Grant Green, 1858-59; L. W. Trafton, 1859-62; C. W. Hutchen. 1862-65; P. H. Lockett, 1866-82; James R. Debney. 1882-85; John F. Lockett, 1886-87.
COUNTY JUDGE.
William Rankin, 1851-54; Y. E. Allison, 1854-57; Grant Green, 1858-59; L. W. Trafton, 1859-62; C. W. Hutchen. 1862-65; P. H. Lockett, 1866-82; James R. Dabney. 1882-85; John F. Lockett, 1886-87.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Thomas Towles, 1840-47; Towles and Haggin, 1848-51; W. L. Stone, 1852-53; D. C. Simrall, 1854; W. L. Porter, 1854-56; P. H. Lockett, 1856-61; James B. Lyne, 1862-65; John W. Lockett, 1865; Malcolm yeaman, 1865; J. H. Powell, 1866-72; J. A. Coleman, 1872; H. H. Shouse, 1874-79; William P. McClain, 1880-87.
COUNTY SURVEYOR'S.
Dan'l Talbott, 1799-1840; D. N. Walden, 1840-59; Chas. Dixon, 1859-60; J. D. robards, 1860; R. S. Eastin, 1860-76; R. Scroggin Estin, 1877-83; Judson H. Elam, 1882-83; R. Scroggin Eastin, 1884-86; A. c. Walker; 1887; Chas. W. Quinn, 1887.
COMMISSION OF TAX.
Aneas McCallister, 1800-05; Fayette Posey, 1806-18; Wm. Williams, 1819-22; Joel Lambert and James McMahan, 1822; H. T. Grigsby, 1823, Dan'l McBride, 1824-25; Levin Arnett, Chas. W. Allen, Dan'l McBride, Richard G. Hart, Thos. McMullin, John Newman, Newman Windsor, John Miller, 1826: A. Hallam, G. T. Harrison, Larkin White, Joseph McMullin, M. M. Yeargin, Levin Arnett, John Newman, John Miller Elisha Powell, Y. E. Allison, 1827; Jas. Bell and Samuel Hopkins, 1828; Jas. McMahan and Baxter D. Cheatham. 1829; Joseph A. Barnett and William Green, 1830-32; William Green and Arthur Quinn. 1833; Wm. R. Abbott, 1834; Joel Lambert and Burney Hancock; 1835; W. R. Abbott, 1836 and '37; W. R. Abbott, Arthur Quinn and Wm. F. Quinn, 1838, '39: Arthur Quinn, W. F. Quinn, James Rouse, 1840-42; John O. Cheaney and Henry M. Cheaney, 1843; Levin W. Arnett and Joseph C. Arnett, 1844; Levin W. Arnett, Stephen Arnett, Nelson Felch, 1845; Levin W. Arnett, Stephen Arnett, Alex. R. Bailey and Arthur Quinn, 1846; W. E. Lambert, D. N. Walden and T. F. Cheaney, 1847; J. M. Stone, Abram Hatchett, 1848; Thos. J. Lockett, W. E. Lambert, A. H. Baily, 1849; Thos. J. Lockett. Joseph C. Newman, 1850; Thos. J. Lockett, Abram Hatchett, 1851.
ASSESSORS.
Thos. J. Lockett, 1852-58; Joseph H. Hancock, 1859-62; Alvan Jones, 1863; C. M. Pennell 1864; Hector Green, 1865; John T. Moore, Jess Robertson, 1866; William Suggett, 1867-71; H. H. Farmer, 1872-73; O. B. Smith, 1874-77; A. M. Bunch, 1878-81; O. B. Smith, 1882-86; James H. Lockett, 1887.
CORONERS.
Dan'l Smith, 1800-08; Thos. Bell, 1809-12; Evans Barnett, 1818-22; Hampton Jones, 1823-24; Henry Dixon, 1825-33; Arthur Quinn 1834-41; James Rouse, 1842-50; James Rouse, 1851-58; W. F. Quinn, 1859-61; John C. Stapp, 1862-65; R. G. Rouse, 1866-69; John Kriel, 1870-75; Tom Ryan, 1882; J. R. church, 1883; D. W. Cummings, 1884-87.
POOR HOUSE SUPERINTENDENTS.
James W. Gibson, 1857 and '58; Isham Cottingham, 1859-71; F. C. Denton, 1863-66; Green W. Pritchett. 1872; Ben. F. Gibson, 1873-74; D. W. Denton. 1875-76; H. H. Lawrence, 1877; J. W. Shortridge, 1878-79; John G. Gibson, 1880-87.
COMMON SCHOOLS COMMISSIONERS.
John McCullagh, 1840, to 1872; H. H. Farmer, 1872-79; Ezra C. Ward, 1880-83; A. L. Smith, 1884-85; Wm. Hatchitt, 1886-87.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
Francis E. Walker, 1837-40; William Rankin, 1840-51; James M. Stone, 1872 to 1883, inclusive, 1884, '85, '86, '87.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS.
John B. Hart, 1867 to 1875; P. B. Mathews, 1875 to 1877; Ed. R. Moore, 1877 to 1878; F. L. Turner, 1878 to 1884; John T. Handley, 1884, '85, '86; F. M. Hutchinson, 1886, '87.
SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS
J. T. Wilson, 1873; John W. S- Farley, 1874; M. F. Walden, 1875; J. T. Farley, 1877, '78; C. S. Royster, 1878, '79; A. L. Smith, 1880, '81, '82, '83. Road law changed, Judge J. R. Dabney, 1883, '83, '85, '86. Law again changed and Esq. James V. Lilly elected, 1886, '87.
AUDITOR'S AGENTS.
A. J. Dudley, 1869 to 1881; John F. Lockett, 1881, '82, '83, '84, '85; James Alves, 1886, '87.
JAIL PHYSICIANS.
Dr. J. A. Hodge, 1873 to 1878; Dr. James H. Letcher, 1878 to 1880; Dr. J. A. Hodge, 1880; Dr. A. Dixon, 1881, '82, '83; Dr. S. C. Smith, 1884; Dr. B. R. Helm, 1885, '86, '87.
PAYMASTER FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT STATE MILITIA.
Ambrose Barbour, 1813 to 1822; John Miller, 1822 to 1829; Dr. Thos. J. Johnson, 1820 to 1850.
PHYSICIANS-COUNTY POOR HOUSE.
Dr. Sam C. Smith, 1873-77; Dr. A. S. Jones, 1878-80; Dr. Sam. C. Smith, 1881-2; Dr. Rice, 1883-87.
INSPECTOR OF OILS.
John Geibel, 1875; J. Henry Lyne, 1876-80; Thomas F. Cheaney, 1880-83; Dr. Nathan Oberdorfer, 1884-87.
History of Henderson County, Kentucky
by Edmund L. Starling
p. 822
published in 1887
public domain material
