Election 1870 -1899

County Officers

1870	1871	1873	1875	1877	1879	1881
1883	1885	1887	1889	1891	1895	1899

By Act of the Legislature of 1870 Prentiss County was formed. Governor Alcorn appointed the following officers to serve until the next general election:

Election of 1870

Sheriff	L.W. Redus
Chancery Clerk	W.H. Watton
Circuit Clerk	R.B. Henderson
Treasurer	Philip Hoyle
Tax Assessor	L.L. Brown
Corner	Calvin Lacy
Surveyor	David Hodges
Board of Supervisors	Alonzo Bowdry J.M. Moore J.R. Moore William Rogers M.L. Martin
Constables	H.C. Fields P.O. Farmer J. Newt Moore John P. Burge Robert True J.A. Holley
Justices of the Peace	S.V. Enis Gibb Howell J.P. Caraway James Judkin

Election of 1871

Sheriff	P.K. Byrne
Chancery Clerk	P.W. Nash
Circuit Clerk	J.M. Files
Treasurer	P.R. Hoyle
Tax Assessor	John W. Walker
Surveyor	T. Camp
Coroner and Ranger	W.C. Pitts
Board of Supervisors	J.V. Alexander C.G. Pardue J.A. Jumper Thomas Smith J.A. Lowrey
Justices of the Peace	Gibb Howell James Junkin C. T. Millican T. J. Gahagan E. A. Smith J. C. Davis W. H. Wells C. C. Hare A. C. Hamilton
Constables	D.G. Butler W.L. Owen J.T. Cheeves J.T. Hamm W.H. Cunningham

Election of 1873

Sheriff	John W. Walker
Chancery Clerk	P.W. Nash
Circuit Clerk	J.W. Smith
Tax Assessor	W.S. Allen
G.T. Millican	Treasurer
Coroner and Ranger	W.C. Pitts
Surpervisors	John A. Lowrey J. A. Jumper W. C. Lacy E. H. Tyra J. T. Rees
Justices of the Peace	E.T. Smith John C. Davis James Junkin T. J. Gahagan Gibb Howell A. S. Williams T. L. Brown H. B. Barker H. C. Parker

Election of 1875

Sheriff	John M. Walker
Chancery Clerk	P.W. Nash
Circuit Clerk	J.W. Smith
Tax Assessor	T. Frank Martin
Treasurer	H.C. Bearden
Corner and Ranger	John Bane
Surveyor	W.H. Collins
Supervisors	Thomas Smith John B. Donaldson A. J. Dalton E. H. Tyra J. W. Youngblood
Justices of the Peace	J.V. Alexander G.L. Falls Donald Street W.L. Owens James Junkin Isaac Hambrec B.J. Kizer G.L. Stennett Gibb Howell G. Butler
Constables	A.J. Davis W.A. Jumper W.H. Gates G.W. Miller R.C. Hutchens

Election of 1877

Sheriff	John E. Hodges
Circuit Clerk	J.W. Smith
Tax Assessor	F. F. Morton
Surveyor	W. H. Collins
Corner and Ranger	John Bane
Supervisors	A. J. Dalton T. W. Jones J. W. Youngblood T .J. Gahagan W.C. Lacy
Justices of the Peace	H. C. Parker D .T. Beall L. M. Rhine John R. Strange James Junkin John D. Norman W. H. Cunningham G. L. Stennett E. Alexander
Constables	A .J. Davis J. E. Basden R. T. Sykes J. K .P. Vandevander

Election of 1879

Sheriff	Robert Davenport
Circuit Clerk	J.W. Smith
Chancery Clerk	P.W. Nash
Treasurer	J.C. Carter
Tax Assessor	T. F. Morton
Surveyor	Jeff Smith
Corner and Ranger	John Bane
Supervisors	A. J. Dalton T. W. Jones J. W. Youngblood T .J. Gahagan J. M. Leath
Justices of the Peace	B. J. Kizer J. N. Wilson H. J. Jones W. Marion Young H.C. Parker James Junkin W. L. Thomas W. H. Cunningham Gilbert Howell T. D. Falls
Constables	J. S. Thompson J. T. Ward A. B. Woodruff A. J. Davis

Election of 1881

Sheriff	P. M. Walker
Treasurer	J. C. Carter
Tax Assessor	W.W. Cunningham
Coroner and Ranger	John Bane
Surveyor	Jeff Smith
Supervisors	G. W. Patrick T. W. Jones J. W. Youngblood W. H. Cunningham A. B. Woodruff
Justices of the Peace	J. F. Huffman W. W. Furtick G. C. Walters H. H. Wells James Junkin W. L. Thomas E. Alexander A. S. Williams J. W. Smith P. W. Patterson
Constables	Charles Burt J. H. Robinson T. W. Ledbetter B. F. Michael W. H. Cates G. H. Brumley

Election of 1883

Sheriff	P.M. Walker
Chancery Clerk	H.W. Rees
Circuit Clerk	R.M. Hale
Treasurer	J.C. Carter
Tax Assessor	W.W. Cunningham
Coroner and Ranger	John Bane
Surveyor	Jeff Smith
Supervisors	G.W. Patrick B. F. Campbell W. L. Thomas C. C. Hare B. J. Kizer
Justices of the Peace	W. L. Owens J. N. Harris John A. Lytal J. J. Smith C.B. Martin J. L. Norman F. S. Yocum W. B. Pollard L.W. Shackelford
Constables	A. J. Gresham J. E. Davis M. D. L. Tyra J. E. Lacy

Election of 1885

Sheriff Constables	W.W. Cunningham
Treasurer	M. L. Burge
Coroner and Ranger	J. C. Garison
Surveyor	J. D. Chase
Tax Assessor	W. B. Pollard
Supervisors	L.W. Howser J. H. Gardner J.W. Lytal B. J. Kizer A. B. Woodruff
Justices of the Peace	L. L. Glover J. K. Huffman J. S. Medford F. P. Smith James Junkin C. J. Tidwell G. L. Stennett A. S. Williams E. A. Howell A .G. Smith J. M. Burcham John Wilson
Constables	J. E. Davis J. P. Putt W. H. Gates M. D. L. Tyra G. A. Burcham

Election of 1887

Sheriff	A. J. Dalton
Chancery Clerk	W. H. Rees
Circuit Clerk	R.M. Hale
Treasurer	G.W. Plaxico
Tax Assessor	W. P. Pollard
Coroner and Ranger	John Bane
Surveyor	J. D. Chase
Supervisors	L. G. Howser J. F. H. Carpenter J. B. Floyd M. D. L. Tyra J. O. Melton
Justices of the peace	T. W. Ledbetter H. R. Green S. S. Parks R. G. Garrison J. L. Surett W. T. Ivey J. J. Smith R. D. Holley G. L. Stennett
Constables	D. F. Fulghum D. W. Bartlett W. H. Gates J. W. Green J. M. Wilson

Election of 1889

Sheriff	W.W. Cunningham
Treasurer	M.L. Burns
Tax Assessor	J.O. Whitley
Coroner and Ranger	John Bane
Surveyor	R.J. Moore
County Superintendent of Ed.	J.B. Sanders
Supervisors	Robert Davenport J. F .H. Carpenter J. B. Floyd S. L. McWorter J. Q. Melton
Justices of the Peace	T.W. Ledbetter L. C. Butler Ed Flannagan S. S. Parks John W. Lytal W.M. Crawford T. E. Riddle G. L. Stennett M. L. Browning F. M. Murphy
Constables	D.F. Fulghum D. W. Bartlett W. H. Gates J. W. Green J. M. Wilson

Election Of 1891

Cotton Weigher	L. G. Howser
Supervisors	H.W. Rees J. F. H. Carpenter J. B. Floyd S. T. McWorter J. T. Blanchard

Election of 1895

Sheriff	W.W. Cunningham
Chancery Clerk	B. McCullar
Circuit Clerk	J.W. Smith
County Superintendent of Education	W.B. Pettit
Treasurer	E. Alexander
Surveyor	E.W. Watton
Tax Assessor	J.E. Carter
Coroner and Ranger	W.M. Millican
Surpervisors	G. W. Patrick W. G. Smith J. B. Floyd W. C. Weems J. A. Holley
Justices of the Peace	U. L. Miller G. B. Kimbrell J. N. Gaines W. B. Pollard
Constables	J. E. Davis J. E. Crawford W. E. Robinson W. O. Williams J. D. Moreland

Election of 1899

Sheriff	J. O. Whitley
Circuit Clerk	T. J. Cunningham
Chancery Clerk	B. McCullar
Treasurer	J. V. Alexander
Tax Assessor	W. F. Miller
County Superintendent of Education	C. E. Billingsley
Cotton Weigher	H. W. Spain
Surveyor	J. E. Lacy
Supervisors	H. C. Parker S. T. Smith J. O. Nelson E. Alexander Jeff Smith
Constables	D. F. Fulghum G. M. Chambers C. P. Hariis Lee Womack T. H. Spain

Submitted by: Ruby Rorie

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