Independence County, Arkansas
Past Officials
County judges: James Boswell, 1829-32; Richard Peel, 1832-40; D. W. Lowe, 1840-
44; John Kyler, 1844-46; John Mannikin, 1846-48; D. W. Lowe, 1848-54; J. C.
Brickey, 1854-56; N. Peed, 1856-64; H. Hogan, 1864-66; G. W. Shaw, 1866-68; H.
Hogan, 1868-72; commissioners, 1872-74; Henry Neill, 1874-76; W. M. Steel,
1876-78; S. A. Hail, 1878-80; W. M. Steel, 1880-82; R. H. Griffin, 1882-86; A.
J. Craig, 1886 - .
Clerks: R. Searcy, 1820-21; T. Curran, 1821-27; J. Redmond, 1827-32; C. H.
Pelham, 1832-36; William Moore, 1836-38; C. H. Pelham, 1838-44; D. W. Lowe,
1844-48; W. R. Miller, 1848-54; R. R. Kellogg, 1854-56; Henry Powell, 1856-58;
J. A. Price, 1858-62; M. A. Wycough, 1862-64; R. Harpham, 1864-66; Robert
Neill, 1866-68; R. Harpham, 1868-72; W. H. Berry, 1872-74; E. M. Dickinson,
1874-86; M. A. Wycough, 1886.
Sheriffs: Charles Kelly, 1820-32; J. Egner, 1832-35; J. H. Egner, 1835-36; H.
A. Engles, 1836-42; W. L. McGuire, 1842-47; A. Alexander, 1847-52; U. E. Foot,
1852-56; G. W. Daugherty, 1856-60; John Bailey, 1860-62; Dan James, 1862-64;
John Palmer, 1864-66; F. D. Denton, 1866-68; J. J. Palmer, 1868-72; J. W.
Kennedy, 1872-74; John Bailey, 1874-76; R. R. Case, 1876-82; R. M. Desha, 1882-
86; McCurdy Hail, 1886.
Treasurers: J. H. Egner, 1836-40; S. B. Wycough, 1840-50; B. Lee, 1850-54; G.
W. Dougherty, 1854-56; Thomas Womack, 1856-58; R. Harpham, 1858-60; T.
Chaplain, 1860-64; Franklin Perrin, 1866-68; J. Van Emberg, 1868-72; J. H.
Foster, 1872-74; B. F. Howard, 1874-80; R. H. Lee, 1880-86; J. A. Hinkle, 1886-
88; L. C. Lindsay, 1888.
Coroners: John Reed, 1820-21; John Bean, 1821-23; J. L. Daniels, 1823-27; John
Ruddell, 1827-29; A. Cresswell, 1829-30; Robert Bruce, 1830-32; J. Carroll,
1832-35; J. Merriweather, 1835-36; C. McArthul, 1836-38; H. W. Bandy, 1838-40;
W. W. Baltimore, 1840-42; George Case, 1842-48; William O'Conner, 1848-52;
Martin Cason, 1852-54; G. M. Miniken (or Minnikin), 1854-56; William O'Conner,
1856-58; H. Blevins, 1858-60; J. Thomas, 1860-62; J. Bethel, 1862-64; S. J.
McGuffin, 1866-68; Charles Caw, 1868-72; W. R. Joplin, 1872-78; C. B. Grigsby,
1878-80; C. D. McCormack, 1880-82; K. E. Lawrence, 1882-84; Kent Lawrence,
1884-86; W. S. McGuire, 1886-88; J. L. Ellis,
1888.
Surveyors: C. H. Pelham, 1827-30; J. Trimble, 1830-35; E. Frazier, 1835-40;
Samuel Weldin, 1840-42; A. Bowman, 1842-44; A. Manning, 1844-46; George Gill,
1846-48; T. S. Carter, 1848-52; J. Ireland, 1852-56; E. D. Rushing, 1856-58; C.
P. Head, 1858-60; Robert Neill, 1860-62; Z. D. Bozart, 1862-64; James Grisham,
1864-66; J. S. Carter, 1866-68; J. S. Smith, 1868-72; J. M. C. Southard, 1872-
76; W. A. Hill, 1876-78; J. M. C. Southard, 1878-82; John Hindman, 1882-88; G.
M. Thompson, 1888.
Assessors: W. H. Grigsby, 1862-64; E. D. Rushing, 1864-66; R. H. Lee, 1866-68;
T. A. Baxter, 1868-72; E. C. Patchell, 1872-74; D. R. Ford, 1874-76; William
Taylor, 1876-82; T. B. Padgett, 1882-84; Thomas Owens, 1884-86; C. H. Webb,
1886-88; Josiah Martin, 1888.
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