The following is a list of county officers from the organization of the county down to the year 1887, with date of terms of service:
County court clerks:--John Bainbridge 1839-40; Elijah McIntosh 1841; Thomas Davis 1841-43; AP Corder 1843-48; John White 1848-52; John H White 1852-61; John M Cunningham 1861-65; WN Mitchell 1865-69; JW Samuels 1869-73; WH Eubanks 1873-82; James C Jackson 1882-86; JC Mitchell, present incumbent, elected in 1886.
Circuit court clerks:--John Lowden 1849-56; GW Goddard 1856-61; John M Cunningham 1861-68; JW Hartwell 1868-72; MC Strike 1872-80; WT Davis 1880-84; Hartwell Hendrickson, the present incumbent, elected in 1884.
Sheriffs:--John D Sanders 1839-42; John M Cunningham 1842/44; Joel Huffstutler 1846-48; John Goodall 1850-52; James Marks 1852-54; Joel Huffstutler 1854-56; Jacob W Sanders 1856-58; Richard T McHaney 1858-1860; RR Hendrickson 1860-62; Lewis Spencer 1862-64; RM Allen 1864-66; George W Sisney 1866-68; Hardin Goodall 1868-70; AN Owen 1870-72; Z Hudgens 1872-74; NE Norris 1874-76; Wilson J Caplinger 1876-78; James H Duncan 1878-80; John H Burnett, present incumbent, elected in 1886.
Circuit court judges:--The first circuit court judge of Wmson Co was Hon Walter B Scates, and his Sucessors in that office have been as follows: Wm A Denning 1847-54; Wm K Parrish 1854-59; Willis Allen, WJ Allen, AD Duff 1861-75; Monroe C Crawford 1875-78, since which time Oliver A Harker, Daniel M Browning and RW McCartnry have presided alternately.
State attorneys:--The State attorneys have been WH Stickney, Wilis Allen, WA Denning, SS Marshall, FM Rawlins, WK Parrish, John A Logan, MC Crawford, Edward V Pierce, JM Cleminson, CN Damron, FM Youngblood, JB Calvert, JDF Jennings, and after 1876, JW Hartwell 1876-80; WW Clemens 1880-84; George W YOung, the present incumbent since 1884. Other county officers at the present writing are James H Stewart, treasurer; John H Duncan, school superintendent; James Sellars, surveyor, and M(artin) L Baker, master in Chancery. (For legislative and other officers see history of Franklin Co, and for a list of county commissioners, county judges, and associates, see courts)