Grayson County Elected Officials

 

The following information was obtained from various sources:

Grayson Co Historical Society: Article in The Grayson Gazette, 24 Oct 1890 

and transcribed by Cathy Schultz

 

 

COUNTY DIRECTORY 

(LISTED IN GRAYSON GAZETTE 24 OCT 1890)

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CIRCUIT COURT.

T. R. McBeath, Judge, Leitchfield

C. R. Wathen, Attorney, Brandenburg

Jess T. Gosnell, Clerk, Leitchfield

E. D. Bozarth, Jailer, Leitchfield.

John E. Stone, Master Com., Leitchfield.

G. Y. Crawford, Sheriff, Caneyville Deputies

Frank X. Higdon, Rock Creek and Canoloway,

George W. Meredith Leitchfield J. C. Anderson

Shrewsbury

Court begins 4th Mondays in March and September,

and continues three weeks.

COUNTY COURT.

H. C. Rogers, Sr., Judge, Leitchfield.

Geo A. Cubbage, Clerk, Leitchfield.

Court begins fourth Monday in every month,

except March and September

QUARTERLY COURT.

Begins second Monday in March, June, September

and December.

COURT OF CLAIMS.

Begins fourth Monday in October and January.

OTHER COUNTY OFFICES.

W. R. Cummings, Assessor, Falls of Rough

J. C. Wilson, Surveyor, Leitchfield

M. R. Shrewsbury, School Supt., Leitchfield

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JUSTICE COURTS.

Held in March, June, Sept. and Dec.

Leitchfield: H. U. Herrel, 4th Friday.  

W. H. Parish, 4th Saturday.

Oscar Hughes, Constable.

Caneyville: C. B. McDaniel, 1st Saturday

J. L. Coy, 1st Friday

Henry Layman, Constable.

Short Creek: J. B. Litsey, 3rd Friday

W. F. Patterson, 3rd Sat.

Buell Wilkerson, Constable

Big Clifty : John J. Shively, 2d Friday

Wm. Miller, 2nd Sat

--------------- Constable 

Rock Creek : Tom Witten, 4th Thursday

H. T. Hawkins, 4th Wed'y

T. B. Golladay, Constable

Sand Spring : J. T. Arms, 3rd Tuesday

Duncan Forbes, 3d Monday

J. D. Jackson, Constable.

Canoloway: J. G. Skaggs, 3d Wednes.

B. G. Peerce, 3d Thursday.

S. W. McGrew, Constable

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ABOUT THE CITY.

Town Trustees, G. W. Meredith, Dan Heybach,

C. J. Yager, T. B. Wilson and W. B. Hill.

Police Court - W. O. Jones, judge; H. N. Adams, 

marshal, meets first Monday in February,

May, August and November

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RELIGIOUS.

Baptist Church-

Preaching every first and third Sundays at

11 a.m., and 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays

preceding at 2 .p m.  Sunday-School

at 10 a.m.  Prayer meeting Thursday nights.

Rev J. C. Burkholder Pastor

 

M. E. Church South -

Preaching every Sunday at 11 a.m., and 7:30

p.m. Sunday-School at 9 1/2 a.m.

Rev. L. M. Russell, Pastor

 

Christian Church -

Social meetings every Sunday at 10

Preaching every fourth Sunday by

Rev W. F. Rogers

 

St. Joseph's Church - 

Services every fourth Sunday and all

the holidays at 9:30 a.m. by

Rev. A. M. O Sullivan Pastor

The following are lists of Elected Officials



STATE SENATE



Name Party Years
William O. Jones D 1897-1901
Charles Carroll D 1902-1905
W. W. Tabb D 1906-1909
John C. Graham D 1910-13
Samuel C. Ray R 1933
Albert H. Thomason R 1953
Damon Majors D 1971
Earl Glenn D 1973
Carroll Gibson R 2005 - Present

 

 

 



STATE REPRESENTATIVE



Name Party Years
 
J. H. Rice R 1895
L. J. Owen  D 1897
W. F. Nichols R 1899,1902-1903
Robert. H. Spurrier R 1900-1901
Zachery. T. Proctor R 1904-1905
George D. Litsey  D 1906-1907
S. L. Givens R 1908-1909
S. C. Roberts D 1910-1911
Yaman Watkins R 1912-1913
N. C. Tilford D 1914-1915
Thomas Spurrier R 1916-1919
Samuel C. Ray R 1920-1921
Ora A. Denton D 1922-1923
Isaac T. Layman D 1924-1925
William H. Pryor R 1926-1929
Garland Embry R 1930-1931
Tom Decker R 1932-1933
Garland Embry R 1934-1939
Porter Wallace R 1940-1941
Coy Nevitt R 1942-1945
Eck Embry R 1946-1947
Albert Thomason R 1948
Damon Majors D 1953
Ed Embry R 1955
Homer Hodges R 1957
Robert Spurrier R 1959
Damon Majors D 1961
John W. Head R 1963
Damon Majors D 1965

Walter Davis

Edmonson County

R 1967,1969
J. T. Skaggs R 1971
G. W. Vincent D 1973
C. B. Embry, Jr. R 2003 - Present

 



COUNTY JUDGE


Name Party Years
H. C. Rogers D 1901
Charles W. Clagett D 1905,1909
Abe L. Wells R 1913
Robert Kessinger (died  Dec. 13, 1931) R 1917,1921,1925,1929
T. E. Layman D 1932
Clyde L. Bratcher R 1933,1937,1941
Calvin Cash R 1945
Roy Carter R 1949
D. B. Allen R 1953
Arville L. Dunn R 1957
Charles B. Bratcher D 1961,1965
Foy Embry R 1969
Charles B. Bratcher D 1973

COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE

Name Party Years
Earl Glenn    1978-1982 
Charles Lively    1982-1990 
 Glenn Tilford D 1990-1994
 Gary Logsdon

1994-present 

COUNTY ATTORNEY

 

Name Party Years
J. C. Graham   D 1901-05 
H. W. Stoy   R  1905-09
 Charles V. Higdon  D  1909-13
 Z. T. Proctor  R  1913-1917
 James T. Basham  R  1917-21
 Allen P. Cubbage  D  1921
 Chester O. Carrier  R 1925,1929,1933,
1937,1941
 R. H. Cannon  R  1945
 Thomas H. Cubbage  D  1949
 Kenneth H. Goff  R  1953,1957,1961
 Joseph M. Whittle  R  1953,1957,1961
1965,1969
 David Vickery  R  1973
 Jerry Guffey    
 Phillip Smith    
Thomas Goff   R present 

 

COUNTY COURT CLERK


Name Party Years
 R. E. Cave 1901-1906
 William Cave  R 1906-1910
 John W. Moorman  D 1910-1914
 Wilbur Mauzey  D  1914-1918
 A. L. Nichols  R  1918-1930
 Mary L. Cave  R  1930-1942
 Porter Wallace  R  1942-1950
 Russell Skaggs  R  1950-1958
 W. G. Henderson  R  1958-1960
 Mrs W. G. Henderson  R  1960-1962
 Gordon R. Anderson  R  1962-1974
 Victor Harned  D  1974-1981
 Margaret Woosley  D  1981-2002
 Carletta Farris  D 2003-present

 

SHERIFF

 

 

Name Party Years
W. R. Cummings   1902-1906
 A. J. Layman  D  1906-1910
 W. H. Ashley  D  1910-1914
 Robert Kessinger  R  1914-1918
 Eugene McCabe  R  1918-1922
 Robert Bond  R  1922-1926
 Horace McClure  R  1926-1930
 Robert Bond  R  1930-1934
 Ralph Haycraft  R  1934-1938
 W. A. Smith  R  1938-1943
 Ralph Haycraft  R  
 Preston Cannon  R  1943-1950
 G. C. Earles  D  1950-1952
 Wendell South  R  1952-1954
 Ralph Boone  R  1954-1958
 Tonner Haycraft  R  1958-1962
 Wilbur Litsey  D  1962-1970
 Otis Arnold  R  1970-1974
 Lonnie Swift  R  1974-1978
 Junior Wilson   1978-1981
 Qulin K. Escue D 1982-1998 
 Joe Brad Hudson  1999-2002
 David Simon    2003-2006
 Rick Clemons  2007-present

 

 

 

 

JAILER

Name Party Years
J. W. Quiggins  1901
 Daniel Downs  R 1905
 Robert Jackson  D 1909
 Eugene Kinser  R 1913
 Tom Decker  R 1921,1925
 G. C. Earles  D 1929
 Robert Bond  R 1933
 L. F. Pryor  R 1937,1941, 1945
 Preston Cannon  R 1949
 Simpson Wilson  R 1953
 Martin Haycraft  R 1957,1961
 Franklin Stanton  R 1965,1969, 1973,
 Joey Stanton  R ??-2006
 Darwin Dennison  R 2007-present 

 

CORONER

 
Name Party Years
W. R. Shartzer R 1901-1916
D. N. Rice R 1921
J. R. Stone R 1928
J. L. Morris R 1929
J. S. J. Brear R 1933
Minor M. Skaggs R 1937
C. W. Watkins R 1941 - 1948
Oscar Downs R 1929, 1953-1961
Simpson Wilson R 1961-1976
Ronald H. Hudson R ??-1998
Clay Vincent R 1999-2002
Ronald H. Hudson R 2003-2006
Joe Brad Hudson R 2007-present

 

 

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

Name Party Years
Elmer H. Hicks R 1916-1920
J. A. Goff R 1921-1932
Claude E. White R 1934-1943
Arville L. Dunn R 1946-1955
McKinley Allen R 1957
Eliza Allen R 1959
Carroll Gibson R  
Elois Downs R  - present



PROPERTY VALUE ADMINISTRATOR

Name Party Years
Murrell L. Richardson R 1989
James Blanton R 1993, 1998, 2002

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

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