Irwin County GaArchives History .....History of Irwin County, Chapter 2 1932 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 June 9, 2004, 4:43 pm CHAPTER 2. ORGANIZATION OF IRWIN COUNTY. Early Settlers, Indian Warfare, Courts and County Officers. The county of Irwin was surveyed into land districts and land lots in 1818. There were sixteen land districts in the county numbering from one to sixteen inclusive. The first district there were 224 lots of land containing 490 acres each and 42 fractional lots. In the second district there were 260 lots 490 acres each and thirty-five fractional lots. In the third district 272 whole lots. In fourth district 310 whole lots and six fractional lots. In fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth districts there were 531 lots in each district containing 490 acres more or less. In the ninth district there were two fractional lots. In the tenth district, three; and the twelfth, one fractional lot. In the fourteenth district there were 164 lots containing 490 acres and twenty-two fractional lots. In the fifteenth district there were 180 lots 490 acres and twenty-four fractional lots. In sixteenth district there were 232 lots and twenty-six fractional lots. An empire abounding in wealth, an unbroken vastness of virgin pine forests, lands at that time considered of little value but which has proven to be the garden spot of Georgia if not of the whole United States. A climate unequaled, healthful to live in and at this early date abounding in game of all kinds and descriptions; in short an Eden on this earth only awaiting development, possessing advantages and soil unsurpassed. Those fortunate enough to possess a home within its territory are indeed highly favored of the Giver of all good on this earth. Irwin County was named after Governor Jarried Irwin, a native of North Carolina. He came to Georgia when he was seven years old, represented Washington County in the legislature many years, was president of the Senate, and Governor 1806 to 1809. Helped to revise the Constitution in 1789 and 1798. Was buried in the northern part of Washington County in 1815. He will always be revered for his uncompromising opposition to the Yazoo fraud. It was while he was Governor at Louisville that the records of this collossal iniquity was by his order committed to the flames using a sun glass to draw fire from the sun to ignite the records. His son Dr. Jarried was in the first graduating class at Athens. His decendants are numerous and respected. Irwin County originally embraced part or all of the following counties: Worth, Wilcox, Turner, Ben Hill, Tift, Colquitt, Thomas, Cook, Brooks, Berrien, Lowndes, Echols, Clinch, Lanier, Atkinson, Coffee, Ware, Charlton, Jeff Davis, Bacon, Pierce and Brantly. The county was organized in 1820. Within the boundary of originally Irwin County were quite a few pioneer settlers before the county was created coming from different sections, some from North Carolina, others from South Carolina and Virginia and quite a few from the older settlements in Georgia. The Indians were here, so when they came they were obliged to build block houses and fortified places called stands as oftentimes hostility with the Indians occurred. Wolves howled about the cabin doors at night, bear was plentiful, deer, turkey, fish and all other game were to be had almost for the taking. When these sturdy pioneers first laid eyes upon Irwin County it was a goodly land to look upon. An unbroken pine forest of original trees stately and majestic which would be a most beautiful sight to the people of this time and generation. In the forest could be seen wild deer and turkeys in droves, it being no unusual sight to see a dozen wild deer in a drove or as many as twenty wild turkeys in one flock. Vicious animals such as bear, tiger or catamount were numerous. In that day living was easy in a way, but crude. To place the present generation in similar circumstances I fear that they would make an absolute failure. The necessaries of life were few, markets were at a distance and luxuries of life such as we have in this day were unknown. The loom and the spinning wheel constituted the dry goods store. The mother of the family with other females of the family, if any, did the dying of the thread, the spinning and weaving of every bit of cloth to make the clothing for the entire family. The socks and stockings were home knit. Today a spinning wheel to spin the thread would be a novelty, and a loom to weave the cloth would be a curiosity. To go to the woods as our mothers used to do and gather herbs to dye the thread the cloth was made of would be a task the present generation could not perform as they would not know how to begin or what to gather to start the process. And if they had the material they would not know how to begin operations. Stock raising was engaged in largely by the pioneer settlers of the county, the range for cattle was excellent, they thriving and increasing rapidly and many settlers having large herds. Sheep at first did not do so well until the country was rid of the ferocious animals which preyed upon them necessitating their being penned at night near the home for protection. In later years it was an ideal place for them and almost every one engaged in raising them. Many owned large herds which were very profitable. I have not been able to learn the date of the first election held in the county for county officers; however, William Sloan was the first Clerk of the Superior Court serving from the organization of the county in 1820 until April term of Superior Court, 1837. INDIANS. When the first settlers came to Irwin County, they found the Indians here who for a great portion of the time were friendly. I have heard Mrs. Judy Whiddon, my grandmother, say they would often come to their house to procure milk or roasting ears or potatoes and if friendly before reaching the place they would conceal their arms, such as bow and arrows, muskets, etc., would appear unarmed, hold their hands up in token of their friendliness, state their wants and soon as provided for would quietly leave the place. Their wants were quickly appeased and no questions asked because the folks were glad to see them leave. If they were unfriendly they would appear with their weapons and upon being discovered, the family concealed themselves at once. The Indians were peculiar in many ways. If a white person did them an injury they would invariably seek revenge, ofttimes taking revenge on some white settler or family, twenty miles away who knew nothing of what had been done to them and was entirely innocent in thought or deed. As an illustration, in what is now Wilcox County, but originally Irwin, lived a man by the name of James Brown. He caught an Indian stealing a hog and shot him. The Indians did not molest Brown but went from there about five miles west of Ashburn, now Turner County, at least thirty miles away where lived a family by the name of Willis. The husband was away from home at the time and they killed his wife, mutilating the body severely and took a small baby by the feet and smashed its brains out on a stump. The settlers came together and gave chase, following them south out of the country. From that time until his death Mr. Brown went by the name of (Indian Jim Brown). The lady's name who was killed was Peggy Willis. The company following these Indians came up with them south of Ashburn on what is known as Hat Creek at a point not far from where the road crosses said creek leading from Irwinville to Inaha. In the company following the Indians was a man named Hobby who was riding a spirited young horse. The Indians were concealed in the swamps of this creek and a battle was fought. Mr. Hobby's horse became frightened and threw him in the creek where he lost his hat. The horse followed after the horses of the whites and when he appeared among them the whites thought Hobby had been killed but later on he appeared on foot bare headed and upon relating his experience the creek was then named Hat Creek, by which name it is known to the present time. The settlers followed the Indians from this point on, finally coming up with them at a point on the Albany road at a place now in Worth County, formerly Irwin, at a pond called the Wavering Pond, where a battle was fought and a majority of the Indians were killed or captured. One of the old settlers, a Mr. Arnold, relates a story of the Switchie Indians coming from Louisiana when he was a small lad, camping some three or four miles southwest of Abbeville at a place called Breakfast Branch. After a short time the Indians became warlike and engaged the settlers in a skirmish in which Mr. Mark Wilcox was wounded and was carried out or back by Mr. Natt Statham. The Indians were routed and moved towards Abbeville crossing what is now the Dixie Highway at the Stubbs place in the city and thence east the old river ferry which is now replaced by a new river bridge on what is now known as the Jefferson Davis Highway. The Indians crossed the river in their birch bark canoes and continued on towards Eastman. This continues to bear the name of the Switchie Trail crossing of the Ocmulgee River. The Mark Wilcox referred to was one of the old settlers of originally Irwin County. The last fight of note between the Indians and whites occurred March 9, 1810 on the south side of the Ocmulgee River about twenty-five miles south of Hartford and a few miles northeast of Bowens Mill, originally Irwin County but now Ben Hill County. On March 3, 1810, Joseph Burch and his sons were at work building a house on south side of the Ocmulgee River near Bowens Mill when the Indians appeared and began firing upon them, killing the father and severely wounded a son and thinking him dead they scalped him and left him for dead. The son revived and was able in two days' time to cross the river and reach the home of Mr. John Wilcox near where Temperance P. 0. in Telfair County is located and was cared for by Mr. Wilcox and his family. On March 9th, thirty-six citizens of the community, mostly living in Telfair County, crossed the river to seek redress. Some distance from the river they discovered a band of Indians advancing within gun shot. Firing began by both parties and continued for sometime. A part of the detachment effected a retreat bringing off one badly wounded and four were killed. Major Cathorn was in command and was among the missing, four Indians were killed. Mitchell Griffin, State Senator from Telfair County, was among the killed and Mark Wilcox was wounded. During the year 1930 the chapter of D. A. R. at Fitzgerald, Georgia, erected a marker on the highway from Fitzgerald to Abbeville commemorating this fight. The encounter with the Indians took place northeast of the monument site but it was placed upon the highway where it was easy of access while to have placed it upon the exact spot it would have been inaccessible on account of gullies and underbrush. From investigations I have made, I am assured that the Indians, in originally Irwin County, which sometimes were called the Switchie Indians were the Oswichee tribe and while at one time they had a settlement in Florida they migrated to Georgia setting up upon lands which later became Irwin County and that they later removed to Arkansas. A tribe of Oswichee Indians once lived near the Ocmulgee River on land known in 1818 as Irwin County. There, towns were called Oswitchee and Ocilla and sometimes Ocichi. The trail that led out from these towns was called the Oswitchee Trail. The French census shows that a town named Osochi existed there in 1750. A later census in 1832 gives Oswichee as the name of another Indian settlement close to Osochi. This town's name was changed seven times, first it was called by the Indians, Assile, next Agile, Axilla, Agulil, Ochile and lastly Ocilla. On a very old map there was shown a creek which emptied into the Ocmulgee River which was called Ocilla River. Benjamin Hawkins called the towns Osochi, Ooseooche and sometimes both of the towns were known as Oswichee. This town and Chiaha on the Flint River were the first to give of their old square grounds and to adopt the manners and customs of the white settlers. A trail was blazed by the Oswichee Indians to Ocmulgee fields, now Macon, on to the trading post at Augusta between the dates 1750 and 1832. Desoto in his famous march through the United States in his search for riches in 1540 came through originally Irwin County stopping at the Indian village south of Abbeville and also at the village near Abbeville and was entertained by the Indians despite the fact of his arbitrary and dictatorial manner toward them. In 1802 Georgia ceded to the United States all land between the Chattahoochee River and Mississippi, the United States binding itself to remove the Indians from Georgia reserved territory as soon as it could be done peaceable and on reasonable terms. COURTS. JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Hon. T. W. Harris of Twiggs County was the first judge of the Superior Court which was held at the house of David Williams who lived upon lot of land No. 147 of fourth district of said county in September, 1820. Irwin County was at that time a portion of the Southern Circuit. The Superior Courts of the county were supposed to be held twice each year and under the law the terms were on Thursday after the fourth Monday in March and September and the term of office of the judges of the Superior Courts was for a term of three years and were elected by the General Assembly and served until their successors were elected and qualified. When Irwin County was created there were only six Judicial Circuits in Georgia,. to wit: The Southern composed of Twiggs, Laurens, Pulaski, Montgomery, Telfair, Appling, Irwin and Early. The Eastern composed of Wayne, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan, Chatham and Effingham. The Middle Circuit composed of Burke, Jefferson, Washington, Emanuel, Tattnall, Bulloch, Screven and Richmond. The Northern composed of Elbert, Lincoln, Columbia, Warren, Hancock, Oglethorpe and Wilkes counties. The Western Circuit composed of Jackson, Franklin, Madison, Clark, Walton, Gwinnett, Hall, Habersham and Rabun. The 0cmulgee composed of Morgan, Jasper, Jones, Baldwin, Wilkinson, Putnam and Greene counties. At the time of the passage of the act creating Irwin County there were only forty-seven counties in the state including Irwin, Early and Appling. The following gentlemen have held the position of judges of Superior Court of Irwin County since 1820: Hon. Thadeous G. Holt was judge from January, 1825 … Hon. Moses Fort was judge from December, 1825, to April, 1828. Hon. T. G. Holt was judge from January, 1829, to January, 1832. Hon. Lott Warren was judge from January, 1832, to January, 1835. No courts were held in Irwin County in 1834. Hon. Polhill was judge from January 1, 1835, to January 1, 1837. Hon. Carlton B. Cole was judge from January 1, 1837 to January 1, 1846. Hon. Arthur A. Morgan was judge presiding at the April term, 1837. Hon. James J. Scarborough was judge from January 1, 1846, until January 1, 1850. Hon. A. H. Hansell was judge from January 1, 1850, until January 1, 1853. No courts were held in Irwin County at April term 1851 and none during the year of 1852. Hon. Peter E. Love was judge from January 1, 1853, until January 1, 1859. Hon. A. H. Hansell was judge from January 1, 1859, until January 1, 1868. Hon. Henry G. Lamar, judge of the Macon Circuit, presided at the April term, 1859. Hon. William M. Sessions, judge of Brunswick Circuit, presided at May term, 1860. Hon. Alex A. Allen, judge Southwestern Circuit, presided at November term, 1860. There was no court held in Irwin County during the year of 1861 and first part of 1862. There were no courts held during the year of 1863. There were no courts held at the November term, 1864, or April term, 1865. Hon. J. R. Alexander was judge from January 1, 1868, until January 1, 1872. About this time the Oconee Circuit was created of which Irwin County was made a part. Hon. A. C. Pate of Hawkinsville, Georgia, was judge from January 1, 1872, to January 1, 1885. Hon. John L. Harris, of Brunswick Circuit, presided at March term, 1874. Hon. Charles F. Crisp, judge of Southwestern Circuit, pre-sided at the April term, 1881. Hon. Charles C. Kibbee was judge from January 1, 1885, to January 1, 1889. Hon. D. M. Roberts of Eastman, Georgia, was judge from January 1, 1889, to January 1, 1893. Hon. John J. Hunt presided at the October term, 1893. Hon. George F. Gober presided at the October term, 1892. Hon. J. L. Sweat presided at the October term, 1893. Hon. C. C. Smith was judge from January 1, 1894, to January 1, 1901. Hon. D. M. Roberts was judge from January 1, 1901, to January 1, 1905. Hon. J. H. Martin of Hawkinsville, was judge from January 1, 1905, to January 1, 1907. About this time the Cordele Circuit was created by the Legislature consisting of the following counties to wit: Dooly, Crisp, Wilcox, and Irwin and when the county of Ben Hill was created it was added. Hon. U. V. Whipple was judge until January 1, 1911. Hon. W. F. George was judge from January 1, 1912, until January 1, 1917. Hon. E. D. Graham, judge of Oconee Circuit, presided at October adjourned term, 1916. Hon. D. A. R. Crum was judge from January 1, 1917, to August, 1917. On this date the Legislature passed an act transferring Irwin County from the Cordele Circuit to the Tifton Circuit composed of the counties of Tift, Irwin, Worth and Turner, all of which territory was originally Irwin County. Hon. R. Eve was judge of the new circuit and is still occupying the same position on December 1, 1931. SOLICITORS-GENERAL Hon. T. G. Holt was first solicitor-general there is any record of, June term, 1824. Hon. Lott Warren was solicitor-general from May, 1825, to April, 1828, inclusive. Hon. Thomas Porter was solicitor-general from April, 1829, to April, 1830, inclusive. Hon. Thomas C. Sullivan was solicitor-general at the October term, 1832. Hon. Leonadas Franklin was solicitor at June term, 1835. Hon. William W. Wiggins was solicitor at January term, 1836. Hon. John Gibson was solicitor from April, 1838, to October, 1839, inclusive. Hon. Richard F. Brantly was solicitor at the April term, 1840. Hon. J. J. Underwood was solicitor at the October term, 1840. Hon. J. Gibson was solicitor at the April term, 1842. Hon. Frederick Sampson was solicitor at the October term, 1842. Hon. Peter E. Love was solicitor from April, 1842, to October, 1847. Hon. A. H. Hansell was solicitor from October, 1848, to March, 1849, inclusive. Hon. Francis I. Wheaton was solicitor at the September term, 1849. Hon. Theodore Surges from April, 1850, to October, 1850. Hon. T. F. D. Scarborough was solicitor at the October term, 1851. Hon. Frank Scarborough was solicitor from April, 1853, to October, 1853, inclusive. Hon. John S. Winn was solicitor from April, 1854, to April, 1855. Hon. E. T. Sheftall was solicitor from April, 1855, to April, 1859. Hon. E. A. Smith was solicitor at the October term, 1859. Hon. D. B. Spencer was solicitor at May term, 1860. Hon. Thomas L. Taylor was solicitor at the November term, 1862. Hon. A H. Burk was solicitor at May term, 1864. Hon. Mag Spencer was solicitor at the July term, 1866. Hon. A. C. Pate was solicitor at the November term, 1866. Hon. W. B. Bennett was solicitor from May, 1868, to March, 1871. Hon. Rolin A. Stanley was solicitor from March, 1872, to October, 1875. Hon. Tom. Eason was solicitor from March, 1876, to March, 1882. Hon. C. C. Smith was solicitor from March, 1883, to October term, 1887. Hon. Tom Eason was solicitor from April term, 1888, to April term, 1898. Hon. John D. DeLacy was solicitor from April term, 1898, to March, 1905. Hon. E. D. Graham was solicitor from March, 1905, to March term, 1908. Hon. W. F. George was solicitor from March term, 1908, to March term, 1912. Hon. Max Land was solicitor from March term, 1912, to April term, 1913. Hon. J. B. Wall was solicitor from April term, 1913, to October term, 1917. Hon. R. S. Foy, from August 17, 1917, to date, December 1, 1931. CLERKS OF SUPERIOR COURT. William Sloan was first clerk of Superior Court serving from 1820, until January 1, 1838. John McDermit was clerk from January 1, 1838, to January 1, 1843. William M. Kennedy was clerk from January 1, 1843, to January 1, 1846. James C. Fussell was clerk from January 1, 1846, to January 1, 1850. Jacob Young was clerk from January 1, 1850, to January 1, 1862. D. F. Fenn was clerk from January 1, 1862, to January 1, 1864. Willis Dorminy was clerk from January 1, 1864, to January 1, 1866. D. J. Fenn was clerk from January 1, 1866, to January 1, 1868. MaNassa Henderson was clerk from January 1; 1868, to January 1, 1872. R. W. Clements, from January 1, 1872, to 1893. Buried at the Irwinville Cemetery in Irwin County. John B. D. Paulk, clerk from D. A. McInnis, Representative, January 1, 1893, to January 1, 1903. Joe H. Young, clerk from January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1906. Marcus Luke, from January. 1, 1906, to January 1, 1911. Warren J. Paulk was clerk from January 1, 1911, to January 1, 1921. Thomas Harper, from January 1, 1921, to January 1, 1925. R. K. Brown, from January 1, 1925, to date, December 1, 1931. SHERIFFS. James Allen, from May 20, 1820, to January, 1822; John S. Gilder, from 1822 to 1824; James Allen, from 1824 to 1826; Thomas Lialman, from 1826 to 1828; Andrew McClelland, from 1828 to 1830; Daniel McDuffie, from 1830 to 1831; Hezekiah Walker, from 1831 to 1832; Ludd Mobley, from 1832 to 1834; Redding Hunter, from 1834 to 1836; Smith Turner, from 1836 to 1838; John McDermit, 1840; Daniel M. Luke, from 1840 to 1842; Jesse C. Sumner, 1842; David Turner, 1842; Smith Turner, 1844 to 1846; M. Henderson, 1846 to 1848, 1849 and 1850; Joseph E. Bass, 1850 to 1852; L. M. Culberth, 1852 to 1854; Asa Rooks, 1854 to 1856; David J. Fenn, 1856 to 1858; John E. McMullin, 1858 to 1860; David J. Fenn, 1860 to 1863; E. G. Pridgen, 1863 to 1866; Joseph Walker, 1866 to 1867; J. G. Sutton, 1867 to 1870; E. G. Pridgen, 1868 to 1870; A. E. Clements, 1870 to 1872; John Walker, 1872 to 1875; J. G. B. Hancock, 1875 to 1877; D. A. McInnis, 1877 to 1879; Benjamin J. Griffin, 1879 to 1881; James H. Mann, 1881 to 1882; D. A. McInnis, 1882 to 1884; Jacob Hall, 1884 to 1887; E. J. Hogan, 1887 to 1889; Jesse Paulk, 1889 to 1891; E. J. Young, 1891 to 1893; Jesse Paulk, 1893 to 1896; R. V. Handley, 1896 to 1898; Warren Fletcher, 1898 to 1900; D. A. McInnis, 1902 to 1904, and 1906; J. P. McInnis, 1906 to 1910; W. A. Tucker, 1910 to 1921; W. E. Tyler, 1921 to 1932. MEMBERS OF THE STATE SENATE FROM THE DISTRICT OF WHICH IRWIN COUNTY WAS A PART. Samuel Boyed, 1820. Ludd Mobley, 1820, 1821, 1824, 1825, 1828, 1831. Buried in Wilcox Cemetery near Jacksonville, Telfair County, Georgia. John Joice, 1823, 1826. John S. Gilder, 1827. Supposed to be buried in an old cemetery near the Ocmulgee River near Gilders Bluff in Ben Hill County, Georgia. James L. Willcox, 1829, 1830, 1832. Buried at Mt. Zion Church, commonly called Spectacle Church, about fifteen miles north of Fitzgerald, originally Irwin County, now Ben Hill. George Willcox, 1833, 1834, 1841, 1842, 1845, 1846, 1851, 1852. Buried about twelve miles east of Fitzgerald at what is known as the old Crisp Cemetery, originally Irwin County. John Paulk, 1835, 1836. Buried at Paulk Cemetery, Lax, Georgia, Irwin County, near the residence of Thomas Daniel. William Sloan, 1837, 1838 and 1839. Supposed to be buried at the Sloan Cemetery, south of Sturgeon Creek, about fifteen miles east of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, originally Irwin. Thomas Young, 1840. Buried at a cemetery called the-Young Cemetery, near the head of Dorminy's Mill Creek, not far from the residence of Ben Hays, Ben Hill County, Georgia, and four miles from the residence of Jacob McMillan in Irwin County. William Bowen, 1843, 1844. Buried at the Akins Cemetery, about three miles north of Bowens Mill, originally Irwin County. John Henderson, 1847, 1848. Smith Turner, 1849, 1850. Buried in Abbeville Cemetery, Wilcox County, Georgia. George Paulk, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856. Buried at Jacob Paulk Cemetery, five miles east of Ocilla, near the residence of Albert Sutton in Irwin County. M. G. Faulkner, 1857. George Young, 1858, 1859, 1860. Buried seven miles south-west of Irwinville, Georgia, in Irwin County. John McRae. 1861, 1863, 1880, 1881. D. M. McRae, 1863, 1864. T. L. Willcox, 1865, 1866. W. T. McArthur, 1868, 1869, 1870. D. W. Cameron, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874. Thomas D. Willcox, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1882, 1883. Buried at Crisp Cemetery, Ben Hill County, Georgia. Thomas J. Smith, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Allen McArthur, 1884, 1885. John D. McCloud, 1886, 1887. MaNassa Henderson, 1888, 1889. Buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery, Irwin County. George K. Willcox, 1894, 1895. John A. Wooten, 1896, 1897. Eli K. Willcox, 1898, 1899. B. E. Wilcox, 1900, 1901. Gabriel M. Clements, 1902, 1903, 1904. George M. Willcox, 1905, 1906. J. A. J. Henderson, 1907, 1908. Buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery, Irwin County. M. D. Calhoun, 1909, 1910. W. S. Mann, 1911, 1912. O. H. Elkins, 1913, 1914. M. J. Paulk, 1915, 1916. D. R. Peacock, 1917, 1918. J. B. Clements, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1926, 1931 and 1932. Wiley Williams, 1921, 1922. Buried, Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Georgia. Fred A. Smith, 1923, 1924. John M. Williams, 1927, 1928. Buried in Telfair County, Georgia. John Cook, 1929, 1930. DELEGATE TO ANTI-TARIFF CONVENTION OF 1832. William Sloan. SECESSION CONVENTION DELEGATES. MaNassa Henderson, voted "yes." Buried two miles east of Ashburn in Turner County. Jacob Young, voted "no." MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM IRWIN COUNTY. David Williams, 1820, 1821, 1822. Supposed to be buried on the Ocmulgee Swamp at an old cemetery one mile north of the Dorminy Cemetery in Ben Hill County. John S. Gilder, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826. John B. F. Dixon, 1827, 1828, 1829. Buried at an old cemetery on the Ocmulgee River near the residence of William G. Dorminy. Thomas Young, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838. James McDuffie, 1839, 1840. Smith Turner, 1841. James Hollingsworth, 1842, 1843, 1844. John B. Dorminy, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1855, 1856, 1867, 1868. Buried at the Dorminy Cemetery about twelve miles east of Fitzgerald in Ben Hill County, originally Irwin. George Ried, 1853, 1854. George W. N. Young, 1859, 1860. Oliver Cook, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866. Buried in Thomasville Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia. Thomas D. Willcox, 1868, 1869, 1870. Reason Paulk, 1871, 1872. Buried at the Ocilla Cemetery in Irwin County. Jacob Dorminy, 1873, 1874. Buried at the Dorminy Cemetery, twelve miles east of Fitzgerald, in Ben Hill County. A. P. Clements, 1875, 1876. Buried at the Clements Cemetery, six miles east of Sycamore, in Turner County, originally Irwin. J. B. Fletcher, 1877, 1878, 1879. Buried at the Fletcher Cemetery, seven miles south of Irwinville. William Branch, 1880, 1881. Buried at Little River Church Cemetery in Tift County, originally Irwin. Jacob Young, 1882, 1883. Buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery, two miles south of Ocilla, in Irwin County. Willis Dorminy, 1884, 1885. Buried at Dorminy Cemetery, about twelve miles east of Fitzgerald, in Ben Hill County, originally Irwin. J. A. J. Henderson, 1886, 1887, 1896, 1897, 1909, 1910, 1925, 1926. D. A. McInnis, 1888, 1889. Buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery in Irwin County. T. B. Young, 1890, 1891. John B. Paulk, 1892, 1893. Buried at Paulk Cemetery, three miles northwest of Ocilla, in Irwin County. H. T. Fletcher, 1894, 1895. Buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery in Irwin County. William Henderson, 1898, 1899. A. S. Dorminy, 1900, 1901. Buried at the Dorminy Cemetery in Ben Hill County. J. W. Paulk, 1902, 1903, 1904. Buried near his old residence about eight miles southwest of Ocilla. B. E. Wilcox, 1905, 1906. E. J. Dorminy, 1907, 1908. R. V. Paulk, 1911, 1912. J. B. Clements, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918. W. A. Tankersley, 1919, 1920. Marcus Fletcher, 1921, 1922. Warren Fletcher, 1923, 1924. J. E. Howell, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930. Warren Mixon, 1931, 1932. TAX RECEIVERS. The following gentlemen have been tax receivers for Irwin County: William Hall, 1822; Thomas Selman, 1823, 1824, 1825; Daniel McInnis, 1826 to 1828; Jeptha Durham, 1828, 1829; Benjamine Baker, 1830, 1835; James Fussell, 1838 to 1840; A. L. McCall, 1840 to 1841; Alex Mobley, 1842; William Kennedy, 1843; Joseph N. Miller, 1844; James W. Smith, 1845, 1846; William Whiddon, 1847; George Paulk, 1848 to 1849; David Grantham, '1850; Asa Rooks, 1851, 1853; James Young, 1854, 1856; David L. Mc-Call, 1855; Micajah Paulk, 1!857; James Fletcher, 1858, 1859; Byrd W. Fussell, 1860; R. W. Clements, 1861 to 1863; James Fletcher, 1864, 1866, 1869, 1871; Robert Henderson, 1873; James Paulk, 1874; Henry Fletcher, 1875; James Paulk, Sr., 1877, 1879; Jacob R. McCook, 1881; MaNassa Paulk, 1833; D. J. Henderson, 1885; J. T. Dix, 1887; D. J. Newton, 1889; J. M. Barns, 1891; G. J. Mobley, 1893; D. A. McInnis, 1894; Reason Dorminy, 1895; C. L. Royal, 1896; Jacob J. Paulk, 1898; R. I. Kirkland, 1900 to 1902; Archie McMillan, 1904, 1906; Sam Purvis, 1908; J. A. Royal, 1910, 1912; George W. Tomberlin, 1914; A. G. Young, 1916, 1920; James W. McMillan, 1922 to 1932. TAX COLLECTORS. The following gentlemen have been tax collectors of Irwin County: Redding Hunter, 1822; Jacob Young, 1824; Nathan Gornto, 1825; Silaway McCall, 1826, 1829; Redding Hunter, 1830, 1832; Abraham McCall, 1833, 1835; James Fussell, 1838; A. L. McCall, 1841; Alexander Mobley, 1842; William M. Kennedy, 1843; James W.. Smith, 1845; William Whiddon, 1847; George Paulk, 1848, 1849; Jesse C. Sumler, 1850; George Paulk, 1851; John Fletcher, 1852; George W. M. Young, 1853; Jesse J. Luke, 1854; David L. McCall, 1855; James Young, 1856, 1857; Macajah Paulk, 1858; B. W. Fussell, 1859; Byrd W. Fussell, 1860; R. W. Clements, 1861, 1862; Asa Rooks, 1864; Mark Pridgen, 1866, 1869; John B. Paulk, 1871; John Griffin, 1873; E. G. Pridgen, 1875; M. W. Paulk, 1877; L. D. Taylor, 1879; John B. Mobley, 1881; S. P. Troop, 1883; L. L. Harper, 1885; William Fletcher, 1887; Wiley Branch, 1889; Jonathan Walker, 1891; James W. Paulk, 1893; William Fletcher, 1895;, Jacob R. Paulk, 1896; E. G. Fletcher, 1898, 1900; D. J. Hogan, 1902; W. W. D. Branch, 1904, 1906, 1914, 1916; L. C. Harper, 1908, 1910; Mose Daniel, 1912; George M. Tucker, 1920, 1928; Mose Daniel, 1928, 1932. COUNTY SURVEYORS. The following gentlemen have been elected as surveyors of Irwin County: Solomon Kinon, 1838; Oscar Edenfield, 1851; Benjamine Sturgiss, 1854; Daniel Blunt, 1856; Drewry Ried, 1857; I. B. Mobley, 1864; James J. Luke, 1869; J. D. Murray, 1875, 1877; Daniel Tucker, 1879, 1881; Jacob Fussell, 1883; James Bishop, 1885; Oscar Barron, 1889; R. V. Handley, 1891; M. Barns, 1893; E. J. Hogan, 1895, 1900; Sidney Clare, 1900; Jacob Barns, 1904; O. Hogan, 1906; Robert Tucker, 1908; J. L. Dupree, 1910; Roan Roberts, 1912; Jack Irwin, 1914, 1916; J. A. Roberts, 1920. CORONERS. The following gentlemen have filled the office of coroner of Irwin County: David Hunter, 1820; Daniel McDuffie, 1824; Daniel M. Luke, 1837; Jasper M. Luke, 1840; Thomas Smith, 1850; Tobias Boykin, 1856; Isaac Young, 1858; Richard Young, 1859; R. Yancey, 1864; W. W. Poulan, 1871; John Odom, 1873; Harrison Chaney, 1877; W. H. Bishop, 1879; David Clements, 1881; Allen King, 1883; J. F. Seago, 1885; M. G. Smith, 1887; D. C. Hall, 1889 to 1894; Jacob Young, 1895; W. M. Baker, 1896; D. B. Mull, 1898, 1900; William McCormick, 1902 to 1906; J. L. Ashley, 1908; A. Gaskins, 1910; W. J. Roberts, 1912 to 1920; W. H. Cofield, 1920 to 1932. COUNTY TREASURERS. The following gentlemen have held the office of county treasurer of Irwin County: William Sloan, was appointed by the Inferior Court the first treasurer of the county, which position he held from 1820 to 1827. He was paid $125.00 for said service and doing other county business. James L. Willcox was appointed in 1830; John McDermit was appointed in February, 1838; William M. Kennedy was appointed in 1843; Reason Paulk, elected in 1869; James Paulk, 1871, 1873; George Whitley, 1875; M. Henderson, Jr., 1877; J. A. J. Henderson, 1879; George Tucker, 1881; E. L. Handcock, 1882; John A. Branch, 1885 to 1887; B. W. Williams, 1889; John W. Tomberlin, 1891; W. R. Paulk, 1893; Alex McInnis, 1895; James Walker, 1896 to 1898; J. A. Branch, 1900; M. W. Howell, 1902; M. D. Howell, 1904; J. E. Howell, 1906; J. B. Fletcher, 1906, 1908; F. G. E. Paulk, 1910; Marcus Fletcher, 1912; Jacob J. Paulk, 1914; Wiley Harper, 1916. At which time by act of Legislature the office of county treasurer of Irwin County was abolished. FOREMEN OF THE GRAND JURY. The following gentlemen have served as foremen for the Grand Juries in Irwin County since the organization of the county to November term, 1930, inclusive: Samuel Boyed, March term, 1821; Ludd Mobley, June term, 1823; John C. Law, June term, 1824; John C. Law, March term, 1825; John C. Law, December term, 1825; James L. Willcox, June term, 1826; Nathaniel Gornto, December term, 1826; John S. Gilder, April term, 1828; James Willcox, April term, 1829; James L. Willcox, October term, 1829; Ludd Mobley, April term, 1830; Jacob Young, October term, 1830; Jacob Young, October term, 1831; Jacob Young, April term, 1832; Duncan Graham, October term, 1832; Jacob Young, October term, 1833; Jonathan Smith, June term, 1835; Jacob Young, January term, 1836; Shadrick Griffin, April term, 1836; Jacob Young, October term, 1836; James L. Willcox, April term, 1837; Jacob Young, April term, 1838; James L. Willcox, April term, 1839; John Henderson, October term, 1839; Jacob Young, April term, 1840; George R. Ried, October term, 1840; William Boyed, April term, 1841; James L. Willcox, October term, 1841; John Henderson, April term, 1842; George R. Ried, October term, 1842. John Henderson, April term, 1844; William Sloan, October term, 1844; George R. Ried, April term, 1845; David Branch, April term, 1846; John Henderson, April term, 1847; James Paulk, October term, 1847; John Henderson, March term, 1848; John Henderson, October term, 1848; Jonathan Smith, March term, 1849; Jacob Young, September term, 1849; John Henderson, April term, 1850; Michael J. Horn, October term, 1850; Jacob Young, October term, 1851; Smith Turner, October term, 1852; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1853; John B. Mobley, October term, 1853; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1854; John Henderson, October term, 1854; George Willcox, April term, 1855; George Paulk, October term, 1855; Samuel D. Fuller, April term, 1856; George Paulk, October term, 1856; Samuel D. Fuller, April term, 1857; James W. Smith, October term, 1857; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1858; William G. Dickson, October term, 1858; George Paulk, Jr., April term, 1859; John Ross, October term, 1859. William J. Matthews, May term, 1860; George Paulk, November term, 1860; Thomas L. Wilcox, November term, 1862; Micheal G. Foster, May term, 1864; O. H. Cook, July term, 1866; John J. Henderson, November term, 1866; O H. Cook, May term, 1867; Wiley Whitley, November term, 1868; J. 0. Fornell, September term, 1869; Jehu Fletcher, March term, 1870; James Paulk. Sr., September term, 1870; A. P. Clements, March term, 1871; Jacob Dorminy, March term, 1872; J. J. Henderson, September term, 1872; James Paulk, March term, 1873; J. J. Henderson, September term, 1873; Willis Dorminy, March term, 1874; William Mobley, October term, 1874; M. W. Paulk, March term, 1875; David Ewing, October term, 1875; David Branch, March term, 1876; George W. Horton, September term, 1876; John J. Henderson, March term, 1877; James W. Whiddon, September term, 1877; Marcus Luke, March term, 1878; Joshua W. Paulk, September term, 1878. Jacob Dorminy, March term, 1879; Marcus Luke, September term, 1879; John J. Henderson, March term, 1880; Llewellyn Story, October term, 1880; Thomas D. Willcox, April term, 1881; John J. Henderson, October term, 1881; Barnady H. Shivers, April term, 1882; Wiley Whitley, October term 1882; James J. Paulk, Sr., April term, 1883; Marcus Luke, October term, 1883; David Ewing, March term, 1884; M. W. Paulk, September term, 1884; M. Henderson, March term, 1885; Thomas D. Willcox, October term, 1885; Daniel Tucker, March term 1886; David Ewing, April term, 1887; Marcus Luke, October term, 1887; David Ewing, April term, 1888; T. D. Willcox, October term, 1888; Llewellyn Story, April term, 1889; L. D. Taylor, October term, 1889; T. D. Willcox, April term, 1890; Ben Drew, April adjourned term, 1890; David Ewing, September adjourned term, 1890; L. D. Taylor, October term, 1891; Alex McInnis, April term, 1892; David Ewing, October term, 1892; J. A. J. Henderson, April term, 1893. J. Y. Paulk, October term, 1893; R. W. Clements, April term, 1894; D. J. Henderson, April term, 1895; Marcus Luke, October term, 1895; J. B. Clements, April term, 1896; R. W. Clements, November term, 1896; David Ewing, April term, 1897; J. A. J. Henderson, November term, 1897; D. J. Henderson, November term, 1898; T. B. Young, April term, 1899; Daniel Tucker, April term, 1900; William Henderson, November term, 1900; J. Y. Paulk, January term, 1901; M. Henderson, September term, 1901; J. A. J. Henderson, March term, 1902; William Henderson, September term, 1902; T. B. Young, March term, 1903; W. T. Paulk, September term; 1903; J. A. J. Henderson, March term, 1904; Henry Harper, September term, 1904; H. W. Bussey, March term, 1905; J. P. Sweat, September term, 1905; J. W. Hanlon, March term, 1906; David Ewing, September term, 1906. S. R. Sikes, March term, 1907; J. L. Paulk, December term, 1907; J. Y. Paulk, March term, 1908; M. J. Paulk, September term, 1908; E. J. Hogan, March term, 1909; J. Y. Paulk, March term, 1910; W. W. D. Branch, September term, 1910; Sam Purvis, March term, 1911; M. J. Paulk, March term, 1912; W. W. D. Branch, September term, 1912; J. E. Howell, March term, 1913; Sam Purvis, October term, 1913; J. A. Sutton, April term, 1914; J. A. Sutton, April term, 1915; J. B. Clements, October term, 1915; Sam Purvis, April term, 1916; J. B. Clements, October term, 1916; D. J. Henderson, Sr., April term, 1917; William Henderson, October term, 1917; J. A. Royal, April term, 1918; A. E. Clements, March term, 1919; S. R. Sikes, November term, 1919; J. A. J. Henderson, March term, 1920; J. A. Royal, November term, 1920; S. R. Sikes, March term, 1921; O. J. Clark, November term, 1921. J. R. Love, March term, 1922; J. L. Paulk, November term, 1922; J. E. Howell, March term, 1923; J. Y. Paulk, November term, 1923; R. T. Turner, February term, 1924; R. T. Turner, November term, 1924; J. M. Willis, February term, 1925; L. R. Tucker, November term, 1925; J. R. Love, April term, 1926; C. A. Walker, November term, 1926; R. V. Paulk, April term, 1927; L. R. Tucker, November term, 1927; J. M. Willis, August term, 1928; J. B. Clements, November term, 1928; J. J. Flanders, February term, 1929; F. G. E. Paulk, August term, 1929; Joe H. Little, November term, 1929; M. J. Paulk, February term, 1930; J. W. Pierce, November term, 1930. ORDINARIES. The following gentlemen have held the office of Ordinary since the ordinary office was created by the Legislature in 1850: M. Henderson, Sr., from 1852 to 1858; L. M. Culbert, served until 1869; Wiley Whitley, 1869 to 1877; David Ewing, from 1877 to 1881; T. B. Young, from 1881 to 1885; W. B. Fussell, from 1885 to 1889; M. T. Paulk, from 1889 to 1893; Daniel Tucker, from 1893 to 1897; J. J. Lee, from 1897 to 1903; J. M. Lee, from 1903 to 1904; James Whitley, from 1905 to 1932. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. The following gentlemen have served as Justices of the Peace in Irwin County: For 432 District- Robert Willis, 1822; Shadrick Griffin, 1822; Elisha Winslow, 1822; Redding Hunter, 1824; John Sutton, 1824; John S. Gilder, 1825; Fred Williams, 1825; Nathan Gronto, 1827; Daniel McDuffie, 1827; Thomas Young, 1829; Nathan Gronto, 1829; Redding Hunter, 1831; John Fussell, 1831; Fredrick Merritt, 1833; William Matchett, 1833; Fredrick Merritt, 1835; William Bowen, 1835; James C. Fussell, 1837; Wright Parker, 1837; Wells Matchett, 1839; Whittington S. Moore, 1841; Wells Matchett, 1841; Wells Matchett, 1844; Whittington S. Moore, 1845; Archible McInnis, 1845; Mark Mobley, 1847; Fredrick Merritt, 1849; Michael Whitman, 1849; David Hutchinson, 1849; James C. Fussell, 1850; Mark Mobley, 1853; Thomas Fisher, 1853; Archible McInnis, 1855, 1857; William A. Curry, 1855, 1857; William Fitzpaterick, 1858; William Fussell, 1864; A. Fussell, 1865; M. Fussell, 1865; Moses Tucker, 1866; J. Al. McCook, 1866; M. S. Tucker, 1869; William O. McRae, 1873; William Fitzpaterick, 1875; L. F. Prescott, 1877, 1881 and 1885; George W. Pridgen, 1883, 1887; G. M. Pridgen, 1900; M. D. Young, 1904. For 433 District- David Calloway, 1822; Stephen Wiggons, 1822; Jonathan Smith, 1824; Thomas Porter, 1825; Issac Stephens, 1825; Miles Adams, 1827; Silaway McCall, 1827; Daniel Luke, 1829; Jonathan Smith, 1829; John Mulkey, 1833; Jonathan Smith, 1833; Silaway McCall, 1837; George R. Ried, 1837; John Mulkey, 1837; Solomon C. Spivey, 1838; Thomas Smith, 1841; Miles Adams, 1841; Wright Tomberlin, 1845; James Brown, 1845; James W. Smith, 1846; Abram L. McCall, 1849; James W. Smith, 1849; Jasper M. Luke, 1850; Stephen Bowen, 1852; James W. Smith, 1853; Stephen Bowen, 1853; David L. McCall, 1857; James W. Smith, 1857. For 455 District- Thomas Smith, 1838; Jacob H. Rhodes, 1839. For 518 District- Benjamin Grantham, 1823; Elisha Wins-low, 1823; John Brown, 1825; Redding Hunter, 1825; John Henderson, 1826; Joseph Griffin, 1829; James McClelland, 1829; Andrew McClelland, 1831; L. G. Jackson, 1835; Shaderick Griffin, 1835, 1837; Jacob J. Bradford, 1837; Henry Marshall, 1839; Wiley Tyson, 1839; Andrew McClelland, 1842; John L. B. Harper, 1842; Wiley Tison, 1843; Jacob J. Bradford, 1845; Fleming B. Harper, 1845, 1849; Littleberry Tison, 1849; Hugh Burns, 1851; Thomas B. Harper, 1853; Littleberry Tison, 1853; Wiley Tison, 1855; Thomas King, 1857; Thomas Jewell, 1857; M. W. Paulk, 1862; Jehu Fletcher, 1862; J. R. Faulkner, 1887; S. A. Burns, 1889, 1895; J. A. Faulkner, 1893; T. F. Edge, 1897; S. A. Burns, 1912. For 690 District- James Paulk, 1828; Jesse Hobby, 1828; Jesse C. Sumner, 1834; Jeremiah Baker, Jr., 1834; Jesse C. Sumner, 1837; Jeremiah Baker, 1837; Thomas Baker, 1838; James Turner, 1841; Jesse C. Sumner, 1841; Nichols Baker, 1845; James McCormick, 1845; David P. Luke, 1846; Thomas F. Williams, 1847; David P. Luke, 1849; David Turner, 1849; James L. Branch, 1852; Benjamin Baker, 1853; David Fenn, 1853; John E. McMullen, 1855; James T. Branch, 1857; John Ross, 1857; Jesse C. Sumner, 1857; David M. Hogan, 1859; J. T. Branch, 1864; William E. King, 1864; James Gibbs, 1865; James Fletcher, 1865, 1868; S. M. Self, 1883, 1889, 1893; W. W. D. Branch, 1885; T. E. Fletcher, 1897; S. M. Self, 1900; A. D. Ross, 1905. For 867 District- William Pouland, 1834; John O. Gredley, 1834; John Poulan, 1837; Hill R. R. Horn, 1837; Joseph Sumner, 1838; William B. Poulan, 1838; John Poulan, 1841, 1843; William Duncan, 1841, 1843; Gordon Sumner, 1844, 1845; William Duncan, 1845; David Smith, 1845; Issac I. Porter, 1846; James T. Hancock 1847, 1849; William W. Poulan, 1849; John J. Willis, 1851; George Truluck, 1852; Gordon Sumner, 1853; John S. Minton, 1853. For 901 District- John Benefield, 1835; Robert L. Dixon, 1835; Daniel Luke, 1835; Henry Bellows, 1838; Madison Young, 1838; John Benefield, 1839; Daniel Luke, 1840; John McInnis, 1841; Joseph A. Turner, 1841; John Benefield, 1841; J. W. Hand, 1844; Joseph A. Turner, 1844, 1845; Hezekiah Walker, 1845; Daniel R. Thomas, 1846; William Young, 1848, 1849; L. M. Culberth, 1850; Joseph A. Turner, 1851; Joseph E. Bass, 1852; G. W. Cooper, 1853; Joseph A. Turner, 1853; James Fletcher, 1854; George Young, 1854, 1856; Joseph A. Turner, 1856, 1858; Jasper Spivey, 1858; R. W. Clements, 1860; Perry Fitzgerald, 1860; George Young, 1861; Joseph A. Turner, 1861; D. J. Fenn, 1865; D. W. Taylor, 1865; C. B. Pritchard, 1866; T. T. Mauldin, 1877; J. W. Tomberlin, 1883; S. T. Yarbrough, 1889; A. E. Clements, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1921 to 1932. For 982 District- Jacob C. Young, 1841; MaNassa Henderson, 1841, 1845; Jonathan Smith, 1842, 1845; William P. Ross, 1849; Elias D. Whiddon, 1849; Zara Paulk, 1853; John Ross, 1861; D. M. Hogan, 1861; Zara Paulk, 1864; David Branch, 1869, 1877; A. E. Clements, 1878; C. L. Royal, 1883, 1893; D. J. Parker, 1897; V. A. Freeman, 1900. For 1388 District- Jacob Fussell, 1885; J. T. Walker, 1889; R. V. Handley, 1893; A. McInnis, 1897; D. W. Pope, 1912. For 1421 District- S. E. Coleman, 1888, 1889; J. H. McNesse, 1893; J. C. Fletcher, 1916; Frank York, 1920, 1921, For 1529 District- William Henderson, 1895, 1908; J. A. McInnis, 1912; Walter M. Rogers, 1916, 1921. For 1537 District- Drew W. Paulk, 1895, 1897; Alex S. Harvey, 1900, 1904. For 1550 District- J. Z. Sutton, 1897; G. W. Ellis, 1903, 1904. For 1643 District- A. L. Tucker, 1906; E. P. Jowers, 1908; J. R.. Young, 1908; J. J. Harper, 1911, 1912, 1916; W. A. Lewis, 1920, 1921. For 1661 District- J. R. Love, 1907, 1908; John C. Whitley, 1912; J. R. Love, 1915, 1916, 1921. For 1662 District- Y. S. Gibbs, 1907, 1908; C. H. Bussell, 1912; Y. S. Gibbs, 1916, 1921. For 1670 District- D. J. Henderson, 1908; T. J. Waller, 1908; E. P. Fletcher, 1912; A. D. Ross, 1921. PRACTICING ATTORNEYS. According to the minutes of the Superior Courts the following attorneys practiced in said court from 1820 to 1847 to wit: Thomas D. Mitchell, Lott Warren, Charles F. Bethune, Thomas Porter, James J. Scarborough, W. Wiggons, Bell & Miller, Thomas C. Sullivan, L. Franklin, John J. Underwood, John Gibson, Robert L. Parrance, Richard F. Brantley, W. S. Whitfield, P. E. Love, Fort & Evers, Charles S. Hawsley, C. B. Cole, Hershell V. Johnson, Davis & Rockwell, Parrance & Hinds, James N. Bethune, B. G. Sturgiss. The following practiced in said court from 1847 to 1883 to wit: A. H. Hansel, Plat and Spicer, William H. Perkins, William M. Pane, C. B. Cole, John J. Underwood, Charles S. Hawley, T. B. Davis, T. Sturgiss, E. H. Plat, Seward & Love, George W. Fish Seward & Hansel, D. & E. T. Sheftall, P. F. D. Scarborough, H. Whitfield, I. L. Harris, John S. Winn, A. E. Cochoran, Stubbs & Hill, Hinds & Hobbs, Richard H. Clark, W. W. Pane, Scarborough & Lowery, B. B. Ranson, P. W. Whittle, H. Morgan, Dawson & Kibey, John B. Colding, H. T. Peoples, E. A. Smith, Eli Warren, Storzier & Smith, Warren & Warren, A. C. Pate, W. B. Bennett, D. H. Pope, W. A. Harris, C. C. Kibey, Rolin A. Stanley, O. C. Horn, Jacob Watson, B. F. Whittington, Horn & McDermit, John H. Martin, Lacey Lastinger, W. W. Lastinger, J. M. Dinton, Tom Eason, John Murrow, B. M. Frazell, Tom Taylor, C. C. Smith, D. M. Roberts, C. W. Fulwood E. D. Graham, J. M. Dinton, W. Ira Brown, H. C. Ward, Bankston & Grice. OLD SETTLERS OF IRWIN COUNTY. The Tax Digest of the county from 1820 to 1830, has been lost or destroyed. I have secured the digest for the year 1830 and 1839. In order to give some idea of who lived in the county during the two years 1830 and 1839, I give below a list of those returning tax for the year 1830 to wit: John Dorminy, Sr., Richard Tucker, Joseph Fletcher, James Paulk, Samuel Goff, Thomas Woodard, William C. Swain, Lott Whiddon, Nathan Land, William B. Poland, A. McClelland, Abigial Hall, John Grantham, Leonard Harper, Daniel Henderson, Tobias Boykin, Robert McCrutchin, Charles Thigpen, William Willis, Jesse C. Sumner, Joshua Griffin, John Dorminy, Jr., Micajah Paulk, Jr., John Paulk, Jacob Paulk, James Turner, Thomas Simpson, Silas McCelland, Jesse Hobby, Joseph Sumner, John Clark, John Benefield, Dariel Grantham, Sr., Elijah Grantham, Micajah Paulk, Sr., John Henderson, William Bradford, Daniel McMillan, Arnold McCrutchin, John Willis, Daniel Drawdy, Alex McDonald, Shadrick Griffin, Benjamin Griffin, Godfrey Purvis, Fredrick Merritt, Jr., Wiley Vickers, William King, Cornelious Tyson, Richard Story, William Sumner, Jeremiah Baker, George Paulk, James Walker, John Walker, Thomas Baker, Benjamin Baker, Silas McCelland, Jonathan Smith, James McGee, George R. Ried, Alex Hobby, Samuel Stone, Ruebon Gay, Daniel Merritt, Emanuel Knowles, James McCelland, Henry Marshall, Richard Rowe, George Arnold, Nickolus Baker, Archibald McDonald, Jacob Young, Jonathan Walker, Jeremiah Baker, Arron Daniels, Gabrial Mc-Clelland, Nathan Lamar, Thomas Gibbs, John Fitzgerald, John Gibbs, T. N. Statum, Lewis Martin, Sampson Gibbs, Marvell Stone, David Nicklos, James L. Wilcox, Daniel M. Luke, George Statum, Seaborn Tayler, David Fitzgerald, Abram McCall, John Mulkey, Fred Land, Philip Brown, James Mixon, Thomas Drawdy, James Statum, Jacob Barrton, William Sloan, James Hall, V. Hollingsworth, Hardy Hunter, James Brown, Miles Adams, Stephen Wiggins, Leonard Stone, William Smith, Fred Brown, Demps Tayler, Silaway McCall, Daniel Luke, Nickolus M. Miller, Green Land, John Durham, James Pages, Jehu McCall, Jeptha Durham, Joshua Luke, Robert H. Dixon, Elijah Beasley, Isaac Swains, Thomas Hunter, Redding Hunter, David Hunter, Sr., Nathaniel Durham, H. Walker, John Mc-Innis, George Wilcox, Arron Jernigan, William Fussell, Mathew Merritt, John Fussell, Jacob Matchett, Martin Wells, David Collins, Jacob L. Durham, Elijah Hunter, Thomas Young, Thomas Wilcox, Francis Hall, Ruebon Marsh, John Scannes, Abigal MeDuffie, Elijah Akins, William Matchett, Robert L. Dixon, Ludd Mobley. I give below a list of those returning tax for the year 1839, to wit: Robert Newberry, David Troup, Joshua Luke, James McGee, David Smith, Mark Mobley, Redding Hunter, David Hunter, Elijah Hunter, Hardy Hunter, Jasper M. Luke, James Mixon, John Crawford, Jehu McCall, Thomas M. Jenkins, Fredrick Brown, David Jenkins, Miles Adams, Moses Spivey, J. S. Durham, Lamiel Taylor, Dennis Taylor, Silas Covington, Thomas Tomberlin, Daniel M. Luke, James L. Wilcox, Samuel Gaff, William Fletcher, David Smith, Elishua Tucker, Byrd Fussell, Thomas Harris, George R. Ried, Jacob Barrintine, John Fitzgerald, Miles Fitzgerald, James Brown, David E. McAnally, Harding Sturgis, David Fitzgerald, Abraham McCall, James Hollingsworth, Richard Young, John Tomberlin, Thomas Gibbs, William Gibbs, Basil Miller, Fredrick Rooks, James Turner, John H. Alexander, Micaja Paulk, L. B. Clanton, James Paulk, Hezekrah Walker, John Roberts, Godfrey Purvis, Jesse Hobby, Calvin Hall, Elias Jernigan, Francis A. Hall, Daniel Drawdy, Joseph Clements, Jacob Young, John Walker, Iley Easters, Jeremiah Baker, James Walker, Jacob Hall, James Dorminy, Thomas Tucker, David Turner, Cornelious Walker, Richard Tucker, Thomas Drawdey, James Branch, Dexter Simpson, Tobias Boykin, William Boykin, Jonathan Smith, Richard Story, Samual Story, Wiley Tyson, Joshua Gray, James Benefield, Smith Turner, John Willis, Andrew Hobby, Malcom McMillan, Marvin Stone, Thomas Simpson, Seaborn Taylor, Seaborn Land, Henry Marshell, James D. Brown, John McCloud, Joseph C. Clements, John A. Rooks, Lewis L. B. Harper, Archible McInnis, Richard Row, Daniel Willis, John Gibbs, Sampson Gibbs, Allen Gibbs, James Hall, Thomas W. Johnson, John McMillan, Wiley Whitley, John Luke, Eli Vickers, Elija Paulk, Wiley Vickers, David Branch, John Benefield, Seaborn Rose, Mary Williams (the wife of David Williams), William Roberts, Daniel Grantham, Jr., Daniel Henderson, Luke Merritt, George W. Giddens, Mark Mobley, James W. Smith, James Gibbs, Thomas Gibbs, Issac Young, Joseph Fletcher, A. P. Clements, Davis Tucker, William Purvis, Madison Young, Steely Goff, John Dorminy, Sr., Benjamin Willis, Frederick Merritt, Sr., Frederick Merritt, Jr., James C. Fussell, Wright Parker, George Best, Bunyan Merritt, Wright Collins, Arron Jernigan, Robert L. Dixon, Jeremiah Mathews, Alex Hobby, Lyman Dixon, John Kersey, Samual Stone, William M. Kennedy, Joseph Roberts, William Bowen, Lott Whiddon, MaNassa Henderson, Issac F. Hood, Elias D. Whiddon, Jacob C. Young, Marmaduck Hobby, George Spring, John B. Dorminy, Jr., James C. Nash, D. McDermit, Lenord Stone, Reubin Marsh, James Marsh, William Pridgen. William Fussell, Wells Matchett, Lazarus Williams, James Hornsby, Gordon A. Sumner, William D. Poulan, Malin Monk, Richard Mauldin, Reubin Gay, Green Land, II. W. Chestnut, John Land, Ishmauel Ayers, William Sumner, Joseph Sumner, William Matchett, Jesse C. Sumner, Benjamin Baker, Allen Ilesters, Thomas Baker, Jesse Luke, Absolem Baker, Jr., James J. Nobles, Henry Harper, Elija Paulk, John Benton, John Henderson, John Grantham, Abigail Hall, John Akins, George Paulk, Jacob Paulk, Thomas Young, James Hall, Sr., Robert Newberry, David Troup, Joshua Luke, William Sloan, George L. Warren, Gabriel McClelland, Lennard Harper, John Harper, John McInnis, Robin Mc-Crutchin, Zachariah Gray, Jonathan Walker, James McCormick, Robert McCrutchin, Jacob A. Bradford, Gibson Gray, Elija Grantham, Mathew Benefield, Daniel Grantham, James Jones, Benjamine Griffin, George Mobley, Andrew McCelland, Samual Brown, Issac Powell, John McDermit, Jacob Matchett, James Y. McDuffie, Robert F. Dixon, Robert H. Dixon, Nancy Mobley, Macaja Paulk, Sr., John Paulk, Calib Griffin, Thomas Smith, William Tomberlin, Issac Merchant, and Alex Mobley. Many of these old settlers reared large families and have numerous decendants throughout Irwin County IRWIN COUNTY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. Seventh District. December 22, 1825-December 18, 1826. Second District. December 23, 1843-January 22, 1852. First District. January 22, 1852-March 23, 1861. Second District. March 23, 1861-October 26, 1865. First District. October 26, 1865-July 30, 1872. Third District. July 30, 1872-September 26, 1891. Eleventh District. September 26, 1891-August 25, 1931. Eighth District. August 25, 1931-date. (Dawson, pp. 161, 168; Acts 1843, p. 54; Acts 1851/52, p. 88; Confederate Records, I, p. 732 and Code 1860, p. 12; Confederate Records, IV, p. 146; Acts 1872, p. 12; Acts 1890-91, 1, p. 193; Acts 1931, p. 46.) IRWIN COUNTY SENATORIAL DISTRICTS. Eleventh District. December 23, 1843-January 19, 1852. Fifteenth District. July 2, 1861-November 5, 1918. Forty-fifth District. November 5, 1918-date. 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