Red River County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Elliott, William Hale June 6, 1864 - November 20, 1924

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Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn. com September 9, 2007, 3:31 pm

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(The material in this biography is taken from a Louisiana Magazine published 
during the lifetime of my great-grandfather, W. H. Elliott, name and date of 
pulication not given. Carolyn Shank)  
                         W. H. ELLIOTT
   Little as you think of it, there is something in looking the part you play 
even off the stage. the present Sheriff of Red River Parish, W. M. H. ELLIOTT, 
a candidate to succeed himself, by way of introduction, is a typical "high" 
sheriff; big, strong, friendly, jovial. Most sheriffs are like that, and most 
sheriffs are the most popular men in their neck of the woods. MR. ELLIOTT is 
popular, for all sorts of reasons, personal and official.
   People like him instinctively and trust him without question, and while 
there are a number of competitiors in the race for the office he has filled so 
acceptably, he won't be the easiest man to beat you ever heard about on next 
election day.
   He is a son of Natchitoches Parish, just next door to Red River, where his 
father MR. J. M. T. ELLIOTT, was so well known, where he was assessor for four 
years and sheriff for twelve years.
   MR. ELLIOTT was educated in the common schools, and farmed in his early 
manhood. His first official position was that of Justice of the Peace in Ward 
2, which he filled without intermissions for twelve years. He is an active 
Mason and K. of P. His record as sheriff of Red River Parish is excellent. 
There has not been a murder case during his regime; seventy-five percent of 
blind tiger law breakers has been jailed.
   With the influx of the oil field and  lumber men the problem of conrol is 
more complicated than it looks, and the sheriff's office is not much of a 
loafing place; the officials are earning their salaries all right. They tell 
it that Sheriff Elliott is about the biggest hearted man in the parish, gives 
to everything, helps everybody, is broad in his charities, and tender in his 
sympathies. Not a bad recommendation after all is said and done, perhaps.

Additional Comments:
 Note: William Hale Elliott, a Coushatta native, married Sarah Emma, daughter 
of James Thomas McDowell and Eliza Goolsby. The couple had nine children, four 
of which died in early childhood. The Children are:
James M. Thomas Elliott  (Uncle Jim) born 7 Dec. 1885
Susie M. Elliott (Susie Mae) born 12 Aug. 1884
William H. Elliott (Uncle Bill) born 5 April 1890
Edna Elliott (Aunt Edna) born 17 Sep 1896
Ola Elliott died young
Lloyd P. Elliott (Uncle Lloyd) born 1899
Molly - died 1902
Thelma - died 1904
Alice - died young



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