DEKALB COUNTY OFFICIALS

SHERIFFS
(The term of office was two years, with a limit of three consecutive terms, until 1978)

NAME

TIME PERIOD

NAME

TIME PERIOD

Pleasant A. Thomason 1883-1842 George C. Puckett 1908-1912
James McGuire 1842-1845 Amon B. Frazier 1912-1916
John Allen 1845-1848 George C. Puckett 1916-1920
John L. Dearman 1848-1852 Amon B. Frazier 1920-1922
Ezekiel W. Taylor, Sr. 1852-1856 J. Harlie Cantrell 1922-1926
John Donnell 1856-1858 Fred E. Terry 1926-1930
J. Y. Stewart 1858-1860 Albert F. Foutch 1930-1932
John Hallum 1860-1862 Charlie D. Eller 1932-1934
Hezekiah Love 1862-1864 John C. (Chub) Hill 1934-1938
Wm. L. Hathaway 1865-1868 Will Vickers 1938-1940
Charles J. Hill 1868-1870 Alex O. Parker 1940-1942
James Henry Blackburn 1870-1874 John C. (Chub) Hill 1942-1946
M. F. Doss 1874-1878 Will Bullard 1946-1948
Charles S. Frazier 1882-1884 C. H. Malone 1948-1954
Ben M. Merritt 1880-1882 James Keith 1954-1958
Charles S. Frazier 1882-1884 Harrison Puckett 1958-1960
Huston S. Gill 1884-1888 Harold Frazier 1960-1964
Wm. H. C. Lassiter 1888-1892 W. H. Bing 1964-1966
Silas F. Anderson 1892-1896 Doris Bing 1966
Ben M. Merritt 1896-1898 Will Hall Windham 1966-1970
Louis Merritt 1898 Kelly Walker 1970-1972
John T. Odom 1898-1902 Creston Bain 1972-1976
Barnabas Taylor 1902-1904 Dwight Mathis 1976-1986
L. Everett Love 1904-1908 Kenneth Pack 1986-


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QUARTERLY COURT JUDGES
(The term of office is eight years. Because of variations in state law there was
sometimes a county judge and sometimes a chairman of the court in the years
between 1838 and 1894. After 1894 the judge was elected by popular vote. In
1978 the office was changed to County Executive with a four-year term.)

NAME

TIME PERIOD

NAME

TIME PERIOD

Wm. H. Magness 1856-1864 Kate Drake 1931-1934
Jesse T. Hollis 1872-1880 Will H. Atwell 1934-1950
Wingate T. Robinson 1880-1884? Homer Murphy 1950-1958
Martin L. Bonham 1894-1902 Harry Foutch 1958-1966
Robert C. Nesmith 1902-1905 Billy J. Lafever 1966-1982
James E. Drake 1905-1910 Keith Garrett 1982-1990
James B. Moore 1910-1918 Larry Webb 1990-
James E. Drake 1918-1931