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- |
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 |