Weakley County Courthouse, Dresden, Tennessee
Judge John A. Rodgers Sr. Sitting inside the Weakley County Courthouse, Dresden, Tennessee. This is good view of how the Courthouse looked inside. Sadly, it burned in 1948 and the present Courthouse was built and dedicated in 1949. Judge Rogers was a Circuit Court Judge for Weakley and surrounding counties and a Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Submitted by Mary Irvine Kennedy, Great Granddaughter of John Rodgers. We thank her for sharing these photos.
A little History
The first county court was held in the home of John TERRELL and later in the home of Benjamin BONDURANT, at Dresden, up to April, 1828. The Next session, July 1828, was held in the then New Courthouse. The last term of the court under the name of pleas and quarter sessions, was held in April 1836, and the first term of the county court proper, composed of the Justice of the Peace, elected by the people under the Constitution of 1834, was held in May of 1836, with the Honorable Caleb BRASFIELD, Chairman.
