Sheriffs, Constables, Coroners, Commissioners, and Surveyors of Russell County, 1835-1845

Below is an extensive list of elected office holders from Russell County from 1835-1845. The list was created by extracting names and offices from the county Will books and the Law Order books. Appointments and offices were scattered throughout the books and the list is incomplete.

Note that this list does not include County Clerks, Road Commissioners, School Commissioners, Overseers of the Poor, or Literary Fund members.

Subsequent years will appear in future posts.

1835

Sheriff
Samuel Gibson

Constables
Joel Bays
Stephen Benner
Robert Boyd
Jacob L. Burton
George W. Candler
Singleton Candler
George Colley
Jacob Dorton
Berry Evans
Andrew C. Ferguson
Benjamin Fugate
Fowler Fullen
Thomas Gibson
Charles C. Gibson
Charles H. Gilmore
Joseph Hackney
Schuyler Hamilton
Richard P. Hamilton
William Horton
Jefferson Jessee
George L. Jessee
David Jessee
Increase S. Judd
Alexander McFarlane
Richard B. Price
Samuel C. Price
James Sample
David Sergent
James C. Shoemaker
George Smith

Coroners
Robert Fugate
John Bays

Commissioners of the Revenue
Johnston Howard - Eastern District
Thomas Dickenson - Western District

1837

Sheriff
Samuel Gibson

Constables
Stephen Banner
Jacob L. Burton
Nathan E. Caldwell
Jacob Dorton
Andrew C. Ferguson
Benjamin Fugate
Samuel T. Gibson
James C. Gibson
Joseph Gibson
Thomas Gibson
Napoleon B. Gray
Richard P. Hamilton
Robert Hobbs
Nicholas Horn
William Horton
Jefferson Jessee
Joseph Lea
Alexander McFarlane
Patrick McQuown
John H. Moore
Isaac Munsey
James Robinson
David Sergent
George Smith
James H. Taylor

Commissioners of the Revenue
Isaiah Fuller - Eastern District
Henry D. Aston - Western District

1838

Sheriff
Henry Dickenson

Commissioners of the Revenue
Robert Boyd - Eastern District
Thomas Gibson - Western District

1839

Sheriff
Henry Dickenson

Constables
Stephen Banner
Henry D. Burdine
Joel Campbell
William Carter
Jacob Dorton
Berry Evans
Samuel T. Gibson
James C. Gibson
William Gibson
Napoleon B. Gray
Joseph Hackney
William P. Horton
William P. Horton
Jefferson Jessee
Alexander McFarlane
Patrick McQuown
Jacob Owens
James Robinson
James Samples
David Sergent
George Smith
James H. Taylor

Commissioners of the Revenue
Robert Boyd - Eastern District
John Fugate - Western District

1840

Sheriff
James Dickenson

Constables
James D. Hale
Henry Vencill
Shadrach White

1841

Sheriff
James Dickenson

Constables
Stephen Benner
Joel Campbell
Harden Dale
Jacob Dorton
Berry Evans
James H. Garrett
James C. Gibson
Stephen Gose
Napoleon B. Gray
Robert A. Horton
Jefferson Jessee
Alexander McFarlane
Aaron H. Nash
Jacob Owens
William Pippin
James Robinson
James Samples
David Sergent
George Smith
Henry Vencil

Commissioners of the Revenue
William Gibson - Eastern District
James M. Hanson - Western District

1842

Sheriff
James Browning

Constables
Nathan E. Burdine
Richard R. Campbell
Oliver H. Frick
Daniel W. Horton
John T. Howard
Patton G. Keen
James W. Wright

Surveyor
Harry Smith

Commissioners of the Revenue
William Gibson - Eastern District
James M. McFarlane - Eastern District
Charles H. Gilmore - Western District
John Fugate - Western District

1843

Sheriff
James Browning

Constables
Stephen Benner
Richard R. Campbell
James Colley
Harden Dale
James H. Dickenson
Jacob Dorton
Oliver H. Frick
Napoleon B. Gray
Joseph Hackney
Aaron L. Hendricks
Daniel W. Horton
Jefferson Jessee
Patton G. Keen
Alexander McFarlane
Jacob Owens
James W. Ramsey
James Robinson
George Smith
Samuel Smyth
Henry Vencil

Commissioners of the Revenue
Charles A. Smith - Eastern District
Joseph C. Fugate - Western District

1844

Sheriff
Thomas Dickenson

Commissioners of the Revenue
John Bays - Eastern District
Charles W. Carter - Western District

Constables

John H. S. Fugate

1845

Sheriff

Thomas Dickenson

Constables

Stephen Benner

Richard R. Campbell

James M. Crawford

Thomas W. Davis

William H. Dean

John N. Dickenson

Oliver H. Frick

John H. S. Fugate

Stephen Gose

Napoleon B. Gray

Aaron L. Hendricks

William Horn

Jefferson Jessee

Patton G. Keen

William Lockhart

Alexander McFarlane

Henry G. Meade

Isaac Munsey

Jacob Owens

James Robinson

George Smith

Henry Vencill

Commissioners of the Revenue
Daniel J. Ayres - Eastern District
Samuel B. Fugate - Western District

Bethlehem Church in the Loop, Russell County, Virginia, 1854

The following scraps of paper have come down through my family since their creation in 1854.  However, none of my direct ancestors appear on these pages, so it's a mystery to me.



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A book for the Society at Bethlehem meeting-house in the Loop.
J. Haskew P. E. [Presiding Elder]
A. F. Shannon P. C. [Preacher in Charge]

A. D. 1854

N. B. The friday before each Quarterly Meeting is set apart as a day of fasting and prayer for the prosperity of Zion and success of the ministry.

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Look for you new preacher on Teusday the 7th Nov 1854. Shannon

[This sentence appears to have been copied as writing practice by George W. Campbell.]


















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Nov. 12th 31 P. 46a. Rev. Shannon Text Ps 112
Nov. 27, 25 P. 52a Class M. [...]
Dec. 3rd 30 P. 47a Rev. Shannon Text Philis. 21
Dec 11th 28 P. 49a. Class Meeting
Feb. 25th, 24P. 53a. Rev. Shannon text Luke 22.v.33
Mar 18th, 38P, 52a. Rev. Shannon 29i. 15-11
April 8th, 34P. 46A. Rev. Shannon
June 3rd, 18P, 51A. Rev. Shannon
June 24th, 24P, 56A. Rev. Shannon
July 15th, 26P, 54A. Rev. Shannon

[Again, this paper appears to have been used as writing practice.]

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[Appears to be an attendance list with dates and preacher's names.]

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Nov. 12 Rev. Shannon

Nov. 27 Class M.

Dec. 3rd. Rev. Shannon cold

Dec. 11th C. M.

Feb. 25th 1854 Rev. Shannon

Mar. 18th 54 Shannon

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