Grayson County TXGenWeb

First Elected Sheriff
of
Grayson County

The first officials of Grayson County were appointed. Following the removal of James M. Randolph for misconduct in November 1846, Joshua was first elected Sheriff of Grayson County, Texas, serving in that office until 1850. He served another term, 1864-1865. He married Harriet Bradley in May 1847. After the death of his father-in-law Seymour Bradley, the 1850 census shows Harriet's sister Sarah Elizabeth and her brother Wesley Walke living in the West household. (History of the Bradley Family of Grayson County, Texas, compiled by M. C. Haggard 2003, pg 16-17.)