The following lists of officials were found
in back issues of the Rains County LEADER as well as information
from biographical sketches in Rains County History , copies
of Texas Almanac or Texas State Gazeteer .
1870 ("Looking Back..." article, 20 July 1989) Edward P. Kearby - 1st county judge, served for 8 years
1879
("Looking Back..." article, 1 September 1998)
J.W. Montgomery : Sheriff
T.M. Allred : District/County Clerk
James Gary : County Treasurer
W.N. Brook : County Attorney
H. H. Deaton : Justice of the Peace
1880
("Looking Back..." article, 1 September 1998)
P. P. Rains - Sheriff
E. J. Darden : Justice of Peace, Precinct #1 (replaced O.S. Forbis)
J. W. Goddard : Constable, Precinct #4
M. S. Pierson : County Treasurer (upon death of James Gary)
H. M. Corbit : public weigher of cotton, hides, wool & peltries
for Emory
1881 (reprint of article in 03 April 1986 Rains Co. LEADER)
W.N. Brook : county attorney
Richard Magee : Justice of the Peace
1884
Alfred Thomas : county & district clerk
W.N. Brook : county attorney
W.T. Coke : county surveyor
E.P. Kerby : county judge
Wyly Lamb : Justice of the Peace
J.S. McConnell : sheriff
J.W. Montgomery : sheriff
John F. Pierson : county treasurer
E.A. Sweptson : Point postmaster
M.S. Pearson : Emory postmaster
1888 Nov 6, 1988 - election
results
Justice of the Peace, Prect #1
T.S. Morgan - 138 votes
Eli Bibb -122 votes
H.M. Corbett - 182 votes
1890
H.M. Corbett : Justice of the Peace
Ambrose Fitzgerald : county clerk
Joseph W. Greer : county judge
F.P. Hardin : county attorney
W. Montgomery : sheriff
John F. Pierson : county treasurer
S.J. Stuart : county surveyor
E.A. Swepston : Point postmaster
M.S. Pearson : Emory Postmaster
1894
Sel Vincent - commissioner, Precinct
#1
W.S. Whitworth - commissioner, Precinct
#2
C.R. Anderson - commissioner, Precinct
#3
J.W. Greer - commissioner, Precinct #4
Frank Cozart - constable, Precinct #4
1896
Nov 1896 - election results
Justice of the Peace, Prect #1
W.M. Wheatley - 178 votes
W.O. Hebisen - 250 votes
Eli Bibb - 104 votes
J.L. Wheatley - 1 vote
1904 08 July 1904 article listed the following political announcements
: J.W. Pierson - County Judge Eugene Thompson , A.R. Cornelius, C.J. Crabb - County Attorney Jesse Montgomery, George Spence, John Clark, John K. Woosely,
Bill Bevers - Sheriff T.W. Hill, W.A. (Rev.) Goff, G.S. Weatherly, J.P. Knight, C.G.
Duncan - County Treasurer
May 1905
T.S. Weatherly, County Treasurer
J.W. Pierson, County Judge
C.H. Herriage, Commissioner Prect. No. 1
W.L. Russell, Commissioner, Prect. No.2
A.R. Braziel, Commissioner Prect. No. 3
W.H. Donalson, Commissioner Prect. No. 4
1907
W.H. Clendenin - County Judge
W.D. Peeples - commissioner, Precinct #1
W.H. Horsley - commissioner, Precinct #2
C.H. Terry - commissioner, Precinct #3
L.J. King - commissioner, Precinct #4
1910
O.H. Rodes - County Judge
J.O. Sisk - County Clerk
G.W. Alexander - commissioner, Precinct
#1
?.S. Alexander - commissioner, Precinct
#2
C.H. Terry - commissioner, Precinct #3
J.H. Porter - commissioner, Precinct
#4
1912
C.A. Glass - County Clerk
Sam Kennemer - Tax Assessor
1914
James A. Gwinn : Point postmaster
1915
.H. McKee - Commissioner, Prect. #1
Tom Henderson - Commissioner, Prect. #2
J.C. Waters - Commissioner Prect. #3
S.H. Carter - Commissioner Prect. #4
J.B. Allred - County Judge
W.J.F. Glass - County Treasurer
Elmer Robertson - Deputy County Clerk
William Whittle - Sheriff
1917
H.D. Garrett - County Attorney
W.E. Rabb - County Judge
William Whittle - Sheriff
W.E. Bevers - Deputy Sheriff
Elmer Robertson - County Clerk
D. Ross Robinson - Commissioner, Precinct #4
J.H. McKee - Commissioner
A.L. Bruce - Commissioner, Precinct #3
R.M. Sisk - Commissioner, Precinct #1
Tom Henderson - Commissioner, Precinct #2
1926
Gus Orsborn - Sheriff/Tax Collector
T.A. Childers - Tax Assessor
J.O. Sisk - District Clerk
J.S. Smiley - County Judge
D.L. Nabors - County Clerk
W.W. Berzette - County Attorney
Walter Price - County Treasurer
1931
G.N. McTaggart - Sheriff/Tax Collector
Arthur Jones - Tax Assessor
R.T. Pearson - Surveyor
J.S. Foster - County Judge; County School Superintendent
Earl Sybert - County Clerk
J.W. Humphrey - County Attorney
Miss Peggy Arnold - County Treasurer
Dr. P.W. Pearson - County Health Officer
J.A. Abercrombie - County Commissioner, Precinct #1
D.B. Yandell - County Commissioner, Precinct #2
A.V. Terry - County Commissioner, Precinct #3
S.B. Oler - County Commissioner, Precinct #4
1934
Mrs. Marvin Allen - Emory Postmistress
1937
(info. from 1986 centenniel ed. of Rains Co. LEADER)
Jess Cochran - County Commissioner
Jim Scott - County Commissioner
Eugie Lynch - County Commissioner
Fred Holmes - County Commissioner
1941-42
Gus Orsborn, Jr. - Sheriff/Tax Assessor-Collector
Joel W. Lennon - County Judge; County School Superintendent
Olen Gilley - County/District Clerk
J.A. Amis, Jr. - County Attorney
Ade Childers - County Treasurer
Dr. J.S.H. Allen - County Health Officer
R.T. Pearson - Surveyor
E.B. Shivers - County Commissioner, Precinct #1
Clyde Cheek - County Commissioner, Precinct #2
W.D. Heeth - County Commissioner, Precinct #3
A.A. Humphrey - County Commissioner, Precinct #4
1958
Sam Braziel - County Judge/County Superintendent
Olen Gillen - County Clerk
J.L. Middleton - County Commissioner
Ervin Briggs - County Commissioner
Leonard Allen - County Commissioner
Jess Wade - County Commissioner
