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58 HISTORY OF HOPKINS COUNTY.
were John T. Mills, Wim. S. Todd, Byrd Gray,
H. P. Mabry, Green J. Clark, J. A. B. Putmen,
E. W. Terhoone, H. C. Connor. The sheriffs
were Bartholomew Millhollan, H. C. Russell, Jesse
Russell, A. B. Hudson, Sam W. Smith, who served
twelve years, J. A. Weaver served eight years,
John R. Furgeson six years. Sam G. Smith,
William Branon, Bascom Sherman served six
years, George Withers four years, Wilbur Loving
is serving his second term. The county judges
were D. O. Horton, John P. Reeves, Elias Wallis,
William Houghton, A. G. Melton, L. G. Harmon,
G. H. Crowder, F. M. Rogers, J. M. Morris, H. C.
Connor, R. B. Keasler, who is serving his third
term. The county clerks were Richard Crook,
Eldridge Hopkins, R. E. Mathews, Z. C. Mathews,
Ambrose Edwards, A. P. Landers, Jas. W. .vera,
John Cox, J. C. Avera, present clerk. The district
clerks were J. Bottoms, Dr. R. H. Scott, VWn. M.
Ewing, E. F. Scott, J. M. Ashcroft, J. W. \Avera,
Jasper Thomas, W. J. Cline, Asa Ramsey, John
Furgerson, present clerk. The names of the county
attorneys, the assessors and collectors, have not
been given in or they certainly would have ap-
peared in this important list of county officials.
In after years reference to this list will furnish
important and useful information to the reader
of the history of Hopkins County. Sam W\. Smith
is the oldest living sheriff in the Lone Star State.
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Fleming, E. B. Early History of Hopkins County, Texas: Biographical Sketches and Incidents of the Early Settled Families, book, 1902; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91042/m1/61/?q=Melton: accessed February 17, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .