Andrew Rowan, 1799
Charles Davis, 1800, ’81, ’82
Daniel Ashby, 1803, ‘4
Eaneas McCallister, 1805, ‘6
Uriah Blue, 1807, ‘8
Fielding Jones, 1809. ’10
Daniel McBride, 1811, ’12
Elijah King, 1813, ’14
Joseph Fuquay, 1815, ’16
John Davis, 1817, ’18
Jacob Newman, 1819, ’20
Samuel Hopkins, 1821, ’22
John Holloway, 1823, ’24
Fayett Posey, 1825, ’26
Robert Smith, 1827, ’28
Ben Talbott, 1829, ’30
Thomas Lambert, 1831, ’32
John Green, 1883, ‘34, ’35, ’36
James Alves, 1837, ’38
Garland Curly, 1839, ’40
John Green, 1841, ’42
Haywood Alves, 1843, 44
Robert Smith, 1845, ’46
George W. King, 1847, ’48
William Green, 1849, ’50
J. M. Stone 1851, ’52
G. A. Sugg, 1853, ’54, ’55, ’56
James H. Priest, 1857 ’58
G. A. Sugg, 1859,’60
Decius Priest, 1861
Isom Johnson, 1862
D. N. Walden, 1863, ’64
Wm. S. Hicks, 1865, ’66, ’67
Isom Johnson, 1868, ’69, ’70, ’71, ’72
John M. Johnson, 1873, ’74, “75’, 76
Ben F. Gibson, 1876, ’77, ’78, ’79
Willam Hatchitt, 1879, ’80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83
John. Hickman, 1883, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87
*J. E. Hickman 1887-1890
J. E. Hickman 1890-1894
W. H. Negley 1894-1898
Wynn G. Dixon 1898-1902
Henry Dixon 1902- 24 Jan 1905
S A Young 1905-1906 filling term
Edward Melton 1906-1910
Albert Hodge Abbott 1910-1914
P. W. Trigg 1914-1918
George C. Green 1918-1922
Otis Benton 1922-1926
Mrs. Frances Hall 1926-1930
R. C. (Cotton) Soaper 1930-1934
Jim Tom (JT) Reed 1934-1938
A. B. (Black) Eblen 1938-1942
Elmer Herron 1942-1946
Lyman Cooper 1946-1950
W. W. Brackett 1950- Resigned 1 March 1952
A. B. (Black) Eblen May 5, 1952 till December 1952
Lee Williams 1953-1958
Cleo Gish 1958-1962
George Cheaney 1962-1966
Clyde Adkins, Jr. 1966-1970
Ira Bridges 1970-1974
J. T. Southard 1974-1978
Charles West 1978-1982
Larry W. Markham 1982-1986
Dennis Clary 1986-2006
Ed Brady 2007-2 July 2021
David Crafton 2 July 2021-2022
Chip Stauffer 2022-
Note:
*J. E. Hickman – – It is believed that Sheriff Hickman was the last of the sheriffs appointed as the first term does not correspond with elected sheriff’s terms.



























