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SHERIFFS OF FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA

    HISTORY of the floyd county sheriff's office

    Floyd County, Georgia

     

    Floyd County was created by Act of December 3, 1832 out of Cherokee County. Originally it included parts of Chattooga, Polk, and Gordon Counties. Early settlers came from Tennessee, South Carolina, and older parts of Georgia. The County was named for Major General John Floyd (1794-1829). Legislator, Congressman, General of the Georgia Militia, Commander of Georgia troops against the Creeks in 1813.


    Officers of Floyd County Commissioned, March 18, 1833 were:

    • Andrew H. Johnston, Sheriff
    • Edwin G. Rogers, Clerk Superior Court
    • Phillip W. Hemphill, Clerk Inferior Court
    • John Smithwicke, Surveyor
    • Lemuel Milligan, Coroner


    Sheriffs of Floyd County Georgia

    The following information was obtained from the files of the State of Georgia Archives, The Rome-Floyd County Library, the Floyd County Records Retention Center, Batty’s History of Rome and Floyd County; Aycock’s All Roads Lead to Rome, and The Rome News. 

    1833-1900

    1833
    Andrew H. Johnston (1)
    First Elected Sheriff (May 1833) County Seat Livingston, GA. 

     

    1834 – 1836
    William Smith (2)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 277/34 page 128, Elected on 01/06/1834

    One of Rome’s five founding fathers, William Smith later held office in both houses of the Georgia state Assembly, and did much to assure the growth of the City of Rome. He was directly responsible for the building of the community’s first steamboat, for the organization of the Rome Railroad and for the coming to Rome of such able citizens as Alfred Shorter and others. (County seat moved to Rome in 1835).


    1836 – 1838
    William R. Williamson (3)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 277/34 Elected: 01/16/1836


    1838
    Wesley Shropshire (4)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 227/34 Elected: 01/18/1838


    1839
    Samuel T. Payne (5)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 227/35 page 349, Appointed 10/19/1839


    1840
    Houston Aycock (6)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 227/34 page 871 Elected: 01/11/1840


    1841
    Elias H. Kemp (7)


    1842

    Samuel T. Payne
    Took Office in January 1842


    1842
    William Carstarpher (8)
    Appointed: 05/22/1842


    1842
    Moses M. Liddell (9)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 227/35 page 465, Elected: 07/25/1842


    1842
    James McConnell (10)
    Appointed: 10/2/1842


    1843
    Joseph Ford (11)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 277/35 page 471, Elected: 01/02/1843


    1844 – 1846
    Houston Aycock (6)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 277/35 page 660, Elected: 01/01/1844


    1846
    Edward F. B. Lumpkin (7)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 227/36 page 22, Elected: 01/05/1846


    1846 – 1848
    Thomas Price (12)
    Secretary Of Commission Book 227/36 page 237, Elected: 03/07/1846


    1848 – 1850
    George W. Hanson (13)
    Secretary Of State Commission Book 277/36 page 365, Elected: 01/03/1848


    1850 – 1852
    Thomas S. Price


    1852 – 1854
    Thomas G. Watters (14)
    Elected: 01/02/1852


    1854 – 1856
    Thomas S. Price


    1856 – 1858
    Thomas G. Watters


    1858 – 1860
    William P. Williams (15)


    1860 – 1862
    Thomas G. Watters


    1862 – 1864
    H. P. Lumpkin (16)


    1864 – 1866
    B. F. Payne (17)


    1866
    John R. Towers (18)
    Listed in Sectary of States Commission Book as being under Northern Rule.

     

    1866 – 1868

    Nathan Yarbrough (19)
    Listed in County and Court Records of Floyd County.

    Nathan Yarbrough, Mayor of Rome in 1852, some say he was the first mayor, at any rate he wasn’t satisfied, so later he was made Sheriff in 1866. Judge Joel Branham’s book of reminiscences “The Old Courthouse in Rome” describes Yarbrough as “a stout, red-faced, broad shoulder, redheaded man, abrupt in manner, firm and fearless in conduct and opinion. He later moved to Texas where he died.


    1868 – 1875
    S. P. Mays (20)


    1871 – 1875
    J. H. Lumpkin (21)


    1875 – 1879
    James M. Jenkins (22)

     

    1879 – 1881
    J. M. Quinn (23)


    1881 – 1887
    M. C. Mathis (24)

     

    1887 – 1889
    Jake C. Moore (25)


    1889  – 1891
    James M. Jenkins


    1891 – 1895
    Jake C. Moore


    1895 – 1898
    J. P. McConnell (26)


    1898 – 2020

    1898 – 1902
    J. E. Camp (27)


    1902 – 1905
    W. G. Dunehoo (28)

    1905 – 1908
    Dan O. Byars (29)

     

    1908 – 1910
    T. Berry Brouch (30)


    1910 – 1914
    W. G. Dunehoo

    (From Rome News Paper) Sheriff W. G. Dunehoo and his deputy, Mr. Wash Smith are two of the best known and most popular men in Floyd County, and the shooting of Smith by Dunehoo in Rome Monday evening was a sensational and most unfortunate occurrence. 

    Dunehoo was standing for re-election and the opposing ticket was composed of two of his deputies – Mr. J.R. Barron for Sheriff, with Smith as deputy. Smith sent out cards to the voters last week intimating that Donehoo had kept him busy out of the state and promising a sober administration if elected – the latter being taken by Dunehoo as a reflection on his personal habits. 


    1914 – 1916
    Joe R. Barren (31)

    Acts 1914, page 43, ratified November 3, 1914, effective January 1, 1917 changed two-year terms to four-year terms.


    1916 – 1920
    George Wash Smith (32)

    1920 – 1922
    Robert E. Wilson (33)


    1922 – 1924
    Oscar Leon Betts (34)

    1924 – 1926
    Robert E. Wilson

    1926 – 1936
    Oscar Leon Betts
    Passed away June 6, 1936


    1936 – 1948
    Mark E. Horton (35)
    Appointed June 15, 1936


    1948 – 1953
    D. Gilmore Johnson (36)


    1953 – 1973
    Joe Adams (37)
    Served for 20 years


    1973 – 1977
    Lynn Garner (38)


    1977 – 1985
    Bill Hart (39)
    Served for 8 years 


    1985 – 1989
    Wayne Atchley (40)


    1989 – 1993
    Mike Thornton (41)


    1993 – 2004
    A. Tommy Rickman (42)
    Served for 12 Years 


    2004 – 2020

    Timothy L. Burkhalter (43) 

    Served for 16 Years

    Sheriff Dave Roberson

    2021-Present
    L. Dave Roberson (44) 


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