COUNTY CLERKS	CIRCUIT CLERKS	RECORDERS	SHERIFFS	SURVEYORS	ASSESSORS
COLLECTORS

COUNTY CLERKS Name Began Ended Notes Smith, William L. 1821, April 1822, May Also County Circuit Clerk, Appointed by the county and circuit court. Burch, Jonathan T. 1822, May 1826, February Also County Circuit Clerk, Appointed by the county and circuit court. Thompson, William P. 1826, May 1826, May Also County Circuit Clerk, Appointed by the county and circuit court. Woodward, George 1826, August 1835, November Also County Circuit Clerk, Appointed by the county and circuit court. Morehead, John H. 1835, November 1842, January Elected by the people. Jacobs, William M. 1842, January 1858, June Elected by the people. Robison, Jacobs 1848, August 1852, June Elected by the people. Comer, Humphrey J. 1852, June 1852, September Elected by the people. Turner, James B., Sr. 1852, September 1864, October Elected by the people. Turner, James B., Jr. 1864, October 1867, January Elected by the people. McGee, Geo. N. 1867, January 1875, January Elected by the people. McCuistion, A.A. 1875, January 1879, Janaury Elected by the people. Trigg, George W. 1879, January Blank Elected by the people. CIRCUIT CLERKS Name Began Ended Notes Smith, William L. 1821, April 1822, May   Burch, Jonathan T. 1822, May 1826, February   Woodward, George 1826, August 1835, May   Thompson, William P. 1835, May 1835, August   Williams, Wiley C. 1835, November 1844, April   Oliver, Benjamin 1844, May 1845, March   RECORDERS During the February term, 1870, the Ray County Court "made an order separating the offices of circuit clerk and recorder." The Governor of Missouri, Governor McClurg, commissioned James T. Harris, February 1870, to serve as recorder till the next general election. James T. Harris was elected for a term of four years. Name Began Ended Notes Harris, James T. 1870, February 1871, January   Harris, James T. 1871, Janaury 1875 January   Slaughter, Lewis 1875, January     SHERIFFS Name Began Ended Harris, John 1821, Feburary 1822, May Miller, William 1822, May 1823, February Edwards, Thomas 1823, February 1824, November Black, Adam 1824, November 1827, February Stanley, Larkin 1827, February 1830, November Cleavenger, John 1830, November 1832, November Jacobs, Thomas W. 1832, November 1836, November Holman, Hardy 1836, November 1838, August Brown, Benjamin 1838, August 1842, August Holman, Hardy 1842, August 1846, August Wasson, George I. 1846, August 1850, August Brown, Benjamin J. 1850, August 1854, August Carson, George 1854, August 1856, August Allen, George 1856, August 1860, August Cates, John C. 1860, August 1862, August Jacobs, Clayton 1862, November 1865, May Reyburn, A.K. 1865, May 1868, January Francis, John W. 1868, November 1872, November Brown, John C. 1872, November 1876, November McGinnis, Thomas 1876, November 1880, November McGinnis, James T. 1880, November         Cates, Elmer 1903 1906 SURVEYORS NAME BEGAN ENDED Shields, William 1821, April 1823, January Riggs, Timothy 1828, March 1827, February Vanderpool, Meaddors 1827, February 1827, October Aubry, Thomas N. 1827, October 1835, August Vanderpool, Meaddors 1835, August 1839, August Rainwater, Moses A. 1839, August 1843, August Wilson, Henry 1843, August 1847, August Oliphant, Alex. 1847, August 1855, August Searcy, D. H. 1855, August 1857, August Oliphant, Alex. 1857, August 1868, January Buchanan, Mannis 1868, January 1873, January Gibson, Frank G. 1873, January 1877, January Banister, John T. 1877, January         ASSESSORS NAME BEGAN ENDED Martin, Zadoc 1821, April 1822, January Gragg, Benjamin 1822 January 1822, May Snowden, Lovell 1822, May 1823, February Downey, William 1823, May 1825, February Pritchard, Robert 1825, February 1827, February Black, Adam 1827, February 1828, February Edwards, Thomas 1828, February 1829, February Jordan, James 1829, February 1830, February Newlin, Jesse 1830, February 1831, February Jordan, James 1831, February 1832, February Newlin, Jesse 1832, February 1833, February Williams, Wiley C. 1833, February 1834, February Ralph, Rowland 1834, February 1834, August Harwood, A. M. 1834, August 1835, February Aubry, Thomas N. 1835, February 1836, February Adamson, Jacob 1836, February ~, February Beachamp, A.B. 1840, ~ 1842, ~ Tisdale, William P. 1842, ~ ~ Metcalf, R. 1846, ~ 1850, ~ Quarles, William P. 1851, ~ 1859, ~ Parker, William B. 1861, ~ ~ Comer, Humphrey J. 1861, ~ 1862, ~ Jacobs, Clayton 1862, ~ 1863, ~ Allen, Markland 1863, ~ 1865, ~ Spencer, Anderson 1865, January 1867, January Albertson, John 1867, January 1869, January Sargent, George W. 1869, January 1871, January McLaughlin, Lilburn 1871, January 1873, January Craven, A. P. 1873, January 1875, January Craven, A. P. 1875, January 1877, January Flournoy, John S. 1877, January 1879, January Flournoy, John S. 1879, Janaury 1881, January Sanderson, George 1881, January ~       From 1823 to 1825 the county was assessed by townships, each township having an assessor. William Downey was assessor for Crooked River township; Henry Brown, for Bluffton township, and Nehemiah Woolsey, for Missouriton township. In 1859 a law was passed providing for the assessment of the county by ranges; and the county court appointed, to serve for two years: William Berry, for Range 25; John S. Flournoy, for Range 27; William H. McGaugh for Range 28; Mathano Brown, for Range 29. William P. Parker was removed for incometency and Humphrey J. Comer appointed by the county court to replace Comer. COLLECTORS NAME BEGAN ENDED Allen, Shubael 1821, April 1821, December Gilliam, Jesse 1821, December 1822, May Scott, John 1822, May 1823, February Miller, William S. 1823, February 1825, February Martin, William B. 1825, February 1825, May Miller, William S. 1825, May 1826, February Morgan, William 1826, February 1827, February Vanderpool, Meaddows 1827, February 1827, October Elliott, John 1827, October 1828, February Snowden, James Sr. 1828, February 1829, February Pritchard, Robert 1829, February 1830, February Darcey, Patrick M. 1830, February 1831, February Martin, Andrew 1831, February 1832, February Jacobs, Maurice 1832, February 1833, February Harwood, A. M. 1833, February 1834, February Winburn, Henry R. 1834, February 1835, February Brown, Benjamin J. 1835, February 1836, February Marczey, W. W. 1836, February ~ Fowler, Thomas B. 1873, January 1875, September Fowler, Allen M. 1875, September 1879, Janaury Davis, James A. 1879, January ~ In 1836 the office of collector was abolished. The sheriff was made collector of state and county revenue, and so continued until 1873. In 1872 the general assembly of the state passed an act separating the offices of sheriff and collector and in November of that year Thomas B. Fowler was elected to the collectors office, to begin the following January. He died September 16, 1875 and his son, Allen M. Fowler was appointed to serve till the next general election, at which time the people chose him as his own successor. James A. Davis' term expires January, 1883.