Grayson County, Virginia Sheriffs, 1793-2006
Dates | Sheriff | Comments |
---|---|---|
1793-1794 | Phillip Gaines | Accused of fraud and removed from office |
1806-1809 | Greenberry G. McKenzie | |
1810-1811 | Abram Jones | |
1812-1813 | Matthew Dickey | |
1814-1815 | William Bobbitt | |
1816-1817 | John Fielder | |
1818-1819 | Charles Nuckolls | |
1820-1821 | William Vaughan | |
1822-1825 | ? | |
1826 | Shadrach Greer | |
1832 | Jonathan Thomas | |
1833-1839 | Jish Jennings | |
1840-1841 | ? | |
1843 | Jish Jennings | |
1844 | ? | |
1845 | ? | |
1846 | ? | |
1847 | ? | |
1848 | ? | |
1849 | Isom Cox | |
1850 | ? | |
1851 | A. Porter | |
1852 | Shadrach and J. C. Greear | |
1853 | J. D. Young | |
1854 | ? | |
1855 | ? | |
1856 | Linville J. Perkins | |
1857 | ? | |
1858 | S. Thomas | |
1859 | ? | |
1860 | Stephen Thomas | Failed to secure bond, not allowed to take office |
1861 | Robert P. Baker | |
1862 | Peyton G. Hale | |
1863-1870? | ||
1871 | Samuel M. Fulton | |
1872-1877 | ? | |
1878-1890 | Isaac Cox Parsons | He died after he had been shot, arresting someone in the line of duty. Gangrene set in. |
1890-1891 | ? | |
1892-1895 | A. A. Bryant | |
1896-1903 | J. K. Clark | |
1904-1907 | Harvey L. Phipps | |
1908-1911 | ? | |
1912-1919 | H. A. Hoffman | |
1920-1927 | A. S. Lawson | |
1928-1931 | ? | |
1932-1933 | Charlie C. McKnight | Killed in the line of duty |
1933-1935 | R. L. Anderson | |
1936-1939 | W. C. Ward | |
1940-1951 | M. T. Wingate | |
1952-1959 | Thomas P. Kirby | |
1960-1975 | Raymond Price | |
1976-1996 | Herbert L. McKnight | |
1997-2006 | Jerry D. Wilson |