{"id":1226,"date":"2020-03-29T03:53:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T03:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2022-07-03T21:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T21:18:37","slug":"election-returns-officers-of-hood-county-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/misc\/election-returns-officers-of-hood-county-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTION RETURNS OFFICERS OF HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>held on the 25 day of December 1866<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reprinted from Hood County Genealogical Society Newsletter dated May 1985<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Acton<\/strong><strong>Beat 1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Thorps<\/strong><strong>Beat 2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>McClammant<\/strong><strong>Beat 3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Squaw C<\/strong><strong>Beat 4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Rock Creek Beat 5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Total # of Votes<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Majority<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>COUNTY<\/strong><strong>JUDGE<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Abel Sanders       W. C. Manly           B. F. Tipton<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>34<\/strong><br><strong>32<\/strong><br><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>91<\/strong><br><strong>2<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>31<\/strong><br><strong>52<\/strong><br><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>12<\/strong><br><strong>56<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>5<\/strong><br><strong>15<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>193<\/strong><br><strong>106<\/strong><br><strong>52<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Sanders 87<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>COUNTYCOURT<\/strong><strong>CLERK<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>M. Sykes              Geo Smart          Alex McCamant    W. Montgomery  Moses Watters<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>22<\/strong><br><strong>29<\/strong><br><strong>15<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><br><strong>43<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>7<\/strong><br><strong>14<\/strong><br><strong>38<\/strong><br><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>41<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><br><strong>59<\/strong><br><strong>10<\/strong><br><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>3<\/strong><br><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>10<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><br><strong>7<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>41<\/strong><br><strong>55<\/strong><br><strong>125<\/strong><br><strong>30<\/strong><br><strong>112<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>McClament 13<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DISTRICT<\/strong><strong>CLERK<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>JWS Morrison     H. C. Goodmin<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>84<\/strong><br><strong>33<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>93<\/strong><br><strong>9<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>78<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>21<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>12<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>288<\/strong><br><strong>51<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Morrison 237<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><\/strong><strong>SHERIFF<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>A. J. Wright           J. S. Sutton            J. E. Arrington<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>73<\/strong><br><strong>19<\/strong><br><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>75<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><br><strong>29<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><br><strong>41<\/strong><br><strong>26<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>20<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><br><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>5<\/strong><br><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>203<\/strong><br><strong>71<\/strong><br><strong>82<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Wright 121<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ASSESSOR&amp;<\/strong><strong>COLLECTOR<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>W. C. Megee         M. S. Holford        G. Mills                   P. V. Ray                 R. Peters<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>58<\/strong><br><strong>32<\/strong><br><strong>27<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><br><strong>20<\/strong><br><strong>46<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>17<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>80<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>12<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><br><strong>10<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>9<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><br><strong>9<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>131<\/strong><br><strong>54<\/strong><br><strong>172<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Mills 41<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>COUNTY<\/strong><strong>COMMIS-SIONER<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>J. I. Robison          A. Carmichael      M. Gregory        Wm. Acre            Jno Meek               W. B. Watson         P. Garland         Wm. Wilson           C. C. Alexander   W. H. Barker   Thos McDermett<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>56<\/strong><br><strong>38<\/strong><br><strong>19<\/strong><br><strong>16<\/strong><br><strong>51<\/strong><br><strong>16<\/strong><br><strong>18<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>41<\/strong><br><strong>57<\/strong><br><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>79<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><br><strong>19<\/strong><br><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>90<\/strong><br><strong>20<\/strong><br><strong>52<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>36<\/strong><br><strong>9<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8<\/strong><br><strong>2<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><br><strong>40<\/strong><br><strong>79<\/strong><br><strong>31<\/strong><br><strong>11<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>62<\/strong><br><strong>15<\/strong><br><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>4<\/strong><br><strong>2<\/strong><br><strong>2<\/strong><br><strong>14<\/strong><br><strong>21<\/strong><br><strong>10<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>19<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><br><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><br><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>3<\/strong><br><strong>11<\/strong><br><strong>6<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>9<\/strong><br><strong>17<\/strong><br><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>149<\/strong><br><strong>50<\/strong><br><strong>47<\/strong><br><strong>79<\/strong><br><strong>252<\/strong><br><strong>83<\/strong><br><strong>85<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>167<\/strong><br><strong>103<\/strong><br><strong>37<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Robeson <strong>46<\/strong>Meeks 85Barker 18Alexander 18\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Justices of<\/strong><strong>the Peace<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>W.S. Rippetoe  Teague          W. C. Megee S. Crum   Taylor<\/strong><br><strong>R. G. Peters<\/strong><br><strong>C. Arrington<\/strong><br><strong>M. Mills          C.C.Alexander<\/strong><br><strong>W. H. Barker<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>20<\/strong><br><strong>18<\/strong><br><strong>7<\/strong><br><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u00a01<\/strong><br><strong>11<\/strong><br><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a013<\/strong><br><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>County<\/strong><strong>Treasurer<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Newton Goodmin<\/strong><br><strong>D. K. Turner<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>58<\/strong><br><strong>50<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>19<\/strong><br><strong>76<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>33<\/strong><br><strong>51<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8<\/strong><br><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>10<\/strong><br><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>128<\/strong><br><strong>198<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Turner 70<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>County<\/strong><strong>Coroner<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F. Karnes   Jos.H.Lambert         E. Green         A. Woodard<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>16<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8<\/strong><br><strong>16<\/strong><br><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Lambert 8<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Constable<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>G.W.S. Randle C. Hightower Jno Mallor Brady Pride<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1<\/strong><br><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>10<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>9<\/strong><br><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Surveyor<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>S. W. Bell<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>77<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>86<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>69<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>250<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><\/strong><strong>Bell 250<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We the undersigned Commissioners of Hood County Do Certify that the above is a true Exhibit of the Election of County Officers for Hood County, agreeable to the Poll Books received from the different Precincts of the County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signed by Co Coms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C, C. Arrington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>W. C. Manly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C. C. Alexander<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>held on the 25 day of December 1866 Reprinted from Hood County Genealogical Society Newsletter dated May 1985 &nbsp; Name ActonBeat 1 ThorpsBeat 2 McClammantBeat 3 Squaw CBeat 4 Rock Creek Beat 5 Total # of Votes Majority COUNTYJUDGE Abel &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/misc\/election-returns-officers-of-hood-county-texas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3968,"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions\/3968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/granburydepot.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}