1912 – Jackson County Levying Court

1912 – Jackson County Levying Court

Jackson County judge Charles Coe’s levying court for 1912 includes (first row) Fred ?, Judge Coe, R.F. Tyro, B.F. Johnson, unidentified, and A.B. Collier; (second row) John R. Loftin, H.C. Nuckolls, two unidentified men, and John F. Smith,; (third row) W.G....
1830’s – Judge John Robinson

1830’s – Judge John Robinson

Judge John Robinson (1748-1832) came to Jackson County from Kentucky in 1831, leading a party of 200 people, each of whom received 1,000 acres of land purchased for $1 per acre.  Robinson and his wife had five sons.  His sister married his wife’s brother, and...
1910’s – Judge Coe’s Road Grader

1910’s – Judge Coe’s Road Grader

County Judge (1910-1914) Charles B. Coe stands on an early road grader his employees used to improve the roads of Jackson County.  Driving the mules is his son J. Herbert Coe.  Judge Coe made it his business to improve the roads, bridges, and highways of Jackson...