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- Isham Cox moved to Alabama in the spring of 1830.
From Roots of Roane County, TN by Snyder E. Roberts Page 70 - RoaneCounty’s first Court was organized in 1801 at the house of ALEXANDERCARMICHAEL with following commissioned Justices present: HUGH NELSON,Chairman, WILLIAM WHITE, SAMUEL MILLER, PAUL HARRLSON, ZACHEUS AYERS,GEORGE PRESTON, WILLIAM CAMPBELL, JAMES PRESTON, ISHAM COX, WILLIAMBARNETT, GEORGE McPHERSON and ABRAHAM MCCLELLAN The court elected(Gen.) JOHN BROWN, Sheriff; JOHN STONE, Register; HENRY BREAZEALE,Clerk; DANIEL RATHER, Coroner; and GEORGE MCPHERSON, Ranger. HUGHNELSON, JOHN SMITH T, ALEXANDER CARMICHAEL, WILLIAM BARNETT, PAULHARRALSON, AND ZACHEUS AYERS were appointed as a committee for theerection of a courthouse, prison and stocks.
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