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Assessors of Jackson County The office now known as Assessor was termed the Commissioner of Revenue prior to West Virginia becoming a state on June 20, 1863. From 1873 to 1910 the county was split into Northern and Southern districts, with an Assessor elected to serve each district. Below are the names of each Assessor and their dates of service. 1831 - George H. Warth 1832 - Gilbert Boswell 1833 - Ephraim S. Evans 1834 - John McKown 1835 - Tapley Beckwith 1836 - Thomas Cain 1837 - William Sheppard 1838 - Jonathan Casto 1839 - John Rardon 1840 - George Casto, Sr. 1841 - Mordecai Thomasson 1843 - Robert McGuffin 1846 - Warren Reed 1847 - Edward Hart Rader 1848 - James Greer 1849 - D. G. Gorrell 1850 - John Kouns 1851 - Anthony Dilworth 1853 - F. A. Knight 1855 - Henry Holbert 1857 - Abraham McCoy 1861 - Benjamin H. Chase 1864 - William Harpold 1867 - Abram G. Casto 1869 - J. M. Dudgeon 1871 - W. G. Hickle 1873 - J. A. McIntosh, #1 1873 - W. G. Hickle, #2 1877 - R. B. Howard, #1 1877 - J. H. Casto, #2 1881 - H. P. Slaven, #1 1881 - W. H. O'Brien, #2 1885 - J. W. .Parsons, #1 1885 - John W. Smith, #2 1889 - J. H. Harpold, #2 1893 - J. F. Ball, #1 1893 - W. G. Hickle, #2 1897 - Samuel McBride, #1 1897 - J. Frank Staats, #2 1901 - J. M. Morrison, #2 1905 - George S. Nohe, #1 1905 - J. Frank Staats, #2 1910 - Sylvester B. Sayre 1917 - N. F. McBride 1921 - William Jordan 1929 - W. T. Chancey 1937 - Guy Dudgeon 1945 - W. A. "Bill" Riggs* 1984 - Clifford F. Kerwood** 1985 - Tom Good 1989 - Brian K. Thomas *W. A. "Bill" Riggs, of Sandyville, served longer than any other person, nearly 40 years, which is a record for county office holders in Jackson County. **On July 3, 1984, the Jackson County Commission appointed Clifford F. Kerwood to complete the unexpired term of W.A. Riggs, which ended January 1, 1985. |
