 The incorporators were Daniel Woodson, Charles Passmore, James S. Barbee, Samuel A. Williams, and Joseph C. Anderson; Mr. Barbee was elected the first president of the company.During the summer of 1855 the town was located and staked out with Mr. Barbee as the first to settle on the new town site.He was appointed the County Clerk at the first meeting of the county commissioners on May 7, 1856.