J. J. Combs was appointed as county judge by the county commission on September 6, 1893. Edna Reed Clayton DeWees served as sheriff in the county from 1946 to 1948, making her the first woman to be elected as a sheriff in Texas.
J J Combs was appointed as county judge by the county commission on September 6 1893 Edna Reed Clayton DeWees served as sheriff in the county from 1946 to 1948 making her the first woman to be elected as a sheriff in Texas