Wilcox County State Historical Marker

Located at the Wilcox County Courthouse, Abbeville, Ga.

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WILCOX COUNTY

 

This County was created by Act of the Leg-

islature Dec. 22, 1857. Georgia Archives show

that it was named for Capt. John Wilcox

though some authorities believe it was named

for his son Gen. Mark Wilcox, state legislator

and one of the founders of the Georgia

Supreme Court, who died in 1850. Among the

first County Officers were: Sheriff Joseph

S. Graham, Clerk of Superior & Inferior Courts

Stephen Bowen, Ordinary James W. Washburn,

Tax Receiver John McCall, Tax Collector

Stephen Mitchell, Surveyor William A. Barker

and Coroner Daniel M. Bruce.

 

156-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954

Photo: Keith Hair

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