H.H. Higley
1848-1850
Wharton County Sheriff
He also worked as a Bailiff for the courts as well as doing repairs on the Courthouse during and after his term expired as Sheriff.
At the time Higley was elected as our second sheriff of Wharton County we did not have a jail. It was during his term as Sheriff that the County Commissioners court decided to propose a new jail building. Although it would not be built during his office. From County Court records in the August Term 1848 it is written:
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H.H. Higley presented his bond as Sheriff of Wharton County, which was received & approved the court then adjourned to the first monday in Sept next.
November 20, 1848 County Commissioners Court Third Monday
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H.H. Higley presented his account against the county for services as Sheriff from Spring term of the district court to the fall term of the same 1848 for twenty five dollars. It is ordered by court that said account be audited and paid out of any money in the County Treasurer not otherwise appropriated & that the County clerk is hereby required to draw a draft in Said Higlkeys fav. for said amount. The court then adjourned to the next regular time.
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County Court No.1 of Wharton County Commenced and held in the Court House of said county the 3rd Monday and 19th day of Feburary A.D. 1849 for the transaction of county businefs.
Present Maclin S. Stith-Chief Justice
Charles Mefser, Henry P. Cayce, Jos. H. Deadrick, Jos. S. Anderson - County Commifsioners
H.H. Higley-Sheriff
G. Eagan-Clerk
Feburary Term 1849 County Commissioners Court
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H.H. Higley presented his account of Four. 38/100 dollars for repairs done on the court house which was examined and allowed & ordered to be filed paid Ordered by the Court that the same Revenue tax be levied and collected for the use of this county that was levied last year, viz one half of theamount levied by the state. The court adjourned to the next regular term....
May Term 1849 County Commissioners Court
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H.H. Higley Sheriff of Wharton County presented his account for services rendered in attending the Court of this county, examined and approved by Judge Megginson, for $25.00. It is ordered by the Court that the said account be filed and paid by the clerk issuing a warrent on the county treasury for the amt.
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August Term 1849 Page 42
County Court of Wharton County held in the Court House of Said County on the third Monday (the 20th)day of August A.D. 1849 for County Purposes
Present-----Mason L. Weems - Chief Justice
Charles Mefser, Jos. H. Deadrick-County Commifsioners
H.H. Higley-Sheriff
G. Eagan-Clerk
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County Court August Term 1849 Wharton County It is ordered by the Court that the Clerk be & he is hereby Authorized to Advertise for proposals for building a Jail for Wharton County, to pay the expense of Said Advertisements he is authorized to draw on the County Treasurey for the amt.
The court then adjourned
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Call & County Court August 24th 1849 Wharton County
Present
Mason L. Weems-Chief Justice
Jos. H. Deadrick, Jos. S. Anderson, Charles Mefser, Henry P. Cayce-County County Commifsioners
H.H. Higley-Sheriff
G.Eagan-Clerk
Regular Term of The County Court of Wharton County, Commenced and held in the Court House of Said County on the third Monday 19th day of November A.D. 1849-
Present
Mason L. Weems-Chief Justice
Charles Mefser, Henry P. Cayce-Comss.
H.H. Higley-Sheriff
G. Eagan-Clerk C.C.
Regular Term 1849 County Commissioners Court
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H.H. Higley Sheriff of Wharton County presented his a/c for attending district Court fall term 1849 $25. also his a/c for Bailiff 4 days is six dollars & for repairs on benches in Court House three dollars in all making the sum of Thirty four dollars which was allowed by Court & it is ordered that the Clerk do draw a draft on the county Treasurer for the amount ____ $34.00-
February 1850 Regular term of the County Court of Wharton Page 48
County commenced it's Sefsion in the Court House of Said County on the third Monday 18th day of Febuary A.D. 1850 for County purposes.
Present:
Mason S. Weems-Chief Justice
H.H. Higley-Sheriff
Henry P. Cayce, Joseph H. Deadrick, Joseph S. Anderson, Charles Mefser
G.Eagan-Clerk
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May Term 1850 County Commissioners Court
H.H. Higley Sheriff of Wharton County presented his a/c against said County for his services in waiting on the District Court & inferior Courts at March term of said District Court 1850 $25.00 also accounts for Baliff attending the March term of the district Court that is to Geo. W. Wallace $6.00 six dollarts & to L.H. Kincheloe &4.50 four dollars fifty cents. It is ordered by the Court that the clerk draw on the county Treasury for the above stated amounts.
[Note: In July 1850 Robert E. Davis was elected Sheriff having received 106 votes, as it shows in the Court minutes.]
August Term 1850 County Commissioners Court
H.H. Higley presented his account for work done in repairing the Judges bench in the Court House & filling Court House windows with Glafse for fourteen dollars and sixty cents, which was allowed & approved & ordered to be paid by draft on the County Treasurer.
Feburary Term 1851 County Commissioners Court
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H.H. Higley presented his account for his services as Bailiff to Fall Term Dist Court 1850 for seven dollars and fifty cents which was examined and ordered to be paid by the clerk drawing draft on the county treasury.
Feburary Term 1851 County Commissioners Court
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The following patrol is appointed by the court:
Precinct No. 3
Lewis Watson Captain
H.H. Higley
[?Jno P. Cooson?]
Thos. Deadrick
L.H. Kincheloe
February Term 1852 County Commissioners Court
The account of R.E. Davis Sheriff for A.C. Horton for chains & moving prisoners for twenty three dollars & fifty cents and H.H. Higley as Bailiff to the Grand Jury at the Fall term 1851. Seven dollars and fifty cents, It is ordered by the court that said amounts be paid....
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November Term 1853 County Commissioners Court
Ordered that H.H. Higley be paid for 5 days services attending [?Mared?][?pay?]fall term dist court 1853 @1.50 per day $7.50
This page researched and written by Janet Barrett Hobizal in June 2007, From records found at the Wharton County Historical Museum
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