In terms of American folklore, the sheriff is a glamorous and heroic official who protects the innocent. The name comes from two English words, "shire" which means "county," and "reeve" which means "administrator." May he be considered a superman, because the requirements of his job necessitate that he be a law-man, a leader, a fighter, a diplomat, a lawyer, a detective, a doctor, a politician, plus a few other qualifications his job may require. However, he is a human being like the rest of us. Here is a look at some of the men who have been the Sheriff of Navarro County.
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James Buckner Barry
Served 8/1850 - 1852
8/1854 - 1855
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Jessie Simeon Walton
Served 8/1855 - 11/1860
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Lafford Berry (Dick) French
Served 1865 - 1866
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Jesse Rascoe
Interim 4/1870 - 7/1870
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Samuel John Thomas Johnson
Served 1/1873 - 8/1876
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Ewing E. Dunn
Served 4/1876 - 11/1884
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James Lanier Walton
Served 11/1884 - 11/1886
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Wiley D. Robinson, Sr.
Served 1900-1902
1904-1906
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Jonas Joshua Hail, Jr.
Served 1902 - 1904
1906 - 1908
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Mastifer (Michael) Steele Clayton
Served 11/1908 - 11/1912
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Walter Lavosier Pevehouse
Served 11/1912 - 11/1916
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John Richard Curington
Served 11/1916 - 11/1920
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Walter Hayes
Served 11/1920 - 11/1924
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John E. Stewart
Served 11/1924 - 11/1926
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Rufus H. Pevehouse
Served 11/1928 - 11/1938
11/1950 - 11/1972
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Calvin O. (Cap) Curington
Served 11/1938 - 11/1946
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David S. Castles
Served 11/1946 - 11/1950
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Jerry N. Shelton
1/1973 - 5/1979
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Henry Harold Pitts
Served 5/1979 - 2/1980
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Pete McCain
Served 2/1980 - 1/1986
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Robert (Bobby) Nelson Ross
Served 11/1980 - 12/1984
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James (Jim) Persons Hodge, Jr.
Served 1/1985 - 12/1992
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Leslie A. Cotten, Sr.
Served 1/1993 - 12/2012
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Elmer Tanner
Served 1/2013 - Present
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