Toombs County State Historical Marker

Located on at the Toombs County Courthouse, Lyons, Ga.

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TOOMBS COUNTY

 

Toombs County was created by Act of Aug. 18,

1905 from Emanuel, Montgomery and Tattnall.

It was named for Gen. Robert Augustus Toombs

(1810-1885), of Wilkes County, Congressman and

Senator. One of the chief organizers of the

Confederate government, he was Secretary of

State and Brig. Gen. Bitterly opposed to

Reconstruction, he never took the oath of

allegiance after the war. First County Of-

ficers, commissioned Oct. 9, 1905, were: R.F.

Scarboro, Sheriff; D.T. Gibbs, Clk. Sup. Ct.; R.J.

Partin, Tax Rec.; O.V. Sharpe, Tax Col.; B.H.

Grace, Sur.; M.D. Cowart, Cor.; John H. Clifton,

Ord.; F.A. Thompson, Treas.

138-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Photo: Ed Jackson

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