Since 1798 there have been forty-five (45) people who have held the Office
of Ross County Sheriff.
The individuals who have held this distinguished office are:
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Jeremiah McLain (Oct.) 1798-1807 Daniel Shepard (Jan.) 1807-1809 William Creighton (Jan.) 1809-1812 James McClintick (Jan.) 1812-1814 Thomas Steele (Jan.) 1814-1819 Josephus Collett (died) 1819-1819 James Clifford (Aug.) 1819-1825 John Tarlton (Jan.) 1825-1829 Charles Martin (Jan.) 1829-1833 John Tarlton (Jan.) 1833-1837 Charles Martin (Jan.)1837-1841 James McClintick (Jan.) 1841-1845 Charles Martin (Jan.) 1845-1849 William K. McMillan (Jan.) 1849-1853 John R. Anderson (Jan.) 1853-1857 |
Thomas Ghormley (Jan.) 1857-1861 Edward Adams (Jan.) 1861-1865 D.S. Dunnuch (Jan.) 1865-1867 C. McDonald (Jan.) 1867-1869 S. Mace (Jan.) 1869-1873 Felix B. Mace (Jan) 1873-1877 Thos. S. Mackey (Jan.) 1877-1881 W.L. Tulley (Jan.) 1881-1885 W.S. Clark (Jan.) 1885-1889 J.R. Wisehart (Jan.) 1889-1891 H. Blacker (Jan.) 1891-1895 Hugh W. Warner (Jan.) 1895-1897 A.T. Swepston (Jan.) 1897-1901 James A. Devine (Jan.) 1901-1905 Latta Morrison (Jan.) 1905-1909 |
J. Henry Swope (Jan.) 1909-1911 William H. Stoker (Jan.) 1911-1915 Alonzo T. Swepston (Jan.) 1915-1919 Alfred D. Immell (Jan.) 1919-1929 Charles Fox (Jan.) 1929-1931 T. Ewing Arganbright (died) 1931-1933 R. E. Oliver (March) 1933-1933 Joseph Vincent 1933-1941 O. A. Maughmer 1941-1945 Samuel B. Marks (died) 1945-1956 Fred J. Heinzelman 1956-1977 Thomas L. Hamman 1977-1993 William B. Knott (died) 1993-1996 Ronald L. Nichols 1996-2008 |
George W. Lavender Jr. 2009- Present
Ohio Sheriff and Deputies Patches
Above patches in service from **** to 1996
Above patches are in service from 1996 to present
View some of the historical artifacts and photographs of past jail facilities.
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| Ross County Jail Pre-World War II | Ross County Jail Post Korean War Era |
Past Deputy
Sheriffs of Ross County Ohio 1980s to 1990s
If you worked with the Ross
County Sheriff's Office in the past, and you have a uniformed photograph,
Please contact Chief Deputy Thomas J. Hollis and we will get it posted to this
site to honor your service.
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| Deputy Alice Nowell | Deputy Tim Borland | Deputy Alvin Immel | Deputy Charley Taylor | Deputy Richard Petiford | Deputy Nick Franklin | Deputy John Branham | |||
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| Deputy Ruth Renner | Deputy Cheryl Minnix (Ray) | Deputy Freda Hall | Deputy Bea Smith | Deputy Marlyn Carter | Deputy Lisa Rinehart | Sgt. Bryan Duffy | |||
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| Deputy Randy Bliss | Deputy Ted Parrin | Sgt. Terry Myers | Deputy Rich Harkins | Deputy Andy Duncan | Deputy Jim Taylor | Deputy Dana Cusins | |||
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| Deputy Lee Duffy | Major Ed Gamm | Deputy Terry Miller | Deputy Dave Blosser | Deputy Ernie Butterbaugh | Deputy Greg McKeever | Deputy Brad Noble | |||
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| Sgt. Jim Burnett | Deputy Frank Showalter | Sgt. Bob Stanhope | Deputy Joe Diehl | Deputy Lloyd Hesser | Lt. Bill Hatfield | Deputy Mike Depugh | |||
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| Deputy Tom Noble | Deputy Tommy Thompson | Deputy Ray McKeever | Deputy Mike Frost | Lt. Dave Large | Deputy Brian Cornish |