Posted on: Covington Co. Ms Queries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Covington?read=637 Surname: ------------------------- The covington county courthouse burned for the second time in 1904. At that time it was moved to Collins. A photograph of officers in front of a tent in 1906 is in the book Covington Crossroads by Gwen Hitt. It looks like the same tent but has different men from the one posted. I think both photos were made the same day. Clothing styles are similar in both photos. The men listed in the book on page 5 were W. L. Magee, Deputy Sheriff, Tom Thames, Superintendent of Education; John Mathison, Chancery clerk, B. F. Lott, Sheriff; V. T. Dees, circuit Clerk; and Daniel Calhoun , treasurer. I don't have access to a scanner right now or I would scan the photo for you.The book indicated the picture was of the 1906 officials but did not give an actual date taken. The cornerstone for existing courthouse was laid on Sept. 7, 1907 by the Masonic grand master H. G. Yawn, Grand Secretary Frederick Speed, Grandmarshall Graham Robertson. Members of the Board of Supervisors at the time were J. E. Odom, President, W. O. Watts, H. Y. McNair, J. C. Thames, and J. S. Welch. R. L. Dent and E. L. Dent were county attorneys. The other photographs in the book are too recent to help id anyone. However two of men resemble the lawyer Dent from Collins I remember as a child. One of them was probally his father. Several of the men on the back row resemble the Rogers family and Frederick Speed and others were probally related to the Rogers. They could all the masonic lodge at that time also. Janet Smith