In 1867 Abel Landers was the first elected County Judge of Hood County, and he served several terms. Landers was an experienced Missouri legislator whose style and influence shaped early Hood County. His date of birth is unknown, but he was an adult in 1838. Landers died about 1873 and is buried in the Granbury Cemetery. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/LandersAbel.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society