This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YlB.2ACI/2040 Message Board Post: My great grandfather was a sheriff in Lamar County in 1800's..he was killed by horse thieves approx 1878-79. His sir name was JOHNSON...We are not sure of his given name, but believe it to be Richard or Sidney, or a combination of the two. Any assistance in locating this information will be appreciated. P.L. Dykes