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Wyatt, Lula
Wyatt, Lula
Lula Wyatt was elected County Treasurer for Gonzales County, Texas in 1914. Wyatt's husband served as county treasurer in the past and died in 1913. She may have ran for office in order to have a source of income as a widow and to suppor...
Thagard, Addie
Thagard, Addie
Addie Thagard was elected County Treasurer for Floyd County, Texas in 1914. Thagard was widowed the previous year and had one daughter, so the need for a source of financial income may have provided motivation in running for office. She ...
Erwin, Myra
Erwin, Myra
Myra Erwin was elected County Treasurer for Burnet County, Texas in 1912. Erwin was elected several times to the position through 1920.
Templeton, Brevard
Templeton, Brevard
In 1909 Brevard Templeton was appointed to fill the remaining term of the County Treasurer of Ellis County, Texas. The following year she campaigned for the office and was elected to the office. She was the first woman in Ellis County, i...
Tomerlin, Mrs. Bettie
Tomerlin, Mrs. Bettie
Widowed a few months previously and with two children, Mrs. Bettie Tomerlin was elected County Treasurer for Concho County, Texas in 1914. Re-elected in 1916, she also remarried that year and became Mrs. Bettie Wood.
Parker, Annie J.
Parker, Annie J.
After working as a postmaster for three years, Annie J. Parker was elected County Treasurer for Coke County, Texas in 1912. Parker was re-elected for the position twice more in 1914 and 1916.
Dalrymple, Zena
Dalrymple, Zena
Zena Dalrymple was elected County Clerk and Clerk for the District Court in Uvalde County, Texas in 1906. She had been hired to serve as deputy clerk for the county previously to being elected. The Dallas Morning News mistakenly reported...
McLaughlin, Mrs. Agnes E.
McLaughlin, Mrs. Agnes E.
Mrs. Agnes E. McLaughlin was elected County Treasurer for Foard County, Texas in 1914. She was elected to the position twice more in 1916 and 1918.
Emmert, Alice
Emmert, Alice
Alice Emmert was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Marion County, Texas in 1908. Emmert was elected several times to the position and retired in 1920. In the mid 1920s Alice and her sister took boarders into their h...