The office of coroner was vacant from 1850 until 1852, when B. B. Rose, who served for one term before vanishing from the record.
The next coroner was Henry Brewer, who served from 1854 to 1856. He was a farmer who lived in White Township in 1850. He was born about 1809 in North Carolina. He moved to near Watkinsville in Richland Township by 1860, which was the last time he was found in the record.
The next coroner was J F Boen. No more is known of him.
William Skaggs became coroner in 1858. He was born in Kentucky in 1823. He moved to Arkansas, eventually settling on farms near Parthenon and Jasper. He died in 1876.
The next coroner was E. Daniels, who served from1860 to 1862.
Barbara LeRoy is the author of “Which Side Were They On?,” a new 302 page book listing biographical sketches of the Newton Countians who were involved in the Civil War, available for sale either in the Bradley House Museum or by purchasing online at www.newtoncountyar.com. The book sells for $33.
