A history of Mississippi : from the discovery of the great river, Part 43

Author: Lowry, Robert, 1830-1910; McCardle, William H
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Jackson, Miss. : R.H. Henry & Co.
Number of Pages: 674


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physicians of the State, and since its organization a member of the State Board of Health. Henry S. Foote, referred to else- where in this volume, was the father of H. S. Foote, former dis- trict attorney in the Jackson district, an excellent lawyer and genial gentleman, now on the bench in California. Governor Foote was the father-in-law of Hon. Wm. M. Stewart, United States Senator from Nevada, and noted for his independence of thought and conservatism ; Dr. New, Samuel Gwin, James McRaven, Rev. Daniel Comfort, widely known as a distinguished educator ; Hon. John I. Guion, who was Circuit Judge, State Senator, and as President of the Senate, succeeded to the Govern- ship ; Alex. K. McClung, referred to in preceding pages ; Judge Daniel Mayes, who was Circuit Judge in his native State, Ken- tucky, and Professor of Law in Transylvania College, was a profound and learned lawyer ; he was the father of Hon. Herman Mayes, elsewhere referred to, also ot Hon. Edward Mayes, of Oxford,. before referred to in this volume. Judge Mayes was the father-in-law of Hon. Wiley P. Harris, to whom reference has been previously made; he was also the father-in-law of the late Hon. Geo. L. Potter, a lawyer of recognized ability, research and learning, of modest habits and great purity of character ; his sons George, Daniel and Wiley H. Potter are still residents of the county, and the latter its efficient Circuit Clerk ; Hon. Cas- well R. Clifton who was Judge of the Circuit Court and Clerk of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, was the father of Hon. Oliver Clifton, a lawyer by profession, who has represented the county in the Legislature, and is now and has been for many years Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State ; Austin Morgan, whose widow, son and daughter reside in the city of Jackson ; David Shelton, who came from Tennessee in 1836, and from the date of his location has kept constantly in the line of his profes- sion, occupying high rank as a lawyer, and for a half century has had an extensive practice, and is among the most substantial and honored citizens of the capital city ; Edward S. Farish, came to Jackson in 1833, and was awarded the contract for the carpen- ter's work on the State House ; he was the father of four sons, one of whom, Ned. Farish, a superior mechanic, an honorable and upright man, is now a resident of Jackson; James Redfearn, a farmer and successful stock-raiser, settled in Hinds in 1833, but has long been a highly esteemed citizen of Rankin; Wm. J. Brown, now in his seventy-sixth year, came to Jackson as a prin- ter in 1836; he is now a successful merchant, having the confi-


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dence of the community in which he has so long resided ; Herbert Spengler came to Jackson fifty-four years ago; he has accumulated a valuable estate, and is the head of a large family ; his sons are established in business, and are thrifty and prosperous young men. "Spengler's Corner" is one of the "landmarks" of the city, and known to visitors throughout the State that are in the habit of frequenting the capital. Major Craft, father of the late Dr. M. S. Craft, a gentleman of high character, splendid address, a distinguished physician, a surgeon of wide reputation and greatly esteemed by his large circle of friends and patrons ; Jas. Tolbert, Richard and Chas. Webber, C. C. Mason, a lawyer, Hon. Thos. J. Wharton, a native of Tennessee, who came to Clinton in 1836; soon after completing his collegiate course, he practiced his pro- fession for a number of years with marked success, when he was elected Attorney-General of the State, the duties of which he performed with great acceptability for two terms ; he was subse- quently circuit judge of the capital district for six years, a law- yer of distinction, scholarly attainments and universally esteemed. Hon. James Rucks was circuit judge in his native State Ten- nessee, and after locating in Jackson, practiced his profession for a number of years. Judge Rucks was the father of a numerous family ; his son James, was an intelligent and excellent lawyer. Judge Rucks was the father-in-law of the late Hon. Wm. Yerger, who was among Mississippi's ablest men, a great lawyer, and the readiest man of his day ; although a Whig in politics, he was elected in a Democratic District, Judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals; he was a State Senator in 1863, and a dele- gate to the Convention of 1865 ; as a learned lawyer and able ad- vocate, he had few equals, he reared a large family ; his son, Capt. Jas. R. Yerger, is a well known and intelligent lawyer residing at the capital. A. C. Baine, editor of the Flag of the Union, a newspaper published in Jackson years ago; James H. Kerr, father of Captain R. C. Kerr, now Register of the United States Land Office at Jackson, a position which he held under a former administration. Charles H. Manship, an expert painter, has always manifested much interest in the benevolent institutions located at the capital and for years he has been a trustee of some one'of them ; he has reared a large family and is now seventy- eight years of age, but manifests a warm interest in every enter- prise that promises prosperity to the city. D. N. Barrows, who served the city as chief magistrate, and widely known as an accurate, fair minded and successful business man. Alexander


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Virden, a native of Delaware, now seventy-six years of age, was one of the early merchants of Jackson; has seen the place grow from an insignificant village to its present proportions ; he has passed unscathed through the financial ordeals occurring during the last half century, maintaining his high business integrity, and now, at his advanced age, can well afford to confide the manage- ment of his large mercantile interests to his three capable sons whom he has trained to business habits and methods, and who have already high commercial standing. The late Edmund Rich- ardson, whose business career was most successful, worked for a monthly salary first at Clinton and afterwards at Brandon, where he resided many years. At the time of his death, which occurred- suddenly at Jackson, his home was in New Orleans. He had accumulated several millions of dollars. The late George C. Fearn, was also a merchant in an early day, as was T. M. Ellis and John C. McAlister. The late John W. Robinson was for a number of years associated with Edmund Richardson. He had energy, tact, business capacity and superior judgment, and ac- cumulated a handsome fortune ; his two sons are engaged in mer- chandising. His son-in-law, who was with him in business for many years, Robert L. Saunders, is a man of affairs, bright, in- telligent and enterprising, and one of Jackson's leading and pro- gressive citizens. Capt. Jno. P. Stevens was also associated with Mr. Robinson, and is now one of Jackson's solid and substantial citizens. Steven P. Bailey, at one time mayor of Jackson, father of Henry Bailey and the late Doctor P. T. Bailey. Doctor Bailey did an extensive practice for many years, was gifted in his profession,; with a warm and tender heart, he administered to his long list of patients, almost to the very day of his death. The late Joshua and Thomas Green, natives of Maryland, who were widely known in business circles as men of enterprise. Prior to the war they established a cotton factory which was burned by the Federal troops during hostilities, thus reducing to ashes the accumulation of years of labor and toil. Each of the Messrs. Green reared large families, all of whom are highly re- spected ; John Shelton, Esq., of Raymond, a lawyer of ability, high character; Matt D. Patton, father of the late John W. Patton ; the late Hyman, Phillip, Marcus and Samuel Hilzheim. They were merchants and business men and have descendants in this and Washington county, all of whom are highly respected. Hon. George W. Harper, of Raymond, who has represented the county in the Legislature and a successful journalist of large ex-


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perience. Wm. C. Richards, cashier of the Planters' Bank, John and Thomas Graves, James E. White, the owner of Whites' Mills, once on Pearl river, Harry Long, W. W. and D. C. Young, mer- chants, Hon. George Adams, appointed by President Jackson, Dis- trict Judge of the United States Court for Mississippi, the duties of which he ably discharged for many years. He was the father of Generals Wirt and Daniel W. Adams. The former an educated, cul- tured, courtly gentleman, high bearing, full of courage and splendid address, was a Brigadier-General in the Confederate service and postmaster of the city of Jackson, under Cleveland's administration, at the time of his death. His only son, who bears the name of his honored father, has been for six years State Revenue Agent. Daniel W. Adams was a lawyer of de- cided ability, represented the county in the State Senate and was a Brigadier-General in the Confederate army, resided in New Orleans at the time of his death. Hon. Collin S. Tarpley, an able and widely known lawyer, who did an extensive and lucra- tive practice. Members of his family, honored and . respected, still reside near their old home. R. L. Dixon, a lawyer of high standing. The late Doctor Wm. M. Gwin, afterwards a United States Senator from California ; William Clark, a minister of the Christian church, and at one time State Treas- urer, he was the father of the late Robert A. and Col. Wm. H. Clarke, both lawyers of good standing, the former has descend- ants still residing in Jackson ; the latter, who was a Colonel in the Confederate army and fell at the head of his regiment at the battle of Altoona, has an only son who bears his father's name, a young and bright lawyer at Dallas, Texas. Doctor Silas Brown, an early and prominent physician of Jackson; Doctor W. S. Langley, referred to elsewhere in this volume; the late Samuel Lemly, a prompt, reliable and successful merchant, who has several sons, leading merchants in their respective lines, of Jackson; Jacob Kausler, an honored citizen, who has reared a large family ; H. E. Sizer, a large dealer in carriages, buggies, etc., whose two daughters still reside in the city of Jackson. Later came Messrs. E. and S. Virden, natives of the State of Delaware, who engaged in merchandising and have been emi- nently successful and are classed among the most substantial and prosperous merchants in the State.


Hinds county has 362,227 acres of cleared land ; average value per acre $5.43 ; total value including incorporated towns, $3,748,- 987.


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The population of this county, as shown by the census report of 1890: Whites, 10,685; colored, 29,577 ; total 39,262.


Hinds county has the honor of having the Capital within her borders, the location and description of which will be referred to elsewhere.


The principal towns of the county are Jackson, Clinton, Ray- mond, the county site, Edwards, Bolton, Utica, Terry, Learned, Adams, Oakley, Byram and Tougaloo.


The principal streams in the county are Pearl river, which forms its eastern boundary ; Baker's Creek and Big Black on the western border ; Tallahala, Bogue Chitto, Rhodes and Big Creeks.


The railroads in the county are the Illinois Central, traversing the county from north to South ; the Alabama & Vicksburg, run- ning east and west, crosses the Illinois Central at Jackson; the Natchez, Jackson & Columbus Railroad, running from Natchez to Jackson, and the Yazoo branch of the Illinois Central, run- ning from Jackson to Greenwood, altogether making Jackson a great railroad center.


SENATORS.


REPRESENTATIVES.


1822-'23 Samuel Calvit.


1825 Harden D. Ruunels.


IS26 Harden D. Runnels.


1827 Harden D. Runnels.


1828 Henry W. Vick. 1829 Henry W. Vick.


1830 Henry W. Vick. IS31 Isaac Caldwell.


1833 Dr. Jacob B. Morgan.


1835 Silas Brown. . 1836


1837 Thos. B. J. Hadley. 1838 Tho :. B. J. Hadley.


1839 Thos. B. J Hadley.


1840 Upton Miller.


1841 Upton Miller.


1842-'43 Upton Miller. 1844 James Dupree.


IS46 James Dupree.


1848 John I. Guion. 1852 Daniel W. Adams.


1854 Daniel W. Adams. 1856 Dr. T. J. Catchings.


Benjamin F. Smith. Chas. M Lawson.


Wm. W. Walker.


W. J. Austin.


Silas Brown.


John B. Peyton.


Hiram G. Runnels.


Jeremiah Conant, Jas. Scott.


Alex Morrison, W. C. Demoss.


W. C. Demoss, Thos. H. Williams.


Amos R. Johnston, I. R. Nicholson, H. W. Dunlap, Thos. H. Williams.


Amos R. Johnston, H. W. Dunlap, James Phillips, A. G Moore.


Samuel Neil, H. C. Stewart, Hugh McGow- an, D. O. Williams.


Samuel Neil, Hugh McCowan, H. C. Stew- art, H. S. Foote.


Jas. J. Allen, John Jenkins, T. A. Wood- ward, J. B. Robinson.


Jas. J. Allen, John Jenkins, H. G. Runnels, D. H. Dickson.


J. C Mitchell, - - Crawford.


W. C. Richards, Luke Lea, G. R. Fall, Chas. Spann.


S. A. D. Greaves, C. S. Spann, H. Pope, A. R. Green.


T. J. Catchings, R. White, G. Baker.


Geo. W. Harper, I. N. Selser; T. J. Catch- ings.


Warren P. Anderson, Geo. W. Harper.


W. L. Sharkey, M. W. Moffatt, R. White.


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1857 Dr. T. J. Catchings.


1858 Dr. T. J. Catchings.


1859 L. Mims.


1860-'61 L. Mims.


1861-'62 L. Mims.


1863-'64 Wm. Yerger.


- 1865-'66-'67 J. M. Hawkins. 1870-'71 Joseph Bennett, Charles Caldwell.


1872-'73 Joseph Bennett, Charles Caldwell.


1874-'75 Joseph Bennett, Charles Caldwell.


1876-77 Amos R. Johnston, J. Oliver Clifton, M. Dabney, Geo. W. Harper. L. McCaskill. M. R. Jones.


1878 W. A. Montgomery, J. L. D. M. Ballard, M. Dabney, C. A. Lusk, Weldon Hicks


McCaskill.


1880 Wm. Ratliff, Jas. D. Stew- Thos. A. McWillie, L K. Atwood, J. F. art. Burnett, J. B. Hollingsworth.


1882 Wm. Ratliff, Jas. D. Stew- art.


1884 J. S. Hamilton.


1886 J. S. Hamilton.


1888 C. M. Williamson. .


1890 C. M. Williamson.


Warren P. Anderson, W. L. Sharkey, M. W. Moffatt.


W. P. Anderson, M. W. Moffatt, J. M. Hawkins.


C. E. Hooker, J. J. Smiley, R. H. Purdom. C. E. Hooker, J. J. Smiley, R. H. Purdom. Geo. Boddie, Robt. Miller, C. E. Hooker.


Geo. W. Boddie, L. Hudson, J. M. Dotson. C. W. Loomis, W. S. Cabell, H. Mayson, C. F. Norris.


H. T. Fisher, Monroe Bell, C. Reese, Wm. Johnson.


G. G. Mosely, J. A. Shorter, E. Wilbourne, E. A. Peyton.


Thos. Atkinson, J. B. Greaves, Jr, J. A. Shorter, Jr., G. C. Granberry.


J. K. McNeely, M. M. McLeod, Wm. Rob. inson, L. K. Atwood.


C. M. Williamson, J. W. Johnson, B. H. Wells, J. N. Bush.


J. B. Greaves, A. Puryear, C. E Hooker, Jr, Thomas N. Griffin.


H. Peyton, J. F. Fitzgerald, J. A. P. Camp- bell, Jr., Thomas M. Griffin.


HOLMES COUNTY


Was established February 19th, 1833. The revised code of 1880 fixed the date at 1823, evidently a typographical error.


The county was named in memory of Hon. David Holmes, a Senator in Congress and Governor of both the Territory and State. Holmes was carved out of Yazoo county, and its creation met with strong opposition. The bill was vetoed by the Gov- ernor, but subsequently passed the two Houses by the constitu- tional majority of two-thirds of the members.


The act establishing the county vested the board of police with power to designate the place where the seat of justice should be located, but directed that it should be within three miles of the geographical centre of the county. Power was also conferred upon the board to contract for the building of a courthouse and jail.


Among the early settlers of the county were James Scott, Sr .. at whose house the courts were directed to be held, until some other place was designated ; Peter Parker, Thomas Land, who was


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the first Senator from the county; J. R. McLean, father of the of the Messrs McLean of the Edwards House in the city of Jack- son ; Dr. Garrett Keirn, who represented the county twice in the State Senate, whose wife was the daughter of Governor Leake ; he was the father of Dr. Walter Leake Keirn, a gentleman of superior attainments, an extensive planter and member of the Constitutional Convention from the county in 1890; Thos. Walton, the Stiglers, Jesse Walton, James N. Gwin, the father of S. D. Gwin, J. E. and C. V. Gwin; the two latter, lawyers of ability and high character, practicing their profession at Lexing- ton ; both of these gentlemen represented the county in the Legis- lature; Wiley Davis, John B. Davis, Cornelius Van Houston, the Lands ; Thomas T. Land represented the county in the Legisla- ture and migrated to Louisiana and became one of the judges of the Supreme Court of that State. Judge Land was the father-in- law of Hon. George A. Wilson, who represented the county in the State Senate, and was a popular candidate for Congress in the district in which he lives, in 1889. Wm. H. Johnson, Wm. W. George, who was the first Representative from the county ; Wm. F. Stansbury, Robert, Hugh and Lewis Davis, J. W. Dula- ney, A. H. Paxton, both of whom were members of the Legisla- ture; Walker Brooke, who was a distinguished lawyer, was a member of both branches of the Legislature and was elected United States Senator to fill the unexpired term occasioned by the resignation of Hon. H. S. Foote; Richard Carter, father of Dr. S. S. Carter, who after graduating at the State University and in medicine in New Orleans entered the Confederate army. The war over he abandoned his profession, engaged in merchan- dizing, developing decided financial ability. In the meantime ha represented the county twice in the Legislature. Several years ago he removed to the city of Jackson and is now presi- dent of the First National Bank. Hon A. M. West, who served the county in both branches of the Legislature and who repre- sented Marshall county in the State Senate, and has been promi- nent in politics for many years; was the nominee for Vice-Presi- dent of the United States on the Greenback ticket in 1884; Alva Wilson, who was a member of the Legislature from the county ; Hamilton, the father of Hon. Joel G. Hamilton, who served the county in both branches of the Legislature; Morgan McAfee, who was a member of the State Senate ; Otho W. Bell, who was one of the early sheriffs of Holmes; the Hookers, two of whom, the late J. J. Hooker and Henry S. Hooker, both law-


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yers of ability, represented the county in the State Senate ; John West, the Lansdales, one of whom represented the county in the State Senate; D. C. Sharp, who was also a State Senator from the county ; R. W. Sanders, James W. Wade, A. J. Pattison and David Beaty, all of whom represented the county in the lower branch of the Legislature.


In the early days of Holmes county Mr. Nevels captured the celebrated robber, Phelps, who was carried to Warren county and tried for offences committed in that county. About the same time several persons charged with the crimes of counterfeiting and the stealing of horses, supposed to belong to the "Murrell clan," were captured at Tchula and severely whipped and made to leave the county.


The towns of the county are Lexington, the county site, that has always commanded a fair trade, with an intelligent and re- fined population ; Pickens, Tchula, Goodman, Durant, West, Ebe- nezer, Richland, Franklin, Bowling Green, Emory, Acona, Bee Lake, Thornton, Milesville, Howard and Grays Mill. Castilian Springs, now a noted watering resort, under the management and control of Col. D. A. Outlaw, is situated three miles from Durant.


It is believed that the Castilian water possesses medicinal properties that entitles it to rank with any other sought by those out of health. The hotel accommodations are being annually enlarged.


The principal streams are, Yazoo river, on the western boundary, Big Black on the eastern boundary of the county, Tchula Lake; Honey Island is between the Yazoo and Tchula Lake. The Yazoo is sixty miles from the head to the foot of the island, and the lake eighty miles in length. The island, however, on an air line is not over fifteen miles long, and five or six miles in width ; Abiacha, Chicopa, Funagusha, Black Cypress, Wil. liams and Box creeks, Tipton and Millstone bayous, Bee, Horse- shoe, Clear and Pinchback lakes.


The Illinois Central Railroad traverses the county from north to south on the eastern side, and the Yazoo branch of the same road on the western side of the county, and another branch of the same system runs from Durant via Lexington to Tchula.


There are 172,070 acres of cleared land in the county, averaging per acre in value, as returned by the assessor, $9.60. The total value of cleared land in the county, including incorporated towns is $2,109,796.


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The population of Holmes as shown by the census report of 1890 : White, 6,980 ; colored, 23,988 ; total, 30,968.


SENATORS.


REPRESENTATIVES.


1835 Thomas Land. 1836


1837 Garrett Keirn.


1838-'39 Garrett Keirn.


1840 Garrett Keirn.


1841-'42-'43 Garrett Keirn.


1844 Garrett Keirn.


1846 Landsdale


1848 D. C. Sharpe.


1850 Walker Brooke.


1852 Morgan McAfee.


1854 A. M. West.


1856-'57 A. M. West.


1858 A. M. West.


1859-'60-'61 A. M. West.


1861-'62 W. Q. Poindexter.


ยท 1865-'66-'67 J. J. Hooker.


1870-'71 Albert G. Packer. 1872-'73 Albert G. Packer.


1874-'75 A. G. Packer.


1876-'77 Henry S. Hooker. 1878 Henry S. Hooker. 1880 J. G. Hamilton.


1882 J. G. Hamilton."


1884 J. G. Hamilton.


1886 J. G. Hamilton.


1888 Geo. A. Wilson.


1890 Geo. A. Wilson.


Wm. W. George.


T. W. Dulaney, A. H Paxton.


A. H. Paxton, Alva Wilson.


Alva Wilson, B. W. Saunders.


Thos. T. Land, Jno. M. Moore.


Thos. T. Land


A. J. Pattison, Jas. W. Wade.


J. W. Wade, David Beaty.


W. Brooke, A. M. West.


W. Jenkins, J. M. Clement.


M. L. McGuire, H. C. Adams.


Botters.


D. J. Red, W. Jenkins. David Mitchell.


W. D Sanders, W. B. Jenkins.


J. J. Hooker, Jas. M. Dyer.


Joel G. Hamilton, F. M. Phillips.


C. Mitchell, W. B. Williams, E. Scarbrough.


H. H. Truehart, F. Stewart, Perry Howard.


H. H. Truehart, T. Weatherly, Perry How- ard.


Samuel S. Carter, J. H. Dyer, J. H. Gowen. Samuel S. Carter, C. V. Gwin, J. G. Marshall. Henry Christmas, C. T. Murphy, T. Weath- erly.


E. F. Noel, J. F. Downer, J. P. Tackett.


Henry Christmas, L. Warfield, W. L. Dyer. J. E. Gwin, Edgar West, W. D. Gibbs.


J. S. Hoskins, W. P. Tackett, P. Simmons.


H. J. Reid, J. L. Cotton, W. J. Watlington,


ITAWAMBA COUNTY


The county of Itawamba, in the northeastern portion of the State, was established in 1836. The name is of Indian origin, and was given in honor of an Indian Chief, Ita-Wam-Ba, whose real name was Levi Colbert, a Frenchman by descent, who was chief counsellor of the Chickasaw Nation. It was said to be the custom of the Choctaws and Chickasaws, when one of their number performed a meritorious act for the good of the nation, to call a council to which all the circumstances of the act were stated, and if approved, a circle was formed by chiefs and war- riors, a wreath placed on the head of the one performing the service and a new name given him. When Levi Colbert was a young man, some Indians of another tribe (probably the Creeks), organized a plan to take the country occupied by the Chicka- saws from them. It was during the hunting season in the fall


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of the year when the Chickasaw warriors were absent that the hostile band set out on their mission. Young Colbert received news of their intention, and learning that they were on the ad- vance he immediately gathered together as many of the young men as he could of those who were at home, and securing such arms as were obtainable, went forward to meet their ene- mies, who were surprised and routed, and had more killed and wounded than the little band of Colbert numbered. After the return of the Chickasaws from their hunt a council of the nation was called, and for his brave and successful act Levi Colbert was given a new name. Instead of sitting flat upon the ground, as had been the custom, he was furnished a bench or stool on which to sit during the ceremony, and being crowned with a wreath, he was declared " It-a-Wam-Ba-Mingo," or "Bench Chief." This was some years prior to 1827, but the exact date not known.


After the treaty with the United States in 1832, Colbert, who was much dissatisfied with the treaty, started in company with others of his tribe for Washington, to prevent a ratification by the Senate. He, however, went no further than the residence of his son-in-law, Kilpatrick Carter, at Buzzard Roost, west of Tuscumbia, where he was taken sick and died of the flux, in the winter of 1832. This statement is made by Stephen Doggett, a subscribing witness to the treaty between the Chickasaws and the United States in that year.


Among the carly settlers in Itawamba county was Hugh Rog- ers, who settled in 1834 about twenty miles north of where Ful- ton was afterwards located. In 1835 came John and Reuben Warren, John Dulaney, Elijah Franks, John W. Clifton, B. G. Moore, Isaac Edwards and Harvey Jamison. In 1836 M. C. , Cummings, Joshua Toomer, Wm. Toomer, Joshua Barnard and Jesse McWilliams settled at or near Fulton. In 1837 there was quite an influx of settlers in the town and county. Among them were Alonzo Elkin, Jno. R. Wren, Reuben and Alfred Strygh, Joseph G. Connille, E. G. Thomas, Russell O. Beene, Alfred Senter, and soon afterwards Jeptha Robins, D. N. Cayce, Wm. McFad- den, John Elliott, Uriah Nausly, Sr., W. D. Clifton and Malcolm Graham. About the same time Samuel Bell, Stephen Smith, Jonathan Woodward and Wm. Bedford. In 1838 and 1839, Ste- phen Owen, John Gilstrap, Manly and David Files, Judge Jas. A. Bonsland, Jas. Keyes, Jas. Whitesides, Robert Shannon, Del- mirth Stone, Elijah Spearman, John Spearman, Josiah Lindsey,




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