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The lands of this county, much of which were British and Spanish grants, are drained by the two branches of Cole's Creek, running west, which unite six miles before reaching the river. The tributaries are numerous, with broad, rich bottoms giving a fair proportion of hill and valley lands. The north fork of Homochitto river, bearing southeast, is the principal drain for the eastern section around Union Church. There are several smaller creeks, Fairchilds, Dowds and others, that are short and serve as sewers for rain water.
Rodney is the chief shipping point for the country, called in honor of Judge Rodney. Larger fortunes were, perhaps, made in Rodney merchandising than in any town of like size in the
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South, owing in a great measure to the wealthy and solvent con- dition of the planting interests on the fertile hills around it.
The Natchez, Jackson & Columbus and the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas railroads pass directly through the center of the county.
The ancient county site, Greenville, has been converted into a cotton field, but the site of the gallows can still be pointed out.
Fayette, the present county site, is a handsome little town, with excellent public buildings. Harriston, at the junction of the two railroads, two miles from Fayette, is a thrifty village, and claims to be a rival of its near neighbor, the county site.
Jefferson is an excellent county with an intelligent and pros- perous population.
This county has 58,661 acres of cleared land ; average value per acre, as rendered to the assessor, being $10.00 ; total value of cleared lands, including incorporated towns, is $700,434.
The population of Jefferson county as shown by the census re- port of 1890 : whites, 3,542; colored, 15,403; total, 18,945.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1820 Armstrong Ellis.
Jas. Dunbar, Jos. E. Davis.
1821 Cowles Meade. Isaac N. Selser, Wm. Blanton.
1822 Samuel Cavit.
Cowles Mead.
1823 Samuel Cavit.
I. N. Selser, Thos. Hinds, R. Dunbar.
Malcolm Gilchrist, Cowles Mead.
John L. Irwin, Malcolm Gilchrist.
1827 John L. Irwin.
1828 John L. Irwin.
1829 John L. Irwin.
1830 Benjamin Kennedy.
1831 Benjamin Kennedy.
1833 Buckner Harris.
1835 Solomon Tracy. 1836
1837 Hugh Montgomery.
1838-'39 Hugh Montgomery.
1840-'41 P. O Hughes.
1842 P. O. Hughes.
1843 P. O. Hughes.
1844 Edward Turner.
Jas. Andrews.
Geo. Torry.
Geo. Torry.
G. H. Wilcox.
Howell Hinds.
1854 Henry T. Ellett.
1856-'57 Henry T. Ellett.
1858 Henry T. Ellett.
- Duncan.
E. H. Hicks.
E. H. Hicks.
E. H. Hicks. ·
Put Darden.
P. Balch, M. Howard.
Jas. D. Cessor, Wm. Landers.
1850 Geo. Torry. 1852 Geo Torry.
Wm. L. Harper.
G. G. Nowland.
1859-'60 Henry T. Ellett.
1861-'62 Henry T. Ellett.
- 1865 P. K. Montgomery.
, 1866-'67 P. K. Montgomery. 1870-'71 Orange S. Miles. 1872-'73-'74 H. B. McClure.
Wm. Green, Claudius Gibson.
N. L. Boulden, Philip Dixon.
Joseph Dunbar, A. L. Boulden.
A. B. Bradford, Jno. L. Irwin.
Jas Dunbar, Philip Dixon.
Jas. Dunbar, Malcolm Gilchrist.
P. K. Montgomery, Geo. Leighton.
P. K. Montgomery, Geo. Leighton.
Chas. Clarke, Jas. Wood.
Thos. Dobyns, G. H. Wilcox.
1846 Edward Turner.
1848 Parmenas Briscoe.
Phillip Dixon.
1825 Harden D. Runnels.
1826 Harden D. Runnels.
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1875 H. B. McClure.
1876 H. B. McClure.
1877 M. M. Currie.
1878 M. M. Currie.
1880 Thos. A. Magee.
1882 Thos. A. Magee.
1884 J. J. Whitney.
W. L. Harper, R. R. Applewhite.
1886 J. J. Whitney.
1888 G. A. Guice.
1890 G. A. Guice.
Jas. D. Cessor, Wm. Landers.
Jas. D. Cessor, W. G. Millsaps.
Jas. D. Cessor, W. G. Millsaps.
Claude Pintard, C. B. Richardson.
W. D. Torry, I). H. Cameron.
W. L. Haiper, J. J. Whitney.
Jeff Truly, J. P. Wise.
J S. Hicks, J. J. Whitney.
T. L. Darden, R. R. Applewhite.
JONES COUNTY
Was established January 24th, 1826, and among the earliest set- tlers were Nathan Simpson, Thomas Heidleburg, John McCor- mick, Abner Kelly, Aaron Welborn, Isaac Evans, John Bridges, John Strickland, Robert Crawford, John Terrall, Benjamin Moss, Green Sims, John C. Smith, father of Col. John F. Smith, now ot Jasper county, who has served acceptably several terms in both branches of the State Legislature, and as a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1890; Daniel C. Smith, James Fer- guson, Archie Patterson, Jacob Kelly, Peter Mitchell, Isaac An- derson, James Blackwell, Samuel Ellis, the Welches, Shepp, Thomas Pace and Stacey Collins.
The important streams in the county are Leaf river, running through the extreme western portion of the county, Tallahala, Tallahoma and Bogue Homa Creeks.
The Towns are Ellisville, the county site, Laurel, Sanders- ville, Eastabutcha and Tuscoloma.
Jones was for many years regarded the poorest county in the State. It was without railroad facilities, the lands rated low, and personal property was inconsiderable in value. It was regarded as being better adapted for raising stock, cattle and sheep than for agriculture. There was a wealth of superior pine timber, but it could not be utilized.
After the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was built, the county commenced improving. This road runs through the county from the north-east to the south-west. The valuation of personalty for 1889 was more than that of twenty-two other counties in the State. The approximate value of cleared lands in the county is higher per acre than that of twenty-six other coun- ties in the State.
This large increase in value is attributable in a great measure
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to the railroad which has opened up, not only Jones, but other pine woods counties to the markets north and south.
Ellisville, the county site, is a flourishing, thrifty town, com- posed of an excellent population. The court-house is equal, if not superior, to that of any other in the eighth Judicial District.
During the cotton season of 1888 and 1889 there was shipped from Ellisville not less than twenty thousand balcs.
The lands, outside their timber value, with fertilization, pro- duce satisfactory crops.
Jones county has 15,268 acres of cleared land ; average value per acre, as rendered to the assessor $4.62. Total value of cleared lands, including incorporated towns, $139,460.
The population of this county as shown by the census report of 1890: Whites, 7,027 ; colored, 1,295 ; total, 8,322.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1827-28 Hamilton Cooper.
1829 Hamilton Cooper.
1830-31 Thomas S. Sterling.
Samuel Ellis.
1833 John McLeod.
Samuel Ellis.
1835 Thomas P. Falkner.
Samuel Ellis.
1836 Hanson Alsbury.
Samuel Ellis.
1837-38-39 Frederick Pope.
Samuel Ellis.
1840 John Watts.
Samuel Ellis.
1841-42 John Watts. 1843
1844-46 John H. Horn.
1848-50-52 Joseph McAfee.
1854 Graves.
1856-57-58 S. B. Hathorn.
1859-60-61 W. J. Rankin.
1861-62 W. J. Rankin.
Amos Deason. .
Amos Deason.
V. A. Collins.
V. A. Collins.
George C. Buchanan.
1874 T. L. Mendenhall.
1875 T. L. Mendenhall.
1876-77 T. L. Mendenhall.
1878 Stanley Gibert. 1880 Stanley Gibert.
1882 James S. Eaton.
1884 James S. Eaton.
1886 J. L. Morris.
1888 J. L. Morris.
1890 A. G. Gerguson.
John T. Fairley.
Samuel C. Trest.
J. G. Welborn. J. G. Welborn.
Thomas J. Huff.
William Bayliss. T. W. Collins. A. Arrington.
Drury Bynum.
Drury Bynum.
B. C. Duckworth.
Joseph Pool.
J. F. Smith.
.. 1865-66-67 John F. Smith. 1870 William Hancock. 1871 John Watts.
1872-73 T. J. Hardy.
John C. Thomas.
Samuel Ellis.
Drury Bynum.
Drury Bynum.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
KEMPER COUNTY,
Co named in honor of Col. Reuben Kemper, a Virginian by birth and a distinguished soldier during the troublous years of the Territorial era, was established in 1823, with De- Kalb as the county site.
Among the early settlers were F. P. Scott, B. C. Opeef, an " Israelite lawyer ; Judge Marshall, Joseph Baldwyn, author of "Flush Times in Alabama and Mississippi ; " Wm. Potis, John Olive, T. Mosley, McClagar Magee, S. S. Lattimore, Abel Key, first Clerk of the county ; Judge W. G. Gibbs, Slocum Gully, father of Phil M. Gully and the late John W. Gully ; Archie Adams, Henry Gregory, Pearsons, Hulls, Wm. Fox, brother of the late Mala Fox, of Rankin county, and the late Dr. Fox, of Scott county ; Wm. Murry, Wm. Callaway, Peter P. Cullum ; John McConnell, Dr. Albert Brown, Jacks, James Britton, Over- streets, Joseph Doty, Thos. Prewitt, John Spinks, Jones, McWil- liams, Jake Odum, Jacob Giles, Judge Isaac Nicholson, George Kimbrough, Allen Avery, Whitesetts, Clarke Carter, O. Y. Neely, Governor John J. Pettus, John Kerr and Thos. Thurman.
The principal towns are DeKalb, named for Baron DeKalb; Scooba, Wahalak, Oak Grove, Kellis' Store and Moscow.
The principal streams are Sucarnochee, Particfaw, Yazoo, Run- ning Tiger and Black Water creeks.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad runs through the eastern portion of the county from north to south.
The prairie lands of the county are excellent and productive, as are the creek and branch bottoms, and the hills respond gen- erously to good cultivation.
Kemper county has 29,764 acres of cleared land; average valne per acre, as rendered to the assessor, $4.44; total value of cleared lands, including incorporated towns, $453,429.
The population of this county, as shown by the census report of 1890: Whites, 7,845 ; colored 10,084; total, 17,929.
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SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1835
1836 1837 Joseph A. Marshall.
1838 Joseph A. Marshall.
1839 Ephriam Smith.
1840-'41 Joseph A. Marshall.
1842 Joseph A. Marshall.
1843 Joseph A. Marshall.
1844 Emanuel A. Durr.
1846 Emanuel A. Durr.
1848 John J. Pettus.
1850 John J. Pettus.
1852 John J. Pettus.
1854 John J. Pettus.
1856-'57 John J. Pettus.
1858 Isaac Enloe.
1859 Isaac Enloe.
H. Tisdale.
W. A. Love.
P. H. Gully, M. Edwards.
. 1865-'66-'67 H. C. Robinson.
1870'-71 R. E. Leachman.
1872 Geo. Smith.
Jas. H. Hudnall.
Jas H. Hudnall.
A M. Chamberlain.
Thos. P. Bell.
John L. Spinks.
1880 C. A. Wilcox.
J. H. Currie.
A. M. Moore.
J. L. Hudnall, W: L. Evans.
W. T. Rush, W. L Evans.
1888 H. J. Gully.
1890 W. F. Rogers.
Francis Thomas.
I. W. Nicholson.
I. W. Nicholson.
D. T. Portis, Jas. M. Trussell.
Sidney M. Goode, J. C. Rupert. Wm. L. Cole.
L. Stovall, J. J. Pettus. .
John J. Pettus.
O. Y. Neely, L. J. Garrett.
T. R. Thurmond, J. R. Welsh.
Peter H. Cole
Ellis Henderson, Lumpkin J. Garrett.
Ellis Henderson, J. W. Nicholson.
B. A. Calhoun, A. T Stennis.
1860-'61 Isaac Enloe. 1861-'62 O. Y. Neely.
Albert Brown, John McRae. .
Jas H. Hudnall.
1873 Geo. Smith, J. P. Gilmer.
1874-'75 Isham Stewart. 1876-'77 H. W. Foote, Isham Stewart. 1878 W. C. Dowd.
1882 John Terry.
1884 John Terry.
1886 H. J. Gully.
John Oerrstreet, A. F. McGee.
J. T. Gewin, W. D. Witherspoon.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
Was named in grateful recognition of the military services of the Marquis De LaFayette, the early friend of the struggling colonists in the war of the revolution, and was established in 1836.
Among the early settlers were C. M. Phipps, Peyton Jones, William Bowles, James Bowles, Anthony Lambert, William H. Smither, Andrew Peterson, George Bullin, Reuben Griffin, Dr. R. C. Carter, Dr. McMackin, Dr. Watt, John Estelle, John Blakely, John Sims, John J. Craig, James S. Craig, Eli Neely, Nathaniel Jennings, Richard M. Craig, C. G. Butler, Dudly Isom, John S. Hunt, Pascal Butler, James D. Harding, William Earl, James Brown, Joshua T. Brown, John Browning, Joshua Browning, Caleb Browning, Dr. John Taylor, James Morrison, Dr. Tobbis, Col. Slaughter, Dr. Thomas D. Isom, Alexander
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Shaw, Newton Buford, Harper Goodloe, A. J. and A. G. Buford, James Trigg, S. E. Ragland, Egbert A. Meadows, James Davis, Oliver Wiley, Alexander McFarland, George McFarland, Daniel McFarland, David Craig, Eleazer Andrews, W. E. Buckner, George Duckard, George Darden, A. H. Pegues, Malachi Pegues, H. M. Lee, John Houston, Robert Houston, Alex Houston, James Dunn, Josiah Alexander, John Morrow and Joseph F. Arnette.
The first town in the county was Wyatt, on the Tallahatchie river, about twelve miles from where Oxford now stands. Dr. Thomas G. Isom, who is yet in full practice, and stands pre- eminent in his profession, a gentleman of broad views, and uni- versally esteemed, a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1890, was the first citizen to locate where the thrifty and pros- perous town of Oxford now stands. He built a log cabin and opened a store, with the view and for the purpose of inviting others to locate on that beautiful ridge.
The selection was an admirable one, and the early pioneer, who became one of the leading physicians of the State, has lived to see built up, in close proximity to his log cabin of fifty-four years ago, not only an attractive little city, but a great semi- nary of learning, that has turned out thousands of young men who have contributed to the elevation and prosperity of the commonwealth.
In addition to the town of Oxford, there are Taylors, Spring- dale and Abbeville.
The principal streams in the county are Tallahatchie river, on the northern and Yockana on the southern border of the county, Yellow Leaf, Pumpkin, Hanging Kettle, Potolocomy, Cypress, Hewncane, Clear, Tobytubby, Splinter, Taylors and Otuckolofa creeks.
The Illinois Central railroad runs through the county.
Lafayette county has 137,893 acres of cleared lands ; average value per acre, as rendered to the assessor, $4.86; total value of cleared lands, including incorporated towns, $1,040.379.
The population of this county, as shown by the census report- of 1890 : "whites, 11,595 ; colored, 8,958 ; total, 20,553.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1837 John Rayburn.
Horatio Nelson.
1838-'39 John Rayburn.
Robert Josselyn.
1840 Thos. B. Hill.
Jas. Craig,
1841 Thos. B. Hill.
Paul W. Barringer.
1842-'43 A. H. Pegnes.
T. F. Cushman.
1844-'46 A. H. Pegues.
J. F. Cushman, R. H. Buford. 1
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1850 J. E. Talliaferro.
Jas. Brown, R. H. Buford.
1852 J. E. Talliaferro.
Jas. F. Smith.
1854 A. H. Pegues.
Chas. G. Butler, Daniel F. Rogers.
J. F. Cushman, D. W. Rogers.
D). W. Rogers, Wm. Owen.
1861-'62 Jas R. Bowles.
Wm. Owen, A. J. Buford.
. 1865-'66-'67 Jas. Brown.
1870 J. C. Shoup.
1871 W. L. Lyles.
1872 W. L. Lyles.
J. H. McKie, J. C. Davis.
1873 W. L. Lyles.
J. H. McKie, B. F. Archer.
1874-'75 J. A. McNeil.
W. B. Gilmer, B. F. Archer.
1876-'77 J. A. McNeil.
A. L. Fortune, Bobert J. Guthrie.
1878 W. L. Lowrance.
R. A. Dean, Wm. J. Stowers.
1880 W. L. Lowrance.
Charles B. Howry, W. L. Buford.
1882 Charles B. Mitchell.
Charles B. Howry, L. B. Jones.
1884 Charles B. Mitchell.
A. J. Baker, T. B. Waldrup.
1886 R. A. Dean.
T. B. Waldrup, J. H. Welch.
1888 R. A. Dean.
J. R. Stowers, J. O. Davis.
1890 R. A. Dean.
J. R Stowers, Fielder Webster.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Was established December 22d, 1814, carved out of the county of Marion that was created three years prior to that time. The date suggests the war between the United States and Great Britain. The county was named in memory of Captain Jas. Law- rence, who commanded the ship Chespeake in that struggle, whose last words, when mortally wounded, were "don't give up the ship !"
The earliest settler of the town and county was Harmon Runnels, who built the first house in Monticello, so named in honor of the residence of Thomas Jefferson. He reared a large family of sons and daughters. One of his sons, Hiram G. Run- nels, was elected Governor of this State; and his grandson, of the same name, was subsequently elected Governor of Texas. Soon afterwards came Wright Mitchell, Joseph Cooper, Barthol- omew Longino, Henry Maxwell, Jas. Buckley, the grandfather of the late Jas. Buckley, who was assistant Auditor of Public Accounts and former Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lincoln county, Elias Mullens, Jesse Maxwell, John Maxwell, Samuel and Brewster Jayne, Aaron Hickman, Luke Butler, grandfather of Wm. Butler, who served several terms as sheriff of the county ; Arthur Fox, Randall Pierce, Hamilton Jet, the families of Smith, Cole, King, Hall, Bridges, Lenoir, Otis, Parkman, Fortenberry, Cannon, Rogers, Hooker, Ward, Cohea, Gwin, one of whom, the late Hon. Sylvester Gwin, was for some years Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county and afterwards Auditor
1856-'<7 A. H. Pegues.
1858-'59-'60-'61 J. M. Howry.
R. W. Phillips, Drury Robertson.
W. G. Vaughn, S. N. W. Whitney.
W. G. Vaughn, S. N. W. Whitney.
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of Public Accounts for eight years. He was thoroughly honor- able, generous to a fault, with a heart as tender as a woman, united with a courage that commanded the respect of his com- rades who stood with him on the front line of fire in the Con- federate struggle, where he received a wound from which he suf- fered until the day of his death, twenty-seven years afterward ; Magee, Langston, Newton, Prestidge, Hilliard, Benson, Stamps, Baggett, Bowen, Newsom, Wilson, Sharpe, Mobley, Herring, Bennett, Burkett, Robertson, Price, Baker, Larkin, Neil and Dickerson ; Samuel Pepper, Isham Weathersby, Wm. Stein and M. J. Whitworth.
Among the early merchants were John M. Elder, Samuel Jayne, Francis Blair, Wm. Whitehead and Chas. Lynch, the lat- ter afterwards Governor of the State, making two Governors furnished by this county.
Wm. Ray and Aaron Harpes were prominent citizens in the early days, and their daughters are now the oldest inhabitants of the town.
These pioneers were brave, honest, enterprising and hospitable people.
The first court was called the county court and was held in the house of Wright Mitchell for five years, for which he was al- lowed ten dollars a year. The first court-house was built of logs in 1818, on the spot where the present building now stands. The county court was composed of five judges, who were styled after the English custom of Shakespeare's day, "Justices of the Quorum." Three members constituted a quorum. The head of the bench was called "Chief Justice of the Quorum." This court seemed to exercise a most liberal jurisdiction.
The first minutes of the court read as follows :
" MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY, LAWRENCE COUNTY.
"Be it remembered, that on the 6th day of March, 1815, that the honorable Justices of the Quorum of said county convened and formed a court in and for the county aforesaid. Present, their honors,
"HARMON RUNNELS, Chief Justice of the Quorum.
"STEPHEN NOBLE, J. Q.,
"BENJAMIN GOODSON, J. Q., "JAMES STIGLER, J. Q."
Harmon M. Runnels was appointed clerk, and Hardin D. Runnels sheriff, both sons of the Chief Justice of the Quorum. 33
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At the May term, 1818, there appears the following quaint en- try : "The case of a negro named Lemuel Harris, who is said to be free, who stood charged with the theft of one hog. List of jurors who tried the case depending between R. H. Read, plain- tiff, and Lemuel Harris, charged with the theft, defendant, Jesse Wilson and eleven others are named. The following is the ver- dict :
"We, the jury, are of the opinion that no substantial proof has been found against Free Harris. We think he took the hog, but didn't steal it. We, therefore, find him not guilty."
That the reader may be informed of the jurisdiction of courts of that day, as well as old-time prices, the following order made at the February term, 1821, is appended :
"Ordered that the within bill shall be considered as the rates to govern the tavern keepers in and for the town of Monticello, to-wit :
For keeping a horse twenty-four hours. $1 00
Single feed 37₺
Dinner 50
Supper 12}
373
Lodging
Cognac brandy, per half pint. 25
Jamaica rum, per half pint 25
Corn whisky, per pint.
12}
Gin, per pint. . 18₴
Wine, per pint 25
Cherry brandy, per pint. 183
Montieello was at one time a place of considerable commercial importance, with quite a number of enterprising merchants, among whom were Edward Englehard, John Teunisson, Wm. Burge, A. Beer, Charles Fish, James Bloch, G. C. McKennell, Wm. Weathersby, Moses Marx, John S. Carson, Robert Jelks and others.
The town forty years ago boasted of a large and able bar, con- sisting of Thomas Holliday, Arthur Smith, Theodore S. Swift, W. A. Stone, William Vannerson, Wiley P. Harris, E. J. Goode, J. M. Ellis, B. C. Buckley, subsequently vice-Chancellor, Henry Sturges, G. S. McMillan, S. W. Dale, H. F. Johnson, M. A. Oatis, J. S. Prestidge, R. J. Bowen, M. A. Keegan, S. C. Smith, John D. Bowen and Major E. L. Bowen, and later J. B. Chrisman, who is now, and has been for the past twelve years, on the cir- cuit court bench.
Of the notable men of that period, 1844 to 1854, was Theodore
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S. Swift, who was not only a man of genins, but endowed with a fund of serviceable talent. A New Englander by birth, Swift took his course southward, tried the common expedient of school teaching in Virginia, and then came to Mississippi to devote him- self to the study and practice of law. He took up his abode at Monticello, Lawrence county, and belonged to the middle south- ern circuit which, including Scott county, extended to the sea- board. In learning he was a well furnished lawyer, with a fine and ready perception of legal principles, and had great facility in composition and in speaking. His literary taste was excellent and refined; the cultivation of reading and mastering the English classics admit of such attainment. He employed this advantage with great success in addresses to the court and jury, and in con- versation. In that day the circuit judge and the lawyers rode the circuit in a body, and provided themselves with the miscellane- ous materials for jolly feasting comprehended in the term "spon- duliks." The midday rest at the wayside spring or brook were occasions of lively enjoyment, and Swift was the chief contributor. His humorous travesty of the Lady of the Lake, served many a circuit campaign, and his audacious handling of Greek Mythology is preserved in the memory of his surviving associates. Swift presents an instance, not uncommon where the humorous faculty is made to overshadow the greater powers. His imitations, his jokes and sallies, are remembered by the many, while the serious displays of his fine powers are preserved by few. It is a matter of surprise that this remarkable man was not more widely known and appreciated. He lacked the spur of ambition, and gave up too much to the enjoyment of the moment. It is a melancholy reflection, that when his name is mentioned, there comes to the lips the words of Hamlet, "I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of in- finite jest, of a most excellent fancy." Nevertheless his humor, fine as it was, was but the superfluity of a capacious, strong and exquisitely toned mind.
In the medical profession were Drs. Pendleton, John Gart- man, Jeremiah Daily, J. K. Strather, H. C. Garner, E. J. Bowen, Neal Smith, W. C. May, W. M. May and S. H. Brown; later E. T. Hudnall, G. A. Teunisson and S. D. Muse.
The Monticello Academy was incorporated in 1836, and its first teacher was the late John E. McNair, afterwards circuit judge of great popularity.
The Congressional Conventions that nominated A. G. Brown, John A. Quitman and Wiley P. Harris were held at Monticello.
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The town of Monticello has furnished two Governors, one Sec- retary of State, one Auditor, one member of Congress, two Cir- cuit Judges, and three District Attorneys.
The principal streams are Pearl and Fair rivers, Crooked, Sil- ver, White Sand, Greens, Bahala, Halls, Coopers, Tilton and Top- isaw creeks.
The bottom lands are fertile, and the hills with good cultiva- tion, give generous crops.
Total acreage, 414,382; cleared and uncleared, or average value, not reported to Auditor.
The population of this county as shown by the census report of 1890 : Whites, 6,236 ; colored, 6,082 ; total 12,318.
SENATORS.
1820 Howell W. Runnels.
1821 Howell W. Runnels.
1822 Thomas Anderson.
1823 Wm. Herbert.
1825 Charles Lynch.
1826 Charles Lynch.
1827 Charles Lynch.
1828 Charles Lynch.
1829 Joseph Cooper.
1830 Joseph Cooper.
1831 A. M. Keegan.
1833 Charles Lynch.
1835 Richard A. Hargis. 1836
REPRESENTATIVES.
Harmon Runnels, Joseph Cooper.
Thomas Anderson, Arthur Fox.
Harmon Runnels, Joseph Cooper, B. H. Jayne.
Harmon Runnels, Arthur Fox, Joseph Cooper, J. H. Bull, J. Winburn.
Joseph Cooper, J. Tomkinson, J. H. Bull.
Harmon Runnels, Joseph Cooper, R. Collins.
Joseph Cooper, Anthony Butler. Runnels.
Walter W. New, A. M. Keegan.
Walter W. New, Arthur Fox.
Samuel Benson, Geo. Granberry.
A. M. Keegan.
A. M. Keegan.
W. Weathersby, J. W. Pendleton.
Samuel Jayne, Arthur Fox.
Arthur Fox, T. Y. Grinstead.
James M. Turner.
B. C. Buckley, M. H. Smith.
J. R. Chambers, W. Weathersby.
Wm. Weathersby.
1852 Wm. A. Stone.
J. B. Chrisman.
Hiram Bonner.
C. H. Fox.
Hiram Bonner.
Isaac Newton.
H. Hooker.
H. Medearis.
1866-'67 W. F. Cain.
1870-'71 John Gartman.
1872-'73 H. Cassedy, Jr.
1874 H Cassedy, Jr.
E. O. Cowart.
E. O. Cowart.
H. J. Byrd.
H. J. Byrd.
G. A. Teunisson.
Samuel Hickman.
C. R. Dale.
C R. Dale.
G. A. Teunisson. Archie Fairly.
, 1865 W. F. Cain.
Hiram Bonner.
George Charles. .
Simeon Ross.
1874-'75 J. F Sessions. 1876-'77 R. H. Thompson.
1878 R. H. Thompson.
1880 A. H. Longino. 1882 A. H. Longino.
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