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The population of Simpson, as shown by the census report of 1890: Whites, 6,164; colored, 3,974; total, 10,138.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1825 1826
1827-'28 Charles Lynch.
1829-'30 Joseph Cooper. 1831 A. M. Keegan.
Stephen Howell.
William Tullis.
Fraaklin E. Plummer.
Franklin E. Plummer.
Frederick Carr.
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1833 Charles Lynch.
1835 Richard Hargis.
1836
1837 Thos. J Coffee.
1838-'39 Thos. J. Coffee.
1840 Thos. J. Coffee.
John Berry, Simon Thomas.
1841 Thos. J. Coffee.
John Berry,- McCallum.
1842-'43 Geo. T. Swann.
John Berry, - McCallnm.
1844 Geo. T. Swann.
H. C. Bennett.
1846 Geo T. Swann.
J. Berry. Jas. M. Dampier.
1848-'50-'52 P. S. Catchings.
1854 M. A. Banks.
T. D. Magee.
1856 M. A. Banks.
H F. Johnson, John Berry.
1857 M. A. Banks.
John Berry.
1858 P. S. Catchings.
John Berry.
1859-'60 P. S. Catchings.
L. B. Walker.
1861 ( Jan.) P. S. Catchings.
1861 (July) P. S. Catchings.
L. B. Walker.
L B. Walker.
T. R. Gowan.
T. R. Gowan.
German Walker.
German Walker.
1872-'73 T. J. Hardy.
1874-'75 T. L. Mendenhall.
1876-'77 T. L. Mendenhall.
1878 Stanley Gibert.
Duncan McCallum.
D. W. McInnis.
Robert E. Rhodes.
R. W. Hall.
1886 Thos. A. Dickson, Geo. S. M. A. Banks. Dodds.
1888 Alex. Fairly, George S. Dodds.
G. W. Johnson.
1890 Alex. Fairly, George S. Dodds.
Barney Smith.
SHARKEY COUNTY
Was established March 29th, 1876, and named in honor of the distinguished jurist, W. L. Sharkey, Chief Justice of the High Court of Errors and Appeals.
The act of the Legislature creating the county appointed as a board of supervisors to organize it, Sampson Williams, David Hunt, Thomas C. Watson, William T. Bernard and J. C. Shrader. Officers of the counties from which Sharkey was formed con- tinued to perform their duties until elections were held and the persons elected legally qualified. The county was to pay its pro- portion of the existing debts of the three counties, Washington, Warren and Issaquena, out of which it was carved, and in the list of those counties are the names of the first settlers who located in the territory now comprising Sharkey.
The towns in the county are Rolling Fork, the county site, Smedes, Egremont, Anguilla, Nittayuma, Mckinneyville.
1861-'62 E. R. Brown.
ยท 1865-'66-'67 Benj. King.
ISSo Jos. Bennett, Chas, Caldwell. 1871 Jos. Bennett, Chas. Caldwell.
S. Leggett.
Jos. L. Mead.
1880 Stanley Gibert.
1882 Jas. S. Eaton.
1884 Thos. A. Dickson.
Jas. Powell. - Brown. Alex. McCaskill.
Alex. McCaskill.
B. H. Jayne, J. B. Mendenhall.
L. B. Walker.
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The streams are Big and Little Sunflower rivers and Deer Creek.
The Louisville, New Orleans & Texas railroad runs the entire length of the county.
Sharkey has 45,721 acres of cleared land; average value per acre, $15.40. Total value including incorporated towns, $720,238.
The population as shown by the census report of 1890 : whites, 1,225 ; colored, 7,139 ; total, 8,364.
SENATORS. REPRESENTATIVES.
1878 W. S. Farisn.
Joel C. Hall.
ISSO W. S. Anderson.
Leigh Clark.
IS82 H R. Jeffords.
J. H. Cartwright.
1884 H R. Jeffords.
Geo. W. Butler.
1886-'SS D. C. Casey.
1890 H. L. Foote.
F. P. P. Brooks. G. W. Butler.
SMITH COUNTY,
So named in honor of Major David Smith, of Hinds county, was established in December, 1833.
Among the early settlers were John, William and James Thornton, William Flowers and his sons Richard, Henry, Felix and Hardy Flowers, Col. Frederick Carr, Whitmel Craft, father of Bryant, Reuben and Jesse Craft, Elisha Nichols, Alexander Chisholm, John Gowen and his sons Richard and John M. Gowen, Rev. Jacob Carr, Josiah Blackwell, and his son, the late Major John G. Blackwell, Sampson Ainsworth, generally known as Jeff Ainsworth, a man of unusual natural endowments, Col. Levy Coleman, L. McLaurin, a most estimable gentleman, sev- eral times a member of the Legislature, the father of eight sons, three of whom were delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1890, another serving as Railroad Commissioner, and another as district attorney of the eighth judicial district. The eldest of the brothers, Hon. A. J. McLaurin, a lawyer of distinction, served acceptably four years as district attorney, and one term as a member of the Legislature from Rankin county ; Joseph and Ebenezer Hays, James W. McMaster, who subsequently served as probate judge in Rankin county, and one term as Swamp Land Commissioner of the State ; James and Duncan McGill, William Tullis, Stephen Tullis, John Bennison, the Blakenys, Pages, Mobly and Samuel Meadows, the Carters, Sullivans, John Camp- bell, who was one of the first probate judges of the county, Daniel and Neil Currie, Tristin B. Stubbs, Brandon, Rankin and
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Lewis Royals, W. F. Bowling, John and Frank Boykin, John and Berry Vinzant, the Duckworths, Stringers, Thos. J. Hus- bands, the Youngs, John Mayfield, Col. Samuel Lemly, and his sons Tobias L., who represented the county several times in the Legislature, and the late Samuel Lemly, merchant of the city of Jackson; Robert Gardner, the Butlers, Jacob Beaver, the Intricks, William Broadfoot, a North Carolinian of culture, whose son Charles was clerk of the courts ; Timothy and Bedford Jones, J. G. Chrisman, father of Judge J. B. Chrisman, who served with distinction in both branches of the Legislature, is now and has been for twelve years on the circuit court beneh, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1890; the Crafts, "Diamond" John Smith, Malcolm Kelly, Neill and Alexander Little, Reuben Rogers, James and Bartholomew Weems, John Barnes and his sons, Willis, William G., Felix, John M. and Richard Barnes, John Rawls, Samuel Keown, a delegate to the Convention of 1861, Peter Farmer, Rev. James Merchant, whose son was postmaster in New Orleans, William Thomas. Some few years later were James Lowry, for a number of years pro- bate judge of the county ; Major Samuel Noble, who represented the county in the Legislature; Dr. Ezekiel Noble, an intelligent physician and scholarly gentleman, the father of Doctor John E. Noble, now a prominent physician and merchant of Fannin, in Rankin county; Thomas Williamson, Robert Noblin, the Wilkins's, and John M. Floyd, who was probate judge for several years, and Dr. R. W. Huey, a most excellent gentleman, who repre- sented the county in the Legislature. More than forty years ago, E. J. Goode, a young lawyer, came from Virginia, and located at Raleigh. Well grounded in his profession, scholarly, intellectual, gentle and persuasive, but a short time elapsed when he was classed among the foremost of his professional brethren and enjoyed a large and lucrative practice. He removed to Monti- cello, then a flourishing town; after the war located in New Orleans, and from there migrated to Desmoines, Iowa, where he was at once recognized as an able and learned lawyer. His old associates in Mississippi remember him as a genial, cultured gen- tleman, and accomplished lawyer. Among the old settlers will be remembered Lewis E. Crook, who was sheriff of the county, the father of Capt. N. W. Frank and Robert Crook.
The first selection for the county site was about four miles south of the present courthouse, and was called Fairfield. It
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was, however, soon abandoned, and the present county site was located, and named in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh.
More than forty years ago the village of Polkville, on the west side of Strong river, was located, and soon afterwards Trenton, on the east side. The other towns in the county are Sylvarena, Pineville, Taylorville and Bunker Hill.
As early as 1846, Judge Lowry, in addition to his mercantile interests at Raleigh, established a tannery and manufactured a large amount of leather into saddles, harness, bridles, boots and shoes, and also manufactured hats. He supplied much of his trade with hats made of rabbit, coon, beaver and otter fur.
The principal streams are Leaf river, that runs almost cen- trally through the county, Strong river that flows through the western part, Ocohay, Tallahala, Archusa, Yellow Bill, Fishers, Clear, St. Ely, Caney, Shongalo, Hatchapaloo, White Oak and Raspberry Creeks.
The river and creek lands are excellent and respond gener- ously to cultivation, while the hill lands by fertilization give satisfactory yields. The people as a general thing are prosper- ous and contented.
An incident occurred during the session of the Smith county circuit court at Raleigh, forty-four or forty-five years ago, that made General Henry S. Foote, elsewhere referred to, the hero of the hour. Two men, by name of Kelley and Little, had un- fortunately killed a negro, and were confined in jail at Raleigh. The defence was conducted by General Foote, Hon. George T. Swan, at that time a resident of Brandon and enjoying a lucra- tive practice, and Hon. Tobias L. Lemly, who then resided in the county. Mr. Swan, who before and afterwards occupied po- sitions of honor and trust, wanted a personal interview with his clients before the case was called. The jail was situated in a hollow, west of the court-house, and almost obscured from view. The sheriff accompanied Mr. Swan to the jail, and when he closed the door on him promised to be back about the conclu- sion of the conference so as to let him out. At the period men- tioned the custom prevailed, to which there were but tew excep- tions, to indulge in a social glass, especially during court week. The sheriff, in recognition of this time-honored rule, had gotten his full share, and had forgotten Mr. Swan. The absence of Mr. Swan at dinner was observed by a member of the bar, who im- mediately took in the situation, and prepared a petition, directed to the presiding judge, signed by quite a number of gentlemen,
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among them General Foote, setting forth their desire for the re- lease trom the county jail of Mr. Swan, assigning as reasons that he was an honored and distinguished member of the bar, a State Senator, and a gentleman of unexceptional character, etc.
The petition was handed the judge by a small boy while on his return to the court-house from dinner, intended purely as a matter of pleasantry. The judge. a stern, courageous and some- what irritable man, who in personal altercations had unfortu- nately killed two men, gave signs of displeasure, and on taking his seat in the stand, directed the sheriff to call the names on the paper. As they appeared in the court-room and took their seats, this question or inquiry was propounded to each of them : "Did you sign this paper, sir?" "Yes, your Honor, but I beg to assure you that-" "Take your seat, sir !" This attempted an- swer came from a dozen or more, each in his turn dropping in his seat like he was shot. General Foote was the last on the list. By the time the last word in the inquiry was pronounced he was on his feet. "Yes, sir; I signed the petition. I have been a practicing lawyer many years, during which time it has been my pleasure to pay marked deference to the presiding judge, and in return, when not extended, to demand the courtesies due a lawyer and officer of the court. Yes, sir; I signed the petition which ex- plains itself. I have no apology to offer. When your Honor is off the bench, you are entitled to no exemptions other than those enjoyed by all gentlemen. As a gentleman I am the equal of your Honor." At the moment, touching his breast, General Foote took his seat, to the wonder and admiration of the coun- try people who well-nigh filled the court-room. The business of the court was resumed without further reference to the exciting occurrence.
Smith county has 17,074 acres of cleared land ; average value per acre, $5.40 ; total value, including incorporated towns, $93,- 670.
The population of the county, as shown by the census report of 1890 : Whites, 8,889 ; colored, 1,746; total, 10,635.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1835 1736 1837 Oliver C. Dease.
Emanuel A. Durr.
Emanuel A. Durr.
Emanuel A. Durr.
1848-'39 Oliver C. Dease.
John Thornton.
1840 John C. Thomas.
Jas. L. McCaughn.
I841 John C. Thomas.
Tobias L. Lemly.
1842-'43 John C, Thomas.
L. McLaurin.
1844 Simeon R. Adams.
Tobias L. Lemly.
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1846 Simeon R. Adams.
Tobias L. Lemly.
1848 I. V. Hodges.
. Samuel Noble. Samuel Noble.
1850 I. V. Hodges. 1852 Joseph Bennett.
G. S. McMillan.
I854 Joseph Bennett.
George W. Rhodes.
R. W. Huey.
1857 B. F. Reynolds.
1858 B. F. Reynolds.
1859-'60 I. M. Quinn.
2861-'62 I. M. Quinn.
. 1865 Robert Lowry. . 1866 Robert Lowry.
. 1867 Jesse Ellis, (vice Robert Lowry, resigned.)
Edward Currie.
IS70-'71 Thomas J. Hardy.
Edward Currie.
1872-'73 Thomas J. Hardy.
1874-'75 Thomas L. Mendenhall.
1876-'77 Thomas L. Mendenhall.
1878-'80 Stanley Gibert.
1882 Jas. S. Eaton.
1884 Jas S. Eaton.
1886 Wm. Buchanan.
1888 Wm. Buchanan.
1888 Wm. Buchanan.
1890 J. H. Hill.
Jas. S. Eaton.
W. H. Jones.
Edward Currie.
J. W. Sullivan.
J. L. Patton. Thomas Mayfield, (vice J. L. Patton, dec'd.) R. M. Currie.
1856 B. F. Reynolds.
R. W. Huey.
M. E. Gary.
Love Gasque.
L. McLaurin.
L. McLaurin.
Edward Currie.
Edward Currie.
George W. Stubbs.
L. McLaurin.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
SUNFLOWER COUNTY
W AS established in 1844. Among the early settlers were Col. Eli Waits, J. Y. McNeill, William D. Parker or Bawly Parker, Governor B. G. Humphreys, Elbert Kinsey, Bur- ton Kinsey, the Marshalls, Col. Hezekiah McNabb, Robert M. Coyle, Major Frank Hawkins, Capt. John Hawkins, James J. Chewning, G. B. Wilds, Ezekiel McNabb, the Gillespies and Smiths. Sunflower was in the Senatorial district of De Soto, and was first represented in the Senate by Felix Labauve, who was followed by D. C. Sharp.
McNutt was the county site; but after the establishment of Leflore county, which was carved out of Sunflower and a small portion of territory from Carroll, the county site was located at Johnsonville, immediately upon the Sunflower river, where it re- mained several years. By a vote of the people the county site was fixed several years ago at Indianola, a thrifty and prosperous little town on the Georgia Pacific Railroad. The seat of justice of Sunflower county is in close proximity to some large planta- tions and small farms, and has steadily grown since the date of its location. In addition to the county town are Baird and John- sonville, the former a new town on the Georgia Pacific.
The county being entirely in the bottom is rich and productive. The county was shorn of much of its territory by the establish- ment of Leflore county.
The principal streams are Sunflower river, Jones Bayou, In- dian Bayou, Mound Bayou, Porter's and Morehoad Bayous.
The assessment roll demonstrates that Sunflower lands are among the most valuable in the State.
There are in the county 29,520 acres of cleared land ; the value of which, as shown by the assessment roll, per acre, is $13.56. The total value of cleared lands, including incorporated towns, is $400,473.
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The population of this county as shown by the census report of 1890 : Whites, 2,505 ; colored, 6,875 ; total, 9,380.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1846 Felix Labauve.
James J. Chewning.
1848 D. C. Sharpe.
G. B. Wilds
1850 Walker Brooke.
Ezekial McNabb.
1852 Morgan McAfee.
Gillespie.
1854 A. M. Wes'.
Smith.
1856-'57 A. M. West.
HI. H. Southworth.
1858 A. M. West.
R. E. Crane.
1859-'60-'61 A. M. West.
E. P. Jones.
1861-'62 W. Q. Poindexter.
E. P. Jones.
1865-'66-'67 J. J. Harker.
James V. McNeil.
1870-'71 Wm. Gray.
D. N. Quinn.
1872-'73 Win. Price
D. N. Quinn.
1874-'75 Wm. Price.
J. W Randolph.
1876-'77 W. 11. FitzGerald.
Wm. II. Mallory.
1878 W. H. FitzGerald.
James W. Heathman.
ISSo W. Il. FitzGerald.
r. H. Torrey.
1882 W. H. FitzGerald.
Jesse Boyer.
1384 G. W Gayles.
C. S. Mckenzie.
1886 G. W. Gayles.
John James.
1888 John W. Cutrer.
Marshall Brown.
1890 John W. Cutrer.
Thos. R. Baird.
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY
Was established December 23, 1833. In 1832, Col. James Bailey, (the father of Judge J. S. Bailey, a most estimable gentleman and lawyer of high standing, who has reached his three score years and ten, and now a resident of the county), Captain Samuel Caruthers and Captain Chas. Bowen, then residents of Hickman county, Tennessee, came on horseback and explored nearly all of the last purchase made from the Choctaw Indians, by the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, and selected the country that impressed them most favorably. They located homes on Tillatoba creek, in what afterwards became Tallahatchie county. These three gentlemen were substantial farmers, and were possessed not only of money, but quite a number of negro slaves, and were thorough- ly equipped to open plantations.
At the time mentioned Samnel Foster was living in the valley, having previously married an Indian woman, was entitled by the terms of the treaty to some eighteen hundred acres of land, which he selected in the valley, at the base of the hills nine miles below Charleston.
At the time, or just after the treaty mentioned, the Indians were incensed against Chief Greenwood Leflore, and Samuel Fos- ter was one of a guard for the protection of Col. Leflore when he
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went to meet General Jackson's Commissioner of Indian Affairs. About this time the two little towns of Chocchuma and Tuscahoma sprung up, both located on the south bank of the Yalobusha river.
The land office of the government was located at Chocchuma, which was situated where Parson's depot, on the Yazoo branch of the Illinois Central Railroad, is now located.
Colonel James Bailey, Captain Samnel Caruthers and Captain Chas. Bowen moved their families from Tennessee in 1832, and early in 1833, and in the latter year made most excellent crops. Having made their settlements prior to the organization of the county they secured their plantations by pre-emptions and pur- chases.
The immigration in 1833 and 1834 was very considerable from the States of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama and the Carolinas, and formed a most excellent population. Among them were two nephews of John C. Calhoun, (the great South Carolina statesman,) Thomas and Lawrence Calhoun. There was also about that date a brother of the distinguished statesman of North Carolina, Wiley P. Mangum, who with his family, kinsmen and friends soon opened fine plantations and had comfortable homes. During the same year Major James W. Harper, a large planter and an educated and talented gentleman, came from Georgia, and opened a most valuable plantation upon which he now re- sides at the advanced age of eighty-five years. James Marsh, a lawyer and planter, was among the early settlers of the county. James A. Girault and George R. Girault came to this county at an early day from Natchez, and opened large plantations and were prominent citizens. They were subsequently appointed respectively Receiver and Register of the Land Office at Gronada. Morgan, Jesse, Madison and John McAfee, were among the carly settlers of the county ; they came from south Mississippi, and frequently represented the county in the Legislature. Mad- ison MeAfee served the State as Auditor of Public Accounts. They were all gentlemen of large means and of fine intelligence. All the brothers are dead. William Y. Blacker was among the first settlers of the county. Samuel Marsh, Sr., the venerable father of Samuel and James Marsh, a distinguished Baptist min- ister, opened a plantation near Col. James Bailey, and preached to his neighbors many years.
Captain Chas. Bowen was the first Representative in the Leg-
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islature from this county. The late Judge James M. Howry and H. A. Barr, Esq., of Oxford, married daughters of Captain Bowen.
The population of Tallahatchie county in an early day was composed of persons of superior intelligence and culture.
Charleston, the county site, is a flourishing little town situated in the forks of the Tillatoba ; other towns in the county are Sharkey, Harrison Station and Graball.
Streams in the county are the Tillatoba and Yazoo rivers, and Hobson's and Opossum bayous.
Tallahatchie county has 60,775 acres of cleared land ; average value per acre $12.76 ; total value, including incorporated towns, is $775,757.
The population of the county as shown by the census report of 1890 : White, 4,974 ; colored, 9,387 ; total, 14,361.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1835
1836
1837 Wm. M. Brown.
1838 Wm. M. Brown.
1839 Wm. M. Brown.
1840-'41 Greenwood Leflore.
1842-'43 Greenwood Leflore.
1844-'46 John W. Lampkin.
1848 J. L. Alcorn.
1850 J. L. Alcorn.
1852 J. L. Alcorn.
1854 J. L. Alcorn.
1856-'57 I. N. Davis.
S. Parks.
1858 I. N. Davis.
1859-'60-'61 J. E. Talliaferro.
1861-'62 J. E. Talliaferro.
W. S. Eskridge.
T. J. N. Bridges.
1870-'71 James H. Pierce.
1872-'73-'74 Wm. Price.
1874-'75 Wm. Price.
Wm. B. Avery.
James S. Bailey.
1882 W. H. FitzGerald.
John H. McAfee.
1884 John J. Gage.
H. H. Bridges.
1886 John J. Gage.
W. S. Eskridge.
1888 J. N. McLeod.
John Bailey.
1890 J. N. McLeod.
Chas. Brown. Morgan McAfee. Richard Coleman.
Edward Jenkins.
Morgan McAfee.
James S. Bailey.
J. P. Force.
J. L. Calhoun.
Jos. Slack.
F. H. Buckley.
J. E. Talliaferro.
A. G. Murphy.
1865-'66-'67 H. Mosely. .
J. S. B. Coggshall.
Wm. B. Avery.
1876-'77-'78-'80 W. H. FitzGer- ald.
E. D. Rowe.
TATE COUNTY
Was established December 23d, 1873, carved out of the counties of De Soto, Tunica and Marshall, mainly, however, out of De- Soto, and therefore, the record and names of the early settlers of those counties contain a great number that lived in the terri- tory now comprising Tate.
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The act of the Legislature creating the county provided for the appointment by the Governor of all county officers, who should hold their offices until the succeeding general election, and until their successors were qualified. It was also provided that the county should pay its proportion of the existing debts of the counties respectively from which it was formed, and that it should receive its proportion of school and county funds.
The first Representatives in the Legislature from the county were T. S. Tate and T. B. Garrett ; the first Senators, J. H. Hol- loway and M. Campbell.
This is one of the best county of lands in the State. It has been stated that there was scarcely an acre of land in the county when reduced from its virgin state, well tilled, that would not produce a bale of cotton.
The towns in the county are Senatobia, the county site, hand- somely located and well sustained; Coldwater Depot, Arkabut- la, Independence, Looxahoma, Strayhorn and Tyro.
The streams are the Coldwater river, Senatobia, Arkabutla, Hickahala, Jim Wolfe and Bear Tail creeks.
The Illinois Central railroad, formerly the Mississippi & Ten- nessee, traverses the county from north to south.
Tate has 156,709 acres of cleared lands ; average value per acre,
$6.97 ; total value, including incorporated towns, $1,245,679.
Population of this county as shown by the census report of 1890 : Whites, 8,398, colored, 10,853 ; total, 19,251.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1874 T. S. Tate, T. B. Garrett.
1875 J. H. Holloway, M. Campbell.
1876-77 C. G.Callicott, J. B.Morgan.
1878 C. G. Callicott, J. B. Morgan. 1880 James B. Perkins.
H. F. Bowman, B. R. Chambliss.
1882 V. B. Waddell.
1884 R. W. Owen.
1886 R. W. Owen.
1888 N. A. Taylor.
1890 N. A. Taylor.
T. S. Tate, T. B. Garrett.
G. D. Shands, Thomas B. Garrett.
G. D. Shands, William H. Bizzell.
W. T. Stovall, J. A. C. Stephens. F. M. Norfleet, W. P. Eason.
W. H. Bizzell, J. C. Roseborough.
J. R. Puryear, J. T. Eason.
J. R. Puryear, W. II. Bizzell.
TIPPAH COUNTY
Was established February 9th, 1836. The commissioners ap- pointed to organize the county were Francis T. Leake, Joseph W. Matthews and Thos. J. Ward.
Among the first settlers of the county were Abner McCoy, now over eighty years of age; Joseph Jamison, now more than ninety years of age; Joseph E. Rodgers, H. A. Stubbs; W. C.
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Falkner, a lawyer and prominent citizen, colonel in the Confed- erate war, a pleasant and interesting writer, author of two novels, a large contributor to the building of the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad from Middleton, Tennessee, to Pontotoc in this State ; he was the father John W. T. Falkner, a prominent lawyer in Oxford; Simcon R. Spight, Jas. Spight, father of Hon. Thomas Spight, who has represented the county in the Legislature and served the judicial district in which he resides most acceptably as district attorney ; J. H. Jernagan, Robt. H. Warren, William Greer, Jas. D. Portis, J. B. Ayers, Jeremiah H. Pickens, George Gray, Henry A. Shorter, Dr. J. T. Laird, Rev. Chas. P. Miller, a Methodist minister, the father-in-law of Richard J. Thurman and Dr. John Y. Murry ; H. W. Stricklin, circuit clerk for probably twenty years ; Daniel Hunt, probate clerk for many years ; Rev. Wm. A. Gray, a Presbyterian minister, the uncle of Hon. W. A. Boyd, who has represented the county in both branches of the Legislature, and a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1890 ; C. A. Brougher, who was elected Secretary of State ; Dr. Jas. B. Ellis, Dr. W. D. Carter, Dr. Jno. Y. Murry, a physician of high character, twice elected sheriff of the county, and represented the counties of Tippah and Benton in the Leg- islature; Jas. Rogan, probate judge; Wm. Ford, John Palmer, S. M. Hargrove, Hon. Jno. W. Thompson and Nathaniel S. Price, both of whom were circuit judges ; Sion Rogers, father of Jo- seph E. Rogers; Judge Christopher A. Green, who represented the county in the Legislature ; Thos. C. Hindman, father of General Thos. Hindman, a Major-General in the Confederate army, and at one time a member of Congress from the State of Arkansas, and J. G. Hamer, who represented the county in the Legislature more than forty years ago ; Dr. E. M. Alexander, a physician of high standing, and former State Senator.
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