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Krebs, Armand Delmas, mayor of the attractive little city of Pas- cagoula, is native of this town and a member of one of the old and honored families of Jackson county. He was born in Pascagoula, Feb. 24, 1855, and is a son of Heliare and Mary Louise Krebs, both of whom were likewise born in Pascagoula, where they passed their entire lives, the father having been for many years one of the leading merchants of the town. The future mayor of Pascagoula attended its public schools until he was fourteen years of age, when he began to assist in his father's store, where he was employed as a salesman for the ensuing eighteen months, at the expiration of which he went to the city of New Orleans and entered the employ of J. P. Sarrazin & Company, manufacturers of tobacco, remaining with this concern for the long interval of eleven years. He then, in 1880, became individually interested in the same line of business in New Orleans, as a member of the firm of Sarrazin & Krebs, which continued opera- tions four years, at the expiration of which Mr. Krebs disposed of his interests in the enterprise and returned to Pascagoula, where he opened a livery stable, which he has since conducted most success- fully. In 1899 he was elected justice of the peace, remaining incum- bent of this office for four years, and in the spring of 1904 he was honored with election to the office of mayor of his native city, for a term of two years. His administration of municipal affairs has been a careful and discriminating one, gaining to him the unquali- fied commendation of the people of the community. He is a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he is past
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grand, and he is one of the leading and active members of the Com- mercial club of Pascagoula, through the medium of which much has been done to foster the progress and material and civic pros- perity of the city. Both the mayor and his wife are communicants of the Catholic church. The marriage of Mr. Krebs was solemnized May 24, 1879, when Miss Justine Sarrazin became his wife. She is a daughter of John L. and Angele (Fanince) Sarrazin, of New Or- leans, where she was born and reared. Mr. and Mrs. Krebs have four children-Jane, Irene, Aime and Thomas.
Kriger, Henry Fritz, one of the honored pioneer citizens of Washington county, maintains his home in the city of Green- ville, where he owns valuable real estate, and which city was a mere hamlet at the time when he took up his residence in the county. He was born in Prussia, Germany, on June 28, 1832, and there passed his youthful days, availing himself of the advantages of the excellent schools of the fatherland and there learning the trade of cabinet maker, becoming a skilled mechanic. In 1849 when seventeen years of age, he severed the ties which bound him to home and native land and set forth to seek his fortunes in America, being accompanied by his older brother, Conrad. They made their way to Texas, where Conrad took up his permanent abode, but in 1850 Henry F. came to Mississippi and located in Greenville, where he worked for a number of years as a mechanic, in the meanwhile making judicious investments in real estate in that county, and handling his affairs with that deci- sive business acumen which is so typical of the German element in our complex national commonwealth. During the Civil war he was a a loyal supporter of the Confederacy, and was in the employ of the Confederate government as a mechanic. He became one of the successful planters of Washington county, residing on his homestead plantation until 1881, when he removed to Greenville, where he has since maintained his home and where he is held in high regard by all who know him. He is the owner of valuable property in that city. He was one of the organizers of the First National bank of Greenville, having been a member of its board of directors from the inception of the prosperous enterprise represented and is at present a member of the board of directors. In politics he is a stalwart adherent of the Democratic party. He is a member of the Presby- terian church and has never married.
Keyes, Oscar E., of the firm of Keyes Brothers, conducting a finely appointed meat market in Hattiesburg, Perry county, is one of the leading business men of the place and is a member of the board of aldermen, in which he represents the First ward of the city. Mr. Keyes claims the Badger State as the place of his nativity, having been born in Walworth county, Wis., Aug. 15, 1874, and being a
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son of Nathan and Jane (Flint) Keyes, the former of whom was born in the State of New York and the latter in that of Wisconsin. The early educational training of Oscar E. Keyes was secured in the public schools of Wisconsin and Mississippi and supplemented by a course in the Spencer business college, in Milwaukee, Wis., in which insti- tution he was graduated in 1898. Thereafter he was in the employ of the Bell Telephone Company for one year, at the expiration of which, in 1900, he took up his residence in Hattiesburg, where he has since maintained his home and where he has risen to prominence and marked popularity both as a citizen and a business man. Upon locating in this attractive and thriving little city Mr. Keyes became associated with his brother in the butchering business, under the firm name of Keyes Brothers, and their success has been of un- equivocal order, based upon correct business methods, progressive ideas and utmost integrity and fairness in all transactions. In 1904 the brothers erected a fine office and store building, of stone and brick, two stories in height, the same representing an expendi- ture of $25,000, and being one of the best blocks in the city, while their finely equipped market is located in the same and is one of the most metropolitan in fittings and accessories to be found in southern Mississippi. Mr. Keyes is a stanch Democrat in politics and in 1904 was elected to represent the First ward on the board of aldermen of Hattiesburg, in which capacity he has done effective service in foster- ing the best interests of the community. Fraternally he is identified with the Woodmen of the World. On Christmas day of the year 1900, Mr. Keyes was united in marriage to Miss Pearl Hummer, daughter of George A. and Jennie (Jones) Hummer, of Macon, Miss., and they have three children-Ethel, Lillian and Emmett.
Peek, William Eason, M. D., a prominent and most successful medical practitioner of Scott county, maintains his residence and professional headquarters in the attractive little city of Morton, where he is closely identified with the best social and business affairs as well as with the material and civic advancement of the place. Dr. Peek was born in Jasper county, Miss., on Oct. 13, 1869, and is a son of George Franklin and Sophronia Alice (McConnell) Peek, the former of whom was born in Wetumpka, Elmore county, Ala., while the latter was born and reared in Jasper county, Miss. The afther signified his intrinsic loyalty to the institutions under which he had been reared and to the general cause of the Confederacy by going forth for service as a soldier in the Civil war. He became captain of a company in the Eighth Mississippi cavalry, and through gallant and meritorious efforts won promotion to the office of major, having served principally in the corps commanded by General Hood and having taken part in many of the important engagements of the great internecine conflict. Dr. Peek completed the ordinary curriculum of the public schools and then was matriculated in the Southern university, at Greensboro, Ala., while his professional course was taken in the medical department of the University of Tennessee, at Nashville, in which he was graduated, with the degree
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of Doctor of Medicine. He initiated the practical work of his chosen profession by locating in Jasper county, Miss., but later removed to Morton, Scott county, where he has since been successfully engaged in professional work and where he has gained precedence as an able and faithful physician and surgeon. He is a member of the Missis- sippi medical society and the Scott county medical society ; is a loyal adherent of the Democratic party; and is affiliated with the Ma- sonic fraternity, in which he has taken the capitular or royal arch degrees. On Feb. 18, 1896, Dr. Peek was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Morton Taylor, daughter of J. A. and Clementine (Marion) Taylor, of Scott county, where she was reared and educated. Dr. and Mrs. Peek became the parents of four children, of whom three are living, Marion Taylor, William Morton and Janie Elizabeth. Clementine dicd at the age of one year.
Kamper, John F., banker and capitalist, is one of the well known and influential citizens of the city of Meridian, and has been in a significant sense the architect of his own fortunes, while he has shown the sterling characteristics of the sturdy race from which he is sprung, being a scion of stanch German stock. He was born in the historic old city of Bremen, in northern Germany, July 19, 1841, and is a son of George William and Catrina M. (Volking) Kamper, the former of whom was born in Lemforde, a town of Hanover, Prussia, while the latter was born in Bremen, her father having been a valiant soldier under General Blucher during the Franco-Prussian war. John F. Kamper was reared to the age of about twelve years in his fatherland, in whose excellent schools he secured his early educa- tional discipline, and in 1853 he accompanied his parents to America, the voyage being made on one of the old-time sailing vessels, the "Ocean, " and ninety days being consumed in making the trip. They landed safely in the city of New Orleans, and the parents finally located in Mobile, Ala. They had come to the United States for a visit with relatives but were so greatly pleased with the country that they decided to make the same their permanent abiding place, both continuing to reside in Alabama for years, but died in Enterprise, Miss. John F. Kamper was reared to maturity in Missis- sippi and Alabama, early assuming the practical responsibilities of life and manifesting that distinct pragmatic ability which has been the conservator of his pronounced success as a business man. At the time of the Civil war he manifested his loyalty to the Confederacy by enlisting as a private in Company D, Twelfth Alabama infantry, with which he served four years, making an excellent record as a soldier. After the close of the war Mr. Kamper came to Mississippi, locating in Enterprise, where he engaged in general merchandising
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while his business ventures have been signally prosperous in the long intervening years so that he stands today among the substantial capitalists and representative citizens of Meridian, where he has made his home since 1900 and where he is accorded a full measure of popular confidence and regard. Mr. Kamper has large and varied capitalistic interests in the State, being vice president of the First National bank of Meridian and having been president of the Clarke County bank for a number of years, from which he resigned. He has held banking interests in Laurel, Shubuta and Hattiesburg, Miss., while he is also interested in various manufacturing enterprises, holding among others an interest in the cotton mills at Stonewall and Meridian in this State and the Estelle mills at Selma, Ala. A public-spirited and liberal citizen, Mr. Kamper takes a loyal interest in local affairs and in politics is a stalwart supporter of the Democratic party, while fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, in which he has taken the commandery degrees, being also a member of the Mystic Shrine, and he is likewise a valued member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias and various other orders. On May 16, 1863, Mr. Kamper was united in marriage to Miss Annie R. Piele, daughter of Christian and Katherine (Tulkon) Piele, of Mobile, Ala., and they have eight children, namely: Ellen, John F. Jr., Mamie, Christian C., George W., Annie R., Katie M., and Arnold. Kimbrough, John Marmaduke, principal of the high school at Durant, Holmes county, is another of the native sons of Mississippi who is doing most effective work in the pedagogic profession. He was born near Scooba, Kemper county, Miss., Sept. 11, 1874, and is a son of John W. and Bettie S. (Kimbrough) Kimbrough, the former of whom was born in Tennessee and the latter in Kemper county, Miss. Marmaduke Kimbrough, great-grandfather of Professor Kimbrough in the agnatic line, was a patriot soldier in the War of the Revolution; Ormon Kimbrough, great- grandfather, was a soldier in the War of 1812, as were also three great-uncles of the subject of this review, Alexander Steele and John and William Gunter. John W. Kim- brough, his father, one brother and two of his mother's brothers were in service during the Civil war. John W. Kimbrough enlisted as corporal in Company K, Eleventh Mississippi infantry, in May, 1861, and later was promoted sergeant, while for a time he was acting captain of his company. He took part in the first and second battles of Manassas, and those of Seven Pines, Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness and others, and he surrendered at Petersburg, after being twice wounded. He was mustered out, in Jackson, Miss., in 1865, after the fortunes of war had determined for the Confederacy the final record of the "lost cause." After the war he located in Kemper county, where he and his wife still maintain their home,
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and he has been incumbent of various county offices, besides having valuable real estate interests. £ After completing the curriculum of the public schools Prof. John M. Kimbrough entered the Agri- cultural and Mechanical college of Mississippi, at Starkville, one of , the leading educational institutions of the South, and was there graduated as a member of the class of 1901. After leaving college he taught one session in the public schools of Booneville, Miss., and two terms at Goodman, this State, and he has served as principal of the Durant high school since September, 1904, having been par- ticularly successful in his work here, both in an executive and peda- gogic capacity. He is an adherent of the Democratic party, a mem- ber of the Presbyterian church as is also Mrs. Kimbrough, and is affiliated with Castallian lodge, No. 139, Free and Accepted Masons, of Durant. On Sept. 2, 1903, Professor Kimbrough was united in marriage to Miss Frances Elizabeth Jenkins, daughter of Mr. J. F. and Willie A. (Slaughter) Jenkins, of Shuqualak, Miss., and they take a prominent part in the church and social life of the community, where they enjoy uniform popularity.
Kilpatrick, William Hobson, who died at his home in Corinth, Miss., was one of the distinguished jurists and legists of the State and was a citizen of the highest type, ever commanding the respect and confidence of all who knew him. Judge Kilpatrick was born near Columbia, Maury county, Tenn., in April, 1820, and came of cultured and patrician ancestry. He was a son of Rev. Joshua and Sally (Hobson) Kilpatrick, both of whom were born in Iredell county, N. C. Rev. Joshua Kilpatrick was a prominent and distinguished clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church and in his high voca- tion was a member of the Tennessee conference for many years. His field of labor was very extensive, as he visited and preached in the various States of the South, from Virginia to the Mississippi river. He was a son of Alexander and Jane (Scott) Kilpatrick, of Iredell county, N. C., and his parents were persons of education and refinement. Judge Kilpatrick was reared to maturity in his native State, where he received good educational advantages. As a young man he taught school near Pontotoc, Miss., in which place he read law under the preceptorship of Colonel Miller. In due time he was admitted to the bar, about 1845. For several years he was engaged in the practice of his profession in the northern part of the State and he then located in Memphis, Tenn., where he formed a partner- ship with Colonel Lockwood and built up a very fine practice. About 1850 he took up his residence in Corinth, where he passed the remain- der of his life and where he rose to distinction in his profession and where he was the leading practitioner at the time of the outbreak of the war between the States. In 1861 he raised a company for the Confederate service, the command being known as the Corinth Rifles. He was made captain of the company, which was the first to leave the State, going to Pensacola, Fla. His company was mustered in as Company A, Ninth Mississippi infantry, and he was eventually promoted major of his regiment. He saw prolonged and arduous service and during the latter part of his military career
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his regiment was attached to the command of General Forrest. He continued with his command until ill health compelled him to resign. In 1864 he was appointed judge of the northern district of Missis- sippi and was reappointed in 1866, serving on the bench four years and resuming his private practice of law in 1868. He was essentially and emphatically a progressive and public-spirited citizen and he did much to rehabilitate and revive the civic and industrial interests of Corinth in the dark and depressed period following the Civil war. He made many sacrifices for the sake of his home city, and his exalted integrity and his generous spirit gained to him the unequivocal affection and regard of the people of the community. He was a stanch adherent of the Democratic party and was an effective ex- ponent of its principles. He was a fine public speaker and his influ- ence and labors were freely extended in the promotion of the moral, educational and material advancement of the city of Corinth. He was a most devout and zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and was several times a delegate to its general con- ferences. He was a close student of Biblical literature and was an able theologian. In a fraternal way he was identified with the Ma- sonic order. Judge Kirkpatrick was twice married. His first union was with Miss Jane Scott Edmondson, daughter of Capt. Andrew J. Edmondson, a veteran of the War of 1812 and a well known citizen of Memphis, Tenn., in the early days he was land commissioner and had charge of all the Indian lands in northern Mississippi. Of this marriage were born six children: Mary, who became the wife of Dr. Rawlings Young, of Lagrange, Tenn., a surgeon in the Confederate service, is now deceased; Lieut. A. E., who was formerly a member of the Seventeenth United States infantry and who was at one time a member of the faculty of the University of Mississippi, is now a civil engineer by vocation and resides in Texas; Joshua William, who is deceased, was for twenty years a member of the faculty of Central college, at Fayette, Mo .; Howard and Frank died in child- hood; and Sally Hobson Kilpatrick still resides in Corinth. After
the death of his first wife Judge Kilpatrick married Miss Margaret Hay, daughter of Philip Thornhill Hay and Elizabeth (Scales) Hay the former of whom was born in Rockingham county, N. C., and the latter in Patrick county, Va. Both families were early founded in America and are of English lineage. Philip T. Hay was a member of a Virginia regiment in the War of 1812, and his father, William Hay, was a soldier in the Continental line in the War of the Revo- lution. In conclusion is entered brief record concerning the children of the second marriage of Judge Kilpatrick, whose wife survives him and still resides in the beautiful family home in Corinth: Philip Hay is now general superintendent of the Tehuantepec National railway, of Mexico; Joseph Thornhill died in childhood; Margaret Hay is a student in the Sherwood Conservatory of Music, in the city of Chicago (1906), and is a prominent member of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Kell, William Richard, M. D., who is engaged in the general practice of his profession in Pascagoula, Jackson county, is a well informed, skilled and successful physician and surgeon and controls an excellent practice in his chosen field of effort. He was born in Mecklenburg county, S. C., Sept. 25, 1863, and is a son of Dr. J. T. and Mary (Morrow) Kell, the former of whom was born in Chester and the latter in Lancaster, S. C., in which State the father continued in the active practice of his profession for a long term of years. He served with utmost loyalty as a soldier in the Confederate ranks during the Civil war and was a citizen of worth and prominence. Dr. William R. Kell com- pleted a due course of study in the public schools and then entered Davidson college, in North Carolina, where he was graduated as a member of the class of 1885, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. For the prosecution of his technical studies he was matriculated in the medical department of the University of Virginia, in which he was graduated in 1889, receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine from this old and celebrated institution of learning. In 1890 Dr. Kell entered Bellevue Hospital medical college, in New York city, where he took thorough post-graduate work, being there graduated in the same year, so that he likewise has a diploma from this great school. After his graduation he was for eighteen months interne of the charity hospital on Blackwell's island, and in 1892 he came to Scranton, Miss., and began the practice of his profession, being one of the first resident physicians of the town, which lies adjacent to his residence city of Pascagoula, so that his practice extends through both municipalities. He has built up an excellent business and is known as one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Jackson · county. He is identified with the county medical society, as well as that of the State, and for the past decade has been a valued member of the board of education of Scranton. He and his wife hold member- ship in the Presbyterian church, and fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On Nov. 23, 1892, Dr. Kell was united in marriage to Miss Mary Elizabeth Blake, daughter of Capt. A. B. and Frances (Hempstead) Blake, of Mosspoint, Miss., and they have three children : Frances, Thomas Blake and Eunice Cloud.
Lamb, Frederick A., a popular merchant of Courtland, was born on Feb. 8, 1873, at Frederick, Panola county, Miss. His parents, Joseph W. and Lucinda (Love) Lamb, were both natives of Alabama. The father was a merchant and planter, an active member of the Baptist church, and served through the entire war as a soldier in the Confederate army. He died at Frederick in 1899. The sub- ject of this sketch was educated in the schools of Panola county and began his business career in the mercantile establishment of his father at Frederick. In 1905 he came to Courtland as a member of the firm of Lamb Bros. & Herring, his partners being Edward A. Lamb and Lindsey Herring. They carry a large line of general merchandise, so varied in assortment that it has been said that they have "everything from a jack-knife to a threshing machine." The firm enjoys a large patronage, owing to the genial qualities of the
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proprietors and their reputation for square dealing. Mr. Lamb is a Democrat in his politics, but he prefers the certainty of a well con- ducted business enterprise to the precarious life of a seeker for po- litical honors, and his success is largely due to his strict attention to business. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Free and Accepted Masons, in both of which orders he is popular, and belongs to the Baptist church. On Feb. 4, 1899, he married Miss Eddie, daughter of Stephen L. and Pattie Herring, and to this union have been born three children : Lois, Edward L., and Pattie L. Mrs. Lamb's father was a native of Virginia, but removed to Mississippi before the war. During the conflict he served in Capt. C. B. Vance's company of artillery and took part in many of the hardest fought battles of the war without receiving a scratch. Her mother was born near Courtland. Mrs. Lamb is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Lacey, Joseph Richard, one of the promi- nent and successful business men of Yazoo City, and a member of the city board of aldermen, is a native of the State of Maryland, having been born at Port Tobacco, Charles county, Jan. 16, 1860, and being a son of Joseph Ignatius Lacey and Georgiana (Scott) Lacey, both of whom were likewise born and reared in Charles county, the father having been a prominent merchant and influential citizen of Port Tobacco at the time of his death. Mr. Lacey was afforded the ad- vantages of the public schools of his native town, and after completing his studies he continued to clerk in his father's store until he had attained to his legal majority. He passed the ensuing two years in the city of Baltimore and then came to Mississippi, locating in Satartia, Yazoo county, where he engaged in the mercantile business, being successful in his efforts and having since continued identified with that line of enterprise in the town during the greater portion of the time. In 1902 he took up his residence in Yazoo City, where he has since maintained his home and where he has built up a large and prosperous business as a general merchant and cotton factor, also continuing to conduct his well equipped general store at Sa- tartia. He is recognized as a loyal and public-spirited citizen, and he is at the present time representing his ward on the board of aldermen. He served eleven years as postmaster at Satartia and did much to forward the upbuilding and industrial prosperity of the town. Mr. Lacy has varied capitalistic interests in his city, being a director in several banks and various other corporations. He is a stanch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, and is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Woodmen of the World, and the Knights of Columbus. Both
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