Official and statistical register of the state of Mississippi, 1908 v. 3, Part 12

Author: Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Jackson
Number of Pages: 916


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SECOND DISTRICT.


Wayne, Jones, Perry and Greene Counties.


WILLIAM WARREN WEST, of Richton, Perry County, was born August 19, 1880, at Henderson, Wayne County, Miss. He is the son of David Braswell West and wife, Mary Jane (Dykes) West. His immediate ancestors were native Mississippians. Mr. West attained his early education in a little log cabin schoolhouse in Southwest Wayne County, his first teacher was his stepmother, Martha A. Finlay, who had married his father in 1885; his second teacher was Col. P. S. Layton, an old Confederate officer. He completed his higher education at Lochart Male and Female Institute in 1902; entered Millsaps College Law Department, where he was graduated with degree of LL.B. in 1904; began practice


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the same year at Richton, where he has been ever since. He is a Democrat, has held no political office previous to his late election as State Senator; is a Baptist, a member of the A. F. and A. M. Lodge and has held the office of Noble Grand in the Order of Odd Fellows. He was married May 22, 1905, at Morriston, to Zella Mae Morris, daughter of Franklin Marion Morris and wife, Elizabeth Morris. His wife's father has served as member of the Mississippi Legis- lature from Perry County.


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THIRD DISTRICT.


Jasper and Clarke Counties.


SAMUEL WHITMAN, JR., of Bay Springs, Miss., was born July 13, 1866, at Enterprise, Clarke County, Miss., the son of Samuel Whitman and Lucille (Ferguson) Whitman. Samuel Whitman was Lieutenant of cavalry in the Con- federate Army. He represented Jasper County in the Lower House of the Mississippi Legislature, sessions of 1884 and 1890. His father, Samuel Whitman, was a resident of Marion, Perry County, Alabama. The paternal ancestors of Samuel Whitman, Jr., were of English descent; maternal of Scotch. He received his early educational training at the schools of Enterprise, Fellowship and Rose Hill, and after- wards attended the Southern University at Greensboro, Ala., where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science, winning the society oratorical contest in 1891. He read law under Judge Stone Deavours at Paulding, Miss., in 1899, and was admitted to the practice in 1900; was elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907, to represent the Third District. Mr. Whitman is a Democrat; member of the Methodist Church and of the fraternal orders of Woodmen of the World and Columbian Woodmen. He married May Stanley, of Lexington, Miss., December 18, 1895, daughter of Rev. E. P. Stanley and Lenora (Hooker) Stanley. Mrs. Whitman's maternal grandfather was Richard Hooker, of Holmes County, Miss., whose wife was Nancy Nall. Her paternal grandfather was Edward Parker Stanley, of English ancestry. His wife was Anna Rice. Senator and Mrs. Whitman have eight children: Lucille, Edith, Aline, Samuel, Edward Stanley, Thelma, Lenora and Noel Sydney, born January 29, 1908.


FOURTH DISTRICT.


Simpson, Covington, Marion, Pearl River and Lamar Counties.


THEODORE GILMORE BILBO, of Poplarville, Miss.,. son of James Oliver Bilbo and wife, Beedy (Wallace) Bilbo. was born October 13, 1877. at Juniper Grove, Peari River (formerly Hancock) County, Miss. He is of Scotch-Irish descent, both paternal and maternal grandparents having first settled in the Carolinas and removing later to Missis- sippi. His parents were native Mississippians; mother was the daughter of Elias Wallace and wife, Patsy (Wheat) Wallace. James Oliver Bilbo was a soldier in the Confed-


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erate Army; is Vice-President of the National Bank at Pop- larville and is also engaged in stock raising; his parents, Washington Bilbo and Priscilla (Smith) Bilbo, were resi- dents of Mississippi. Theodore G. Bilbo received his early education in the public schools of Pearl River County and in the Poplarville High School, after which he spent three years, 1897-1900, at the University of Nashville, Peabody Normal College, holding a scholarship during two years of that time. He entered the Law Department of Vanderbilt University, 1905, where he continued until 1907; was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Tennessee June, 1906, and located in the city of Nashville, where he remained until the summer of 1907, when he removed to Poplarville, Miss. He was elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. He is a Democrat; member of the Baptist Church and member of the fraternal orders of Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World. Knights of Pythias and Elks. Senator Bilbo has been twice married, his first wife was Lillian Selita Herrington, daughter of C. A. Herrington and wife, Rebecca Bond Herrington. After her death he married Lida Ruth Gaddy, daughter of James Henry Gaddy and wife, Mattie (Bufkin) Gaddy. They have one child, Jessie Forest.


FIFTH DISTRICT. Rankin and Smith Counties.


WILLIAM TAYLOR SIMMONS, of Raleigh, was born November 25, 1872, near Montrose, Jasper County, Miss., the son of John T. Simmons and wife, Mariah E. (Sartor) Sim- mons. His paternal ancestors came from South Carolina; his mother's father, Captain Augustus Sartor, was an officer in the Seminole War. His father, John T. Simmons, repre- sented Smith County in the Mississippi Legislature in 1892- 94. His paternal grandfather, Richard Simmons, was Tax Assessor and Sheriff of Jasper County. The subject of this sketch attended the public schools of Jasper County, was a student at Montrose High School under Judge Stone Dea- vours, and at Sylvarena High School under Professor W. S. Huddleston; had no opportunity for collegiate or professional education. He taught school in Smith and Jasper Counties was County Superintendent of Education in 1899 and re- elected in 1903; through his influence the citizens of Smith County were induced to extend their school term six months by local taxation. After teaching some years Mr. Simmons adopted the occupation of farming; was elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. He is a Democrat; was a mem- ber of Congressional Executive Committee in 1900, and of the Senatorial Executive Committee in 1903. He is a Baptist, a member of the Masonic Order, of the Woodmen of the World and of the Farmer's Educational and Co-operative Union of America. He was married February 24, 1898, at Louin, Miss., to Nora Smith, daughter of William L. Smith and wife, Octavia Land Smith. Senator and Mrs. Simmons have four children: William Van Amberg, Ruth, Grace and Myrl.


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William Feimster Tucker.


SIXTH DISTRICT. Pike and Franklin Counties.


MICAJAH CICERO McGEHEE, of Little Springs, was born August 15, 1866, at that place, the son of James Madison McGehee and wife, Rebecca Ann (Jones) McGehee. His paternal ancestors came from Scotland to Virginia in 1607, and the family, during the following century, came to Georgia. His grandfather, James McGehee. emigrated from Georgia to Amite County, Miss., in 1817, where James Madison Mc- Gehee was born; the latter moved to Franklin County in 1847, lived to become one of the most honored citizens of his community; served four years in the Confederate Army; raised a family of seven sons and three daughters and lived to see them all grown and married. M. C. McGehee obtained his early education at the public schools of Little Springs, and also attended Mississippi College later. He has been a planter all his life, having worked more or less on his father's farm till he was twenty years of age, when he began planting on his own account; was elected to the State Senate Novem- ber 5, 1907. He is a Democrat; served as Chairman of his County Executive Committee a number of years; is a mem- ber of the Baptist Church, of Woodmen of the World and of the Knights of Honor. Senator McGehee has always been active in every movement for the good of his community, is a strong supporter of public education and is now Vice- President of the Bank of Meadville. He has been married twice-first in 1886 to Lizzie E. Anderson, who died in 1890; the second time, November 16, 1892, he married Ella Lump- kin, at her father's home near Smithdale. She was the daughter of Daniel Rayford Lumpkin and wife, Sarah May Lumpkin; her grandfather came from Virginia to Missis- sippi, one of the first settlers of Amite County, and served in the Mexican War. Mr. McGehee had two children by his first marriage, Alice Louise and Pat Henry, and four by his second marriage: Prentiss Tracy, Dewey, Ruth Modena and Micajah C., Jr.


SEVENTH DISTRICT. Amite and Wilkinson Counties.


WILLIAM FEIMSTER TUCKER, of Woodville, was born January 4, 1869, at Okolona, Miss., and is the son of William Feimster Tucker and wife, Martha (Shackleford) Tucker. His paternal ancestors came to America from the Island of Bermuda; maternal from Wales. The father of the subject of this sketch was a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army from Mississippi. Mr. Tucker attended the primary schools of Chickasaw County; entered the University of Mississippi and pursued studies two years; was at National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, one year; was graduated from the Law School of Cumberland Uni- versity, Lebanon, Tenn., in 1891, with the degree of LL.B .; began the practice of law at Woodville, Miss., in 1891; elected to the House of Representatives from Wilkinson County, in 1899, and re-elected November 3, 1903; elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. Mr. Tucker is a


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Democrat; member of Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias, and a Trustee of the University of Mississippi; was married July 25, 1893, to Lillian Van Huff, daughter of Martin Van Buren Huff and wife, Olivia Ratcliff, of Wood- ville, Miss. Senator and Mrs. Tucker have six children, Clay Bramlette, Henry Shackleford, Olivia Ratcliff, Martha Josephine, William Feimster, Jr., and Lillian. In the House of 1904-1908 Mr. Tucker was a member of the following committees: Appropriations, Corporations, Federal Relations and Claims.


EIGHTH DISTRICT. Lincoln and Lawrence Counties.


FRED MARSHALL BUSH, of New Hebron, was born July 19, 1880, at Hebron, Lawrence County, Miss., the son of Isaac Newton Bush and wife, Sarah Amanda (Smith) Bush. His paternal ancestors came from Wales, maternal from Scotland; all of his grandparents came from South Carolina about the beginning of the nineteenth century, settling chiefly in Lawrence, Simpson and Copiah Counties. Mr. Bush's early education was chiefly obtained at Hebron High School, under the teaching of Dr. Franklin L. Riley and others; he entered Mississippi College in 1900 and gradu- ated in May of 1903 with degree of Ph.B .; entered Millsaps College in the fall of 1906, taking his degree from the Law Department there at the close of the year's session and has during the past year entered upon the practice of his pro- fession at New Hebron. Was elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. He is a Democrat and a member of the Baptist Church.


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NINTH DISTRICT.


Adams County.


CHARLES FRANCIS ENGLE, of Natchez, Miss., son of Cyrus Gilbert Engle and Annie (Kiernan) Engle, was born November 10, 1875, at Natchez, Miss. His paternal ances- tors came from Scotland and settled in Virginia previous to the Revolutionary War; maternal came from England and settled in Natchez, Miss., before the Civil War, Thomas Kiernan, an uncle, having served with a Louisiana regiment throughout the war. The Kiernans were originally from Ireland and belonged to the families of McKiernan and O'Reilly. Cyrus Gilbert Engle was born at Millwood, Knox County, Ohio. At the outbreak of the Civil War he joined Company I. Ninety-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteers, and served from 1862 until 1865. After the war he came to Natchez and is at present Collector of Customs of the Natchez District. He was the son of Dr. Enoch Engle and wife, Hannah Durbin. Charles Francis Engle received his early education in the primary schools and at the Cathedral School of Natchez, Miss. He attended St. Stanislaus College, Bay St. Louis, from 1888 to 1892, where he received a diploma conferring the honorary degree of M. A., the Mississippi Legislature authorizing the College to confer that degree. He also took a course of commercial law at the same school.


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and in 1895 entered the University of Mississippi, and in June, 1896, received the degree of Bachelor of Laws, con- ferred with distinction. In June, 1896, he began actively practicing law in Natchez. In January, 1906, he was elected City Solicitor, and was re-elected in 1907. On November 5. 1907, he was elected to the State Senate to represent the Ninth Senatorial District. Senator Engle is a Democrat; member of the Catholic Church and of the fraternal orders of Knights of. Columbus, and Woodmen of the World. He, was married June 25, 1901, to Alleyene Carpenter, of Natchez, Miss. Mrs. Engle's paternal line is traced back to William Carpenter, of Soudan, England (see New England Register, Vol. 1, page 137). On maternal side she is descend- ed from the Stith family of Virginia. Her parents, Allen Delos Carpenter and wife, Caroline (Stith) Carpenter, were both natives of Natchez. Mrs. Engle is a member of the Episcopal Church.


TENTH DISTRICT. Jefferson and Claiborne Counties.


JAMES STEVENS LOGAN, of Fayette, Miss., son of Michael Logan and Hannah (Moran) Logan, was born March 30, 1867, at Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Miss. He is of Irish descent, both parents having been natives of that country. Michael Logan came with his parents from Ire- land to New York in 1836, and received his early education in that city. His father was a soldier in the Mexican War and was killed in the service of the United States at the battle of Buena Vista. James Stevens Logan received his early education in the country schools of Jefferson County, to which county his father had removed in 1872. In 1885 he attended the A. and M. College, where he remained two years, completing the Sophomore course. He taught school in Jefferson County three years and then entered the Law Department of the University of Mississippi, from which institution he was graduated in 1891 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In 1892 he began the practice of law in Jefferson County, where he has since remained in active practice. He was very active in the late prohibition move- ment in Jefferson County, which resulted in ridding the county of saloons. On November 5, 1907, he was elected to the State Senate to represent the Tenth Senatorial District. Senator Logan is a Democrat, member of the Catholic Church; married Katie Schwantz, daughter of August Schwantz and wife, Augusta. They have three children: John S., William Edward and James George.


ELEVENTH DISTRICT. Copiah County.


ELIAS ALFORD ROWAN, of Wesson, Miss., son of Samuel Rowan and Jeanette (Alford) Rowan, was born near Crystal Springs, in Copiah County, Miss., December 31, 1837. His paternal ancestors were French; maternal Scotch. Samuel Rowan was a native of Robinson County, N. C., from which place he removed to Copiah County, Miss ..


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in 1833, where he died. Elias Alford Rowan obtained his early education in the country schools of his vicinity, after which he entered the Medical Department of the University of Louisiana (now Tulane), from which institution he was graduated March, 1866, with the degree of M. D. He was a soldier in the Confederate Army, and was made First Lieutenant of Company G, Sixth Mississippi Regiment; was detached and served as Assistant Surgeon for two years with the rank of Captain. After the war Dr. Rowan con- tinued the practice of medicine. He was a member of the Lower House of the Mississippi Legislature, sessions of 1876, 1877, 1884 and 1886; member of the State Senate 1896 and 1900, and was re-elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. He was active in the overthrow of Carpetbag rule in the State, and while a member of the Legislature took a leading part in the promotions of several reform movements, promi- nently among which are prohibition and the distribution of the school fund. Senator Rowan is a member of the Baptist Church, and of the fraternal orders of Odd Fellows and Ma- sons. He was married December 10, 1874, to Julia Frank- lin Lamb, daughter of Isham Lamb and Martha (Brisco) Lamb, of Beauregard, Miss. Mrs. Rowan is a niece of John F. House, of Tennessee. Senator and Mrs. Rowan have seven children: Jeanette Alford, Martha (Wright) Rowan, Samuel Lamb, Elias Alford, Jr., Lillie Belle, Julia Franklin, - and John House.


TWELFTH DISTRICT. Hinds and Warren Counties.


WILLIAM K. McLAURIN, of Vicksburg, Miss., son of Lauchlin McLaurin and wife, Ellen Caroline (Tullus) Mc- Laurin, was born March 29, 1857, near Trenton, Smith County, Miss. His paternal ancestors came to America from Scotland; maternal from Wales. John London, his great-grandfather, was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and participated in the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. Lauchlin McLaurin represented Smith County in 1841, 1861, 1865 and 1875. The McLaurin family has for many years been prominent in the political history of the State, and its members have always held positions of honor. William K. McLaurin received his early education in the country schools of his vicinity, and for a while attended Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. He studied law at home and was soon admitted to the bar, after which he located in "Rolling Fork, afterwards in Vicksburg, where he has practiced law for many years. He was appointed Circuit Judge of his district February 22, 1896, and served in that position until February 22, 1900; has been County Attorney since. January, 1902. In 1903 he was elected to the State Senate from the Twelfth District, and was re-elected in 1907. In the Senate of 1904-1908 he was a member of the following committees: Judiciary, Claims, County Affairs (Chairman) and Insurance. Senator McLaurin is a Democrat; member of the Methodist Church and of the fraternal order of Knights of Pythias. He was married to Willie Clanton Aden, daugh- ter of James Perry Aden and wife, Elmira J. Aden, Novem- ber 25, 1892, at Valley Park, Miss. They have four children: Lauchlin, Walter, Lucy Katherine and Sidney Lee.


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James R. McDowell.


Clayton Daniel Potter.


JAMES R. McDOWELL, of Jackson, was born March 3. 1878, at Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss., the son of David McDowell and wife, Ruth (Bonner) McDowell. Both paternal and maternal ancestors were of Scotch-Irish stock. His father was born in Louisiana, his mother in Mississippi. Mr. McDowell obtained his early education at the public school and at St. Thomas Hall, Holly Springs; he had his college training at the University of Mississippi, where he was graduated in 1898; he carried on his professional studies at the same institution, receiving his Bachelor's degree in law in 1900. He began the practice of law at Holly Springs, Miss., in the fall of the same year; transferred his practice to Jackson in 1905. He filled the position of private Secretary to Governor A. H. Longino from January 1, 1903, to Janu- ary 19, 1904; was Deputy Clerk Supreme Court, February 1, 1904, to July 15, 1905; was elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. He is a Democrat, a member of the Episcopal Church, belongs to the .Knights of Pythias and' the Benevolent and Protective. Order of Elks. He is not married.


CLAYTON DANIEL POTTER, of Jackson, was born January 12, 1880, in Hinds County, Miss., the son of Daniel . . Mayes Potter and wife, Octavia Kentucky (Smith) Potter. His paternal grandfather came from Connecticut to Missis- sippi about 1832; his grandfather was a member of the Con- stitutional Convention of 1865.' The maternal grandparents of the subject of this sketch were from Tennessee (Gen. J. A. Smith, of the Confederate Army, was a cousin of his mother) and were descended on the mother's side from Turner More- head, a Revolutionary soldier; one of his grandmother's brothers was Gov. James Turner Morehead, of Kentucky. 1 Mr. Potter obtained his early education at the schools of Liberty Grove and Jackson; attended Millsaps College and was graduated in 1902; studied law at that institution but did not take a degree; was admitted to the bar by examina- tion in February, 1904, and has practiced his profession in Jackson. He is a Democrat and a Knight of Pythias.


George Hansel Banks.


THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. Scott and Newton Counties.


GEORGE HANSEL BANKS, of Newton, was born February 8, 1876, at Beach Springs, Neshoba County, Miss., the son of William Washington Uriah Banks and wife, Tolitha Ellen (Phillips) Banks. His paternal ancestors came from South Carolina and Georgia; his great-grandfather. George Banks, served under Andrew Jackson in his fights with the Indians in 1812; and both his grandfathers, Gilbert Banks and Francis Marion Phillips, were soldiers in the Con- federate Army. His father, also, was in the Confederate service, enlisting in the Fifth Mississippi in 1861 and serving till the final surrender. Mr. Banks attended the public schools of Neshoba County; also became a student at Harper- ville College, in Scott County, Miss., graduating in 1898; later, entered Millsaps College and finished the law course


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there in 1902, receiving degree of Bachelor of Laws. He opened an office in Newton the same year, where he has since resided, actively engaged in the practice of his profession; was elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. Mr. Banks is a Democrat and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. He was married October 4, 1900, at Hillsboro, Miss., to Ellie B. Neal, daughter of Dr. Vandy Marcellus Neal and wife, Addie Neal. His wife's father served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army. Mr. and Mrs. Banks have three chilrden: George Neal, Mary Olga and William Marcellus.


FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. Lauderdale County.


JOHN ALSON BAILEY, of Bailey, Miss., son of Samuel Monroe Bailey and wife, Therisa (Anglin) Bailey, was born April 15, 1858, at Cummin, Ga. His father was a native of Shelby, N. C., and mother of Cummin, Ga .; father served throughout the Civil War in Company C, Forty-first Missis- sippi Regiment, C. S. A. He located in Lauderdale County, Miss., in 1858. At his death, in 1897, he was one of the largest planters in that county. John Alson Bailey received his early education in the country schools of Lauderdale County, after which he entered Cooper Institute, from which school he was graduated with first honors, with B. S. degree. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1890. Upon the organization of the Populist party in the State he became a supporter of its principles; was Presidential Elector of the party in 1900 and a member of the State and National Executive Committee. He was elected on the Democratic ticket State Senator from Lauderdale County November 5, 1907. He has always been prominent in all organizations looking to the betterment of the farming classes; was President of the County Farmers' Alliance for a number of years; is President of the Southern Cotton Association and Secretary of the Good Roads Association. He is engaged in planting and merchandising, and is the first farmer to represent Lauderdale County in the State Senate. Senator Bailey is a member of the Baptist Church and of the fraternal orders of Odd Fellows and Masons. He was mar- ried December 11, 1878, to Walterine Gray McClung, daugh- ter of Leonidas M. T. McClung and wife, Celeste Grinage, of Houma, La. Mrs. Bailey's father was a near relative of Col. A. K. McClung. They have twelve children: Daisy (Bailey) Hobgood, Samuel Monroe, Annie (Bailey) Cook, Leonidas M. T., Ruth Celeste, Carlotta Ophelia, Azilee Web- ster, James Preston, Walterine Evelyn, Joseph Omerea and John Alson.


FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. Kemper and Winston Counties.


JAMES ROBERT KEY, of Rio, Miss., son of Abel Key and Elizabeth Chambers (Warren) Key, was born October 14, 1844, near DeKalb, Kemper County, Miss. His father removed from Anson, N. C., in 1833 and settled near DeKalb. He was the first Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kemper County


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where he died May 7, 1871. He was the son of John Key, and wife, Martha, who resided near DeKalb until their death. James Robert Key's mother was the daughter of William Warren and wife, Isabella, of Neshoba County, Miss. He received his early education in the country schools, after which he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, in which he has since engaged. He was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Kemper County in 1880 and 1881; was Sheriff of that county, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889; member of the Lower House of the Mississippi Legislature, 1892-1894, and member of the State Senate, 1900-1902. He was re-elected to the State Senate November 5, 1907. Senator Key is a Democrat; is a deacon in the Baptist Church, and has served as Deputy Grand Master of Masons for the Sixteenth Dis- trict since 1902; was Master of Center Ridge Lodge fourteen years. On February 26, 1866, he was married to Margaret Jane Gill, daughter of William George Gill and wife, Mary (Warren), of DeKalb, Miss. They have ten children: John Morrison, Virginia (Key) Jackson, Cornelius L., Mary (Key) Little, Julia (Key) Pigford, William W., James Robert Stanley W., Rufus Frank and Annie Bertha.




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