PLANTATION NAMES. Over 9,000 Chickasaw Co citizens, male and female, responded to this request; all being volunteers. Blues musician Booker Bukka White was born in Houston in 1909. The first contingent This failed by eight votes. Linking At first, they were nomadic and great traders, but eventually became more settled into their lifestyle and formed more permanent villages and practiced a primitive form of agriculture.Traces of these people might be found a few miles northeast of the town of Houston (county seat of Chickasaw Co) on the Natchez Trace at a place called Bynum Mounds. Using plantation names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number of large farms Though the countys citizens were originally divided in their loyalties, Chickasaw Countys political representatives eventually formed a solid base in favor of secession, and many of the countys natives served in the Civil War. His most significant contribution as a legislator was his service on the committee responsible for the recall of the hated Reconstruction governor, Adelbert Ames. % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the In Aug 1836 a survey was conducted and lots in the new town sold quickly and enough money was made available for the construction of a brick court house on the town square and a jail to be located one block to the north. Manufacturing establishments produced saddles, harnesses, tin goods, cabinets and carriages. These schools offered a wide variety of subjects including the sciences, philosophy, Greek and Latin. One of the projects constructed by the young Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The local churches planned a community wide prayer service which was to commence when word was received that the troops had hit the beaches. During the early twentieth century canals were constructed to provide needed drainage and make the county's rich bottom land available for cultivation. Farming operations were smaller and a new system known as share-cropping came into being. the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. In Nov 1915, Walter Chandler and J. L. Jogoe of Okolona; Barry Bays of Woodland; O. M. Harrell of Houlka and L. T. Fox and W. E. Scott of Houston met to study the possibility of securing a "federal expert demonstration agent" for the county. If the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm They elected J. T Griffin and T. S. Evans, Whigs who had ron on the Union party ticket, as delegates to a state convention held in Jackson to "redress grievances". Provisions for public school funding was not made until the creation of the common school fund in 1846. In Chickasaw Co the economic picture was drastically changed. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,392. Owl Creek mounds to the north of Davis Lake in the Natchez Trace Game area are examples of this type of mound. slaveholder in each County. Lowndes and Warren Counties in Mississippi saw increases of 6,000 and 8,000, but no other Mississippi In June 1950, the United States was once again sending its young men to war. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Chickasaw County, Mississippi (NARA microfilm series M653, Hogs were President Johnson appointed William Sharkey, a former supreme court justice, as governor of MS. Sharkey was well respected in the state and his appointment was well received by the citizens of Chickasaw Co. Gov. can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number States that saw more significant increases in colored population during that time, and were therefore more The Federal blockade of the Atlantic and Gulf ports dried up foreign markets for cotton and other agricultural products and the people of Chickasaw Co suffered. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Chickasaw County population included They describe themselves as the "undefeated". As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,106. supreme sacrifice. Eventually the section from Gibson to Hwy 45 at Aberdeen was paved. In fact, there is solid evidence that this group moved as far northeast as the TN River in AL. time. The neighboring town of Vardaman in Calhoun Co. claims the title "Sweet Potato Capitol of the World", but the farmers of Chickasaw County's "Flatwoods" country found that the country was fit for growing a great deal more than timber and providing pastureland for Slaves 100 years of age or older were supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of Scattered Ku Klux Klan violence occurred in response to black political involvement, especially at voting sites. There were six lawyers and six doctors in the town. As more and more white settlers arrived, the struggle population was decimated by the war. In 1859, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad came through the county passing through Okolona and Egypt. Goode's Circuit Clerk duties were performed by his deputy Adam Kerr Craig. Chickasaw Co residents realized that in order to thrive, their agricultural methods must be modernized. The generations, races and Chickasaw Countians from all walks of life came together in 1976 for the nation's Bi-Centennial festivities. Chickasaw County is located in the northeast area of the state. 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Between 1840 and 1850, the white population of Chickasaw Co grew from 2,148 to 9,887. The Public Works Administration changed the face of Chickasaw Co. School buildings and other public buildings were improved. A generation passed before farming in Chickasaw Co ws fully mechanized but agricultural practices had undergone great changes. Another story is told of a small pox epidemic originating with the bone barriers. Agricultural High School played a very important part in the life of the county from its founding until it was closed during the Depression in the 1930s. Browse our gallery of the property or contact Mark Lewis, ALC at 662-418-4422. the Union forces inflicted little permanent damage. The leading citizens of Houston made several attempts to get a railroad through the town, but were unsuccessful until 1905. The Democrat Clubs were made up of native white Southerners and clashes between the two groups were frequently violent, especially at election In Chickasaw Co, political parties were operating through clubs. Joel Pinson donated a plot of ground to each of the four denominations represented in Houston at its founding. In 1870, a brick building to house this school was built. Patriot" and in 1854, the paper's name was changed again to " The Southern Argus" by its new owner, Jehu A. Orr. The information on surname matches of 1870 African Americans and 1860 slaveholders is intended merely to provide data the Concord Academy was founded by G. S. Gorasty about 1849 and located on Pontotoc Ridge seven miles north of Houston. Around this time, oil was discovered in Chickasaw Co. Local residents were excited by the reports made from time to time by the men in charge of the test wells. For the purpose of dying cloth and to use as medicine, bark, berries and other substances were gathered. Confederate soldiers and officials at first were denied the vote and the blacks had a clear majority and elected black candidates to public office. One was at the Augusta Council in 1763; the other at the Mobile Council in 1765 in Mobile. A cultural revolution was taking place across the entire nation. The Great Depression had been building since the crash of the stock market in 1929 and now deepened. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held in Chickasaw County, Several stores and a post office were built and the little town thrived. The first Board of Police consisted of Littlebury Gilliam, Thomas Gates, Thomas D. Wooldridge, Benjamin Bugg and Asa H. Braddock who were selected in an election held Apr 23, 1836. To check a master surname list for other States One outstanding general officer, William Feimster Tucker, was produced. these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS: (exact surname spellings only are reported, no spelling variations or soundex), (SURNAME, # in US, in State, in County, born in State, born and living in State, born in State and living in County). Early on, the county was almost entirely agricultural, and the plantation economy was central to Chickasaws antebellum prosperity. By the 1870 census, the white population had increased 34% to 9,830, and In addition to the government assistance, private charity work was being done. term "slaveholder" rather than "slave owner", so that questions of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be court house are all that remain. stock. The major manufacturing industry is upholstered living room furniture. Property owners in the county suffered losses on many fronts as a result of the war, especially in the destruction of the countys economic infrastructure. School children collected newspapers, scrap metal, tin cans and clothing for refugees. Chickasaw Co. Discover 595 listings of Mississippi land for sale over 20 acres. When French LA was taken over by Spain, the Spanish efforts to stir up trouble with the Chickasaws was resisted. In 1862, Tucker was commissioned colonel and was named Brigadier General in 1864. [2] The land on which the home stands was bought by Gordon from a Chickasaw woman, Molly Gunn, daughter of William Colbert and wife of James Gunn. A petition was circulated in Chickasaw Co to re-establish the office of County Agent that had been abolished previously as an economic measure. and Counties, return to Home and Links Page. The MS Exposition scheduled to celebrate the state's Economy was in a state of collapse; once prosperous farms and plantations lay in ruins; crops had been destroyed and most of the stock had been stolen or driven away. Chickasaw County is located in the northeast area of the state. African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making the link to finding that Dairy farming and cattle became increasingly central to Chickasaws agricultural sector during the first half of the twentieth century, while sweet potato cultivation increased following World War II. Nestled in the hills of Chickasaw County, MS, these 188.65 acres located in Sections 7 and 8, T13S, R3E, offer both timber and recreational investment opportunities. General Chalmers stopped Smith at the Houlka bottom north of Houston Denominations represented in Okolona during this period were Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Cumberland Presbyterian and Roman Catholic. Still, Houston did not have a railroad. In time, the Hopewells disappeared from the area and were in all probability absorbed by the later groups of people who moved into the area. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society. Instead, they allied themselves without eh Americans under the command of General Jackson. can be viewed to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. Before 1830, most white men coming into this area were explorers, adventurers, and traders. Land for Sale. shipping center for the cotton growers and outstripped Houston as a center of commerce. The fire was discovered about noon, but, it could not be checked, and in a few hours this Some or part of these counties were formed from land originally a part of Chickasaw County. Discover Chickasaw County Mississippi plantation land for sale. The "Chickasaw Banner" a Whig paper was published by D. H. Lindsay and F. L. Denison. However, the streets of both towns became a "sea of mud" during the rainy seasons and "miniature dust bowls" during the dry seasons. Red Harrell Reid, editor of the "Hummer" a county newspaper wrote in Nov 1915: "There is a strange looking object looming up on the agricultural horizon -- a sort of geared grasshopper, an aluminum, camel humped denuded motor equipped with one or more span The officials of Chickasaw Co attempted to levy funds for the relief of wives and widows and the children of the soldiers. To enable the workers from Houston and west Chickasaw Co to get to work easier, Hwy 8 was paved from Houston to Hwy 45 Alternate at Gibson. The Plantation at Coal Creek, Tuttle. However, the data should be checked for the particular surname to see the extent of the matching. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 There was great rejoicing when news of the victory in Europe was announced and V-J Day was an even more joyous occasion. Shortly after the turn of the century, both Houston and Okolona had telephone systems. The average slave owner owned eight slaves; but the larger slave holders owned between thirty and one hundred slaves. When Grierson left the Kilgore plantation, he sent a detachment under the command of Colonel Hatch to destroy the railroad. Fifteen companies of Infantry and Calvary, a total of 1,875 men, were furnished the Confederacy by the county. In 1930 Chickasaws population of 20,835 was almost evenly divided between white and African American residents. Easily find plantation land for sale in Calhoun County County Mississippi at LANDFLIP.com. A number of agricultural programs were created at the national level. Another newspaper, "The Houston Petrel" was established by B. F. Owen in 1857. PURPOSE. Chickasaw also saw a rise in industrial activity during this era, and its agricultural economy moved away from cotton cultivation toward livestock. By the latter part of the 17th century, much of what is now Chickasaw Co was in the hands of the French. 1939 was a poor crop year and the county found itself deeply in debt. The prayer service was held later in the day at a more convenient time. census. the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated. In 1888, the Okolona City Council and a citizens' group began work on a high standard male and female college. Only five years passed between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Korean Conflict. Seven War Bond drives were held during the four year period of hostilities. This struggle was peaceful, but not pretty. Country singer Bobbie Gentry, known for her rendition of Ode to Billie Joe, was likewise born in Chickasaw and mentioned the county often in her music. transcription for their own purposes. Most were forcibly removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s, but some remained and became citizens of the state and the 1870 and 1960, the transcriber did not take into consideration any relevant changes in county boundaries. No family history research. This request was refused and this date is generally taken as the end of Reconstruction in Chickasaw Co, as well as other parts of MS. Chickasaw has long been home to Sparta Opry, a live country music show. Coming from Tupelo under the command of Major Coon to a point south of Okolona, Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi Mississippi's location within the U.S. Coordinates: 3355N 8857W / 33.92N 88.95W / 33.92; The rationale behind this was that the first owners were doctors who frequently made the drug store their headquarters during the day. During this period, almost all industry was agriculturally related: gins, compresses, sawmills, handle factories, stave factories, oil mills and such. The page numbers used are the rubber stamped numbers in the upper leaving from Houston were all volunteers and was made up of individuals from all parts of the county. Most families in the county had suffered losses of loved ones and material goods during the war and Reconstruction. The Hopewell Treaty became the first in a series that diminished the rights of the Chickasaw people. By 1860 the county had changed substantially. School at Troy, Pontotoc Co, in 1884. Visit Chickasaw Country to plan your trip to south-central Oklahoma and find information on attractions, hotels, events, restaurants, and more. family. Later a road was built from Houston to Starkville and the Houston/Hopewell Road was extended to Grenada. After a two or three day "run" on the Okolona Banking Company in Oct 1930, the bank closed its doors. 1836. 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