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Source: Lowry, Robert and McCardle, William H. A History of Mississippi, from the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis [1541-1889]. Jackson, Miss.: R. H. Henry & Co., 1891. Pages 580-582.
Thanks to Denise Wells for this information, she so graciousely scanned every county requested for those of who host pages at Tallahatchie County Gen Web.
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| 1846 | Felix. | Labauve | James J. | Chewing |
| 1848 | D.C. | Sharpe. | G.B. | Wilds |
| 1850 | Walker | , Brooke | Ezekial | McNabb |
| 1852 | Morgan | McAfee | ______ | Gillespie |
| 1854 | A.M. | West | _____ | Smith. |
| 1856-'57 | A.M. | West | H.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 Y, | McNeil |
| 1970,'71 | Wm | Gray | D.N. | Quinn |
| 1872-'73 | Wm | Price | D.N. | Quinn |
| 1874,'75 | Wm | Price | J.W. | Randolph |
| 1876-'77 | W.H. | Fitzgerald | Wm. H | Mallory |
| 1878 | W.H. | Fitzgerald | James W. | Heathman |
| 1880 | W.H. | Fitzgerald | T.H. | Torrey |
| 1882 | W.H. | Fitzgerald | Jesse | Boyer |
| 1884 | 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 |
At the time or just after the treaty mentioned, the indians were incensed against Chief Greenwood Leflore, and Samule Foster was one of the guards for the protection of Col. Leflore when he went to meet Genearl Jacksons 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 Parsons depot, on the Yazoo branch of the Illinois Central Railroad, is not located.
Col. James Bailey, Captain Samuel Caruthers and Captain Charles Bowen motheir families from Tennessee in 1832, and early in 1833, and in the latter years made most excellent crops.
Having made their settlement prior to the orginization of county they secured their plantations by pre-emptions and purchases.
The imigration in 1833 and 1834 was very considerable from the States of Tennessee, Kentuckey, Virginia and Alabama and the Carolinias, 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,that date a brother of the distinguished Statesman of North Carolina, Wiley P. Mangrum, who with his family, kinsmen, and friends soon opened a fine plantation and had comfortable homes.
During the same year Majow James W. Harper, a large planter and an educated and talanted gentleman, came from Georgia and opened a most valuable Plantation upon which he now resides at the advanced age of eighty five Years. James Marsh a Planter and a Lawyer, 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 subsquently appointed respectively receiver and register of the Land office at Grenada,
Morgan, Jesse ,Madison and John McAgee, were among the early settlers of the county; They camd from Mississippi and frequently represented the county in Legislature. Madison McAfee served the State as Auditor of Public Accounts. They wer all gentlemen of large means and of fine intelligence. All brothers are de ad. 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 Minister, opened a plantation near Col. James Bailey, and preached to his neighbors many years.
Captain Chas Bowen was the first Represenative in Legislature 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 earlier day was composed of superior intelligence and culture. Charleston, The county Site, is a flourishing little town situated in the forks of 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 bayos.
Tallahatchie County has 60, 775 acres of cleared land; average value per acre W$12.76; total value including incorporated towns, is $775,757.
The population of the county as shown by census report of 1890: White 4, 974; Colored 9,387; total 14, 361.
| Senators | * | * | Represenatives, | * |
| 1835 | * | * | Chas | Brown |
| 1836 | * | * | Morgan | McAfee |
| 1837 | Wm. M. | Brown | Richard | Coleman |
| 1838 | Wm. M. | Brown | * | * |
| 1839 | Wm. M. | Brown | Edward | Jenkins |
| 1840-'41 | Greenwood | Leflorw | Edward | Jenkins |
| 1842-'43 | Greenwood | Leflorw | Morgan | McAfee |
| 1844-'46 | John W. | Lampkin | James S | Dailey |
| 1848 | J.L. | Alcorn | James S | Baileu |
| 1850 | J.L. | Alcorn | J.L. | Calhoun |
| 1852 | J.L. | Alcorn | Jos | Slack |
| 1854 | J.L. | Alcorn | F.H. | Buckley |
| 1856-'57 | I.N. | Davis | S. | Parks |
| 1858 | I.N. | Davis | J.E. | Tellaferro |
| 1859-'60-'61 | J.E. | Talliaferro | A.G. | Murphy |
| 1861-'62 | J.E. | Talliaferro | W.S. | Eskridge |
| 1865-'66-'67 | H. | Mosley | T.J.N. | Bridges |
| 1870-'71 | James H. | Pierce | J.S.N. | Coggshall |
| 1872-'73-'74 | Wm. M. | Price | Wm B. | Avery |
| 1874-'75 | Wm. | Price | Wm B. | Avery |
| 1876-'77-'79-'80 | W.H. | Fitzgerald | 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 S. | Bailey |
| 1890 | J.N. | MCLeod | E.D. | Rowd |
In the back of this book is one page titled "ERRATA." I will not look up each county that these pages refer to, but please do refer to the page numbers of the county histories that I forwarded to those who requested them, and use this errata page as a guide to changes. The county histories started on page 436. Thanks.
Page 453 - 6th line from bottom, for "Dr. N. S. Williams" read "Dr. U. S. Williams."
Page 469 - 5th line, for "Rev. Henry Conn," read Rev. Matthew Conn.
Page 469 - 20th line, for "Jacob Millsaps," read Jackson Millsaps.
Page 471 - In 19th and 20th lines, it should read that Reuben Watts, instead of John Watts, was the father-in-law of Judge John E. McNair.
Page 528 - 8th line from bottom, "John S. Cameron" should read Malcolm Cameron.
Page 553 - It should appear that Hon. J. R. Boothe, and not Hon. Robert L. Taylor, was a delegate for State at-large in Constitutional Convention, 1890. Mr. Taylor was a delegate from Panola county in that Convention.
Page 574 - Last line, "Brandon" should read Branson.
Page 575 - For "Capt. N. W. Frank and Robert Crook," read, Capt. H. W. Frank and Robert Crook.
Page 606 - 6th line from top, "Nolan Stewart" should read William Stewart.
Page 606 - Insert after "Farish" where name first occurs in line, Hazlewood Farish, (the latter being father of Capt. Wm. S. Farish.)
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