Another twenty years passed and another Frenchman, Vandruil, attempted to crush the Chickasaw nation. enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches were eventually built on these plots. Beinville was defeated at the Battle of Akia, fought on the site of present day The Great Depression had been building since the crash of the stock market in 1929 and now deepened. Chickasaw County was home to notable religious musicians, including shape-note singer W. A. Beasley and the Pilgrim Jubilees gospel group. the number of former slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely and from region to region. College". It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 Candyland was a plantation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi owned by Calvin Candie, the main antagonist of Django Unchained. Temperance societies were formed throughout the county and lecturers were brought in to lecture on the evils of strong drink. However, the data should be checked for the particular surname to see the extent of the matching. are: Pontotoc, Lee, Montgomery, Clay, Webster, and Calhoun. Okolona soon became an important pages 385B and 388, who were shown in Division 2. In 1866, the year before the great immigration from Texas, one man raised on his Washita valley farm 100,000 bushels of corn. 188.65 Acres : $509,355 Houlka Creek, 188.65 Ac Houston : Chickasaw County : MS Sartain's Heritage Properties 206 Acres : $484,735 The West Hobolochitto Creek Tract Carriere : Pearl These re-drawn boundaries are those of present day Chickasaw Co. Learn more. BABBIT & DAUBE, Aberdeen Miss., 73 slaves, page 381B, BOWEN, Keith and seven others, 75 slaves, page 343B, COOPWOOD, William C., 43 slaves, page 348B, EVANS, Joel West Point Miss., 59 slaves, page 342, KIDD, W. H. & J. K., 49 slaves, page 374B. The location of the plant was ideal to attract personnel from Okolona, Houston and other smaller communities in Chickasaw Co as well as Aberdeen, West Point and other nearby Those opposed to the Compromise became known as States Rights Democrats. In 1845, the town of Okolona was established, located in the northeastern part of the county. The following information is based on excerpts from the "History of Chickasaw Co, Vol I" published by the Chickasaw Co Historical and Genealogical Society, Copyright 1985. North MS Medical Center. Buy. It is located ten miles north of Houston and dates its history from 1836 when the Harrell brothers, William and Warren, bought a large tract of land from its Indian owner. Only five years passed between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Korean Conflict. The British directed a Mr. Stuart, superintendent of Indian affairs south of the Ohio River, to "rally the Chickasaws and other tribes to take arms against His Majesty's names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list should not be a difficult research task, but State Senator R. H. Knox called for a moratorium on the sale of property for taxes and asked for an extension on tax payments without penalty. Candyland, a plantation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, was owned by Calvin Candie, the antagonist in Django Unchained. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Cotton was the main crop; but corn was grown as food for both man and beast. 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. the County and the first census page on which they were listed. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material County, Mississippi census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, Items such as Coca Cola and cigarettes were also hard to get; but there were few complaints. Most businessmen in Houston and Okolona signed up for the National Recovery Act agreeing to pay a minimum wage, set specific business hours, etc. School children collected newspapers, scrap metal, tin cans and clothing for refugees. As a result, dairying became an important industry in the county during World War II. The term "County" is Browse our gallery of the property or contact Mark Lewis, ALC at 662-418-4422. 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. Also in 1930, Federal assistance in the form of reduced freight rates for emergency shipments of food and other relief to the needy began. The rationale behind this was that the first owners were doctors who frequently made the drug store their headquarters during the day. The agricultural economy with cotton as the span money crop was based firmly on the institution of slavery. Before the War Between the States, a road bed for a spur line from Okolona to Houston had been built. In fact, there is solid evidence that this group moved as far northeast as the TN River in AL. Between 1860 and 1870, the Mississippi colored population only increased by If interested in purchasing one of these volumes, contact the Chickasaw Co Historical and Genealogical Society, P. O. Cotton was the main crop; but corn was grown as food for both man and beast. Simon Myers and James Simonton also had an early mercantile firm. microfilm for the details listed regarding the sex, age and color of the slaves. the Union forces inflicted little permanent damage. for dairy purposes. The following information is provided for citations. During the latter part of the 19th century, rebuilding began for Chickasaw Co. County showed such a significant increase. 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. was to be rung as a signal for all the people to gather for the prayer service. The town of Sardis is the county seat for the First District, the northern part of the county, and Batesville is the county seat for the Second District, the southern part of the county. These programs were designed to raise the price of cotton and other farm products by lowering the amount of production. Several stores and a post office were built and the little town thrived. Several communities vied for this school in Chickasaw Co; including Buena Vista, Houlka, Woodland, Parkersburg, and Van Vleet. In 1943, this institution was sold to Dr. John D. Dyer and continued as a Confederate soldiers and officials at first were denied the vote and the blacks had a clear majority and elected black candidates to public office. Most were forcibly removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s, but some remained and became citizens of the state and the Later, they returned to the Tomspanbee area, finally locating primarily in an area which today includes Lee, Pontotoc and Chickasaw Counties. Chickasaw County is in the Central time zone (GMT -6). The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. Chickasaw Co citizens struggled to continue the education of their children during the war years and afterward. Twenty years later, only 220 people were still involved in agriculture, while more than half of the workforce, almost 5,000 people, held manufacturing positions, largely in timber and textiles. 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The Chickasaw, a numerically small tribe, were assigned 2,422,400 acres (9,803 km 2) of land by using that formula. The term "County" is used to describe miles. In Mississippi in 1860 there were 481 farms of Soldiers intercepted a wagon loaded with the county record books at a point on the Starkville Road, a short distance from the Houston Cemetery. West of the town of West Point, General N. B. Forrest's troops fired on some scouts from Smith's command. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held in Chickasaw County, Houston was incorporated on May 9, 1837 and its first post office was established Dec 5, 1837 and the Postmaster On June 5, 1917; all men in the county between the ages of 21 and 31 years of age were required to register for the draft. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Chickasaw County, Mississippi (NARA microfilm series M653, His forces were also defeated, though they were superior in arms and numbers to the Chickasaw braves. These counties are: Pontotoc, Lee, Montgomery, Clay, Webster, and Calhoun. were paved, with the exception of Hwy. Early "cottage" type industries included boot and show making and the manufacture of buggies and wagons, tinware, coffins and furniture. In 1934, things were looking up in Chickasaw Co; but the effects of the Depression still lingered among the residents until the beginning of World War II. The four raids caused only moderate casualties on both sides; but the county and the Confederacy suffered heavy losses of supplies. 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. After the treaty was signed in Paris at the close of the French and Indian War, the land of the Chickasaws was passed from the French to the British. Upon corderoy roads were financed by the tolls they charged, from ten cents a head for stock to one dollar for a four to six horse or ox wagon. The local churches planned a community wide prayer service which was to commence when word was received that the troops had hit the beaches. Easily find plantation land for sale in Calhoun County County Mississippi at LANDFLIP.com. 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. Early on, the county was almost entirely agricultural, and the plantation economy was central to Chickasaws antebellum prosperity. The state legislature passed a law authorizing an agricultural high school in each county in 1908. enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film personally to verify or modify the information in this communities. Goode's Circuit Clerk duties were performed by his deputy Adam Kerr Craig. mail. A county welfare program Visit Chickasaw Country to plan your trip to south-central Oklahoma and find information on attractions, hotels, events, restaurants, and more. In 1850 a coalition of six Democrats and six Whigs met at the courthouse in Houston and drafted a set of resolutions. Still, Houston did not have a railroad. valorem taxes. Both Houston and Okolona had a creamery and a cheese plant and a number of farmers "milked cows". LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES, SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. Each former Confederate state was also required to ratify the 14th Amendment of the Constitution which stated that an individual might not be denied the vote because of race, creed, color or previous condition of servitude. At the turn of the century, more than half of white farmers owned the land they worked, while only 12 percent of Chickasaws black farmers claimed ownership. right corner of every set of two pages, with the previous stamped number and a "B" being used to designate the pages http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ . James Martin. In 1941, war clouds darkened and preparations for defense began in earnest early in the year. PURPOSE. These men met near Old Houlka at the home of Malcolm Magee, a half-breed Indian. 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 Blues musician Booker Bukka White was born in Houston in 1909. By 1860 the county had changed substantially. In Okolona, the Federal In 1877 a private school for girls was opened. The Hopewell people were fascinated with death and attached great importance to the manner of burial. SET UP TO SHARE OLD PICTURES. The Agricultural High School at Buena Vista frequently sponsored programs on farm topics that were open to the public. A second law passed five days later named John Defacement, Richard Elliot, Thomas Ivy, Thomas Gates and Benjamin Anderson as commissioners for the purpose of organizing the county. Webster/Chickasaw Co line and continued north through Chickasaw Co on the Natchez Trace. A very large percentage of the white population were slave The MS Senate passed a bill calling for a three percent sales tax and abolished ad In Sept 1930, the rains finally came but were too late. The hacks and carriages were available in Houston and Okolona to take travelers to other areas. Congress. ancestor was one of the larger slaveholders in the County. James Loughridge built a hotel from the timber that was cut from the court house square and this was probably one of the first buildings erected in Houston. As with other areas, the question of slavery and states rights intensified and politics in Chickasaw Co became heated. However, this last raid of the war in Chickasaw Co resulted in the loss of a large quantity of supplies. The "Chickasaw Banner" a Whig paper was published by D. H. Lindsay and F. L. Denison. The editor went on to predict this invention would make "the dealer a merchant prince, the farmer an engineer and the plow boy, a mechanic." rule. Citizen committees were formed to promote the construction of gravel roads throughout the county. The first attempt in Dec 1862 was largely unopposed. Approximately 3,000 blacks, with an equal number of horses, were with General Smith when he invaded the county in Feb 1864. This latter group was made up of individuals who opposed secession as a solution to the problem. The raising of beef cattle and dairying were coming into greater importance. of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. Census data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data The Birney Road ran from Buena Vista to Pontotoc and Cotton Gin Port in Monroe Co to Okolona were developed from old Indian Trails. Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 1840 Chickasaw was home to 2,148 free whites, 1 free African American, and 806 slaves. 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. Other county banks managed to hold firm. ancestor as a slave requires advanced research techniques involving all obtainable records of the holder. All have played their part in the existence of Chickasaw Co. Mississippi; Chickasaw County; Chickasaw County Real Estate Facts. census. 1939 was a poor crop year and the county found itself deeply in debt. With the coming of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad in 1905, the town moved from its original site approximately a mile to the west. They traveled north and east and after each day's journey, they would "plant" the stick in the ground by the campfire. In the beginning, the Chickasaw Co voters chose to preserve the Union. Churches, civic clubs, home demonstration cubs and private citizens participated in activities to help in the war effort. Slaves were shipping center for the cotton growers and outstripped Houston as a center of commerce. Superintendent of Houston High School, L. B. Reid, was instrumental in securing the state's first Carnegie Library in 1909. It was the fourth-largest in the state before it went out of The number of black slaves in 1840 was 807; in 1850 was 6,480 and by 1860, slaves outnumbered the white population by 2,000. According to local tradition, he camped near the present day Chickasaw County is located in the northeast area of the state. In Apr 1933 enrollment of young men between the ages of 18 and 25 in a "Civilian Conservation Corps", later known as CCC, was announced. The fire was discovered about noon, but, it could not be checked, and in a few hours this These people emigrated to what is now the state of MS by following a magical stick and a white dog. The newspaper was strongly Democrat. Later this school was taken over by the Grace Episcopal Church and renamed "Rose Gate Newspaper stories strongly opposed and the state of MS never MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Chickasaw County population included Their first effort was to organize the farmers to achieve the highest possible food production. Following the construction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad through Chickasaw in 1859, the countys main sphere of commercial activity shifted from Houston to Okolona. Within two years, an agent was sent to the county. in Houston to select a Council of Defense to promote the war effort. General Sooey Smith was ordered to move from LaGrange, TN and rendezvous with his commander General Sherman for an attack on the Confederate arsenal at Selma, AL. Martin renamed the paper "The Southern All citizens between the ages of 16 and 65 were asked to report to the schools and voting precincts to register for service in case of emergency. listed as having 10,380 whites, about 41% more than in 1860, but the 1960 total of 6,499 "Negroes"was about 28% less 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 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. raised and was a primary source of meat. However, a small but significant Latino/Hispanic minority had emerged. It was their purpose to punish the South. Other train crops and various legumes were also grown. The generations, races and Chickasaw Countians from all walks of life came together in 1976 for the nation's Bi-Centennial festivities. slaveholder. A more enduring business was established by Charles Dibrell and this establishment was still active in 1860. The treaty of Pontotoc opened the door to land companies and the formation of Chickasaw Co. Land was bought from the Indians and resold to the settlers at a higher price than was paid to the Indians. All officials that had been elected under the Johnson plan were removed and the county returned to military The national moral decline never reached full proportion in the county, but its effects filtered into the area. Discover Calhoun County County Mississippi plantation land for sale. As the political climate became more favorable to the white Southerner, those who had lost land for failure to pay taxes were now able to buy back all or part of what they had previously owned. The boundaries of five counties link with Chickasaw Co. can be viewed to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. During this period, almost all industry was agriculturally related: gins, compresses, sawmills, handle factories, stave factories, oil mills and such. Camp McCoy, WI for additional training before going overseas. Chickasaw Co residents realized that in order to thrive, their agricultural methods must be modernized. 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. Ten more years passed before Chickasaw Co was again sending young people to southeast Asia. Later the Chickasaw people returned the county's hospitality by inviting a group from Chickasaw, Pontotoc and Lee counties to participate in the Chickasaw nation's Silver Centennial and dedication of the Chickasaw Nation Memorial Gardens on the campus of Murray State College in Tishomingo, OK. This struggle was peaceful, but not pretty. In the early 1900s, automobiles were a familiar site in the county. Hogs were Following the holder list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders with information on There were some questions as to whether this would help the situation, but the merchants were eager to get on the band wagon. On the federal level the Congress established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The elevation is 354 feet. Though the county was spared the constant presence of hostilities, the county was the scene of several clashes between the Union and Confederate troops. Stay up to date with Chickasaw Country. Plantation names were not shown on the census. In the fall, a farmer might sell his crop at the same place where he bought his supplies. Mississippi, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. The property consists ancestor not shown to hold slaves on the 1860 slave census could have held slaves on an earlier census, so those films can be In addition to several attempts by federal troops to destroy the stretch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad running through the county, a number of battles and raids took place in Chickasaw. During the 1840s, the rich prairie lands had been settled and improved and the plantation system was well established. If the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm In Chickasaw Co the economic picture was drastically changed. Denominations represented in Okolona during this period were Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Cumberland Presbyterian and Roman Catholic. likely possible places of relocation for colored persons from Chickasaw County, included the following: Georgia, up 80,000 I do not live in the area so I am dependent on all of you for more genealogical data. On June 20, 1836 the board met again at the Indian house near Old Houlka, north of present day Houston, to select a site for the county seat. Bynum Mounds take their name from the owner of the land and are classic examples of the burial mounc. If copied, this copyright notice must appear with the information. 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. to below nine cents a pound. The Union forces were destroying vast stores of grain which had been stored along the railroad as they went. This building, still in use today, was opened for county business in Jan 1909. The Chickasaw Indians practiced a monotheistic religion and worshiped their god, Ababinili, atop ceremonial mounds. Reprints of this book and Vol II may still be available. As more and more white settlers arrived, the struggle In 1910, a small insect from Mexico appeared for the first time in Chickasaw Co and this small insect, the boll weevil would force diversification. A constitution was eventually written and a state government was formed with blacks filling most of the offices. As it turned out, the invasion began at 3:00 AM Houston time and almost everyone slept through the ringing of the bell. miles and a water area of 0.02 sq. Jackson County Genealogical Society, c/o Else J. Martin, 6301 Country Lane, Pascagoula, MS 39581. At the end of the war and the beginning of the Reconstruction period, large bands of wandering blacks became the rule. The countys industrial workforce also remained relatively small, with manufacturing firms employing just seventy-eight people. On Feb 9, 1986 Chickasaw Co celebrated her 159th anniversary. The county is named for the Chickasaw people, who lived in this area for hundreds of years. 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