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Pam's Mississippi Genealogy

WPA History of Pontotoc County, Mississippi



CONTENTS

 

Foreword by Susie V. Powell, State Director

Genesis of County Government  by   Lucy Somerville Howorth

Introduction  by   R. T. Winston

Chapter I:   FORMATION

Historical Background

Shape, Size, and Boundaries

Population

Physiognomy

Significance Of Name

County Seat

Early Settlements:

Zion

 Brame

 Ebenezer

 Redland

 Toccopola

 Toxish

 Camp Ground

 Cherry Creek

 Oak Hill

 Lebanon

 Chesterville

 Woodland

 Plymouth

 Troy

 Sherman

Old Landmarks:

        D'Artaguette's Battle Ground, Treaty Grounds, Rosalba

Interviews:

 Mrs. Mattie Henderson

 Mrs. Florence Foster

 Mark Weatherall

 John A. Donaldson

 E. L. Merritt

 William Carter

Pioneer Families

The Abernethys

The Newells

The J. H. Williamson Family

The Pitts Family

The Hicks Family

The McCoy Family

The Bigham Family

The Milam Family

The Miller Family

Chapter I References and Bibliography


Chapter II:  TOPOGRAPHY

Watersheds

Soil Types

Elevation

Water Supply

References and Bibliography


 

 

Chapter III:  SOILS AND MINERALS

 

Types and Characteristics

Flatwoods Area

Productivity

Soil Series

Non-Metallic Minerals

Clays, Bauxites

Physiographic Regions

Ores in County

Rock Quarry

Water Supply

References and Bibliography


Chapter IV:  FLORA

Economic Value of Forests

 Handling the Timber

 Conservation

 Historic Trees

 Freak and Unusual Trees

 Fruit Bearing Trees

 Flowering Trees

Forest Trees

 Flowers

Chapter IV References


Chapter V:  INDIANS

A Legend of Pontotoc

 Tribes

Customs and Characteristics

Prominent Indians  of the Past

 Christianity for the Indians

Mounds

Indian Landmarks -

The Battle of Akia

Distinguished Pontotoc Indians


Chapter VI:  ANTEBELLUM DAYS

Homes on the Indian Trail: 

          Richard Bolton, Spencer, and Pearson

 

Pioneer Homes:

Ridgeway, I. P. Carr, Captain J. D. Fontaine, Colonel Charles B. Mitchell, Stony Lonesome, Lochinvar,  Wilson, Boxwood Place, Lockhart, Mrs. Mary Clarke, Jeremiah Stegall, J. P. Jones, Thomason, Starke, Williams, J. A. Ware, Edmondson, Roselba, Longest

Antiques and Relics

Sketches of Antebellum Characters  and Incidents

Reminiscences:

Jesse Henderson, Fount Pitts, Merriman Herndon, Sam Bradford, Sue Souter, Mrs. T. A. Isaac, The Anderson Family

Articles from the "Examiner"

 

 

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