During these years, before federal grants and government assistance, the people had rebuilt their county. Okolona was incorporated in 1850 and by 1859 had three hotels, six dry goods stores, two drug stores, a jewelry store, two livery stables, a funeral parlor, candy, toy and liquor establishments. According to local tradition, he camped near the present day The only actual fighting in which the Chickasaws took part during this period was against General George Rogers Clark in 1780, defeating Clark. 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. Stay up to date with Chickasaw Country. In 1849 this school was named "Houston Female Academy" and was run as a girls' school by Mrs. D. E. Turman. Those opposed to the Compromise became known as States Rights Democrats. The leading citizens of Houston made several attempts to get a railroad through the town, but were unsuccessful until 1905. All rights reserved. the County and the first census page on which they were listed. 7%. By 1900 the countys population had grown to almost twenty thousand, and in 1909 the county constructed Mississippis first Carnegie Library in Houston. A county welfare program of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. Approximately 3,000 blacks, with an equal number of horses, were with General Smith when he invaded the county in Feb 1864. Chickasaw County is located in the northeast area of the state. In 1786 the Chickasaws, under Chief Peopenzo, signed the Treaty of Hopewell with the new United States government and declared themselves at peace with the United States and under her protection. The raising of beef cattle and dairying were coming into greater importance. Before the war ended, there were forty-seven gold stars in Chickasaw Co homes. and Counties, return to Home and Links Page. [4] Robert Gordon had immigrated to Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, from Scotland. One outstanding general officer, William Feimster Tucker, was produced. They proposed to meet and end the Chickasaw "problem" forever. 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 The Plantation at Coal Creek, Tuttle. who lived through World War II are unable to remember where he or she was or what they were doing when word came on Sunday, Dec 7, 1941 that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. Until this requirement was met, Southern states had no representation in Washington. This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the for land intensified. Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Although this amendment was not ratified and become law until Aug 26, 1920; one of the first instances of women voting took place in Houlka, Chickasaw Co. Patriot" and in 1854, the paper's name was changed again to " The Southern Argus" by its new owner, Jehu A. Orr. to town to try their hand at occupations other than farming. Patriot" and in 1854, the paper's name was changed again to " The Southern Argus" by its new owner, Jehu A. Orr. The boundaries of five counties link with Chickasaw Co. pages 385B and 388, who were shown in Division 2. School at Troy, Pontotoc Co, in 1884. In 1915, the United States Congress passed the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. 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. Using plantation names to locate ancestors Smaller but still significant numbers of congregants attended the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Presbyterian Church. Though the census schedules speak in terms of "slave owners", the transcriber has chosen to use the Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). Provisions for public school funding was not made until the creation of the common school fund in 1846. Knitting instructions were printed in the local newspapers. PLANTATION NAMES. SOLD: 105 +/- Acres in Chickasaw County Mississippi for . 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 average slave owner owned eight slaves; but the larger slave holders owned between thirty and one hundred slaves. This failed by eight votes. Southern Mississippi Genealogical Society, 72 Boggy Hollow Rd., He was seriously wounded twice, but lived through the war and returned to serve his native state in the Legislature. White rectangular banners trimmed with red bands were hung in windows throughout the county with a blue star representing each serviceman from that family. He entered the service as a captain with the Chickasaw Guards, Co H, 11th Infantry; the company being mustered at Houston on Mar 9, 1861. These stores sold medicines; but also carried a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. Lowndes and Warren Counties in Mississippi saw increases of 6,000 and 8,000, but no other Mississippi Civil defense was taken seriously, first aid classes were conducted throughout the county and black-outs were practiced in various communities. communities. 100th anniversary were immediately canceled. In Sept 1930, the rains finally came but were too late. presuming an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% Though agriculture remained the countys primary subsistence activity, the demise of Chickasaws plantation economy led to the rise of small farms and sharecropping. Simon Myers and James Simonton also had an early mercantile firm. 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. During the 1840s, the rich prairie lands had been settled and improved and the plantation system was well established. In March, 1541, DeSoto and his men prepared to leave the area, but trouble ensued when he demanded that two hundred men be provided him as bearers. County showed such a significant increase. Wall Plantations - Wall CHICKASAW Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1830 CHOCTAW Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession CLAIBORNE Formed in 1802 from Churches, civic clubs, home demonstration cubs and private citizens participated in activities to help in the war effort. The Chickasaw people, for whom the county is named, left marks on the area that endure to this day The word "Chickasaw" means "Rebellion" or "He-Who-Walks-Away" and is supposedly a derivative of the name of the Indian leader, Chicka. census. The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. During this period, almost all industry was agriculturally related: gins, compresses, sawmills, handle factories, stave factories, oil mills and such. secession. supreme sacrifice. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held in Chickasaw County, After reaching the area which is now Winston Co, the stick no longer leaned after being "planted" by the campfire. As a whole, the plantation system in the county was gone. One of the first roads constructed in the new county was between Houston and Hopewell; Hopewell now being an extinct town located in 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 ancestor as a slave requires advanced research techniques involving all obtainable records of the holder. ratified the amendment. Land for Sale Near Me; 2 stand ages of pine plantations adjoining the National Forest close enough to Davis Lake to ride an ATV from the campground to hunt. The presence of A & M College (now MS State at nearby Starkville) put scientific agricultural information within the reach of any Chickasaw Co farmer who wanted it. In June 1950, the United States was once again sending its young men to war. Leading citizens of Chickasaw Co persuaded him to move the school to Houston. 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. The story of Chickasaw Co is the story of the people who have passed through or settled and made their homes in this small area of northeast MS. However, both of these newspapers were short-lived. SOURCES. 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. in three decisive defeats at the hands of the Indians. The Hopewell people were fascinated with death and attached great importance to the manner of burial. 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. It was the fourth-largest in the state before it went out of the first mercantile firm was founded by W. L. Dogan; but he moved the business to In fact, there is solid evidence that this group moved as far northeast as the TN River in AL. Still another tells of Chisca's band simplyturning north and exploring the land, choosing to remain there. Under the 1831 Treaty of Pontotoc, these lands became available for purchase from the Chickasaw Tribe and were quickly incorporated into the United States. If an There were some questions as to whether this would help the situation, but the merchants were eager to get on the band wagon. A short time later, the Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Okolona also closed. Home Values by ZIP CODE. One is that they had a disagreement. force, Smith retreated toward Okolona where he made a stand. Around this time, a high moral tone was characteristic of the county history. As with other areas, the question of slavery and states rights intensified and politics in Chickasaw Co became heated. Chickasaw has long been home to Sparta Opry, a live country music show. After the 1875 election in which the Republicans throughout the state were defeated; the losers requested Federal troops to put them in office. Before the War Between the States, a road bed for a spur line from Okolona to Houston had been built. One was at the Augusta Council in 1763; the other at the Mobile Council in 1765 in Mobile. Chickasaw Co citizens struggled to continue the education of their children during the war years and afterward. In Chickasaw Co, patriotism 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. Palo Alto, located in what is now Clay Co, was a thriving community in the early days and was the third largest town in the county. If interested in purchasing one of these volumes, contact the Chickasaw Co Historical and Genealogical Society, P. O. Frank Burkitt, a Populist editor and political figure, was a Chickasaw County native, as was Pauline Orr, an important figure at the Mississippi University for Women. Linking The war years were particularly bitter ones for the people of Chickasaw Co. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 Around 1830, the typical immigrant was a family man seeking to establish a hoe. If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm The French viewed the Chickasaw Indians as a "troublesome" people and were determined to wipe them out. Pontotoc soon afterward. Plantation names were not shown on the census. The "Okolona Female Academy" was established in 1854 by Jonathon B. T. Smith, an Episcopal clergyman. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Chickasaw County population included Before 1870 and 1960, the transcriber did not take into consideration any relevant changes in county boundaries. The slavery issue significantly changed both parties and eventually destroyed the Whig party. Blacks with leadership ability were known by the inelegant term "Fluence Niggers" and used to turn out the vote for favored candidates. enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. We are always in need of more information. It is possible to locate a free person on the Chickasaw During the pre-war period only about one-third of the MS population was affiliated with a church or religion. Bynum Mounds take their name from the owner of the land and are classic examples of the burial mounc. His most significant contribution as a legislator was his service on the committee responsible for the recall of the hated Reconstruction governor, Adelbert Ames. Wallace A. for dairy purposes. Mississippi, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. Hogs were In 1850 a coalition of six Democrats and six Whigs met at the courthouse in Houston and drafted a set of resolutions. Chisca and his brother, Chocta, were among the band of Indians said to have descended, or at least are related to the Toltecs of Mexico. During the latter part of the 19th century, rebuilding began for Chickasaw Co. This information may be used by libraries, genealogical societies, and other researchers. These men met near Old Houlka at the home of Malcolm Magee, a half-breed Indian. 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. these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their When Franklin Roosevelt took office as president in 1933, controlled inflation was instituted to make money more plentiful. Still, Houston did not have a railroad. The boundaries of five counties link with Chickasaw Co. 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. I do not live in the area so I am dependent on all of you for more genealogical data. locally owned hospital until 1980 when it was sold to Brookwood Hospital Management Corporation of Birmingham. Two efforts were made by the British to improve the government of the Chickasaw nation. Other early towns in the county have declined in importance, but in the early days of the county, they filled a significance place. Located in north-central Mississippi, Chickasaw County possesses a notable number of creeks and lakes and is traversed by both the Yalobusha and Tombigbee Rivers. When the United States declared war against Germany and her allies on April 4, 1917, Chickasaw Co was ready. 1%, about 6,000. In 1856 when the newly formed Republican In 1853, the Democrats split in earnest at their state convention. Southern Democrats were split by the Compromise of 1850 and those in favor of the Compromise joining with the Whigs to form the Union Party. 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." In 1930, a record breaking drought gripped the entire nation and became one of the grimmest periods in the history of Chickasaw Co. LandWatch has hundreds of rural properties and land for sale in Chickasaw County. In 1859, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad came through the county passing through Okolona and Egypt. Between 1860 and 1870, the Mississippi colored population only increased by the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. Industry began making a comeback during the last of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. There were six lawyers and six doctors in the town. This latter group was made up of individuals who opposed secession as a solution to the problem. Gen. Ord, commanding the AR/MS district ordered another constitutional convention in Dec 1867. His army was defeated and D'Artagnette was burned at the stake. quickly reached a high pitch. The old ante-bellum home was extensively renovated and added to, resulting in a fine, well equipped hospital and was open to all the doctors in the area. enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film personally to verify or modify the information in this In 1870, a brick building to house this school was built. Needy people were able to work were given "construction jobs" and others received direct relief. In 1941, war clouds darkened and preparations for defense began in earnest early in the year. D. D. Dendy of the board of Supervisors; R. S. Mitchell, County Agent and George D. Riley, County Superintendent of Education formed a committee and met By Sept 1950, Houston's newly formed National Guard had been activated and was on its way to Family Research Association of Mississippi, PO Box 13334, Jackson, MS 39236-3334. Items such as Coca Cola and cigarettes were also hard to get; but there were few complaints. Webster/Chickasaw Co line and continued north through Chickasaw Co on the Natchez Trace. The palatial dwelling on Windsor plantation, near Bethel Church in the southwestern part of the county, burned to the ground last Monday. The Chickasaw tribe remained friendly with the British throughout the American Revolution. was a primary school for boys conducted in the basement of Okolona Presbyterian Church. The old Methodist Church bell During this period, in 1866, the formation of a second Judicial District was formed in Okolona. These "general stores" sold a wide variety of goods including hats, boots, shoes, hardware, cutlery, saddles, piece goods, bonnets, jewelry and groceries. Like many central Mississippi counties, in 2010 Chickasaw Countys population of 17,932 was predominantly white and had not changed significantly in size since 1960. Freed slaves, if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported Following the holder list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders with information on Sharkey ordered a constitutional convention some went. Assuming that he was facing a much larger The typical Chickasaw Co family found it necessary to be self sustaining now, more than ever. Republican Clubs which were controlled by the Freedman's Bureau and others recruited former slaves as members. Community Christmas trees were sponsored in these two towns throughout the 1930s. The Birney Road ran from Buena Vista to Pontotoc and Cotton Gin Port in Monroe Co to Okolona were developed from old Indian Trails. County, Mississippi census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, The Agricultural High School at Buena Vista frequently sponsored programs on farm topics that were open to the public. Although no comparison can be made between the young people of Chickasaw Co and those of the urban areas of the northeast and west coast, repercussions were felt here. Temperance societies were formed throughout the county and lecturers were brought in to lecture on the evils of strong drink. Both Houston and Okolona had a creamery and a cheese plant and a number of farmers "milked cows". During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the Natchez Trace Game Area in Chickasaw. In Okolona, the Federal names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list should not be a difficult research task, but Before their voting rights could be restored, men who had served in the Confederate army or had held any official position in the government of the Confederacy were required to take an oath of loyalty to the United States. The county has many acres of timber land, consisting mainly of pine trees, a large dairy, beef farms, hog farms and poultry houses. the "colored" population had increased about 11% to 10,069. Mississippi; Chickasaw County; Chickasaw County Real Estate Facts. Bonds floated to repay county indebtedness did not find buyers. Two volumes that were overlooked when the records were loaded from the Learn more. necessities. 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. In 1904, the spur was completed linking Houston with the M & O Railroad which had been rebuilt. These programs were designed to raise the price of cotton and other farm products by lowering the amount of production. ancestor was one of the larger slaveholders in the County. That year corn sold as low as 15 cents a bushel. mail. In 1850, the Okolona Female College opened its doors and continued operation through the war. family. The leading citizens of Houston made several attempts to get a railroad through the town, but were unsuccessful until 1905. Okolona was located on the county's only railroad and became the county's largest town. The Chickasaw Nation is a productive corn country. In addition, the freed blacks usually possessed nothing of material value. While traveling through Chickasaw Co, Smith was opposed by Confederate Generals N. B. Forrest and Chalmers. the Viet Nam War was nine. The new town of Houston was well supplied with professional men; having thirteen doctors and twenty-three lawyers in 1860. Early newspapers included "The Houston State Advocate", the first county paper. Before this time, most of the children attended private schools located in the county communities. The "Chickasaw Banner" a Whig paper was published by D. H. Lindsay and F. L. Denison. If an item could not be produced on the farm, it simply was not had. There was great rejoicing when news of the victory in Europe was announced and V-J Day was an even more joyous occasion. In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free The formal boundaries for the City of Houston encompass a land area of 7.38 sq. Soon the stage coaches replaced the horse and rider as the carrier of the All were shown as in Division 1, except the two holders on Where did the Chickasaw County freed slaves go if they did not stay in the County? The death toll for Chickasaw Co during Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society. Newspaper stories strongly opposed and the state of MS never In the fall, a farmer might sell his crop at the same place where he bought his supplies. Reprints of this book and Vol II may still be available. For the purpose of dying cloth and to use as medicine, bark, berries and other substances were gathered. The brother of General N. B. Forrest, Colonel Jeffrey Forrest, maintained contact with the large force of northern troops as they moved to the south. The Union forces were destroying vast stores of grain which had been stored along the railroad as they went. http://www.heritagequest.com/ . Martin renamed the paper "The Southern It should be noted however, that in comparing census data for Homes, farms and businesses that had been destroyed or damaged had been rebuilt or renovated. 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. Since the turn of the century, Chickasaw Co farmers had increasingly turned away from cotton as a single money making crop and had been more diversified in their operations. Chickasaws two county seats are Okolona and Houston, the latter named for the distinguished leader of the Texas war of independence, Gen. Sam Houston. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material The French and British also occupied Chickasaw lands during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. When Grierson left the Kilgore plantation, he sent a detachment under the command of Colonel Hatch to destroy the railroad. The boundaries of five counties link with Chickasaw Co. the number of former slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely and from region to region. As late as the 1880s, blacks were serving in the state legislature; but passage of laws favoring white supremacy, along with economic pressure, eroded their participation in the electoral process. COUNTY: COUNTY: Adams; Leflore; Alcorn; Lincoln; Amite; Lowndes; Attala; Madison; Benton; Marion; Bolivar; Marshall; Calhoun; Monroe; Carroll; Montgomery; Soldiers intercepted a wagon loaded with the county record books at a point on the Starkville Road, a short distance from the Houston Cemetery. Two dominant parties in the county were the Democrat and Whig, the Democrat holding the majority. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding Colonel Grierson and his Second Iowa Regiment camped overnight in Chickasaw Co at Dr. Benjamin Kilgore's plantation. There are 80,000 acres of farm land in Chickasaw County, growing soybeans, corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, forage crops and truck patches. Radicals led by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Thaddeus Stevens gained control of the Republican party and the Presumably some men from Chickasaw Co served in the Spanish-American War in 1896, but no casualties are listed and no records of Chickasaw County's participation are available. Ironically, the Trail of Tears was their ultimate reward. 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. The first of these private schools was established in Houston around 1842 by Aaron Turman. Houston was incorporated on May 9, 1837 and its first post office was established Dec 5, 1837 and the Postmaster This expedition originated on the Atlantic coast of FL and moved across the southeastern part of what is now the United States and crossed the Tomspanbee River near present day Aberdeen. During the 1840s, the rich prairie lands had been settled and improved and the plantation system was well established. These schools offered a wide variety of subjects including the sciences, philosophy, Greek and Latin. T. Z. Carothers, a graduate of Princeton, C. P. Ray and A. J. Jamison were closely identified with this school. Rev. 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 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. Cotton was the main crop; but corn was grown as food for both man and beast. The average Senior Manager Business Growth and Development salary in Houlka, Mississippi is $145,830 as of December 27, 2022, but the salary range typically falls between $130,130 and $163,920. These counties are: Pontotoc, Lee, Montgomery, Clay, Webster, and Calhoun. Fifteen companies of Infantry and Calvary, a total of 1,875 men, were furnished the Confederacy by the county. In the 1940s, dairying grew in importance. Another newspaper, "The Houston Petrel" was established by B. F. Owen in 1857. But as time passed and the situation worsened, relief of the; destitute became an impossible task. These farms tended to be smaller than average for the state, while the countys percentage of farms run by sharecroppers (36 percent) was higher than average. Within two years, an agent was sent to the county. can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number 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 In Dec 1864, a final effort against the railroad pitted the troops of General Grierson against Confederate General Gholson at the Battle of Egypt. 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