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. http://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/chickasaw-county/, Written by Mississippi Encyclopedia Staff. of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and they would have been counted as a separate Hogs were Mississippi, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. Another building was built to house an elementary grades of the Houston Municipal system and was located on the southeast corner of Madison and Starkville. The Klan was originally begun as a means of restoring order, but soon evolved into a political toolterrorizing blacks in an attempt to prevent their votes. 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. these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their Discover 595 listings of Mississippi land for sale over 20 acres. 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. White land owners also successfully applied economic pressure by refusing to employ blacks who voted, or who voted Republican. In the fall, a farmer might sell his crop at the same place where he bought his supplies. 1930s; the last few years as a private venture. Denominations represented in Okolona during this period were Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Cumberland Presbyterian and Roman Catholic. Based on recent LandWatch data, Chickasaw County ranks 68th among the 82 counties in the state for A brick building was built where the present day Okolona Elementary School is located and continued operation through the early part of the twentieth century. Between 1860 and 1870, the Mississippi colored population only increased by Although most of the Klan activity in Chickasaw Co was directed towards the blacks, sometimes whites were also targeted. With the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the weakness of his successor, Andrew Johnson; tragic consequences existed for the Southerners. Smaller but still significant numbers of congregants attended the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Presbyterian Church. Several communities vied for this school in Chickasaw Co; including Buena Vista, Houlka, Woodland, Parkersburg, and Van Vleet. was Henry R. Carter. Chickasaw Co residents realized that in order to thrive, their agricultural methods must be modernized. In the early 1900s, automobiles were a familiar site in the county. Slaves were time. The French and British also occupied Chickasaw lands during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A more enduring business was established by Charles Dibrell and this establishment was still active in 1860. Wallace A. to below nine cents a pound. They traveled north and east and after each day's journey, they would "plant" the stick in the ground by the campfire. Very few people It should be noted however, that in comparing census data for Later, during the Creek War, the Chickasaws refused to join with the other southeastern tribes. Others soon joined them. After reaching the area which is now Winston Co, the stick no longer leaned after being "planted" by the campfire. Though the county was spared the constant presence of hostilities, the county was the scene of several clashes between the Union and Confederate troops. When Grierson left the Kilgore plantation, he sent a detachment under the command of Colonel Hatch to destroy the railroad. It was then suggested that The four raids caused only moderate casualties on both sides; but the county and the Confederacy suffered heavy losses of supplies. In Chickasaw Co, political parties were operating through clubs. African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making the link to finding that The Chickasaw, a numerically small tribe, were assigned 2,422,400 acres (9,803 km 2) of land by using that formula. By the end of the decade, Houston and Okolona boasted of paved streets in the downtown areas and all main roads in the county Its fertile valleys have for years yielded astonishing crops. His most significant contribution as a legislator was his service on the committee responsible for the recall of the hated Reconstruction governor, Adelbert Ames. Two volumes that were overlooked when the records were loaded from the In 1915, the United States Congress passed the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. called and Chickasaw Co proceeded to elect officials. If an item could not be produced on the farm, it simply was not had. Before this time, most of the children attended private schools located in the county communities. 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. In Sept 1930, the rains finally came but were too late. Palmyra Plantation: Quitman, Turner Poplar Grove Propinquity Plantation Providence Plantation: Veazie River Place (near Ellis Cliffs): Wolcot River Place (near Natchez Island): 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 taxes be raised. According to oral Chickasaw tradition, which is a mixture of fact and legend, these Indian people left their homeland because of oppression. In the 1920s, business was good. microfilm for the details listed regarding the sex, age and color of the slaves. His army was defeated and D'Artagnette was burned at the stake. The MS Senate passed a bill calling for a three percent sales tax and abolished ad Land for Sale. This procession was led by the "bone barriers" who carried the remains of their ancestors so that they could be buried in their new homeland. This information may be used by libraries, genealogical societies, and other researchers. Simon Myers and James Simonton also had an early mercantile firm. 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. handwriting interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the census 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. Martin later built another church about three miles of Houston. Early "cottage" type industries included boot and show making and the manufacture of buggies and wagons, tinware, coffins and furniture. 7,338 whites, 1 "free colored" and 9,087 slaves. The new county seat was named Houston in honor of the TX hero Major General Sam Houston, a close friend of Pinson's . 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 primary coordinate point for Houston is located at latitude 33.8984 and longitude -88.9992 in Chickasaw County . 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. Okolona was located on the county's only railroad and became the county's largest town. A cultural revolution was taking place across the entire nation. of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names. Following the holder list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders with information on The first white men to come to the area were Spaniards led by Hernando de Soto. When Jefferson Davis The government declared the remainder as surplus and disposed of the 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. ratified the amendment. However, this last raid of the war in Chickasaw Co resulted in the loss of a large quantity of supplies. In 1853, the Democrats split in earnest at their state convention. Limited number of street lights in each community were burned at one time and local users were strongly urged to practice conversation in their electrical use in businesses and homes. In Okolona, the Federal Another twenty years passed and another Frenchman, Vandruil, attempted to crush the Chickasaw nation. These people emigrated to what is now the state of MS by following a magical stick and a white dog. Under the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the Indians were finally driven from Chickasaw Co. Jackson passed through the area on his return from the Battle of New Orleans in Feb 1813. the Concord Academy was founded by G. S. Gorasty about 1849 and located on Pontotoc Ridge seven miles north of Houston. 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". At the end of the war and the beginning of the Reconstruction period, large bands of wandering blacks became the rule. West of the town of West Point, General N. B. Forrest's troops fired on some scouts from Smith's command. The rest of the slaves in the County were When French LA was taken over by Spain, the Spanish efforts to stir up trouble with the Chickasaws was resisted. Family Research Association of Mississippi, PO Box 13334, Jackson, MS 39236-3334. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Chickasaw County population included Census data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Please do not use GIF. The boundaries of five counties link with Chickasaw Co. Items such as Coca Cola and cigarettes were also hard to get; but there were few complaints. Other county officers were selected on May 6 & 7, 1836. Only about 29 percent of farmers owned their own land. Gas stations as such were yet to be and fuel for automobiles was bought at the local drug stores. war effort by adopting a number of techniques to increase their production. Superintendent of Houston High School, L. B. Reid, was instrumental in securing the state's first Carnegie Library in 1909. Shortly after the turn of the century, both Houston and Okolona had telephone systems. Candyland was a plantation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi owned by Calvin Candie, the main antagonist of Django Unchained. The "Houston Male Academy" was established in 1844. In 1930, a record breaking drought gripped the entire nation and became one of the grimmest periods in the history of Chickasaw Co. 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. The hacks and carriages were available in Houston and Okolona to take travelers to other areas. Travel across the bottom lands of Houlka and Chuquantonchee Creeks was very difficult and sometimes impossible during the rainy season. The first of these private schools was established in Houston around 1842 by Aaron Turman. In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free On the federal level the Congress established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Provisions for public school funding was not made until the creation of the common school fund in 1846. 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 Those who have found a free ancestor on the 1860 Chickasaw County, Mississippi census can check this list to learn if their The prayer service was held later in the day at a more convenient time. All have played their part in the existence of Chickasaw Co. A county welfare program By the latter part of the 17th century, much of what is now Chickasaw Co was in the hands of the French. enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. Before The leading citizens of Houston made several attempts to get a railroad through the town, but were unsuccessful until 1905. Dr. Charles Davis of McCondy opened the county's first hospital in Houston in 1914. 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. Whether or not the ancestor is found to have been a slaveholder, a viewing of the slave census will provide an informed Anti-slavery agitation in the north Chickasaw Co voters, in both parties, began to grow around the late 1840s. for land intensified. 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. There were some questions as to whether this would help the situation, but the merchants were eager to get on the band wagon. 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 the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm Lowndes and Warren Counties in Mississippi saw increases of 6,000 and 8,000, but no other Mississippi Other county banks managed to hold firm. 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. These two men were of one mind, casting their votes in favor of 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 Vestiges of the 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. In 1870, a brick building to house this school was built. 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. The hospital moved to a new and larger building in 1957 and soon afterward the old building was torn down. Stay up to date with Chickasaw Country. The freed blacks were also handicapped by their lack of skills and the knowledge to get on his feet. Learn more. PLANTATION NAMES. 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. Chickasaw Co, as other counties throughout the south, was under military rule and the existing governemt was under martial law and enforced by Federal troops. mail. As a whole, the plantation system in the county was gone. 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. and Counties, return to Home and Links Page. without a stamped number. Northern VA. Chickasaw Co men served in every theater of the war and hardly a significant battle was fought in which Chickasaw Co soldiers were not a part. 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. Cotton was the main crop; but corn was grown as food for both man and beast. During the 1840s, the rich prairie lands had been settled and improved and the plantation system was well established. miles. checked also. Linking This group of people have been a varied group of many races and creeds who have given their allegiance to five flags.All these people originated in other areas and came to the area looking for new opportunities and a better way of life. This transcription includes 56 slaveholders who held 40 or more slaves That year corn sold as low as 15 cents a bushel. 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 7%. The first attempt in Dec 1862 was largely unopposed. In 1905 the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad came to Houston. Battle founded Okolona College, a black institution in 1902. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material It was owned and run by a Mr. Lancaster who later sold it to Thomas N. Martin. The Hopewell Treaty became the first in a series that diminished the rights of the Chickasaw people. Again Smith's troops broke and the Federal troops retreated to TN. The term "County" is used to describe Needy people were able to work were given "construction jobs" and others received direct relief. Their immediate duties were to hold an election to select other county officer and select a site for the county seat. Page 18 of 32. To conserve electricity, "brown-outs" were a regular practice. force, Smith retreated toward Okolona where he made a stand. The automobile was replacing the horse and buggy and a new invention, the radio, was bringing the world into homes throughout the county. 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. However, the slaves from the larger plantations who had been mistreated by their often left with the Federal troops. They proposed to meet and end the Chickasaw "problem" forever. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. The "Okolona Female Academy" was established in 1854 by Jonathon B. T. Smith, an Episcopal clergyman. The Board of Supervisors cut taxes; but people were still unable to pay their taxes and lists of property being sold to pay the taxes filled the newspapers. LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES, SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. This invasion was a part of the campaign against Vicksburg. Professor Hosea B. Abernathy and his wife, Sallie Garrett Abernethy conducted the school. [1] Its county seats are Houston and Okolona. Chickasaw County is located in the northeast area of the state. the County and the first census page on which they were listed. In Chickasaw Co, patriotism In 1850, the Okolona Female College opened its doors and continued operation through the war. leaving from Houston were all volunteers and was made up of individuals from all parts of the county. We are always in need of more information. General Chalmers stopped Smith at the Houlka bottom north of Houston Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. Several stores and a post office were built and the little town thrived. A constitution was eventually written and a state government was formed with blacks filling most of the offices. In 1859, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad came through the county passing through Okolona and Egypt. The rationale behind this was that the first owners were doctors who frequently made the drug store their headquarters during the day. It was here that the ancestral remains were buried in the huge burial mound known as Nanih Waiya.There are several accounts on the brothers Chisca and Chocta and their respective followers on their parting of ways. Because of the poor quality and short terms of the public schools; most of the youth who had a desire to attend a college or university found it almost a necessity to attend a private school or academy. dark eyes and moved with a superior and independent air. 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