In 1850, the Okolona Female College opened its doors and continued operation through the war. the Union forces inflicted little permanent damage. Plantation names were not shown on the census. Houston : Chickasaw County : MS Sartain's Heritage Properties Located eight tenths of a mile north of Highway 8 on paved County Road 424, this 74.44 acres offers 30 acres of When Grierson left the Kilgore plantation, he sent a detachment under the command of Colonel Hatch to destroy the railroad. These re-drawn boundaries are those of present day Chickasaw Co. Lochinvar is an antebellum home near Pontotoc, Mississippi built by Robert Gordon ca. Based on recent LandWatch data, Chickasaw County ranks 68th among the 82 counties in the state for In 1907 bids were let for the construction of a new courthouse in Houston. Historians of the period tell that the original Chickasaw Indians were tall, well built people with reddish brown skin, raven black hair, large [2] The county is named for the Chickasaw people, who lived in this area for hundreds of years. The Chickasaw Indians became known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes. miles. In Sept 1930, the rains finally came but were too late. SET UP TO SHARE OLD PICTURES. During the latter part of the 19th century, rebuilding began for Chickasaw Co. 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. It was owned and run by a Mr. Lancaster who later sold it to Thomas N. Martin. the first mercantile firm was founded by W. L. Dogan; but he moved the business to However, the streets of both towns became a "sea of mud" during the rainy seasons and "miniature dust bowls" during the dry seasons. of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. The slaves on the smaller farms, who were likely to have worked with the master and his sons, remained faithful to their This invasion was a part of the campaign against Vicksburg. Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. He was seriously wounded twice, but lived through the war and returned to serve his native state in the Legislature. some went. Again Smith's troops broke and the Federal troops retreated to TN. As one of the few practical actions of the Reconstruction period, this move established Chickasaw Co as one of the few counties in the nation with two county During the 1840s, the rich prairie lands had been settled and improved and the plantation system was well established. In the 1920s, business was good. Please do not use GIF. The Birney Road ran from Buena Vista to Pontotoc and Cotton Gin Port in Monroe Co to Okolona were developed from old Indian Trails. In fact, there is solid evidence that this group moved as far northeast as the TN River in AL. 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. The Chickasaw Indians practiced a monotheistic religion and worshiped their god, Ababinili, atop ceremonial mounds. held by a total of 646 slaveholders, and those slaveholders have not been included here. 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. Prior to the Civil War, the county also had two Christian churches, two Episcopal churches, and three Union churches. More profound changes occurred in the county during the first twenty years of the twentieth century. The boundaries of five counties link with Chickasaw Co. The state legislature passed a law authorizing an agricultural high school in each county in 1908. A very large percentage of the white population were slave One is that they had a disagreement. One of the projects constructed by the young Racially related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in The Chickasaw Indians were hospitable and the Spaniards spent the winter of 1540-51 at Chicaca. Its fertile valleys have for years yielded astonishing crops. Reprints of this book and Vol II may still be available. 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. numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same surname. 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 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." Professor Hosea B. Abernathy and his wife, Sallie Garrett Abernethy conducted the school. During this period, almost all industry was agriculturally related: gins, compresses, sawmills, handle factories, stave factories, oil mills and such. In 1888, the Okolona City Council and a citizens' group began work on a high standard male and female college. In Chickasaw Co, political parties were operating through clubs. One of the first roads constructed in the new county was between Houston and Hopewell; Hopewell now being an extinct town located in the County and the first census page on which they were listed. it is beyond the scope of this transcription. seats. Orleans County in Louisiana saw an Also in operation at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century was the Buena Vista Normal College, chartered in 1885. Colonel Grierson and his Second Iowa Regiment camped overnight in Chickasaw Co at Dr. Benjamin Kilgore's plantation. With the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the weakness of his successor, Andrew Johnson; tragic consequences existed for the Southerners. Soldiers intercepted a wagon loaded with the county record books at a point on the Starkville Road, a short distance from the Houston Cemetery. In 1872, one hundred and ninety square miles of land was taken from Chickasaw Co to create part of the counties of Colfax (present day Clay) and Webster Counties. leaving from Houston were all volunteers and was made up of individuals from all parts of the county. taxes be raised. Land for Sale. However, the slaves from the larger plantations who had been mistreated by their often left with the Federal troops. You are the visitor to this page. The term "County" is used to describe With most of the county's able bodied men gone in the war, the day to day responsibilities fell to the old men, women, children and slaves. According to local tradition, he camped near the present day One was at the Augusta Council in 1763; the other at the Mobile Council in 1765 in Mobile. slaveholder. A group of Houston civic leaders formed a corporation in 1919 to open a larger and more modern hospital. All officials that had been elected under the Johnson plan were removed and the county returned to military The actual number of slaveholders may be slightly can be viewed to find out whether the ancestor was a holder of a fewer number of slaves or not a slaveholder at all. Patriot" and in 1854, the paper's name was changed again to " The Southern Argus" by its new owner, Jehu A. Orr. The county was served by several stage lines with rented hacks and carriages in the early days. African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making the link to finding that On Feb 9, 1986 Chickasaw Co celebrated her 159th anniversary. Census data on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage The first of these private schools was established in Houston around 1842 by Aaron Turman. Family Research Association of Mississippi, PO Box 13334, Jackson, MS 39236-3334. The line was extended to Calhoun City and operated into the http://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/chickasaw-county/, Written by Mississippi Encyclopedia Staff. Candyland was a plantation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi owned by Calvin Candie, the main antagonist of Django Unchained. Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). In Chickasaw Co the economic picture was drastically changed. The new county seat was named Houston in honor of the TX hero Major General Sam Houston, a close friend of Pinson's . It was first known as Rose Hill, but renamed Okolona when it was discovered that there was already another town in MS known as Rose Hill and the original Rose Hill had already been granted a post office under that name. communities. Estimates of The county has many acres of timber land, consisting mainly of pine trees, a large dairy, beef farms, hog farms and poultry houses. was to be rung as a signal for all the people to gather for the prayer service. These counties are: Pontotoc, Lee, Montgomery, Clay, Webster, and 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. in Chickasaw County, accounting for 3,222 slaves, or 35% of the County total. population was decimated by the war. 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. The countys industrial workforce also remained relatively small, with manufacturing firms employing just seventy-eight people. Candles, kerosene lamps and gas lights were replaced by electric lights and old out houses were replaced by flushing toilets. 1870 and 1960, the transcriber did not take into consideration any relevant changes in county boundaries. The page numbers used are the rubber stamped numbers in the upper In 1859, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad came through the county passing through Okolona and Egypt. 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. time. During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the Natchez Trace Game Area in Chickasaw. Okolona soon became an important Before this time, most of the children attended private schools located in the county communities. enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. All of these newspapers were strong Democrat party supporters. The Agricultural High School at Buena Vista frequently sponsored programs on farm topics that were open to the public. Much of its trade had been taken over by West Point and its male 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. 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 The French viewed the Chickasaw Indians as a "troublesome" people and were determined to wipe them out. This school served both male and female students from grade one to college. 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. census. 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. Local Indians were friendly. Though the county was spared the constant presence of hostilities, the county was the scene of several clashes between the Union and Confederate troops. Most were of Anglo-Saxon stock from the eastern seaboard states of VA, the Carolinas, 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,868 farms of 500-999 acres. Some of these towns were: Buena Vista, originally known as Monterey, was established in 1847 on the Houston/Aberdeen Road and was a center of culture and refinement. All rights reserved. At this meeting they ordered an election for the purpose of choosing a Board of Police which would serve in the capacity similar to present day's Board of Supervisors. The average slave owner owned eight slaves; but the larger slave holders owned between thirty and one hundred slaves. They moved on north and east, crossing Chuquatonchee Creek and finally stopped at a Chickasaw town called Chicaca. By 1960 Chickasaw Countys population had dropped below 17,000, and almost two-thirds of residents were white. Houston also had several drug stores. The first attempt in Dec 1862 was largely unopposed. Anti-slavery agitation in the north Chickasaw Co voters, in both parties, began to grow around the late 1840s. 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 Plantation at Coal Creek, Tuttle. owners. 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. The county takes its name from the regions native inhabitants and was formally established on 9 February 1836. A short time later, the Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Okolona also closed. Newspaper stories strongly opposed and the state of MS never In 1856 when the newly formed Republican Around this time, a high moral tone was characteristic of the county history. Though the census schedules speak in terms of "slave owners", the transcriber has chosen to use the Provisions for public school funding was not made until the creation of the common school fund in 1846. Mississippi; Chickasaw County; Chickasaw County Real Estate Facts. James Martin. The first contingent [2] The land on which the home stands was bought by Gordon from a Chickasaw woman, Molly Gunn, daughter of William Colbert and wife of James Gunn. There are 80,000 acres of farm land in Chickasaw County, growing soybeans, corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, forage crops and truck patches. William Raspberry, a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist, grew up in Okolona and graduated from Okolona College High School in 1952. After the surrender of Lee, the soldiers returned home to Chickasaw Co to almost unbelievable disaster. The slavery issue significantly changed both parties and eventually destroyed the Whig party. College". Camp McCoy, WI for additional training before going overseas. owners. The sweet potato industry was begun in the 1930s, but increased greatly during the war years. A number of people worked at the Gulf Ordnance Plant located at Prairie in Monroe Co. 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. 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. The "Houston Male Academy" was established in 1844. Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Houston also had several drug stores. 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. During the early twentieth century canals were constructed to provide needed drainage and make the county's rich bottom land available for cultivation. 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. Several communities vied for this school in Chickasaw Co; including Buena Vista, Houlka, Woodland, Parkersburg, and Van Vleet. right corner of every set of two pages, with the previous stamped number and a "B" being used to designate the pages Those who have found a free ancestor on the 1860 Chickasaw County, Mississippi census can check this list to learn if their Eventually the section from Gibson to Hwy 45 at Aberdeen was paved. However, both of these newspapers were short-lived. The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. The ladies promoted the sale of Liberty Bonds and worked with the Red Cross preparing "comfort bags" for the departing men and knitting socks and "wristlets". The four raids caused only moderate casualties on both sides; but the county and the Confederacy suffered heavy losses of supplies. Mississippi, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. Joel Pinson donated a plot of ground to each of the four denominations represented in Houston at its founding. 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. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding The school was originally founded as the MS Normal High Those selected in this election were: Richard L. 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