Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy and History

 

Pamela J. Gibbs County Coordinator

Everette Carr - State Coordinator     Bill White - Assistant State Coordinator


WPA History of Lamar County, Mississippi

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION: FORMATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY



FORMATION OF LAMAR COUNTY

Organization
Shape, Size and Boundaries
County Seat
Cyclone
Early Settlements
Prominent Pioneers
Historical Names
Unusual Names

 

TOPOGRAPHY

Elevation
Watersheds
Lakes, Marshes, and Bayous
Springs, Wells, and Mineral Waters
Minerals
Oil and Gas
Soils

FORESTS, FLORA AND FAUNA

Wild Flowers
Fruit Orchards in Lamar County
Vickers Plant Farm
Lamar Soil Ideal for Tung Oil Trees
Forest Reserves
Forest Trees and Forest Types
Economic Value of Forests


MEN WHO OWNED SAWMILLS

OUTLAW DAYS

Saloon Days
Two Die in Train Wreck
W. C. Walters
Lumberton Store Burglarized
Lamar Deputy The Victim
The Copeland Clan
White Caps and Bull Doozers, or Will Purvis
The Barney Lewis Train Robbery
Sullivan and Kilrain Fight
Boss Weatherford

INDIANS
LARGE AND HISTORICAL TREES
RACES AND NATIONALITIES OF THE COUNTY
LAMAR COUNTY NEGROES: WHAT THEY HAVE DONE

Tom Sharp
Industrially
Educationally
Fine Arts
Poem

COLORED SCHOOLS IN LAMAR COUNTY

Present Day Schools
Former Schools

COLORED TEACHERS 1904 TO 1935

LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOLS

Small Schools Before Consolidation
Schools Now Standing After Consolidation
Public School Systems
Later Development of Lamar Schools
Names and Locations of Schools In Lamar County
Colored Schools
Private Schools

CHURCH HISTORY

Statistics
Pioneer Churches
Modern Churches
Church Activities
Noted Ministers
Negro Churches
Colored Churches in Sumrall
Pioneer Churches

THE CIVIL WAR

Names of Fighting Units from Lamar County
Names of Enlisted Men from Lamar County
Letters From The War
Interviews
Stories of Raids
Home Conditions


SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

Men In The 155th Regiment

 Names of Enlisted Men From Lamar County
THE WORLD WAR

At Home During The War
Men Who Took Part In Battles
Army Units From Lamar County
Names of Enlisted Men
Letters
Interviews

HE FOUGHT IN FOUR WARS

 

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