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William L. Sharkey (1798–1873), 25th Governor of Mississippi and Mississippi Supreme Court justice 3,336: 435.3 sq mi (1,127 km 2) Simpson County: 127: Mendenhall: SI: 1824: Formed from Copiah County: Josiah Simpson, Mississippi Territory judge and delegate to the 1817 Mississippi Constitutional Convention [25] 25,715: 590.5 sq mi (1,529 km 2 ...
He later was elected to other county positions, including tax collector and supervisor of education, while he also edited a local newspaper. He became sergeant-at-arms for the Mississippi State Senate in 1870. [4] In February 1874, Bruce was elected to the U.S. Senate, the second African American to serve in the upper house of Congress.
Tallahatchie County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi.At the 2020 census, the population was 12,715. [1] Its county seats are Charleston and Sumner. [2]Tallahatchie County is located in the Mississippi Delta region, divided by the Tallahatchie River which runs from north to south through the county before joining what becomes the Yazoo River in LeFlore County.
The original county seat, Old Tillatoba, was discovered to have a defective land title, so the seat was removed to Charleston in 1837. [3] The Charleston Female school, established in 1852, flourished for several years. The Tallahatchie Herald, a Democratic weekly newspaper, was established in 1892. In 1901, the Charleston Bank was established.
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi * Template:Tallahatchie County, Mississippi; T. USS Tallahatchie County; Emmett Till This page was last edited on 25 August 2023 ...
Sumner is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 407 at the 2000 census. Sumner is one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County. It is located on the west side of the county and the Tallahatchie River, which runs through the county north–south. The other county seat is Charleston, located east of the river ...
Villages in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (1 P) This page was last edited on 6 October 2011, at 00:26 (UTC). Text ...
Paynes is an unincorporated community located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Paynes is approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Cascilla and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Charleston on Mississippi Highway 35. Paynes Baptist Church located along Mississippi Highway 35