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People from Eupora, Mississippi (7 P) M. ... Pages in category "People from Webster County, Mississippi" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Pages in category "People from Eupora, Mississippi" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Asya Branch (born 1998), Miss Mississippi 2018, Miss Mississippi USA 2019, and Miss USA 2020 ; Jenna Edwards (born 1981), former Miss Florida and Miss Florida USA ; Ruth Ford (1911–2009), model ; Taryn Foshee (born 1985), Miss Mississippi 2006 ; Tess Holliday (born 1985), first plus-size model
Eupora was established in 1889 by European Americans on a spur track of the Georgia Pacific Railway. While there had been agricultural development prior to this in the county, the railroad stimulated trade and businesses. Today this is the largest city in the county. Near here was a site in 1770 of armed conflict among some Native American tribes.
Fred Tom Mitchell (July 4, 1891 – December 5, 1953) [citation needed] was the President of the Mississippi State College (now Mississippi State University) from 1945 to 1953. [1] He was an alumnus of Mississippi State University .
Amanda Belle Elzy (died 2004) was a pioneering African-American educator. [1] She graduated from Rust High School in 1929 and from Rust College in 1934. [1] She worked as Supervisor of Negro Schools in Leflore County, Mississippi, then became the first black assistant superintendent in the county, and was one of the founders of Mississippi Valley State University in the 1940s.
Robert Gleed (1836–1916), Mississippi State Senator [4] [8] Richard D. Littlejohn (1855–1903), publisher and businessman [8] Simon Mitchell, justice of the peace during the Reconstruction era [8] William Isaac Mitchell (1855–1916), educator, first Black principal of Union Academy school, and president of the “Penny-Savings Bank” [9]
Mitchell Robinson: 1940–1944 1948–1960 Hinds, Warren Democratic 1894–? Robin Robinson: 2024– Forrest, Greene, Jones, Wayne Republican 1956– Buddy Rogers: 1964–1972 Covington, Jasper, Smith Democratic 1934– Fred M. Rogers: 1967–1976 Kemper, Lauderdale Democratic 1916–1996 [116] W. D. Rogers: 1878–1882 Calhoun, Yalobusha W. F ...