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Jessie Campbell (Mrs. W.L.) George Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-65

Scope and Contents

Tax receipt from Lincoln County, Mississippi, 1893, 1900. Warranty Deed, 1900. Document signed by Governor Longino, 1902. War ration stamps, 1945.

Dates

  • 1893 - 1903
  • 1945

Biographical Note

Jessie Campbell George daughter of Susie and Charles H. Campbell, was born in Norfield, Lincoln County, Mississippi in 1909. Her father was a butcher, and town marshall for Norfield, MS. She married Winson Lee George in 1941, and they had two children: Winson Lee George Jr. (died in infancy, 1943) and Winson Lee George (1946-1993). She died in Jackson, MS in 1990.

Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49024006; U.S. Census 1910-1940.

Extent

.08 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Jessie Campbell (Mrs. W.L.) George Collection
Author
Updated by Donisha Smiley 2018, Revised remotely by Jennifer McGillan, May 2020
Date
2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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