J.T. McKinnon Lumber Company Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS-485

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The J. T. McKinnon Lumber Company records concern the operation of a small lumber company, which operated primarily in Clarke, Jasper, and Jones Counties, Mississippi, from 1900 to 1940. The collection includes deeds for lumber and land sales, receipts, contracts, correspondence with other loggers, and land survey sketches.

Dates

1900 - 1940

Creator

J.T. McKinnon Lumber Company (Pachuta, Miss.) (Organization)

Access Restrictions

Open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian for Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical Information

John Thomas McKinnon (1863-1947) married Martha Easterling (1872-1942) in 1895. McKinnon owned and operated the J. T. McKinnon Lumber Company, which was based in Clarke County, Mississippi. The company produced dressed flooring, ceiling, finishing, and car and bridge timbers. The McKinnons had five children: Frederick Albertson McKinnon (1895-1962), John Kenneth McKinnon (1897-1963), Mary Almeda McKinnon Barnes (1898-1956), Louise McKinnon (b.1903), and Mattie Laura McKinnon Allerton (1906-1994).

Extent

0.33 Cubic Feet (: 1 ms. box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Series 1. Deeds, title abstracts, 1900-1940.-Box 1 Series 2. Contracts, survey notes, 1916-1932 and undated.-Box 1 Series 3. Tax receipts, accounts, financial records, 1916-1938.-Box 1 Series 4. Correspondence, 1915-1936.-Box 1