Mississippi--Genealogy

Scope and Content Transcription of diary (1886-1889) of John Parrott (1845-1920) by Eloise Taylor of Sledge, Mississippi concerns his logging and daily activities around his camp, Mosquitoville, Mastodon Panola County, Mississippi. Also included are 4 digital files comprising Mary Evelyn’s research concerning Parrott and his family, and versions of her manuscript "Logging Out the Delta: From Mosquitoville to the Sardis & Delta Railroad" (University of Mississippi Press, 2015) and "Mr. Carrier's Line:...

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This collection includes World War I correspondence, photographs, 1900’s postcards from Mississippi and Arkansas, and certificates and event programs. These items document the marriage and life Sarah Holder Stewart and her second husband, Dr. Nolan Stewart, an Army physician who conducted clandestine activities, and whose posts included a base hospital in Arkansas. The collection also includes letters from Sarah Stewart’s son, A.B. Holder, Jr., who served in the Army during World War I.

Scope and Content Farm and estate records of the Wallace family of Noxubee and Winston Counties, Mississippi include a journal which was kept by Isaiah Wallace in the 1830s. The balance of the collection includes account statements, promissory notes and other financial records, and modern history writings. In addition, an 1859 agreement mentions slave Harriet and an 1861 promissory note documents the hire of slave Barthuney. A cased tintype and photographic copy of same depicts James R. Wallace in April 1862...