Wier, Ellen Lipscomb, 1838-1866; Wier family; Child rearing; Civil war; United States; Wier, Thomas Coke, 1827-1920; Columbus (Miss.); Hospitals; Nursing; Columbus (Miss.); Enterprise (Miss.); Perryman, Bryant M.; Brunson, Allan A.; Marsh, Edward
Letter, Sister (probably Mary Elizabeth Wier), from Enterprise, Mississippi to Ellen Lipscomb Wier. She tells of the births and the health of the Wier children and adults, of their current locations and of the activities of their friends. She...
Okolona (Miss.); Young women; Courtship; Civil war; United States; Social history
Letter from Georgetta Potts to Mattie Morrow, mostly regarding news about mutual friends. She writes that she has a new 'sweetheart,' an intelligent and wealthy Spaniard. She mentions that Lucie Hampton is dying of consumption and that Frank W. is...
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Religion; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, quoting scripture to encourage her to stay cheerful. He writes about church matters, tells her that he went to a funeral for William Lunceford's wife, and expresses sympathy...
4-H clubs; Humphreys County (Miss.); 4-H Club Congress (Miss.);Mississippi State University (Starkville, Miss.); McCain Hall (Mississippi State University); Sculpture
Humphreys County (Miss.) 4-H club members in front of McCain Hall, Mississippi State University: '1. Mary Alice Aust; 2. Frances Knight; 3. Ruth McCauley; 4. Evelyn Carter; 5. Ruby Linebarger; 6. Ethel Breeland; 7. Leana Minchew; 8. Billie F....
Wills.; Williams family.; General stores--Mississippi.
Letter to Mims Williams from his mother, Virginia Williams, regarding the will of Billie Douglass. Written on a letterhead for Cammie Williams' General Merchandise and cotton business.
Okolona (Miss.); Tupelo (Miss.); West Point (Miss.); Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877; Roddey, Philip Dale, 1826-1897; Duff, William Lewis, 1841-1909; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, 8th; Fort Pillow (Tenn.);...
Letter from Mattie Morrow in West Point, Mississippi, to Billie and Jimmie, asking about family and mutual friends and referring to the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, June, 1864. She mentions Generals Forrest and Roddey, Colonel William Duff of the...
4-H clubs; Mississippi State University. Cooperative Extension Service;Mississippi State University (Starkville, Miss.)
Pike County 4-H club members in front of the Agricultural Extension Service building. Some names include: Billie J. Brewer, Louise Wilson, Ouida Lawrence, Bobbie Sue Raborn, Mary Ellis Raborn, Mary Katherine Nettles, Dorothy Marie Price, Rich...
