Wier, Mary Elizabeth, 1822-1909; Wier family; Civil war; United States; Lauderdale County (Miss.); Childbirth; Children; Parker family; Wier, Robert Stuart, 1829-1864; Confederate States of America.Army. Mississippi Infantry, 14th. Company B...
Letter, Elizabeth Wier from Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to her daughter Mary Elizabeth Wier. She mentions the recent birth of a Parker grandchild, the health and excitement of her daughter Sue Parker, and the activities of other family...
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Barlow, Frank D.--Family. ; Legislators--Mississippi.;farm life--Mississippi.
Frank D. Barlow family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1675 acres on highway 51 three miles south of Crystal Springs in Copiah Co. Frank Barlow is MSU alumnus. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle and Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Genevieve Harris assisted...
Walthall Co, (Miss.) ; Bullock, George Wilson--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George Wilson Bullock family farm; multiple views. Farm of 164 acres located nine miles north of Tylertown, MS. Walthall Co. agent Sam Dyar and Associate Home agent Miss Jane Reese assisted with selection of farm family.
Civil war; United States; Agriculture; Green, Anna, 1804-1886; Moore's Bayou (Quitman Co., Miss.); Tunica County (Miss.)
Letter from Matilda Patterson from Moor's Byue (Moore's Bayou), Tunica County, later Quitman County, Mississippi to her sister Anna Green, relating family and local news, and praising the soldiers fighting in the war. She mentions that son Joseph...
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Railroad travel; Teaching; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867; Chunky (Miss.)
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, agreeing that her teaching in Chunky, Mississippi would not help their situation because of the timing of the trains running between the two towns. He tells her that he has...
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Railroad travel; Steamboats; Theft; Military chaplains; Civil war; United States; Southern Observer; Boardinghouses; Newspapers; Ransom, Lemuel Clark, 1831-1874; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, telling her that he arrived in Mobile and planned to stay in a hotel until he learned that a steamboat was available. He describes the wildlife he saw as they went up the...
Leake Co. (Miss.) ; Edwards, C. D.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
C. D. Edwards family farm; multiple views. Farm of 136 acres located 11 miles northeast of Carthage in the Barnes Community. Leake Co. agent B. H. Dixon and Associate county agent E. L. Locke assisted with selection of farm family.
Armed Services Committee. Defense Spending. Persian Gulf Illness.
1- The House Armed Services passed the FY 1995 Defense Spending bill last week. What did you think of the overall package?; 2- How did Mississippi facilities fare in the defense bill?; 3- This week you introduced a bill to help veterans suffering...
Government Spending. Meridian Fish Hatchery. Military Appropriations.
1- It appears the President and Congressional leaders are going to work together to avoid the scenario of the government running out of money at the end of the fiscal year on September 30, the so called “train wreck.” Are you confident the...
Smith Co. (Miss.) ; Hough, Clifford E.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Clifford E. Hough family farm; multiple views. Farm of 100 acres owned and 75 acres rented about five and a half miles east of Magee, MS, just south of Highway 20. Clifford Hough is MSU Alumnus. Smith Co. Agricultural agent Truitt Bufkin assisted...
Madison Co. (Miss.) ; Jones, W. B. (William B.)--Family. ; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. B. (William B.) Jones family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1176 acres just north of Flora, MS. W. B. Jones is MSU alumnus. Madison Co. agent R. L. Smith and Associate agent C. G. Boone assisted with selection of farm family.
Leake Co. (Miss.) ; McPhail, W. C. (Billy)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. C. (Billy) McPhail family farm; multiple views. Farm of 108 and a half acres located in the Free Trade Community of Leake Co. about 11 miles southeast of Carthage, MS. Leake Co. Agricultural agent B. H. Dixon and Associate county agent Earl...
Scott Co. (Miss.) ; Measells, Wyatt--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Wyatt Measells family farm; multiple views. Farm of 120 acres about a mile north of Forest, MS on Highway 35. Scott Co. Agricultural agent W. R. Cain and Associate county agent Charles Sanders assisted with selection of farm family.
Yazoo Co. (Miss.) ; Nichols, A. N. (Norwood)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
A. Norwood Nichols family farm; multiple views. Farm of 2800 acres owned and 1600 acres rented in the Benton community. Yazoo Co. agent Pat McGowan assisted with selection of farm family.
