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"History of Mississippi-Marion County", by Lowry, Robert and McCardle, William H., A History of Mississippi, from the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville to the Death of Jefferson Davis [1541-1889]. Jackson, Miss.: R. H. Henry & Co., 1891. Pages 531-533. Submitted by Denise Wells
 
 
 
Marion County was named in honor of General Francis Marion of South Carolina; the county was established on December 9, 1811.  The county seat is Columbia and for a number of years was the only town in the county. During the time this book was written there were three additions to the county:  Purvis, Piotona and Richburg; which are located on the North-Eastern Railroad.  Any town that was fortunate enough to be located with or near a railroad would grow rather rapidly per jobs and new opportunities.
Also at the time of the writing of this book, it is said that there were 21 miles of railway in Marion County.  There are also nine gins and mills in the county, as well.  The main waterways in the county are:  Blace Creek, Silver Creek, Ten-Mile Creek, Lower Little River, Upper Little River and Pearl River.
There was an increase in voting since the last 10 years to no less than 83% for Marion County. Unfortunately, there is no record of the number of acres that was cleared from the county Jackson for the value per acre.
Stovall Springs, about three miles north of Columbia, was known as a "watering place" in Southern Mississippi.  There was a large hotel at the Springs that was managed by William Stovall.  Before the railroads were built through the southern part of the state, the "wealthy and fashionable people" could be seen there.
The Census Report for Marion County in 1890 was:  Whites - 6,478; Colored - 3,054; and Total Population - 9,532
Some early settlers to Marion County were:
  • Stephen Foxworth, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1817
  • Dugland McLaughlin, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1817 & delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1832, held in Jackson, MS
  • Willam M. Rankin, Representative to Legislature (1831)
  • Ebenezer Ford, father of General Thomas S. Ford & Dr. Theodore B. Ford
  • Gen. Thomas S. Ford, Representative to Legislature (1872 - 1873); one of the most prominent lawyers in Southern Mississippi, served an unexpired term as Attorney General of the State and member of the Constitutional Convention of 1890 from the State at large
  • Dr. Theodore B. Ford, Senator (1888 - 1890 ) and Representative (1878 - 1880) to Legislature
  • Fleet Magee, Representative to Legislature (1836)
  • Francis B. Lenoir, Representative to Legislature (1820 - 1821)
  • Abraham Ard, Representative to Legislature (1823)
  • Merry Bracey, Representative to Legislature (1825 - 1826)
  • Charles Stovall, Representative to Legislature (1822)
  • Benjamin Hammond
  • Rodolphus Willoughby
  • John Cooper
  • William M. Newsom, IV
  • John W. Fortenberry
  • Jesse Gelup Faulk
  • Lucy Nance
  • Doritha Holmes
  • Bethany Cordelia MaGee
  • Solomon Lott
  • Hope H. Lenoir
  • Sampson Pope
  • Richardson Pope
  • Jacky Magee
  • John H. Webb
  • Willam Stovall
  • Willam Lewis
  • John Ford
  • Benjamin Rawles

Mississippi Senators & Representatives
(1822 - 1890)
Term Year
Senator Name
Representative Name
1820 - 1821
David Dickson
Francis Lenoir
1822
William Spencer
Charles Stovall
1823
William Spencer
Abraham Ard
1825 - 1826
Wiley P. Harris
Merry Bracey
1827
Wiley P. Harris
Nathaniel Robinson
1828 - 1829
Wiley P. Harris
David Ford
1830
David Cleaveland
William Lott
1831
William C. Cage
William M. Rankin
1833
Franklin Love
Charles D. Learned
1835
Jessee Harper
Charles D. Learned
1836
J.V. McNabb
Fleet Magee
1838
Harmon Runnels
Benjamin B. Barnes
1839
Arthur Smith
Alexander P. Black
1840
Arthur Smith
____McGowen
1841 - 1842
Arthur Fox
____McGowen
1843 - 1844
Arthur Fox
____McGowen
1846
Arthur Fox
E.C. Stewart
1848
W.A. Stone
E.C. Stewart
1850 - 1852
W.A. Stone
E.C. Stewart
1854
E.C. Stewart
William J. Rankin
1856 - 1858
Wm. A. Stone
William J. Rankin
1859 - 1861
William J. Rankin
W.H. Bishop
1861 - 1862
William J. Rankin
Harris Barnes
1865 - 1867
John F. Smith
John T. Foxworth
1870 - 1871
Jacob H. Seal
Michael Wilson
1872 - 1873
Jacob H. Seal
Thos. S. Ford
1874 - 1875
J.P. Carter
J.W. Foxworth
1876 - 1877
J.P. Carter
John Gillis
1878 - 1880
J.P. Carter
Theo. B. Ford
1882
Elliott Henderson
Henry Pope
1884
S.E. Packwood
Henry Pope
1886
S.E. Packwood
A.L. Summers
1888
Theo. B. Ford
D.M. Watkins
1890
Theo. B. Ford
J.W. Foxworth
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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