The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-06

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eiesA 1fiss. ossAlry, and was in
great anny saGNesnsats. Fgournoy
49, wstA 0en. Aosg.n on his many
Sa6an. w. u. HINT was afterwards
ssAst1Af Of 90 county for many years.
His wifs was Miss Maria crittendeH
Of Frankfort, Ky.
Thomas W~held located on a plan
tstion 5~s& south of Mai. Hant. He
was frem fayeste county, KY.
Elliott.
DIR. Elliott located on Glen Mary
plantation, adjoining Mr.. warfield. He
was Aigshly educated ana accomplish
ed gentfemaa from Kentucky.
Griffin.
just below DIR. Elliott was Francis
effffAn, one Of our largest planters and
a worthy cS<1zea. He died on his plan
tHtton, Rsfsxe, where he requested to
be buried ON a Rnorna IN the center Of
the cemetery of his negroes, who had
made his fortune His son, Judge John
Griffin, died few years ago, followed
by two of his sons, John snd William
The former was sheriff of the county,
| ma Il lat - g.. so L.
yers. Tive daughters, Mary and Nellie
are stih living, also Frank and Gerald.
DIR. Peters located near Avon planta-
tion, and became county surveyor.
William C. Dane settled on what is
now Lake Lee about 1892. His son-in-
perty. The present Joseph Fl. Robb is
has cen. He had one other son, Eugen
end two daughters, Mrs. Campbell and
Mrs .Seay of Nashville.
Euekner
Thomas Buekner's plantation adioin-
ed Mr. Robb's. A brother, DIR. Bernard
wards moving to Madison Parish, La.
Egg.
Joseph Egg entered section One on
Eggs Point I'm time he became
wealthy planter. He left two daugh-
tens, Mrs. Seth Cox and Mrs. Phil Cox
son died at an early age.
James.
jeffrey James settled about 1885 on
Granieas bayou. By energy and close
economy he amassed a large property.
Jackson.
James Jackson settled on Granicus
Bayou. He married Belinda James.
After her death he married again ana
moved to a plantation on Deer Creek,
On the opposite side of the creek from
the Urquhart plantation. He was
member of the Board of Police Board
of Supervisory from Granicas district,
and treasurer of the county for many
years.
AS treasurer of the comfy he never
kept a set of books. His method of
accounting for the public funds was as
follows: Scene in the office of the
Beard of Police, Maj. W. E. Hunt pre-
siding. Maj Hunt asked, s'Mr. jack
son, are pou ready to render your ac-
count as treasurer of the countyq'
eyes sir responded Mr.. Jackson, as
ne stepped forward with two bags, and
emptyiag one on the table said, "Here
is the money 1 have received And
as he emptied the other which was fl
led with a large number of papers, he
ey have paid out. Hope you will find
them eoTrect.'' Mai. Hunt turned TO
DIR. JEAN Finlay and said, cdr. Finlay,
please make oat statement for Mr..
Jackson The next day DIR. Finlay
met Mai. Hunt who asked, elbow do
the accounts of Mr.. Jackson stand
"They balance to cent was the an
swsr. So was honest Jim Jackson,
pure and correct in all Of his dealings.
Prince.
Berry Prince settled on Lake Jack
son about 1882, and the county site,
Princeton, was named for him. His
SON, Berry Prince, inherited the pro-
perty, afterwards his grandson, whose
wiasw is now In possession. Col. Prince
stood high with the early settlers. His
widow afterwaTd married John A. Mil
Ter.
Smith.
Benjamin Smith, one of our earliest
settlers, settled Longwood plantation.
He left one daughter, Miss Fannie
Smith, who married Alex Bullet, edi-
tor of the New Orleans Picayune. Mr..
BaHett, after her death, married her
nieoe. Miss wilksms, who in her wild
owheod, married Mr.. Merritt Williams.
Miller.