Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-07-29
CAPT. JAMES H. JAMISON.
IN MEMORIAM.

that our good friend and former
we'll known citizen Captain j. III.
JamisOn had died in his far away
Tennessee home. He was born in
MurfreesborO, Tenn, on Septem-
Der 10Th, 1916. When a mere
youth he entered the confederate
army and served as a scout for
General Polk. After the war he
entered Washington-Lee Univer-
sity, when the immortal Robert
Lee was president, having the
honor Of being taught by this
great man. He graduated at the
head Of his class, and was com
plimented by being invited back
three years after to deliver the
annual address. He was elected
to the Legislature of Tennessee
soon after he attained his MAORI,
ty and served with distinction in
that body. He married in Ten
nessee, November 9th, 1876,
Mrs. Pattie Ivy, daughter of Ma
jOr Thomas Moore, then on a visit
to Tennessee, and removed with
her the next year to Noxubee
county when only about thirty
years of age, and spent the grea
ter part of his life here with us.
He had two children by his first
wife, Idalette, (Mrs. n. G. Bar
rett), of Natchez and Charles M.
now an honored citizen of st.
Louis, Mo. His first wife was
spared to him only four years,
and then died, leaving him with
two little motherless children,
and two sons by a former mar
riage, Thomas Ivy. Captain ia
misOn was SO kind and thoughtful
of this young man that Tommie
loved him until the day of his
death as few boys love their
father.
Some time afterwards he wOoed
and welded Miss Bette Moore
of this county, sister of his first
wife, who has been a faithful COM
paniOn to him ever since, and now
| with three children survive him
to mourn his loss. He engaged
extensively in planting after his
removal to NOxubee county, and
was one of the foremost men of
his neighbOrhood in every good
work than went to promote the
best interest of that neighborhood.
He was so moral and upright
in all of his dealings that before
he connected himself with the
church, he was made a teacher of
the Bible class, and after he be-
came member of the Baptist
church at New Bethel he was
made uperintendent of the Sun
day School, in which capacity he
served the people long and we'll.
| never knew a man who had a
higher regard or more chivalrous
devotion for ladies than did Cap
tain JamisOn. Never knew more
hOspitable man, Or a more devoted
husband. And to show his appre-
citation of his wife, every anniver-
sary was celebrated by a sumpt-
uOus wedding supper, to which
all his friends were invited and
mdUc welcome.
He was generous to a fault and
I remember on one occasion when
one Of his neighbors had lost his
barn and stock by fire, few
nights afterwards, Captain Jami-
son sent four mules and had them
turned in the lot with an unsigned
note, asking the gentleman to use
them that year in making his
crop. I was intimately associated
with him for long time, and /
never knew him to speak unkind-
ly of any one, and have heard
him gently reprove others for
speaking unkindly of an absent
party. He certainly possessed in
a remarkable degree, "Su1Uiter in
mOdO ct f0TtiteT in re-" for while
he was gentle and kind by nature
he could be as hard 40 adamant
when advocating the right.
His influence was always on the
side of right, and no man was
ever associated with him without
being made a better man for this
association. He took an active
interest in politics, and was elect
ed after a hot contest president OF
our Democratic club, and al
though he defeated me for this
position, he was so fair and hon
Orable in this canvass that his vic
tory left no sting, and if anything
had a higher regard for him af-
terwards than before. Soon after
this he was elected member OF
our Constitutional Convention from
this county and reflected great
honor upon his constituency and
earned the respect of all his col
leagues C0m5Or homo ho heDo xo a