The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-05-01


rr,,.I,nan Is one hundred years old
.,.,,e,ime ia the year OF l9l9 just
..rat dav or what month the nrst S-t
,,er came and just where the nrst cab
=, was built In which he lived or which
10 used. as n store room IS now Hllh-
..,lt II not impossible 10 locate, lie
memory of man can scareeiN be
-,~.,ched over one hundred years
=, a. n matter Of history that this
- was first known a Mills Point
y. ,,-.s several years later that The
,r,,-n became known as Hickman It's
,,a,ra was probably changed because
~ the rame of the county
+, 1891 the territory or Nen.GrhN
-, ~ the Tennessee river was form
al into Hickman county but tfat ict
.,-,r,,Ied for the formation OF the
r'.,,,ties Of Graves. Galloway ana Nc
.--,,.ten out of the same territory
c-.xes county now has the o-isinal
,'..,,,,,l.ries assigned 10 IT, Galloway
,nclnded that portion IF the territory
,bat l. east of the eastern iine 81
Graves county extending north 10 the
Tenpesee River. Hickman county as
originally formed. Included All the yer
ritorv west of Graves county ana
south Of Mayfield Creek ana Nc r'ieN-
on county included the remainder OF
the territory .., =
,hst norton of the territory winch Is
now Fulton county AMI the place of
se,fIement is a matter Of great liter
81 In can now be ascertained only
~ tradition. Perhaps the records OF
convevances Of the lands and the pat
anfs granted TO the settlers upon the
lands might tend 20 confirm traui-
tom giving the name Of the first settler
and the place Of his residence.
Among the names 10 be found IN the
earliest records Of Fulton county are
Maddox. Shaw. Prafher. Mari. Wat
son. TYLER. McFadden and Miles.
THE first deed recorded Ina Fulton
county was a conveyance TO Sreeiibef
Irv Watson. conveying To him tht
northwestern quarter of Section Is. j
II RIG West. This Is quarter OF
land on the Mississippi River neal
what was formerly known as the Gulf
and. as near as can be ascertained. as
the home place of Mr. $ L. DeBow
Perhaps a considerable portion of thii
original quarter has fallen into tn
Mississippi River
Memphis has also completed th'
century run this year and great prepa
lHTtfNnN are Dtltik AOA n Te1N-Nt'
.elehration. II is not known We
whether or not Hickman viii attemp
lanv celebration Of this event which J.
the first occurrence Of this kind In IL
Lifetime.
| In order that tradition. historica
facts and incidents occurring I'm tn
early life of the settlement when TN
| country was covered with cane, ant
| ,-.,,,s. and ~varnnfnts- were plentiful
lwaV not he forgotten and may be- pa
in written record. this paper will de
vote each week space for publication
The citizens interested in preserving
printed forms Of the incidents of Tin
early settlement of the vicinity are in
vifed TO contribute 10 this column
Suitable articles will be published II
due time. preference being given &
those oldest in point of time Incl
dents occurring i'm the earliest develop
ment of Hickman are particularly de
sirable. The location of old buildings
the mills and warehouses are inter
| testing.
II is said that the houses first bull
nm the north side Of Clinton stree
were built upon large blocks so higl
above the ground that horses could b
| Ihifched under the floors of such hOus
les. Just how far the river WIS from
\ the business houses In the early !
La matter of inquiry
IL sufficient matter is contributed &
this column IL may b. made 'ery In
| feresfing as well as a printed recor'
for the citizens Of the vicinity OF ~
| matters connected with the early set
L fIement and of Interesting incident
and anticdotes-
I Editors note: Judge Davis ha
! kindly consented TO edit this column
far the Courier each week IL viii ID
found Of special interest to b 'th OLE
and young; and our older readers. e.
rrially. can materially assist JndS'
+ Davis by giving him any information
: they may possess of interesting Incl
4 dents of the early days Of both tcwr
: and county. Feel free 10 writ. or re
E late 10 him anything along this line
e The subject matter of this column Il
Jor,bly interesting I'm view OF the fact
that our city Is 100 years old this year