The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-07
continued from Sunday Nc -
last Years in Old Monroe Farewell
q The Log Cabins.

10 The Log Cabins
Among the prinrnent citizens who
crowded into the little town Of Co
lumbus during the last years Of its
first decade were Hardy Stevens, W,
II. Cravenes. T. NJ. Tucker, j. f. Trot-
ter. B. L. Hatch, Or, John Hand, j. J.
HUMPHREYS, George Goode, gad Joseph
Bryant.
Hardy Stevens, after several chang
es. settled at the place known for 50
many years as his family home, on
The south end Of Market Street. He
was a man distinguished for his in
dustrious habits, spotless honor, and
unimpeachahle integrity. If good
name is inheritance to children his
sons received a large fortune from
their father He was universally po-
pular and received municipal and
county tributes to the value of his
Judgment and services. As president
of the board Of supervisors, his watch
fullness kept the county funds we'll
supervised and although hundreds Of
thousands of dollars passed through
his hands not single dollar was mis-
placed or unaccounted for. During
his term of office, the present iron
bridge over the river was built. Three
sons survive him, Joseph II. Stevens,
who served half life time in of
fetal position at the court house,
and served for years with the Column
bus Rihemen in peace and amid the
shot and shell of the Civil War, the
skirmishes Of which far exceeded in
danger and results the big battles in
South Africa and the Philippines. He
istfiok successful merchant on Main
Street, Mason, a Christian. and "a
gentleman. E..T tr
Jas. A. Stevens was journalist of
state reputation as editor and pro-
prietor of the Columbus Index, and he
still follows his chosen calling in Bur
nett, Texas.
John Stevens, Of West Point, keeps
up the family good name, and has hat
lucrative official positions in the court
house and IN the counting rooms OF
that city.
Maj. w. H. Craven, name reserv
cd for special mention as a citizen OF
Columbus. he having previously set
tied farm in the country six miles
below town. One historian claims
that he settled the first farm ant
brought the first cotton gin to tn,
county lGibbs} He sold his farm tt
Capt. Kit Adams citizen Of Colum
bus. His name was household wor'
IA the early days Of the town ant
coaffy and he was the true and trust
ed. friend iof all the, noble pioneers
heretofore mentioned in these chap
tiers. He settled the Craven homie
stead now occupied by Mrs. Estes
He married Mrs Hampton with Henry
Hampton, Esq, as his stepson, whC
afterward married Miss Martha Dow
sing and moved to another part OF
the State. His only son and name
sake w. H. Craven, Jr,, was educated
at Yale College with Col. w, S. Barry
and died soon after his return home
His only daughter married Hon. Hen
~ Dickson, one of the earliest mem
Der of the Columbus bar and VIII,
reached the high position Of stat
chancellor. Judge Dickinson's secont
wife was Miss McGayock, of Nash
vine, Tenn, and with him she occu
pied for wears the Crayent home Hi
wife was woman Of the finest isoeia
and literary culture and her parlor
and drawing room were often tn
scene OF the highest types of socia
functions and domestic life. The Hon
Jacob McGravoek Dickinson, distin
guished lawyer. Of Nashville, Tenn
and attorney in chief Of the great Hi
nois Central railroad plant, their sol
was born in Columbus, and in a re
cent visit visit greatly enjoyed a ram
bic among the hawts of his boyhoo
and re-association with his old friend
and playmates. Hon j. MEG Dick
inson was made Secretary of War i
Presidents Taft's Cabinet, Marcf
1909.
j. J. HUMPHREYS did not, like man
Of the early pioneers come to Misss
sippp alone, but with brave hear
and Astounding hope, brought wit
him his large family of six sons an
two daughters, and selected Columbu
as his family home and the scene @
his earliest labor. For about seven
ty-fye years the name Of Humphrie
has been connected with the indus
trial, social, commercial, and polit
cal lift Of Columbus. Mr.. j. j. Hum
ph1es first settled in a double 10
cabin. situated On the corner Of Mai