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John Richard Junkin (December 16, 1896 – October 12, 1975) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from cancer in 1975. He was previously chairman of the House appropriations committee.
Sportspeople from Natchez, Mississippi (29 P) Pages in category "People from Natchez, Mississippi" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.
For his whole life, Ben Chester White was a caretaker to the Carter family farm on Liberty Road in Natchez, Mississippi, as well as a deacon in the local Baptist church. [1] [3] He would perform tasks around the farm and with a limited ability to read would still quote vast passages from the bible.
James Campbell Wilkins (1787–1849) was an American businessman and political figure who served as a Mississippi territorial legislator, prospered as merchant of Natchez district, and owned thousands of acres and hundreds of slaves in the lower Mississippi River valley in the first half of the 19th century.
A portion of the historic Natchez City Cemetery in Adams County. Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,538. [1] The county seat is Natchez. [2] The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory.
Asya Branch (born 1998), Miss Mississippi 2018, Miss Mississippi USA 2019, and Miss USA 2020 ; Jenna Edwards (born 1981), former Miss Florida and Miss Florida USA ; Ruth Ford (1911–2009), model ; Taryn Foshee (born 1985), Miss Mississippi 2006 ; Tess Holliday (born 1985), first plus-size model
In 1926, it was purchased by J. Balfour Miller and his wife, Katherine Grafton Miller, [2] who founded the Natchez Pilgrimage and promoted Natchez as the epitome of the Old South. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] After Katherine Miller's death in 1983, the home and all of its furnishings was purchased by Ethel Green Banta, a Natchez native and the daughter of a ...
U.S. Highway 61, U.S. Highway 82 and the Great River Road (Mississippi Highway 1) are the main transportation arteries through the Greenville area. U.S. Highway 82 is a major part of the Mississippi Delta's transportation network, as it connects to Interstate 55 and other major four-lane highways. In addition, the U.S. Highway 82 bypass is ...