After the acquisition of the Choctaw land, Yazoo County was quickly settled; mostly by pioneers from older parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North & South Carolina, and Tennessee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The first seat of justice, Beattie's Bluff, was located on the Big Black river, twelve or fifteen miles northwest of the present day site of Canton, Ms. In 1829, the county seat was moved to Benton, and Beattie's Bluff died out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Benton, incorporated in 1836, became a place of importance in the 1830's and early 1840's. Surnames of some of the early settlers of the area include: Holt, Burrus, Harden, Grayson, Battle, Miles, Morough, Hagerman, Williamson, Yandell, Rawlins, O'Reilly, Fisher, Jennings, McGaughey, & Blundell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The present day county seat, Yazoo City, was settled by pioneers in 1824. First called Hannan's Bluff by government surveyors, it later became Manchester (named for Manchester, England) and changed to Yazoo City in 1839. In 1849 Yazoo city became the county seat leaving Benton to shrink and in the early 1900's Benton had less than 300 people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Located on the left bank of the Yazoo river, Yazoo City is the largest town in Yazoo County. In the early 1900's Yazoo city was a town ideal for commerce. It's easy access to railroads and the Yazoo & Mississippi rivers made it a center for shipping cotton and timber.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yazoo City's first newspaper was the \"Political Progress\" established in 1829. In 1831, the name was changed to the \"Manchester Whig\" and later was called the \"Yazoo Banner\" he \"Yazoo Democrat\" was edited in 1844 by Major Ethelbert Barksdale and James Clark formed the \"Yazoo City Herald\" after the Civil War.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yazoo City burned twice before 1905. The first time was by General Arthur in 1864. After the war, Yazoo City was rebuilt only to burn again in 1904, by the worst fire in state history. The entire business district and some residential areas were burned to the ground, courtesy of a witch, according to local legend.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yazoo City has had its share of hard times. The city was hit hard twice by Yellow Fever. Epidemics in 1853 and 1878 killed many residents and often entire families. The area also flooded twice before 1930. Once in 1882 and later during the historic flood of 1927 which caused widespread sickness and property damage.<\/p>\r\n
Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/okgenweb.net\/%7Eokbryan\/<\/p>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"https:\/\/okgenweb.net\/%7Eokbryan\/"},{"nbr_id":6,"nbr_name":"Collin Co., TX","nbr_text":" Collin County was created in 1846. The Parent county was Fannin. You will want to check the Neighbor County Links for records of Fannin and adjoining counties and their records. Top left photo a scene from downtown McKinney, Below left old Collin County courthouse.\r\n<\/p> \r\nAn Act was created and approved 3rd April, A.D. 1846 to form Collin County out of part of Fannin County. The settlers were few and the boundaries of the newly created county was not clearly defined. The legislature passed an act defining the northern boundaries on 24 January 1848. The first county seat was located at Buckner but was later changed to McKinney due to the fact the people did not follow the instructions from the legislature to select the county seat. On March 16, 1848 the legislature passed the act to change the county seat to McKinney. There have been 6 courthouses for Collin County. The old courthouse on the square is currently is used as a performing arts facility.\r\n<\/p> \r\nU. S. Federal Census Population counts for 1850 was 1,950, including 154 slaves. In 1860 the population had increased to 9,264 and the Civil War halted growth in the county. 1870 population was 14,013. By 1900 the climb in the county was to 50,087 inhabitants. Currently the population is over one million people.\r\n<\/p> \r\nThe primary crops for the county included Corn, Cotton, Oats and Wheat. Small rolling hills and flat farm land can be found throughout the county. There is an unmarked sacred Native American burial ground in the county. There were accounts of Native American attacks but many lived in peace as well among the new settlers.<\/p>\r\n <\/strong>Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/collincotxgenweb.wordpress.com\/<\/p>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"https:\/\/collincotxgenweb.wordpress.com\/"},{"nbr_id":2,"nbr_name":"Cooke Co., TX","nbr_text":" Cooke County is located in north central Texas, on the Oklahoma border. The approximate center of the county is at 33\u00b040' north latitude and 97\u00b015' west longitude. Gainesville, the county seat and largest population center, is located seven miles south of the Red River and seventy-one miles north of Dallas. The county comprises 905 square miles. The central section of the county is part of the Grand Prairie; it is flanked by a small section of the Eastern Cross Timbers on the east and the Western Cross Timbers on the West. The rolling terrain is surfaced by mixed soils ranging from sandy to loam and from red to black. Grassy prairie predominates in the west. The county is forested mainly with blackjack oak, post oak, and hackberry, and with elm, pecan, walnut, and cottonwood along the creeks and rivers. The altitude increases from 700 feet on the eastern border to nearly 1,000 feet in the west. The northern quarter of Cooke County drains into the Red River, and the remaining three-quarters is part of the watershed of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Three lakes are found within the county's boundaries: Lake Kiowa, Hubert H. Moss Lake, and Lake Texoma. A fourth lake, Lake Ray Roberts, dammed in Denton County, covers much of southeastern Cooke County. Temperatures range from an average high of 96\u00b0 F in July to an average low of 32\u00b0 in January. The average rainfall is about thirty-four inches a year. The growing season extends for 226 days.\r\n<\/p> \r\nBefore the coming of Anglo-American settlement Cooke County stood on the borderlands between the Caddo Indians to the east and the Comanches in the west. The first Europeans to visit the county may have been Spaniards on expeditions during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, but no permanent settlements were made. The county was included in the Cameron land grant, a Mexican grant of 1828, but no settlers came.\r\n<\/p> \r\nCooke County was established by an act of the Texas legislature on March 20, 1848, and named for William G. Cooke, a hero of the Texas Revolution. The boundaries of the original county encompassed its present area, along with territory that became Montague, Clay, Wise, and Jack counties. Cooke County assumed its present boundaries in 1857. It was crossed by several early trails, including the Mormon Trail, a branch of the Chisholm Trail, and the Butterfield Overland Mail route.\r\n<\/p> Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/cooke-county<\/p>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"https:\/\/www.txgenwebcounties.org\/cooke\/"},{"nbr_id":3,"nbr_name":"Denton Co., TX","nbr_text":" Before the arrival of settlers, various Native American peoples, including the Kichai and the Lenape, infrequently populated the area. The area was settled by Peters Colony landowners in the early 1840s. Until the annexation of Texas, the area was considered part of Fannin County. On April 11, 1846, the First Texas Legislature established Denton County. The county was named for John B. Denton, who was killed while raiding a Native American village in Tarrant County in 1841. Originally, the county seat was set at Pinckneyville. This was later changed to Alton, where the Old Alton Bridge currently stands, and then moved finally to Denton.\r\n<\/p> \r\nBy 1860, the population of the county had increased to 5,031. On March 4, 1861, residents of the county narrowly voted for secession from the Union, with 331 votes cast for and 264 against. The Missouri\u2013Kansas\u2013Texas Railroad reached Lewisville, located in the southern portion of the county, by the early 1880s. The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square was built in 1896, and currently houses various government offices, as well as a museum.\r\n<\/p>\r\n Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denton_County,_Texas<\/p>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":null},{"nbr_id":1,"nbr_name":"Fannin Co., TX","nbr_text":" Fannin County is located in Northeast Texas on the Oklahoma border. Bonham, the county seat, is fifty-five miles northeast of Dallas. The center point of the county is at approximately 33\u00b030' north latitude and 96\u00b010' west longitude. Fannin County comprises 895 square miles of mainly blackland, with a claypan area in the north near the Red River. The topography has little variety, with ranges of moderately rolling hills throughout the county. Fannin County has an elevation ranging between 500 and 700 feet above sea level. The average annual rainfall is a little over forty-three inches. The land is drained by the Red River and Bois D'Arc Creek and is watered by numerous springs. The average minimum temperature in January is 33\u00b0 F, and the average maximum in July is 94\u00b0. The growing season lasts 228 days. The natural flora consists of oak, hickory, ash, walnut, pecan, cottonwood, elm, cedar, and Bois D'Arc trees, as well as redbud, spicewood, dogwood, pawpaw, and dwarf buckeye. The main natural resource is timber; consequently, wood-product manufacture has been important in the local economy.\r\n<\/p> \r\nWhen European explorers visited the region in 1687 they found it occupied by the Caddo Indians. By 1836, when White settlers first entered the area, no Indians inhabited the land. The Caddoes had joined a larger group known as the Cherokees and their Twelve Associated Bands. White settlers arrived by riverboat at Jonesborough in what is now Red River County. The pioneers crossed the river and established two early colonies. One, named Lexington, was located on the Red River and was headed by Dr. Daniel Rowlett. The other colony, begun by Daniel Slack, was on the east side of the middle Bois D'Arc Creek. Numerous other colonists quickly joined this initial band, and eighty-eight first-class land certificates had been granted before the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed in March 1836.\r\n<\/p> \r\nBecause of rapid population growth, Rowlett presented a petition to the Texas Congress on October 5, 1837, requesting that a new county be formed from a section of Red River County west of Bois D'Arc Creek. The county was originally to be named Independence, but during the course of opening debates over the bill the name was changed to Fannin, in honor of James Walker Fannin, Jr., a martyred hero of the Texas Revolution. The legislation, approved on December 14, 1837, designated the residence of Jacob Black the state house until a more suitable location could be found. The most significant act passed at Black's cabin was to approve the building of the first county road, from Rocky Ford Crossing to Daniel Montague's plantation. The road passed through Fort Warren and bridged Bois D'Arc Creek. Other important legislation dealt with attempts to end Indian hostilities.\r\n<\/p> \r\nOn November 28, 1839, another act was passed by Congress to define the boundaries of Fannin County, which at the time included land that later became Grayson, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Montague, Wise, Clay, Jack, Wichita, Archer, Young, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Stonewall, King, Cottle, and Childress counties, as well as parts of Hunt and Collingsworth counties. The present-day boundaries were established and approved on March 14, 1846.\r\n<\/p> \r\n<\/strong>Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/fannin-county<\/p>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"http:\/\/www.txfannin.org"},{"nbr_id":4,"nbr_name":"Marshall Co., OK","nbr_text":" The area covered by Marshall County was part of the territory set aside by the U.S. government for resettlement of the Choctaw tribe and the closely related Chickasaw tribe from their lands in the southeastern United States. The Chickasaws began relocating to this area in 1837. The U.S. Army built Fort Washita in 1842 to protect the new arrivals from raids by other tribes. In 1857, the Chickasaw Nation formally separated from the Choctaw Nation. This area became part of Pickens County in the Chickasaw Nation.\r\n<\/p> \r\nRailroads came to the present-day Marshall County in 1901, when the St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway (acquired shortly after by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway), known as the \"Frisco\", constructed a north\u2013south line. The following year, the St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans Railroad (formerly the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway) laid tracks from east to west through the area. This line was sold to the Frisco in 1907. The State of Oklahoma relocated part of this line in 1941 to make way for the creation of Lake Texoma.<\/p>\r\n <\/strong>Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marshall_County,_Oklahoma<\/p>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"https:\/\/okgenweb.net\/%7Eokmarsha\/"}]}