Wesson in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Smith/Furr Pioneer Homesite
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018
1. Smith/Furr Pioneer Homesite Marker
Township 8- North Range 9- East
Christian Furr 1792-1850
Catherine Pierce Furr 1792-1882
Lott Furr 1834-1862
Martha Maxwell Furr 1824-1894
James William Smith 1864-1931
lst marriage: Mary Breedon Smith
1869-1901
2nd marriage: Catherine Lee Furr Hoggatt
Smith 1901-1938
Jimmie Lee Smith 1902-1997
Tinybelle Parnell Smith 1901-1991
Alfred Eugene Smith 1931
Flora Dougherty Smith 1933
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 31° 40.106′ N, 90° 18.818′ W. Marker is in Wesson, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. It is on Bahalia Road NE 1½ miles south of Sunset Road NE, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wesson MS 39191, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heucks Retreat School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Old Wesson Public School (approx. 5.1 miles away); Houston Stackhouse (approx. 5.1 miles away); Wesson Hotel (approx. 5.3 miles away); Copiah-Lincoln Agricultural High School (approx. 5.4 miles away);
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018
2. Smith/Furr Pioneer Homesite Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,344 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2018.
