Orvil Lucian Cotton (1896~1992), born in Falkner, Mississippi, served in World War I as a member of the 105th Field Signal Battalion. Cotton was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on the night of November 27, 1918, during a . . . — — Map (db m171564) HM
On August 29, 1872, William C. Falkner, president of the Ripley Railroad Company, and several hundred railroad officials, dignitaries, and Tippah County citizens arrived by train at the newly christened Falkner Station depot to celebrate the . . . — — Map (db m288787) HM
