b. Nov 17, 1824
m. Jul 1, 1839 Lowndes Co., MS
b. 1839 Lowndes Co., MS
b. abt 1807 South Carolina
b. 1845 Lowndes Co., MS
Samuel G Wells 1 male over 45, 2 males under 18, 2 females over 16, 2 females under 16, 25 female slaves, 4 acres cultivated in 1836 pg 21 line 32
1860 L owndes Co., MS
Samuel G Wells 53 WM SC Farmer 1,040,025,000
Emily Wells 35 WF AL
Lulia Wells 22 WF AL
Martha Wells 15 WF AL
DM Patterson 21 GA Farm Laborer 20,000,300
1880 Lowndes Co., MS
Samuel WELLS Self M Male W 72 SC Farmer SC SC
Emily WELLS Wife M Female W 56 AL Keeping House GA GA
Perinna GUPTON Other S Female W 22 MS NC MS
Albert COOPER GSon S Male W 12 MS At Home MS MS
Thomas COOPER GSon S Male W 1 MS At Home MS MS
McBEE CEMETERY
This is a Cemetery on the old plantation grounds just north of Highway 50 on Old Country Road, on a gravel road leading to two newer trailers. Some of the gravestones are upright and in good condition within a forested enclosure in the middle of the field. Many of the stones are not cared for and covered in kudzu vines. There are four sepulchers and one brick-enclosed tomb with no writing on them. There is evidence of at least one burial within the past fifty years�metal funeral home marker. Chase�s cemetery survey of the 1970s had more listings�presumably these stones have fallen and are unnoticeable under the vines and other vegetation or have been removed.
Mrs. E. A. Wells 17 Nov 1824 � 14 Aug 1895
WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1840
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Page: 23
Database: MS 1840 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1840
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Page: 23
Database: MS 1840 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL
State: MS Year: 1860
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Columbus Page: 711
Database: MS 1860 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1860
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Columbus Page: 635
Database: MS 1860 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1837
County: Lowndes County Record Type:
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1840
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 203
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1841
County: Lowndes County Record Type:
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1845
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1850
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 093
Database: MS 1850 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1850
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Slave Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 483
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1860
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Slave Schedule
Township: No Twp Listed Page: 296
Database: MS 1860 Slave Schedule
WELLS, SAMUEL G
Land Office: MT SALUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 5878 Total Acres: 79.87
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 01, 1832
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 W�NW HUNTSVILLE No 18S 18W 1
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WELLS, SAMUEL
Land Office: MT SALUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 6797 Total Acres: 79.65
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 09, 1834
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: Yes Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Remarks: WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 E�NW CHOCTAW No 5N 2W 2
WELLS, SAMUEL G
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 525 Total Acres: 40.06
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 27, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 S�W�NW HUNTSVILLE No 18S 18W 13
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WELLS, SAMUEL G
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 5816 Total Acres: 79.87
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 01, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 W�SE HUNTSVILLE No 18S 18W 1
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WELLS, SAMUEL
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 7493 Total Acres: 80.12
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 27, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 E�SE HUNTSVILLE No 13S 17W 5
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WELLS, SAMUEL R
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 17467 Total Acres: 80.02
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 27, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 N�SW CHOCTAW No 10N 9E 3
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WELLS, SAMUEL G
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 23868 Total Acres: 80.05
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 27, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 E�NW CHOCTAW No 8N 18E 11
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WELLS, SAMUEL R
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 29836 Total Acres: 172.46
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 27, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 W�NE CHOCTAW No 9N 8E 1
2 E�SE CHOCTAW No 9N 8E 1
WELLS, SAMUEL R
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 35632 Total Acres: 39.43
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: April 01, 1856
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 NESW CHOCTAW No 13N 8E 26
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WELLS, SAMUEL M
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 39416 Total Acres: 40
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 01, 1859
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 NENE CHOCTAW No 17N 11E 36
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WELLS, SAMUEL R
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 39474 Total Acres: 43
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 01, 1859
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 SENW CHOCTAW No 12N 9E 4
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WELLS, SAMUEL M
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 39757 Total Acres: 199.88
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 01, 1859
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 SWSE CHOCTAW No 17N 11E 25
2 SENE CHOCTAW No 17N 11E 36
3 NESE CHOCTAW No 17N 11E 36
4 E�NW CHOCTAW No 17N 12E 31
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WELLS, SAMUEL M
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 41424 Total Acres: 80
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: January 01, 1861
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 SWNE CHOCTAW No 17N 11E 36
2 SENW CHOCTAW No 17N 11E 36
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WELLS, SAMUEL M
Land Office: JACKSON Sequence #:
Document Number: 9488 Total Acres: 39.89
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 18917 Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: June 27, 1895
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 SESW CHOCTAW No 17N 11E 26
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1860 Lowndes Co., MS Census
181 188 Wells Lulia 22 MS
181 188 Wells Samuel G. 53 farmer 1,040,025,000 SC
181 188 Wells Emily 35 AL
181 188 Wells Martha 15
181 188 Patterson D M 21 farm labor 20,000,300 GA
243 253 Wells William 15 school MS
243 253 Wells Sarah 46 7,000,070,000 GA
243 253 Wells Louiza 22 MS
243 253 Smith Samuel M 24 Farm Labor MS
243 253 Wells Pamelia 10 school MS
243 253 Wells Ninrod 13 school MS
243 253 Wells Lucy 19
255 266 Wells Ocella 2 MS
255 266 Wells Lucinda 8 school MS
255 266 Wells Martin 10 MS
255 266 Wells Mary 37 SC
255 266 Wells Jefferson 6 MS
255 266 Wells Henry 52 farmer 15,002,500 SC
1837 Lowndes Co., MS
Wells, Samuel G. 1 male over 45, 2 under 18, 2 females over 16, 2 females under 16, 25 female slaves, 4 acres cultivated in 1836 pg 21 line 32
Will Book 1 Lowndes Co., MS
Wells, Emily A. 443
Wells, Joseph M. 253
Wells, M. L. 17
Wells, S. G. 397
Wells, Samuel G. 443
Wells, William L. 520
Wells, William 549
Will Book 2
Wells, Mrs. Emily A. 109
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Choctaw Co., MS
In 1856 new members included Levi SOUTHERLAND and Sister SOUTHERLAND, Samuel WELLS, Drusilla WELLS, David CRAWFORD, Frances TURNER, Mary WEEKS, Virginia WILLIAMS, Greenbury WOOTSON, and N. A. WILLIAMS. Letters were granted to Oliver QUINN, Jane QUINN, Lucinda HOLMES, D. D. WILLIAMS and his wife. Brother SOUTHERLAND was licensed to preach.
In 1860 L. SOUTHERLAND served the church as both pastor and deacon, while H. P. DOTSON and Samuel M. WELLS served as the other deacons. Letters were granted to Thomas and Angeline THOMPSON. Phillip BLANTON became a member, moving his letter from Corinth Church, Spartanburg, SC. A total of fifty-five people held membership in the church. Names listed in the records are as follows: H. P. DOTSON, L. SOUTHERLAND, Samuel M. WELLS, Henry OSWALT, Jessee H. FULCHER, William T. WEEKS, John N. HUNT, Washington BAYLUS, John BLANTON, Hezakiah McHAN, Franklin WELLS, McDuffee WELLS,
Miller WELLS, Thomas NEASON, John NEASON, William BLANTON, David CRAWFORD, Jerry THOMPSON, Elizabeth WEEKS, Kizea TURNER, Kizire BLANTON, Adeline DOTSON, Misenire HUNT, Sarah FULCHER, Ann HAWKINS, Mary F. THOMPSON, Martha BAYLUS, Frances THOMPSON BLANTON, Fanny ADAMS, Drucillia WELLS, Sarah WELLS, Angeline THOMPSON, Angeline SOUTHERLAND, Angeline NEASON, Nancy BLANTON, Milanda WATSON, Thomas THOMPSON, Pinkney HAWKINS, Joseph THOMPSON, Alonzo ADAMS, William BLANTON, Green WOOTSON, Philip BLANTON, Permelia OSWALT, Permelia WEST, Mary WEST, Maluriann WELLS, Mary
WEEKS, Sarah F. BAGWELL, Rosa BELL, Sarah OSWALT, Mary COTTON, Ann HAWKINS; BERRY was a member and was listed as a servant of Dan THOMPSON. WILEY, a servant of J. CHILDRESS, was also listed as a member.
In 1864 there was more activity at the church. The pastor was J. H. D.
HENDRICKS. J. W. CHRISTOPHER served as church clerk. Letters were granted to William BLANTON and his wife, Nancy BLANTON, as were C. L. HENDRICKS and his wife, who was not named. New members received included Frances GUESS, Hannah EARLEY, Jack EDWARDS, Elizabeth EDWARDS, Sarah CHRISTOPHER and J. W. CHRISTOPHER. Additional members were: Aneleziah DANIEL, Ann RUSSELL, J. A. DAVIS, S. A. DAVIS, Elizabeth BLANTON, Mary NEASON, M. G. FULCHER, Emily FULCHER, Harriet EDWARDS, Mary HAWKINS, Malinda EVANS, Francis OSWALT, Susan SNOW, Jane SNOW, Catherine LOWERY,
Lusindie LOWERY, Jane TURNER, Sarah OSWALT, Jane OSWALT, Sarah BLANTON, James HAWKINS, John QUINN, Lenas BLANTON, W. P. BLANTON, Juliah BLANTON, B. WELLS, John E. DANIELS,
R. M. STACY, Mary F. BAYLUS, * Sarah HUNT (*Note: It is noted in the records that Sarah HUNT is black.)
In 1866 letters were granted to M. A. ROACH, A. M. WELLS, and John QUINN. W. T. WEEKS, A. J. EDWARDS, and Q. ADAMS served as delegates to the Association. New members received were Maturianes ROACH, William ROACH, Jonathan SCARBROUGH, Clementine DOTSON, Susan DOTSON, Mary DOTSON, Mary N. McELVANIS, and Catherine LOWERY. Other members mentioned were Brother WELLS,
James BLANTON, Melvina FULCHER, Emily FULCHER, Sarah DAVIS, Susan SNOW, and Melvania FULCHER.
In 1867 Jonathan SCARBROUGH was elected deacon. Several new members joined the congregation during a protracted meeting in July. They were K. F. BERRY, J. C. McHAN, Catherine BRUCE, Presley OSWALT, Christopher LEWIS, Selen A. BERRY, Ann Eliza BERRY, Minerva WELLS, Martha BAYLUS TOLLISON, Kiziah Ragin, and Catherine OSWALT. Other new members included Mary THOMPSON STACY, Elizabeth BARRON, and Emiline BRUCE. Members leaving the church membership
included Nancy MOORE, Susan SNOW, Mary McELVANIA, Sarah HUNT, and Berry THOMAS, who left to become a member of a Methodist church.
In 1868 the protracted meeting was held at the school house near J. M. HUNT. N. Q. ADAMS, the church clerk, was licensed to preach. The pastor was E. W. MORRIS. Susan ADAMS, Henry McHAN, and Eliza BOX became members by letter. Minerva WELLS was baptized, as were J. F. ROACH, William WRIGHT, Nancy ROACH, Elizabeth OAKS, Rebecca McHAN, Sarah NEIGHBORS, Nancy PAIGN, Sarah BOX, W. T. HUNT, Nancy WOOTSON, Parlee WATSON, and Alpha McHAN.
In 1869 the protracted meeting was held for eight days. Baptisms included Elizabeth WEEKS, Newt WATSON, Martha ROBINSON, James BLAKE, and Elizabeth OSWALT. The members leaving the church by letter were Sister F. K. GUEST, Brother SUTHERLAND and his wife, and Malinda EVANS. Delegates to the Association were J. H. SCARBROUGH, H. P. DOTSON, and K. F. BERRY. A. J. EDWARDS served as the church clerk.
From Bethlehem Church Choctaw Co., MS
MY MEMORIES OF MT. AIRY SCHOOL
Desiree Black Stacy
My earliest memory of Mt. Airy School was in 1920 when I was four years old. My sister, Azalee, was old enough to go to school and needed someone to walk the one and one quarter miles to school with her.
Mt. Airy, as all country schools, was a one room, one teacher school. It was located north of Highway 12, midway between Ackerman and Sturgis, just beyond Mt. Airy Church at the fork in the road. One road to the left joined the Bethlehem road, another led to Mrs. Mollie Oswalt's where all the teachers boarded. The one to the right led by the Rev. E. L. Taylor place and forked again. To the right it joined Highway 12 by J. M. Black, Henry Shurman and Jess Oswalt's. To the left, the road led to Sand Creek, Steadman School, Spring Hill and Reform.
There were hollows on each side of the schoolhouse that served as rest areas. In another hollow was a spring where the older boys took turns carrying water to be poured into a keg with a faucet resting on a partitioned case where each one kept their glass to drink from. In the schoolroom was a big stove - in front, a long recitation bench where we went to recite what we knew in ten minutes. We only had a six month term and by the time one finished the eight grade, they could begin teaching in a country school.
My first teacher was Miss Vera Rowell with Miss Ella Wells substituting when she was sick. Some of the ones I remember going this year were: Hilyard, Grady and Richard Cutts. Willie Cutts was already through and Merra, Everette and Ilene were to start later in Ackerman. They walked from what is now the Game Area.
Next in line were the Gatlins. By this time Elmer and Stella were in high school elsewhere. They were: Cootcher, Aubrey, Lentz, N. H., Willie and Lillian. Evelyn was too young to go. The Crowsens, Earl and Everette, lived at the Fulcher Crossing and came this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Oswalt lived at the Whatley place and their children; Gassie, Marcus, Alma and Ila came. On the Bethlehem Road lived Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Oswalt and their children; Raymond, Lela and Lois came. Vernon, their eldest, was already out of school. Next was Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Oswalt and their children; Coy, Celia, Mildred and Maxie came. Jewell was already married and Cramer was to start later. Mr. Robert and Mrs. Bell Oswalt's children attending were; Mamie, Noel, Houston and Brady. Earl was already out of school.
Living on the Moses Black place were Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hyde. They were the first family to own a car in the community, a 1923 Model T. Their adopted son, Soverign Regan Hyde, was in attendance. His sister, Jessie Regan, was out of school. Mr. Richard and Mrs. Eva Oswalt lived by them at the Jackson-Oswalt place. Pearl and Thelma were in school. At the SilasBlack place lived Alfred and Mary Oswalt and their three sons; Howard, Duff and Erbun were in attendance. They later went to the Steadman School. In later years, their sister, Louise, went to Ackerman.
We (J. M. Black family) lived where the Fulchers settled when they moved to the area. Across to the next hill were the Joe Stacy family. Their children attending were: Stella, John, Okla and Akla. Della and Charlie were already out of grammar school. At the Alexander place, Nova and Ruby Wood attended.
In the fall of 1921, with new blue and red lunch boxes, we began school in October with Miss Mamie Collier as teacher. Several had dropped out at this time.
The fall of 1922, Mr. Calton Edwards came to teach. This year we had a basketball team! Here is where Mr. Calton met and married Stella Gatlin and they were the parents of four children: Gatlin William (G. W.), Calton Jr., Imogene and Sammy Faye. Mr. Simmie Oswalt's daughters, Merle and Beulah, came this year as Steadman School was no longer in existence, The Mings had moved to Fulcher Crossing and Carrie and Christy came. Clint Vaughan moved on to Dido road and his daughter, IdaMerle, came.
In the fall of 1923, Miss Rosa Oswalt was our teacher. The Pollys had moved to Fulcher Crossing and Helen, Anita, Cullen and another sister came. In a spelling match, Cullen Polly spelled down everyone by spelling "Chicago" correctly. Sula Adams also attended this year. Pearl and Thelma Oswalt were in Sturgis School by this time. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hollis moved into the Snow house and Mildred and Evelyn were in attendance. Carolyn was too young at this time.
In 1924, Mr. Calton was teacher again. He was very strict and would not allow anyone to look out the window. One day a dirigible came over and he let us all go outside and look. Then one day Mr. "Poke" McMinn rode by the windows on a mule and Mr. Calton said, "Let's all look at that!"
This year, Mr. Wesley Oswalt's youngest daughter, Cramer, attended as did Helen Oswalt, daughter of Dell and Lovie Oswalt. Willodean and Marvin were later to start at Sturgis. By this time, Aubry and Lentz Gatlin, Okla and Akla Stacy and Noel and Mamie Oswalt were finishing. We had a program at school, curtained off the front and as it came our time to recite our poem, we came in the window. I remember N. H. Gatlin's poem:
I've come to this conclusion,
And figured it out - clue,
That God made all creation,
And the devil made the mule.
At recess and dinner, we played games like dropping the handkerchief, mad dog across the road, stealing sticks, jump rope and others.
The next year, Hudson Orr was our teacher. Many had dropped out and gone on to high school at Sturgis. Merle and Beulah Oswalt went to Weir, and here is where Beulah met and married Martin Edwards. Dutch was out of school. Mr. Martin Oswalt's family had moved to the Delta. Mr. Jimmie Oswalt moved to Sturgis.
Our last year at Mt. Airy in the fall of 1926, Mr. Joe Keen came to teach the nine of us: Mildred and Evelyn Hollis, Mildred and Cramer Oswalt, Ida Merle Vaughn, Brady and Erbun Oswalt and Azalee and Desiree Black. They had school the next year with even fewer attending. We went on to Sturgis. The schoolhouse was moved to be used as a potato house. Now the only building left in the community is Mt. Airy Church, a very sacred place.
"...the next year (1869), I bargained for a homestead from Jesse Fulcher, opened it up and made our home there till 1879. During those years, I taught school at Mt. Airy to which place I gave the name of Mt. Airy on account of its exposure to cold winds. The name was afterwards given the name of the Methodist Church there. Perhaps but few know how the name originated but this is how it was." - H. P. Dotson, March 19, 1909
WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1840
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Page: 23
Database: MS 1840 Federal Census Index
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State: MS Year: 1840
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
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WELLS, SAMUEL
State: MS Year: 1860
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Columbus Page: 711
Database: MS 1860 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1860
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Columbus Page: 635
Database: MS 1860 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1837
County: Lowndes County Record Type:
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1840
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 203
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1841
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1845
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1850
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 093
Database: MS 1850 Federal Census Index
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1850
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Slave Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 483
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WELLS, SAMUEL G.
State: MS Year: 1860
County: Lowndes County Record Type: Slave Schedule
Township: No Twp Listed Page: 296
Database: MS 1860 Slave Schedule
WELLS, SAMUEL G
Land Office: MT SALUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 5878 Total Acres: 79.87
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 01, 1832
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 W�NW HUNTSVILLE No 18S 18W 1
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WELLS, SAMUEL
Land Office: MT SALUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 6797 Total Acres: 79.65
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: October 09, 1834
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: Yes Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Remarks: WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 E�NW CHOCTAW No 5N 2W 2
WELLS, SAMUEL G
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 525 Total Acres: 40.06
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 27, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 S�W�NW HUNTSVILLE No 18S 18W 13
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WELLS, SAMUEL G
Land Office: COLUMBUS Sequence #:
Document Number: 5816 Total Acres: 79.87
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: February 01, 1841
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 W�SE HUNTSVILLE No 18S 18W 1