Jayess,
Mississippi
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Lawrence County Population: 145 in 1930 Town incorporated: no Post office: December 7, 1912 to present Railroads: NC&M
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Next Town West: Verna Milepost 15.8 (from Norfield) Next Town East:
Old Camp
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| HISTORY by Tony
Howe:
Jayess was founded when a townsite was laid out in late 1911 by the Butterfield Lumber Company when the company's railroad, the Natchez Columbia & Mobile Railroad, reached this location. The name was chosen by Marguerite Butterfield after her grandfather, J. S. Butterfield, president of the lumber company. A post office was established at Jayess on December 7, 1912. A 20'x24' depot with a 16'x24' platform was completed by the railroad at Jayess in 1913. Shortly thereafter, the town had developed and included a hotel, 4 stores, scores of houses, a church, and a public school. A small sawmill was built at Jayess by a Mr. Alexander. |
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| Dun & Bradstreet listing for
Jayess September 1913: Roberts Bros.- general store
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Dun & Bradstreet listing for
Jayess January 1915:
A. N. Brewer- general store G. W. Newman- general store W. H. Rials- general store (near) Roberts-Byrne Co.- general store
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Dun & Bradstreet listing for
Jayess January 1920:
J. A. Boyd- general store W. A. Calhoun- general store E. M. Collins & Son- general store W. S. Cothern- auto repair Thad W. May- general store (near) Roberts-Byrne Co.- general store B. Z. Sandifer- general store V. E. Thornhill- general store |
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Dun & Bradstreet listing for Jayess September 1924:
F. A. Ainsworth- general store J. A. Boyd- general store W. A. Calhoun- general store Cooper & Harvey- grocery M. K. Jones- grocery Thad W. May- general store (near) F. F. Pevey- general store Roberts-Byrne Co.- general store V. E. Thornhill- general store J. W. Tynes & Son- general store D. A. Wallace- general store (near)
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Dun & Bradstreet listing for
Jayess January 1930:
Walter Bacat- general store C. N. Brister & Brother- general store and filling station J. P. Conn & Co.- general store Jayess Gin Co.- cotton gin Jayess Mercantile Co. M. K. Jones- grocery Thad W. May- general store (near) G. N. Mullins- general store and filling station Mrs. Kate McEwen Price- general store Andrew Shadagan- general store and filling station J. W. Thornhill- general store J. W. Tynes & Son- general store
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If you have additional photos or information, please contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com David S. Price at davidsprice46@gmail.com or Brian Johnston at johnston127235@bellsouth.net