Edwards, Mississippi
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Hinds County Population: 583 in 1900 592 in 1910 727 in 1920 Town incorporated: 6-21-1871 Post office: Edwards Depot- 5-23-1842 to 12-18-1883 Edwards- 12-19-1883 to present Railroads: Clinton & Vicksburg- Vicksburg & Jackson- Southern RR of MS- V&M- A&V- Y&MV- IC- ICG- Midsouth- KCS
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Next Town East- Champion Hill
A&V Milepost 121.9 (from Meridian)
Next Town West- Smiths |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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Duke Askew- com'n & plantation supplies 1873-74-75-76 Barrett & Barrett- planters 1874-75 T. H. W. Barrett- general store 1876 M. L. Batchelor- general store 1873-74-75 W. A. Batchelor- general store 1874-75 Baum & Zimmerman- general store 1875 S. Baum- general store 1876 A. Boswick- general store 1874-75-76 H. Boyer- livery 1874-75 Mrs. M. Brock- boarding house 1874 Alonzo L. Brown- general store 1873-74 R. H. Brumby- general store 1874-75-76 W. H. Buchanan- editor 1876 J. B. Carraway (9 miles from)- general store 1873 Davis & Whitehead- confections & restaurant 1874 Donovan & Partin- general store 1875-76 J. D. Donovan- general store 1873-74 Geo. W. Elliot- drugs 1874-75 W. Foster- drugs 1876 W. H. H. Gallion- restaurant 1876 Garrison & McMullen- saloon 1876 G. W. Gorham- general store & saloon 1873-74-75 Benj. Griswold- p.m., dry goods & grocery 1873-74-75-76 W. H. Harney & Co.- general store 1876 A. P. Harris- physician 1873-74-75 C. T. Harrison- dry goods & grocery 1873 Dick Harrison- hotel 1875 Harrison & Lewis- general store 1873-74-75-76 W. L. Hemphill- grocery & physician 1874-75 Howell & Harris- general store 1875-76 Howell & Weeks- general store 1874 E. Huber- carpenter 1874-75 J. F. Jenkins- saloon & grocery 1873-74-75-76 L. A. Kloss- general store 1876 Mahone & Co.- dry goods & grocery 1873-74-75-76 T. D. Padelford & Co.- general store & planter 1874-75-76 H. T. Petrie- physician 1874-75 John A. Roberts- brick mason 1875 W. L. Roberts- planter 1873-74-75 John Roux- 1876 James Simple- saloon 1876 Sivley & Co.- drugs 1876 G. A. Spangler- general store 1876 Alex Spingler- grocery 1875 F. M. Springer- builder 1874-75 Henry Wells & Bro.- general store 1874 I. W. Wablinger- grocery 1874-75-76 Washington & Co.- grocery & saloon 1876 J. Watts- barber 1874-75 Henry Wells & Bro.- general store 1875 Wells & Cook- general store 1875 W. B. Williamson- physician 1873-74-75 G. W. Womack & Co.- grocers 1876 L. Zimmern- general store 1876
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net