David Holmes

David Holmes

male, deceased (1832)
senator, from Virginia, Governor of Mississippi, from Mississippi, pearl river, Choctaw…Mississippi Territory, from York, Pennsylvania, fromAdamsCounty, Mississippi
David Holmes (March 10 1769 - August 20 1832) was the last governor of the Mississippi Territory and the first governor of the State of...
Gerard Brandon

Gerard Brandon

male, deceased (1850)
Governor of Mississippi, political, governor, American, david holmes, fromAdamsCounty, Mississippi
Gerard Chittocque Brandon (September 15 1788 - March 28 1850) was an American political leader who twice served as Governor of Mississippi during...
George Poindexter

George Poindexter

male, deceased (1853)
Greenwood Cemetery, United States Senator, pro tempore, president pro tempore, American, from Mississippi…fromAdamsCounty, Mississippi, Governor of Mississippi
George Poindexter (1779 - September 5 1853) was an American politician. He served as the Governor of Mississippi from 1820 to 1822 and was a U.S....

Wilson Brown

male, deceased (1900)
american civil war, medal of honor recipient, medal of honor, fort morgan, United States Navy, Hartford…fromAdamsCounty, Mississippi
Wilson Brown was a United States Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Ho...
Sarah Dorsey

Sarah Dorsey

female, deceased (1879)
American women writer, fromAdamsCounty, Mississippi, Tensas Parish, lost cause, Lost Cause of the Confederacy, Athalie
Sarah Dorsey, which remained in print for fifty years. At her salon the circle of intellectuals included Horace Greeley, William Cullen Bryant, and...