Madison County Mississippi
Livingston54
The town of Livingston was the early seat of justice of Madison
County, and was at one time the most important town in the
county. It 15 still a post office and is situated about fifteen
miles southwest of Canton. Among the wealthy planters of that
community were B. Ricks, John Johnson, Hudnell, John Lowe, N.
Hinton, and John Simmons. It was the trade center of a large
number of plantations before the War Between the States. Its
acts of incorporation by the Legislature bear the following
dates: 1836; May, 1837; 1848.
After the removal of the court house to Canton, Livingston began
to decay and today only three dwellings and a church are left to
mark the site of this once prosperous town.
Vernon In the midst of a prosperous community
of wealthy slave owners, about seven miles west of Livingston,
was situated the town of Vernon. This place was incorporated by
the Legislature in 1833. Some of the prominent planters living
in the community were Dr. William L. Balforer, Dr. J. P. Thomas,
E. T. Montgomery, Col. Guston Kearney, Oscar D. Kearney, Col.
McCord Williamson, Col. Wm. Gartley, Jno. Lipscomb, Newal Vick,
C. P. Andrews, and Maj. C. B. Greer.
Madisonville In 1828 Madison county was formed
out of part of Yazoo, and Madisonville, a place situated in the
southeastern part of the former county, about twelve miles from
Canton, was made the county seat. Its acts of incorporation by
the Legislature bear the following dates: 1836; May, 1837; and
1848.
One of the early physicians of this place was Dr. James
Anderson, and one of its mercantile firms was Joseph Coffman &
Company, later of Grenada. When the court house was removed to
Canton, Madisonville declined rapidly. Its former site is now
part of the plantation of Maj. Walker.
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Footnotes:
54. The sketches of the towns of Madison County
are largely based upon information received from Col. W. G.
Kearney, of Flora, Mississippi, and Robert Bowman, Esq., of
Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Source: The Mississippi Historical
Commission Publications, Volume V, Edited by Franklin L. Riley,
Secretary, 1902.
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