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  • Okolona, Mississippi
  • 18951895

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Lawyer and politician Frank Burkitt was the driving force in the early years of the Messenger run, a pro-agrarian paper based in Chickasaw County in north-central Mississippi. Known throughout his long career by fellow editors as proud, honest, and willing to stand by his convictions, Burkitt became editor of the Chickasaw Messenger (1872-76) soon after it was established in Houston, the county seat. In 1873 he became the owner. Three years later, when the operation moved to the county's commercial center, Okolona, the title may have changed; but by 1880 it was once more the Chickasaw Messenger (1880-94?).

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  • Okolona, Mississippi
  • 18951895

Source Information

The People's Messenger, 1895–1895 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 7, 2023

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  • 8
  • Okolona, Mississippi
  • 18951895

Source Information

The People's Messenger, 1895–1895 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 7, 2023