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The Weekly Panola Star Archive

  • Panola, Mississippi
  • 18571881

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The flat to rolling terrain of Panola County, in northwest Mississippi at the eastern edge of the fertile Yazoo-Mississippi River Delta, was perfect for growing cotton, the cash crop of 19th-century Mississippi. Later in the century, additional profitable crops included corn, potatoes and sorghum. Farmers raised livestock including cattle, mules, and horses; and the timber industry was on the rise.

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  • 2,992
  • Panola, Mississippi
  • 18571881

Source Information

The Weekly Panola Star, 1857–1881 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: February 28, 2023

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The Weekly Panola Star
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Sheriff's Sale, A.M. Crawford, Steam Saw and Grist Mills
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Homicide on the plantation

Homicide on the plantation

The Weekly Panola Star
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A slave belonging to Dr. Laird is hanged

A slave belonging to Dr. Laird is hanged

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Freeman B. Irby_4th Monday in December 1867

Freeman B. Irby_4th Monday in December 1867

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Archive Info

  • 2,992
  • Panola, Mississippi
  • 18571881

Source Information

The Weekly Panola Star, 1857–1881 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: February 28, 2023