Like his brother Congressman/General William Barksdale, Ethelbert Barksdale was born in Smyrna, TN. The Barksdale family moved to Mississippi around 1837. He had a career in journalism and founded the Yazoo Democrat newspaper and ended up editing the Clarion Ledger newspaper. He was elected to the US Congress for the terms 1883-1887. Previously he was elected to both of the …
For the Congressional Elections of 1852, Mississippi gained one more seat in Congress because of an increase in population taken from the 1850 Census. That took us from four Congressmen to five. However the Legislature was unable to meet to draw up the districts in time for the election so the fifth Congressman ran at large across the whole state …
One of my favorite places in Mississippi is Greenwood Cemetery (GWC) in downtown Jackson. A ton of Mississippi history “resides” in a permanent state in this 200+ year old plot of land. Full disclosure: I serve on the Greenwood Cemetery Board of Directors and always want to connect any part of this blog to GWC so expect to hear plenty …
