Obituaries

Newton County, Mississippi Obituaries for Monday, March 4, 2002 MARY GLADYS STAMPER Seamstress and homemaker NEWTON -- Services for Mary Gladys Stamper will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sarah Windham officiating. Burial will be Conehatta Cemetery. Mrs. Stamper, 89, of Conehatta, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, in her home. She was born in Lauderdale County and was a member of Conehatta Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Helen Delorise Speed of Conehatta; a son, Selby Arnell Stamper of Conehatta, a sister, Lola Thames of Carthage; two brothers, James Crenshaw of Collinsville and Arthur Crenshaw of Columbus; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Ida Davis Crenshaw; her husband William John Stamper; two sons, Hershel Stamper and Charles Stamper; and two grandchildren, Rebecca Dollison and Charles Wayne Stamper. Pallbearers will be Doug Gray, James Stamper, Phillip Stamper, Ted Horne, Ronnie Adcock and Roger Stamper. Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

SGT. MAJOR W.E. STUCKEY Retired U.S. Army UNION -- Services for Sgt. Major W.E. Stuckey will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery in Decatur. Mr. Stuckey, 86, of Atlanta, died Friday, May 24, 2002, at Beverly Health Care N Side in Atlanta. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He retired after 30 years of service to his nation. Survivors include a son, John Stuckey and his wife, Susan, four grandchildren, Tyler Anne, Robert, Ian and Alcy Stuckey, all of Alpharetta, Ga.; and a sister, Janie Mitchell of Jackson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Merlene Stamper Stuckey. Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

LINDA HENRY BURSON Retired UNION -- Services for Linda Henry Burson will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marcus Finch officiating. Burial will be in Union City Cemetery. Mrs. Burson, 59, of Union, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was retired from East Central Alternative School in Decatur. She was a loving and dedicated public school teacher for 35 years, a member of First Baptist Church in Union and a very faithful friend to youth in all areas. Survivors include her sons, Jeremy Burson of Brandon and Cory Burson of Union; a sister Nelda Kennedy and her husband, Otha D., of Union. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Eugene and Elender Stamper Henry. Pallbearers will be Matthew and Tim Barnett, Tyler Hancock, Joseph Dollar, Billy McCune and Gerald Rigdon. Visitation will be today 5 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Pickney (extinct) From Brown's History of Newton County, pp. 332-333: "The name of Pinkney dates as far back in the history of Newton county as any other name in it. It is not know from what the town derived its name; the probabilities are it was settled as early as 1837--- probably earlier--- and was a place of some importance and trade. Lane and Boyd, merchants at that place are reported to have a stock of goods of $10,000, who issued a fractional currency called " shin plasters," and were correspondents with the Decatur bank, and when the bank failed it naturally carried the firm with it. Where these people got their goods is not known, probably from Vicksburg, or New Orleans, or Mobile --- all hauled in wagons over terrible roads. This place has had from time to time, some business. About twenty years ago, Mr. S. D. Daniel commenced a general meschandise business and sold a large amount of goods and made some money. The place has a good mill-seat that has from time served a good purpose and been a means of convienience and profit. The name of Pinkney has given way to Stamper, at which place there is a store kept by Mr. Boulton, also a postoffice with daily communications with the railroad. The water-power is owned by Mr. Stamper, who has a turbine wheel which does fine work. This mill grinds, and is a great convenience to the people and profitable to the owner, It also furnisnes a good place for "trouting." The families living about there are: Stampers, Bolton, Ferrall, Hansford, Freeman, Collins, Mapp, Russell and Norris."

Newton, MS 1870 Federal Census (INDEX - File 8 of 9)
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ms/newton/1870/indx-s-u.txt
Pg#	Ln#	Last Name	First Name	Age	Birth Place	File-name
469B	35	STAMPER	Ann E.	4	MS	pg0466a.txt
469B	30	STAMPER	George E.	23	GA	pg0466a.txt
469B	34	STAMPER	James S.	14	GA	pg0466a.txt
469B	28	STAMPER	Joel C.	47	GA	pg0466a.txt
470A	28	STAMPER	Martha A.	10	GA	pg0466a.txt
469B	29	STAMPER	Martha E.	43	SC	pg0466a.txt
469B	31	STAMPER	Newton	21	GA	pg0466a.txt
469B	36	STAMPER	Sarah	73	GA	pg0466a.txt
470A	27	STAMPER	Sarah A.	32	GA	pg0466a.txt
470A	29	STAMPER	Sarah C.	7	GA	pg0466a.txt
469B	33	STAMPER	Stephen A.	15	GA	pg0466a.txt
470A	26	STAMPER	Thomas	29	GA	pg0466a.txt
469B	32	STAMPER	Thomas J.	17	GA	pg0466a.txt
503B	2	STAMPER*	Francis C.	4	MS	pg0500a.txt
503B	4	STAMPER*	Martin A.	17	MS	pg0500a.txt
503B	1	STAMPER*	Martin W.	31	GA	pg0500a.txt
503B	3	STAMPER*	Mary A.	7	MS	pg0500a.txt
503B	2	STAMPER*	Francis C.	4	MS	pg0500a.txt
503B	4	STAMPER*	Martin A.	17	MS	pg0500a.txt
503B	1	STAMPER*	Martin W.	31	GA	pg0500a.txt
503B	3	STAMPER*	Mary A.	7	MS	pg0500a.txt

The April meeting will be on the Chapman family by Bradley Pierce. The May meeting will be at Stamper's Pond/Pinckney with a discussion of the Maxwell and Stamper families.

Newton County Historical and Genealogical Society Ann Burkes at 635-3253 NCHGS President, Harold Graham 17333 HW 503 Decatur, MS 39327

The Stamper Family Project is the property of
Golden Combs Ferguson