Success is counted sweetest by those who some time succeed. I have two copies of Judy Borden's Plantersville Centennial Publication published in 1990 but had misplaced both of them. Yesterday I found one of the copies and a few hours later, while searching for something else, found the other.
The following taken from Judy's book:
"The land for the town of Plantersville was obtained from an Indian, WHACK SHAH in the treaty of May 24, 1834. The allotment was not appraised until January 24, 1838. It was patented to WAH-KA-CHAH on October 9, 1840 and then sent to the Indian Bureau."
"The following people owned parts of this land at these dates: David Kerr McEwin of Pontotoc County, August 14, 1844; Robert Gordon, June 15, 1843; W. H. Pound, December 12, 1871; H. A. Spooner, Nov. 30, 1872; R. B. McGaughy; Oct. 12, 1876; N. M. May, Mar. 28, 1885; Harrison Parker Co., John Parker and Thomas Day from New Orleans; J. M. Towery, and now (1963) by his sons, G. H. Towery and his heirs, G. B. Towery, Tom Towery, Rt. 1, Plantersville."
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Ha! I wonder if my friend Norton Brown McGaughy Geddie knows his ancestors used to own part of P'ville.
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