Uncle Tom Life In Pinson (Madison Country Record): "PINSON, located approximately eleven miles southeast of Jackson, was settled about 1821 near the south fork of the Forked Deer River. Located in Pinson is the historic site of Mount Pinson, the great mound built by an early culture (before the Choctaw Indians had settled the area). Most of the land in this area was obtained by Colonel Thomas Henderson, who came in the 1820’s from North Carolina to make this area his home. The actual town of Pinson wasn’t established until 1866, when A.S. Rogers located there. Later a post office was established and E.R. Lancaster was appointed postmaster. Hearns and Rogers began the Rogers and Hearn Commissary in the 1850’s, and their large store of merchandise included a variety of items from harmonicas, silks and hoop skirts to hayforks, spitoons and patent medicines purchased and brought from Louisville, Philadelphia and New York. Other early businesses in this community included two dry goods stores, two grocery stores, one drug store, one blacksmith and wagon shop, one hotel, two churches, one high school, and two grist mills. Early churches in this community included a Baptist Church, which was the first church established in the area (Rev. Levin Savage served as pastor). A short time later, the Methodist Church was established, (Rev. E.L. Fisher served as pastor), on lands donated by A.S. Rogers. The first school was taught by Rev. John McCoy in 1867. Some early settlers of Pinson included the families of: John Croom, Rev. Fisher, Fry, C.H. Hearn, Colonel Thomas Henderson, Hudson, E.R. Lancaster, Messer, Rev. John McCoy, A.S. Rogers, and ..."
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:11:52 +0000
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