Person:Sampson Gathings (2)

Biographical excerpts from Memoirs of Mississippi, pg 781: "Mr. Gathings received such education as was available to him in the common schools, and at Lake Forest institute in North Carolina. . . Mr Gathings came to Monroe county in 1843, locating on a small improvement, and has since lived in different parts of the county, and for twenty years on his present farm near Prairie station. Altogether he owns about one thousand acres of land in different tracts. This produces every year from two hundred and fifty to three hundred bales of cotton. He is recognized as one of the most successful, well-to-do planters of Monroe county and it is a source of much gratification to him to know that his success is due solely to his own enterprise, industry and perseverance. He possesses an enviable business reputation, and his plantation is one of the finest in the county and his home is one of the most hospitable. For a short time during the war he did service under General Forrest, and is justly proud of his war record, although it does not cover a lengthy period. He is one of the pioneers of this county, having been one of the first to begin opening up the prairie which, until that time, had remained untouched by the plow . . ."

Memoirs of Mississippi: : "Sampson Gathings, a well known planter of Monroe County, was born in Anson County, N.C. in 1823."

A Tribute of Esteem to Sampson Gathings by his pastor: "Sampson Gathings, son of James and Jane Gathings was born in Union county, N.C. March 29, 1823."

1880 Dist 135, Monroe Co., Mississippi Gathings, Sampson W M 57 married farmer SC NC NC Gathings, S. N. W F 36 wife married at home TN TN TN Gathings, Jas. C. W M 17 son single at school MS SC TN Gathings, Clint W M 16 son single at school MS SC TN Gathings, Melville W M 14 son single at school MS SC TN Crutcher, Cora W F 14 niece single at school MS NC GA Williamson, W. B. W M 27 bro-in-law single farmer TN VA VA Williamson, Melville W M 22 bro-in-law single farmer TN VA VA

1. ↑ Biographical and historical memoirs of Mississippi: embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the state, and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy and illustrious families and individuals. (Chicago [Illinois]: Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1891).
2.   Research of Bob Mitchell: Jackson and Associated Families of North and South Carolina trees.ancestry.com/tree/.
3.   Smith, Jonathan K.T. (Jonathan Kennon Thompson). Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. (Jackson, Tennessee: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003).
4.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Dist 135, Monroe Co., Mississippi.