YEARBOOK
2011-2013
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Organized October 20, 2001
Jackson, Mississippi
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America and to the Republic for which it stands, one
Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
Francis M. Bellamy
Salute to the Mississippi State Flag
I salute the flag of Mississippi and the sovereign state
for which it stands with pride in her history and
achievements and with confidence in her future under
the guidance of Almighty God.
Governor Mrs. Kathy G. Henry
Lieutenant Governor............Dr. Shirley Margaret Godsey
Executive Secretary..............Mrs. Linda J. Reinhardt
Treasurer.............................Mr. George L. Holder
Genealogist ..............................Mrs. Anne Anderson
Historian.............................Mrs. Frances S. Williams
Chaplain………………….Mrs. Sophie Sistrunk
Honorary Governors
LTC Horace Richard Jordan, USA (Ret)
Mrs. William E. Simmons III
Mrs. Ethel Marlette Anepohl*
Mrs. Robert G. Baird
Mrs. Henry Alexander Hudson, Jr.
(*Deceased)
Organizing Governor
Mrs. Henry Alexander Hudson, Jr.
Charter Members
Mrs. Ethel Marlette Anepohl*
Mrs. Robert Gregory Baird
Mrs. Robert H. Barnes
Mrs. W. Jack Cleere*
Mrs. Robert Eugene Ellis, Sr.
Mrs. Augustus Evans
Mrs. Coleman A. Fox*
Mrs. Lacey M. Haralson
Mrs. Jack J. Haviland *
Mrs. Henry Alexander Hudson, Jr.
Mrs. Reuben K. Houston, Jr.
LTC Horace Richard Jordan,USA (Ret)
Mrs. Lawrence W. Long, III
Mrs. William H. McCandless
Mrs. Walter P. McMurchy, Jr.
Mr. W. Jack Olson *
Mrs. Thomas J. Phillips
Mrs. Lemuel A. Smith, Jr.*
Mrs. Francis L. Tindall*
Mrs. Robert G. Wiggins
(* Deceased)
MEMBERS:
Aden, Mrs. William M. (Joy Tindall)
2739 Quail Run
Jackson, MS 39211
National #5583 State #25 William Hampton
(601) 366-5006 jtaden@gmail.com
Anderson, Mrs. Priscella Anne S.(Mrs. Vernon LaCour)
27 53rd Street
Gulfport, MS 39507
National # 7292 State # 37 Nathaniel Tatum
(228) 863-4975 andersonannes@bellsouth.net
Aust, Mrs. Larry (Frances Ellene Webb)
10 Thunder Road
Laurel, MS 39443
National #7831 State #51 Walter Chiles
(601) 498 5409 fwaust@hotmail.com
Baird, Mrs. Robert G. (Sharron Hailey)
6591 Moondance
Olive Branch, MS 38654-9041
National #5387 State #4 Francis Epes I
(662) 420-7337 (601) 754-9900 shbaird@aol.com
Brent, Mr. Gerald Page (Gerry)
9580 Planation Road
Olive branch, MS 38654
National #7806 State #50 Robert Bracewell
(662) 812-9209 bg0586@comcast.net
Brooks, Mrs. Robert G. (Patricia Worsham-Pat)
17937 Hwy 32
Water Valley, MS 38965
National #7649 State #47 John Clay
(662) 473-2142 robertgbrooks@bellsouth.net
Buchanan, Mrs. John Philip (Grace Edwina Atkinson)
138 Bridgewater Crossing
Ridgeland, MS 39157
National # 7441 State # 41 John Armistead
(601) 898-2744 Email: geabuchanan@aol.com
Craft, Mrs. John R. (Janice Barnett))
1166 Cloverdale Drive
Greenville, MS 38701
National #5533 State #22 William Farrar
(662) 332-8148 craft28@suddenlink.net
Craft, Miss Meredith Barnett
4640 Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71106
National # 7423 State # 40 William Farrar
(318) 869-0115 crafts@bellsouth.net
Dunphey, Mrs. Floyd Patrick (Elizabeth "Liz" Carr)
61 Hidden Hills Drive
Picayune, MS 39466
National #7878 State #53 John Gauther
(601) 798-5307 mrsejd@yaoo.com
Ellis, Sr, Mrs. Robert E. (Pat Pope)
113 Whisper Lake
Madison, MS 39110
National #5178 State #2 William Hampton
(601) 853-9990 pandbellis@bellsouth.net
Godsey, Mrs. John W. (Dr. Shirley Margaret Haynie)
123 Venetian Gardens
Gulfport, MS 39507
National # 7084 State #36 Captain John Haynie
(228) 896-7950 drjosh1@aol.com
Haralson, Mrs. Lacey M. (Dale Sadka)
144 McCarty Road
Jackson, MS 39212
National #5341 State #14 Nathaniel Tatum
(601) 373-5035 dsharalson@hinds.cc.ms.us
Harvey, Mrs. David E. ( Paula T.)
1015 Lake Estates Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
National #7763 State #49 Thomas Owsley I
(601) 268-1809 ptharvey@comcast.net
Henry, Mrs. George Mark (Kathleen "Kathy" Gray)
321 Avalon Way
Brandon, MS 39047-7635
National # 5987 State #33 Thomas Gray
(601) 992-4987 kathyhenry@integrity.com
Herron, Ms. Janice Willis, (Joy)
119 Herron Drive
Glendora, MS 38928
National # 6521 State # 44 John Clay/Joseph Bridger
(662) 375-8524 herron@bellsouth.net
Holder, Mr.George Holder
125 Pitcher Point Ave
Long Beach, MS 39560
National # 7490 State # 45 Sarah Woodson/George Marable
(228) 863-3277 glholder@cableone.net
Hudson, Jr., Mrs. Henry A. (Mary Kay Parrish)
P. O. Box 653
Sumrall, MS 39482-0653
National #4619 State #1 Peter Montague
(601) 297-1742 TENNISKAY@aol.com
Huff, Mrs. Lowrey H. (Buena Lee English)
1410 Roswell Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
National # 5939 State #32 Benjamin Harrison
(601) 366-2280 Buenalee@aol.com
Jordan. Mr. Henry Hunter, Jr.
110 Highland Drive
Kosciusko, MS 39090
National #7727 State #48 Abraham Peirsey
(662) 289-5521 jordanfuneral@bellsouth.net
Jordan, LTC Horace Richard (Dick) USA (Ret)
P. O. Box 705
Columbia, MS 39429
National #2943 State #13 Francis Epes I
(601) 736-0777 dickieboy1@bellsouth.net
Kearney, Dr.Russell F.
20021 Merinda Lane
Long Beach, MS 39560-4301 National #7911 State #54 Barnaby Kearney
228-864-4634 randjkearney@aol.com
Lane, Mrs. Ernest III (Donna Davis)
706 Mogridge Lane
Oxford, MS 38655
National # 7550 State # 46 Captain Edmund Scarburgh
(662) 513-3259 ddlane@bellsouth.net
Lazenby, Mrs. Cornelius Cobb ( Myrna Holcomb)
72 Boggy Hollow Road
Purvis, MS 39475
National # 7381 State # 38 David Crawford
(601) 794-6585 mhlazenby2@yahoo.com
McSwain, Mrs. Charles B. (Betty Carter)
20 McCallum Lane
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
National #5627 State #26 Francis Epes I
(601) 606-0007
Neely, Jr., Mr. Braxtel Lee
310 Neely Road
Richland, MS 39218
National #5577 State #23 Stephen Hopkins
(601) 932-6335 braxtel@yahoo.com
Netterville, Mrs. William B. (Vickie Jones)
P. O. Box 608
Centerville, MS 39631
National #7969 State #57 Walter Chiles
(601)645-6373 vnetter@bellsouth.net
Reinhardt, Mrs. Dennis L. (Linda J. "Penny")
110 Brockhurst Court
Brandon, MS 39047
National # 7469 State # 42 Robert "King" Carter
(601) 466-4877 copperpenny39047@hahoo.com
Scoper, Vincent G. (Dell Dickens)
1806 North Seventh Avenue
Laurel, MS 39440
National # 6550 State # 35 Edward Bennett
(601) 428-1463 vscoper@bellsouth.net
Shorter, Mrs. Joyce Windham
455 Crossgates BLVD Apt 112
Brandon, MS 39042
National #7916 State #55 Walter Chiles
(601) 825-3245 jshorter@yahoo.com
Simmons III, Mrs. William Edwin (Ann Atkinson)
One Governor Hugh White Place
Columbia, MS 39429
National #5676 State #29 John Armistead
(601) 736-1763 asimmonscolumbia@aol.com
Sistrunk, Mrs. William Frank (Sophie)
P. O. Box 13002
Jackson, MS 39426
National # 1318 State # 39 William Sistrunk
sophiesis@comcast.net
Smith, Lemuel Augustus III
1510 Poplar Blvd.
Jackson, MS 39202
National # 6220 State #34 William Spencer
Stewart, Mrs. Betty Margaretta DeWees
151 Seargeant S. Prentiss Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
National # 7950 State #56 Southy Littleton
(601) 442 7029 bdsmom@juno.com
Webb, Mr. James Harold
5652 Monterey Drive
Frisco, Texas 75034
National #7832 State #52 Walter Chiles
CONTACT Email: fwaust@hotmail.com
Williams, Mrs. Charles E. (Frances Smith)
91 Holland Road
Indianola, MS 38751-9701
National # 5860 State #31
Pocahontas/Matoaka/Mrs. John Rolfe
(662) 887-2144 francesw@tecinfo.com
FRIENDS
Biggers, Mrs. James Morris, Jr. (Norma Cecilia Taylor)
201 New Hope Road
Winona, MS 38967-9650
(662) 283-3577 nbiggers@msn.com
Bradley, Mr. Richard C. III
131 Hunt Circle
Madison, MS 39110
(601) 853-9700 glgljones@danielcoker.c
Hawkes, Mr. James Richard (Rick)
4958 Fleur de Lis
Olive Branch, MS 38654-9543
(662) 895-6774 rfalcon1@msn-com
Henry, Mr. George Mark
321 Avalon Way
Brandon, MS 39047-7635
(601) 992-4987 kathyhenry@integrity.com
Hubbard, Mrs. Jo Fitzerald
113 Sandstone Drive
Brandon, MS 39047
(601) 613-2620 jo.hubbard@comcast.net
Jordan, Mrs. Mary G.
P. O. Box 705
Columbia, MS 39429-0705
(601) 736-0777 mary04@bellsouth.net
Moore, Mrs. Charles E. Moore, Jr (Azalia)
P. O. Box 678
Tupelo, MS 38802 (662) 842-1207 azalialee@aol.com
Moore, Mr. Charles E. Moore, Jr.
P. O. Box 678
Tupelo, MS 38802
(662) 842-1207 azaliaee@aol.com
First Mississippi Company
Jamestowne Society
Bylaws
Article I. Name
Section 1. The name of this society shall be the First Mississippi Company,
Jamestowne Society.
Article II. Objects
Section 1. To provide congenial association among members whose ancestors struggled together for life, liberty, home, and happiness in this land when it was new and unknown country
Section 2. To share in appreciation and regard for the names, history, character, deeds, and heroism of the founders of this country and their descendants and to commemorate events of the early history of Virginia and the Nation
Section 3. To discover and preserve family records and history of the first settlers, their ancestors, and descendants
Section 4. To encourage and support historical research into early Virginia, to promote its broadened recognition through education as the first permanent English settlement in America and support efforts to restore ancient structures and sties of significance in Virginia.
Section 5. To embody the principles and objectives of the parent JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY, consistent with the laws of the United States and Mississippi
Article II. Membership
Section 1. Charter members will be those who joined by October 20, 2001.
Section 2. Any member of the National Jamestowne Society may apply for Company membership and be approved by the Company Executive Board.
Section 3. Regular members who pay full dues are eligible to vote and hold offices.
Section 4. Honorary members are those who perform outstanding service to the First Mississippi Company and are approved by the Executive Board. They shall pay only the installation fees but not annual dues and shall receive Company mailings and attend meetings. They are not permitted to vote or hold office.
Article IV. Officers
Section 1. The officers of the First Mississippi Company shall consist of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Executive Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Historian, and Chaplin. All past Governors shall be ex-officio members of the Board and shall have a vote.
Section 2. The officers shall be elected at the fall meeting and shall hold office for a term of two years. No officer shall be elected to the same office for more than two consecutive terms, exception being the Executive Secretary, the Recording Secretary, and the Treasurer.
Section 3. The officers shall constitute the Executive Board and are empowered to act for the Company as required between meetings. Action may be by written communication or by telephone.
Section 4. The Governor shall by appointment fill any vacancy created by death, disability, or resignation or an officer prior to the expiration of said officer’s term of office, until the next meeting at which time such officer shall be duly elected to fill such unexpired term.
Article V. Duties of Officers
Section 1. The Governor shall be the chief executive officer of the Company and shall preside at all meetings of the Company and of the Executive Board. The Governor shall be responsible for all appropriate correspondence including the Company Newsletter the National Society and to the membership. The Governor shall serve as an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee. The Governor shall appoint a Parliamentarian to serve the Governor and the Company. The candidate for Governor must have served as a member of the Executive Board for a minimum of two full years.
Section 2. The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Governor in making arrangements for the programs, and in the event of the absence of disability of the Governor, shall exercise any and all duties of the Governor.
Section 3. The Executive Secretary shall maintain accurate records of the membership of the Company, address and mail the semi-annual newsletter to Company members, and generally assist the Governor in the administration details of the Company. The Executive Secretary shall compile and have printed the yearbook every two years to be delivered at the first meeting in May following election and installation. The Executive Secretary shall prepare the Company membership certificate for signatures of the Governor and the Executive Secretary to present to the new member at the next meeting. The Executive Secretary shall reside in the same area as the Governor.
Section 4. The Recording Secretary shall maintain a record of all the proceedings of the Company and the Executive Board, have the custody and care of all records and papers, and perform all other duties usually pertaining to such office.
Section 5. The Treasurer shall receive, handle, and disburse all funds of the Company and perform all duties usually pertaining to that office. The Treasurer shall no later than December 15 of each year, mail a dues reminder to those members who have not paid their dues.
Section 6. The Registrar shall assist prospective members with their application papers when requested.
Section 7. The Historian shall have general supervision over all historical matters pertaining to Jamestowne, its settlement and to the organization, progress, and development of the First Mississippi Company. The Historian shall compile and maintain the Company scrapbook and have it available for all Company meetings.
Section 8. The Chaplain shall conduct and supervise all religious ceremonies and activities of the Company.
Article VI. Meetings
Section 1. Two regular meetings of the Company shall be the annual business meeting in the fall on the 1st Saturday in November, and the annual business meeting in the spring on the 1st Saturday in May. The Governor and the Executive Board shall have the power to change the date and place of any meeting by written notice to all members, mailed at least 15 days prior to the fixed date and 15 days prior to the date to which the meeting is changed.
Section 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Governor and the Executive Board, provided the Executive Secretary mails written notice of the date, time, and place to every member 15 days in advance.
Section 3. Speakers of the First Mississippi Company who present a program have the option to (a) accept an honorarium, or (b) allow the Company to purchase a book of their choice in the amount not to exceed the honorarium, to be presented to a selected genealogical library in their name.
Article VII. Nominating Committee
Section 1. Three members, with their consent, are to be elected at the fall (November) meeting in even years to serve as the Nominating Committee. No member shall serve on two consecutive nominating committees. They shall obtain the consent of those being nominated for office.
Section 2. The Nominating Committee shall announce the slate of proposed officers at the spring (May) meeting. With the consent of the nominee, nominations may be made from the floor at the fall (November) meeting. Election and installation of officers shall be held at the annual fall (November) meeting.
Article VIII. Initiation and Dues
Section 1. Annual membership dues shall be paid to the Treasurer by the 1st Saturday in November, after which the dues become delinquent. Dues not paid by the November meeting shall be paid prior to the May meeting or the member is automatically dropped from the Company. A fee of $10.00 and the current year’s dues are required for reinstatement to the Company.
Section 2. Upon invitation to affiliate with the First Mississippi Company, the prospective member shall submit the initiation fee of $10.00 and the annual membership dues with the completed biographical sketch to the Governor. If dues are paid within six months of the fall (November) meeting, annual dues shall be considered paid for the following year.
Article IX. Quorum
Section 1. Five (5) officers of the Executive Board shall constitute a quorum for a board meeting. Severn (7) members of the Company shall constitute a quorum for a regular Company meeting.
Article X. Committees
Section 1. Committees shall be appointed by the Governor as needed.
Section 2. Duties of the Committees shall be assigned by the Governor.
Section 3. The following shall be Standing Committees: Arrangements and Courtesy; Auditing; Biographical Sketches; Bylaws; Essays; Finance; Historical; Membership; Patriotic and Educational; Telephone; E-mail; Ways and Means; and Yearbook.
Section 4. Special Committees shall be appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the Executive Board, as deemed necessary.
Section 5. The Auditing Committee shall be composed of three (3) members to audit the Treasurer’s book after the May meeting in uneven years. The audit report shall be given at the November meeting prior to the election of officers.
Article XI. Order of Business
Section 1. The order of business at the annual meetings shall be as follows with necessary adjustments:
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and Salute to the Flag of Mississippi
- Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting
- Reading of the Treasurer’s report
- Reports of the other officers and committees
- Nominations, election, and installation of officers (held in uneven years)
- Other business
- Benediction
- Adjournment
Article XII. AMENDMENTS OF THE BYLAWS
Section 1. These bylaws may be altered or amended after 30 days notice by a majority vote of a quorum at any regular meeting of members, or any special meeting of members where such action has been announced in the call and notice of such meeting.
Section 2. Any amendment adopted by the National Jamestowne Society affecting the Company shall become a law of the Company without notice or amendment.
Article XIII. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The rules contained in Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised, shall govern the Company in all cases where applicable and where not inconsistent with these Bylaws and those of the Jamestowne Society.
STANDING RULES
1.The Yearbook shall contain a section on “Honorary Governors” and a section on “In Memoriam.”
2. Officers who incur expenses on behalf of the Company shall submit said expenses to the Governor for approval, who in turn, shall sign and submit to the Treasurer for payment. Only original bills may be submitted for reimbursement. Prior approval of expenses by the Governor is recommended.
3. Annual membership dues of $15.00 shall be paid to the Treasurer.
4. At such time the Governor and the Past Governor’s Medal become available, the Company will purchase a rotating Governor’s Pin to be passed onto the next Governor. A Past Governor’s Pin will be purchased by the Company and presented to that person when the new Governor is elected.
5. The “one time” initiation fee for all members shall be $10.00.
6. The Company meeting place for our Fall (November)
meeting shall be held in Jackson, Mississippi. The Company meeting place for our Spring (May) meeting shall be held in Jackson, Mississippi.
7. The Company shall meet at 11:00 a.m. for a luncheon meeting.
8. Once a person becomes a member of the National Jamestowne Society, the Executive Board votes on whether to extend an invitation to the First Mississippi Company Jamestowne Society, if the member expresses interest in joining the First Mississippi Company. The Company Registrar shall send a letter of invitation, which includes our fees (the one time initiation fee of $10.00 and annual dues of $15.00), as well as, the biographical sheet to be completed and mailed to the Company Governor, to those who are approved for membership in the First Mississippi Company.
9. In recognition of distinctive service to the State Society, a Company Governor, on retirement from office, shall become an Honorary Governor and shall be listed as such in the Yearbook.
10. Any member of the First Mississippi Company who presents a program at a regularly scheduled meeting will nt be entitled to an honorarium.
11. The First Mississippi Company's bank account will be set up so hat checks may be sogned by either the Treasurer or another Officer of the First Mississippi Company.
12. The Secretary of the First Mississippi Company will keep the Adobe Contributer (CT) computer disk that is used to make changes to First Mississippi Company's website in his/her possession and will be responsible for maintaining the Company's website. Any changes to the website must first be approved by the Governor, First Mississippi Company.
Ancestors
John Armistead
Mrs. William E. Simmons, III #5676
Mrs. John Philip Buchanan #7441
Capt. Nathaniel Basse
Mrs. W. Jack Cleere #3281
Edward Bennett
Mrs. Vincent G. Scoper #6550
Robert Brasewell
Mr. Gerald Brent #7806
Joseph Bridger
Ms. Janice Willis Herron #6521
Robert “King” Carter
Mrs. Linda J. Reinhardt #7469
Miles Cary
Mrs. Reuben K. Houston, Jr. #4328
John Clay
Mrs. William F. Sistrunk #1318
Ms. Janice Willis Herron #6521
Mrs. Robert G. Brooks #7649
LTC Walter Chiles
Mr. William Jack Olson #3549
Mrs. Larry Aust #7831
Mrs. William B. Netterville #7969
Mrs. Joyce W. Shorter #7916
Mr. James H. Webb #7832
David Crawford
Mrs. Cornelius C. Lazenby #7381
Francis Epes I
Mrs. Robert G. Baird #5387
Mrs. Coleman A. Fox #2945
LTC Horace Richard Jordan, USA (Ret) #2943
Mrs. Charles B. McSwain #5627
Ms. Charlene McSwain #7465
William Farrar
Mrs. Robert H. Barnes #4935
Mrs. John R. Craft #5533
Mr. Omah P. Farrar #2940
Miss Meredith B. Craft #7423
Henry Filmer
Mrs. Robert G. Wiggins #3852
John Gauther
Mrs. Floyd P. Dunphey #7878
Thomas Gray
Mrs. G. Mark Henry #5987
Captain John Haynie
Mrs. John W. Godsey #7084
William Hampton
Miss Meredith Blair Aden #5582
Mrs. William M. Aden #5583
Mrs. Robert E. Ellis, Sr. #5178
Mrs. Francis L. Tindall #5256
William Hatcher
Mrs. Thomas J. Phillips #3892
Benjamin Harrison
Mrs. Lowery H. Huff #5939
Stephen Hopkins
Mr. Braxtel Lee Neely, Jr. #5577
John Knowles
Mrs. Augustus T. Evans #1674
Barnaby Kearney
Dr. Russell F.Kearney #7910
Richard Lee
Mrs. Edgar Burton Kemp #5645
George Marble
Mr. George Lee Holder #7490
Nicholas Martiau
Mrs. Lawrence W. Long, III #5136
Peter Montague
Mrs. Henry A. Hudson, Jr. #4619
Pocahontas/Matoaka/Mrs. John Rolfe
Mrs. Charles E. Williams #5860
Mrs. Ethel Marlette Anepohl #1346
Abraham Peirsey
Mr. Henry Hunter Jordan, Jr. #7727
Captain Edmund Scarburgh
Mrs. Ernest Lane III #7550
William Spencer
Mrs. Lemuel A. Smith, Jr. #3676
Mr. Lemuel A. Smith III #6220
Southy Littleton
Mrs. Betty M. Stewart #7950
Nathaniel Tatum
Mrs. Lacey M. Haralson #5341
Mrs. Anne Anderson #7292
Col. John West
Mrs. William H. McCandless #5107
Dr. John Woodson
Mrs. Jack J. Haviland #5029
Mrs. Walter P. McMurchy, Jr. #4382
Sarah Woodson
Mr. George Lee Holder #7490
Rev. Haute Wyatt
Dr. Katherine McCarthy #3394
In Memoriam
Mrs. W. Jack Cleere National #3281 State #5 Mrs. Omah P. Farrar National #2940 State #21
Mrs. Jack J. Haviland National #5029 State #17
Mr. W. Jack Olson National #3549 State #10
Mrs. Ethel M. Anepohl National #1346 State #12
Mrs. Joy M. Tindell National #5256 State #7
Mrs. Sonya Rebecca Jordan Fox National #2945 State #9 Ms Eunice Charlene McSwain National #7465 State #43
Mrs. Lemeul A. Smith, Jr. National #3676 State #3