Kemper County, Mississippi
Founded in 1833, it was named after Reuben Kemper. Reuben fought to make West Florida an independent and after a defeat and being arrested by the United States, the rebellion he started did succeed. The victory only lasted 90 days before it was annexed by the United States. Reuben also fought under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, where the United States military fought off a British invasion. These accomplishments are just a few of the reasons that Kemper County is named after the brave Reuben Kemper.
If you're interested in famous Texas Rangers, then you should definitely know that William Jessee McDonald, better known as Captain Bill McDonald, was born in Kemper County. Bill served as a bodyguard for both U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, opponents, along with incumbent President William Howard Taft. McDonald is an inductee of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and will live on forever in novels like The Texas Rangers (1935), Walter Prescott Webb.
Chamber of Commerce
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102 Industrial Park Drive
PO Box 518
DeKalb MS 39328
Phone: 601-743-2754
Website
Local Extension Offices & Key Personnel
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Kemper County Sheriff's Office
Highway 16 West
(601) 743-2255
Sheriff Samuel Tisdale -
DeKalb Police Department
Hopper Avenue
(601) 743-9197
Chief Kirk Merchant -
Scooba Police Department
1037 Kemper Street
(662) 476-8451
Chief Stacey Deans -
Mississippi State University Extension Services
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Kemper County, MS: Genealogy
msgen.info
msghn.org
ancestry.com
usgwarchives.net
genealogytrails.com
Local Civic Groups
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Community Resources Group Inc
10481 Rabbit Road, Lauderdale, MS 39335-9659
(601) 679-7972 -
Community Foundation-East Ms
2212 B Street, Meridian, MS 39301-5929
(601) 696-3035 -
Long Creek Community Development Club
4892 Zero Road, Meridian, MS 39301-9085
(601) 693-4149
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