Macon Beacon, April 7, 1933

Macon Beacon, April 7, 1933

On the east side, going north, was the Haynes hotel, back of which one block was the Shuqualak Academy (Capt. Darricutt, teacher); McNeese’s blacksmith shop (Pete Beasley, slave, his blacksmith); McNeese’s wood shop (Nathan and Marshall McNeese, slaves, the workmen); Sam Jackson’s wagon-making establishment, Stout’s private boarding house, and 200 yards farther north, McNeese’s saw mill.

4 Replies to “Macon Beacon, April 7, 1933”

  1. I am so glad to see that my great uncle history along with my great grandfather Nathan mcneese life and history is finally reserved. I have photos of Nathan mcneese and history of him being the founder of
    Berean
    Baptist
    Church in Jackson TN as well as a carpenter. I am writing the history of our family.

  2. Fatina, that’s so cool that you have a photo of Nathan! Do you know if your family has any photos of Marshall? Any information y’all want to add to the site would be extremely valuable, as I haven’t been able to find much about him so far.

  3. This is December 2022 and I am so sorry for the long delay as I was unable to return to this site due to my lack of some computer skills. I do have several photos of Nathan mcneese and I do continue to look through my grandmother’s photos and information. Marshall mcneese once leaving Mississippi moved to St Louis Missouri and resided there with his family. My mother who is 97 years of age has told me that Nathan mcneese and several members of my family would often visit Marshall and his family there.

  4. Fatina, My name is Nadeem Salaam and just found this site while searching for information on my ancestors. Marshall McNeese is my great great grandfather, and I’ve been searching about him and other family members for quit some time. I would love to liaise with you if you should see this post. Marshall’s second to last child ‘Martha’ was my grandmothers mother. My mother is named after her!

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