HISTORY OF SESSUMS COMMUNITY THROUGH 1976 MRS ...

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Moore
Leonard Guy Moore and his wife, Tommie Falls Moore, moved into an apartment in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barrett when they (the Moores) retired. Mr. Moore's
father was Reuben Moore of Prentiss County, Mississippi. His mother was Lottie Ann
Stockes of Booneville, Mississippi. Guy Moore died in 1970.
(See Barrett summary for Tommie Falls' history)
Newman
Charlie Newman came from Brookhaven, Mississippi, to A&M College (now Mississippi
State University) in 1918. He began working his way through school by working in
the college barber shop. A few years ago he completed forty years of barbering in
the City of Starkville. He is not related to the Newmans presently living in
Brookhaven, but has a sister living in Jackson.
After the death of his first wife, a Miss Eddleman of Weir, he married Mrs. Huey
Arnold, whose husband had also died. The Newmans now live in the home formerly
known as the Huey Arnold home.
Charlie Newman's children by his first marriage are Doris, who works in New Jersey,
and Gene, who works in Texas.
Nickerson
Charles Nickerson and his wife, Mary Nichols Nickerson, moved to the Stewart
Parrish place in 1974. Charles was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, but being in a
military family, he has lived many places. His parents were John Charles Nickerson,
Jr., of Paris, Kentucky, and Carolyn Strauss of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This
couple was killed in an automobile wreck in 1964 leaving Charles and two younger
brothers. Mary N. Nickerson was born in Washington, D.C. Her father was Marshall S.
Carter of New York, and her mother was Preot Nichols Carter. On both sides of
Mary's family it seems that generals among the grandparents and uncles are common.
West Point Military Academy and Virginia Military Institute are household words.
Her family has also been traced back to the Mayflower group.
Charles teaches in the Physics Department at Mississippi State University.
The Nickersons are the parents of two children, Eric and Kitren.