Z 1972.000 Trigg Family Papers

Z 1972.000
TRIGG FAMILY PAPERS

Wyndham R. Trigg was born in Washington County, Virginia, on January 22, 1834. He later moved to Greenville, Mississippi, where he studied law with a local judge. Trigg also worked as a tutor for the Gregory family while studying law in Greenville. He served as a probate court judge in the Mississippi Delta after becoming a member of the bar. Trigg married Nancy (Nannie) Stanhope Hurst in May of 1861. He served in Company D, Twenty-eighth Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, attaining the rank of sergeant in the Confederate Army. Trigg returned to Greenville after the war. He was commissioned as a chancery court judge in 1890. Trigg died in October of 1904.

Sue Pelham Trigg was born in Greenville, Mississippi, on April 6, 1868. She was the daughter of Wyndham R. Trigg and Nancy Stanhope Trigg. Sue Pelham Trigg began her teaching career in Greenville at the age of sixteen. In 1888, Trigg accepted a teaching position at the Archer School in Greenville, where she remained for five years. She next taught in Stoneville, Mississippi, for two years. In 1895, Trigg became principal of the Court School in Greenville, where she remained for forty-nine years. The Sue Pelham Trigg Elementary School is now located on the former site of the Court School. She died on February 23, 1954.

The Bodley, Hurst, and Shiell families are the maternal ancestors of Nancy Stanhope Hurst Trigg, wife of Wyndham R. Trigg and mother of Sue Pelham Trigg. General Thomas Bodley, grandfather of Nancy Stanhope Trigg, married Catherine Harris Shiell in January of 1804. Bodleys daughter, Ann Isabell, was born in August of 1807. Ann Isabell Bodley married William Henry Hurst in March of 1830. The Hursts had four children: Hugh Shiell, Nancy Stanhope, Henry, and Mary. Nancy Stanhope Hurst married Wyndham R. Trigg in June of 1861. The Triggs had four children: James, Sallie, Ellen, and Sue Pelham. General Thomas Bodley died in June of 1833; Catherine Harris Shiell Bodley died in June of 1841; Ann Isabell Bodley Hurst died in April of 1853; William Henry Hurst died in April of 1860; Nancy Stanhope Hurst Trigg died in April of 1919; and Wyndham R. Trigg died in October of 1904.

This collection is primarily composed of family papers and records of Sue Pelham Trigg. Included are deeds for property purchased in Greenville, Mississippi, business contracts, and the last will and testament of Thomas Lowry. There are genealogical records that trace the lineage of Sue Pelham Triggs maternal ancestors, the Bodley, Hurst, and Shiell families. Personal correspondence, as well as manuscripts and transcriptions detailing the early history and settlement of Greenville are also included.

This series contains the correspondence of the Bodley family dating from 1796 to 1894. Also included are Shiell family correspondence predating 1800 and Trigg family correspondence dating from 1865, 1885, 1886, and 1901. There are both original and photocopied items.

This series contains the last will and testament of Thomas Lowry, as well as two land deeds.

This series contains genealogical records for the Trigg, Brisbane, and Hampton families.

This series contains five manuscripts pertaining to the history of the Methodist church in Greenville, Mississippi. Also included are the following manuscripts: "Our Cemeteries," "One Womans Memory," "Education in Washington County," "Schools of Washington County," "Post Office," "First Telephone," and one untitled manuscript discussing the Methodist womens sewing group.

This series contains a transcription of a narrative by Mrs. H. B. Theobald, a founder of Greenville, Mississippi. Also included is a transcription of a narrative entitled "Data on Mrs. Myra Smith and Excerpts From Her Diary."

This series contains articles from the Greenville Times, the Delta Democrat Times, and the Local Advertiser and Daily Bulletin. The Greenville Times articles discuss the 1874 fire that destroyed fifty businesses in Greenville, Mississippi. Two typescripts of the 1874 Greenville Times article are included. The Delta Democrat Times article concerns the history of education in Greenville. The Local and Advertiser Daily Bulletin articles include one entitled "List of Deaths to Date" for Washington County, Mississippi.

This series consists of five petitions recommending the reappointment of Wyndham R. Trigg as a chancery court judge.