John Coor was a Rural County Sheriff
My 4x-great-grandfather, John Coor (1785-1838), lived in Copiah County, Mississippi. A part of Copiah County is named after him: Coor Springs. According to Wikipedia , it is now a ghost town, but at the county's formation in 1823, it was the county seat. When Simpson County split off from Copiah, the county seat was moved to Gallman and then later to Hazlehurst. Like many towns that faded, the railroad had bypassed the town and instead went through Hazlehurst and Gallman. [1] John purchased land from the federal government along the Copiah Creek in Sections 27 and 28. [2] In 1825, John was elected sheriff in Copiah County, Mississippi, and on 10 August 1825, he posted a $4000 bond with John Sandifer and John E. Watts as sureties, payable to Governor Walter Leake or his successor. [3] His term was not specified in length but was stated according to the Mississippi Constitution, which stipulated a two-year term. [4] In 1825, the population of Copiah County was 2,010 white males, 1,8...