by Vikki Bynum Adopted in 1918 at age five months by his cousin Bertie Bynum Smith and her husband Sollie, my father did not meet his biological father and siblings until age […]
Oma Stanley Smith (Bynum), A Father’s Day Remembrance
Revisiting “The Lyons and the Landrums”: Murder and Its Consequences
By Ed Payne In 2010, Renegade South host Vikki Bynum told the story of Charles Landrum’s murder and the subsequent trial of Thomas Lyons (Lyon, Lynes, Lines) and his son Thomas Morgan […]
“The Ladder by the Chimney”: Guest post by Chuck Shoemake
The byline to “The Ladder by the Chimney” might be the proverb “every picture tells a story” considering the memories this drawing evoked for Chuck Shoemake! Not only did I learn something […]
Civil Rights Martyr Vernon Dahmer Sr. to be honored by Mississippi Legislature
On January 10, 1966, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Vernon Dahmer, Sr., a courageous, forward-thinking Civil Rights leader, was murdered by white supremacists associated with the Ku Klux Klan. Today, I’m honored to […]
The Family Origins of Vernon Dahmer, Civil Rights Activist
Originally posted on Renegade South:
Note from Renegade South: Vernon F. Dahmer, a well known Mississippi civil rights worker, was murdered in 1966 by white supremacists connected to the Ku Klux Klan.…
Newt Knight, the story goes on forever, continued: Southern Unionism Under Scrutiny
The following is Ed Payne’s third and final essay regarding the newly-rediscovered 1880 pension claim of Newt Knight, leader of the Knight Company of “Free State of Jones” fame. Here, Ed takes […]
Newt Knight, the story goes on forever, continued: Mississippi Senator Blanche K. Bruce
“Always the Gentleman”: Senator Blanche K. Bruce and Newt Knight’s Relief Bill of 1880 By Ed Payne It’s unlikely that United States Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce of Mississippi ever met Newt Knight, the […]
The Collinses of Jones County, Mississippi: Selected Family Photos
Recently, Dean Collins, a descendant of Stacy and Sara Anderson Collins, shared with me several photos that I am pleased to post on Renegade South. Dean is descended from Stacy and Sara’s […]
Ed Payne, “Piney Woods Research: Civil War and other documents available on FamilySearch”
A note to Jones County, Mississippi, descendants: In this post, Ed Payne shares documents featuring numerous ancestors by name that you may never have seen! My thanks to Ed for once again […]
Ed Payne, “Unionist Naming of Mississippi Children–Revisited”
In 2010, I published on Renegade South a study of the naming of white male Mississippi children during the period from 1861 through 1880, wondering if certain names might provide evidence of […]
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