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John
Anthony
Quitman
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eliza (Turner) Quitman
— married
20 Dec 1824 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Louisa Turner (Quitman) Lovell, John Quitman, Edward Quitman, Sarah Eliza Quitman, Johanna Antonia (Quitman) Lovell, Mary Geraldine Quitman, Eliza Theodosia (Quitman) Routh and Mary Fredricka (Quitman) Smith
Died
at age 59
in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States
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| Preceded by 9th Governor Hiram Runnels 15th Governor Joseph W. Matthews |
John A. Quitman 10th Governor of Mississippi 1833—1835  1850—1851 |
Succeeded by 11th Governor Charles Lynch 17th Governor John Isaac Guion |
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Biography
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Gov. John Quitman served with the United States of America during the Mexican-American War
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Life and correspondence of John A. Quitman: major-general, U.S.A., and governor of the state of Mississippi ...Vol 1John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne January 1, 1860 Harper & brothers
Life and correspondence of John A. Quitman: major-general, U.S.A., and governor of the state of Mississippi ...Vol 2 John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne January 1, 1860 Harper & brothers
Plantations
In addition to his residence, Monmouth, at Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, John A. Quitman owned 4 other plantations
- Palmyra, Davis Bend, Warren County, Mississippi
- Live Oaks, near Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
- Springfield, Jefferson County, Mississippi
- Belen, on Bee Lake in Holmes County, Mississippi[1]
Legacy
- Quitman County, Georgia and Quitman County, Mississippi are both named in his honor.
Sources
- ↑ Robert E. May, "John A Quitman and His Slaves: Reconciling Slave Resistance with the Pro-slavery Defense," The Journal of Southern History 46 (November 1980), 554-555.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #6446812
- John A. Quitman on Wikipedia
- FamilySearch: John Anthony Quitman FamilySearch Person: KJ5Z-GM8
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- Mississippi, Compiled Marriages, 1824
- US Census, 1840 (Adams County, MS; 17 slaves)
- US Census, 1850
- US Census, 1850 - Slave Schedule (Hinds, MS; 11 slaves)
- US Census, 1850 - Slave Schedule (Warren County, MS; 123 slaves)
- US Census, 1850 - Slave Schedules (Adams County, MS; 46 slaves)
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