Felix L. Cory (Adams County)
Felix L. Cory
State House: 1884-1886
On the 1870 census in Adams County, Cory appears as a 14-year-old laborer in the household of an Emma Blanton. He is listed on the 1880 census with aunts, siblings (including Silas and Amos Blanton), and a grandfather in Adams County; his occupation is “school teacher.” In 1900, Felix is still teaching school and appears with his wife, Celia Fitzhugh, and five children. His birth date is given as November 1850. According to an 1883 article in the Natchez Democrat, Cory also served as Coronor.
Clarion-Ledger, 19 Sep 1877
Natchez Democrat, 23 Sep 1877
Weekly Democrat, 13 Dec 1882
Natchez Democrat, 2 Oct 1883
Natchez Democrat, 6 Nov 1883
Daily New Mississippian, 4 Feb 1884
State Ledger, 14 Mar 1884
Natchez Democrat, 8 Oct 1884
Weekly Democrat, 12 Oct 1887
Natchez Democrat, 18 Mar 1903