Stephen Thrasher Explained

Stephen Thrasher (c. 1833 - 1913) was a Civil War veteran, lawyer, and state senator in Mississippi. He served in the Claiborne Guards and was involved in several battles during the American Civil War, was injured, and captured. He and his wife owned large plantations. He was twice elected to the Mississippi Senate in 1886 and 1889. He lived in Port Gibson, Mississippi in Claiborne County.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Thrasher was the son of William Thrasher and the grandson of Stephen Thrasher of Kentucky, a soldier and state legislator who fought in the War of 1812 and against Native American tribes in Ohio. He also served as a state legislator in Kentucky.^[1]

He served as president of the Port Gibson Oil Works.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. April 1, 1999. Pelican Publishing. 9781565546097. Google Books.
2. Web site: History of Claiborne County. www.msgw.org.
3. Book: A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. Robert. Lowry. William H.. McCardle. July 2, 1891. AMS Press. 9780404046101. Google Books.
4. Web site: Farm Chemicals Handbook. July 2, 1909. Meister Publishing Company. Google Books.