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and uncle, James W. Smith and Harriet Brown Smith. Much of the following information on the Landrum descendants was told by Mrs. Thomas (Eugenia Landrum) Gordon and Mrs. Louis (Eva Landrum) Bounds, both residing east of Picayune, MS in a rural community. Information on the Bedgood children was supplied by Kezzie’s descendants, Mrs. Mittie Beeson and Mrs. Levie Davis, both residing in Pitkin, LA. We have many more specific birth dates, addresses, and additional descendants of the below children in our files should they be needed. Children of Kezzie Brown by Landrum were:
A.	Lucius Lamar “Luke” Landrum — born on February 2, 1855, and died on October
1,	1940. He married first to Melissa Lewis on February 16, 1875 and second to Mariah Emiline Davis on April 13, 1886. He lived in the Caesar community south of Picayune and is buried in the Gipson cemetery.
By his first wife, Melissa, he had:
1.	Dr. James “Quitman” Landrum - born on April 3, 1878. He married first to his cousin, Elsie I. Brown (daughter of Thornton Brown). She died young and had no children by her. He then married second to Wilhelmina “Lena” Curet and resided in Picayune where he was a dentist. By Curet he had:
a.	Wilma Landrum - married Alton Johnson and resided in Picayune, MS.
b.	Grace Landrum - married Roger Allen and resided in Kosciusko, MS.
c.	Leslie Landrum - not married, died young.
d.	Arthur Landrum - married Agnes Landry and resided in Kosciusko, MS.
e.	Harlie Landrum - married Sarah “Ellen” Halliday and resided in Laurel, MS.
f.	Jessie Mae Landrum - married Hollis Jerrell and resided in Picayune, MS.
g.	Vivian Landrum - married William Buchanan and resided in Virginia.
2.	Mary E. Landrum - bom on April 7, 1880, married James H. “Jim” Davis and resided in the Flat Top community in Hancock County. Jim Davis was first married to Margaret A. “Mag” Smith and also had children by her. Mary and Jim had the following children that made their home around Picayune: Lou “Ella”, Lillie, Ollie, Dora, Lena, Edgar, Julius, Edith, Esther, and James “Curtis”.
3.	Rebecca Ann “Annie” Landrum - bom on May 30, 1883, married Leonard “Wilson” Cuevas and resided in the Catahoula community with family. For their children, see our James McArthur History. Wilson’s mother was Magnolia McArthur.
By Luke’s second wife, Mariah, he had:
4.	Ephie Landrum - bom on January 26, 1887. She died around age six.
5.	Eugenia J. Landrum - bom on January 28, 1889, first married to Thomas D. Spiers, then to Thomas Gordon, and resided in the Leetown community. By Spiers, she had: Vema and Pascal. By Gordon, she had: Granville.
6.	Elmer A. Landmm - bom on December 14, 1891, married Ellen Spiers, and resided in Picayune. They had: Ona Lee, Irese (girl), Fred “Lynell”, Olan “Marceil” (boy), and Melva Ree (girl).
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