Davis and Mississippi grew up together. He arrived as a small child before Mississippiâs statehood in 1817, his memories beginning at Rosemont, a modest plantation in Wilkinson County near Woodville.
Jacksonville, AR. Sponsored Topics. Jacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States and a suburb of Little Rock. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 30,506, ranking it as the state's 11th largest city, behind Bentonville.
Calhoun County. Benton County was established on December 18, 1832, named for Thomas Hart Benton, a member of the United States Senate from Missouri, with its county seat at Jacksonville. Benton, a slave owner, was a political ally of John C. Calhoun, another slaveholder and a U.S. senator from South Carolina.