Orther RAMSAY

Not much is known about Orther/Orther. It should be noted that he was better known by his nickname, “Bullit.” Orter married a Martha Carter. Together, they had 12 children: Plummer, Andrew, Sardin, John, James Amanda, Jennie, Cora, Pearl, Elvira, Mary and Louis. Story has it that his son, Sarden (Sard), lived in the Wiggins area and owned close to 200 acres. A white man falsely accused him of gazing in the window at his wife while she was dressing. This led to the whites driving him out of Wiggins and eventually taking his land. Sard left the area and ended up in an area near Biloxi, which is now Keesler Air Force Base. He later moved on to Ocean Springs, Mississippi where he raised his 21 children and prospered.