William R. Chrismond

William Riley Chrismond was born on April 30, 1868, in Greensboro, Webster County, Mississippi.^[1][2] He was the son of David Edwin Chrismond and his wife, Elvenie (Tyson) Chrismond.^[1] In his youth, Chrismond worked on his family farm and attended the public schools of Webster County until 1888.^[1] In 1889, he entered Bellefontaine High School, and studied to be a teacher.^[1] He was a teacher until 1899.^[1]

From 1900 to 1904, Chrismond was the Justice of the Peace for his district.^[1] He was the Sheriff of Choctaw County from 1912 to 1916.^[1] He represented the 23rd District (composed of Oktibbeha and Choctaw Counties) as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.^[1][2] After his Senate term, he was re-elected to the position of Choctaw County Sheriff.^[2] Chrismond died on August 19, 1926, in a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.^[2]

Chrismond was a Baptist.^[1] He married Willie Florence Stephenson on December 10, 1893.^[1] They had six children together.^[1]