Ursono was formed in 1836 when James Wood and his son Robert purchased a total of 2,083 acres at Davis Bend, located south of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, from James' friend Joseph Emory Davis of Hurricane Plantation.
Ursono was formed in 1836. James Wood purchased a total of 2,083 acres at Davis Bend from James'friend Joseph Emory Davis of Hurricane Plantation. His son Robert purchased a total of 2,083 acres at Davis Bend from James' friend Joseph Emory Davis of Hurricane Plantation. Davis Bend was located south of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River.