Rose Hill was built by Mathias Deberry on land that was included in an original land grant. After two years of work, it was completed in 1825. The original house had a wooden porch, white columns, spindle banisters, and steps all across the front. A sun porch on the east was added in 1921. The old house had a wooden walkway from the front porch to the road. The ceilings are twelve ft tall and the walls are one foot thick. The original chandeliers and windows were shipped up the Mississippi from New Orleans and then up the Forked Deer to Jackson. Most of these were taken by the Federal soldiers during their occupation from 1862 to 1863.

Deberry's daughter, Susan married Robert Bailey Hurt. His daughter ran the plantation while Colonel Hurt fought with the South during the Civil War. In her diary she says that the soldiers took five tons of hay, two thousand pounds of bacon, twenty-five chickens, twenty bushels of sweet potatoes and a hand gun while they occupied the plantation. After the war Colonel Hurt reported losses to the Board of Claims in excess of $40,000.

The home was remodeled in 1922 at which time bathroom, central heat, breakfast room and a kitchen were added. Dan Tankersley has owned the house since 1980.

Emma Inman Williams /Marion B. Smothers / Mitch Carter - Excerpts of Jackson & Madison Pictorial History 1988

Mathias Deberry was the son of Absalom and Susan Deberry, born 12 Sep 1788 - died 16 Jan 1839 buried at Riverside Cemetery. He was married to Elizabeth Epps 6 December 1811. Children are - Elizabeth, Absalom, Rebecca, Susan Allen. Susan Allen married Robert Bailey Hurt. Researcher "Summer" on Rootsweb World Connect indicates that Elizabeth was previously married to James Holliday Hayley and had two children with him, Martha and William. He died in 1808 at which time she married Mathias Deberry.