He has Currently known as the Mansura Senior Citizens Center, Also known as Fort Humbug and Fort Scurry, High fashion house built in 1916 by builder Thomas A. Lemoine. Map (db m105571) HM: 5 Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Big Bend Sarto Old Iron Bridge . Louisiana (New Spain) was transferred by Spain to France in 1800, but it remained under Spanish administration until a few months before the Louisiana Purchase. Catholic Church, and died in 1879. Agricultural commodity prices remained depressed for many years, but their eventual recovery resulted in a new wave of land clearing, which in turn triggered another depression in the late 1830s. Mr. Lafargue is a man of fine literary qualifications, find being a fine, forcible and eloquent orator, has made many speeches throughout this section for his political friends, doing much to further their interests and the cause of his party. They surrendered at Shreveport. removed with his parents in childhood. John A. and Mary C. (Cocke) Glaize, both parents being North Carolinians. David R. and Tryphena Blanche (Holder) Fox, the father born in Pinckneyville, Wilkinson County, Miss., 1823, and the mother in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., 1834. He died in 1879, at which time he was one of the wealthiest men in the parish. He was born in Connecticut in 1849 to M. W. and E. B. Dwight, at the same time taking lectures in the Law University. Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s LDL / State Library of Louisiana / State Library of Louisiana Historic Photograph Collection details share Medium sized JPEG 34.56 KiB AWS S3 Properties Manifest 147 B Image Object Open Image Viewer B&W photo, circa 1930s. the gun and rod are his fWorite amusements. She was the mother of six children, of whom Dr. Tarleton is the eldest, and be was only sixteen years old when she died, in 1866, at the age of thirty-six years. For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing material from this collection, as well as access to the original items, see: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information, If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. The LDL is built withIslandora, an open source digital library system based onFedora,Drupal, andSolr. Each institution contributes the digital items and the descriptive text for their collections. He has resumed the practice of the law, and enjoys to a great degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow-men. twenty-three years he was married to Miss Mary Botts, in Avoyelles Parish, who died leaving three children: Uncas, Oneida and Winonga. In 1880 he was elected to the State Senate, George L. Mayer, druggist and merchant, Marksville, La. [15] The plantations in the vicinity of St. Francisville, Louisiana, are on a high bluff on the east side of the Mississippi River with loess soil, which was not as fertile as the river alluvium, but was relatively well-suited to plantation agriculture. In 1833, while traveling abroad, he was lost on the Mediterranean Sea. police jury from Ward 7, and is proving an intelligent and painstaking official. African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1860, if they have an idea of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. his broad acres are devoted to the culture of sugar cane, and his plantation is one, of the finest in the State. He Besides enjoying to au unlimited extent the confidence and respect of all who know him, he comes of an old and respected family of Virginia. With an inexpensive cotton gin a man could remove seed from as much cotton in one day as a woman could de-seed in two months working at a rate of about one pound per day. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. In 1800 he was married to Miss A. M. Gray, a native of Mississippi, but a resident of Louisiana, and they moved on their present plantation, which was a part of the Gray estate in 1863. It was during the period of expanding steam transportation that plantation agriculture dominated the Southern economy, with two-thirds of the millionaires in the U.S. living in Louisiana, mostly between Natchez, Mississippi, and New Orleans. Churches in Sonoma County California and zip code 95446 are included with reviews of Baptist churches, Methodist churches, Catholic churches, Pentecostal and Assembly of God churches, Lutheran churches and other (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the Parish was listed Pleasant and Mr. Tanner is a young man of energy, push and intelligence, and has made an excellent start in life. time he has devoted his time to his plantation. Louisianans by birth, and the father was a prosperous planter of Eastern Louisiana for many years. The first white settlers lived around Lake Pearl in the present area followed by Hydropolis, the forerunner of Cocoville. Robert R. Irion was born in The main house was moved and is now located in Sherevport, and the plantation store is now located in Natchitoches. without an enemy. He was a respected and esteemed citizen, and at the time of his death was The dogtrot and other minor alterations were made in 1967. Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. After finishing his course he returned home and immediately entered upon the practice of his profession. His parents, John and Anna (Hays) Watson, were Built in the late 18th century in what then was outside of the city, home to Mayor, Former sugar plantation from the 1820s, manor house built in 1884 for the 1884. his father and mother both having died previous to this, and this has been his chief calling in life. Wharton and Gen. Gregg, of the Trans-Mississippi Department. Census data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a very He and wife both died in France, the father in 1874 and the mother in 1857. Mr. Irion is a literary man of marked ability, and has written for newspapers, magazines, etc., articles of superior merit, and all in a happy vein. After this ho went with Gen. Wharton's staff, took part in the battle of Mansura, Yellow Bayou find Simmesport, and returned with the command to Houston, Tex., where Gen. Wharton was killed in a personal difficulty with Maj. Baylor. Slaves were The management of affairs under his control would do credit to one of much greater experience, and There is also a cemetery on the property. His marriage which occurred in 1870 was to Miss Lizzie Woodward, who died in 1885, On September 24, 1857, he was married to Sue K. Fields, daughter of William M. Fields and Ann Thorne, at, Danville, Ky., and returned to Avoyelles, his native parish, to locate. his service on account of ill health, but afterward did valuable service at home in defending the country from the depredations of stragglers from both armies. In January, 1856, he entered Centre College at Danville, Ky., and completed a scientific course. He has acquired nearly all He was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1849, to Thomas J. and Sallie (Roane) Thorpe, the former of whom was reared and educated in the Hoosier State, removing to Kentucky when a young man. He is a thoroughgoing, persevering and enterprising business man, and is eminently deserving of all business success. Choosing law for a profession, he entered the law department of the Louisiana University (now Tulane), and was admitted to the bar in 1800, just as the war of the sections was declared. Before clerking he was printer and deputy clerk for about one year, and worked two years in a drug store of his brother-in-law. A. D. Lafargue was been a planter all his life and is a representative citizen of his community, residing at Cheneyville, La. He and family are members of the Baptist Church, in which they are active workers and esteemed Mr. Prescott and the whole family are members of the After retiring from active service he became adjutant- major of the National Guards of the department des Basses Pyrenees, and died at the age of seventy-five years. Service men in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy served in various regiments. He surrendered at Natchitoches. Mrs. Ganthier has in her possession a chair, which was made for the first White child born in that parish. Upon being exchanged in the latter part of December, he rejoined his command and served until the close of hostilities, being disbanded at Alexandria. America, in order, quoting his own words, To seek a country where there was greater freedom of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,161 farms of 500-999 acres. his State, and wields a strong influence far beyond the borders of his own parish, and is looked upon as one of the leading politicians in this section of the country, and, if he accepts it, will no doubt be made the recipient of future honors in The father was a fanner and was quite a prominent man. His He served during the entire war, with the exception of about ten months of tin close, when be was very seriously wounded. His father was Arnaud Lafargue, who was born in Orthez, France, October 30, 1775, and at the age of fifty years was married to Miss Marie Heuga, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport: Northwestern State University of Louisiana: Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park. Mr. Wier is a gentleman of judgment and ability, and his efforts in behalf of the school discussions on "Sectionalism," at the meeting of the same association the After the war closed ho settled in Avoyelles Parish, where he began the practice of his profession, and where, in 1809, he was married to Miss Laura Waddill, a lady of talent and refinement, and eldest daughter of the late John P. Waddill, 1873. Thomas P. Frith. West is a member of the well-known general mercantile firm of W. A. while the "colored" population had dropped 15% to 6,175. although his first efforts as a tiller of the soil were on fifteen acres of land Subject's great great-grandfather was the first governor of I Louisiana under the Spanish rule. Review he does till in his power to improve the morals of this section and to build up the community. [13] The only practical means for shipping agricultural products more than a few miles without exceeding their value was by water. [2] Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap In this manner he continued his studies for a number of years, and became as well informed as the majority of the young men of his day. He was an overseer from the time he was grown until 1841, at which time he purchased the plantation on which he is now residing, and has since devoted A. Richmond, Va., and transmit it across the Mississippi. 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Mr. Pearce is one of the wealthiest and most successful planters in Avoyelles Parish, and not only has the respect and confidence of all as ti successful business man, but is esteemed and held in the highest estimation socially. though a well-informed man on political affairs. children. his brother John, who was the father of Chief Justice Marshall. Greek Revival home completed in 1833 by Simeon Smith. His marriage, which took place in 1870, was to Miss Octavia enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind He has built up a wide practice, and has won the confidence and esteem of the people with whom he has associated. B. Rabalais, John Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. *There is a New Hope Cemetery in Grant Parish, located south of Verda about three miles off Hwy. Regiment, going out as sergeant and serving in Bragg's Army. In the above mentioned year, on account of poor health, he determined to try a milder climate and came to Louisiana, and for several years thereafter The principal part of He completed his education in Warsaw, 111., and at the age of twenty years accompanied his father to Avoyelles Parish, La., and in 1870 opened a mercantile establishment in Hamburg, his stock at that time consisting of about $800 worth of goods. Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. He filled with great credit the without mention of Mr. Ewell among others, engaged in tilling the soil. James A. He was married in 1879 to Miss Helena Merchandising is one of the T. H. Thorpe was the youngest of five brothers, attained manhood on Blue-Grass soil, his education being obtained in the schools of that State and in Philadelphia, Penn., years he was engaged as manager of a cooperative store in Grangeville. members. most successful cotton planters of Avoyelles Parish, and as a native born resident of this parish he is well and favoraifly known over the length and breadth of it. Regiments. During the Civil War era, Avoyelles had military action as witnessed at Fort DeRussy (Marksville), the Battle of Mansura, and the Battle of Yellow Bayou (Simmesport). His father is Samuel Moore Tarleton, who was also born in the State of Kentucky, After the Civil War, railroads took over most of the hauling of goods. Avoyelles Parish, for be wdio bears it is a native born resident of the parish, was the first man who settled in Avoyelles Parish, and our subject's aunt, Celeste Rabalais. Their family consists of four children: L. B., Susan E. (wife of Dr. J. J. Roberts, Hillsboro, Tex. Of his marriage, three children were bornone son and two daughters the son, E. Bascom Joffrion, was born on February 27, 1802, and died ou November 24, 1884. 185). Another two properties were once listed but have been removed. daughter of Dr. Wathen, of Breckinridge County, Ky., a very eminent and his views of free government, he came to America and located in Culpepper County, Va., where he was married to Miss Sarah Poindexter, on August 12, 1765. His decisions were rendered after (he most in Avoyelles Parish, accounting for 2,684 slaves, or 37 % of the Parish total. There may be gaps of several years. Since his return home he has operated his plantation, and has been sufficiently successful to keep out of debt and his place free from mortgages. Rebellion opened, when he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Tennessee Infantry, and was on active duty until after the battle of Shiloh, when he received his discharge, after which he immediately joined the Tennessee Heavy Artillery tit He got out naturalization papers in the decade of 1860. When twenty-one years of age he was married to Miss Mary E. Bennett, who was but fifteen years of age, and they In connection with this she is managing a hotel, and as she at. the father followed merchandising in Mobile until the breaking out of the war, when be entered the Con federate Army, and served for four years. In 1883 he in 1802 Mr. Joffrion responded to the call of the governor of Louisiana for volunteers to defend the city of New Orleans, organized a company and went to that city. Haas removed to Louisiana when about fourteen years of age, landing in New Orleans with 20 cents in his pocket. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. She is a woman of marked intelligence, and has that innate air of high breeding which always indicates the true gentle woman. If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you desire a copy showing He belongs to one of the F. F. V.'s, and his paternal great-grandfather was born, reared and married in England. The dogtrot and other minor alterations were made in 1967. very successful practitioner of Evergreen is Dr. Pearce, who was born in that town in 1857, and who has the confidence of the many among whom position of clerk of the parish court, a position for which ho was admirably his home is spacious and comfortable, his wife who has a great, fondness for flowers, has ornamented the home surroundings. He now carries a stock of goods valued at from $10,000 to $20,000, and does an annual business of about $25,000. Reproduced from The Bunkie Record - November 7, 2019 Police Juros Charles Jones and John Earles stand with sign shop employees Anthony Deselle and Mike Dorsey, who erected the sign for Holmesville Road. He also owns some valuable town property in Marksville, among which is a handsome Later he joined his brother in the mercantile business in Bayou Chicot, and carried this on until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Company G, First Louisiana which was then composed of the parishes of Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana. Mr. Saucier is a young man very popular throughout this section, for he is genial, kindly and charitable in disposition, and is strictly upright and honorable in every worthy particular. endeavors to succeed in life have resulted satisfactorily, and as a shrewd Parish seat: Marksville [4]. Sam Houston visited while in the area soliciting funds for his Texas army. Adolphe J. Lafargue is A. The rest of the slaves in the Parish were held In the 1725 1770 period under French rule, early pioneers and settlers from Pointe Coupe and Natchitoches Parishes and surrounding areas began to settle in the area. Photograph. The following web sites may have additional information on Avoyelles Parish cemeteries. In 1834 he removed to The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]. B. Irion was reared in Avoyelles Parish, and prepared for a collegiate course in the private schools of St. Landry Parish, subsequently graduating from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the class of 1855. Currently, there are 25 participating institutions in the LDL. He was in the battle of Mansfield, and was at Alexandria at the time of the surrender. received his literary education at, Georgetown College, Columbia, and in 1862 he Dr. Pearce is of whom he is a personal and political friend, in company with Senator Eustis, The Library of Congress does notown rights to material in its collections. Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints He was married, in July, 1889, to Miss Hattie Haas, daughter of Capt. Her present position in life has In 1865) Mr. Ganthier began merchandising at his present place of business, and now carries a large and complete stock. They are young men of strict business habits, and their popularity, together with the small margin of profit at which they sell, is seen in the crowds that at all times visit his establishment. his extensive practice leads him. Convillions of this parish are all descendants of three brothers, who came here from Canada about the year 1795. Randolph Fox was born in De Soto, Clarke County, Miss., September 1, 1803, and, is the eldest son of After this Gen. Thomas Green, commander of the Texas Cavalry, seeing that he was an expert cavalryman, took him on his staff; and while with Gen. Green he had three horses killed under him at the battle of Mansfield. that parish. Four children were born to them, four sons: Walter, Edwin Louis, Alvan Henry and Sidney Enstis. He was born in Georgia November 7, 1845), and obtained a good literary education in Houston and Baldwin Counties. He does a retail business of from $50,000 to $60,000 annually, a fact that speaks louder than words can do as to the success which has attended In 1879 he was elected a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and helped frame the present constitution of Louisiana. This transcription includes the 33 slaveholders who held 40 or more slaves in Avoyelles Parish, accounting for 2,684 slaves, or 37 % of the Parish total. The Parish was primarily settled by descendants of immigrants who came directly from France in the 18th and 19th centuries. South Carolina, whither the father removed when a young man. Connie ran for the position of Clerk in the October 12, 2019 Election and was successfully elected as Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court beginning her term on July 1, 2020. His parents, John and Mary (Kennerly) Ewell, 707-869-2107. During the Hampton, Wade - Parkinson, Paul - Historic American Buildings Survey - Lubetz, Arthur. Previous to this, and shortly after the death of the mother, E. Ganthier, with his brother, Leon, purchased the home plantation, which they Both are deceased. It was paid out at Shreveport, La., and at Marshall, Tex. Mass times for St. Elizabeth are below. with over 800 varieties of roses and many other pretty flowers and shrubbery. and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). After his wife's death he began the study of medicine, and graduated from the University of Louisiana, now Tulane University, in March, 1880. his early advantages were very poor, and he was desirous of becoming a well informed Rosa Cailletean. He is one of the leading, if not the leading merchant of Avoyelles Parish, and is also the owner of a plantation consisting of 1,500 acres. Marksville, and as he was born in this parish on January 23, 1859, his many good He and his wife both received their final summons in their native country, the father dying in 1856, and the mother in 1866. Regard is of foreign nativity, his birth having Railroads appeared before the Civil War, though at first were used to link waterways. Rebellion, and afterward became a very prominent politician of Louisiana, and served in both houses of the State Legislature, making an able, incorruptible and zealous legislator. Dr. George Edward The Avoyels were later absorbed by the Tunica Biloxi tribe. He also visited New York City, Washington City, Atlanta, Ga., and other eastern cities of prominence. Avoyelles Commission of Tourism | 8592 Hwy. The Catholic religion is predominant. endeavors. Miss Anna E. Normand is an independent and self reliant business woman, and relies entirely upon her own efforts for what she possesses. His mother, Heloise Rabalais, was also of an old and distinguished family, who were among the first settlers of Louisiana. all times tries to please and accommodate her patrons, she has done well financially. LSU Libraries' Technology Initiatives: [email protected]. His grandfather served with distinction have improved and kept in a tine condition. president of the police jury, and held the office of magistrate for many years. J. F. Griffin was reared and educated in this State, and in 1875 was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Ann J. of former slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely and from region to region. He acted as a private and gunner, and was wounded at Petersburg and Gettysburg, losing his hearing in the last-named battle. La., but See Louisiana Probate Records for more information. it is beyond the scope of this transcription. afterward married to Miss Zepherine M. Zorich, a member of the influential family of the first census on which they were listed. a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of the holders of the southerner. site.). In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free census. surgeon, serving with distinction in Stewart's division until cessation of succeeding his graduation he was principal of St. Joseph's Academy of Baton Rouge, which school was very flourishing under his management. Voinche, who was the wealthiest man in Avoyelles Parish before the Rebellion. He is now president of the school board of Avoyelles. William Hall is one of the public spirited citizens of the parish, and as editor of the Marksville In the beginning of 1802 he enlisted in Boone's battery as a private, and later was promoted to sergeant. He is a Blue Legend claims that William T. Sherman stopped to rest under the existing oak while being pursued by angry cadets from Alexandria. He is a native-born resident of Mansura, La. [2], National Register of Historic Places listings in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, North side of West Oak Street, between Walnut Street and Northwest Main Street, Old Louisiana Highway 1, shortly west of Noling Crossing, On High School, about 90 yards (82m) west of L'Eglise Street, 379 Fort DeRussy Road, about 3.3 miles (5.3km) north of, Along western bank of Yellow Bayou, intersection of, Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company Depot, Roughly bounded by Monroe Street, Washington Street, Ogden Street, and Bontempt Street, Marksville Prehistoric Indian Park State Monument, End of Oakwood Lane, shortly west of Evergreen off, Front Street, between St. Mary Street and Cottonport Avenue, North corner of West Main Street and East Oak Street. the community. The Catholic religion is predominant. On the Mississippi River, most shipping was down river on log rafts or wooden boats that were dismantled and sold as lumber in the vicinity of New Orleans. Regiment, and was in service for four years. Tennesseans, and in that State the father was called from the scene of his earthly labors in 1863, his widow still surviving him and residing in her native State. 427) reportedly includes a total of 7,185 slaves. He removed to Louisiana at the age of sixteen years, to take charge of a plantation which his father owned in Avoyelles Parish, and as
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