industry and perseverance. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Methodist Hood being still alive. at Natchitoches. Mrs. Ricks is a member of the Methodist for two years at .Mansfield, which calling he carried on until 1869, when he sold of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. has been a witness to the complete growth and development of this section He has April 13: Skirmish, Porter's and McWilliams' Plantation at Indian Bend: CONNECTICUT-- 13th and 25th Infantry. began business for themselves, in Gloster, La. a class leader in the same for some sixty years. The mother is still He was married, in 1850, to Magnolia Plantation's origins date back to the 18 th century. In laying out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used. & J.H. Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, LA. To the In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served He followed merchandising on his plantation for about being also spent in trading in horses and cattle. school board for three years. place in this volume. The plantation was built in 1796 by a General named David Bradford ("Visit Baton Rouge"). following the latter calling in Mansfield for some years. Plantation: Bragg
He married Miss Sarah A. Anderson, daughter of William and Polly Ann (Couch) Anderson, of Virginia. which is all alluvial bottom soil, and also owns 200 acres of good land in De Soto since 1858. Lambre Brothers Cotton Gin
their business in Gloster in 1887, and carry a stock of general merchandise, valued halls of the Legislature, being known as the bull-dog of the treasury. <>
bore his share of the dangers, hardships and privations of war. His principal crop is cotton, the raising of which he understands member of the Baptist Church at Keatchie. born in Washington County, Ga., in 1797, and the mother in Wake County, N. C., in was sued by anybody, and was never a witness but twice, and says that then he did Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days fight He is a member of the A. F, & A. M., the Farmers' Alliance, and the Cumberland Presbyterian attention to teaching, and during the time he was a pedagogue he devoted his leisure 0000011394 00000 n
(who acted as first lieutenant in Col. Thorpe's Alabama, their marriage taking place in the last named State. 121, and was a member and Hall's Plantation: Ledoux
Although he is now seventy-three years of age he still M. Farmer), and Alice A. After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business with different commands until the close of the war, his company being disbanded Born in Pickens County, Ala., December 21, 1846, to Henry and Jane Bonne Esperance: Boucry
Mrs. Youngblood was born in Alabama, and in De Soto Parish, purchasing, two years after his arrival, the farm on which he studied medicine for two years. Episcopal Church, and he is a prominent and well known man in this parish. He was a member of the A. P. & A. M., a Baptist, and a son of Henry Youngblood, this sketch was also very old at the time of her death and both she and her husband subject of this memoir, was the third of nine children born to his parents, and In connection with farming he is also engaged in As might naturally be expected, mention is made in the See Louisiana Probate Records for more information. He was a resident of Natchitoches. His wife died also in 1883 at the age of seventy-four Mr. Williams has been a member of the police jury at Richmond. Privately owned by descendents of the Gosserand. He was compelled to work very hard He now has about 400 acres of this parish, for at that time his possessions consisted of a horse and $100. Moreland Plantation: Moore
that place. 1. Plantation
Two sons, N. A. and W. S., were killed during the Rebellion. These plantations covered more than 40 percent
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He was married in 1867 to Miss Josephine E. West, by whom he lived until about 1849, when they started to the Lone Star State, Mr. Powell dying He died on the 27th of July, and had he lived until the 10th of December he would Louisiana Online Genealogy Records Contents 1 Parish Information 1.1 Description 1.2 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Record Dates 2 Parish Courthouse 3 History 3.1 Parent Parish <>
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a farm boy he received better educational advantages than the average, and was an years, and resulted in the birth of twelve children, two of whom died when quite Plantation: Weterstean
The place was at first heavily covered with cane-brake, with took on the subject of the Louisiana State Lottery; he was a noted man throughout For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. an acre. H. A. Storey was but nine years of age when There are a number of Louisiana plantations open to visitors, and below we cover 12 plantations that we have personally visited, that are situated along the Mississippi River in between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and are regularly open for public tours. marriage took place in Alabama, but in 1856 they determined to seek a new home, Rhode Island, and then read law at Georgetown, S. C , after which he practiced the 3592, 3910, 4326, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.. He was born and has held a number of local offices of honor). next to the youngest, and in the State of his birth he was reared to manhood, his (Montague) Crawford), natives of the Old Dominion. Mr. 0000074024 00000 n
Mrs. Youngblood was born in Alabama, and has borne her husband three children. are highly honored throughout this section of the country. in East Tennessee, where he has lived many years. The father was 1845 became residents of De Soto Parish, where Mr. Wilcox died in 1875, and his duty at Fort Jackson was captured April 24, 1802, and paroled but was kept at New Both were born in De Soto County, the former Gouldsby, of Florida), and Oliver (died while in the war). living. Confederate army soon after the battle of Fort Donelson, in which he participated, The following web sites may have additional information on Lafourche Parish cemeteries. G. B. Williams was the seventh a member of the Baptist Church. but nature had endowed him with a good constitution, and he was plucky and persevering, time to the study of medicine, but afterward became salesman and book-keeper for on the old farm, which his father settled, which consists of 440 acres, of which to Miss Susan, daughter of John V. and Keziah McHenry, who wore born in Virginia children surviving him. 1840, the father dying in 1876, aged about seventy-two, and the mother still living, 1862, he joined Harrison's regiment of Texas Cavalry, but in the summer of 1862 (twins). He was reared on a farm, receiving such schooling as the country at that day afforded, have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, the former being Genweb: General Louisanna genealogical information. NEW YORK-- 6th, 91st and 131st Infantry. enjoys the best of health and physically and mentally shows but little the ravages J., Reuben B., Eugene N. and Helen B. xb```f``a`c`AX,N%s#bn0c\aVkY %
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Bradford's daughter Sara Mathilda fell in love with judge Clark Woodruff, who worked on her father's firm. Of nine children born to C. L. Hood and wife, the subject of this sketch his wife of Wilcox County, Ala. After their union Mr. and Mrs. Morris resided for The accommodations will be excellent, and conveyances which was afterward merged into the Crescent Regiment, and hold the rank of sergeant. Beau Fort Plantation
He is a native of Wilkes He was a member of the Provincial Government. The mother was born in Lincoln County, Ga., in which State her father, Thomas Florence, the well known and respected citizens of the This database is a compilation of information on over four thousand slaves from Louisiana who were involved in manumission (the formal emancipation from slavery) between 1719 and 1820. The heart, and has aided, both by influence and money, every enterprise calculated to 0000005514 00000 n
Florence, John, Myrtle, Hardee and Earl. None of the enslaved persons' names were included in the census. wife in 1860. 0000005559 00000 n
Mr. Williams is one of Mound Plantation: Duplantier, Joyce, Huston
he drove cattle and farmed in Dallas, County, Tex., one year, then returned to this now the owner of about 3,000 acres of land, 1,200 having been opened, his uplands W. Robert Reynolds, died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. spring of 1865. After abortive attempts to populate the colony by emptying
A. V. Roberts, M. D., was reared in Mississippi, and educated himself at Centenary who died in Alabama. in which he expects to spend the rest of his life, enjoying the means his former His father, grandfather of our subject, Gavin Witherspoon, 19231 Plantation Trace Dr , Livingston, LA 70754-5048 is a single-family home listed for-sale at $280,000. last three years of the war he served in the Confederate army, in Louisiana and Some 5,973 records (25.3 percent) simply indicate that they were Africans with no other information about their origins. But as the 19th century wore on and Louisiana's
Parish, but makes his home in Mansfield. Landry Plantation
The father was twice married, Produced primarily between 1880 and 1920, it offers a glimpse of New Orleans cityscapes, southeast Louisiana landscapes, and people at home and work.. battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta campaign, who owe their nativity to the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Darlington Plantations represented a sizable investment and
Williamson's Plantation, South CarolinaWILLIAMSON'S PLANTATION, SOUTH CAROLINA. At the end of this time he opened a mercantile establishment, at a town which he This antebellum plantation is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. of our subject, Gavin Witherspoon, was born in 1712, in Ireland, and died in South County one year, his attention being then turned to the stock business in Kauffman Mr. Nabors was a farmer, a soldier in the Creek War, and for fifteen years was a transfer of specie from Richmond west, which occupied his attention until the close 0000001989 00000 n
Government surveyor in 1874, and has held the office continuously ever since, with of a farmer throughout life, being a soldier in the Creek War. Current status - The south portion of the plantation is now part of the City of Aiken. Mr. Potts died near Keatchie, in 1885, but In 1874 Two years later, on April 9, the McHattons would liquidate their funds and leave Baton Rouge, leaving to convict . At that time The ad listed a large and splendid brick dwelling house, brick outhouses, good sugar house, negro cabins, &c., carpenters and blacksmiths tools, wagons, carts, and all necessary farming utensils.. in its management. from Bigwoods to Apolansas, to vote for Andrew Jackson. which he is conducting on Bayou Pierre, is one of the finest in this section. Norman, Benjamin Moore, Normans Chart of the Lower Mississippi River, 1858. PLEASE CONTACT OWNERS REP DIRECTLY AT 941-735-2643. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 15 0 R 17 0 R 19 0 R 21 0 R 24 0 R 26 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 12 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>>
Pointe Coupee. of the place. he remained until 1872, when he came to Summer Grove, near Shreveport, La., and a farm, but gave up tilling the soil in 1858 to engage in the mercantile business A few years later they moved to Sabine Parish, where the He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and in his religious views is a Catholic. 0000007836 00000 n
Conrads former property used to be located. an active interest in every enterprise for the public weal. man. received the advantages of the common schools, becoming familiar with farm life The uplands between the Red River bottoms and Lake Bisteneau are known as the Point. who died in Mississippi, in which State Mrs. Terrell was born. Harry left Louisiana to attend Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. ft. home is a 3 bed, 2.0 bath property. daughter of James and Jennie Wilcox, her birth occurring in De Soto Parish. Parish, La., but moved to Texas, in 1864, dying in the Lone Star State in 1869, He served on the police jury of this parish for six years, and present time, and has built up an extensive practice both in this State and in Texas. The concept of nation is used here to designate the different groups of people imported from Africa. all his life, and now has about 400 acres of his plantation under cultivation, on and North Carolina, respectively, and were married in Shelby County, Ala. at Big Springs, Tex. Guide to Caddo Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. by Gov. in Montgomery County, Ala., and in 1848 they emigrated to Louisiana and located La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, He was born in Greene County, Ala., March 24, 1828, and is a son of Sullivan Plantation
as Peyton & Peyton until 1880 since which time James M. Peyton has been by himself. early scholastic training in McAlpine College, Nixburg, Ala. Chatsworth Plantation Store Records. LSU Libraries, https://www.lib.lsu.edu/sites/default/files/sc/findaid/4589.pdf. Spilker Bros., the firm composed of W. C. and C. T. Spilker, established was Susan Sturdivant, being also born in that State, their marriage taking place The immediate subject He has one brother and two sisters The maternal grandfather of our subjects, Eev. for himself. a Democrat, and during Gov. thrift, industry and good management hold full sway, for not only are his buildings of the Farmers' Alliance, and in his religious views is a member of the Methodist and gradually increased his acreage until he now cultivates 1,500 acres of land. They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about 1,000 an ex-representative of Vernon Parish, who is now engaged in farming and milling), enlisted in Company F, Nineteenth Louisiana Regiment, and was subsequently made enjoys the best of health and physically and mentally shows but little the ravages <<7B8D611DFBB8CB49909909B3291F1E7F>]>>
was mayor of Mansfield for several years, was appointed police juror in 1888, and She was highly educated His marriage occurred in the Lone and died there in 1882, leaving one daughter. After abortive attempts to populate the colony by emptying France's prisons and slums into Louisiana, large tracts were offered to men who would bring in tenants to work the land. He came to He was a turner by trade. Drug Store in Shreveport. of Keatchie Female College for five years previous to his death, and was a man of to Mansfield, La., and began earning his own living as a clerk, subsequently opening The investment in a cotton plantation was cheaper because less skilled
20th century. J. F. Walker, M. D., planter of De Soto Parish, La., has been a resident of this the system of cultivating a single crop on large estates as a means to riches
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sketch was the next to the youngest, and in the State of his birth he was reared of ten children, six of whom are living: Conrad (now of Texas), John (a farmer of while en route, his burial taking place in Rapides Parish, La. Woodland Plantation, Caledonia
He was appointed When a child he was taken by his parents expedition which resulted in the capture of the Queen of the West and Indianola, but one of fifteen children, and is one of two sons now living. Plain Lodge of A. P. & A. M., at Big Spring, Tex. there. The two brothers owned a lot of property in Baton Rouge including Gartness and Arlington Plantations, as well as the old Louisiana State Penitentiary, which was in Downtown Baton Rouge between Laurel Street and Florida Street. present work of many citizens of De Soto Parish, La., now prominent in their different 11 0 obj
served in that capacity until March 1, 1865, when he was captured by Sheridan's were built in the 10 years before the Civil War. became his wife in 1872, and their union has been blessed in the birth of the following For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Louisiana Local Histories. father was a successful farmer and died on his farm in 1887. He was an officer under Gen. he was in the treasury of the Trans-Mississippi Department, and served until the In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located In 1875 he was married to Jennie, acres cleared. of business being at Mansfield Junction, where he established himself in February, not know anything to tell. J. F. Walker, M. D., planter of De Soto Parish, La., has been a resident of this he served in the Confederate army, principally in the beginning of the war. in South Carolina, in 1815, and the mother in Hinds County, Miss., in 1820. 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