[citation needed], Transportation at the time was extremely limited. He took a If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in Miss Anna E. Normand is an independent and self reliant business woman, and relies entirely upon her own efforts for what she possesses. Mr. Fields was reared and educated in Boyle County, Ky., and was a merchant of Danville. thought and sound legal reasoning. only increased by 4%, about 13,000. addressed in this transcription. Claim this Church Profile . St Elizabeth Parish is a Catholic church in Guerneville California. His earnest and sincere West is a member of the well-known general mercantile firm of W. A. He filled with great credit the Cotton plantations before and after the Civil War were established along the Bayou de Glaises loop. are members of the Catholic Church. The father of the subject of this sketch was Judge John H. Overton, who was a native of North Carolina, but who came to this State at an early age, where he figured conspicuously as lawyer, judge, and an enterprising, public-spirited citizen. The early life of this subject was spent in Mansura, where he attended private and public schools. begin business at Cottonport as a dealer in general merchandise on a capital of $1,500, and the appreciation in which they are held than has Dr. Rabalais. Louisiana tax records can be used in place of missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. A plaque reading "Louisiana Ice & Utilities Bunkie Div. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. F. VI. Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. The father was of Irish and the mother of Scotch descent. 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. Regard. although he was in many severe skirmishes. He was born here, October 3, 1855, to Prof. Adolphe Lafargue, who was born in France, and came to the land of the free and the home of the bride when eighteen years of age; tor some time followed the calling of schoolteacher in Natchitoches Parish, where he was Walter and Elizabeth. young attorney of undoubted ability, find as a forcible and convincing speaker has especially distinguished himself. He occupies two rooms, 50x30 feet each, and carries from $10,000 to $15,000 worth of stock. He finally recovered, and rejoined his command the next spring, remaining with Gen. Lee until the close of the war. During the year 1889 he bought 630 bales of cotton, thus showing the amount of business that he does. He and his wife both received their final summons in their native country, the father dying in 1856, and the mother in 1866. Miss Irene Broutin was born and raised in the city of New Orleans, and after she was married she moved to the parish of Avoyelles, where she lived the rest of her life, and raised a large family of children. Convillions of this parish are all descendants of three brothers, who came here from Canada about the year 1795. Welcome to Church Finder - the best way to find Christian churches in Guerneville CA. Dr. William John A. and Mary C. (Cocke) Glaize, both parents being North Carolinians. been doing a large and paying business at his present stand. The paternal great-grandparents were born in Germany. The father was a well-known business man of Deep River, Conn., but when just in the prime of life, at the age of forty-two years, he was called to his long home, his demise occurring in 1857. medicine in the Parish. land near where Hamburg is now situated. From the fall of Vicksburg to the dose of the war he was engaged as the special agent of the treasury department of the Confederate States to receive money at In connection with this she is managing a hotel, and as she at. Open to the public. Dr. Thomas A. Roy received an academic education in his native parish, and in July, 1888, he entered the Louisville Medical School, graduating with honor in February, 1890. After this he entered the Medical University at Louisville, and graduated from He was born in Enterprise, in 1866, and is a son of T. D. and Margaret (Campbell) Wier, both natives of Alabama. Walter. GASDE?, Wilson John A., 123 slaves, page 111, GUILLEBERT, Constant M., 47 slaves, page 131, KEARY, H. M. & Brothers, 140 slaves, page 121B, LAMBETH, William M., deceased, William L. Pitts Testamentary Executor of the estate, 251 slaves, page 128-129B, MARSHALL, R. B. agent for son, 43 slaves, page 118, MURDOCK, Mrs. Elisa, 135 slaves, page 120B, NORWOOD, Isiah Th., 168 slaves, page 142B, SPURLOCK, Thomas J., First Place, 57 slaves, page 134, [UNNAMED - NO NAME WRITTEN], 105 slaves, page 123B. His parents, Stephen and Ann G. (Tanner) Pearce, were natives of Georgia and B. agreeable in business affairs he is equally so in social life, and he is one The father was reared and principally educated in Missouri, whither he had It has always been his aim to conduct a straightforward business, and that be has always done so is fully verified when the fact, is known that his annual sales amount to from $18,000 to $20,000. He was married, in July, 1889, to Miss Hattie Haas, daughter of Capt. There are few young physicians of the State who are his equal in surgical operations and general practice. Catholic Church. He also has au excellent livery stable in Bunkie, which is excellently equipped with good horses and buggies, and Adolphe J. Lafargue received his education in Jefferson Literary College of St. James Parish, La. Mr. Hudson has been postmaster at Eola for several years, and is a man of judgment and He was married in the mouth of July, 1878, to Miss Eliza Firment, and Royal Arch Mason, and is a member of Evergreen Lodge No. He operated a farm and continued as overseer until 1852, since which This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.[1][2][3]. In November, 1848, he was married to Miss Laura M. Robison, a daughter of Eli Robison, by whom he is the father of four daughters and two sons. After the fall of New Orleans the company was disbanded and Mr. Joffrion entered the Eighteenth Louisiana Infantry, subsequently being detailed to take charge of the commissary department at Fort De Eussy, at the fall of the fort. Louisianans by birth, and the father was a prosperous planter of Eastern Louisiana for many years. his time to its successful conduct. They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. [12] The newly mechanized cotton industry in England during the Industrial Revolution absorbed the tremendous supply of cheap cotton that became a major crop in the Southern United States. without honor, save in his own country." Although still a comparatively young man he has bad au active career, and by his advanced ideas and progressive habits has done no little for the mercantile interests of Avoyelles Parish. fitted, for he had been familiar with the work from the time he was fourteen the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. general mercantile store. man of more than ordinary ability, is strictly attentive to his profession, and his success has Those who have found a free ancestor on the 1860 Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana census can check this list to learn if their ancestor was one of the larger slaveholders in the Parish. 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. He was married in 1881 to Miss Mary Tanner, a daughter of Edward Tanner, and socially is a member of Lodge No. A. V. Saucier is the present efficient assessor of Avoyelles Parish, La., his position of clerk of the parish court, a position for which ho was admirably He was born in Bedford County, Tenn., August 14, 1814, grew to mature years in that State, and there received his education. He also owns some valuable town property in Marksville, among which is a handsome He is a most energetic, enterprising and Ala.). Roy, also of Mansura), Emile (a graduate from Bardstown, Ky., and in the Tulane Medical School), Camille, Sydonie, Terreole, Martha and Joseph. Harvard is one of the oldest and best known citizens of Avoyelles Parish, and is He was sent by the governor of Virginia to survey and locate lands in Kentucky. Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like: Probate records (sometimes called "Succession Records") may give date of death, names and residences of heirs (spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, relative) and neighbors or associates. Methodist Church, and died near Natchez in 1858. father grew to manhood and received his education in his native country. Census data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a very Until the development of the steamboat, transportation of goods on major rivers was generally accomplished either with barges or flatboats, floated downstream or pushed upstream with poles or by hand using overhanging tree limbs. Hans Clarendon Plantation House - Evergreen, Louisiana (Avoyelles Parish) - Clarendon Plantation House was originally constructed circa 1842. been a member of the police jury, and is a representative citizen of Avoyelles Parish. During the Whether or not the ancestor is found to have been a slaveholder, a viewing of the slave census will provide an informed sense of the extent of slavery in the ancestral Parish, particularly for those who have never viewed a slave census. Visitation of Mobile. thought, and action (ban in Germany." 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. The maternal great-grandfather of our subject, J. Robert R. Irion was born in Avoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. Dr. C. J. Ducote was educated in the Louisiana State University at, Baton Rouge, and was graduated with the degree of A. In 1843 he removed permanently to Avoyelles Parish, and in 1849 purchased the plantation where he now I resides. G. H. Stevens was reared and received a common school education in the State of his birth, and prior to 1872 devoted his attention to his trade in Connecticut, that of a machinist, following it also in Pearce, daughter of A. G. Pearce, a native of Rapides Parish, La. In 1852 he received a diploma from the law school of Transylvania University at Lexington, Ky., and after being admitted to the bar in his own State, in 1.855, practiced law in New Orleans for a short lime. the gun and rod are his fWorite amusements. 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, George L. Mayer prepared for college at Lafargue High School, and immediately after the war he entered the St. Louis University, at St. Louis, Mo., where he remained until July, 1807. an able attorney at law of Marksville, La., and is also the editor of the Marksville Bulletin, one of the breezy newspapers of Avoyelles Parish. 189, Evergreen Chapter No. Avoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. and is a son of Rev. Mr. Wier's predecessor Hampton, Wade - Parkinson, Paul - Historic American Buildings Survey - Lubetz, Arthur. He has always been a faithful practice, and is now enjoying the rewards of his He was one of twelve men who escaped being captured, this owing to his knowledge of the country. under Gen. Washingtonian having been an officer of dragoons in the Revolutionary War. (subject) now resides. to Kentucky when they were extremely youthful, and there spent a long and prosperous life, and raised a number of sons, whose descendants are now living principally in Louisiana and The actual number of slaveholders may be slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and they would have been counted as a separate slaveholder in each County. P. Regard, merchant, Mansura, La. and Wis. His father, L. V. Gremillion, was a former recorder of the parish from 1856 until 1868, and from 1879 until I8S6 was clerk of the court, and was The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 427) reportedly includes a total of 7,185 slaves. Designed by, The 20 acres (8.1ha) area comprises a total of 48 contributing properties built between c.1850 and 1933. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Though of limited literary education he was a man of extraordinary intellect, and was prominently associated with all public enterprises, especially local and State politics. He also took a leading part in the Confederate service, was assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia, as assistant In 1872 an addition was constructed on the left side of the original structure creating an open dogtrot. record ("About This Item") with your request. that parish. Mr. Pearce grew to manhood and received a common school education in Louisiana. He belongs to one of the F. F. V.'s, and his paternal great-grandfather was born, reared and married in England. Completed in 1790, the site of a tribunal after, Composed of 39 buildings, Evergreen Plantation is an intact major. son of true honor. 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. Dr. W. D, Hatis was reared in the Creole State, attended private schools in the same, was in Mississippi Military Institute for two years, and graduated from Tulane University, La., in 1883. Census data His parents, John and Anna (Hays) Watson, were Retrieved from the Library of Congress, . Afterward he returned to Louisiana find began the study of law, being admitted to the bar in Opelousas in 1857. May 16, 1864 - Mansura, also known as Smith's Place or Marksville. 1240. Dr. L. Rabalais, physician and planter, Marksville, La. Last edited on 25 February 2023, at 00:44, World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, Plantation complexes in the Southeastern United States, How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database", "Pioneer Heritage Center gives glimpse into settler life", "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allendale Plantation Historic District", with 13 accompanying photos taken in August 1996, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_plantations_in_Louisiana&oldid=1141425990. In 1884 he was elected judge of the Twelfth Judicial District of Louisiana, comprising the parishes of Avoyelles, Catholic Church. Evergreen Avoyelles Parish Louisiana, 1933. Holmesville, where he has practiced successfully ever since. Mr. Mayer is possessed of a large business experience, and occupies a prominent position in commercial circles. Benjamin, Frank, John. William M. Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. A. E. Gremillion is a notary public of one of the few that has seen the country in its development. Randolph Fox was born in De Soto, Clarke County, Miss., September 1, 1803, and, is the eldest son of Legend claims that William T . The general mercantile establishment of which this gentleman is the proprietor, is one of the most popular and successful ones of the kind in Avoyelles Parish, and its proprietor stands high with the general public and his patrons. his education in France. discussions on "Sectionalism," at the meeting of the same association the He gives strict attention to the details of each calling, and is especially well known as a liveryman and hotel keeper, both establishments being liberally patronized by the traveling public, commercial men especially being his patrons. He is a physician of decided ability, and he has a bright prospect before him. was married to Miss Annie Taylor, of St. Landry Parish, by whom he has three bright children, two sons and one daughter. He now carries a stock of goods valued at from $10,000 to $20,000, and does an annual business of about $25,000. enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. residence. 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. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Avoyelles Parish population included He is in every respect self-made, and the property of which is now the owner has been obtained through his own individual efforts. He is prepossessing in appearance, and is the picture of health and physical manhood. He has Mr. Genin and his family are strict [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. purposes. Dr. Leo Chester Tarleton, Marksville, La. After the war he was engaged in merchandising for several years, Mr. Firth is a gentleman of tine business capacity, and is 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. A. his knowledge of his profession. the duties of which office he has tilled admirably ever since. 1842, and was reared and educated in his native State. on November He died when about eighty years of age, in 1882, but his widow is still a resident of Cottonport, and is, as was her husband, a member of the 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,161 farms of 500-999 acres. his home is spacious and comfortable, his wife who has a great, fondness for flowers, has ornamented the home surroundings. In 1859 he was married to Miss Caroline King, of Opelousas, and the daughter of Valentine King, of one of the prominent Louisiana families. 1 | Mansura, LA 71350 | (800) 833-4195 . Mr. Moreau was a planter by occupation, and one of the pioneer settlers of Avoyelles Parish. He inherited about $3,000, but to-day be is the owner of land valued at not less than $40,0110, some of the land finely improved, and a large amount of live stock on hand. diligence. Dr. Owens was The maternal grandfather of Miss Normand was August [13] The only practical means for shipping agricultural products more than a few miles without exceeding their value was by water. Parish seat: Marksville [4]. E. Ganthier wits reared and received a common-school education in Avoyelles Parish, La. his brother John, who was the father of Chief Justice Marshall. 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 They formerly carried on a large mercantile business in Lexington, but in later life, after the death of time he has devoted his time to his plantation. West & Brother, of Bunkie, La., and both are active and progressive business men. Steam-powered river navigation began in 1811-12, between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and New Orleans. He and family are members of the Baptist Church, in which they are active workers and esteemed T. Lemoine, general merchant, Cottonport, La. although his time is fully employed in attending to the numerous irons that he has in the fire, he is none the less painstaking in the management of each. He was called from earth in 1871, at the age of forty-three years, but his widow, who was educated in Louisiana and Alabama, still survives him, and is, as washer husband, a consistent member of the Episcopal Church. He returned home to Mississippi, remained there until 1870, and then came to Avoyelles Parish, La., with his family. He is possessed of that untiring energy, vim and business push, which is characteristic of the New Englander, and The LDL is built withIslandora, an open source digital library system based onFedora,Drupal, andSolr. He is deeply interested in his profession, and has remarkable tact at elucidation. (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the Parish was listed His education was principally received at the Louisiana State University, at Baton Rouge, from where he graduated in thorough commercial course in that department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington, and in November of 1887 received his diploma. He then located at Marksville, and there began practicing. which he had begun under an able physician in Missouri. If the ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm can be viewed to find out whether the ancestor was a holder of a fewer number of slaves or not a slaveholder at all. The above mentioned gentleman is worthy to be classed among the substantial and progressive planters of Avoyelles Parish. He is now deceased. Desdemona F. is the wife of C. Uncus Lafargue. Mr. Mayer now carries a stock of goods valued at about $8,000, and does an annual business of from $10,000 to $12,000. born in Louisiana in 1802, and died on July 3, 1872, his mother, Deidami Rabalais, born also in Louisiana in 1810, died August 28, 1868; both were of French descent, their ancestors being among the first settlers of the parish of Avoyelles. By his profession he has acquired considerable property, He is a very prosperous planter. have been set on foot in this parish, and in 1884 represented Avoyelles Parish at the World's Exposition, being appointed tax assessor of the parish the same year. general mercantile stock belonging to Harvey & Weirs, of Bunkie, La., and tit He was elected to take charge of the Farmers' Union paper for the State August, 1890, and when everything is in good working order he will take charge of the work at Alexandria. He was born in Georgia November 7, 1845), and obtained a good literary education in Houston and Baldwin Counties. FORMAT. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]. He was elected to the Legislature from 1880 to 1882, and politically he is one of the most influential men in this section. Mr. Ganthier and his If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you desire a copy showing such as microfilm or copy prints? He moved to Avoyelles Parish in 1849, and shortly afterward was engaged as overseer for a prominent planter in He died in 1885, at the advanced age of eighty-six years, greatly regretted all over Louisiana. under Gen. Kirby Smith, the most of his service being confined to the west In March, 1859, he came to Mansura, La., where be has remained the principal part of the time since. Building demolished or destroyed sometime after its listing. He has always refused to accept any position of trust, Dr. E. de Nux received his education at Toulouse College and at St. Barbe, Paris, but received his medical education in the last named city. In the beginning of 1802 he enlisted in Boone's battery as a private, and later was promoted to sergeant. Dr. Tarleton's career as a practitioner and apportioned to three named Plantations as follows: Leinster Place, 165; Lucky Hit, 50; and Dura, 36. an active participant in all parish affairs. well-known man. (wife of Dr. P. B. Wright, of Evergreen), and Annie (wife of W. U. Perkins, of Texas. Built in 1830, by Benjamin Kendrick. Halifax County, Va., on August 22, 1808, and removed to Louisiana with his father, but received his education in the common schools of Tennessee and Mississippi. He served during the entire war, with the exception of about ten months of tin close, when be was very seriously wounded. S. S. Pearce, planter, Evergreen, La. He was in the principal battles of the war, and was left on the field badly wounded at Gettysburg. His mother, Heloise Rabalais, was also of an old and distinguished family, who were among the first settlers of Louisiana. Haas removed to Louisiana when about fourteen years of age, landing in New Orleans with 20 cents in his pocket. He began improving his plantation and was one of the first members of the Legislature from St. Landry Parish. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870) Catalpa Plantation (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy) United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 Avoyelles Parish (Source: FamilySearch) Estate Records 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 Owing to the able and efficient manner in which he The above mentioned gentleman is one of the most, successful and prominent physicians in this part of Louisiana, and is ever to be found b}r the bedside of sick and suffering humanity. After becoming the mother of one daughter Mrs. Marshall died in 1872, and after remaining a widower for four years Mr. Marshall married Alice, daughter of He served only eight mouths in that capacity, when he resigned to accept a commission from Jefferson Davis in the regular Confederate Army, and was His marriage which occurred in 1870 was to Miss Lizzie Woodward, who died in 1885, Prior to, and during part of the late war he engaged in teaching schools. Moreanville, and few men have had demonstrated to them in a more worthy manner Regiment Infantry, and served during the remainder of the war. Grandfather Ewell came to Virginia from Wales, find Grandfather Kennerly came to Virginia from Germany.
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