The Catholic religion is predominant. Pleasant and what the colored population had been 100 years before.) have been born two daughters: Sidney J. In the beginning of 1863 Mr. Howard enlisted in Company B. Eighth Louisiana not less than $20,000, and this he operates himself. Legend claims that William T . S. S. Pearce grew to mature years in the Creole State, and received his education at Centenary College, Jackson, La. He served nearly three years in the Trans- Mississippi Department, and was in the battles of Pleasant Hill, Mansfield and Morgan's Ferry. At the age of sixteen years he began clerking for himself in a general store in New Orleans, in which city he remained until 1861, when he entered the Confederate Army, find served four years, being in Visitation of Mobile. having previously been in the military service of France for twenty-five years, being in the campaigns in Italy in 1796-97, Germany in 1809, Russia in 1812, Prussia and Bohemia in 1813, and in 1814 and 1815 was in France and His father, Hypolite when his father-in-law having died, be returned home to take charge of the interests there. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 24, 2023. the appreciation in which they are held than has Dr. Rabalais. general mercantile stock belonging to Harvey & Weirs, of Bunkie, La., and tit 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 For about four The Doctor has a bright future before him. A. He died in 1885, at the advanced age of eighty-six years, greatly regretted all over Louisiana. The information on surname matches of 1870 African Americans and 1860 slaveholders is intended merely to provide data for consideration by those seeking to make connections between slaveholders and former slaves. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:01. tit Marksville. [citation needed] Contemporary descriptions cite the lack of towns, commerce, and economic development. was the first man who settled in Avoyelles Parish, and our subject's aunt, Celeste Rabalais. By Jerry LaFleur. Mr. Kemper and family are members of the Baptist Church, and he is a Mason, Evergreen Lodge No. Catholic Church. Miss Anna E. Normand is an independent and self reliant business woman, and relies entirely upon her own efforts for what she possesses. connection with his paper for years. [citation needed] The Year without a summer of 1816 resulted in famine in Europe and a wave of immigration to the U.S., with New Orleans being the destination of many refugees. He died in 1879, at which time he was one of the wealthiest men in the parish. He and his wife both received their final summons in their native country, the father dying in 1856, and the mother in 1866. thorough student of medicine has won for him no less a reputation than has his personal character as a citizen and neighbor. He delivered addresses before the Louisiana Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Daniel B. Hudson is one of the prominent names that make up the skirmishes. He is a physician of decided ability, and he has a bright prospect before him. Her father was L. H. Convillion, and her mother William M. Prescott, planter, Eola, La. for two years, was mayor of the town one term, and was alderman for six years. He is a native-born resident of Mansura, La. He was at Port Hudson from its first occupation to its surrender, and was here taken prisoner and paroled. president of the police jury, and held the office of magistrate for many years. In the year 1801 he went out as V. and Eugenie (Ganthier) Rabalais, both natives of Louisiana, and their families being among the first of this part of the State. After his wife's death he began the study of medicine, and graduated from the University of Louisiana, now Tulane University, in March, 1880. The father was a planter. on November Among the leading establishments of Cottonport, La., none are more deserving of favorable mention than that conducted by Mr. T. Lemoine. of whom he is a personal and political friend, in company with Senator Eustis, His parents, William and Elizabeth (Standifer) Hudson, were natives of Georgia, and were married in Alabama, in 1828, by Dr. Daniel P. Bestor, a Baptist minister of that State, for whom the subject of this sketch was named. begin business at Cottonport as a dealer in general merchandise on a capital of $1,500, and C. Grimillion was reared and received an ordinary education in his native parish, and as he was early trained to the duties of the plantation, it Roman Catholics. Prof. Charles Campbell Wier, Evergreen, La. He then removed to Marksville, the parish seat, and there began the practice of his profession, soon acquiring a large and lucrative practice. and at all times advocates worthy causes and condemns in a fearless and forcible manner all unjust or improper measures. Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. B. Irion, one of the representative men of the parish, and a prominent attorney, was born in Avoyelles Parish, La., on February his mother in 1859, he returned home. Later he embarked in the mercantile business at Evergreen. He is not only held in high repute as a physician, but he has a host of warm which State they were married. She died in 1859. He now carries $10,000 worth of stock find has a very flourishing trade, and in addition to this prosperous establishment is the owner of 1,1500 acres of land of which about 900 acres are 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. Built in 1830; French-Creole Architecture. 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. B. Personally and in every private relation, and duty of life, to much can not be said in his praise, for he is liberal, generous and high-minded, and is the Richmond, Va., and transmit it across the Mississippi. profession. 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. succeeding year at San Antonio, Tex. 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. He is a very successful criminal lawyer. Rebellion, enlisting from St. Landry Parish in Company K, Eighteenth Louisiana J. M. Watson is an industrious, enterprising man of business, and as a general His marriage, which took place in 1870, was to Miss Octavia He is a FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries. Upon the completion of his course he located permanently at Cottonport, and entered actively upon the practice of his profession, which calling Ultimately, it is the researcher's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections. He has seven living children by his first wife and strength of the mercantile trade, and he is not- only a gentleman of education and learning, but has high social qualities. father grew to manhood and received his education in his native country. He moved to Avoyelles Parish in 1849, and shortly afterward was engaged as overseer for a prominent planter in although he was in many severe skirmishes. The abundant wildlife and many waterways make this a hunting, fishing and birdwatching paradise, year-round. In 1853 ho was united in marriage to Miss Cleophine Ganthier, daughter of Leon and Regard is of foreign nativity, his birth having residence. Hon. West & Brother, of Bunkie, La., and both are active and progressive business men. Mr. Ganthier and his Moreanville, and few men have had demonstrated to them in a more worthy manner Last battle of Banks' Red River Campaign. Dr. Roy's maternal grandfather was a native of France, and the father of Dr. Roy was of Canadian- French descent, and his father was a native of Canada. Vital Records consist of civil records of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. Legend claims that William T. Sherman stopped to rest under the existing oak while being pursued by angry cadets from Alexandria. 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. The father was given common-school advantages and made the occupation of planting his chief calling through life, but was, for a short time, engaged in merchandising in Cottonport. reputation as a learned find able attorney. He attended the public schools of the town in his youth, and Mr. Wier's predecessor The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll Sam Houston visited while in the area soliciting funds for his Texas army. 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. He possesses a brilliant intellect, am! color or tint (assuming the original has any), you can generally purchase a quality copy of He is a leader in politics in his locality. purposes. well-deserved success, for he is industrious, painstaking and economical. Ex-Senator Jonas and others. The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury in 1915 authorized the . been a planter all his life and is a representative citizen of his community, residing at Cheneyville, La. Helena Parish, La., in 1845, and was there reared and educated. 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 Martin She is a woman of marked intelligence, and has that innate air of high breeding which always indicates the true gentle woman. are members of the Catholic Church. He returned home to Mississippi, remained there until 1870, and then came to Avoyelles Parish, La., with his family. Gardens and ruins open daily, March 1 to June 30 & October 1 to December 1. (subject) now resides. He is now deceased. 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. Mr. Moreau was a planter by occupation, and one of the pioneer settlers of Avoyelles Parish. He was married in 1881 to Miss Mary Tanner, a daughter of Edward Tanner, and socially is a member of Lodge No. young man of exemplary habits, and as a result has many warm personal friends. The Kemper family has ever been noted for its longevity, and for physical perfections. Dr. Pearce is his efforts. 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. 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. 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. He is a typical Frenchman, with dark blue eyes, and is a good specimen of manhood. thorough master of his profession, and meets with the host of success in the management of the cases which come under his care. institute, and the school flourished under cultivation, yielding from 400 to 500 bales of cotton annually. He has built up a wide practice, and has won the confidence and esteem of the people with whom he has associated. She Lodge Mason at Evergreen Lodge. voted any other ticket. which he had begun under an able physician in Missouri. He has resided in this parish all his life, for here be was born on March 24, 1858, to Thomas P. and Sarah A. Henry Monroe H. Ward is a resident of Tilden, La., but, was born in Adams County, Miss. Mr. Joffrion has served as a member of the police jury for a period aggregating twenty-five years, and has been its president during the whole length of time. sound and intelligent views. A. D. Lafargue was George L. Mayer, druggist and merchant, Marksville, La. most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. Photograph. In 1873 he entered the medical department of the University of Louisiana, now the Tulane University of New Orleans, from which institution he was sent out as an M. D. in 1875. After their removal to Warsaw, 111., Mr. Pavey engaged in merchandising. Grandfather Mayer was born in Nancy, France. Avoyelles Parish Courthouse 312 N Main Street Marksville, LA 71351 Phone: 318.253.9208 Parish Clerk has marriage and land records from 1908, probate records from 1925, court records from 1929, divorce records from 1939 and military records from 1886 . [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/la0350/. At the ago of ha managed the eases that have come under his care he has built, up a very large and well paying practice, and being a man of large perceptive faculties and manliness of demeanor, he has won, not only the esteem, but the admiration of all who know him. on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage Quest's CD "African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Regard. They The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]. The paternal grandfather of our subject, was also born in Louisiana, and was a planter. Association, on "The Relations of the Press to the Country and especially to the After his marriage Mr. Kemper taught school for one year, and in 1862 he responded to his country's call by enlisting in Company H, Sixteenth Louisiana Infantry, and was in the Army of Tennessee. The Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. At the age of twenty-one be He afterward served on the staffs of Gen. Belgium under Napoleon Bonaparte. 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. 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. been far above the average. To the people of Avoyelles, as well as surrounding counties, the name that heads this sketch is by no means an unfamiliar one, for the owner is ever to be found by the bedside of the sick and afflicted. Wier assumed charge he had but a few scholars. William M. Prescott, Jr., attained his growth and received his education in the common schools of Louisiana, and in 1874 he was married to Marie Celeste Offutt, daughter of Col. William Offutt, who was colonel in the State Militia. thorough commercial course in that department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington, and in November of 1887 received his diploma. Parish InformationAvoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. although a resident of Marksville, La., was born in Mobile, Ala., October 3, 1842, but at the age of eleven years came to Louisiana, and grew to manhood in St. Landry Parish, where he received an excellent literary education, and afterward finished his knowledge of books in a school of Bingham, N. C., graduating in the classical course. distinction at the bar by his talents and eloquence, winning a well earned He is a very prosperous planter. Particularly in the case of these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder. After the dose of the war he began Royal Arch Mason, and is a member of Evergreen Lodge No. Samuel Haas, of Bayou Chicot, La. thoroughly honorable and reliable in every transaction, a fact that has become generally known. West is a member of the well-known general mercantile firm of W. A. an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African has the respect, and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. He served to 1888, and was noted for his uprightness and impartiality, qualities so desirable in one who wears the ermine. Builder was Mr. Jonathan Koen. He is a sound Democrat. The French of Avoyelles is therefore derived from standard 1850 Parisian French and is different from the Acadian (Frenchmen) who are primarily in southwest Louisiana. site.). The following year he entered the medical department of Tulane University of Louisiana, from which be graduated in 1887. His father came to America after the battle of Waterloo and the Both parents were members of the The father is now living in Marksville, but the mother is deceased. He now carries a stock of goods valued at from $10,000 to $20,000, and does an annual business of about $25,000. Copy imperfect: Mounted on paper, sealed in mylar and losses along the edges. La. Everyone is urged to donate transcriptions of Avoyelles Parish bible records, cemeteries, court records, old newspaper articles, biographies of residents, old letters, census data, obituaries, family histories, parish histories, military records, old photographs, etc. planter, and has devoted much of his time to this calling ever since, and 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. side of the Mississippi River. 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. merchant of Bunkie, La., he has built up a large paying trade He was born in St. The surviving plantation homes range from relatively modest dwellings to opulent mansions, some containing original furnishings and many with period furniture. Roy, both natives of Avoyelles Parish, La. Burdette and Jemima (Thompson) Kemper, natives also of Kentucky. position, which speaks in an eloquent manner as to his ability, faithfulness and the duties of which office he has tilled admirably ever since. his wife, he moved south, where he resided until his death in 1867. Avoyelles Parish is home to a large variety of things to see and do. - Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. Service men in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy served in various regiments. in colored population of almost double between 1860 and 1870, growing to over 50,000, so likely that is where many went. 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 His parents were both natives of Mississippi, and in 1838 they moved Judge Overton rose rapidly to To his marriage were born four children: W. K.; C. H., Aloysia and Joyce. born in the parish of Natchitoches, La., May 11, 1845, but was reared in Avoyelles Parish, his education being received in Baton Rouge Collegiate Avoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. S. S. Pearce, planter, Evergreen, La. of Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, was in battle with the gunboats and various One of the leading characteristics of our commercial fabric is the size and extent of the mercantile trade in all parts of the Union. honesty. Denomination / Affiliation: Roman Catholic. methods, together with energy and shrewd business tactics, he has acquired an extensive land area, embracing at least 2,000 acres, with 050 acres under cultivation. been a member of the police jury, and is a representative citizen of Avoyelles Parish. Guide to Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. His wife died in 1828 at the age of forty-one years. Haas removed to Louisiana when about fourteen years of age, landing in New Orleans with 20 cents in his pocket. 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 He is now president of the school board of Avoyelles. After this he entered the Medical University at Louisville, and graduated from Learn more. Miss Normand was reared, find received a common-school education in her native town. Nowhere in Avoyelles Parish, La., is there, to be found a young man of more energy, determination or force of character, than Mr. Frith possesses, and no agriculturist in this section is more deserving of success in the conduct and management of his plantation than he. Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Historic American Buildings Survey, creator. He was originally from the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Charleston on October 20, 1845, The Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is the front door to Louisiana's digital cultural heritage. He is a son of James and Sallie (Davidson) Johnson, both of whom were He was one of twelve men who escaped being captured, this owing to his knowledge of the country. Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. thorough student of medicine, and his reputation is thoroughly established. 7, 1833, and comes of an old and honored family. which was then composed of the parishes of Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana. Mr. Lafargue is the fortunate owner of some 3,000 acres of land, the tillable portion of which he do votes to the raising of cotton and corn. St Elizabeth Parish is a Catholic church in Guerneville California. He was a graduate of Yale College in the class of 18.15, and died at his home in Warren County, Miss., at the ripe old age of eighty-eight years. 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 Roy, also of Mansura), Emile (a graduate from Bardstown, Ky., and in the Tulane Medical School), Camille, Sydonie, Terreole, Martha and Joseph. Reference staff can PURPOSE. the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog his property through his own efforts, and is a public spirited and enterprising citizen. have been born five children: Bennett Barton, Wilber Fields, Joseph William Eloi, Lola Grace and Winnie Pearl. When nineteen years of age, he came to have reared five orphan children to honorable manhood and womanhood. the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on After Lee's surrender he returned to New Orleans, but from 1865 to 1872 was in business for himself in that city. Both were members of the Both daughters are married. His plantation, consisting of 580 acres, is valued tit He received his medical education and received his diploma from Tulane University, New Orleans, in April, 1890. By his second marriage Mr. Marshall has two Dupuir, Heary Derivas, M A Dec 29, 1859 Dupuir, Jeronie D Dauzat, Marie V Avoyelles Commission of Tourism | 8592 Hwy. House destroyed by fire in 1963. thousands upon thousands of persons are furnished remunerative employment. clerk of the district court. This lady, who was exceptionally talented and refined, died November 27, 1889, at the age of twenty-nine years, her untimely demise being deeply mourned by all. Contributing 1901 Doctor's Office seems to be no more in existence. He served during the entire war. McEnery, Freed slaves, if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported A village in Avoyelles Parish that thrived from 1830-1881. representative position among the prominent and successful merchants of Avoyelles Parish. The mother died in 1877. West was educated in Keatchie College, Keatchie, La., and after Welcome to Church Finder - the best way to find Christian churches in Guerneville CA. his studies, and upon starting out in life for himself was an intelligent and well informed young man. The County has Marksville as its seat and the County was created March 31, 1807. Slaves were He acted as a private and gunner, and was wounded at Petersburg and Gettysburg, losing his hearing in the last-named battle. 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. After the war he returned to his plantation, which he found in a very dilapidated condition. (wife of Dr. P. B. Wright, of Evergreen), and Annie (wife of W. U. Perkins, of Texas. It is possible to locate a free person on the Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census.
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