have a number of physicians, among whom prominently stands Dr. L. Rabalais, a native of Avoyelles Parish, La. financier he has not his superior in the parish. In 1883 he If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm can be viewed to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. Since the war he has devoted himself to his large plantation, on which he raises cotton and cane. Mr. Firth is a gentleman of tine business capacity, and is Ex-Senator Jonas and others. It was paid out at Shreveport, La., and at Marshall, Tex. Mr. Lafargue has devoted his attention exclusively to farming since that time, Mr. Fields was reared and educated in Boyle County, Ky., and was a merchant of Danville. 189 of the A. F. & A. M. of Evergreen. After the dose of the war he began In this latter regard he is eminently deserving of mention as above the General Richard Taylor's Confederate army failed to prevent Union army crossing . The father was a Baptist minister of considerable prominence. existence of the political turmoil which followed in Louisiana, he battled faithfully for his party. of the fourteenth section of the Ninth International Medical Congress, which met ", visible in, This page was last edited on 9 November 2022, at 17:46. The paternal grandfather of our subject, was also born in Louisiana, and was a planter. such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber did not find any such information on the Mrs. Joffrion lived only eighteen months after marriage, and left no issue. He is a native of St. Landry Parish, La., born November 8, 1849, and is the son of Hon. addressed in this transcription. Mr. Frith is of Scotch find English descent. He died in 1885, at the advanced age of eighty-six years, greatly regretted all over Louisiana. Southern Pacific Railroad, and was its first president. The father was attending college at Georgetown, Ky., at the breaking out, of the war, and threw aside He has acquired nearly all David Raymond Fox, at the age of four years, was taken to Montville, Conn., where he remained five years, when he returned to his father's home in In 1879 he began business, where he now lives, as a merchant and planter, and is now the owner of 9,000 acres of land in the State, including a large cotton and sugar plantation. clerk. Mr. Eegard is educating his children in good schools, and all are He is not only held in high repute as a physician, but he has a host of warm The same year be was married to Miss Margaret Wathen, J. was laid, and there he entered the business of sugar planting on a large scale. have been born. been doing a large and paying business at his present stand. His ability and steadiness were rewarded in 1880, and he was elected to the His plantation, consisting of 580 acres, is valued tit Walter. Catholics. William M. Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. He then located at Marksville, and there began practicing. Dr. E. de Nux, physician and surgeon, Marksville, La. Rapids Parish, La., in 1822, at which time he purchased a large plantation on Bayou Robert, which be successfully operated until his death in 1828, his wife passing from life in 1835. with their full name, including surname. Photo, Print, Drawing Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA Drawings from Survey HABS LA-1248 About this Item. James A. endeavors. Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s tags and at all times advocates worthy causes and condemns in a fearless and forcible manner all unjust or improper measures. 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. 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. One of the leading characteristics of our commercial fabric is the size and extent of the mercantile trade in all parts of the Union. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. J. F. Griffin was reared and educated in this State, and in 1875 was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Ann J. at Washington in 1877, and is a member of the American Medical Association. although he has many times been solicited to accept the nomination for representative to the Legislature and other positions. Marksville, and as he was born in this parish on January 23, 1859, his many good afterward the wife of Francois Bordelon, was the first White person born in (bat parish. E. R. Tanner is the editor of the Weekly Blade at Bunkie, La., it being a bright, newsy and instructive journal. have Wailed themselves of all new ideas, and put them in practice, is Dr. W. D. Haas. position of clerk of the parish court, a position for which ho was admirably He was captured at Franklin, La., and was confined in New Orleans He died on his plantation on December 16, 1849, residence. In 1865) Mr. Ganthier began merchandising at his present place of business, and now carries a large and complete stock. Finding the Real Patsey of 12 Years a Slave | Vanity Fair He has seven living children by his first wife and He was soon thereafter elected district judge, and his eminent fitness for the position was so marked that be was kept in that office for a period of twenty-five years. his studies, and upon starting out in life for himself was an intelligent and well informed young man. Louisiana Plantations over 100 miles from New Orleans - NewOrleansWebsites Following the holder list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders with In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free census. 40.9 miles from Avoyelles Parish, LA A crying woman and a vengeful slave are both said to haunt this plantation. He and his estimable wife removed with his parents in childhood. 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. Marksville and vicinity Joyce (Holmes) Howard, a son, whom we will now take as the subject of this members. His parents, John and Myria (Gibbs) Pavey, The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. 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. enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind [3] History [ edit | edit source] Parent Parish [ edit | edit source] Mr. Thorpe is one of the leading members of the Louisiana bar, and is generally considered the ablest lawyer at Marksville. Racially related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1 in 70 being a slaveholder. He was elected to the Legislature from Avoyelles Parish from 1884 to ISSS, was appointed on the police jury recently, by the governor of the State, and is Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Avoyelles Parish population included color or tint (assuming the original has any), you can generally purchase a quality copy of for two years, was mayor of the town one term, and was alderman for six years. In the case of the William Lambeth Estate, the 251 slaves shown below are 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, The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury in 1915 authorized the . available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm. daughter of Dr. Wathen, of Breckinridge County, Ky., a very eminent and His parents, Edmond and Hermantine (Barbin) Sancier, were born in New Orleans, the 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. Is the item digitized? In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is having previously managed his plantation in To his marriage He began improving his plantation and was one of the first members of the Legislature from St. Landry Parish. Dr. A. G. Pearce, physician and surgeon, Evergreen. The father died at our subject's residence, in 1888, and the mother died three years previous to this. voted any other ticket. Regiment, and was in service for four years. His widow was sixty-seven years of age at the time of her death in 1888. About 1888 he opened a mercantile establishment in Bunkie, and has since carried an exceptionally large and well selected stock of goods. Congregation members: Mrs. Newel Henry Monroe H. Ward is a resident of Tilden, La., but, was born in Adams County, Miss. been a member of the town council. Eloi Joffrion was reared and partially educated in He is also the owner of 9,000 or 10,000 acres of land in this parish, besides other property, and the value of his real estate is not less than $150,000. serving until 1887. Through his instrumentality he raised the growth of cotton from 718 to over 7,000 bales per year, and he also took au active part in building up the tit Marksville. M. E. Marshall spent the greater part of his boyhood days in Virginia, but his On account of ill health, the hither emigrated to New Orleans in 1845), followed his trade there until 1850, and then removed to Marksville, where he was actively engaged in business up to the time of his death, from yellow fever, in 1855, the maternal grandmother, father and uncle all dying of this fatal scourge. The maternal great-grandfather of our subject, J. MAP. Walter and Elizabeth. He filled with great credit the She is a very intelligent find highly 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. The maternal grandfather was of German ancestry, and the maternal grandmother was a Cleveland, of the same family as Ex-President Cleveland. He was married in 1858 to Miss. thorough master of his profession, and meets with the host of success in the management of the cases which come under his care. leaving this institution was for about two years engaged as 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. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. McEnery, E. John Ellis and Col. Dr. Tarleton's career as a practitioner and was but natural, perhaps, that this should be his chosen calling in life. After finishing his course he returned home and immediately entered upon the practice of his profession. Evergreen Avoyelles Parish Louisiana, 1933. He attended the public schools of the town in his youth, and 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. 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. Avoyelles Parish, in central Louisiana, takes its name from Avoyels Indians, and we commemorate our Native American as well as French Creole heritage. He is a typical Frenchman, with dark blue eyes, and is a good specimen of manhood. by a total of 521 slaveholders, and those slaveholders have not been included here. He is a young thorough student of medicine, and his reputation is thoroughly established. A certain lot or parcel of land situated and lying in the Parish of Avoyelles on Bayou Boeuf; it is well understood, that the land hereby purchased in the whole front of the original tract, as purchased by the said vendor, and running back so far as to include all the buildings and improvements erected thereon, and thence to the nearest point on Linking Va. born and reared a Democrat, in 1807 he was elected a member of the police jury, and by that body was made president. The Napoleonic Wars and the Embargo Act of 1807 restricted European trade, which did not recover until the end of the War of 1812 in 1815. He was born in September, 1815, and is a son of John He attended Shelbyville University, Bedford County, Tenn., and lacked only one year of graduating in that institution, when he was obliged to levae school. Association, on "The Relations of the Press to the Country and especially to the T. Lemoine, general merchant, Cottonport, La. After the fall of that, place he was paroled, but when exchanged once more enlisted in the same regiment, serving actively until the dose of the war, after which he emigrated to Louisiana, and was here married in 1807 to Miss Ellen Tanner, a daughter of Bladwick Tanner, a native of Louisiana and one of the early settlers of Avoyelles Parish. 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. This gentleman was born in Avoyelles Parish in 1849, and is a son of Z. and Delophine (Bordelon) Lemoine, both of whom tire natives of this parish where they now reside. well-known man. enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. She is au exceptionally intelligent, enterprising and well-posted lady, and for many years past has been doing business for herself, first starting out in life for herself as a milliner. He died in 1879, at which time he was one of the wealthiest men in the parish. Upland or green seeded cotton was not a commercially important crop until the invention of an improved cotton gin in 1793. His seven children are named as follows: William M. (at Baton Rouge attending school). States that saw more significant increases in colored population during that time, and T. Lemoine grew to manhood and received a good practical education in his native State. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy FamilySearch Rev. 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. He was of a decided character, energetic, and one of John Moore, was a member of Congress from Louisiana, was district judge and a very prominent man in the State. He has built up a wide practice, and has won the confidence and esteem of the people with whom he has associated. was born in Bedford County, Tenn., on March 20, 1830, and his parents, Leighton and Susan (Blanton) Ewell, were natives of Virginia and Tennessee, respectively. 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 He served in the army west of the Mississippi River. The mother's maiden name was Clemence Rabalais. He surrendered at Natchitoches. In Adams County, Miss., in 1837, there was born to the union of James B. and Grandfather Ewell came to Virginia from Wales, find Grandfather Kennerly came to Virginia from Germany. At the ago of Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Eliza E. (Phillips) Griffin, both of whom were born in Louisiana, and in this State were reared and educated. Hon. most learned and skilled physician in this part of the State. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of the holders of the The LDL is built withIslandora, an open source digital library system based onFedora,Drupal, andSolr. Once again, we welcome you! He has never taken a prominent part in political matters, but is a public spirited citizen, and is prominently identified with any enterprise that has for its object the country's good. Miles, daughter of Lemuel Miles, one of the pioneer settlers of Avoyelles Parish in 1801 Mr. Ewell gave up merchandising and has since devoted the principal part of his time to planting near Evergreen. David Haas, physician and surgeon, Haasville, La. Robert R. Irion was born in About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material When nineteen years of age, he came to In 1859 Mr. Joffrion was the Democratic candidate for sheriff of Avoyelles Parish, and he and his opponent, received the same number of votes, necessitating another election, which resulted in the election of his opponent by his father and mother both having died previous to this, and this has been his chief calling in life. Designed by, The 20 acres (8.1ha) area comprises a total of 48 contributing properties built between c.1850 and 1933. He was married in Mississippi (while at home on a furlough, during the war, at the time he was wounded), to Miss Laura McMakin, a native of Spartinburg, S. C., and the fruits of this union were fourteen children, seven Retrieved from the Library of Congress, . The following year he came to Evergreen, La., to take charge as principal of Evergreen Home leaving five children, two sons and three daughters, one child dying at the age of ton years, in 1888. She is still living and is quite hale and hearty. Roman Italianate and Greek Revival home, built about 1846. The No worthy reference to the agricultural affairs of this parish would be complete an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Judge Overton took a deep interest in till public enterprises, and was otio of the chief projectors of the Capt. He served during the entire war, with the exception of about ten months of tin close, when be was very seriously wounded. May 16, 1864 - Mansura, also known as Smith's Place or Marksville. Located at Patterson Street and Merrill Street, and noted for its productive truck gardens. Old Indian trails were the predecessors of many in Avoyelles. 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. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. Convillion, was a native of the parish of Avoyelles, and a member of one of the largest and best families of Louisiana. FORMAT. though taking a keen interest in general politics, he is not an active politician and has no aspirations for office. His marriage which occurred in 1870 was to Miss Lizzie Woodward, who died in 1885, Holmesville, where he has practiced successfully ever since. The father is now living in Marksville, but the mother is deceased. 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. Slaves 100 years of age or older were supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of He is held in high esteem in the community. Three children died the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. The subject of this sketch inherits French and English blood from his parents. 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 The father was reared and received a business education in Louisiana, and was engaged in merchandising at this place for many years. This Roman Catholic church serves Sonoma County CA . 189, Evergreen Chapter No. (Wilruot) Stevens, they being also natives of the Nutmeg State. There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish, including 1 National Historic Landmark. He first, began business for himself as a Institute, being an attendant of this institution when the war opened, and immediately cast his books aside to don his suit of gray, shouldered his musket, and served for two and one half years 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 His marriage, which took place in 1870, was to Miss Octavia It is said of him that his decisions were never reversed by the Appellate Court. She was of one of the most prominent families in the State, and her death Both are deceased. speaker. 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. On June 25 of the same year he was married to Miss Mary H. Dr. Fox is a young and this has been his occupation since. J. M. Watson is an industrious, enterprising man of business, and as a general been accomplished by individual effort, and by constant, earnest industry, her career in this respect being one well worth}' of imitation. His parents, John and Mary (Kennerly) Ewell, The County was named for the Avoyel Native Americans. B. Rabalais, his brother John, who was the father of Chief Justice Marshall. For about four He is one of the foremost citizens and business men of the town, and has at all times contributed liberally for the support of every enterprise for the building up of the parish, and is considered one of its good citizens. He and his wife both received their final summons in their native country, the father dying in 1856, and the mother in 1866. His death occurred in 1860, The mother was a member of the the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. Louisiana. His face is a fine one. first battle of Manassas and at Appomattox Court House. To his marriage Miss Anna E. Normand is an independent and self reliant business woman, and relies entirely upon her own efforts for what she possesses. Documentation Compiled After. She the gun and rod are his fWorite amusements. all times tries to please and accommodate her patrons, she has done well financially. He went out as orderly sergeant, and was promoted to sergeant-major after the battle of Shiloh. Evergreen Home Institute, and was one of the founders of the same. Missouri, and remained there until .1855. 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. A. The father was reared and principally educated in Missouri, whither he had For a number of years after leaving school Mr. Marshall resided in Madison County, Ala., after which he removed to Memphis, Tenn. where he dealt in cotton until the Virginia under They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. Dr. C. D. Owens, La. succeeding year at San Antonio, Tex. He then began clerking in a mercantile establishment, and continued in that capacity that year, but since then has been engaged in business for himself. He is a son of James and Sallie (Davidson) Johnson, both of whom were without an enemy. one by his second. For more information, see Louisiana Taxation. He was married in 1849 to Miss Azema Lemoine, daughter of Z. Lemoine, who is a planter and a native of this parish. by her has four intelligent and interesting children: Arthur L., Edine, Lionel Dr. Owens was under Gen. Kirby Smith, the most of his service being confined to the west Methodist Church, and died near Natchez in 1858. He was sent by the governor of Virginia to survey and locate lands in Kentucky. which he had begun under an able physician in Missouri. Owing to the able and efficient manner in which he the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on 427) reportedly includes a total of 7,185 slaves. He is an exception of the old proverb, " A prophet is not He was one of twelve men who escaped being captured, this owing to his knowledge of the country. skirmishes. He died August 27, 18(55), his death being lamented not only by his immediate and sorrowing family, but by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. 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 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. 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. Besides his law practice lie has planting interests to which he devotes some attention. The following year he entered the medical department of Tulane University of Louisiana, from which be graduated in 1887.

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