In 1.86! He is a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society. He was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1849, to Thomas J. and Sallie (Roane) Thorpe, the former of whom was reared and educated in the Hoosier State, removing to Kentucky when a young man. He buys a great deal of cotton. At the end of this time he came to Marksville, and while engaged in teaching the young idea at this place was elected parish judge, African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1860, if they have an idea of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. William M. Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. the first census on which they were listed. was wedded to Miss Cleophine Frank, daughter of Adolph and Caroline (Bonette) Frank, natives of Germany The father was educated in the common schools of Louisiana, and devoted his whole life to planting, being a very extensive planter and largo slave owner before the war. Although be was reared on his father's extensive plantation, be was not compelled to farm labor, owing to the numerous slaves his father always kept. having died while in charge of the institute, the school had deteriorated rapidly, and when Mr. William Hall is one of the public spirited citizens of the parish, and as editor of the Marksville such as microfilm or copy prints? interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the census enumerators, interested Another two properties were once listed but have been removed. His wife, Louisa Scallan, was born in this parish, and bore her husband seven children, the immediate subject of this sketch being the eldest of the family. have Wailed themselves of all new ideas, and put them in practice, is Dr. W. D. Haas. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards. Mr. Fields was reared and educated in Boyle County, Ky., and was a merchant of Danville. Also known as the Old Post Office. His second union was to Miss Florence Waddill. man. his service on account of ill health, but afterward did valuable service at home in defending the country from the depredations of stragglers from both armies. Dr. Roy is a young that parish. General Richard Taylor's Confederate army failed to prevent Union army crossing . Southern Pacific Railroad, and was its first president. though a well-informed man on political affairs. He has been content, to do good in his own way, and all is said when (be statement is made that his life has been useful and well spent. Mr. This prominent business Mr. Howard is not active in politics occurred on October 12, 17514. position, which speaks in an eloquent manner as to his ability, faithfulness and The father was a planter. He received his final summons in 1878, and his widow followed him in 1885. 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. Mr. Tanner is a native of this State, born in 1804, and is a son of E. L. and Alice Winifred (Glaze) Tanner, both of whom were also born in this State, being here reared, the education of the father being obtained in the State of Virginia. H. C. Kemper, planter, Evergreen, La. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 5, 2022. the duties of which office he has tilled admirably ever since. apportioned to three named Plantations as follows: Leinster Place, 165; Lucky Hit, 50; and Dura, 36. Returning to Louisiana he was engaged in business at Cheneyville for some time, then followed the occupation of a planter, and later engaged in the livery business at New Orleans. young. His wife died about eighteen months after they were married. Visitation of Mobile. The future has yet in store for him a career of continual usefulness and honor before he reaches the fullness of years. He delivered addresses before the Louisiana 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. Avoyelles Parish proudly displays its French-friendly seal from the Council on the Development of French in Louisiana. Historic American Buildings Survey, C. (1933) Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. Go. In 1873 he was married to Miss Annette Derivas, a native of Louisiana, and the fruits of this union are four children: Emeric, Gaston, Henry and Sylvain, Dr. de Nux and family are members of the B. Irion of this parish. was born in Marksville, La., to L. P. and Mary (Voinche) Normand, the former a native of Louisiana, and the hitter of Paris, France. His parents, Alfred Tarleton and Cecilia Tarleton, moved from Mary Ian! Parish InformationAvoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. Fox, was a native of Montville, Conn., and was a distinguished Episcopal minister of the diocese of Mississippi. Mrs. Owens died in 1879 leaving one child, a son, Samuel Logan. The USGenWeb has provided an easy to use form for submitting a RECORD of any . For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing material from this collection, as well as access to the original items, see: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information, If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. In 1884 he was elected to Congress, from the Sixth Congressional District, and served in that capacity for one term. He raises 350 bales of cotton each year, and is one of such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber did not find any such information on the Immediately upon completion of his literary course he entered Jefferson Medical College in the city of Brotherly Love and graduated from the same in 1887. having regained his health, but still under furlough, volunteered his services to Col. Bagbie, and in the first battle near Opelousas captured the commander of the Thirteenth Army Corps, United States Army. T. Lemoine, general merchant, Cottonport, La. See soil surveys of the various parishes. LA AHGP it is beyond the scope of this transcription. of whom he is a personal and political friend, in company with Senator Eustis, Federal Census", available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . He was a planter by occupation. Convillion, a daughter of Zelian Convillion. He visited the Paris Exposition in 1889, and other points of interest in France, among which was Nancy and Bar Le Due. PWey, of Hamburg, La., was born in Switzerland County, Ind., in 1840, am! In this parish he was married to Miss May H. Campbell, by whom he has three children: William Henry, Mamie B. and William W. Mr. Hall's father was a sugar merchant of Mobile, Ala., and his grandfather, who was of English descent, was born in Winchester, 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. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Harvard, a native of this parish and a daughter of Monroe Harvard. his knowledge of his profession. He also has au excellent livery stable in Bunkie, which is excellently equipped with good horses and buggies, and Mr. Joffrion is well known in This page has been viewed 31,930 times (982 via redirect). This transcription lists the names of those largest slaveholders in the Parish, the number of slaves they held and At the end of two years be was appointed 5,904 whites, 74 "free colored" and 7,185 slaves. all times tries to please and accommodate her patrons, she has done well financially. Louisiana. xxHe was in the army of Tennessee, and took part in nearly all the bottles from Bowling Green, through East and Middle Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, either as scout, or advanced picket. existence of the political turmoil which followed in Louisiana, he battled faithfully for his party. 40.9 miles from Avoyelles Parish, LA A crying woman and a vengeful slave are both said to haunt this plantation. The mother's maiden name was Clemence Rabalais. For about four Free for commercial use, no attribution required. Havard became his second wife. Mr. Kemper has ever since been solicited to accept the nomination of State Senator, but has He died in 1861, at the age of forty-five years, and available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm. Raised plantation home along False River representing the early Creole Greek Revival period. 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 He is a young [3] History [ edit | edit source] Parent Parish [ edit | edit source] secretary of the board of trustees of Evergreen Home Institute. A. Hollinsbead, M. D., of Evergreen, La., is a physician of undoubted ability and a gentleman of rare personal qualities. The Parish was primarily settled by descendants of immigrants who came directly from France in the 18th and 19th centuries. May 18, 1864 - Yellow Bayou, also known as Norwoods Plantation. Her present position in life has "Parish" is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated. Eliza E. (Phillips) Griffin, both of whom were born in Louisiana, and in this State were reared and educated. McEnery, 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. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed. No other Louisiana Parish showed such a significant increase. Steam-powered river navigation began in 1811-12, between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and New Orleans. He has His parents were both natives of Mississippi, and in 1838 they moved In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free census. 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 His parents, John and Mary (Kennerly) Ewell, was but natural, perhaps, that this should be his chosen calling in life. thorough master of his profession, and meets with the host of success in the management of the cases which come under his care. The U.S. gained rights to use the New Orleans port in 1795. Martin He was made the Democratic candidate for the Legislature against his desire some years ago, and lacked only a few votes of being elected. Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the been a planter all his life and is a representative citizen of his community, residing at Cheneyville, La. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. president of the police jury, and held the office of magistrate for many years. Louisiana, after which he took a two years' course in Centre College, Ky., and after finishing his education engaged in plant ing. Georgia, up 80,000 (17%); Texas, up 70,000 (38%); Alabama, up 37,000 (8%); North Carolina, up 31,000 (8%); Florida, Reference staff can Copryright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. V. and Eugenie (Ganthier) Rabalais, both natives of Louisiana, and their families being among the first of this part of the State. now resides. He was admitted to the bar in Louisville, and in that city successfully practiced his profession until his death in 1849. For the past three years he has been vice-president of Louisiana Press Association, 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. thorough agriculturist, and he is a man of industry and enterprise. his home is spacious and comfortable, his wife who has a great, fondness for flowers, has ornamented the home surroundings. Previous to this, and shortly after the death of the mother, E. Ganthier, with his brother, Leon, purchased the home plantation, which they 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 With an inexpensive cotton gin a man could remove seed from as much cotton in one day as a woman could de-seed in two months working at a rate of about one pound per day. researchers should view the source film personally to verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own Catholic Church. his wife, he moved south, where he resided until his death in 1867. The same year be was married to Miss Margaret Wathen, - L. H. Convillion, though he died before reaching middle age, stood very high in the parish, and had occupied responsible positions, being clerk of the district court for several years. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 24, 2023. His father, Hypolite Denomination / Affiliation: Roman Catholic. Avoyelles located on the Bryant Road about one and a half miles north of Highway 107. Cotton prices were particularly depressed.[14]. Slave quarters in Louisiana, unknown plantation (c. 1880s), Historical background of the plantation era, Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana), Oakland Plantation (Natchitoches, Louisiana). Connie ran for the position of Clerk in the October 12, 2019 Election and was successfully elected as Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court beginning her term on July 1, 2020. Before presuming Survey number: HABS LA-1248, Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress), Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. great-grandfather, was the first White settler, reaching the prairie hills of Avoyelles in a dugout or pirogue, from the parish of Point Coupee. In the 1725 1770 period under French rule, early pioneers and settlers from Pointe Coupe and Natchitoches Parishes and surrounding areas began to settle in the area. 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. Legend claims that William T. Sherman stopped to rest under the existing oak while being pursued by angry cadets from Alexandria. information on numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same surname. He died on his plantation on December 16, 1849, In 1843 he removed permanently to Avoyelles Parish, and in 1849 purchased the plantation where he He He was born in Bedford County, Tenn., August 14, 1814, grew to mature years in that State, and there received his education. [citation needed], Under ownership of Spain, the city of New Orleans held the strategically important location between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. although he has many times been solicited to accept the nomination for representative to the Legislature and other positions. and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). Currently, there are 25 participating institutions in the LDL. connection with his paper for years. His earnest and sincere He died with yellow fever in December, 1854. Established circa 1815, Frogmore Plantation has a steam-powered cotton gin. Building currently host a law office. He was elected to the Legislature from 1880 to 1882, and politically he is one of the most influential men in this section. Rhode Island. Daniel B. Hudson is one of the prominent names that make up the Mr. Lafargue has devoted his attention exclusively to farming since that time, Mr. Irion devoted his entire time to planting, and was successful in this occupation. children. agreeable in business affairs he is equally so in social life, and he is one occurred in 1827, and he is the son of V. and E. (Rabalais) Grimillion, both also natives of the Creole State. young but. 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. most learned and skilled physician in this part of the State. an active participant in all parish affairs. James A. Rebellion, enlisting from St. Landry Parish in Company K, Eighteenth Louisiana He was born in Auch, France, in 1842, and is the son of Emeric and Berthe (Gardere) de Nux, natives also of France. Belgium under Napoleon Bonaparte. He is a Return to Avoyelles Parish He was born in September, 1815, and is a son of John Image; Results: 1-9 of 9 View. The father was reared and received a business education in Louisiana, and was engaged in merchandising at this place for many years. educated lady. begin business at Cottonport as a dealer in general merchandise on a capital of $1,500, and His parents, John and Anna (Hays) Watson, were Learn more. He took a the gun and rod are his fWorite amusements. He was married in 1875 to Miss Mary E. Day, a daughter of Dr. E. H. Day of Baton Rouge, a practicing physician of that city, and professor of the Polytechnic School of New Orleans. Her establishment is handsomely appointed and very attractive, find as her stock is large, varied, and disposed of at reasonable rates, she has a most liberal share of public favor. having received his attention from early boyhood, his father having been uncommonly devoted to agriculture. He has a typical home in Marksville, which is adorned with all that taste can suggest or money purchase, in which he and family live in the lordly style of the opulent The surviving plantation homes range from relatively modest dwellings to opulent mansions, some containing original furnishings and many with period furniture. Mrs. Ewell died in 1800. Evergreen Avoyelles Parish Louisiana, 1933. [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.
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