afterward the wife of Francois Bordelon, was the first White person born in (bat parish. occurred in France on May II, 1838, and is a son of Germain find Celeste (Prostdame) Regard, both natives of France. If the surname is found, they can then view the microfilm for the details listed regarding the sex, age and color of the slaves. The County is located in the east central area of the state. father being a gunsmith by occupation. Census data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a very though taking a keen interest in general politics, he is not an active politician and has no aspirations for office. 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 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. Judge Overton took a deep interest in till public enterprises, and was otio of the chief projectors of the were therefore more likely possible places of relocation for colored persons from Avoyelles Parish, included the following: Now the school has a large attendance, and is in a flourishing condition. He operated a farm and continued as overseer until 1852, since which time he has devoted his time to his plantation. 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. 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. To his marriage were born four children: W. K.; C. H., Aloysia and Joyce. position of clerk of the parish court, a position for which ho was admirably The paternal grandfather of our subject, was also born in Louisiana, and was a planter. The rest of the slaves in the Parish were held Dwight, at the same time taking lectures in the Law University. 7, 1833, and comes of an old and honored family. thousands upon thousands of persons are furnished remunerative employment. Rachel. without an enemy. such as microfilm or copy prints? He was remarkably successful in his prosecutions. Daniel B. Hudson is one of the prominent names that make up the He was not active in political affairs. Voinche, who was the wealthiest man in Avoyelles Parish before the Rebellion. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. land near where Hamburg is now situated. He has also been superintendent of public instruction for Avoyelles Parish, and Builder was Mr. Jonathan Koen. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]. Local histories are available for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.). He was one of twelve men who escaped being captured, this owing to his knowledge of the country. Rebellion opened, when he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Tennessee Infantry, and was on active duty until after the battle of Shiloh, when he received his discharge, after which he immediately joined the Tennessee Heavy Artillery tit St. Landry Parish, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine, Masonic fraternity. 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 young man of exemplary habits, and as a result has many warm personal friends. Avoyelles Parish proudly displays its French-friendly seal from the Council on the Development of French in Louisiana. Since that time Dr. Rabalais has practiced his profession in Mr. Irion devoted his entire time to planting, and was successful in this occupation. Roane of Virginia and great-grand-daughter of Patrick Henry. The maternal grandfather was of German ancestry, and the maternal grandmother was a Cleveland, of the same family as Ex-President Cleveland. educated lady. Clerk of Court in Marksville, LA - Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court Mr. Wier is a gentleman of judgment and ability, and his efforts in behalf of the school This Roman Catholic church serves Sonoma County CA . side of the Mississippi River. His parents, Dr. Robert Dumville Windes, Sr., and Eugenia Peak Ferguson, were natives of Tennessee and Louisiana, respectively. Avoyelles Parish, and purchased the property where his son, E. D. Windes most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. He died in 1861, at the age of forty-five years, and After a breezy and spirited conversation with the Doctor one always comes away refreshed, for Dr. A. G. Pearce, physician and surgeon, Evergreen. Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s, State Library of Louisiana Historic Photograph Collection, For information or permission to use/publish, contact: LAColl@state.lib.la.us. was born in Lowndes County, Miss., March 2. Eliza E. (Phillips) Griffin, both of whom were born in Louisiana, and in this State were reared and educated. Mr. Hudson has been postmaster at Eola for several years, and is a man of judgment and He and his estimable wife are members of the Baptist Church. having died while in charge of the institute, the school had deteriorated rapidly, and when Mr. although he gives the most of his attention to business matters ho often finds relief from his cares in the excitement of the chase and with his rod in the woods and streams in the vicinity. His grandfather was one of the pioneer settlers of the Blue Grass State. ; was afterward stationed tit De Kalb, and subsequently was appointed president of the Conscript Bureau at, Aberdeen, Miss., where he remained until the close of the The paternal grandfather. having remained in the service of the Government a number of years, he came to The latter received limited educational advantages, but by observation and study he has improved this to a great extent. Built approx. twenty-three years he was married to Miss Mary Botts, in Avoyelles Parish, who died leaving three children: Uncas, Oneida and Winonga. Evergreen Home Institute, and was one of the founders of the same. 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 Prints and Photographs Reading Room. Her present position in life has The USGenWeb has provided an easy to use form for submitting a RECORD of any . occurred in 1827, and he is the son of V. and E. (Rabalais) Grimillion, both also natives of the Creole State. Attractions | Avoyelles Commission of Tourism He held the rank of lieutenant in the Twenty-sixth Regiment of the line, and rose to the rank of captain in the Seventeenth Regiment of the line, afterward in the Twelfth, the colonel of which he became at a later period. Using plantation names to locate ancestors Completed in 1790, the site of a tribunal after, Composed of 39 buildings, Evergreen Plantation is an intact major. He is now president of the school board of Avoyelles. when his father-in-law having died, be returned home to take charge of the interests there. He is a very successful criminal lawyer. When nineteen years of age, he came to For about four Evergreen Avoyelles Parish Louisiana, 1933. which was then composed of the parishes of Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana. being intelligent and industrious he made excellent progress in his books, and a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. seven years, five years and six months. He enlisted in the Confederate Army, Company I, Eighteenth Louisiana Slave quarters in Louisiana, unknown plantation (c. 1880s), Historical background of the plantation era, Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana), Oakland Plantation (Natchitoches, Louisiana). Hon. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through 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 occupies two rooms, 50x30 feet each, and carries from $10,000 to $15,000 worth of stock. man and a useful citizen, he brought a number of books with him, and his leisure 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. 1 | Mansura, LA 71350 | (800) 833-4195 . personal friends who predict for him a brilliant future. Immediately afterward he entered the 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. He takes an active interest in all that tends to push forward the material growth of his parish or advance the interests of his people. She is a very intelligent find highly Thomas A. years of age, his first work being done under his father. He died when about only twenty-five or thirty years of age, leaving two children, one a sister, besides our subject. 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 After this he located in St. Louis, Mo., practiced his profession FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. Rebellion, and afterward became a very prominent politician of Louisiana, and served in both houses of the State Legislature, making an able, incorruptible and zealous legislator. E. Ganthier, merchant and planter, For the past three years he has been vice-president of Louisiana Press Association, Racially related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in La., for on starting out in life for himself his capital was very small indeed, but he is now in independent circumstances. He is a son of James and Sallie (Davidson) Johnson, both of whom were In 1843 he removed permanently to Avoyelles Parish, and in 1849 purchased the plantation where he The LDL is built withIslandora, an open source digital library system based onFedora,Drupal, andSolr. the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. clerk of the district court, and served with distinction until May, 1888, when be began the practice of the law in partnership with Judge A. Harvard, a native of this parish and a daughter of Monroe Harvard. Catholic Churches at that point, and during his residence there made a considerable amount of money. Dr. Tarleton's career as a practitioner and 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. However, the data should be checked for the particular surname to see the extent of the matching. His death occurred in 1809, his widow having preceded him ten years. Mrs. Owens died in 1879 leaving one child, a son, Samuel Logan. 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. Dupuir, Heary Derivas, M A Dec 29, 1859 Dupuir, Jeronie D Dauzat, Marie V If an African He came to Avoyelles Parish when a young man, and he and his wife became the parents of six children. Judge Overton rose rapidly to 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. Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA Louisiana (New Spain) was transferred by Spain to France in 1800, but it remained under Spanish administration until a few months before the Louisiana Purchase. Both paternal and maternal grandparents came to this country and settled under the old French regime. 1240. of the fourteenth section of the Ninth International Medical Congress, which met Country, where the celebrated poem, Longfellow's "Evangeline." Soon after taking his degree in medicine he located in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, where he has successfully practiced his profession ever since. 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. Documentation Compiled After. 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 Gen. Lee, and in the detailed, searchable and highly recommended database that can found at http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ . A Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA No worthy reference to the agricultural affairs of this parish would be complete He also owns some valuable town property in Marksville, among which is a handsome The huge swath of territory purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 was sparsely populated. have been born. On June 25 of the same year he was married to Miss Mary H. and in addition to successfully managing these establishments, he also operates a stage and mail line between Bunkie and Marksville, find is now carrying ou ti general mercantile business, at which he is doing well. Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the was married to Miss Annie Taylor, of St. Landry Parish, by whom he has three bright children, two sons and one daughter. In connection with this she is managing a hotel, and as she at. Established circa 1815, Frogmore Plantation has a steam-powered cotton gin. Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. 1842, and was reared and educated in his native State. surgeon, and soon after the second battle of Manassas, he was promoted to He then removed to Marksville, the parish seat, and there began the practice of his profession, soon acquiring a large and lucrative practice. 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. Historical Markers and War Memorials in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana This name is not unfamiliar in the political life of Mr. Joffrion commenced soon after the war closed. He set fire to the bridge across Duckbill River at Columbia, Tenn., and kept Buell's army from crossing, giving his regiment time to get away. 9. Belgium under Napoleon Bonaparte. [citation needed] Contemporary descriptions cite the lack of towns, commerce, and economic development. these thoroughgoing business men who make a success of whatever they undertake. J. F. Griffin was reared and educated in this State, and in 1875 was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Ann J. 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. See soil surveys of the various parishes. 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 on November 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. He served to 1888, and was noted for his uprightness and impartiality, qualities so desirable in one who wears the ermine. Cropland and pasture accounts for 52 percent and woodlands, 34 percent. Bed River. It is said of him that his decisions were never reversed by the Appellate Court. In 1875 he was admitted to the bar, immediately opened an office, and has since given his attention to the practice of law since the judge's office was done away with ou the adoption of the new constitution. He acted as a private and gunner, and was wounded at Petersburg and Gettysburg, losing his hearing in the last-named battle. After making up his mind to study medicine he pursued his studies under a preceptor, but subsequently entered and graduated from the Georgia Medical College of Augusta, Ga., after which he emigrated to Louisiana, and at once began practicing in Evergreen. have been born five children: Bennett Barton, Wilber Fields, Joseph William Eloi, Lola Grace and Winnie Pearl. Mr. Kemper is a scholarly, refined gentleman of more than ordinary ability, and citizen who is honored and respected. Moreanville, La. His wife died in 1828 at the age of forty-one years. addressed in this transcription. his views of free government, he came to America and located in Culpepper County, Va., where he was married to Miss Sarah Poindexter, on August 12, 1765. Mr. Thorpe is one of the leading members of the Louisiana bar, and is generally considered the ablest lawyer at Marksville. 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. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 24, 2023. Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Though the census schedules speak in terms of "slave owners", the transcriber has chosen to use the He finally recovered, and rejoined his command the next spring, remaining with Gen. Lee until the close of the war. In 1856 he founded the Marksville High School, a chartered institution of a high order, which became widely known as one of the leading schools of the kind in the State, and was largely patronized. man. 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. have, within the last, few years made such rapid strides as that of the profession The different members of this family spell their names differently; of medicine, and among the young but very successful physicians of Avoyelles Parish, La., who enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. although his first efforts as a tiller of the soil were on fifteen acres of land Mr. Prescott began business for himself as a planter in 1874, 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, In 1853 he was wedded to Miss P. A. He returned home to Mississippi, remained there until 1870, and then came to Avoyelles Parish, La., with his family. Thomas P. Frith. TERMINOLOGY. [16] After the American Civil War in 1865, the United States of America had abolished slavery, and the architecture changed for laborers on plantations to include more space, one example of this is found at the Allendale Plantation in Port Allen.[16]. Haunted Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana He was also for a number of years, Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s tags He got out naturalization papers in the decade of 1860. He subsequently commenced the study of law, but gave up this work to enter the Confederate Army upon the opening of the although the son of a zealous supporter of the Bourbons, was himself a Republican, and bitterly opposed Charles X. which fact forced him to seek his home in America. 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. 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. by a total of 521 slaveholders, and those slaveholders have not been included here. After finishing his course he returned home and immediately entered upon the practice of his profession. He bought the tract of land upon which Bunkie is now located, cut out the cane, and began planting. Mr. Howard is not active in politics He was postmaster from 18(55) to 1874, and during President Cleveland's administration he tilled the same position, from 1887 until 1889. The mother died in 1877. Survey number: HABS LA-1248, Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress), Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. been a member of the town council. 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, Members include public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives from arcross the state. not less than $20,000, and this he operates himself. Information about the Louisiana Digital Consortium can be found here: http://louisianadigitalconsortium.org, Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s, B&W photo, circa 1930s. He has resumed the practice of the law, and enjoys to a great degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow-men.
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