[citation needed] The return of good harvests in Europe along, with the newly cleared and planted land in the Midwest and Mississippi River Valley and improvements in transportation, resulted in a collapse in agricultural prices that caused the 1818-19 depression. Having previously resided a short time in both Holland and England, neither of which met 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 Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. David C. Howard, planter, Moreanville, La. "I am very grateful to be elected as Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court and look forward to continue to improve the functions of the Clerk's office to better serve the Public. 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. The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. Catholics in religious belief. Dr. L. Rabalais, physician and planter, Marksville, La. Roane of Virginia and great-grand-daughter of Patrick Henry. David C. Howard attained years of discretion in Avoyelles Parish, and prepared for college in this parish. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]. Mr. Thorpe is one of the leading members of the Louisiana bar, and is generally considered the ablest lawyer at Marksville. He and wife both died in France, the father in 1874 and the mother in 1857. Photograph. Plantation names were not shown on the census. Mr. Lafargue is a man of fine literary qualifications, find being a fine, forcible and eloquent orator, has made many speeches throughout this section for his political friends, doing much to further their interests and the cause of his party. now I resides. 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. He also took a leading part in the The father was reared and principally educated in Missouri, whither he had by whom he also has three children: Louise, Zepherine find Douglas. Photograph. was born in Lowndes County, Miss., March 2. foremost, professional men, and he has obtained a liberal share of public fWor, Catholics. Sam Houston visited while in the area soliciting funds for his Texas army. When twenty-one years of age he was married to Miss Mary E. Bennett, who was but fifteen years of age, and they Waggaman. Built approx. He is deeply interested in his profession, and has remarkable tact at elucidation. apportioned to three named Plantations as follows: Leinster Place, 165; Lucky Hit, 50; and Dura, 36. 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. 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 This transcription lists the names of those largest slaveholders in the Parish, the number of slaves they held and 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 Upland or green seeded cotton was not a commercially important crop until the invention of an improved cotton gin in 1793. Cotton plantations before and after the Civil War were established along the Bayou de Glaises loop. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. this in May, 1870. His parents, Stephen and Ann G. (Tanner) Pearce, were natives of Georgia and Dr. Tarleton moved with his parents to Louisiana in 1857, and has lived ever since within the borders of this State. 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. See Louisiana Land and Property for additional information about early Louisiana land ownership. In 1853 he was I married to Mrs. Martha Lewis, daughter of Jonathan Keen, a native of Georgia, and two children were the fruits of this union: Penelope (now Mrs. Y. T. Heard) and Virginia. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as Mayer opened up a stock of general merchandise and drugs, in partnership with his brother, with a capital of about $600. well-known man. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. [1], Avoyelles Parish Courthouse312 N Main Street Marksville, LA 71351Phone: 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 . 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. Roy, also of Mansura), Emile (a graduate from Bardstown, Ky., and in the Tulane Medical School), Camille, Sydonie, Terreole, Martha and Joseph. 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. Havard became his second wife. T. H. Thorpe is a talented attorney of Marksville, La., who has achieved a high reputation for legal ability at the bar of Avoyelles Parish. Richmond, Va., and transmit it across the Mississippi. without an enemy. Mr. Pearce's success is unusual, but is clue largely to his excellent judgment, and strict honesty and upright dealings, and the proud position he now occupies as a representative citizen is a just tribute to his worth. Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator. (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.). He has written and published a few things in prose and poetry in local journals, but disclaims any pretention to the name and dignity of writer. They formerly carried on a large mercantile business in Lexington, but in later life, after the death of He was married in 1871, in Philadelphia, to Miss Mary L. Fisher, by whom he has two sons and three daughters. researchers should view the source film personally to verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own He followed the occupation of farming in his native State until his removal to 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. In 1872 an addition was constructed on the left side of the original structure creating an open dogtrot. the political life of Mr. Joffrion commenced soon after the war closed. Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. In the above mentioned year, on account of poor health, he determined to try a milder climate and came to Louisiana, and for several years thereafter Gen. Lee, and in the his time to its successful conduct. the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. 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. He went out as orderly sergeant, and was promoted to sergeant-major after the battle of Shiloh. Miss Anna E. Normand is an independent and self reliant business woman, and relies entirely upon her own efforts for what she possesses. 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3. Mr. Ganthier was a planter by occupation. The 1860 Avoyelles Parish Slave Schedule Epps's 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedule cites a total of 12 slavesjust four more than he owned a decade prior. of former slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely and from region to region. Freed slaves, if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported He is one of the leading, if not the leading merchant of Avoyelles Parish, and is also the owner of a plantation consisting of 1,500 acres. He was appointed surgeon with the rank of major in the spring of 1862, by Gen. Joe Johnston, and placed in charge of the Gregg Hospital at, De Soto, Miss. 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. He has always refused to accept any position of trust, There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish, including 1 National Historic Landmark. CLAIM THIS LISTING Are you on staff at this church? these thoroughgoing business men who make a success of whatever they undertake. Merchandising is one of the his efforts. Robert Dumville Windes, planter, Eola, La. Avoyelles located on the Bryant Road about one and a half miles north of Highway 107. planter, and has devoted much of his time to this calling ever since, and 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. He removed to Louisiana at the age of sixteen years, to take charge of a plantation which his father owned in Avoyelles Parish, and as have a number of physicians, among whom prominently stands Dr. L. Rabalais, a native of Avoyelles Parish, 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. Confederate service, was assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia, as assistant personal friends who predict for him a brilliant future. Her father was L. H. Convillion, and her mother America, in order, quoting his own words, To seek a country where there was greater freedom of one by his second. thought and sound legal reasoning. In 1878 he was married to Miss Annie Winn Irion, a daughter of Ex-Congressman A. Also known as the Old Post Office. His home is the resort of the intelligence of the country round, as also of strangers of the same class sojourning here. He afterward joined a cWalry company, and was made first lieutenant of a company that had control of a courier line from Monroe to Alexandria. 1873. being intelligent and industrious he made excellent progress in his books, and He has taken a prominent part in the different enterprises which [3] History [ edit | edit source] Parent Parish [ edit | edit source] young but. thorough agriculturist, and he is a man of industry and enterprise. have been highly appreciated by his patrons. having died while in charge of the institute, the school had deteriorated rapidly, and when Mr. The paternal grandfather was a native of Georgia, and the maternal grandfather was a native of His grandfather was one of the pioneer settlers of the Blue Grass State. The father was a planter. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside land near where Hamburg is now situated. 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. Other notable examples of slave housing can be found at the Laura Plantation in Vacherie and at the San Francisco Plantation House in Garyville. Both are deceased. birth occurred in St. Martin's Parish, La., May 6, 1837, and in the schools of Opelousas he received the greater part of his education, being reared to the duties of a mercantile life. been a planter all his life and is a representative citizen of his community, residing at Cheneyville, La. sound and intelligent views. Thomas A. the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog During the remainder of that year he practiced at Grand Island, La., and hits since practiced in Avoyelles Parish. . He was a planter during his whole life, The following year he entered the medical department of Tulane University of Louisiana, from which be graduated in 1887. the latter was born on August 12, , and was reared and educated in the Old Dominion. In 1859 he was married to Miss Caroline King, of Opelousas, and the daughter of Valentine King, of one of the prominent Louisiana families. A. M. Gremillion, publisher and proprietor of Marksville 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. The clay soil settled farther away from the rivers and being less stable, it slumped to muddy back-swamps. Located at Patterson Street and Merrill Street, and noted for its productive truck gardens. He does a large local business in and around Bunkie, and is a stirring, wide-awake citizen, deservedly popular with every one. and was a man of considerable prominence in the parish, having been a Whig Cotton prices were particularly depressed.[14]. Also known as Norwood's Plantation, fought on May 18, 1864. now living: Mrs. M. H. Spilker, Virginia, George, Robert, Bessie, Josie and Julia. In 1870 he began merchandising in Bunkie as a clerk, but in 1883 began business for himself, and is now carrying a stock valued at from $5,000 to $0,000, it being exceptionally complete and well selected. A. Hollinsbead, M. D., of Evergreen, La., is a physician of undoubted ability and a gentleman of rare personal qualities. it is beyond the scope of this transcription. He early had instilled into his youthful nature all the duties of farm life, and continued at this until the breaking out of the war caused him to throw aside the implements of peace to take up the weapons of warfare. Parish InformationAvoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through successfully continued operations until February, 1890, when he bought the daughter of F. C. Monnin, a native of France. afterward the wife of Francois Bordelon, was the first White person born in (bat parish. 1240. Image; Results: 1-9 of 9 View. 0 Rosedown Plantation St. Francisville, Louisiana 42.1 miles from Avoyelles Parish, LA Completed in 1835, this house is said to be haunted by some of the original Turnbull family members. He superintends every detail in his establishment and is held in high esteem in Convillions of this parish are all descendants of three brothers, who came here from Canada about the year 1795. in 1802 Mr. Joffrion responded to the call of the governor of Louisiana for volunteers to defend the city of New Orleans, organized a company and went to that city. To his marriage Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. During the war be served about six months in the State Militia. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 5, 2022. George L. Mayer, druggist and merchant, Marksville, La. and is a son of Rev. This, in connection with the loss of money invested in slaves, left him almost penniless, but he was not the one to sit, down in despair. Missouri. 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 . (wife of S. Tanner) Clandia F. (wife of C. W. Owen), Mansel K., Jennie, Stephen S., Addie G. and Heber L. Algernon B. died at the age of nineteen (1883), and was a promising young He enlisted in the Confederate Army, Company I, Eighteenth Louisiana The maternal grandfather of Miss Normand was August his property through his own efforts, and is a public spirited and enterprising citizen. Wharton and Gen. Gregg, of the Trans-Mississippi Department. police jury from Ward 7, and is proving an intelligent and painstaking official. afterward married to Miss Zepherine M. Zorich, a member of the influential family of He also has au excellent livery stable in Bunkie, which is excellently equipped with good horses and buggies, and He served to 1888, and was noted for his uprightness and impartiality, qualities so desirable in one who wears the ermine. Robert R. Irion was born in After his wife's death he began the study of medicine, and graduated from the University of Louisiana, now Tulane University, in March, 1880. In 1888 Mr. Grimillion was appointed police juror from Ward 8, and has filled that position in a satisfactory manner up to the present time. For years he has been mayor of Evergreen, and has always been interested in local politics. 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. He was remarkably successful in his prosecutions. first battle of Manassas and at Appomattox Court House. Of his marriage, three children were bornone son and two daughters the son, E. Bascom Joffrion, was born on February 27, 1802, and died ou November 24, 1884. The following year he came to Evergreen, La., to take charge as principal of Evergreen Home surgeon, and soon after the second battle of Manassas, he was promoted to Built in 1830, by Benjamin Kendrick. 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, He is a Mr. Kemper was born in the Blue-Grass regions of Kentucky on December 1831, For about four voted any other ticket. His consideration for the people with whom he comes in contact in the practice of his profession, his gentle and kindly manners, his genial and cheering presence and his humanity, inspire perfect confidence between him and his patients, and do almost as much as his medicines in bringing about the desired results. Mrs. Ganthier has in her possession a chair, which was made for the first White child born in that parish. Afterward he returned to Louisiana find began the study of law, being admitted to the bar in Opelousas in 1857. The three others, Rosa Lula, Percival Clarence and Clysse Ursula, are aged respectively, Alexis to Dupont Dupior to Guillory Guillot to Jones Jones to Lemoine Lemoine to Mercier Meer to Pierce Pearson to Rovard Rowe to Smeedy Smith to Walker Walker to Zoriche. 189, Evergreen Chapter No. Upon the death of Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. There were almost no improved roads in the U.S. or in the Louisiana Territory and the first railroads were not built until the 1830s. He has J. F. Griffin was reared and educated in this State, and in 1875 was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Ann J. The paternal great-grandparents were born in Germany. 189 of the A. F. & A. M. of Evergreen. His father came to America after the battle of Waterloo and the qualities have become known, and he is respected and liked by his numerous Inland steam navigation rapidly expanded in the following decades. 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. Later he embarked in the mercantile business at Evergreen. Embracing law as ft profession, he soon rose to a prominent rank among Louisiana's most distinguished jurists. in Avoyelles Parish, accounting for 2,684 slaves, or 37 % of the Parish total. South Carolina, respectively. States that saw more significant increases in colored population during that time, and Mr. Ewell was engaged in this business until the close of the war. 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, thought, and action (ban in Germany." In 1853 he was wedded to Miss P. A. In the beginning of 1802 he enlisted in Boone's battery as a private, and later was promoted to sergeant. on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage Quest's CD "African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. The paternal grandfather was also born in the city of New Orleans, and the family are Henry Monroe H. Ward is a resident of Tilden, La., but, was born in Adams County, Miss. On coming to the United States he was accompanied by Mr. Mayer is possessed of a large business experience, and occupies a prominent position in commercial circles. He delivered an address at the meeting of the National Press E. Ganthier, merchant and planter, on November It was during the period of expanding steam transportation that plantation agriculture dominated the Southern economy, with two-thirds of the millionaires in the U.S. living in Louisiana, mostly between Natchez, Mississippi, and New Orleans. After Lee's surrender he returned to New Orleans, but from 1865 to 1872 was in business for himself in that city. The dogtrot and other minor alterations were made in 1967. have seven living children: Sarah A. Estimates of the number Dupuir, Heary Derivas, M A Dec 29, 1859 Dupuir, Jeronie D Dauzat, Marie V Some of these former slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 Using plantation names to locate ancestors honesty. After the war he was engaged in merchandising for several years, In Adams County, Miss., in 1837, there was born to the union of James B. and when his father-in-law having died, be returned home to take charge of the interests there. of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names. His paper is strictly moral in its tone thorough master of his profession, and meets with the host of success in the management of the cases which come under his care. Press Association on The Duties and Abuses of Journalism and The State and the Press, and other subjects, which were also very favorably received. A plaque reading "Louisiana Ice & Utilities Bunkie Div. Latin, speaks and writes the French language quite proficiently, and reads German. After serving in the Confederate Army for some time, he was obliged to discontinue The Mansura area was formerly identified as Prairie des Avoyelles.. father is a successful planter. The Blade has a good circulation in three parishes, and under Mr. Tanner's able management some valuable information can always be gleaned from its columns. Both daughters are married. M. E. Marshall spent the greater part of his boyhood days in Virginia, but his The land area consists of 864 square miles. Alice B. Winn, daughter of Dr. William A. Winn, a leading physician at the time In 1834 he removed to Avoyelles Parish, and purchased the property where his son, E. D. Windes was married to Miss Annie Taylor, of St. Landry Parish, by whom he has three bright children, two sons and one daughter. not less than $20,000, and this he operates himself. She died in 1859. Mayenx), Noemie (wife of L. P. Roy), J. U. and Athalie. American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making the link to finding that ancestor as After the war he returned home and entered journalism, taking charge of the Bulletin with his father, and continuing until the death of the latter, when the paper was turned over to the present proprietor. Mrs. Owens died in 1879 leaving one child, a son, Samuel Logan. been a member of the police jury, and is a representative citizen of Avoyelles Parish. The dogtrot and other minor alterations were made in 1967. She is still living and is quite hale and hearty. When a young man, he was married in Halifax County, to Miss Rebecca Hunt, of one of the old Virginia families, and a cousin of Mimmiken Hunt, who was the first minister to the United States from the Republic of Texas. Dr. Fox is a young Mr. Prescott began business for himself as a planter in 1874, You are the visitor to this page. In 1800 he was married to Mrs. Zelino Escnde. (a student at Jefferson College), Isabella, Normand, Louis, Hampton, He is a hard student, and keeps the roughly apace with the progress of his profession, to which fact no doubt much of his success is due. his wife, he moved south, where he resided until his death in 1867. Dr. Ducote has accumulated considerable money, and his home is a model of modern beauty and comfort. He belongs to one of the F. F. V.'s, and his paternal great-grandfather was born, reared and married in England. The fusion party was successful, and John McEnery was elected, but afterward ousted from office by Grant and his soldiers. Leighton Ewell re moved with his parents to Tennessee when a boy, grew to man hood, and received his education there, and followed the life of a planter. In 1843 he removed permanently to Avoyelles Parish, and in 1849 purchased the plantation where he Avoyelles abounds in history, from the famous pre-historic Indian mound site, to Civil War battle sites, and historic museums. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of the holders of the
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