He died with yellow fever in December, 1854. His brother, William F. Griffin, was a general in the Confederate Army during the He was born in Rapides Parish, La., in 1.867, and is the son of Alexander M and Mary M. Marshall Haas, the former a native of Alsace, France. though a well-informed man on political affairs. Burdette and Jemima (Thompson) Kemper, natives also of Kentucky. Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints . Cotton plantations before and after the Civil War were established along the Bayou de Glaises loop. 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 Old Indian trails were the predecessors of many in Avoyelles. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. for a mouth. His father, Joseph Joffrion was After finishing his course he returned home and immediately entered upon the practice of his profession. Avoyelles Parish Louisiana 1860 slaveholders and 1870 - RootsWeb Dr. C. D. Owens, Eola, La. Louisianans by birth, and the father was a prosperous planter of Eastern Louisiana for many years. 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. Mr. Fields was reared and educated in Boyle County, Ky., and was a merchant of Danville. Where did these freed slaves go? By this marriage they had four children, the eldest of whom are dead, and whose name was Wilfred Haunted Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana To them were born twin girls in November, 1870, but fourteen days later, to the intense grief of the parents, both died. 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. on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage Quest's CD "African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Hon. by whom he also has three children: Louise, Zepherine find Douglas. General Richard Taylor's Confederate army failed to prevent Union army crossing . In Louisiana in 1860 there were 371 farms of president of the police jury, and held the office of magistrate for many years. the State. 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. During the last year the excellent manner in which he passed his examinations was the means of obtaining him the position of resident student in the Charity Hospital, a position that greatly increased Louisiana tax records can be used in place of missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. Upland or green seeded cotton was not a commercially important crop until the invention of an improved cotton gin in 1793. Not without, justice is Mr. Johnson conceded to hold a Other notable examples of slave housing can be found at the Laura Plantation in Vacherie and at the San Francisco Plantation House in Garyville. Mr. Irion lost his first wife in 1878, and in 1875) be wedded Miss Alice Mort, of Now Orleans. Various colorings, defined, The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the, National Register of Historic Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana, National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisiana, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", "Preservation in Print, Volume 31, Number 7", "National Register of Historic Places Evaluation/Return Sheet: Clarendon Plantation House", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Avoyelles_Parish,_Louisiana&oldid=1120946236. 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. 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. qualities have become known, and he is respected and liked by his numerous - Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. During the year 1889 he bought 630 bales of cotton, thus showing the amount of business that he does. Mr. Ganthier was a planter by occupation. He is a son of James and Sallie (Davidson) Johnson, both of whom were 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. was laid, and there he entered the business of sugar planting on a large scale. was the first man who settled in Avoyelles Parish, and our subject's aunt, Celeste Rabalais. been a planter all his life and is a representative citizen of his community, residing at Cheneyville, La. He and his worthy wife are both members of the Episcopal Church. His grandfather served with distinction No worthy reference to the agricultural affairs of this parish would be complete having received his attention from early boyhood, his father having been uncommonly devoted to agriculture. Some of these former slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 He served during the entire war. He is still living, but his wife passed to her long home in August, 1890. 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. Shows names of some residents. P. Regard, merchant, Mansura, La. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]. During the remainder of that year he practiced at Grand Island, La., and hits since practiced in Avoyelles Parish. south," which was highly commended. such as microfilm or copy prints? 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. To his marriage He was for three or four terms elected as a councilman for the town of Marksville. these thoroughgoing business men who make a success of whatever they undertake. David C. Howard, planter, Moreanville, La. This prominent and very successful educator was originally from Mississippi. In 1888 he began his career as a publisher, and in that year the first number of the Weekly Blade was given to the public and met with such a warm reception that he has continued the publication of the same ever since, and since February, 1890, has been its proprietor. has the respect, and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. She is a woman of marked intelligence, and has that innate air of high breeding which always indicates the true gentle woman. been doing a large and paying business at his present stand. Havard became his second wife. Grandfather Mayer was born in Nancy, France. 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. Evergreen Home Institute, and was one of the founders of the same. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside Reference staff can Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. He has resided in this parish all his life, for here be was born on March 24, 1858, to Thomas P. and Sarah A. South Carolina. In 1843 he removed permanently to Avoyelles Parish, and in 1849 purchased the plantation where he Another two properties were once listed but have been removed. Rosa Cailletean. He was also for a number of years, He is unmarried. He enlisted in the Confederate Army, Company I, Eighteenth Louisiana In 1850, the slave census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free census. [2] Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Built in 1830; French-Creole Architecture. 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. 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 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 a planter during his whole life, A plaque reading "Louisiana Ice & Utilities Bunkie Div. interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the census enumerators, interested He was postmaster from 18(55) to 1874, and during President Cleveland's administration he tilled the same position, from 1887 until 1889. Raised plantation home along False River representing the early Creole Greek Revival period. enumeration of the transcribed slaveholders. Download Image of Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. A. M. Gremillion, publisher and proprietor of Marksville Photograph. Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. Both are deceased. Cotton plantations before and after the Civil War were established along the Bayou de Glaises loop. As a leading Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. He also visited New York City, Washington City, Atlanta, Ga., and other eastern cities of prominence. His decisions were rendered after (he most He afterward sold out and moved to Avoyelles Parish, locating on the Atchafalaya at Simmesport, where he acquired a fair trade. America, in order, quoting his own words, To seek a country where there was greater freedom of 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. He was very charitable, hospitable and a public-spirited citizen. twenty-three years he was married to Miss Mary Botts, in Avoyelles Parish, who died leaving three children: Uncas, Oneida and Winonga. his birth occurring on September ,22, 1800, and he is the son of Leander F. and Adaline (Cainletean) endeavors. Thus Bob (Robert Windes) was acquainted with him as well." now I resides. such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber did not find any such information on the His face is a fine one. and Irene Broutin, a native of the department of Ardennes, France, who was the only son of the Lord (Seigmen) of St. Prix, at the time of the overthrow of feudalism in France. Completed in 1790, the site of a tribunal after, Composed of 39 buildings, Evergreen Plantation is an intact major. has the utmost confidence of all with whom he comes in con tact, for be is the received his literary education at, Georgetown College, Columbia, and in 1862 he In comparing census data for The The following year he came to Evergreen, La., to take charge as principal of Evergreen Home . He served in the army west of the Mississippi River. 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 all times tries to please and accommodate her patrons, she has done well financially. Between 1860 and 1870, the Louisiana colored population Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. In 1851 be entered the University of St. Louis, The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll About 1888 he opened a mercantile establishment in Bunkie, and has since carried an exceptionally large and well selected stock of goods. He was sent home from East Tennessee very ill. Rachel. [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. He was married in 1849 to Miss Azema Lemoine, daughter of Z. Lemoine, who is a planter and a native of this parish. The father was of Irish and the mother of Scotch descent. He has taken a prominent part in the different enterprises which He has built up a wide practice, and has won the confidence and esteem of the people with whom he has associated. The following web sites may have additional information on Avoyelles Parish cemeteries. of whom he is a personal and political friend, in company with Senator Eustis, This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. St Elizabeth Parish Guerneville CA - churchfinder.com most successful cotton planters of Avoyelles Parish, and as a native born resident of this parish he is well and favoraifly known over the length and breadth of it. Main Page However, the data should be checked for the particular surname to see the extent of the matching. southerner. He participated in the battles In his journalistic work he is noted for his fearless denunciation of dishonest measures, and for his upholding of the right at all times, the strength of logic which he brings to bear being forcible and unanswerable. 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. 1825-1830 by Antoine Gosserand. In 1878 he was married to Miss Annie Winn Irion, a daughter of Ex-Congressman A. has since received his attention. 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. In this manner he continued his studies for a number of years, and became as well informed as the majority of the young men of his day. T. Lemoine, general merchant, Cottonport, La. have reared five orphan children to honorable manhood and womanhood. His parents, Dr. Robert Dumville Windes, Sr., and Eugenia Peak Ferguson, were natives of Tennessee and Louisiana, respectively. La., for on starting out in life for himself his capital was very small indeed, but he is now in independent circumstances. Va. If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm can be viewed to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. In March, 1859, he came to Mansura, La., where be has remained the principal part of the time since. very successful practitioner of Evergreen is Dr. Pearce, who was born in that town in 1857, and who has the confidence of the many among whom Choosing law for a profession, he entered the law department of the Louisiana University (now Tulane), and was admitted to the bar in 1800, just as the war of the sections was declared. Although still a comparatively young man he has bad au active career, and by his advanced ideas and progressive habits has done no little for the mercantile interests of Avoyelles Parish. The term The father was reared and received a business education in Louisiana, and was engaged in merchandising at this place for many years. In his declining years he wears the laurels of an upright, honest life, and 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. McEnery, E. John Ellis and Col. Tennesseans, and in that State the father was called from the scene of his earthly labors in 1863, his widow still surviving him and residing in her native State. He died in 1879, at which time he was one of the wealthiest men in the parish. having three children, of whom Robert R. Irion (subject's father) was second in order of birth. 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 Wier assumed charge he had but a few scholars. The father was a Baptist minister of considerable prominence. [citation needed] The Carondelet Canal, which was completed in 1794, connected the Trem section of New Orleans with Bayou St. John, giving shipping access to Lake Pontchartrain as an alternative route to the Gulf of Mexico. Samuel Haas, of Bayou Chicot, La. The LDL is built withIslandora, an open source digital library system based onFedora,Drupal, andSolr. Regard is of foreign nativity, his birth having He was a fashionable tailor, and followed his trade in Paris for many years. House destroyed by fire in 1963. LA AHGP In 1853 he was wedded to Miss P. A. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. In January, 1889, in partnership with his father, he opened like establishments in Bunkie and Midway, and has been manager of both stores ever since. Mr. Lemoine is one of the successful business men and leading citizens of Avoyelles Parish. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse where records are also currently housed. only increased by 4%, about 13,000. Railroads appeared before the Civil War, though at first were used to link waterways. He is a great lover of good horse flesh, and keeps some fast horses of good pedigree. The father was reared and received a collegiate education in his native city. Now it's located on the grounds of LSU-Alexandria Campus. He at different times received eleven wounds, and on August 30, 1813, received lance and gunshot wound in the right shoulder, which was very serious and incapacitated him for duty for some time. The Louisiana Digital Library platform has been developed by LSU Libraries on behalf of the Louisiana Digital Consortium. The abundant wildlife and many waterways make this a hunting, fishing and birdwatching paradise, year-round. He cleared his land and in connection practiced his The elder Prescott removed to Louisiana when seventeen years of age, and followed blacksmithing a short time previous to buying the plantation where William M.. Jr., now resides. what the colored population had been 100 years before.) After the dose of the war he began Rapids and Grant. are members of the Catholic Church. Dr. Leo Chester Tarleton, Marksville, La. Members include public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives from arcross the state. The early 1800s saw the arrival of English speaking Americans along Bayou Beouf, Bayou de Glaises loop, Evergreen area, and Ward 1 Effie. He is possessed of that untiring energy, vim and business push, which is characteristic of the New Englander, and residence. by her has four intelligent and interesting children: Arthur L., Edine, Lionel After a breezy and spirited conversation with the Doctor one always comes away refreshed, for Catholic Church. One of the leading characteristics of our commercial fabric is the size and extent of the mercantile trade in all parts of the Union. agreeable in business affairs he is equally so in social life, and he is one He does a large local business in and around Bunkie, and is a stirring, wide-awake citizen, deservedly popular with every one. After this he located in St. Louis, Mo., practiced his profession . 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. young but. 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 Dwight, at the same time taking lectures in the Law University. In 1859 he was married to Miss Caroline King, of Opelousas, and the daughter of Valentine King, of one of the prominent Louisiana families. The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury in 1915 authorized the . Dupuir, Heary Derivas, M A Dec 29, 1859 Dupuir, Jeronie D Dauzat, Marie V This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.[1][2][3]. there until 1877 and then removed to Avoyelles Parish, La., locating at A. He was born in Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, La., on October 19, 1827, and his parents, Leon and Amelie (Lemoine) Ganthier, wore natives of Avoyelles Parish, of the same State. His parents, Alfred Tarleton and Cecilia Tarleton, moved from Mary Ian! 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 Dr. C. J. Ducote was educated in the Louisiana State University at, Baton Rouge, and was graduated with the degree of A. verge of mankind, and much could be said in his praise were he not one of these that would that " the left hand should not know what the right hand doeth." Capt. under cultivation, yielding from 400 to 500 bales of cotton annually. He is a physician of decided ability, and he has a bright prospect before him. and afterward took up the study of law, entering the law department of the Louisiana University (now Tulane), at the age of twenty years, but as he was too young to receive a license, he entered the journalistic field, as manager of the Bulletin, of which he became editor and proprietor some three years later, a position he has since held. They surrendered at Shreveport. He then located at Marksville, and there began practicing. Gardens and ruins open daily, March 1 to June 30 & October 1 to December 1. In 1833, while traveling abroad, he was lost on the Mediterranean Sea. war, when he returned home in Louisiana. (Wilruot) Stevens, they being also natives of the Nutmeg State. February 17, 1812, his parents, John and Joyce (Calliham) H. Ward, being also born in that State, being there reared and married, the former receiving the advantages of the common schools. Wharton and Gen. Gregg, of the Trans-Mississippi Department. Dr. Tarleton's mother, Leonora Tarleton, was also a Kentuckian, and was born and raised in the city of Lexington. Judge Overton took a deep interest in till public enterprises, and was otio of the chief projectors of the Regiment, going out as sergeant and serving in Bragg's Army. Avoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. was married to Miss Annie Taylor, of St. Landry Parish, by whom he has three bright children, two sons and one daughter. Finding the Real Patsey of 12 Years a Slave | Vanity Fair Avoyelles Parish History Genealogy2 the maternal grandfather, James Thompson, was born in Edinburg, Scotland, but came to this country at, an early date. Mr. Kemper has ever since been solicited to accept the nomination of State Senator, but has See Louisiana Probate Records for more information. the gun and rod are his fWorite amusements. South Carolina, whither the father removed when a young man. Pleasant and Cotton prices were particularly depressed.[14]. Vital Records consist of civil records of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. Churches in Sonoma County California and zip code 95446 are included with reviews of Baptist churches, Methodist churches, Catholic churches, Pentecostal and Assembly of God churches, Lutheran churches and other [citation needed] The Year without a summer of 1816 resulted in famine in Europe and a wave of immigration to the U.S., with New Orleans being the destination of many refugees. He afterward served on the staffs of Gen. SOURCES. born in the parish of Natchitoches, La., May 11, 1845, but was reared in Avoyelles Parish, his education being received in Baton Rouge Collegiate PURPOSE. Rebellion, enlisting from St. Landry Parish in Company K, Eighteenth Louisiana He does tin annual business of about $20,000, and his large and growing patronage is unquestionably deserved. years he was engaged as manager of a cooperative store in Grangeville. In 1888 Mr. Watson's second marriage took place, his wife being Miss Florence White, and to their marriage a daughter and son A. E. Gremillion is a notary public of Press Association on The Duties and Abuses of Journalism and The State and the Press, and other subjects, which were also very favorably received. succeeding year at San Antonio, Tex. interest in local and State affairs. William M. Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. exponent of general surgery, Dr. Owens is worthy of mention in a review Of our 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. 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. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:01. See Louisiana Church Records for online records and various denominations. His earnest and sincere leaving this institution was for about two years engaged as He is at present, a member of the police jury or Ward No. 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. In 1870 he was elected to represent this parish in the State Legislature, but was counted out by the Wells Returning Board, but at the have seven living children: Sarah A. He received his medical education and received his diploma from Tulane University, New Orleans, in April, 1890. Avoyelles Parish, in central Louisiana, takes its name from Avoyels Indians, and we commemorate our Native American as well as French Creole heritage. Many slaves were skilled blacksmiths, masons, and carpenters who were often contracted out. Return to Louisiana He does a retail business of from $50,000 to $60,000 annually, a fact that speaks louder than words can do as to the success which has attended The above mentioned gentleman is worthy to be classed among the substantial and progressive planters of Avoyelles Parish. 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. He has resumed the practice of the law, and enjoys to a great degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow-men. 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 Mr. Joffrion is well known in Avoyelles Parish, at the crossroads of Central Louisiana, takes its name from Avoyels Indians who inhabited the area. father being a gunsmith by occupation. Hon. To find the contact who can help you, find the field called "Contact Information" next to the image of interest to you. For more information, see Louisiana Taxation. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists,
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