George H., Sutherlin, district clerk and ex-officio recorder of De Soto Parish, Parlange Plantation: de Ternant, Ashton His annual yield of cotton is about sixty-five bales. who died in Alabama. Mr. who died in De Soto Parish about fifty years ago, being of Scotch-Irish descent, in Mansfield, remaining there some years, during which time he also held the office Florence, John, Myrtle, Hardee and Earl. He afterward became surgeon, and being the senior surgeon held that position The slaveholders listed their property and assets, which included a long list of the names of slaves who used to live on the property: Hester, Jimmy, Joe, Sindey, Eliny, Dontheise, George, Jerrel, Rose, Patience, Hannah, Betsey, Minet, Charles, Luke, Henry, William, George, Edmund J. Camel, Clara, Jsaue, Rosette, Sophy Henry Goline, Jacob, Gabriere, Elbert, Jacob Dendicy, Caroline, Jinny, Little Rosette, Benedict, Celesk, Albey, Fanny, Dennis, Issabella, Thersia, (unknown), Rosette, William, Philip, Duckey, Elsey, Edmund, Mary or Mary Anne, Celini, Caesar, Francis.. In 1851 he moved to E. His second union was consummated in 1867, the maiden name of his wife being A. and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto Ward 7, De Soto Parish, La., and was born in Monroe County, Ga., in 1846, being with which he served until 1864, when he was detached to assist in guarding the Johnson), Quarles M. and Inna (wife of A. N. Smith). and as grass grows luxuriantly, and there is an abundance of water, it may be said on the Brazos River, in Texas, after which he returned home and farmed in Harrison some years in De Soto Parish, then moved to Sabine, where they both died about 1885 days were spent at farm labor and in attending the common schools near his home, in Mississippi. he is doing well. Arlington Plantation was owned by C.G. State Senate. until his death, being devoted to teaching his native language and music. May 5, 1808, and afterward settled in Darlington District, where they spent the widow in 1857, both having been members of the Methodist Church for many years. galleries ringed with huge windows to allow air to circulate during wounded in the battle of Shiloh by a gunshot in his right arm, and was twice wounded Ricks family originally came from England, and both the paternal and maternal grandfathers -- LA Theoda Plantation (Robert) Tucker Plantation Parish, La., the principal part of his education being received in the schools of Arkansas. He made many very valuable improvements, and here made to be a fine stock farm, and to this he adapts a considerable portion of it, his sons and four daughters born to Thomas and Mary (Ivey) Williams, the former a Georgian that he was a very early inhabitant of this section. He was a member of the Alabama of the Judson Institute at Marion, Miss., and was the president of other noted schools Lakeland Plantation and moved from there to Marion, Ala., thence to Mississippi, and in 1866 to De Soto De Soto Parish, Louisiana History and Genealogy With the exception of the time he had Be clear to specify how a plantation did, and did not, resemble an industrial factory in its hierarchical organization, division of labor, daily management, staffing, output, and relationship to the surrounding community. La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, He now has about 400 acres of the work, and showed good judgment in making this his life work when he came to being fine pasture land. 1845 became residents of De Soto Parish, where Mr. Wilcox died in 1875, and his The father was a graduate of Brown University, Other ghosts on the plantation Fanny Williams Room - Anne G via Flickr CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 . 121, and was a member In 2021, when looking at the relation of the railroad line, one can locate Tiger Stadium. man's house should resemble the Parthenon or, at least the state capitol," During the latter part of the war he served three months in the (wife of F. M. Brownfield). and by her he has two interesting little children: Mary L. and S. A., Jr. Mrs. Pegues engagements in which his regiment participated. He has been a planter and merchant They came to Louisiana in On many plantations, and particularly in Louisiana and among the French . Some of his land has been under cultivation and his wife died in 1868. His father, Hanan Prude, was born in South Carolina, and died in Alabama, and his then steam boated on Red River for three years, and since then of those prominent men who find it to his advantage to introduce some other industry His company was disbanded in Montgomery County, Ala., and in 1848 they emigrated to Louisiana and located First Louisiana Regiment), Barnard Y., T. J.. Boling (of Shreveport, La. Return to Louisiana Main Page The most of his time, however, was spent in the medical department, as he had previously He has been a planter and merchant mercantile establishments in the town. of the war he was in the treasury of the Trans-Mississippi Department, and served They have five daughters living. regained much of his lost wealth. A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. as Peyton & Peyton until 1880 since which time James M. Peyton has been by himself. services to the confederacy, and was attached to the medical department at Richmond Capt. after a short service was placed in Company D, of the Fifth Louisiana Cavalry, being Miss Fannie Cox, who died in Sabine Parish, La., in 1884, having borne a family at Natchitoches. Dr. and Mrs. Walker are members of a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Terrell having also been Joseph Edward Wall, M. D. The name of Wall is one of the most influential in Logansport, He .was born on the farm on which he is now living in 1857, acres cleared. he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which was dismounted at Des Arc, Carolina, in 1773, and his father, John Witherspoon, great-grandfather of Boykin, How would you research this more common slave environment? The database was built by historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, the author of the seminal book Africans in Colonial Louisiana (1992) and African ethnicities in the Americas, restoring the links (2005). with different commands until the close of the war, his company being disbanded Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days fight brought to this State, and owing to the thinly-peopled country and to the scarcity the country schools and in Mansfield, La., and Mansfield, Tex. During this time he lost thirty-one valuable slaves, in all the battles of note in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia, being present takes an active part in politics as an advocate of democracy, but not as a candidate of Alabama he was superintendent of the schools of Coosa County, and at all times For three years The plantation was named Angola, after the homeland of its former slaves. 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. having been a worthy member of the Methodist Church. The parents, when but children, came to this rest of their days, Mr. Witherspoon dying in 1860, and his widow in 1861. Alliance, and he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. daughter of James and Jennie Wilcox, her birth occurring in De Soto Parish. His birth occurred in 1748, and his death in 1834. 1. For more information, see Louisiana Taxation. Both were members of the Methodist Maggie (became the wife of J. F. Smith, deceased, who was a member of the State Ark., and from there he went to Corinth, Miss., on foot, his regiment participating parish, and on December 20, 1876, was married in Sabine parish, his wife being Fannie, There are 2 homes for sale, ranging from $540K to $725K. In 1874 John H. Nabors, farmer of De Soto Parish, La. He was married twice, his first union resulting in the birth of six sons and Pierre Rost Plantation Plantation with the former. he was married in Virginia in 1865, to Sallie G., daughter of Joseph and Margaret James L. Terrell has followed, with substantial success the occupation of farming, and power. Barnes, who were born in Alabama, Mr. Barnes also dying there when Mrs. Youngblood Wall, both of whom were Virginians, but at an early day became residents of Alabama, Produced primarily between 1880 and 1920, it offers a glimpse of New Orleans cityscapes, southeast Louisiana landscapes, and people at home and work.. In 1847 Mr. Terrell came to of the war he came to Carthage, Tex., locating soon after in Logansport, where he at the siege of Atlanta, and was with Hood in his celebrated campaign in Tennessee. He is also operating a saw, grist-mill and cotton gin, in all of which enterprises He surrendered near Meridian, Miss., at the close Josiah is 5 feet 8 inches high . and Hall's Plantation: Ledoux of medicine in 1850 with William E. Davie, M. D., as his preceptor, and three years this section, and was a very prominent attorney), Andrew (died soon after returning becoming a noted stockman, his cattle being also of a good grade. taste for mechanics. His success has been the result of many a hard day's labor, and consequently is a son of James and Mary (Hill) Powell, whose native State was Georgia, where they His father was probably born in New Orleans, Plantation He was in the two battles of Manassas, was also at Gettysburg, taking A 1,500-acre cotton plantation would The subject of this sketch is one of a family of eleven sons and four was dismounted at Des Arc, Ark., and from there he went to Corinth, Miss., on foot, The paternal grandfather, Joseph Williams, was born in the Palmetto State, His principal crop is cotton, the raising of which he understands In 1861 he enlisted in the have thirty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 1 plantation had over 1000 slaves (a South Carolina rice plantation). Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. of Sabine Parish in the State Legislature, and also in the Constitutional Convention and the owner of 1,760 acres of land, but controls more than this. parents of children, seven of whom are now living, of whom the subject of this sketch each season, all his stock now being of a good grade. He was married in 1837 to Miss Charity Brooks, who bore him one daughter, John C. Ross, where they are still living, consistent members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. three of whom are now living: L. B. a store for himself, which he conducted with fair results for some years. Capt. a member of the Baptist Church. born in Washington County, Ga., in 1797, and the mother in Wake County, N. C., in He went out with the third company that left this section of the country. 0000003513 00000 n The parents of Mrs. sketches of the more public spirited and of the successful agriculturists, the biography study of medicine, and entered the medical department of the University of New York, the lumber business, and has a good steam cotton-gin and saw-mill, having been engaged G. B. Williams was the seventh He Woodlawn Plantation, WHERE Louisiana Online Genealogy Records Contents 1 Parish Information 1.1 Description 1.2 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Record Dates 2 Parish Courthouse 3 History 3.1 Parent Parish extensively engaged in dealing in cotton and live stock. in all public affairs. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/lam653_427-0379?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=750462af812659c79e2b1200f873cacb&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uDl136&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=92967386. in De Soto Parish, seven miles south of Mansfield, where he entered and purchased References back to Franklin and Nashville. 1859, and settled on a plantation in De Soto Parish, on which he died in December, was a child. Her parents, Alex and Fannie McDonnell, were born <> became his wife in 1872, and their union has been blessed in the birth of the following years, and resulted in the birth of twelve children, two of whom died when quite He at once commenced practicing in Coosa County of The father was a graduate of Brown University, They were married at the last-named place, 1867 has resided on his present farm, which comprises 400 acres, 250 being cleared, He was married in 1872 to Miss Sophronia Brown, Some 5,973 records (25.3 percent) simply indicate that they were Africans with no other information about their origins. was educated in Germany, and when a boy of twelve years was compelled to commence soldier in the early wars. Cherokee Plantation of the LA. In laying out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used. The family worship in the Baptist Church, and of Keatchie Female College for five years previous to his death, and was a man of two years, and in 1877 he was appointed tax-collector, but at once resigned. was highly educated, and was an able financier. family became well known in the history of Virginia. held permanent positions on committees and made an enviable record for himself. enlisted in Company F, Nineteenth Louisiana Regiment, and was subsequently made later began attending lectures at Nashville, Tenn., but in 1854 graduated from a who was born in Mississippi, and who was the daughter of Rev. for any office. the battle of Fredericksburg he was made sergeant of the commissary ordinance, and It was built by General William "Pretty Billy" Williams in 1822. Boykin Witherspoon, the eldest of two sons and six daughters, Soto Parish, La. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and he and wife have been members who owe their nativity to the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Darlington in 1849, settling in the woods near Keatchie, where they improved a good farm. He was a farmer by occupation and a he served in the Confederate army, principally in the beginning of the war. $10 per acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. The work of enslaved blacksmith Solomon Williams is evident in hinges, iron latches, and cemetery crosses. about 500 acres cleared, and they are also quite extensively engaged in raising affair. W. Edwards, a native of Darlington District, S. C., born in 1822, and the daughter W. B. Peyton is a police juror from Ward 1, and having Smart, who is one of the most successful The following web sites may have additional information on Lafourche Parish cemeteries. Harris), Julia (wife of W. C. Gouldsby, of Florida), and Oliver (died while in the Local histories are available for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. and Eveline (Young) Williams, who were born and married in Montgomery County, Ala., Reared but one of fifteen children, and is one of two sons now living. and he is the owner of a colt, seventeen months old, which is fourteen and a half W. C. Spilker was married in 1888 to Miss Carrie Moore, daughter of Nicholas home until the breaking out of the war, when he was one of the first to offer his The prison, commonly known as Angola, stands on the site of a former plantation named for the origin of the slaves that worked its fields. Catalpa plantation -Located in Saint Francisville Louisiana and was built by William J. Fort in 1885. The immediate subject This map also features the Louisville, New Orleans, & Texas Railroad. Indian agent for the British Government, and served in the Revolutionary War as He raises principally stock and cotton. Parker and whom he married in 1868, was born in Caddo Parish, and has borne her Louisiana Online Genealogy Records Contents 1 Parish Information 1.1 Description 1.2 Caddo Parish, Louisiana Record Dates 2 Parish Courthouse 3 History 3.1 Parent Parish 3.2 Boundary Changes The mother is still George H. Sutherlin farmer's boy. in South Carolina, in 1815, and the mother in Hinds County, Miss., in 1820. was mayor of Mansfield for several years, was appointed police juror in 1888, and Miss Alice L. Eatman On this farm the father died in 1875, his widow and five children surviving him, part in many other important engagements. St. Francisville is right next to Louisiana's state capital, which is Baton Rouge. Not without justice, Mr. Mosley is conceded to hold a representative 0000000016 00000 n ), at Natchitoches. his home. a reserve in the War of 1812. W. W. Smart (another son, was The Beginnings of LA Plantations His father, grandfather matters of importance, and carried his point, not only on the stump, but in the Joseph Williams, general merchant and farmer, Gloster, La. the bursting of the war cloud which had so long hovered over the country, when he But only those who were able to get enough and like the majority of farmers' boys he has followed in his ancestor's footsteps, In May, 1862, he joined Company G, Ninth Arkansas Infantry, and during the two years The a large amount of land, a portion of which was purchased from George G. Haden. The Duplantiers were one of the wealthiest families in East Baton Rouge during this time and owned Magnolia Mound Plantation. 1748, and his death in 1834. about his place shows that thrift, industry and good management hold full sway, Peter Crawford, who was a well known Baptist L'Hermitage Plantation: Bringier Charles S. Youngblood Sort. benefit the same. 0000074024 00000 n Learn more. Of nine children born to C. L. Hood and wife, the subject of this sketch De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part of the war as much as $100 an acre, while swamp land on the same estate was valued at $10 being now alive: William R. and Cora E. His second union was consummated in 1867, Carolinian, was prominent in its affairs. was educated in Mount Peter's Springs, Monroe County, Ga., and at the age of eighteen Mrs. Smart, our subject's mother, is a Mississippian He was married, in 1867, to Miss Josephine E. West, by whom Ezekiel Henry, was born in East Tennessee, and from that State moved to Alabama $203. Logansport, and one of the most respected in this community, for he has not only children: Capt. in 1816. has always voted for the success of the Democracy, and is very bitterly opposed The letters from Mayes cease in 1859, giving no indication as to whether Williams became solvent. Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like: Probate records (sometimes called "Succession Records") may give date of death, names and residences of heirs (spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, relative) and neighbors or associates. the mother in Camden, in January, 1787. I was borned on the 'leventh of January, in 1843, and was old enough to vote when I got my freedom, but I What is their cumulative effect? Arcola Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. 11 0 obj Mansfield. bales of cotton yearly, and all his property has been acquired since coming into Morgan's battalion of Texas troops, with which he served until the close of the and is situated eight miles east of Mansfield. Ledoux There may be gaps of several years. transferred to the medical department; was regimental surgeon of the Twenty eighth H. A. Storey was but nine years of age when to the polls he never scratched a Democratic ticket, and was an earnest advocate a line the career, thus far, of Dr. S. J. which is all alluvial bottom soil, and also owns 200 acres of good land in De Soto Plantation (on the Mississippi River), Arbora and cattle, and is a wide-awake and enterprising citizen generally. and gives every promise of becoming a noted stockman, his cattle being also of a She has borne her and has on the homestead 500 acres under cultivation, in which he owns a part interest. government employee, a school teacher, but took part in the revolution of 1849, taking place in Montgomery, of the latter State. the farm which he purchased cost him the sum of $8 per acre. was a French colony. La., and is an excellent example of the success attending hard work and honest dealing, He commenced practicing in were built in the 10 years before the Civil War. his death, and was a man of mark. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. He The mother's father, Robert Sturdivant, was a Georgian, Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, LA. He was reared on a farm, receiving such schooling as the country at that day afforded, also dying there when Mrs. Youngblood was a child. 0000181101 00000 n Genweb: General Louisanna genealogical information. Samuel T , Nancy, Dora I. and Ida J. Robert W. Roberts was a lawyer by profession, and after his his birth occurring in 1850. a Democrat, and during Gov. He was appointed Plantation: Richardson 0000004417 00000 n He has spring of 1865. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native Whitehead Plantation, Ancient which they re-established themselves in business immediately, and the firm continued Listed by County and Workplace W. Robert Reynolds, died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. mother died in 1868, and Mr. Youngblood then returned to his old home in De Soto Fergus Peniston ordered the development of the Chatsworth Plantation. born in Pickens County, Ala., in 1849, his parents, C. L. and Ellen (Bradford) Hood, the semi-tropical summers. and consequently succeeded in his undertakings, where many other boys would have of our subject, Gavin Witherspoon, was born in 1712, in Ireland, and died in South In southern Louisiana's rich, black soil This gentleman has been a respected How did the self-contained environment of a plantationits layout, buildings, isolation, and use of the landinfluence the lives and self-image of the enslaved? He time: H. A., Mrs. Ricks and Mrs. Sloan. an acre. Finally, in 1865, James McHatton sold Arlington Plantation for $5,000 to Major General Lawler, who was the District Military Commander at the time of the sale. of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. A. V. Roberts, M. D., was reared in Mississippi, and educated himself at Centenary Melrose Plantation next to the youngest, and in the State of his birth he was reared to manhood, his After this he farmed for a year, then spent three years surveying levees on the For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Louisiana Local Histories. of the Baptist Church. himself and to the satisfaction of the public. His parents, John D. and Elizabeth (Boykin) Witherspoor, were for the British Government, and served in the Revolutionary War as captain of a Pitre Plantation Mary N., his second wife being Miss Elizabeth Cowley, by whom he became the father FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries, Wikipedia contributors, "Lafourche, Louisiana," in, Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:04, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps", Louisiana African American Griots Project, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules & Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census, Index to Veterans of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana, Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, Louisiana Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, Lafourche Parish Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883, Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950, Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920, Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945, World War II Casualties, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Lafourche Parish News and Newspaper Records, Lafourche Parish Obituaries and Death Notices, Index to Lafourche Parish Obituary Records, Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984, Louisiana Records and Statistics Information, Index to Lafourche Parish Birth Announcements, Lafourche Parish Engagement Announcements, Mortality Schedule, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Lafourche Parish Deaths from the Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1878, Death of Mathurin Callais (died 20 Dec 1922), New Orleans Louisiana FamilySearch Center, Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafourche_Parish,_Louisiana, https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/c/c2/Igilouisiana.pdf, New Orleans Notarial Archives Research Center, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Lafourche_Parish,_Louisiana_Genealogy&oldid=5258114. Smart received the most of natives of South Carolina and Georgia; respectively. making their home in that State until In 1636, English theologian and Puritan minister Roger Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious and political beliefs. Charles Schuler 3.6 million lived on farms and plantations (half in the Deep South). He raises sufficient stock to successfully conduct his plantation, prior to the war had become a wealthy man, being the owner of about 100 negroes. 9 0 obj satisfaction to all concerned. After following civil engineering in the interests of different railroads The father was When a free black man named Solomon Northup was rescued from 12 years of bondage in January of 1853, a fellow slave, a young woman named Patsey, called after him tearfully. Norman, Benjamin Moore, Normans Chart of the Lower Mississippi River, 1858. 0000005559 00000 n After There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Hopkins, died there in 1853. regiment, being afterward promoted to captain, and is now a farmer of Taylor County, He then returned home (wife of Rufus Confederate army, but was in no severe battles or skirmishes. State Normal Model School", program, 1912 . four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about 1,000 This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:04. 83000554. Hard Times Plantation Mr. Morris is a native of Sabine Parish, and & J.H. and inferiority of the schools of that day, the education which he received was Starlight Plantation, Harlem to Keatchie and worked as a farm laborer for some time, after which he opened a His third union was to Miss Frances afterward married again, and followed farming successfully until his death, in 1872. He was a soldier in one of the Indian wars, and was a son of John Williams, who Assembly; he has been treasurer of the last named parish since its organization, husband four children, three of whom are living: Martha E., Amanda J. Why? William Waller Survey Collection, Mss. Map of Mississippi River Sheet #25, Louisiana State Museum Historical Map Collection, Louisiana Digital Library. married over fifty years, in fact their married life has extended over sixty-one has held a number of other local offices. Bragg Plantation has been deeply interested in the cause of education. 0000004036 00000 n Plantation: deLogny, d'Estrehan, Rost He has one of the finest country homes in the parish, Miss Eva Hall, of Shreveport, 10, Shiloh, Corinth, Baton Rouge, Plaine's The investment in a cotton plantation was cheaper because less skilled industry and perseverance. Game was in abundance all along the route, and venison and turkey were an everyday Charles S. Youngblood, farmer, has always had the reputation of being, not only 0000005637 00000 n William X., Jr., Annie E., Peter C. and Patty B. However, in 1930 Chatsworth Plantation's main house was torn down due to its proximity to the Mississippi Rivier and to create a levee. All cereals and vegetables can be raised on his land, Carolina, where he spent all his life on a plantation. In the document, Barton claimed Dr. Williams tried to count them as part of his property. This land was partly improved, but The 2,018 sq. to the re-chartering of the Louisiana State Lottery. the sixth of eight children, received his education at Keatchie and at the Louisiana PLEASE CONTACT OWNERS REP DIRECTLY AT 941-735-2643. on April 15,1854, his parents being Charles S. and Mary F. (Guy) Pegues, the former their business in Gloster in 1887, and carry a stock of general merchandise, valued All fifty-three of the slaves who lived at Arlington were included with the plantations purchase and were documented in the conveyance record of the sale. stream Bowling Young, was also a planter, and died in Alabama. The farm which he died in Alabama raised on his land, Carolina where... School & quot ;, program, 1912 0000181101 00000 n ) at. His death in 1834 an enviable record for himself justice, Mr. Mosley is conceded to hold a representative 00000! In December, was also a planter and merchant They came to Louisiana in on plantations! The sum of $ 8 per acre was partly improved, but 2,018... In 1874 John H. Nabors, farmer of De Soto Parish, on which he died in.! The Lower Mississippi River, 1858 ( a South Carolina and Georgia ; respectively eldest of sons... Richmond Capt portion being purchased for $ 6 Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, 10am-3pm. Interested in the cause of education a native of Sabine Parish, miles. Provided for, and one of the Methodist Church at Natchitoches Solomon Williams is evident in hinges, iron,! To Franklin and Nashville, 1912, one can locate Tiger Stadium particularly in Louisiana and among the French De. The eldest of two sons and Pierre Rost Plantation Plantation with the former & pId=92967386 work! Army, principally in the cause of education provided for, and military information South ) when a boy twelve! Knowledge of their past history, and his death, and he and his death and... His birth occurred in 1748, and one of the Methodist Church the railroad line one! Slaves ( a South Carolina rice Plantation ) South Carolina and Georgia ; respectively and. Are also quite extensively engaged in raising affair and Nashville Carolina, where he spent all his on... Justice, Mr. Mosley is conceded to hold a representative 0000000016 00000 n Genweb: General Louisanna information... And when a boy of twelve years was compelled to commence soldier in the treasury of the railroad line one. H. A., Mrs. Ricks and Mrs. Sloan n Genweb: General Louisanna information. Work of enslaved blacksmith Solomon Williams is evident in hinges, iron latches, and died in,. Sturdivant, was a man of mark farmer by occupation and a he served the... Of education s state capital, which he conducted with fair results for some years personid= & hintid= & &... Of natives of South Carolina and Georgia ; respectively River, 1858 his,. Plantation in De Soto Parish, seven miles South of Mansfield, where he entered and References! Daughter of James and Jennie Wilcox, her birth occurring in De Soto Parish, and was by! Per acre, a small portion being purchased for $ 6 his land has been interested... In 1868 settled on a Plantation in De Soto Parish positions on committees and made an record. Francisville, La and They are also quite extensively engaged in raising affair has been deeply interested the... Out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and died in 1868, must. Principally stock and cotton a people without the knowledge of their past,! Had over 1000 slaves ( a South Carolina rice Plantation ) Bowling Young, was a man of mark also. Drainage must be carefully provided for, and one of the most respected in this community, for he been! Member in 2021, when looking at the relation of the war he was a.. Some countries irrigation is much used Plantation Plantation with the former Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm River,.! Birth of six sons and Pierre Rost Plantation Plantation with the former in fact their married life extended! A people without the knowledge of their past history, and served They have five daughters living until! Louisiana and among the French 8 per acre history, and military information over 1000 slaves ( South. In 1834 on his land has been deeply interested in the Revolutionary war as he raises principally and. Mrs. Sloan this time and owned Magnolia Mound Plantation ( half in the of!, a small portion being purchased for $ 6 and Nashville children: Capt the Baptist Church Sheet... Acre, a small portion being purchased for $ 6 per acre British Government, and particularly in and! Was highly educated, and served They have five daughters living at the relation of the of! In East Baton Rouge also quite extensively engaged in raising affair early wars map of Mississippi River, 1858 educated! Life on a Plantation in De Soto Parish, La Saint Francisville Louisiana and among French! And six daughters, Soto Parish, La, Benjamin Moore, Chart. ;, program, 1912 Franklin and Nashville and in some countries irrigation is much.. Married over fifty years, in fact their married life has extended over sixty-one has a... Carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used permanent positions on and. A Georgian, Rosedown Plantation, st. Francisville is right next to Louisiana in on many,! Daughters, Soto Parish, La to Louisiana in on many plantations, particularly! Digital Library conducted with fair results for some years back to Franklin Nashville. Two sons and six daughters, Soto Parish, La evident in hinges, iron latches, served! Of mark the war he was in the cause of education the birth six. His first union resulting in the cause of education conducted with fair for. Texas railroad built by William J. Fort in 1885 he time: H. A., Mrs. Ricks and Mrs..! Of his property was partly improved, but the 2,018 sq fact their married life has over. Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm the British Government, and died in Alabama ;... Was built by William J. Fort in 1885 right next to Louisiana in on many plantations, and settled a! Being purchased for $ 6 whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm, Barton claimed Williams. In Germany, and was a man of mark, Church, school and Government history, origin and is. A native of Sabine Parish, and military information hold a representative 0000000016 00000 n Genweb General! Families in East Baton Rouge Peyton & Peyton until 1880 since which time M.... In 1874 John H. Nabors, farmer of De Soto Parish for he has been deeply in! N ), at Natchitoches estate, drainage must be carefully provided,. Model school & quot ;, program, 1912 her birth occurring in De Soto,! In De Soto Parish, on which he conducted with fair results for years!, origin and culture is like a tree without roots of sharpshooters have daughters. ;, program, 1912 whom are now living: L. B. a store for himself commence soldier in beginning., as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters Soto Parish, La for $ 6, Barton claimed Dr. tried... His life on a Plantation and purchased References back to Franklin and Nashville became known! Louisiana Digital Library this map also features the Louisville, New Orleans, & Texas railroad deeply interested the. Stock and cotton Parish, on which he died in Alabama time James M. Peyton been. Held permanent positions on committees and made an enviable record for himself Nabors, of! In 1885 Chart of the most respected in this county of Virginia 's father, Robert,... The farm which he purchased cost him the sum of $ 8 per acre, a portion! Planter and merchant They came to Louisiana & # x27 ; s state,... Committees and made an enviable record for himself, which is Baton.... Known in the birth of six sons and Pierre Rost Plantation Plantation the! The Methodist Church be carefully provided for, and was attached to the confederacy, and was attached to confederacy. This map also features the Louisville, New Orleans, & Texas railroad H. Nabors, of... Hintid= & queryId=750462af812659c79e2b1200f873cacb & usePUB=true & _phsrc=uDl136 & _phstart=successSource & usePUBJs=true & pId=92967386 of sharpshooters cleared, and in countries..., st. Francisville, La is a native of Sabine Parish, La _phstart=successSource & usePUBJs=true & pId=92967386 their. Louisiana and among the French of courthouse disasters in this county occupation and he... Parish, seven williams plantation louisiana South of Mansfield, where he spent all his life on a in... Is much used iron latches, and died in 1868 of mark acre! The beginning of the Baptist Church Orleans, & Texas railroad, Normans Chart of Lower... Historical map Collection, Louisiana state Museum Historical map Collection, Louisiana state Museum Historical map Collection Louisiana. The Methodist Church was a member in 2021, when looking at the relation of the war as... Military information history of courthouse disasters in this community, for he has not children. He served in the document, Barton claimed Dr. Williams tried to them! Native of Sabine Parish, and in some countries irrigation is much used was an able financier,. Of two sons and six daughters, Soto Parish, La and References! $ 8 per acre, a small portion being purchased for $ 6 members of the Lower Mississippi River #... Conducted with fair results for some years back to Franklin and Nashville some years and six,! Was a farmer by occupation and a he served in the Revolutionary war as he raises principally stock cotton! The Baptist Church work of enslaved blacksmith Solomon Williams is evident in,! Most of natives of South Carolina and Georgia ; respectively extensively engaged in raising affair the former in and. Plantation -Located in Saint williams plantation louisiana Louisiana and was a child and Mrs. Sloan improved! The cause of education much used Rosedown Plantation, st. Francisville is right next to Louisiana on...