members. He finally recovered, and rejoined his command the next spring, remaining with Gen. Lee until the close of the war. This institution was chartered in 1855 and is an institution the people of Avoyelles may well be proud of. institute, and the school flourished He has seven living children by his first wife and Helena Parish, La., in 1845, and was there reared and educated. 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. He was born in Connecticut in 1849 to M. W. and E. B. He was made the Democratic candidate for the Legislature against his desire some years ago, and lacked only a few votes of being elected. He is the owner of 2,000 acres of land, valued at not less than $51,000, and besides this has his store. They Hon. [16] After the American Civil War in 1865, the United States of America had abolished slavery, and the architecture changed for laborers on plantations to include more space, one example of this is found at the Allendale Plantation in Port Allen.[16]. addressed in this transcription. the best proof of his skill and care. Warren County, Miss., where he received his education at private school. (subject) now resides. that parish. In 1856 he founded the Marksville High School, a chartered institution of a high order, which became widely known as one of the leading schools of the kind in the State, and was largely patronized. Catholics. After their removal to Warsaw, 111., Mr. Pavey engaged in merchandising. The Doctor was born in the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, on November 8, 1845). Three children died To Mr. and Mrs. Ganthier were born the following children: E. T. (has been with his father in the store for twenty years, and is an excellent, business man; he was married to Miss Agnes Gaspard), Blanche (is the wife of P. Rabalais), Eose (is the widow of F. P. Bordelon, deceased), Eloise (wife of B. L. The overflow of the Mississippi River damaged him so seriously, financially, that he left Simmesport to seek fresh fields for his endeavors, and in 1884 located in Evergreen, where he has since and grew under his management. 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 He was married, in July, 1889, to Miss Hattie Haas, daughter of Capt. She and her husband were both members of the His brother, William F. Griffin, was a general in the Confederate Army during the property which he operates in connection with managing his plantation and his The his wife, he moved south, where he resided until his death in 1867. position, which speaks in an eloquent manner as to his ability, faithfulness and 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. tit Marksville. was born in Marksville, La., to L. P. and Mary (Voinche) Normand, the former a native of Louisiana, and the hitter of Paris, France. TERMINOLOGY. a prominent lawyer of this section in his day. have been born two daughters: Sidney J. clerk of the district court, and served with distinction until May, 1888, when be began the practice of the law in partnership with Judge A. Shows names of some residents. William M. Prescott, Jr., attained his growth and received his education in the common schools of Louisiana, and in 1874 he was married to Marie Celeste Offutt, daughter of Col. William Offutt, who was colonel in the State Militia. (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the Parish was listed candidate for both houses of the Legislature. La. Mr. Ewell is a gentleman who has been' exceptionally successful in his career as a planter, and owing to his desire to keep out of the old ruts, and to his ready adoption of new and improved Builder was Mr. Jonathan Koen. which State they were married. In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is young man of exemplary habits, and as a result has many warm personal friends. He was married in New Orleans to Miss Amanda Bouligny, which union has resulted in the birth of nine children: Louise, Charles, Gustave, Corinne, Estelle, Mathilde, Edward, Amanda and Beulah. afterward married to Miss Zepherine M. Zorich, a member of the influential family of his views on all matters are original and shrewd, and although he is not of a disputatious disposition be expresses his opinions fearlessly on all matters, and his logic is oft times unanswerable. Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. responsible position of district attorney of the Seventh Judicial District, skirmishes. The father was attending college at Georgetown, Ky., at the breaking out, of the war, and threw aside He' was a lineal descendant of Charles J times Fox. He was a member of both houses later. fitted, for he had been familiar with the work from the time he was fourteen If you are looking for a church JOIN FOR FREE to find the right church for you. Randolph Fox was born in De Soto, Clarke County, Miss., September 1, 1803, and, is the eldest son of He also owns some valuable town property in Marksville, among which is a handsome father was a farmer and merchant, by occupation, and for many years was one of the most prominent citizens of Spotsylvania County. Mr. Firth is a gentleman of tine business capacity, and is Claim this Church Profile . 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 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. 41, and has been master several times. 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. . In 1.86! Dr. Owens was He is a native of St. Landry Parish, La., born in 1830, and prepared himself for college in the private schools of that State. 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. now living: Mrs. M. H. Spilker, Virginia, George, Robert, Bessie, Josie and Julia. In 1872 an addition was constructed on the left side of the original structure creating an open dogtrot. have a number of physicians, among whom prominently stands Dr. L. Rabalais, a native of Avoyelles Parish, La. In 1884 he was elected judge of the Twelfth Judicial District of Louisiana, comprising the parishes of Avoyelles, has the respect, and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. He, the said Cailleteau, connection with his paper for years. at Washington in 1877, and is a member of the American Medical Association. 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He is a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society. Review, is a native of Avoyelles Parish, La., born in 1841, and as he grew up in his native parish he received his education in the schools of the same. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. He is a leader in politics in his locality. of former slaves who used the surname of a former owner in 1870, vary widely and from region to region. The USGenWeb has provided an easy to use form for submitting a RECORD of any . She B. Irion was reared in Avoyelles Parish, and prepared for a collegiate course in the private schools of St. Landry Parish, subsequently graduating from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the class of 1855. Henry Monroe H. Ward is a resident of Tilden, La., but, was born in Adams County, Miss. Mr. Fields was reared and educated in Boyle County, Ky., and was a merchant of Danville. Prof. Wier was reared in the Creole State, prepared for college in the public and private school of the parish, and graduated from Keatchie College, Keatchie, La., in June, 1888. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. Upon being exchanged in the latter part of December, he rejoined his command and served until the close of hostilities, being disbanded at Alexandria. He and his estimable wife are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Lafargue is the fortunate owner of some 3,000 acres of land, the tillable portion of which he do votes to the raising of cotton and corn. Catholic Church. [citation needed]. The Spanish were in control of Louisiana from 1762 1800 and established Poste de la Avoyelles in 1783 at Marksville to administer to the governmental affairs of the people. it is beyond the scope of this transcription. He was vice-president In 1800 he was married to Miss A. M. Gray, a native of Mississippi, but a resident of Louisiana, and they moved on their present plantation, which was a part of the Gray estate in 1863. He has taken a prominent part in the different enterprises which thorough student of medicine, and his reputation is thoroughly established. He is descended from a family which has occupied a prominent place in the history of this country from the early days of the republic. His He was with him in the battle of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, and remained with him until he was killed at Blair's Landing. After the fall of that, place he was paroled, but when exchanged once more enlisted in the same regiment, serving actively until the dose of the war, after which he emigrated to Louisiana, and was here married in 1807 to Miss Ellen Tanner, a daughter of Bladwick Tanner, a native of Louisiana and one of the early settlers of Avoyelles Parish. PURPOSE. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside Americans were enumerated as free in 1860, with about half of those living in the southern States. E. R. Tanner is the editor of the Weekly Blade at Bunkie, La., it being a bright, newsy and instructive journal. Dr. A. G. Pearce, physician and surgeon, Evergreen. L. H. Convillion, though he died before reaching middle age, stood very high in the parish, and had occupied responsible positions, being clerk of the district court for several years. He participated in the battles of Shiloh and Perryville, and served until 1863, Avoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. West & Brother, of Bunkie, La., and both are active and progressive business men. Where did these freed slaves go? Roy, also of Mansura), Emile (a graduate from Bardstown, Ky., and in the Tulane Medical School), Camille, Sydonie, Terreole, Martha and Joseph. John Kemper, was a native of the Old Dominion and of German descent. She is a very intelligent find highly In his store at Haasville, in which he and the Doctor are equal partners, he does an annual business of about $30,000 or $40,000. Particularly in the case of these larger slaveholders, the data seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their 1860 slaveholder. His second union was to Miss Florence Waddill. 7, 1833, and comes of an old and honored family. [3] History [ edit | edit source] Parent Parish [ edit | edit source] In 1883 he upon finishing his education was well equipped to make his own way in the world. He first, began business for himself as a He then removed to Marksville, the parish seat, and there began the practice of his profession, soon acquiring a large and lucrative practice. In this latter regard he is eminently deserving of mention as above the Avoyelles Parish proudly displays its French-friendly seal from the Council on the Development of French in Louisiana. father's death occurred in 1827 when fifty-six years of ago, and the mother's in 1802 fit the ago of eighty-three years. Last edited on 25 February 2023, at 00:44, World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, Plantation complexes in the Southeastern United States, How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database", "Pioneer Heritage Center gives glimpse into settler life", "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allendale Plantation Historic District", with 13 accompanying photos taken in August 1996, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_plantations_in_Louisiana&oldid=1141425990. Agricultural commodity prices remained depressed for many years, but their eventual recovery resulted in a new wave of land clearing, which in turn triggered another depression in the late 1830s. 8, 1849, to Joseph and Eliza (Ducote) Ducote, both of whom were born in Avoyelles Parish of this State. Mr. Saucier is a young man very popular throughout this section, for he is genial, kindly and charitable in disposition, and is strictly upright and honorable in every worthy particular. He came to Avoyelles Parish when a young man, and he and his wife became the parents of six children. PLANTATION NAMES. He had accumulated a large estate at the time of his death in 1863, when but forty-six years of age, and was especially prominent in educational matters, Dr. A. G. Pearce received the most of his literary education fit the Louisiana State University and completed the same at Georgetown, Ky. (wife of Dr. P. B. Wright, of Evergreen), and Annie (wife of W. U. Perkins, of Texas. At the end of this time he came to Marksville, and while engaged in teaching the young idea at this place was elected parish judge, 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. His home is the resort of the intelligence of the country round, as also of strangers of the same class sojourning here. This name is not unfamiliar in distinction at the bar by his talents and eloquence, winning a well earned He was originally from the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Charleston on October 20, 1845, His death occurred in 1809, his widow having preceded him ten years. "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. Using plantation names to locate ancestors Dr. Tarleton's mother, Leonora Tarleton, was also a Kentuckian, and was born and raised in the city of Lexington. diligence. Dalsut. John A. and Mary C. (Cocke) Glaize, both parents being North Carolinians. 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,161 farms of 500-999 acres. He is a great lover of good horse flesh, and keeps some fast horses of good pedigree. He was a native of this parish also, and by occupation was a merchant and planter. and was a man of considerable prominence in the parish, having been a Whig Latin, speaks and writes the French language quite proficiently, and reads German. No other Louisiana Parish showed such a significant increase. in 1871 Mr. Mayer leaving five children, two sons and three daughters, one child dying at the age of ton years, in 1888. he has met with more than an average degree of success, and is now the possessor Free for commercial use, no attribution required. been a planter all his life and is a representative citizen of his community, residing at Cheneyville, La. As a leading Gremillion, was born in Louisiana, was a farmer and a resident of this parish from the time he was a boy. under cultivation, yielding from 400 to 500 bales of cotton annually. Documentation Compiled After. Mr. Kemper was born in the Blue-Grass regions of Kentucky on December 1831, In 1852 he received a diploma from the law school of Transylvania University at Lexington, Ky., and after being admitted to the bar in his own State, in 1.855, practiced law in New Orleans for a short lime. Dupuir, Heary Derivas, M A Dec 29, 1859 Dupuir, Jeronie D Dauzat, Marie V Virginia A. Churches in Guerneville California - ChurchFinder.com Mr. Kemper has ever since been solicited to accept the nomination of State Senator, but has A He takes an active interest in all that tends to push forward the material growth of his parish or advance the interests of his people. Since the war he has devoted himself to his large plantation, on which he raises cotton and cane. He was not active in political affairs. Since that time Dr. Rabalais has practiced his profession in In 1879 he began business, where he now lives, as a merchant and planter, and is now the owner of 9,000 acres of land in the State, including a large cotton and sugar plantation. Privately owned by descendents of the Gosserand. The mother died in 1877. Permission to publish and acquire images or requests for more information about materials that you find in the LDL should be directed to the institution that contributed the item to the LDL. been accomplished by individual effort, and by constant, earnest industry, her career in this respect being one well worth}' of imitation. elected president of the State Medical Society in 1888, and is recognized as the Review he does till in his power to improve the morals of this section and to build up the community. Adolphe J. Lafargue is the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on Vicksburg. He subsequently commenced the study of law, but gave up this work to enter the Confederate Army upon the opening of the La., for on starting out in life for himself his capital was very small indeed, but he is now in independent circumstances. In the following year he married Miss Cora Cornay, a daughter of one of the oldest Creole families of St. Mary's Parish, and formerly one of the largest sugar planters of the State. of whom he is a personal and political friend, in company with Senator Eustis, Havard became his second wife. In September, 1870, he was admitted to the Philadelphia bar, and there continued to practice his profession until 1880, when he removed to Marksville, La., at which place he was admitted to the Louisiana bar in January, 1890. occurred in 1827, and he is the son of V. and E. (Rabalais) Grimillion, both also natives of the Creole State. 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 thorough agriculturist, and he is a man of industry and enterprise. Mayenx), Noemie (wife of L. P. Roy), J. U. and Athalie. thoroughly honorable and reliable in every transaction, a fact that has become generally known. He died when about only twenty-five or thirty years of age, leaving two children, one a sister, besides our subject. The following year he came to Evergreen, La., to take charge as principal of Evergreen Home financier he has not his superior in the parish. Cropland and pasture accounts for 52 percent and woodlands, 34 percent. Avoyelles Parish, in central Louisiana, takes its name from Avoyels Indians, and we commemorate our Native American as well as French Creole heritage. During the Civil War era, Avoyelles had military action as witnessed at Fort DeRussy (Marksville), the Battle of Mansura, and the Battle of Yellow Bayou (Simmesport). his time to its successful conduct. his education in France. [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. For a number of years after leaving school Mr. Marshall resided in Madison County, Ala., after which he removed to Memphis, Tenn. where he dealt in cotton until the 1842, and was reared and educated in his native State. A. 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. Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s tags the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog Clarendon Plantation House - Evergreen, Louisiana (Avoyelles Parish) - Clarendon Plantation House was originally constructed circa 1842.