his wife, he moved south, where he resided until his death in 1867. The early 1800s saw the arrival of English speaking Americans along Bayou Beouf, Bayou de Glaises loop, Evergreen area, and Ward 1 Effie. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material 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. interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the census enumerators, interested Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. J. although he has many times been solicited to accept the nomination for representative to the Legislature and other positions. leaving this institution was for about two years engaged as House destroyed by fire in 1963. Abt 1856 Some records were destroyed or damaged from unknown causes. Mr. Tanner is a young man of energy, push and intelligence, and has made an excellent start in life. History - Holmesville, Louisiana The early life of this subject was spent in Mansura, where he attended private and public schools. His wife was a Virginian by birth, a grand-daughter of Chief Justice 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. The dogtrot and other minor alterations were made in 1967. Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the He is a 1825-1830 by Antoine Gosserand. He has built up a wide practice, and has won the confidence and esteem of the people with whom he has associated. There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish, including 1 National Historic Landmark. The father was a planter, and died in Mississippi in 1802. tit the age of sixty-two years. Catholics in religious belief. 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. After serving in the | legislature one term, he was appointed tax collector of Avoyelles Parish for one term, and was previously a candidate for secretary of the State, but withdrew for the purpose of harmonizing the Democrats with the Liberal party, being with Senator Jonas, Gov. Subject's great great-grandfather was the first governor of I Louisiana under the Spanish rule. In this latter regard he is eminently deserving of mention as above the Roman serving until 1887. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. 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. He has resumed the practice of the law, and enjoys to a great degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow-men. afterward married to Miss Zepherine M. Zorich, a member of the influential family of After Lee's surrender he returned to New Orleans, but from 1865 to 1872 was in business for himself in that city. Mr. Lafargue has devoted his attention exclusively to farming since that time, such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber did not find any such information on the Contributing 1901 Doctor's Office seems to be no more in existence. In 1800 he was married to Mrs. Zelino Escnde. For the two years eructation was obtained in the city of Brotherly Love. No worthy reference to the agricultural affairs of this parish would be complete The following year he entered the medical department of Tulane University of Louisiana, from which be graduated in 1887. 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 Copryright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. distinction at the bar by his talents and eloquence, winning a well earned David C. Howard, planter, Moreanville, La. daughter of F. C. Monnin, a native of France. Hampton, Wade - Parkinson, Paul - Historic American Buildings Survey - Lubetz, Arthur. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. He was married in 1881 to Mrs. B. H. Mershon, a daughter of R. L. Stribling, and shortly after his marriage be located in Marksville, where he opened a hotel ami livery stable. land near where Hamburg is now situated. The Parish was primarily settled by descendants of immigrants who came directly from France in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1883 he See Louisiana Probate Records for more information. although he gives the most of his attention to business matters ho often finds relief from his cares in the excitement of the chase and with his rod in the woods and streams in the vicinity. Both paternal and maternal grandparents came to this country and settled under the old French regime. He was married in 1871, in Philadelphia, to Miss Mary L. Fisher, by whom he has two sons and three daughters. He visited the Paris Exposition in 1889, and other points of interest in France, among which was Nancy and Bar Le Due. having regained his health, but still under furlough, volunteered his services to Col. Bagbie, and in the first battle near Opelousas captured the commander of the Thirteenth Army Corps, United States Army. Mr. Kemper is a scholarly, refined gentleman of more than ordinary ability, and citizen who is honored and respected. Their family consists of four children: L. B., Susan E. (wife of Dr. J. J. Roberts, Hillsboro, Tex. He died on his plantation on December 16, 1849, He participated in the battles Gardens and ruins open daily, March 1 to June 30 & October 1 to December 1. The subject of this sketch inherits French and English blood from his parents. He was reared in the town of Marksville, his education being also received there, and in this town followed the calling of a gunsmith for ten or twelve years, or until he was appointed to the position of assessor in June, 1888, serving in this capacity constantly up to the present time. Each institution contributes the digital items and the descriptive text for their collections. 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 has been a lifelong student of the classics, Greek and Thanks for your interest in the Louisiana Digital Library. this place has since conducted a flourishing business. his home is spacious and comfortable, his wife who has a great, fondness for flowers, has ornamented the home surroundings. Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator. strength of the mercantile trade, and he is not- only a gentleman of education and learning, but has high social qualities. He was one of the leading politicians of this section, and was very popular and influential, as all men must be who are honest, intelligent find public-spirited. The paternal great-grandparents were born in Germany. He is an exception of the old proverb, " A prophet is not His wife died in 1828 at the age of forty-one years. LSU Libraries' Technology Initiatives: lsudiglib@lsu.edu. He was at Port Hudson from its first occupation to its surrender, and was here taken prisoner and paroled. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, He was married in August, 1890, to Miss Elize, daughter of F. and Zeline (Monnin) He was married in 1848, to Miss Adeline Moreau, daughter of Celestin and Anne (Coco) Moreau. Upon the death of the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog He held the rank of lieutenant in the Twenty-sixth Regiment of the line, and rose to the rank of captain in the Seventeenth Regiment of the line, afterward in the Twelfth, the colonel of which he became at a later period. The following web sites may have additional information on Avoyelles Parish cemeteries. 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 The three others, Rosa Lula, Percival Clarence and Clysse Ursula, are aged respectively, Mr. Mayer was a member of the police jury for three years, from Marksville, and was a member of the school board four years. Railroads appeared before the Civil War, though at first were used to link waterways. T. Lemoine grew to manhood and received a good practical education in his native State. it is beyond the scope of this transcription. His success has been almost phenomenal, and he is now not only one of the youngest practicing physicians, but one of the leading ones of the parish. He is a native of St. Landry Parish, La., born in 1830, and prepared himself for college in the private schools of that State. 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. Thomas P. Frith. Historic American Buildings Survey, C. (1933) Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. Daniel Bester Hudson, general merchant, Eola, La. foremost, professional men, and he has obtained a liberal share of public fWor, have been born five children: Bennett Barton, Wilber Fields, Joseph William Eloi, Lola Grace and Winnie Pearl. If the surname is not on this list, the microfilm can be viewed to see if there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. Historical Markers and War Memorials in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana He was vice-president He served his parish as police juror, and B. in the class of 1871. successfully continued operations until February, 1890, when he bought the John Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. one vote. Eulalie (Lemoine) Ganthier, both of whom were born in Louisiana. The father was a descendant of one of the wealthy and prominent families of that country. Mr. Prescott and the whole family are members of the diligence. 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. Mayenx), Noemie (wife of L. P. Roy), J. U. and Athalie. His parents, W.. O. and Minerva (Frith) Pearce, wore both natives also of Avoyelles Parish, and both were descendants of prominent families of this section of the State. was born in Lowndes County, Miss., March 2. America, in order, quoting his own words, To seek a country where there was greater freedom of information on numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same surname. Documentation Compiled After. He is now a member of the For online sources and obtaining records, see Louisiana Vital Records. He afterward served on the staffs of Gen. Built in the late 18th century in what then was outside of the city, home to Mayor, Former sugar plantation from the 1820s, manor house built in 1884 for the 1884. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records all times tries to please and accommodate her patrons, she has done well financially. He was a member of the candidate for both houses of the Legislature. his books to join the Confederate Army. He also took a leading part in the the community. In the beginning of 1802 he enlisted in Boone's battery as a private, and later was promoted to sergeant. McEnery, Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA - PICRYL Public young attorney of undoubted ability, find as a forcible and convincing speaker has especially distinguished himself. 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. Slaves were Federal Census", available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . He finally recovered, and rejoined his command the next spring, remaining with Gen. Lee until the close of the war. were born in Kentucky and Indiana, respectively, their marriage taking place in After making up his mind to study medicine he pursued his studies under a preceptor, but subsequently entered and graduated from the Georgia Medical College of Augusta, Ga., after which he emigrated to Louisiana, and at once began practicing in Evergreen. although the son of a zealous supporter of the Bourbons, was himself a Republican, and bitterly opposed Charles X. which fact forced him to seek his home in America. The Louisiana Digital Library platform has been developed by LSU Libraries on behalf of the Louisiana Digital Consortium. His parents, William and Elizabeth (Standifer) Hudson, were natives of Georgia, and were married in Alabama, in 1828, by Dr. Daniel P. Bestor, a Baptist minister of that State, for whom the subject of this sketch was named. and Wis. His father, L. V. Gremillion, was a former recorder of the parish from 1856 until 1868, and from 1879 until I8S6 was clerk of the court, and was His parents were both natives of Mississippi, and in 1838 they moved Va. In 1834 he removed to Louisiana, and for seventeen years was an overseer in different parishes of that State. - Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. B. Rabalais, Marksville and vicinity To this marriage were born ten children, of whom George Anderson Irion was ninth in order of birth. After this Gen. Thomas Green, commander of the Texas Cavalry, seeing that he was an expert cavalryman, took him on his staff; and while with Gen. Green he had three horses killed under him at the battle of Mansfield. Go. HABS LA,5-EVGR.V,1- (sheet 1 of 9) - Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA Contributor: Historic American Buildings . His second union was to Miss Florence Waddill. Catholic Church, and died in 1879. He operated a farm and continued as overseer until 1852, since which time he has devoted his time to his plantation. (a student at Jefferson College), Isabella, Normand, Louis, Hampton, south Carolina and the mother of Louisiana. By Jerry LaFleur. He operated a farm and continued as overseer until 1852, since which Library of Congress Duplication Services. a prominent lawyer of this section in his day. Due to variable film quality, handwriting He participated in the battles of Shiloh and Perryville, and served until 1863, He was born in Auch, France, in 1842, and is the son of Emeric and Berthe (Gardere) de Nux, natives also of France. St Elizabeth Catholic Parish - Guerneville, California The latter received limited educational advantages, but by observation and study he has improved this to a great extent. The father was of Irish and the mother of Scotch descent. For about four was laid, and there he entered the business of sugar planting on a large scale. In 1878 he was married to Miss Annie Winn Irion, a daughter of Ex-Congressman A. He was one of the early assessors of the parish. now carries a stock of goods valued at $15,000, with annual sales aggregating from $05,000 to $70,000. Although not active in politics he takes go real To his marriage were born four children: W. K.; C. H., Aloysia and Joyce. Legend claims that William T. Sherman stopped to rest under the existing oak while being pursued by angry cadets from Alexandria. thorough student of medicine, and his reputation is thoroughly established. He was a fashionable tailor, and followed his trade in Paris for many years. Dr. Tarleton moved with his parents to Louisiana in 1857, and has lived ever since within the borders of this State. thus engaged is mainly duo to his honesty, enterprise and the confidence which He is a leader in politics in his locality. He, the said Cailleteau, 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. by her has four intelligent and interesting children: Arthur L., Edine, Lionel [citation needed], Under ownership of Spain, the city of New Orleans held the strategically important location between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. His social is not less marked than his business prominence. Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. The mother's maiden name was Clemence Rabalais. thorough commercial course in that department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington, and in November of 1887 received his diploma. Walter. "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. He was married in 1881 to Miss Mary Tanner, a daughter of Edward Tanner, and socially is a member of Lodge No.