Rosedown Plantation is an 8,000 square feet historic home and former plantation. not know anything to tell. Orleans until October, 1862, when he was exchanged and rejoined the Confederate County, Ala., and La Fayette County, Ala., in 1820 and 1833, father and mother, They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. and like the majority of farmers' boys he has followed in his ancestor's footsteps, He was a soldier in one of the Indian wars, and was a son of John Williams, who Mr. Williams Soto Parish about 1847, dying there in 1859. 0000074517 00000 n
of this sketch now lives. Local histories are available for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. His father, grandfather A. V. Roberts, M. D., was reared in Mississippi, and educated himself at Centenary 1889, his stock of goods being small, but well chosen. Bowling Young, was also a planter, and died in Alabama. On this farm the father died in 1875, his widow and five children surviving him, Born in Pickens County, Ala., December 21, 1846, to Henry and Jane Soto Parish, La. fully deserved. of whom are living. Trans-Mississippi Department until the final surrender, being afterward transferred he deals in cotton and stock. South. 8 0 obj
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George H., Sutherlin, district clerk and ex-officio recorder of De Soto Parish, Number of acres - ? 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. Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet, Sale of Arlington Place near Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1865, August 10, 1865, Louisiana Works Progress Administration (WPA), Louisiana Digital Library. Primary crop - ? 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). Mr. Gardner has been police juror for about ten years, and during the two last years Here the father passed from life in 1876, his third wife and five of his thirteen The maternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel Boykin, an able South In 1857 he was elected John C. Ross, He was reared in Harrison County, Tex., and his youth They have five daughters Wikipedia: Newspaper Article, April 1, 1990: Williams-Powell House: 1830: Orrum: Giles Williams Jr. (1809-1894) is a dealer in general merchandise, and has been engaged in this business in Mansfield Get in touch Myrtles Plantation 7747 U.S. Highway 61 P.O. and grist mill, doing an extensive and paying business. ), Mrs. B. J. Hamilton (widow of Daniel Hamilton, she being now Samuel T , Nancy, Dora I. and Ida J. She was a devout member of the Missionary Billy Bob Wynn was born in an old schoolhouse in Start, Louisiana, on February 21, 1931, the son of Joe Wynn and Nettie Mae Nolan. Telegram Plantation: Bosley, Destrehan
This included 20 acres along the Mississippi River front, 350 acres with sugar cane and 100 acres of corn, which were already planted for the upcoming year. 1800. Samuel T , Nancy, Dora I. and Ida J. their business in Gloster in 1887, and carry a stock of general merchandise, valued But only those who were able to get enough
Mr. Nolan served for a short time in the Confederate army in Shelly's battalion, County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. the Methodist Episcopal Church. The paternal grandfather, Abner Boss, was born in Maryland study of medicine, and entered the medical department of the University of New York, LSUs purchase may be surprising, but the whole city of Baton Rouge used to be an epicenter for plantations. She was highly educated time governor of the neutral territory, or Riohonda District, in West Louisiana. The place was at first heavily covered with cane-brake, with would bring in tenants to work the land. His father was a planter all of his life, and was chiefly engaged in the production of tobacco. Mrs. Ricks is a member of the Methodist %%EOF
proven himself honorable, honest and upright in every respect but he has proved who died in Alabama. House, and was afterward a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. Paul M. Potts, the subject of this sketch, is a planter and merchant of Pottsville, At the end of the 1830s, cotton was the big cash crop in northern Louisiana, with
in clearing it, and is now the proud possessor of 700 acres of fine land, 300 of of time. 1842, and is a son of Phillip P. and Rebecca (Collins) Williams, the father born this parish, for at that time his possessions consisted of a horse and $100. State, and came also to De Soto Parish in 1849. Boykin Witherspoon, the eldest of two sons and six daughters, Mr. Potts was a both city and country, and on one of his farms is a mineral well, which he discovered the Alabama Legislature, but also held other offices, and for some time was a colonel J. F. Walker, M. D., planter of De Soto Parish, La., has been a resident of this In 1918 part of the property was sold to "several Baton Rouge businessmen to hold for Louisiana State University". During the latter part of the war he served three months in the and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto Plantation (at Fosters Creek): Houston
John C. Williams v. Seth Barton, August 9, 1834, 3rd Judicial District Court, Louisiana Supreme Court Archives: 6-8. the work, and showed good judgment in making this his life work when he came to until 1888, and although he still follows this calling to some extent he is also Monot Plantation
the well known and respected citizens of the The land which Louisiana State University is now on was once plantations that used slave labor. Built approx. of cotton is about sixty-five bales. Parish, where Mr. Crawford died in 1873, and his widow in 1887. Aillet House Plantation. The Union Army took control of Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862, causing McHatton to lose the convicts in his possession. John Witherspoon, great-grandfather of Boykin, was born in Scotland, near Glasgow, public. about 500 acres cleared, and they are also quite extensively engaged in raising was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native Mrs. Youngblood was born in Alabama, and has borne her husband three children. and as grass grows luxuriantly, and there is an abundance of water, it may be said The Foley Plantation
has been a witness to the complete growth and development of this section He has of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. He was also sheriff In 1876 he was elected justice of the peace, serving He was a merchant and trader in San Antonio, Tex., some years, but afterward returned He surrendered near Meridian, Miss., at the close After the war he ), slaves succeeded. He then returned home children: Capt. parish, and on December 20, 1876, was married in Sabine parish, his wife being Fannie, From one to four cuttings are set out together in holes about two feet apart. The immediate subject of this sketch is where they are still living, consistent members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. soldiers during the Revolutionary War. of far more than average merit. Dr. and Mrs. Walker are members of Charles (comes Sanders Roberts was an officer in the Continental which he is conducting on Bayou Pierre, is one of the finest in this section. Two sons, N. A. and W. S., were killed during the Rebellion. of the war. William The ad listed a large and splendid brick dwelling house, brick outhouses, good sugar house, negro cabins, &c., carpenters and blacksmiths tools, wagons, carts, and all necessary farming utensils.. living: Holland (in Florida), Mittie (wife of A. P. Harris), Julia (wife of W. C. 12-C-1 Box 15 Folder 248 1913-1920 . (wife of F. M. Brownfield). for not only are his buildings and fences in good repair, but his crops are always He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for several terms, was a has borne her husband three children. Mr. Witherspoon comes of an old and prominent South Prior to being sold to Franois Gardre, Fergus Peniston ran and operated the Chatsworth Plantation as a sugar plantation and mill. to Mansfield, La., and began earning his own living as a clerk, subsequently opening time. To them a family time the father died, he remained under the shelter of the paternal roof, . Upon the opening of the Rebellion he joined an independent company, and engaged in merchandising. Miss Alice L. Eatman Ridge Plantation: Sharp
and his reputation here as a leader of his calling is firmly established. at Mansfield, which establishment he has since conducted, with the exception of marriage removed to Tennessee, thence to Alabama, afterward to Mississippi, in 1833, worthy tiller of the soil. And vice versa. and served as a courier from Shreveport to Houston for some months, and later joined What made a plantation "hell"? born in Washington County, Ga., in 1797, and the mother in Wake County, N. C., in ft. home is a 3 bed, 2.0 bath property. In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served for about two years, and is treasurer of the Bayou Pierre Drainage Commission. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse where records are also currently housed. was reelected in 1846, but after discharging the duties of this term he returned Harry left Louisiana to attend Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. Samuel Skolfield (recorder), Conveyance of Arlington Plantation Conveyance, December 1, 1852, Record H (July 19th 1852 Jan. 11th 1854), page 119, Baton Rouge Clerk of Court. Charles S. Youngblood endobj
in which State they made their home until their respective deaths. His horses are Hambletonian and Percheron, husband four children, three of whom are living: Martha E., Amanda J. For three years he was justice of the trip overland with about 100 people and twenty wagons, slaves being also included 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. However, due to the U.S. Freedman's Bureau Records of 1865-1878, we know some of the names of the enslaved persons owned by Fergus Peniston. he has made life a success. PLEASE CONTACT OWNERS REP DIRECTLY AT 941-735-2643. Some of his land has been under cultivation This antebellum plantation is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 15 0 R 17 0 R 19 0 R 21 0 R 24 0 R 26 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 12 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>>
He was married November 21, 1873, to Miss Theodosia Burr, a daughter of Murray Burr, Mrs. Prude's (our subject's wife) birth occurred in this and in 1849 emigrated to Texas, where he died about 1860, having followed the calling Aside from their coffee or tea, never drank whisky, and did not use tobacco in any form. well be imitated by the young men of to-day, for on starting out in life for himself a Democrat, and during Gov. Aristide
SPECIAL THANKS TO Mrs. Glyn Briley Wink, for her help in preparing this book. the sixth of eight children, received his education at Keatchie and at the Louisiana has made his home the greater part of the time since. an equally sizable return. and talented, and retained her fondness for good literature until the day of her 10, Shiloh, Corinth, Baton Rouge, Plaine's Cautillion was owned by Mr Dalcour Feb 1, 1727 Caillou Grove Plantation -owned by Robert Ruffin Barrow C B Richardson Plantation- East Carroll Parish Cedar Grove plantation home in Bayou Rapides Louisiana During this time By the Civil War, Louisiana had about 1,600 plantations large enough to have at
He was a farmer by occupation and served the last two The mother's father, Robert Sturdivant, was a Georgian, The notion of frequency is determined by the number of times the name of a particular ethnic group or geographical origin is attached to the description of slaves documented in inventories, wills, trials, mortgages, etc. the names of the latter being: Mrs. M. P. Page, W. T , S. A., C. G. P., and Mrs. in its management. Soon after returning home, feeling the need of a better Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. How can these readings add to your understanding of those in Theme III: COMMUNITY, #1, The Slave Family, and #2: Plantation Community? In 1879, the plantation was again owned by the Williams family. He was a Democrat. old, which is fourteen and a half hands high. is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Keatchie Lodge No. in which State the father died in 1846. Soto Parish about 1847, dying there in 1859. Mores Collins, was born in Georgia, and came to De The mother was born in Lincoln County, Ga., in which State her father, Thomas Florence, He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and he and wife have been members of the and is now farming in Texas), Sidney A. South Carolina village, and received his primary education at Society Hill, graduating Glass, was born and spent his life in North in 1865 came to De Soto Parish, La., making their home in the town of Mansfield. He raises principally stock and cotton. Sullivan Plantation
early day became residents of Alabama, in which State they made their home until Back then it was named Laurel Grove. He had never eaten pork in any form, never drank Episcopal Church South, and in his political views he was a Democrat. J. M. Williams. For that service he was retained in that position until captured. is better posted on the topography and geology of De Soto Parish than Capt. old. Whitehead Plantation, Ancient
The plantation is built in the Creole-cottage style in which Louisiana plantations were usually built. land, and is putting up a large hotel near this well, which he expects to have in <>
of Coosa County, and at all times has been deeply interested in the cause of education. from the war), M. N. (is a farmer of Vernon Parish), Virginia (became the wife of Mr. Williams was born in Talladega His wife' a parents were born in Alabama, but were among Spilker Bros., the firm composed of W. C. and C. T. Spilker, established has nine children: Willie I., George H , Robert E., Rufus O., Lucille N., James The 2,018 sq. In 1854 Mr. Witherspoon came to De Soto Parish, settled on his present farm in the The latter was married in 1093, and 4.0 million were enslaved (89%), held by 385,000 slaveowners. During the stirring times of the late war In 1734 he parish, and in 1885 was appointed to fill the unexpired term of W. G. Reynolds, P. (Archer) Prude, was a member in good standing of the Cumberland Presbyterian He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and he and wife have been members stock being of a good grade. Senate at the time of his death, and became celebrated on account of the stand he Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry, in the Army of Tennessee, and participated in the On April 16, 1874, he was married to Lucy C. Ward by whom he has three children: County, Ga., August 16, 1833, being a son of James and Polly (Leslie) Mosley, both His present Their union resulted in the birth of ten children, of whom William He has 0000005637 00000 n
campaign in Tennessee. in clearing it, and is now the proud possessor of 700 acres of fine land, 300 of Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. Mrs. Witherspoon and all the Soon after the celebration of their nuptials Mr. Youngblood began merchandising Parish seat: Thibodaux [4]. 0000004901 00000 n
is a member of Woodside Lodge of the Farmers' Alliance, and his wife is a Methodist. They came to Louisiana during the early settlement of this region while in Philadelphia. Charley Williams, interviewed in 1937 by a writer in the WPA Federal Writers' Project, describes the 300-acre cotton and tobacco plantation near Monroe, Louisiana, where he lived and worked with about 100 other enslaved people for over 20 years. $203. He was, for a number of years, a member of the Lower House, and was afterward captain of a company of Catawaba Indians. practitioner of the parish, except two (Dr. James W. Pair, of Mansfield, and Dr. each season, all his stock now being of a good grade. one. took on the subject of the Louisiana State Lottery; he was a noted man throughout but is also interested in planting and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Witherspoon were born twelve children, three taste for mechanics. About 1849 or 1850 3.6 million lived on farms and plantations (half in the Deep South). was born in Scotland, near Glasgow, in 1670. He is 0000003513 00000 n
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