Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Avoyelles 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. He participated in many of the trying scenes of that momentous epoch, and among others was in the battle of Yorktown, where he maintained his reputation as a brave and gallant officer. Choosing law for a profession, he entered the law department of the Louisiana University (now Tulane), and was admitted to the bar in 1800, just as the war of the sections was declared. Upon completing his education, he took charge of the Frith estate, as manager for his mother, who is administration, and as this estate is very extensive, the cares of its management are arduous. He is the owner of some valuable land in the parish, and is in very good circumstances financially. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. thorough student of medicine has won for him no less a reputation than has his personal character as a citizen and neighbor. David Raymond Fox, at the age of four years, was taken to Montville, Conn., where he remained five years, when he returned to his father's home in Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. The Doctor was born in the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, on November 8, 1845). Missouri, and remained there until .1855. Joseph Rabalais, his Since his return home he has operated his plantation, and has been sufficiently successful to keep out of debt and his place free from mortgages. He is unmarried. [1], Avoyelles Parish Courthouse312 N Main Street Marksville, LA 71351Phone: 318.253.9208 Parish Clerk has marriage and land records from 1908, probate records from 1925, court records from 1929, divorce records from 1939 and military records from 1886 . from that State to Avoyelles Parish, La., where the father purchased a tract of The USGenWeb has provided an easy to use form for submitting a RECORD of any . Between 1860 and 1870, the Louisiana colored population He was married in 1871, in Philadelphia, to Miss Mary L. Fisher, by whom he has two sons and three daughters. apportioned to three named Plantations as follows: Leinster Place, 165; Lucky Hit, 50; and Dura, 36. African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1860, if they have an idea of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 427) reportedly includes a total of 7,185 slaves. Avoyelles Parish Marriages Return to Marriage Index. . The 1860 U.S. Census was the last U.S. census showing slaves and slaveholders. His education was principally received at the Louisiana State University, at Baton Rouge, from where he graduated in He is one of the foremost citizens and business men of the town, and has at all times contributed liberally for the support of every enterprise for the building up of the parish, and is considered one of its good citizens. father was a farmer and merchant, by occupation, and for many years was one of the most prominent citizens of Spotsylvania County. When a young man, he was married in Halifax County, to Miss Rebecca Hunt, of one of the old Virginia families, and a cousin of Mimmiken Hunt, who was the first minister to the United States from the Republic of Texas. West was born in Avoyelles Parish, La., September 28, 1808, to Isham and E. C. (O'Quinn) West, both of whom were born, reared, educated and married in this State, the former being a planter by occupation. Judge Thomas Overton, after ..acquiring the rudiments of an education in this State, was sent to the University of Virginia, He is not only held in high repute as a physician, but he has a host of warm Dr. Roy is a young Parish InformationAvoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. Regiments. Dr. C. D. Owens, Built in 1830; French-Creole Architecture. of 1,000 acres with 500 under cultivation. He was a respected and esteemed citizen, and at the time of his death was her parents when she married. for him to be counted out as before. Rhode Island. occurred in 1827, and he is the son of V. and E. (Rabalais) Grimillion, both also natives of the Creole State. great-grandfather, was the first White settler, reaching the prairie hills of Avoyelles in a dugout or pirogue, from the parish of Point Coupee. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Avoyelles Parish Courthouse 312 N Main Street Marksville, LA 71351 Phone: 318.253.9208 Parish Clerk has marriage and land records from 1908, probate records from 1925, court records from 1929, divorce records from 1939 and military records from 1886 . He was originally from the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Charleston on October 20, 1845, He and his estimable wife are members of the Baptist Church. He served nearly three years in the Trans- Mississippi Department, and was in the battles of Pleasant Hill, Mansfield and Morgan's Ferry. B. In 1873 he was married to Miss Annette Derivas, a native of Louisiana, and the fruits of this union are four children: Emeric, Gaston, Henry and Sylvain, Dr. de Nux and family are members of the land near where Hamburg is now situated. He is a [2] Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 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. Mr. Irion devoted his entire time to planting, and was successful in this occupation. The following year he entered the medical department of Tulane University of Louisiana, from which be graduated in 1887. Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. There is an entry for a 34-year-old. Vicksburg. Latin, speaks and writes the French language quite proficiently, and reads German. Wharton and Gen. Gregg, of the Trans-Mississippi Department. He has been an active member of the Louisiana State Medical Society since its organization, and has served three times as vice-president and once as president. He is a native-born resident of Mansura, La. The three others, Rosa Lula, Percival Clarence and Clysse Ursula, are aged respectively, 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 residence. The mother is still living and is a resident of Mansura. Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s, State Library of Louisiana Historic Photograph Collection, For information or permission to use/publish, contact: LAColl@state.lib.la.us. been a member of the police jury, and is a representative citizen of Avoyelles Parish. It runs on the Islandora open-source digital repository software. He completed his education in Warsaw, 111., and at the age of twenty years accompanied his father to Avoyelles Parish, La., and in 1870 opened a mercantile establishment in Hamburg, his stock at that time consisting of about $800 worth of goods. son of true honor. His parents, Stephen and Ann G. (Tanner) Pearce, were natives of Georgia and He superintends every detail in his establishment and is held in high esteem in Mr. Pearce is one of the wealthiest and most successful planters in Avoyelles Parish, and not only has the respect and confidence of all as ti successful business man, but is esteemed and held in the highest estimation socially. Regiment, going out as sergeant and serving in Bragg's Army. born in the parish of Natchitoches, La., May 11, 1845, but was reared in Avoyelles Parish, his education being received in Baton Rouge Collegiate skirmishes. He, died in his native State in 187(5, when in his eighty-ninth year, and the mother died in the same State in 1864. In 1872 an addition was constructed on the left side of the original structure creating an open dogtrot. West was educated in Keatchie College, Keatchie, La., and after record ("About This Item") with your request. planter, and has devoted much of his time to this calling ever since, and Denomination / Affiliation: Roman Catholic. Mr. Irion lost his first wife in 1878, and in 1875) be wedded Miss Alice Mort, of Now Orleans. the mother's native State. Learn more. Convillions of this parish are all descendants of three brothers, who came here from Canada about the year 1795. Privately owned by descendents of the Gosserand. Old Indian trails were the predecessors of many in Avoyelles. without honor, save in his own country." transferred to the staff of Gen. D. H. Hill, of the Army of the Potomac. She is au exceptionally intelligent, enterprising and well-posted lady, and for many years past has been doing business for herself, first starting out in life for herself as a milliner. Mr. Joffrion is well known in Steam-powered river navigation began in 1811-12, between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and New Orleans. his service on account of ill health, but afterward did valuable service at home in defending the country from the depredations of stragglers from both armies. In his journalistic work he is noted for his fearless denunciation of dishonest measures, and for his upholding of the right at all times, the strength of logic which he brings to bear being forcible and unanswerable. He came to Avoyelles Parish when a young man, and he and his wife became the parents of six children. it is beyond the scope of this transcription. Mr. Tanner is a native of this State, born in 1804, and is a son of E. L. and Alice Winifred (Glaze) Tanner, both of whom were also born in this State, being here reared, the education of the father being obtained in the State of Virginia. He served to 1888, and was noted for his uprightness and impartiality, qualities so desirable in one who wears the ermine. Before presuming Return to Louisiana She was the mother of six children, of whom Dr. Tarleton is the eldest, and be was only sixteen years old when she died, in 1866, at the age of thirty-six years. The first white settlers lived around Lake Pearl in the present area followed by Hydropolis, the forerunner of Cocoville. In 1843 he removed permanently to Avoyelles Parish, and in 1849 purchased the plantation where he 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. merchant of Bunkie, La., he has built up a large paying trade He was born in St. From the fall of Vicksburg to the dose of the war he was engaged as the special agent of the treasury department of the Confederate States to receive money at He at different times received eleven wounds, and on August 30, 1813, received lance and gunshot wound in the right shoulder, which was very serious and incapacitated him for duty for some time. Dr. E. de Nux received his education at Toulouse College and at St. Barbe, Paris, but received his medical education in the last named city. Association, on "The Relations of the Press to the Country and especially to the In 1850 he removed from Mansura to the plantation where he Mr. Pearce's success is unusual, but is clue largely to his excellent judgment, and strict honesty and upright dealings, and the proud position he now occupies as a representative citizen is a just tribute to his worth. Dr. Leo Chester Tarleton, Marksville, La. one of the few that has seen the country in its development. [citation needed] Contemporary descriptions cite the lack of towns, commerce, and economic development. The father was a Baptist minister of considerable prominence. thorough and critical examination of the matters in contention, and were prepared with great care, showing depth of Subject's great great-grandfather was the first governor of I Louisiana under the Spanish rule. Federal Census", available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . In the year 1801 he went out as endeavors to succeed in life have resulted satisfactorily, and as a shrewd He is prepossessing in appearance, and is the picture of health and physical manhood. his knowledge of his profession. (wife of Dr. P. B. Wright, of Evergreen), and Annie (wife of W. U. Perkins, of Texas. 1 | Mansura, LA 71350 | (800) 833-4195 . having previously been in the military service of France for twenty-five years, being in the campaigns in Italy in 1796-97, Germany in 1809, Russia in 1812, Prussia and Bohemia in 1813, and in 1814 and 1815 was in France and The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]. Personally and in every private relation, and duty of life, to much can not be said in his praise, for he is liberal, generous and high-minded, and is the can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number Moreanville, La. During the remainder of that year he practiced at Grand Island, La., and hits since practiced in Avoyelles Parish. Immediately afterward he entered the In 1833, while traveling abroad, he was lost on the Mediterranean Sea. His father is Samuel Moore Tarleton, who was also born in the State of Kentucky, He and his estimable wife site.). The future has yet in store for him a career of continual usefulness and honor before he reaches the fullness of years. John A. and Mary C. (Cocke) Glaize, both parents being North Carolinians. T. H. Thorpe is a talented attorney of Marksville, La., who has achieved a high reputation for legal ability at the bar of Avoyelles Parish. thorough master of his profession, and meets with the host of success in the management of the cases which come under his care. His death occurred in 1860, The mother was a member of the Dr. L. Rabalais was attending school at St. Joseph's College, Natchitoches Parish, at the breaking out of the war, and filled with au earnest desire to aid the A. M. Gremillion, publisher and proprietor of Marksville For more information, see Louisiana Taxation. [citation needed]. She is a woman of marked intelligence, and has that innate air of high breeding which always indicates the true gentle woman. His command was disbanded at Natchitoches. Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. south, and settled in the beautiful region of Louisiana, known as the Teche secretary of the board of trustees of Evergreen Home Institute. Members include public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives from arcross the state. 1240. In 1.86! George L. Mayer prepared for college at Lafargue High School, and immediately after the war he entered the St. Louis University, at St. Louis, Mo., where he remained until July, 1807. not less than $20,000, and this he operates himself. Slave quarters in Louisiana, unknown plantation (c. 1880s), Historical background of the plantation era, Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana), Oakland Plantation (Natchitoches, Louisiana). About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material There may be gaps of several years. was wedded to Miss Cleophine Frank, daughter of Adolph and Caroline (Bonette) Frank, natives of Germany his State, and wields a strong influence far beyond the borders of his own parish, and is looked upon as one of the leading politicians in this section of the country, and, if he accepts it, will no doubt be made the recipient of future honors in agreeable in business affairs he is equally so in social life, and he is one Sam Houston visited while in the area soliciting funds for his Texas army. To his marriage were born four children: W. K.; C. H., Aloysia and Joyce. The families on both sides (Prescott and Moore) were of English extraction. Dr. Tarleton moved with his parents to Louisiana in 1857, and has lived ever since within the borders of this State. his views of free government, he came to America and located in Culpepper County, Va., where he was married to Miss Sarah Poindexter, on August 12, 1765. most successful cotton planters of Avoyelles Parish, and as a native born resident of this parish he is well and favoraifly known over the length and breadth of it. "Parish" is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated. the gun and rod are his fWorite amusements. Abt 1856 Some records were destroyed or damaged from unknown causes. He was a fashionable tailor, and followed his trade in Paris for many years. B. Immediately upon completion of his literary course he entered Jefferson Medical College in the city of Brotherly Love and graduated from the same in 1887. Ravaged by. diligence. . his wife, he moved south, where he resided until his death in 1867. Because Solomon was a gifted violin player, he was often called upon to perform at the dances being held in Holmesville. Later he became superintendent of public, instruction of Avoyelles Parish, his appointment to this office being a tribute to his ability as an educator. In 1884 he was elected to Congress, from the Sixth Congressional District, and served in that capacity for one term. He is now president of the school board of Avoyelles. Mrs. Owens died in 1879 leaving one child, a son, Samuel Logan. The U.S. gained rights to use the New Orleans port in 1795. Dr. George Edward They are young men of strict business habits, and their popularity, together with the small margin of profit at which they sell, is seen in the crowds that at all times visit his establishment. G. B. Genin, general merchant sound and intelligent views.