what the colored population had been 100 years before.) the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog 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. [citation needed]. Since the war he has devoted himself to his large plantation, on which he raises cotton and cane. 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. the source or at the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. Dr. Tarleton moved with his parents to Louisiana in 1857, and has lived ever since within the borders of this State. V. and Eugenie (Ganthier) Rabalais, both natives of Louisiana, and their families being among the first of this part of the State. was married to Miss Annie Taylor, of St. Landry Parish, by whom he has three bright children, two sons and one daughter. Plantation heiress and manager Laura Lacoul Gore's (1861-1963) autobiography tells the family's history and her experience living at the plantation. A. M. Gremillion, publisher and proprietor of Marksville He was at Port Hudson from its first occupation to its surrender, and was here taken prisoner and paroled. Privately owned by descendents of the Gosserand. Annie L. is the wife of Clifton Cannon, and being intelligent and industrious he made excellent progress in his books, and The following year he came to Evergreen, La., to take charge as principal of Evergreen Home He is unmarried. He is a the mother emigrated with her parents to America when young and settled with them in Lexington, Ky. After the war he was engaged in merchandising for several years, Country, where the celebrated poem, Longfellow's "Evangeline." Haas removed to Louisiana when about fourteen years of age, landing in New Orleans with 20 cents in his pocket. succeeding election he was once more elected, and by such a strong majority that it was impossible Later he embarked in the mercantile business at Evergreen. Louisiana Museums. In earlier prehistoric times, Indians lived in the parish as particularly noted in Marksville Prehistoric Indian Park and Museum. He was called from earth in 1871, at the age of forty-three years, but his widow, who was educated in Louisiana and Alabama, still survives him, and is, as washer husband, a consistent member of the Episcopal Church. In 1850 he removed from Mansura to the plantation where he 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. Legend claims that William T . He operated a farm and continued as overseer until 1852, since which For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing material from this collection, as well as access to the original items, see: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information, If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. She is still living and is quite hale and hearty. He served to 1888, and was noted for his uprightness and impartiality, qualities so desirable in one who wears the ermine. 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. enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind This made much of the land in the U.S. unsuitable for growing crops other than for local consumption. the first census on which they were listed. was laid, and there he entered the business of sugar planting on a large scale. 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,161 farms of 500-999 acres. thorough student of medicine, and his reputation is thoroughly established. He has resided in this parish all his life, for here be was born on March 24, 1858, to Thomas P. and Sarah A. Holmesville, where he has practiced successfully ever since. He died in 1861, at the age of forty-five years, and Following the holder list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders with Mayenx), Noemie (wife of L. P. Roy), J. U. and Athalie. Mr. Frith is of Scotch find English descent. removed with his parents in childhood. Both were members of the A. his mother in 1859, he returned home. He was in the principal battles of the war, and was left on the field badly wounded at Gettysburg. Catholic Church. now living: Mrs. M. H. Spilker, Virginia, George, Robert, Bessie, Josie and Julia. and was a man of considerable prominence in the parish, having been a Whig David C. Howard attained years of discretion in Avoyelles Parish, and prepared for college in this parish. [13] The only practical means for shipping agricultural products more than a few miles without exceeding their value was by water. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870) Catalpa Plantation (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy) United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 Avoyelles Parish (Source: FamilySearch) Estate Records The father was a well-known business man of Deep River, Conn., but when just in the prime of life, at the age of forty-two years, he was called to his long home, his demise occurring in 1857. Winn, daughter of Dr. William H. Winn, who was one of the most prominent physicians in this section of the State at the time of his death in 1877. A. SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS: (exact surname spellings only are reported, no spelling variations or soundex), (SURNAME, # in US, in State, in Parish, born in State, born and living in State, born in State and living in Parish), Avoyelles Parish, LA GenWeb (Great resources). Dr. Tarleton's career as a practitioner and They surrendered at Shreveport. begin business at Cottonport as a dealer in general merchandise on a capital of $1,500, and Mrs. Joffrion lived only eighteen months after marriage, and left no issue. He went out as orderly sergeant, and was promoted to sergeant-major after the battle of Shiloh. He has always refused to accept any position of trust, Miss Normand was reared, find received a common-school education in her native town. 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. his brother John, who was the father of Chief Justice Marshall. Once again, we welcome you! He was originally from the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Charleston on October 20, 1845, Lodge Mason at Evergreen Lodge. David Haas, physician and surgeon, Haasville, La. A vast capital is invested in this important industry, and 8, 1849, to Joseph and Eliza (Ducote) Ducote, both of whom were born in Avoyelles Parish of this State. To his marriage He has bad considerable experience as a public After retiring from active service he became adjutant- major of the National Guards of the department des Basses Pyrenees, and died at the age of seventy-five years. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. have reared five orphan children to honorable manhood and womanhood. Soon after taking his degree in medicine he located in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, where he has successfully practiced his profession ever since. Last battle of Banks' Red River Campaign. 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. Owing to the able and efficient manner in which he Virginia under thorough commercial course in that department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington, and in November of 1887 received his diploma. Wier assumed charge he had but a few scholars. from that State to Avoyelles Parish, La., where the father purchased a tract of Voinche, who was the wealthiest man in Avoyelles Parish before the Rebellion. thorough student of medicine has won for him no less a reputation than has his personal character as a citizen and neighbor. his education in France. He also took a leading part in the Roman He is not only held in high repute as a physician, but he has a host of warm The 1860 Avoyelles Parish Slave Schedule Epps's 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedule cites a total of 12 slavesjust four more than he owned a decade prior. The maternal grandfather of Miss Normand was August Randolph Fox was born in De Soto, Clarke County, Miss., September 1, 1803, and, is the eldest son of He has resumed the practice of the law, and enjoys to a great degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow-men. In 1888 he began his career as a publisher, and in that year the first number of the Weekly Blade was given to the public and met with such a warm reception that he has continued the publication of the same ever since, and since February, 1890, has been its proprietor. Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. have always contributed their share to every public enterprise, and have at all times labored to advance the best interests of the parish. His parents, John and Anna (Hays) Watson, were Catholic Church. daughter of Dr. Wathen, of Breckinridge County, Ky., a very eminent and property which he operates in connection with managing his plantation and his 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. clerk of the district court. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport: Northwestern State University of Louisiana: Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park. 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. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in Prior to, and during part of the late war he engaged in teaching schools. although Mr. Pearce is quite young, he has shown that he is a good financier and possesses more than ordinary business ability. He attended Shelbyville University, Bedford County, Tenn., and lacked only one year of graduating in that institution, when he was obliged to levae school. Builder was Mr. Jonathan Koen. His parents, Alfred Tarleton and Cecilia Tarleton, moved from Mary Ian! S. S. Pearce, planter, Evergreen, La. He attended the public schools of the town in his youth, and Dr. Thomas A. Roy received an academic education in his native parish, and in July, 1888, he entered the Louisville Medical School, graduating with honor in February, 1890. a prominent lawyer of this section in his day. profession. He was in Nashville when the Federals took possession, saw them hoist the Union flag on the capitol and heard their band play "Hail Columbia." Roman Catholics. 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. The paternal grandfather was a native of Georgia, and the maternal grandfather was a native of FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. He was married in 1870 to Miss Rosa Normand, who bore him the following children; Joseph B. He died when about eighty years of age, in 1882, but his widow is still a resident of Cottonport, and is, as was her husband, a member of the children. 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 names of plantations in this Parish with the names of the large holders on this list should not be a difficult research task, but Harvard, a native of this parish and a daughter of Monroe Harvard. the maternal grandfather, James Thompson, was born in Edinburg, Scotland, but came to this country at, an early date. 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. 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. Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s Catholic Church, and died in 1879. In the beginning of 1802 he enlisted in Boone's battery as a private, and later was promoted to sergeant. Avoyelles Parish, and purchased the property where his son, E. D. Windes He has He was born in Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, La., on October 19, 1827, and his parents, Leon and Amelie (Lemoine) Ganthier, wore natives of Avoyelles Parish, of the same State. Sam Houston visited while in the area soliciting funds for his Texas army. He surrendered at Natchitoches. Pearce, daughter of A. G. Pearce, a native of Rapides Parish, La. Afterward he returned to Louisiana find began the study of law, being admitted to the bar in Opelousas in 1857. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records Judge Thomas Overton, after ..acquiring the rudiments of an education in this State, was sent to the University of Virginia, In Louisiana in 1860 there were 371 farms of He enlisted in the Confederate Army, Company I, Eighteenth Louisiana great-grandfather, was the first White settler, reaching the prairie hills of Avoyelles in a dugout or pirogue, from the parish of Point Coupee. secretary of the board of trustees of Evergreen Home Institute. Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Historic American Buildings Survey, creator. Mr. Genin and his family are strict 14095 Woodland Dr, Guerneville, CA 95446. young attorney of undoubted ability, find as a forcible and convincing speaker has especially distinguished himself. Nowhere in Avoyelles Parish, La., is there, to be found a young man of more energy, determination or force of . 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. The surviving plantation homes range from relatively modest dwellings to opulent mansions, some containing original furnishings and many with period furniture. Rebellion opened, when he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Tennessee Infantry, and was on active duty until after the battle of Shiloh, when he received his discharge, after which he immediately joined the Tennessee Heavy Artillery tit He set fire to the bridge across Duckbill River at Columbia, Tenn., and kept Buell's army from crossing, giving his regiment time to get away. St Elizabeth Parish is a Catholic Church located in Zip Code 95446. The Doctor has a bright future before him. 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. Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. He received his final summons in 1878, and his widow followed him in 1885. different years, the transcriber was not aware of any relevant changes to Parish boundaries. Avoyelles Parish residents have traditionally lived quiet lives on small farms. Dr. George Edward the study of law, and in May, 1868, was admitted to the bar, receiving his diploma from the Supreme Court, of Louisiana. qualities have become known, and he is respected and liked by his numerous He is a typical Frenchman, with dark blue eyes, and is a good specimen of manhood. Dr. Owens was the public has in him. The same year be was married to Miss Margaret Wathen, the State. Historic American Buildings Survey, C. (1933) Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. Avoyelles Area [1] Total 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) Land 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) Elevation 62 ft (19 m) Population (2020) Total 215 Density 210.37/sq mi (81.26/km2) Time zone UTC-6(CST) Summer (DST) UTC-5(CDT) Area code 318 FIPS code 22-24775 Website www.evergreenla.org occurred in France on May II, 1838, and is a son of Germain find Celeste (Prostdame) Regard, both natives of France. having previously managed his plantation in The latter received limited educational advantages, but by observation and study he has improved this to a great extent. interest in local and State affairs. Federal Census", available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . William M. Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. Through his instrumentality he raised the growth of cotton from 718 to over 7,000 bales per year, and he also took au active part in building up the Subject's great great-grandfather was the first governor of I Louisiana under the Spanish rule. Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. Thomas A. 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. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. The three others, Rosa Lula, Percival Clarence and Clysse Ursula, are aged respectively, TERMINOLOGY. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. C. Grimillion, planter, Moreanville, La. Royal Arch Mason, and is a member of Evergreen Lodge No. He was remarkably successful in his prosecutions. The on African Americans in the 1870 census was obtained using Heritage Quest's CD "African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. 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. His wife died about eighteen months after they were married. Besides the necessity of river transportation, the ground near the rivers and old river channels contained the best agricultural land, where the sandy and silty soil settled, increasing the height of the natural levees. was born in Lowndes County, Miss., March 2. and also taught school for some time, He was assessor and register of the parish [citation needed] Cloth, shoes, and clothing were imported from Europe and from the Northeast U.S.[citation needed], The self-sufficiency of plantations and cheap slave labor hindered economic development of the South. His father, Hypolite 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. that parish. researchers should view the source film personally to verify or modify the information in this transcription for their own History - Holmesville, Louisiana The father was educated in the common schools of Louisiana, and devoted his whole life to planting, being a very extensive planter and largo slave owner before the war. Southern Pacific Railroad, and was its first president. was but natural, perhaps, that this should be his chosen calling in life. Plantation names were not shown on the census. The father died at our subject's residence, in 1888, and the mother died three years previous to this. He is a very successful criminal lawyer. this place has since conducted a flourishing business. He was of a decided character, energetic, and one of It is possible to locate a free person on the Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census. He and wife both died in France, the father in 1874 and the mother in 1857. Slave quarters in Louisiana, unknown plantation (c. 1880s), Historical background of the plantation era, Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana), Oakland Plantation (Natchitoches, Louisiana). The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll [2] Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Martin while the "colored" population had dropped 15% to 6,175. His wife, Louisa Scallan, was born in this parish, and bore her husband seven children, the immediate subject of this sketch being the eldest of the family. He and his wife both received their final summons in their native country, the father dying in 1856, and the mother in 1866. and is a son of Rev. If you are looking for a church JOIN FOR FREE to find the right church for you. 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. He received his medical education and received his diploma from Tulane University, New Orleans, in April, 1890. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. 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. Rosa Cailleteau, was a daughter of Eugene Cailletean South Carolina, whither the father removed when a young man. can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number The father was given common-school advantages and made the occupation of planting his chief calling through life, but was, for a short time, engaged in merchandising in Cottonport. Dr. Leo Chester Tarleton, Marksville, La. The father was reared and received a collegiate education in his native city. The PURPOSE. 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. up 27,000 (41%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). He died on his plantation on December 16, 1849,
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