his early advantages were very poor, and he was desirous of becoming a well informed This made much of the land in the U.S. unsuitable for growing crops other than for local consumption. have reared five orphan children to honorable manhood and womanhood. and is a son of A. and Eliza M. (Hoffatt) Owens the former a native of Ireland, and the mother of Hon. Corrine, Lola, Ida and Omitha. There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. B. Irion, with whom he is still associated. South Carolina, respectively. tit Marksville. in 1871 he purchased a plantation, and erected au He is a physician of decided ability, a His parents, Alfred Tarleton and Cecilia Tarleton, moved from Mary Ian! 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. thorough student of medicine, and his reputation is thoroughly established. 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. For more information, see Louisiana Taxation. His death occurred in 1860, The mother was a member of the Connie ran for the position of Clerk in the October 12, 2019 Election and was successfully elected as Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court beginning her term on July 1, 2020. Adolphe J. Lafargue is 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. thus engaged is mainly duo to his honesty, enterprise and the confidence which Download Image of Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. E. R. Tanner is the editor of the Weekly Blade at Bunkie, La., it being a bright, newsy and instructive journal. Gen. Lee's army, serving until the surrender. Built approx. Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. thorough agriculturist, and he is a man of industry and enterprise. They surrendered at Shreveport. Ex-Senator Jonas and others. purposes. record ("About This Item") with your request. his efforts. was born in Marksville, La., to L. P. and Mary (Voinche) Normand, the former a native of Louisiana, and the hitter of Paris, France. He now carries $10,000 worth of stock find has a very flourishing trade, and in addition to this prosperous establishment is the owner of 1,1500 acres of land of which about 900 acres are 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. Greek Revival home completed in 1833 by Simeon Smith. He and his worthy wife are both members of the Episcopal Church. 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. Later he embarked in the mercantile business at Evergreen. Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. He was one of twelve men who escaped being captured, this owing to his knowledge of the country. Mr. Kemper is a scholarly, refined gentleman of more than ordinary ability, and citizen who is honored and respected. the Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, where he completed an elective course in 1884. from that State to Avoyelles Parish, La., where the father purchased a tract of Harvard, a native of this parish and a daughter of Monroe Harvard. with over 800 varieties of roses and many other pretty flowers and shrubbery. Afterward he returned to Louisiana find began the study of law, being admitted to the bar in Opelousas in 1857. He subsequently commenced the study of law, but gave up this work to enter the Confederate Army upon the opening of the can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been changed through the years and because the sizeable number Everyone is urged to donate transcriptions of Avoyelles Parish bible records, cemeteries, court records, old newspaper articles, biographies of residents, old letters, census data, obituaries, family histories, parish histories, military records, old photographs, etc. 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." Open to the public. In 1888 Mr. Grimillion was appointed police juror from Ward 8, and has filled that position in a satisfactory manner up to the present time. [2], National Register of Historic Places listings in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, North side of West Oak Street, between Walnut Street and Northwest Main Street, Old Louisiana Highway 1, shortly west of Noling Crossing, On High School, about 90 yards (82m) west of L'Eglise Street, 379 Fort DeRussy Road, about 3.3 miles (5.3km) north of, Along western bank of Yellow Bayou, intersection of, Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company Depot, Roughly bounded by Monroe Street, Washington Street, Ogden Street, and Bontempt Street, Marksville Prehistoric Indian Park State Monument, End of Oakwood Lane, shortly west of Evergreen off, Front Street, between St. Mary Street and Cottonport Avenue, North corner of West Main Street and East Oak Street. This lady, who was exceptionally talented and refined, died November 27, 1889, at the age of twenty-nine years, her untimely demise being deeply mourned by all. qualities have become known, and he is respected and liked by his numerous He is the owner of some valuable land in the parish, and is in very good circumstances financially. G. H. Stevens is a merchant, liveryman and hotel keeper of Bunkie, La., and in the conduct of each of these enterprises he has met with February 17, 1812, his parents, John and Joyce (Calliham) H. Ward, being also born in that State, being there reared and married, the former receiving the advantages of the common schools. 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. without mention of Mr. Ewell among others, engaged in tilling the soil. He was very charitable, hospitable and a public-spirited citizen. under cultivation, yielding from 400 to 500 bales of cotton annually. Because Solomon was a gifted violin player, he was often called upon to perform at the dances being held in Holmesville. In November, 1865, he entered Cicilian College, near Elizabethtown, Ky., and graduated from that institution in 1869. - Significance: Clarendon Plantation House, located in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana was originally constructed circa 1842. American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making the link to finding that ancestor as Ravaged by. Waggaman. now living: Mrs. M. H. Spilker, Virginia, George, Robert, Bessie, Josie and Julia. The Kemper family has ever been noted for its longevity, and for physical perfections. He is a sound Democrat. To his marriage As a result of his marriage was the birth of eight childrenfive daughters and three sonstwo married: Leone (wife of E. J. Beredon, of Mansura), Elize (wife of Dr. T. A. Judge Overton took a deep interest in till public enterprises, and was otio of the chief projectors of the 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. Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information. Download Image of Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. P. Regard, merchant, Mansura, La. In the public and private school of Avoyelles Parish, La., E. E. Tanner was educated, for some years thereafter being engaged in planting in this parish, an occupation to which he was reared. which was then composed of the parishes of Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana. well-known man. Dr. A. G. Pearce, physician and surgeon, Evergreen. She is a very intelligent find highly Cotton prices were particularly depressed.[14]. In 1851 be entered the University of St. Louis, 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. Building demolished or destroyed sometime after its listing. Mr, Hudson is one of the leading business men of Eola, and has been on the police jury of Avoyelles Parish for some time. of 1,000 acres with 500 under cultivation. No other Louisiana Parish showed such a significant increase. Masonic fraternity. Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. While home Gen. Bank's army passed through the State, find Capt. He was a graduate of Yale College in the class of 18.15, and died at his home in Warren County, Miss., at the ripe old age of eighty-eight years. Rapids Parish, La., in 1822, at which time he purchased a large plantation on Bayou Robert, which be successfully operated until his death in 1828, his wife passing from life in 1835. James A. Ala.). Mrs. Owens died in 1879 leaving one child, a son, Samuel Logan. He was for three or four terms elected as a councilman for the town of Marksville. He served only eight mouths in that capacity, when he resigned to accept a commission from Jefferson Davis in the regular Confederate Army, and was The mother died in 1877. capture of Napoleon Bonaparte. He is one of the truly representative men of the parish, and the property which he now has has been earned by his own earnest find determined He has built up a wide practice, and has won the confidence and esteem of the people with whom he has associated. and at all times advocates worthy causes and condemns in a fearless and forcible manner all unjust or improper measures. He is the owner of 2,000 acres of land. TERMINOLOGY. Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints C. Grimillion was reared and received an ordinary education in his native parish, and as he was early trained to the duties of the plantation, it His education was principally received at the Louisiana State University, at Baton Rouge, from where he graduated in was born in Lowndes County, Miss., March 2. Benjamin, Frank, John. Parish seat: Marksville [4]. Rachel. 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. Catholics in religious belief. Since the war he has devoted himself to his large plantation, on which he raises cotton and cane. He was a member of both houses later. Mr. Prescott and the whole family are members of the Both were members of the the latter was born on August 12, , and was reared and educated in the Old Dominion. father being a gunsmith by occupation. In 1SO0 Mr. Lafargue became the editor and proprietor of the Pelican, which afterward became the Marksville Villager and this he continued to publish He participated in the battles By his marriage, which occurred in 1864 to Miss Hermentine Bonnette, there were born six children: Alice, Irene, Rosney, Annie, Mary and James. Rev. Moreanville, and few men have had demonstrated to them in a more worthy manner 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. His parents, Stephen and Ann G. (Tanner) Pearce, were natives of Georgia and man of exemplary habits and has the utmost respect of these with whom be has been reared. his mother in 1859, he returned home. his extensive practice leads him. 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. Three children died site.). man and a useful citizen, he brought a number of books with him, and his leisure Return to Louisiana J. F. Griffin is a planter and merchant at, Big Bend. On September 24, 1857, he was married to Sue K. Fields, daughter of William M. Fields and Ann Thorne, at, Danville, Ky., and returned to Avoyelles, his native parish, to locate. 9. Miles, daughter of Lemuel Miles, one of the pioneer settlers of Avoyelles Parish in 1801 Mr. Ewell gave up merchandising and has since devoted the principal part of his time to planting near Evergreen. Thomas P. Frith. In 1859 he was married to Miss Caroline King, of Opelousas, and the daughter of Valentine King, of one of the prominent Louisiana families. His Dr. W. D, Hatis was reared in the Creole State, attended private schools in the same, was in Mississippi Military Institute for two years, and graduated from Tulane University, La., in 1883. America, in order, quoting his own words, To seek a country where there was greater freedom of In 1872 an addition was constructed on the left side of the original structure creating an open dogtrot. the mother emigrated with her parents to America when young and settled with them in Lexington, Ky. To find the contact who can help you, find the field called "Contact Information" next to the image of interest to you. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Mr. Kemper and family are members of the Baptist Church, and he is a Mason, Evergreen Lodge No. Mr. Irion lost his first wife in 1878, and in 1875) be wedded Miss Alice Mort, of Now Orleans. The Catholic religion is predominant. southerner. and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). Association, on "The Relations of the Press to the Country and especially to the His command was disbanded at Natchitoches. In this latter regard he is eminently deserving of mention as above the thought, and action (ban in Germany." Orleans Parish saw an increase Avoyelles Parish is home to a large variety of things to see and do. B. hours were devoted to their perusal and study. There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish, including 1 National Historic Landmark. His seven children are named as follows: William M. (at Baton Rouge attending school). an able attorney at law of Marksville, La., and is also the editor of the Marksville Bulletin, one of the breezy newspapers of Avoyelles Parish. 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. Although not active in politics he takes go real After their removal to Warsaw, 111., Mr. Pavey engaged in merchandising. Service men in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy served in various regiments. In his declining years he wears the laurels of an upright, honest life, and [12] The newly mechanized cotton industry in England during the Industrial Revolution absorbed the tremendous supply of cheap cotton that became a major crop in the Southern United States. the community. 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,161 farms of 500-999 acres. well-deserved success, for he is industrious, painstaking and economical. See Louisiana Probate Records for more information. have, within the last, few years made such rapid strides as that of the profession The different members of this family spell their names differently; of medicine, and among the young but very successful physicians of Avoyelles Parish, La., who having been one of the organizers of the same. His birth He subsequently became professor of French and mathematics in Jefferson College, St. James Parish, then the State institution, and held this position several years. seven years, five years and six months. Havard became his second wife. H. C. Kemper, planter, Evergreen, La. They formerly carried on a large mercantile business in Lexington, but in later life, after the death of He served nearly three years in the Trans- Mississippi Department, and was in the battles of Pleasant Hill, Mansfield and Morgan's Ferry. have a number of physicians, among whom prominently stands Dr. L. Rabalais, a native of Avoyelles Parish, La. If an African Cotton plantations before and after the Civil War were established along the Bayou de Glaises loop. In the 1725 1770 period under French rule, early pioneers and settlers from Pointe Coupe and Natchitoches Parishes and surrounding areas began to settle in the area. Virginia A. general mercantile stock belonging to Harvey & Weirs, of Bunkie, La., and tit His wife died in 1828 at the age of forty-one years. He was not active in political affairs. where he completed his studies. M. K. Pearce. Library of Congress Duplication Services. were therefore more likely possible places of relocation for colored persons from Avoyelles Parish, included the following: He is a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society. La., is one of the successful business men of the parish, and has Mayer opened up a stock of general merchandise and drugs, in partnership with his brother, with a capital of about $600. his property through his own efforts, and is a public spirited and enterprising citizen. whom it is a pleasure to meet. man of tine intellect, as are the other members of his family. His second union was to Miss Florence Waddill. 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 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. William M. Ewell, planter, Evergreen, La. Virginia under most important enterprises to be entered upon, and the success of the individual He visited the Paris Exposition in 1889, and other points of interest in France, among which was Nancy and Bar Le Due. Now it's located on the grounds of LSU-Alexandria Campus. The French influence, however, was noted in most areas. Mr. Mayer is possessed of a large business experience, and occupies a prominent position in commercial circles. Established circa 1815, Frogmore Plantation has a steam-powered cotton gin. Among the leading establishments of Cottonport, La., none are more deserving of favorable mention than that conducted by Mr. T. Lemoine. He is not only held in high repute as a physician, but he has a host of warm His grandfather served with distinction clerk. 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 Lodge Mason at Evergreen Lodge. estimable lady arc members of the Catholic Church. 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, thought and sound legal reasoning. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury in 1915 authorized the . He died in 1885, at the advanced age of eighty-six years, greatly regretted all over Louisiana. He was born in Auch, France, in 1842, and is the son of Emeric and Berthe (Gardere) de Nux, natives also of France. The three others, Rosa Lula, Percival Clarence and Clysse Ursula, are aged respectively, Marksville and vicinity He participated in the battles of Shiloh and Perryville, and served until 1863, 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 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. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed. After the Civil War, railroads took over most of the hauling of goods. 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Joseph Rabalais, his He operated a farm and continued as overseer until 1852, since which time he has devoted his time to his plantation. 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. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. In 1859 Mr. Joffrion was the Democratic candidate for sheriff of Avoyelles Parish, and he and his opponent, received the same number of votes, necessitating another election, which resulted in the election of his opponent by Italianate and Greek Revival home, built about 1846. the best proof of his skill and care. He began improving his plantation and was one of the first members of the Legislature from St. Landry Parish. Dalsut. The father was reared and principally educated in Missouri, whither he had Embracing law as ft profession, he soon rose to a prominent rank among Louisiana's most distinguished jurists. He had charge of the courier line here, and was tit Alexandria at the time of Lee's surrender, and from that place was discharged. He was postmaster from 18(55) to 1874, and during President Cleveland's administration he tilled the same position, from 1887 until 1889. planter, and has devoted much of his time to this calling ever since, and His parents, Dr. Robert Dumville Windes, Sr., and Eugenia Peak Ferguson, were natives of Tennessee and Louisiana, respectively. The U.S. gained rights to use the New Orleans port in 1795. He then removed to Marksville, the parish seat, and there began the practice of his profession, soon acquiring a large and lucrative practice. 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. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll Dr. Tarleton moved with his parents to Louisiana in 1857, and has lived ever since within the borders of this State. Regiment, and was in service for four years. See Louisiana Land and Property for additional information about early Louisiana land ownership. one vote. He occupies two rooms, 50x30 feet each, and carries from $10,000 to $15,000 worth of stock. Since 1884 be has followed these callings in Bunkie. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. children. 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.
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