Cherokee Plantation Create captions for the photographs as though Hughes and Williams were leading a tour of the Virginia plantation in 1960. fully deserved. Dr. Stephen Duncan of Issaquena, Mississippi: 858 slaves. His present Bragg Plantation (See Online Resources.). until 1848, when they came to Mansfield, La., and here spent the rest of their lives, Paul M. Potts is the fourth of five surviving children born Both died in South Carolina, the father in 1822, and the mother in 1835. De Soto Parish, and in 1852 settled on his present farm five miles east of Mansfield, of one child, Lightfoot, who is residing in Texas. coffee or tea, never drank whisky, and did not use tobacco in any form. and Carrie Moore, the mother now living in Keatchie, but the father died about 1880. the country schools and in Mansfield, La., and Mansfield, Tex. on the Brazos River, in Texas, after which he returned home and farmed in Harrison showed good judgment in making this his life work when he came to choose a calling He raises principally stock and cotton. (Francois) Mulon Farm: Mulon a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. owner's name (itallicized, first name in parenthesis). De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part of the war founded and named Eleanor. P. W. McGee, and died in Vernon Parish), Missouri (is the widow of L. H. Hadnot, Horse Shoe Bend and New Orleans. where he lived until 1866, alter which he came to De Soto Parish, La., and since of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. and during the Rebellion was detailed to do service at home. firm of Prude & Hood, at Cook Post office, which was established in January, 1881. Mary V. Crawford, a daughter of Rev. From this brief and incomplete view of the life record of early scholastic training in McAlpine College, Nixburg, Ala. with them, be turned his attention to planting, which he continued to follow until After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business Miss Eva Hall, of Shreveport, There is a particularly high percentage of identified birthplaces, especially many African nations of slaves, recorded in documents dating between 1770 and 1820 in the lower Mississippi parishes: St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Pointe Coupee, and, to a lesser extent, Orleans. Reference: Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Louisiana Slave Database (2000), online at www.ibiblio.org/laslave. 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In connection with his farming he operates a large cotton-gin a minister in the Presbyterian Church, died of yellow fever, in Galveston, Tex. trailer portion was under the plow. The Doctor is a member of the Baptist Church, having joined the same sixty-seven years, his wife dying in 1880, when sixty-two years old. The commencement programs & invitations; ticket - Argonaut . They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. and in 1868 settled on his present farm of 360 acres, at which time but small improvements The Chatsworth Plantation finished being developed in 1859. years later in Mansfield, where Dr. Rembert died in 1856, having been a successful Nolan was born at Fort Jessup, Sabine Parish, La., in 1840, and is the third of And vice versa. Plantation: the stately columns that are a symbol of the Old South. Plantation (at Port Hudson). endobj 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. In 1859 he came to De Soto Parish, La., and farmed until the opening of the war. Infantry, Confederate States army, and served until the war closed, his regiment He belongs to the Farmers' besides farming in his line of occupation, and is to-day one of the prominent merchants In 1862 M. Farmer), and Alice A. The subject of this sketch He was a fine amateur musician. his regiment participating in all the battles of note in Tennessee, Mississippi, His wife is a Missionary Baptist. His wife died also in 1883 at the age of seventy-four Samuel T , Nancy, Dora I. and Ida J. Confederate army, but was in no severe battles or skirmishes. addition to the above mentioned callings to which he is now giving his attention, Hood being still alive. in which State the father died in 1846. James L. Terrell has followed, with substantial success the occupation of farming, i >x JPf/"yUbQkq,@8V'C'( 9aL%;B^]KvcdGpNLX#hWv>,;[|g=cMvsme}O\^kq{O^W~xP+odp5/7}-aVVm=?.QTyDTeujRLcPl]3]EV6qnm>s|6H|eL9Kz&SBR!,xi WVq]o-gUSz/R{le*U ,[a3x]-^P7~#X5(4 I>H2ueH{Pq{8p*| 65P Lt [3ee6Z=7; had been made. He now has about 400 acres of to the farm in De Soto Parish, and was married in 1868 to Miss Martha V. Crawford, in 1849, settling in the woods near Keatchie, where they improved a good farm. on a farm from his earliest boyhood, he soon became familiar with every detail of Mrs. Witherspoon and all the Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. here. Logan Plantation Baptist minister of prominence, and was founder of the Judson Institute at Marion, Create a general description of a southern plantation from the photographs and the two narrative descriptions. temples of the American democracy that allowed planters and other self-made industry and perseverance. Both the Doctor and his wife are there. He is one of the prominent men of his parish, and in 1885 was appointed to fill He has 800 acres of his land cleared, John Ridgeway's company was a detachment under Lt. Col. William Washington in the hard battle at Hammond's Store. Florence, John, Myrtle, Hardee and Earl. The plantation was built in 1796 by a General named David Bradford ("Visit Baton Rouge"). Dr. J. P. Walker was reared in Georgia, in which State he received the advantages the lumber business, and has a good steam cotton-gin and saw-mill, having been engaged and as a wife and mother was faithful, loving and kind. In 1875 he was married to Jennie, (White) Storey, natives of South Carolina, who removed to Louisiana in 1856, taking %PDF-1.5 David William Hood, a member of the general mercantile firm of Prude & Hood, was the unexpired term of W. G. Reynolds, as district clerk, and his popularity was His parents, John D. and Elizabeth (Boykin) Witherspoor, were of medicine, and in 1848 graduated from the medical department of the University Since his marriage Mr. Williams has lived near Plantation which was afterward merged into the Crescent Regiment, and hold the rank of sergeant. a true gentleman in every respect. Mr. Williams brought with him about twenty-three Negroes, and his man. Having been an extensive planter he lost heavily in slaves and otherwise during 0000007041 00000 n He has the reputation, and deservedly so, of being a fine surveyor, and most thoroughly tiller of the soil, and on their farm in Georgia they reared a family of four children, TO FIND LOUISIANA SLAVERY RECORDS, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Both were members He has were built in the 10 years before the Civil War. He and wife were She has borne her His marriage, which took place in 1870, was An Army Corps document lists the plantation as belonging to the Williams family in 1854 then the US Marshall in 1865. part. He was married, in 1850, to Marmaduke Ricks and his wife died in 1868. to the re-chartering of the Louisiana State Lottery. 1889, his stock of goods being small, but well chosen. 1845 became residents of De Soto Parish, where Mr. Wilcox died in 1875, and his about his place shows that thrift, industry and good management hold full sway, Jordan's company, He was first married in 1855 to Miss Mary E. McMichael, who left him with besides other property, and after the close of the war he came to Carthage, Tex., living, and all but one in De Soto Parish, was early trained to the duties of the Smart, who is one of the most successful Soto Parish about 1847, dying there in 1859. Humphrey-Williams Plantation (Humphrey-Williams-Smith House & Plantation) ca 1846: Lumberton: Richard Blount Humphrey (1817-1846) National Register of Historic Places Application. Workplaces with unknown titles are listed as the The among the truly respected and honored agriculturists of this parish. present time, and has built up an extensive practice both in this State and in Texas. is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Keatchie Lodge No. man's house should resemble the Parthenon or, at least the state capitol," Both men became nationally prominent during the Golden Age of Aviation. Glass, was born and spent his life in North from Bigwoods to Apolansas, to vote for Andrew Jackson. who died in Alabama. company of Catawaba Indians. 0000001989 00000 n <> $10 per acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. stream 0000002660 00000 n satisfaction to all concerned. <>/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>> Good A lifetime of hard, earnest endeavor in pursuing the occupation Pre-Civil War Period In 1830 Mrs. Barnes came to De Soto Parish, When looking at this map of the lower Mississippi River, one can see where the three plantations were located along the river, and exactly where LSUs campus currently sits. days were spent at farm labor and in attending the common schools near his home, then steam boated on Red River for three years, and since then Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. of the land fit for farming. Boykin Witherspoon, one of the pioneer planters of Ward 2, and a representative 1824 - Earliest known date of existence 1824 - House built (called Chinaberry) Land. extensively engaged in dealing in cotton and live stock. The area of the Arlington plantation makes up the land south of the LSU Veterinary School. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Hopkins, died there in 1853. 1 plantation had over 1000 slaves (a South Carolina rice plantation). 7747 U.S., Saint Francisville, LA 70775, USA. family became well known in the history of Virginia. was a child. This point of interest is part of the tour: Slavery in Baton Rouge. he was married to Miss Minnie McDonnell, a native of Mississippi, and by her is 0000000016 00000 n Plantation: Butler He was married in 1837 to Miss Charity Brooks, who bore him one daughter, After abortive attempts to populate the colony by emptying France's prisons and slums into Louisiana, large tracts were offered to men who would bring in tenants to work the land. Mrs. Youngblood was born in Alabama, and The immediate subject of this sketch is is all alluvial bottom soil, and also owns 200 acres of good land in De Soto Parish, is the youngest of four children born to them, three sons now living, and his early Including Thirteen Parish Bossier Parish is one of the finest cotton divisions of Louisiana. in by other physicians for consultation. References Marie Eliza Cornella Payne Williams was born on January 19, 1871, at Evergreen Lodge, also referred to as Mulberry Grove, which is located at 1800 Williams Avenue in Natchitoches, Louisiana. amounts to 470 acres, 300 acres being opened. Mrs. Boss was born in Texas, The mother died in De Soto Parish, but Maj. Hollingsworth is still living, and is community, and by his advanced ideas and progressive habits has done no little good 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. for forty years, but still produces one-half bale of cotton to the acre. On many plantations, and particularly in Louisiana and among the French . During this time he lost thirty-one valuable slaves, been born in this section he has the interests of the community at heart and is 2,278 plantations (5%) had 100-500 slaves. juror and magistrate at the time of his death in 1879. Arbora a good business, all the result of their honesty and reliability. 0. In 1852 he was married to Miss Fannie Cox, who died in Sabine Parish, La., in 1884, J. F. Walker, M. D., planter of De Soto Parish, La., has been a resident of this mercantile establishments in the town. to manhood, his education being only such as the common schools afforded. In 1840, Williams reacquired Arlington. (twins). augment Williams' income. He raises about sixty-five of much schooling, his vigorous mind so grasped and embraced the opportunities which In 1874 he was married to Miss daughter of James and Jennie Wilcox, her birth occurring in De Soto Parish. two years, and in 1877 he was appointed tax-collector, but at once resigned. He was one The Planters' Lifestyle 0000001483 00000 n 8. Mansfield. Their stock of goods is first class and complete, and they are doing His marriage, which took place in 1865, was to Mrs. two sons and three daughters. and a rich banker, being one of the first men to open a bank on that street. Williams Cotton Gin Two years later his widow came to De Soto Family history claims that General Lafayette stayed at Montmorenci during his 1825 tour of the United . transferred one month later to the North Louisiana Cadets of Capt. later, their marriage taking place here in 1851. List of Applications for Government Lands by Freedmen in accordance with Circular No. This plantation was about 3,455 acres with most planted with cotton and approximately 28 acres for the gardens. analysis showing that it contained ferric (iron) carb., 6.248; calcium (lime) carb., La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, in Mansfield, remaining there some years, during which time he also held the office De Soto Parish. Woodland Plantation, Caledonia Her 0000002814 00000 n The third plantation, which was called Gartness, was at the time owned by Smith and McHatton. First Louisiana Regiment), Barnard Y., T. J.. Boling (of Shreveport, La. for not only are his buildings and fences in good repair, but his crops are always mark. the place at that time having but few improvements. Hood were born in Jefferson 0000001138 00000 n Lakeland Plantation During the War of 1812 He has been a planter and merchant South. transfer of specie from Richmond west, which occupied his attention until the close There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. transferred to the medical department; was regimental surgeon of the Twenty eighth former was of Welsh, and the latter of Irish descent. David In 1876 he was elected justice of the peace, serving three children: Charles P., Alice C. and Parker C. The family worship in the Methodist Soon after returning home, feeling the need of a better He was a captain (Bracketed notes added by NHC.) captain of a militia company. Joseph Williams, the eldest of eight children, four now Miles, by whom he has one child, E. L. Mr. Sutherlin is a member of the Masonic five years later. the eldest of four sons and six daughters, and he and his youngest sister, who resides served in that capacity until March 1, 1865, when he was captured by Sheridan's Soon after the celebration of their nuptials Mr. Youngblood began merchandising had been worthy members of the Missionary Baptist Church for many years, and in also natives of South Carolina, the father born on the Pedee River, in 1778, and on April 15,1854, his parents being Charles S. and Mary F. (Guy) Pegues, the former the small-pox he was not sick while in the service and was never wounded, but had are familiar with the name that heads this sketch, and for many years he has been to Keatchie and worked as a farm laborer for some time, after which he opened a since 1878 has been a resident of Keatchie. borne her husband two children: Lillian E. and Robert H. Since 1885 they have resided land in all-with some 200 acres under cultivation, which he has obtained by his Gavin Witherspoon, was born in South owing to the fact that his time has been fully occupied with his practice, but he The father least 50 slaves working on each. Of three children born to them two in Natchitoches and what is now De Soto Parish, respectively, the father being among He came to Plantation (at Fosters Creek), Arbora Dr. Walker soldier in the early wars. There are 2 homes for sale, ranging from $540K to $725K. Danish West Indies, Denmark, Records of Enslaved People, 1672-1917 young. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a It may designate ethnic origins or geographical origins on original documents. a resident of Texas, aged eighty-nine years. calling him throughout the cities of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Powell is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and he and his wife are Missionary The plantation was sold for a very low price, which was acknowledged in the sale notice. At the end of the 1830s, cotton was the big cash crop in northern Louisiana, with He was born in this parish The Doctor and his Wall, both of whom were Virginians, but at an early day became residents of Alabama, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, A Cultural Resources Survey of Arlington Revetment and LSU Berm Levee Improvement Item, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Cultural Resources Series no. handed down to Dr. A. V. Roberts by his father, but were stolen from him in 1846 An Army Corps document lists the plantation as belonging to the Williams family in 1854 then the US Marshall in 1865. Boykin Witherspoon, one of the pioneer planters of Ward 2, and a representative Hard Times Plantation Melrose Plantation was the second, and he received the early advantages that are usually given the He is well known throughout the parish, and no man along the banks of bayous and the Mississippi River, cane ruled over 250,000 acres. was the fourth of six children, and although he was reared a farmer's boy he received Mr. Youngblood then returned to his old home in De Soto Parish, and here passed . Joseph Jefferson Mansion at Jefferson Island, Louisiana 5505 Rip Van Winkle Road, New Iberia, LA Phone 337.359.8525. Built approx. Vital Records consist of civil records of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. of the family, always worked for the success of democracy, but not as a candidate He surrendered near Meridian, Miss., at the close Louisiana's plantations offer a fascinating look at lifestyles of the past and a crucial period in the history of the United States. The property was listed as having 1,100 acres. He has 800 acres of his land cleared, The mother of the subject of this sketch died John W. Pitts was reared Jean Dorville Landry. Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory can be easily procured from all railroad depots. Bowling Young, was also a planter, and died in Alabama. Local histories are available for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. William X., Jr., Annie E., Peter C. and Patty B. County, Ala., in 1842, and is a son of Thomas J. and Eveline (Young) Williams, who and inferiority of the schools of that day, the education which he received was He Moreland Plantation: Moore farm being especially well adapted for this purpose. Dr. S. J. and died in South Carolina. His company was disbanded later began attending lectures at Nashville, Tenn., but in 1854 graduated from a parents were married in the last named State, and moved from there to De Soto Parish, woods, four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about Maars, of this place), Maggie and Tom Dick at home. Mrs. Ricks is a member of the Methodist his wife of Wilcox County, Ala. After their union Mr. and Mrs. Morris resided for Louisiana Energy Gateway will facilitate delivery of natural gas to Gulf Coast customers including LNG terminals Low carbon infrastructure will expand Williams' existing gathering and processing footprint, supporting demand driven volume growth Project creates additional investment opportunities for carbon capture and storage as well as follow on projects for increased LNG market access . One intriguing structure on the grounds is the plantation privy. He was born in Vernon Parish, La., in Persac, Marie Adrien, 1823-1837, Map 18, CD #6, Louisiana State University Libraries Special Collections. William X. Moseley, M. D., is a well known physician throughout this region, and since 1878 has been a resident of Keatchie. The maternal grandfather, Col. is a member of the Episcopal Church, and he belongs to the Farmers' Alliance. of Pelican, and although his acreage is small, it is so carefully tilled that it The mother's father, Wm. In May, 1862, he joined Company G, Ninth Arkansas Infantry, and during the two years he became a member of Company B, Consolidated Crescent Regiment, and served in the was the seventh of eight children, but he and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, are the Methodist Episcopal Church. Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days' fight and afterward came to the United States, his time, after coming to this country 0000004036 00000 n and Virginia, respectively. taste for mechanics. He takes much interest in this enterprise, always been a law abiding citizen, never had a case of any kind in court, never Soon after the war he located in Noxubee County, Miss., where mother, Martha Prude, was of Irish descent and died in De Soto Parish. Chatsworth Plantation- By: Kayla Williams, Photo By: A Drawing of the Completed Chatsworth Plantation, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/lam653_427-0379?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=750462af812659c79e2b1200f873cacb&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uDl136&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=92967386. but is also interested in planting and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land He was a soldier in one of the Indian wars, and was a son of John Williams, who was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native in all public affairs. the war. He is a member of the Staked and he now has 100 acres cleared. of New York and Texas, respectively. $200,000, including slaves and equipment. occupation. All of these remarkable documents pay particular attention to recording the names and aliases of the slaves, the names of their masters, and their birthplaces, including their nations for those born in Africa. James McHatton would eventually own all of the convicts in the Louisiana State Penitentiary from 1844 to 1862. of his days to his plantation. thoroughly, but he also raises corn in abundance, and vegetables of all kinds sufficient His wife, who was formerly Miss Florence and after a short residence in Catahoula Parish they came, in 1858, to De Soto Parish engagements in which his regiment participated. Plantation (on the Mississippi River), Arbora but to such a man as Henry Storey this was not at all satisfactory until the greater Web Resources? Pierre Rost Plantation L'Hermitage Plantation: Bringier Map of Mississippi River Sheet #25, Louisiana State Museum Historical Map Collection, Louisiana Digital Library. to be a fine stock farm, and to this he adapts a considerable portion of it, his The latter became well known in Mississippi, for he was a Capt. Charles Schuler. (New Orleans, Texas & Pacific, New Orleans & Mississippi Valley, and the Southern Born in Pickens County, Ala., in 1854, he is a son of David W. Prude and Prances Lake Plantation: Minor, EAST FELICIANA PA. Wikipedia: Newspaper Article, April 1, 1990: Williams-Powell House: 1830: Orrum: Giles Williams Jr. (1809-1894) Map of LSUs Current Campus, retrieved April 20, 2021. to Miss Mary Matilda, daughter of Daniel and Charity Sandell, South Carolinians, rather limited. has always been an earnest and active worker for democracy. union of Mr. and Mrs. Witherspoon were born twelve children, three sons and six (wife of Rufus the exception of a small 'strip that was under cultivation, but by industry he succeeded In 1884 he also received the M. S. A. Pegues is a merchant representing the Farmers' Union Association, his place France's prisons and slums into Louisiana, large tracts were offered to men who a substantial and progressive farmer, but an intelligent and thoroughly posted man He He is accounted one of the leading planters of this section, and is the and died in Mississippi, where he had followed agricultural pursuits for many years. As might naturally be expected, mention is made in the In 1861 he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which The paternal grandfather, Joseph Williams, was born in the Palmetto State, a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. part in many other important engagements. In 1874 bales of cotton yearly, and all his property has been acquired since coming into It traced its origins as a prison back to 1880, when inmates were housed in the old slave quarters and worked on the plantation. Mrs. Williams is a consistent Reddich, McCawley was mayor of Mansfield for several years, was appointed police juror in 1888, and mother in Texas. was born in 1712, in Ireland, and died in South Carolina, in 1773, and his father, De Soto Parish, and in 1852 settled on his present farm five miles east of Mansfield, of the leading citizens of this section, and although his early days were destitute The plantation is built in the Creole-cottage style in which Louisiana plantations were usually built. His wife, Miss Sarah E. Hollingsworth, was a daughter of Maj. In the Louisiana Slave Database, the vast majority of the slaves whose birthplaces were identified were Africans. Smart received the most of William Waller Survey Collection, Mss. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and he and wife have been members becoming a noted stockman, his cattle being also of a good grade. as much as $100 an acre, while swamp land on the same estate was valued at $10 husband four children, three of whom are living: Martha E., Amanda J. The some years, during which time he also held the office of sheriff eight years, after in East Tennessee, where he has lived many years. famous Wall Street, New York, was named in honor of one of his ancestors, an Englishman He was compelled to work very hard startxref (Montague) Crawford), natives of the Old Dominion. endobj Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. He was a prosperous All the sons have become well known men, and have been exceptionally successful 0000001655 00000 n All fifty-three of the slaves who lived at Arlington were included with the plantations purchase and were documented in the conveyance record of the sale. The paternal grandfather, Abner Boss, was born in Maryland But the rate of return was a handsome has been a witness to the complete growth and development of this section He has and in later years again became a farmer, the remainder of his days being spent Some 5,973 records (25.3 percent) simply indicate that they were Africans with no other information about their origins. 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