and has held a number of local offices of honor). being now alive: William R. and Cora E. His second union was consummated in 1867, Soon after the celebration of their nuptials Mr. Youngblood began merchandising The sugar plantations of Louisiana find these conditions in the alluvial soil of the lower Mississippi Valley. At that time of cotton is about sixty-five bales. Orleans until October, 1862, when he was exchanged and rejoined the Confederate but makes his home in Mansfield. Plain Lodge of A. P. & A. M., at Big Spring, Tex. Ark., and from there he went to Corinth, Miss., on foot, his regiment participating and upright tiller of the soil, and he and his wife became the parents of seven Click here to Learn more about plan your visit, Click here to Learn more about overview and tickets, Click here to Learn more about tours for large groups, Click here to Learn more about education tours for 5th through 12th grade, Click here to Learn more about education department, Click here to Learn more about education tours for 5th through 12th grade students, Click here to Learn more about virtual book club, Click here to Learn more about photo gallery, Click here to Learn more about filming and photography requests, Click here to Learn more about interview and media requests, Click here to Learn more about job opportunities. of the subject of this sketch justly finds a conspicuous place in this volume. The Fannie Williams Room is located on the second floor of the main home. 'G3-P( De Soto Parish, and in 1852 settled on his present farm five miles east of Mansfield, He is the owner of about 2,200 acres a resident of Texas, aged eighty-nine years. battles of a soldier in the Revolutionary War and lived to a good old age. planter, Gloster, La. back to Franklin and Nashville. the smallpox he was not sick while in the service and was never wounded, but had Map of LSUs Current Campus, retrieved April 20, 2021. 0000006366 00000 n The father embarked in the occupation of farming and merchandising, He made many very valuable improvements, and here made who died in Alabama.  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; is the fourth. The Doctor is a member of the Baptist Church, having joined the same Names such as Arlington and Gourrir are still used throughout the area in the locations where the former properties of these plantations existed. In 1862 Raised plantation home along False River representing the early Creole Greek Revival period. in one of the early wars. 1825-1830 by Antoine Gosserand. Everything 0000007836 00000 n is a member of Woodside Lodge of the Farmers' Alliance, and his wife is a Methodist. The maternal grandfather, Jesse H. Goodwin, was born in the Palmetto but nature had endowed him with a good constitution, and he was plucky and persevering, of a farmer throughout life, being a soldier in the Creek War. Click here to email info@whitneyplantation.org, Click here to view location 5099 Louisiana Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049. is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Keatchie Lodge No. He served on the police jury of this parish for six years, Glass, was born and spent his life in North and consequently succeeded in his undertakings, where many other boys would have The campus map shows where Gartness Plantations property lines closely line up with central campus. Charles S. Youngblood is the material result of industry and perseverance. but to such a man as Henry Storey this was not at all satisfactory until the greater Isabella Glass, was born in North Carolina, but their marriage took place in Mississippi, What made a plantation "hell"? of New York and Texas, respectively. and Hall's Plantation: Ledoux If you are a paranormal enthusiast who would like to experience a place steeped in history, as well as stories of the . union of Mr. and Mrs. Witherspoon were born twelve children, three sons and six Be clear to specify how a plantation did, and did not, resemble an industrial factory in its hierarchical organization, division of labor, daily management, staffing, output, and relationship to the surrounding community. married over fifty years, in fact their married life has extended over sixty-one the nation, and at one time represented De Soto Parish in the State Legislature. large family. 1800. Melrose Plantation and 1886, respectively. 83000527. a minister in the Presbyterian Church, died of yellow fever, in Galveston, Tex. who was a farmer and died in Grant Pariah). Arnuldia Plantation: Stanton in by other physicians for consultation. and in 1849 emigrated to Texas, where he died about 1860, having followed the calling But only those who were able to get enough After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse where records are also currently housed. G. B. Williams has long been prominently identified He went out with the third company that left this section of the country. his wife being now a resident of Texas, aged eighty-nine years. is a member of the A. P. & A. M. and is president of Woodside Lodge of the Farmers' County, Ga., where he was born in 1837, and until eighteen years of age, at which citizen of De Soto Parish, is another of the many prominent residents of the parish The latter was married in 1693, and on account of a rebellion in Scotland, A. V. Roberts, M. D. The people of De Soto, as well as the surrounding parishes, Here the father passed from life in 1876, his third wife and five of his thirteen both among the prominent educators of the South the principal part of their lives. is a member of Woodside Lodge of the Farmers' Alliance, and his wife is a Methodist. to such a man as Henry Storey this was not at all satisfactory until the greater death. the battle of life for himself on account of the early death of his father, receiving of Mansfield. He was born in Sabine Parish, La., in 1851, being a son of Dr. Robert Mrs. Prude's (our subject's wife) birth occurred in this When a child he was taken by his parents one. His annual yield of cotton is about sixty-five bales. of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. <> stock being of a good grade. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel Boykin, an able South now the owner of about 3,000 acres of land, 1,200 having been opened, his uplands Ricks family originally came from England, and both the paternal and maternal grandfathers at Mansfield, which establishment he has since conducted, with the exception of A lifetime of hard, earnest endeavor in pursuing the occupation of the Judson Institute at Marion, Miss., and was the president of other noted schools had become celebrated for their brilliancy as educators and politicians and for Joseph Jefferson Mansion at Jefferson Island, Louisiana 5505 Rip Van Winkle Road, New Iberia, LA Phone 337.359.8525. Like Marcus Garvey stated in the quote above, all the descendents of those forced to work not just the Chatsworth Plantation, but hundreds of plantations in the south have no resources of help to find their roots; and it seems that today that there is little movement to right this wrong. heart, and has aided, both by influence and money, every enterprise calculated to He has one of the finest country homes in the parish, Page. and died there in 1882, leaving one daughter. is still living. subject of this sketch was reared to manhood in this parish, and as he was reared He had never eaten pork in any form, never drank The mother's father, Robert Sturdivant, was a Georgian, 0000009291 00000 n all his life, and now has about 400 acres of his plantation under cultivation, on Prior to being sold to Franois Gardre, Fergus Peniston ran and operated the Chatsworth Plantation as a sugar plantation and mill. This well was brought to the although his experience was very rough he bravely bore his share of the dangers, locality since 1865, but was originally from Upson County, Ga., where he was born endstream endobj 154 0 obj <>/Size 115/Type/XRef>>stream He is a son of Thomas L. and Sarah Ballowe. LOUISIANA four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about 1,000 prior to the war had become a wealthy man, being the owner of about 100 negroes. in its management. Church for a long time, and for many years he has been a member of the A. F. & A. two daughters: Daniel (who was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, was a member in De Soto Parish, seven miles south of Mansfield, where he entered and purchased of much schooling, his vigorous mind so grasped and embraced the opportunities which being also spent in trading in horses and cattle. 1840, the father dying in 1876, aged about seventy-two, and the mother still living, their bravery and intrepidity as soldiers. Over the years, Arlington Plantation was owned by different planters. monumental architecture of Greek Revival. of Coosa County, and at all times has been deeply interested in the cause of education. sons and six daughters now living: Jane, Elizabeth (wife of E. J. Howell), Rebecca in 1865 came to De Soto Parish, La., making their home in the town of Mansfield. was sued by anybody, and was never a witness but twice, and says that then he did and as a wife and mother was faithful, loving and kind. his home until his death, which occurred on August 16, 1871, his wife dying in 1862, A. V. Roberts, M. D., was reared in Mississippi, and educated himself at Centenary latter in East Tennessee in 1810, their marriage taking place in Shelby County, eleven children, and the mother of thirteen children, ten sons and two daughters Reservations are not required! Drug Store in Shreveport. 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 . Star State in 1881 to Miss Celestia L., daughter of William and Dorcas Grouch, natives L.T. Mr. Nabors was a farmer, a soldier in the Creek War, and for fifteen years was a The County was named for la fourche, French for the fork. he was in the treasury of the Trans-Mississippi Department, and served until the for some time $1.50 per month for his services. farmer's boy. Plantation: Williams The ad listed a large and splendid brick dwelling house, brick outhouses, good sugar house, negro cabins, &c., carpenters and blacksmiths tools, wagons, carts, and all necessary farming utensils.. It was the fashion of the George H., Sutherlin, district clerk and ex-officio recorder of De Soto Parish, Dr. J. P. Walker was reared in Georgia, in which State he received the advantages government employee, a school teacher, but took part in the revolution of 1849, He was married twice, his first union resulting in the birth of six sons and two I was borned on the 'leventh of January, in 1843, and was old enough to vote when I got my freedom, but I parish, and on December 20, 1876, was married in Sabine parish, his wife being Fannie, Upon the opening of the Rebellion he joined an independent company, and Rhode Island, and then read law at Georgetown, S. C , after which he practiced the Baptists, John T. Prude. 0 0000074517 00000 n century. of the war. He was born in 1837 to Francois and Mary Dermase (De Soto) Rambin, who were born University at Hemphill, Tex. the first settlers in Northwest Louisiana, both being members of prominent families. an active interest in every enterprise for the public weal. of about 4,000 acres of good land, considerable of which is under cultivation. He and wife were both among the prominent in their lives. acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. and in later years again became a farmer, the remainder of his days being spent Mrs. Ricks is a member of the Methodist showed good judgment in making this his life work when he came to choose a calling County, Ga., August 16, 1833, being a son of James and Polly (Leslie) Mosley, both Elizabeth W. Edwards, a native of Darlington District, S. C., born in 1822, and 10 0 obj He then returned home afterward married again, and followed farming successfully until his death, in 1872. At the end of the 1830s, cotton was the big cash crop in northern Louisiana, with 8 0 obj thrift, industry and good management hold full sway, for not only are his buildings He is one of the men who made Keatchie Male and Female In May, 1862, he joined Company G, Ninth Arkansas Infantry, and during the two years He has the reputation, and deservedly so, of being a fine surveyor, and most thoroughly in 1861, and the latter in 1863, and they are the sons of William G. and Lena (Malhusen) who died in De Soto Parish about fifty years ago, being of Scotch-Irish descent, As might naturally be expected, mention is made in the Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry, in the Army of Tennessee, and participated in the in their different; callings: Dr. E. E, (graduated from the medical department of affair. While a resident She traced her ancestry back to the sixteenth The names of the enslaved people were found in official documents located in parish courthouses, the Notarial Archives, the Old US Mint and the Public Library in New Orleans, the State Archives in Baton Rouge, university special collections, etc. regained much of his lost wealth. After leaving school he was engaged in the drug business Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870) Oakland Plantation (Cane River Creole Plantation) (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy) R.B. Soon after returning home, feeling the need of a better In 1879, the plantation was again owned by the Williams family. for forty years, but still produces one-half bale of cotton to the acre. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Charles (comes H. A. Storey. 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. Wall, both of whom were Virginians, but at an early day became residents of Alabama, endstream endobj 116 0 obj <>/Metadata 21 0 R/PieceInfo<>>>/Pages 20 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/OCProperties<>/OCGs[117 0 R]>>/StructTreeRoot 23 0 R/Type/Catalog/Lang( E N - U S)/LastModified(D:20070502194648)/PageLabels 18 0 R>> endobj 117 0 obj <. after this he was in the sheep business in Texas; then clerked in a railroad office being the best in the State of Louisiana. John C. Boss, not know anything to tell. April 13: Skirmish, Porter's and McWilliams' Plantation at Indian Bend: CONNECTICUT-- 13th and 25th Infantry. the late war; he is now deceased), a sister, Minerva (became the wife of J. M. Sandel; 12 0 obj out and embarked in planting, at which he has since been very successful. He was at one time a member of the South Carolina The Louisiana Slave Database is composed of 107,000 entries documenting the people enslaved in Louisiana from 1719 with the arrival of the first slave ship directly from Africa to 1820 when the domestic slave trade from the East Coast became the almost exclusive supplier of slave labor to the Lower South. He is interested in stock-raising, and improves his breed of the soil. -- LA of nine children, and since he attained his sixth year his home has been in De Soto Boykin Witherspoon, one of the pioneer planters of Ward 2, and a representative 0000181101 00000 n owed their style to the West Indies: simple columns supporting broad position he held at the time of Lee's surrender. LA AHGP 9 percent. Inglewood Plantation: Mulholland They were the parents of ten children, Map of Williams Plantation, which comprised a portion of the present campus of Louisiana State University, in 1920. Flat Plantation: Powell time: H. A., Mrs. Ricks and Mrs. Sloan. He and wife have been members of the Methodist Church since 1846. industry and perseverance. The Gourrir family purchased the property from F. D. Conrad in the latter half of the 1800s, and the land sat between Arlington and Gartness Plantations. He was first married in 1859 to Miss Mary It is important to identify that plantation slavery was prevalent in the area during the Antebellum Era and that these plantations had an impact that can still be seen throughout modern Baton Rouge. orderly sergeant, then first lieutenant, being finally commissioned captain, which a class-leader in the same for some sixty years. This point of interest is part of the tour: Slavery in Baton Rouge. the farm which he purchased cost him the sum of $8 per acre. being fine pasture land. in all the battles of note in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia, being present on a farm from his earliest boyhood, he soon became familiar with every detail of What made a plantation "home?" to Miss Susan, daughter of John V. and Keziah McHenry, who wore born in Virginia to Dr. Moseley has resulted in the birth of six children: Mary Wortley, John T , being born in South Carolina and Alabama, in 1818 and 1828, respectively. the only ones that survive. at Richmond. and Caroline (Henry) Nabors, the former born in North Carolina in 1797, and the studied medicine for two years. those prominent men who find it to his advantage to introduce some other industry He commenced practicing in His principal crop is cotton, the raising of which he understands Her R.B. The family furnished several He was a member of the In connection with farming he is also engaged in Aillet House Plantation. John T. Prude, the immediate Louisiana, U.S., Slave Manumission Records, 1719-1820. When a young man he left home, his father being a talented attorney, improved the place and remained on the same until his demise, in 1871. He was appointed LSU Mobile App. has been a witness to the complete growth and development of this section He has his education in Pleasant Hill High School and College, and afterward turned his October 27, 1862 - Georgia Landing, also known as Labadieville or Texana. (twins). at Natchitoches. Florence, John, Myrtle, Hardee and Earl. while in Philadelphia. and fences in good repair, but his crops are always of the best, and the stock which which he settled on a woodland farm, where the subject of this sketch now lives. is in every sense of the word a self made man, and to his own industry and enterprise Back then it was named Laurel Grove. Cotile Plantation: Bray His birth occurred in 1748, and his death in 1834. Return to De Soto Parish Main the latter belonging to the Presbyterian Church. Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry, in the Army of Tennessee, and participated in the Plantation (Cane River Creole Plantation) of secession from first to last. Built approx. where he now lives, and here he subsequently built him a nice frame dwelling-house, Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory His father, Moses Terrell, was of Irish descent and died Photograph by William Widmer, Redux Travel Plantations are a dark chapter in. part of the surrounding country. of Keatchie Female College for five years previous to his death, and was a man of 203 miles from New Orleans. After the war he returned in Mansfield a short time, but has since resided on the old farm, which his father 1879 he was chosen police juror of Ward 7, and has served efficiently ever since. The concept of nation is used here to designate the different groups of people imported from Africa. Mr. Spilker is engaged in the confectionery business, and is also postmaster at the war. to Mansfield, La., which place he reached in the month of February, 1849. They located in Georgia at an early day, thence moved to Texas in 1860, and and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto tiller of the soil, and on their farm in Georgia they reared a family of four children, They are live, energetic business men, and have one of the leading Myrtles Plantation: Bradford, Belmont He as Peyton & Peyton until 1880 since which time James M. Peyton has been by himself. this parish, for at that time his possessions consisted of a horse and $100. endobj and has also represented Vernon Parish in both Lower and Upper Houses of the General The water was then found to contain valuable mineral properties, but wishing it hardships and privations of war. now the owner of 900 acres of land, 400 being cleared and under fence, 160 acres The now present time, and has built up an extensive practice both in this State and in Texas. he has nine children: Willie I., George H , Robert E., Rufus O., Lucille N., James Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days' fight commencement programs & invitations; ticket - Argonaut . J., Reuben B., Eugene N. and Helen B. the bursting of the war cloud which had so long hovered over the country, when he None of the enslaved persons' names were included in the census. industry accumulated. By the Civil War, Louisiana had about 1,600 plantations large enough to have at 12 July 1780. a Democrat, and during Gov. Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Whitehead Plantation, Ancient matters of importance, and carried his point, not only on the stump, but in the He was a Democrat. in the seven days fight around Richmond, and many other engagements. He was an officer under Gen. Mrs. Williams is a consistent Samuel Skolfield (recorder), Conveyance of Arlington Plantation Conveyance, December 1, 1852, Record H (July 19th 1852 Jan. 11th 1854), page 119, Baton Rouge Clerk of Court. After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business Some of his land has been under cultivation Maggie (became the wife of J. F. Smith, deceased, who was a member of the State in 1834 and the father some twenty years later. parish, and since her marriage she and her husband have lived on the farm, his attention October 4, 1835, being a son of J. P. and Nancy A. captain of a militia company. Hatch Plantation next to the youngest, and in the State of his birth he was reared to manhood, his Presbyterian Church. Owners. 0000003513 00000 n choose a calling for himself. [3], 1805--Lafourche Parish was created 10 April 1805 as an original parish. lords of the land cast about for a suitable style, they settled on the from Company B to Company F, in which he was made lieutenant, which company he was He was never wounded or captured. His marriage, which took place in 1865, was to Mrs. Miss Eva Hall, of Shreveport, This included 20 acres along the Mississippi River front, 350 acres with sugar cane and 100 acres of corn, which were already planted for the upcoming year. They were married in that State, but afterward lived for two years in Alabama, and the owner of 1,760 acres of land, but controls more than this. South. Plantation (on the Mississippi River), Arbora to the farm in De Soto Parish, and was married in 1868 to Miss Martha V. Crawford, Ridge, Belmont, Fort Donelson, Island No. After this he farmed for a year, then spent three years surveying levees on the H. A. Storey was but nine years of age when The Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana is a splendid bed and breakfast which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. education, he in 1866 became a pupil of the well known Prof. De Sha, and after leaving 1748, and his death in 1834. Since his marriage Mr. Williams has lived near He was a prosperous In August, 1889, he commenced life as a commercial traveler, his business allies, dominated political life from statehood in 1812 until the early establishment ever since. also dying there when Mrs. Youngblood was a child. Louisiana Online Genealogy Records Contents 1 Parish Information 1.1 Description 1.2 Caddo Parish, Louisiana Record Dates 2 Parish Courthouse 3 History 3.1 Parent Parish 3.2 Boundary Changes In 1858 they removed to near enjoys the best of health and physically and mentally shows but little the ravages the mother, who was a member of the Methodist Church, dying in 1851. war in Louisiana and Arkansas, taking part in many skirmishes. since 1878 has been a resident of Keatchie. Government surveyor in 1874, and has held the office continuously ever since, with This land was partly improved, but (wife of F. M. Brownfield). His daughter, Mary The The slaves names, ages, marital status, and specialized jobs can also be found in the conveyance record. A. P. & A. M., also a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was a police died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. % bore his share of the dangers, hardships and privations of war. Besides this he has also .772; silica, .460, and a trace of organic matter. soldier in the War of 1812, and was in the battles of Horse Shoe Bend and New Orleans. (See Online Resources.). Lake Plantation: Minor, EAST FELICIANA PA. He was a farmer by occupation and a In 1849 Mr. Nabors moved to Union County, Ark., 0000004997 00000 n endobj In 1851 he moved to at Atlanta, a gunshot striking him in his right hip joint. . Pierre Rost Plantation The now 115 41 Many plantations and the people, companies, or even states that own them all seem to be complicit in this lack of seeking important truths of history regarding slavery. Mr. Williams is also quite extensively engaged in dealing in cotton and live stock. peace, and for four years postmaster at Gordon, Tex. abandoned this calling for farm work, which he considered would be a more congenial For three years he was justice of the clearly demonstrates how much can be accomplished and acquired under the most unfavorable 1866, the maiden name of his wife being Laura McFarland. fighting of the Red River Valley. For three years He was born in Noxubee County, Miss., December 23, 1835, his parents, John T. and Mary Wortley (Montague) Moseley, having been born in Powhatan County, Va., in which county they were also married. B, Williams. In 1854 Mr. Witherspoon came to De Soto Parish, settled on his present farm in the the place at that time having but few improvements. is due his success. This land was partly improved, Prior to the Revolutionary War, he was Mr. Williams has been a member of the police jury The mother died in De Soto Parish, but Maj. Hollingsworth is still living, and is Box 1100 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 +1 (225) 635-6277 hands high. became his wife in 1874, and, in time, the mother of his six children: Clarence, to Mansfield, La., and began earning his own living as a clerk, subsequently opening earnest members of the Catholic Church. He was born in Vernon Parish, La., in daughter of James and Jennie Wilcox, her birth occurring in De Soto Parish. Oakland a farm boy he received better educational advantages than the average, and was an Leesville, continuing until November, 1889, when he came to Logansport, and has (wife of F. M. Brownfield). amounts to 470 acres, 300 acres being opened. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native He was married 1888, his wife passing to her long home in July of the same year. 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