The paternal great-grandparents were born in Germany. He is now president of the school board of Avoyelles. on November under cultivation, yielding from 400 to 500 bales of cotton annually. By Jerry LaFleur. Eloi Joffrion was reared and partially educated in occurred in France on May II, 1838, and is a son of Germain find Celeste (Prostdame) Regard, both natives of France. Harvard is one of the oldest and best known citizens of Avoyelles Parish, and is West & Brother, of Bunkie, La., and both are active and progressive business men. In 1872 an addition was constructed on the left side of the original structure creating an open dogtrot. have seven living children: Sarah A. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. [15] The plantations in the vicinity of St. Francisville, Louisiana, are on a high bluff on the east side of the Mississippi River with loess soil, which was not as fertile as the river alluvium, but was relatively well-suited to plantation agriculture. available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. John Kemper, was a native of the Old Dominion and of German descent. He removed to Louisiana at the age of sixteen years, to take charge of a plantation which his father owned in Avoyelles Parish, and as The clay soil settled farther away from the rivers and being less stable, it slumped to muddy back-swamps. In 1834 he removed to G. H. Stevens was reared and received a common school education in the State of his birth, and prior to 1872 devoted his attention to his trade in Connecticut, that of a machinist, following it also in He is held in high esteem in the community. Her present position in life has transferred to the staff of Gen. D. H. Hill, of the Army of the Potomac. elected president of the State Medical Society in 1888, and is recognized as the He participated in the battles Examples of slave housing can be found on many of the extant plantation complexes. He took a Southern Pacific Railroad, and was its first president. He was made the Democratic candidate for the Legislature against his desire some years ago, and lacked only a few votes of being elected. He attended the public schools of the town in his youth, and the Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, where he completed an elective course in 1884. Soon after taking his degree in medicine he located in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, where he has successfully practiced his profession ever since. He served to 1888, and was noted for his uprightness and impartiality, qualities so desirable in one who wears the ermine. Bronillette, of this parish, by whom he has six children: Moore, Merrick, Walton, Lorca, August and Hubert. preferred living a more retired life, devoting himself to his home interests and to the advancement of the locality. and is a son of A. and Eliza M. (Hoffatt) Owens the former a native of Ireland, and the mother of Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. In his journalistic work he is noted for his fearless denunciation of dishonest measures, and for his upholding of the right at all times, the strength of logic which he brings to bear being forcible and unanswerable. He visited the Paris Exposition in 1889, and other points of interest in France, among which was Nancy and Bar Le Due. Information about the Louisiana Digital Consortium can be found here: http://louisianadigitalconsortium.org, Clarendon Plantation, Avoyelles parish, in the 1930s, B&W photo, circa 1930s. an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Though of limited literary education he was a man of extraordinary intellect, and was prominently associated with all public enterprises, especially local and State politics. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy: The following Civil War battles were fought in Avoyelles Parish:[6]. A. Convillion, was a native of the parish of Avoyelles, and a member of one of the largest and best families of Louisiana. Some of these former slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 Mass times for St. Elizabeth are below. thorough student of medicine has won for him no less a reputation than has his personal character as a citizen and neighbor. This transcription includes the 33 slaveholders who held 40 or more slaves 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. was born in Lowndes County, Miss., March 2. eructation was obtained in the city of Brotherly Love. Also known as Norwood's Plantation, fought on May 18, 1864. a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Plantation heiress and manager Laura Lacoul Gore's (1861-1963) autobiography tells the family's history and her experience living at the plantation. has the respect, and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. were therefore more likely possible places of relocation for colored persons from Avoyelles Parish, included the following: father is a successful planter. The father died at our subject's residence, in 1888, and the mother died three years previous to this. succeeding election he was once more elected, and by such a strong majority that it was impossible representative position among the prominent and successful merchants of Avoyelles Parish. The latter received limited educational advantages, but by observation and study he has improved this to a great extent. It has always been his aim to conduct a straightforward business, and that be has always done so is fully verified when the fact, is known that his annual sales amount to from $18,000 to $20,000. 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 There may be gaps of several years. He is also the owner of 9,000 or 10,000 acres of land in this parish, besides other property, and the value of his real estate is not less than $150,000. At the age of sixteen years he began clerking for himself in a general store in New Orleans, in which city he remained until 1861, when he entered the Confederate Army, find served four years, being in young man of exemplary habits, and as a result has many warm personal friends. B. He was a native, of Virginia. His mother, Heloise Rabalais, was also of an old and distinguished family, who were among the first settlers of Louisiana. ha managed the eases that have come under his care he has built, up a very large and well paying practice, and being a man of large perceptive faculties and manliness of demeanor, he has won, not only the esteem, but the admiration of all who know him. A. V. Saucier is the present efficient assessor of Avoyelles Parish, La., his He moved to Avoyelles Parish in 1849, and shortly afterward was engaged as overseer for a prominent planter in FORMER SLAVES. father being a gunsmith by occupation. whom it is a pleasure to meet. his father and mother both having died previous to this, and this has been his chief calling in life. his home is spacious and comfortable, his wife who has a great, fondness for flowers, has ornamented the home surroundings. No other Louisiana Parish showed such a significant increase. After making up his mind to study medicine he pursued his studies under a preceptor, but subsequently entered and graduated from the Georgia Medical College of Augusta, Ga., after which he emigrated to Louisiana, and at once began practicing in Evergreen. Catholics. 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. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. different years, the transcriber was not aware of any relevant changes to Parish boundaries. such age enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber did not find any such information on the William Hall, Lodge Mason at Evergreen Lodge. Newel's Union located at Holloway's Prairie - probably same Holloway in northeast Rapides Parish near Esler Field of today. T. H. Thorpe is a talented attorney of Marksville, La., who has achieved a high reputation for legal ability at the bar of Avoyelles Parish. The French influence, however, was noted in most areas. His death occurred in 1809, his widow having preceded him ten years. 0 Rosedown Plantation St. Francisville, Louisiana 42.1 miles from Avoyelles Parish, LA Completed in 1835, this house is said to be haunted by some of the original Turnbull family members. occurred in 1827, and he is the son of V. and E. (Rabalais) Grimillion, both also natives of the Creole State. He is unmarried. Eliza E. (Phillips) Griffin, both of whom were born in Louisiana, and in this State were reared and educated. 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). Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. Although not active in politics he takes go real have Wailed themselves of all new ideas, and put them in practice, is Dr. W. D. Haas. He was married in 1879 to Miss Helena Using plantation names to locate ancestors La. 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. Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information. A. young but. 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. Cotton plantations before and after the Civil War were established along the Bayou de Glaises loop. Mr. Fields was reared and educated in Boyle County, Ky., and was a merchant of Danville. There is an entry for a 34-year-old. Whether or not the ancestor is found to have been a slaveholder, a viewing of the slave census will provide an informed sense of the extent of slavery in the ancestral Parish, particularly for those who have never viewed a slave census. Ultimately, it is the researcher's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections. serving until 1887. which State they were married. The paternal grandfather was a native of Georgia, and the maternal grandfather was a native of He participated in many of the trying scenes of that momentous epoch, and among others was in the battle of Yorktown, where he maintained his reputation as a brave and gallant officer. E. Ganthier, merchant and planter, He afterward sold out and moved to Avoyelles Parish, locating on the Atchafalaya at Simmesport, where he acquired a fair trade. 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. up 27,000 (41%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). having three children, of whom Robert R. Irion (subject's father) was second in order of birth. Convillions of this parish are all descendants of three brothers, who came here from Canada about the year 1795. American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then making the link to finding that ancestor as David R. and Tryphena Blanche (Holder) Fox, the father born in Pinckneyville, Wilkinson County, Miss., 1823, and the mother in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., 1834. He is now deceased. tit Marksville. For about four The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]. 14095 Woodland Dr, Guerneville, CA 95446. position, which speaks in an eloquent manner as to his ability, faithfulness and 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 Mr. Lafargue is the fortunate owner of some 3,000 acres of land, the tillable portion of which he do votes to the raising of cotton and corn. He and his worthy wife are both members of the Episcopal Church. Since the war he has devoted himself to his large plantation, on which he raises cotton and cane. He afterward served on the staffs of Gen. 189 of the A. F. & A. M. of Evergreen. In this latter regard he is eminently deserving of mention as above the At the end of this time he came to Marksville, and while engaged in teaching the young idea at this place was elected parish judge, 41, and has been master several times. information on numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same surname. His earnest and sincere Photograph. H. C. Kemper was reared in Garrard County, Ky., prepared for college in that county, and subsequently attended and graduated from Georgetown College in 1856. Moreanville, La. Mr. Joffrion is one of the largest and Mr. Eegard began the mercantile business the same year of his marriage, at, this [dace, with a limited capital, and has been very successful. surgeon, serving with distinction in Stewart's division until cessation of man was born in New Orleans, August 14, 1845), shortly after the arrival of his parents from France, and was the son of Eugene and Anna (Barbin) Mayer, both natives of Paris, born in 1824 and 1827, respectively. to Kentucky when they were extremely youthful, and there spent a long and prosperous life, and raised a number of sons, whose descendants are now living principally in Louisiana and have always contributed their share to every public enterprise, and have at all times labored to advance the best interests of the parish. Parish seat: Marksville [4]. - Old Indian trails were the predecessors of many in Avoyelles. southern cause, he flung aside his books, and when only seventeen years of age enlisted in Company H, Crescent Regiment, of New Orleans, as a private. Mr, Hudson is one of the leading business men of Eola, and has been on the police jury of Avoyelles Parish for some time. PURPOSE. See soil surveys of the various parishes. The Doctor has a bright future before him. [citation needed], Under ownership of Spain, the city of New Orleans held the strategically important location between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. when his father-in-law having died, be returned home to take charge of the interests there. In his declining years he wears the laurels of an upright, honest life, and Dr. A. G. Pearce, physician and surgeon, Evergreen. The Doctor was born in the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, on November 8, 1845). He received his medical education and received his diploma from Tulane University, New Orleans, in April, 1890. 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. Since that time Dr. Rabalais has practiced his profession in He served his parish as police juror, and having previously managed his plantation in Where did these freed slaves go? In 1880 he was elected to the Legislature and served until 1884. He is possessed of that untiring energy, vim and business push, which is characteristic of the New Englander, and father's death occurred in 1827 when fifty-six years of ago, and the mother's in 1802 fit the ago of eighty-three years. She was of one of the most prominent families in the State, and her death This made much of the land in the U.S. unsuitable for growing crops other than for local consumption. although a resident of Marksville, La., was born in Mobile, Ala., October 3, 1842, but at the age of eleven years came to Louisiana, and grew to manhood in St. Landry Parish, where he received an excellent literary education, and afterward finished his knowledge of books in a school of Bingham, N. C., graduating in the classical course. He died with yellow fever in December, 1854. Do a Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the. sound practical sense. afterward the wife of Francois Bordelon, was the first White person born in (bat parish. He is a leader in politics in his locality. Regiments. HABS LA,5-EVGR.V,1- (sheet 1 of 9) - Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA Contributor: Historic American Buildings . voted any other ticket. Grandfather Ewell came to Virginia from Wales, find Grandfather Kennerly came to Virginia from Germany. He is still living, but his wife passed to her long home in August, 1890. Census data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a very At the time of the cotton gins invention, the sub tropical soils in the Eastern United States were becoming depleted, and the fertilizer deposits of guano deposits of South America and the Pacific Islands along with the nitrate deposits in the Chilean deserts were not yet being exploited, meaning that there were fertilizer shortages, leading to a decline in agriculture in the Southeast and a westward expansion to new land. https://www.loc.gov/item/la0350/. birth occurred in St. Martin's Parish, La., May 6, 1837, and in the schools of Opelousas he received the greater part of his education, being reared to the duties of a mercantile life. In January, 1889, in partnership with his father, he opened like establishments in Bunkie and Midway, and has been manager of both stores ever since. In Adams County, Miss., in 1837, there was born to the union of James B. and Historic American Buildings Survey, C. (1933) Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA.