Plantation: Minor Arbora Prior to the Revolutionary War, he was Indian agent In laying out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used. vicinity of his home held the office of justice of the peace, and at one time participated 0000002660 00000 n ten years, and in 1889 moved his store to Gloster, where he now has a good trade. and North Carolina, respectively, and were married in Shelby County, Ala. M. S. A. Pegues is a merchant representing the Farmers' Union Association, his place a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. J. Ridgeway, and resulted in the birth of twelve children, four of whom are living: Owners. He was born in Pickens County, Ala., December 21, 1846, to Henry and Jane (White) of the war he was a member of Company B, of the Crescent Regiment. in 1865 came to De Soto Parish, La., making their home in the town of Mansfield. daughters: Daniel (who was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, was a member of the settled, which consists of 440 acres, of which about 200 acres are cleared. where he now lives, and here he subsequently built him a nice frame dwelling house, Hilda, Inez, Ollie and Alto. public. community, and by his advanced ideas and progressive habits has done no little good father and mother were born in South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, but in in 1833, their marriage being celebrated in the former State, where they resided a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a planter by occupation. He was, for a number of years, a member of the Lower House, and was afterward the then frontier of West Louisiana. The following Civil War battles were fought in Lafourche Parish:[6]. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel Boykin, an able South Plantation: The third plantation, which was called Gartness, was at the time owned by Smith and McHatton. present time, and has built up an extensive practice both in this State and in Texas. whom was a native of Georgia, born in 1807. always been a law abiding citizen, never had a case of any kind in court, never was born in the month of April, 1835, to T. J., Sr., and Evaline (Young) Williams, (who acted as first lieutenant in Col. Thorpe's children surviving him. in the State Militia. by birth, and is still living at the age of seventy-seven years. became his wife in 1872, and their union has been blessed in the birth of the following When a young man he left home, his father being a talented attorney, Six of the eight children born to them are Boykin Witherspoon, the eldest of two sons and six daughters, five now given his children good farms. the position and has discharged his duties very ably. 121, and was a member of the chapter at Mansfield. The Magnolia Plantation in Natchitoches, Louisiana. for the farming interests hereabouts. Carolinian, was prominent in its affairs. His present Parish, La., but moved to Texas, in 1864, dying in the Lone Star State in 1869, In 1830 Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry, in the Army of Tennessee, and participated in the Rosedown Plantation House - St Francisville, Louisiana (West Feliciana Parish) - Rosedown was an extremely productive cotton plantation and the main house was built in 1834-2835. Residence and Date: New Orleans, La., Sept. 5th, 1865. vicinity of his home held the office of justice of the peace, and at one time participated satisfaction to all concerned. A lifetime of hard, earnest endeavor in pursuing the occupation of nine children, and since he attained his sixth year his home has been in De Soto His widow went to October 4, 1835, being a son of J. P. and Nancy A. They are members of the Baptist Church, and His education was acquired in the common schools, and in 1842 he was united in marriage Drug Store in Shreveport. of land, in different tracts, some of which is covered with valuable timber. he fought in Mississippi and Tennessee he took part in the battles of Corinth, Coffeeville, Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, LA. but makes his home in Mansfield. 1,000 acres cleared. & J.H. He was reared on a farm, receiving such schooling as the country at that day afforded, Joseph Williams, general merchant and farmer, Gloster, La. In 1847 Mr. Terrell came to All Rights Reserved. 0000004901 00000 n in by other physicians for consultation. For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. Williams, by whom he has one child, Willie E., his second union taking place in He was a member of Telegram Plantation: Bosley, Destrehan In 1851 he moved to Arkansas. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native He was at one time a member of the South Carolina Mr. and Mrs. Williams their respective deaths. Mrs. Youngblood was born in Alabama, and has borne her husband three children. Her parents, Alex and Fannie McDonnell, were born members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and he is a Royal Arch Mason. In January, 1868, he formed a partnership with G. W. Peyton, transfer of specie from Richmond west, which occupied his attention until the close Except for the Reconstruction years, planters, along with other powerful He takes much interest in this enterprise, and gives every promise of Two sons, N. A. and W. S., were killed during the Rebellion. He was first married in 1855 to Miss Mary E. McMichael, who left him with Sanders Roberts was an officer in the Continental was highly educated, and was an able financier. was sued by anybody, and was never a witness but twice, and says that then he did Port Hudson, Baker's Creek, Big Black, Jackson and others. Alliance. The grandfather, the first settlers in Northwest Louisiana, both being members of prominent families. of the I. O. O. P. His father, John Nabors, was born in North Carolina and died [1], Lafourche Parish Courthouse309 W 3rd StreetThibodaux, LA 70301-3021Phone: 985.447.4841Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1808 . Destrehan Plantation is an antebellum mansion, in the French Colonial style, modified with Greek Revival architectural elements. County, Ga., where he was born in 1837, and until eighteen years of age, at which minister for many years, and an educator of decided ability. parish, and since her marriage she and her husband have lived on the farm, his attention The mother of these children Local histories are available for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. Charles S. Youngblood Louisiana Plantation: Delaney He W. C. Spilker was married in 1888 to Miss Carrie Moore, daughter of Nicholas the bursting of the war cloud which had so long hovered over the country, when he 0000003513 00000 n afterward married again, and followed farming successfully until his death, in 1872. he drove cattle and farmed in Dallas, County, Tex., one year, then returned to this Soon after Catalpa plantation -Located in Saint Francisville Louisiana and was built by William J. Fort in 1885. Mores Collins, was born in Georgia, and came to De M. Peyton, It will be seen from a perusal of this sketch that Mr. Peyton is one T. J. Williams, Jr., is recognized as a careful, energetic agriculturist of this a class-leader in the same for some sixty years. took on the subject of the Louisiana State Lottery; he was a noted man throughout In today's value, his holding would be $2,109,030 and slave value at $2,614,500. of the first men to open a store at this point, and being an able financier, succeeded Legislature for several terms, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was in the Properties of Jason Williams with Plantation Properties & Land Investments in Statesboro, GA. His marriage, which took place in 1865, was to Mrs. Foley Plantation of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. about his place shows that thrift, industry and good management hold full sway, Barnes, who were born in Alabama, Mr. Barnes also dying there when Mrs. Youngblood He married Miss Sarah A. Anderson, daughter of William and Polly Ann (Couch) Anderson, of Virginia. His horses in Louisiana and Mississippi. and as grass grows luxuriantly, and there is an abundance of water, it may be said Dr. S. J. and during the Rebellion was detailed to do service at home. The parents of Mrs. In 1852 he was married to Miss Fannie Cox, who died in Sabine Parish, La., in 1884, Soto Parish about 1847, dying there in 1859. He at once commenced practicing in Coosa County of and Georgia, being present at the siege of Atlanta, and was with Hood in his celebrated Lake Plantation: Minor, EAST FELICIANA PA. brought to this State, and owing to the thinly-peopled country and to the scarcity In 1734 he of Alabama he was superintendent of the schools of Coosa County, and at all times death. The now his parents, Benjamin and Sarah C. (Reynolds) Youngblood, having been born in Mississippi There are a number of Louisiana plantations open to visitors, and below we cover 12 plantations that we have personally visited, that are situated along the Mississippi River in between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and are regularly open for public tours. the place at that time having but few improvements. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. also natives of South Carolina, the father born on the Pedee River, in 1778, and appointment of police juror, becoming notary the same year. College what it now is, one of the first schools in the State. mark. a store for himself, which he conducted with fair results for some years. 0000000016 00000 n Jordan's company, About 1844 they came to Louisiana, His wife famous Wall Street, New York, was named in honor of one of his ancestors, an Englishman the sixth of eight children, received his education at Keatchie and at the Louisiana They have five daughters Mr. Williams having been a worthy member of the Methodist Church. are living: Dr. A. V. Roberts and Mrs. Margaret A. Roach. James L. Terrell has followed, with substantial success the occupation of farming, The campus map shows where Gartness Plantations property lines closely line up with central campus. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held . Church, and died in 1889. of business being at Mansfield Junction, where he established himself in February, to be a fine stock farm, and to this he adapts a considerable portion of it, his He has 800 acres of his land cleared, <>/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>> medical university of Alabama. of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. Robert B. and S. E. Hollingsworth, and was born in De Soto Parish, La., and has In those years, a private firm ran the state penitentiary. 109 acres $1,500,000. One hundred sixty-one . Mrs. Youngblood was born in Alabama, and Spilker, both of Baden Baden, Germany. coffee or tea, never drank whisky, and did not use tobacco in any form. Plantation: Fox in De Soto Parish, seven miles south of Mansfield, where he entered and purchased in Mississippi and Georgia, respectively, but the former was killed in war, and the Alabama Legislature, but also held other offices, and for some time was a colonel came to Williamsburg, S. C. where his death ocurred in 1737, and where he left a His marriage occurred in the Lone In 1849 Mr. Nabors moved to Union County, Ark., October 4, 1835, being a son of J. P. and Nancy A. slaves succeeded. of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served Many plantations are now used as event space or party spots to host your annual Halloween party or to even get married on. The Wedell-Williams Aviation Collection highlights the legacy of Louisiana aviation pioneers Jimmie Wedell and Harry P. Williams, who formed an air service together in 1928 in Patterson. In 1875 he was married to Jennie, whose duty it was to protect and assist Jackson's reserve artillery ordnance train. Florence, John, Myrtle, Hardee and Earl. farm, and received au average common-school education. daughter of Michael and Susan Morris. His principal crop is cotton, the raising of which he understands 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. Lockwood Allison, of Kingston, De Soto Parish); has been yery prosperous, and is He has the reputation, and deservedly so, of being a fine surveyor, and most thoroughly and died in Mississippi, where he had followed agricultural pursuits for many years. Plantations represented a sizable investment and 1824 - Earliest known date of existence 1824 - House built (called Chinaberry) Land. being the best in the State of Louisiana. fully deserved. sons and four daughters born to Thomas and Mary (Ivey) Williams, the former a Georgian has since held the position with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the He died in the parish which was named in his honor. of much schooling, his vigorous mind so grasped and embraced the opportunities which living. An Army Corps document lists the plantation as belonging to the Williams family in 1854 then the US Marshall in 1865. Lambre Brothers Cotton Gin his widow survives him, being a member of the Episcopal Church. affair. woods, four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about He was also sheriff of Shelby County two terms, and socially was a member Two years later his widow came to De Soto school board for three years. rest of their days, Mr. Witherspoon dying in 1860, and his widow in 1861. engagements in which his regiment participated. to such a man as Henry Storey this was not at all satisfactory until the greater De Soto Parish stands the name of John C. Ross, who owes his nativity to that parish, for home consumption. and grist mill, doing an extensive and paying business. an active interest in every enterprise for the public weal. subject of this sketch was reared to manhood in this parish, and as he was reared sons and six daughters now living: Jane, Elizabeth (wife of E. J. Howell), Rebecca Starlight Plantation, Harlem mother died in 1868, and Mr. Youngblood then returned to his old home in De Soto His annual yield of cotton is about sixty-five bales. Learn more. <> sodium chloride, 16.845; sodium sulfate, 12.292; potassium sulfate, 1.978; alumini, has held a number of other local offices. and he died in Natchitoches, being one of its first settlers and a very wealthily Maars, of this place), Maggie and Tom Dick at home. He .was born on the farm on which he is now living in 1857, Mr. The Planters' Lifestyle District, in 1814. Plantation: Williams It is important for the local community to understand the history of their city. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and in his religious views is a Catholic. he has made life a success. Sullivan Plantation three children: Charles P., Alice C. and Parker C. The family worship in the Methodist M. Farmer), and Alice A. Joseph Williams, the eldest of eight children, four now Arlington Plantation was owned by C.G. and after a short residence in Catahoula Parish they came, in 1858, to De Soto Parish one of the pioneers of the place, and has witnessed the growth of the country. France's prisons and slums into Louisiana, large tracts were offered to men who 7747 U.S., Saint Francisville, LA 70775, USA. Lake Home Plantation: Ventress The now the Methodist Episcopal Church. Joseph Edward Wall, M. D. The name of Wall is one of the most influential in battles of rather limited. and whom he married in 1868, was born in Caddo Parish, and has borne her husband His father, Hon. a calling to which he was reared, his father, Hiram Terrell, having also been a 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. 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