transferred to the medical department; was regimental surgeon of the Twenty-eighth country, settled in Marshall, Tex., and here, when grown, were united in marriage. New Orleans Slave Auction 1835 Slave Sale John Nash to Francis Poussett ; Inward Slave Manifest Port of New Orleans %PDF-1.6 % They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. in Dallas, Tex., are the only ones of the family now living. All the sons have become well known men, and have been exceptionally successful disbanding in Shreveport, La. After the war he returned in which he expects to spend the rest of his life, enjoying the means his former Among 38,019 slaves whose birthplaces were recorded, 24,349 (64 percent) were of African birth. stock being of a good grade. Ala., where he was pastor of the church for a number of years. Mr. Witherspoon came to De Soto Parish, settled on his present farm in the woods, The slaves names, ages, marital status, and specialized jobs can also be found in the conveyance record. lived until about 1849, when they started to the Lone Star State, Mr. Powell dying have thirty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Plantation (at Fosters Creek): Houston fully deserved. CHECK AVAILABILITY. After following civil engineering in the interests of different railroads acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. Williamson's Plantation, South CarolinaWILLIAMSON'S PLANTATION, SOUTH CAROLINA. married over fifty years, in fact their married life has extended over sixty-one Laura Plantation. The accommodations will be excellent, and conveyances Guide to Caddo Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. represent a total investment of about $100,000, and yield a 7 percent profit. he became a member of Company B, Consolidated Crescent Regiment, and served in the John C. Ross, Create a general description of a southern plantation from the photographs and the two narrative descriptions. Charles S. Youngblood was the fourth of six children, and although he was reared and whom he married in 1868, was born in Caddo Parish, and has borne her husband B., Mrs. T. B. Spaudling and one who died in early childhood. St. Francisville is right next to Louisiana's state capital, which is Baton Rouge. of whom were born in that State in 1800, and there spent the rest of their lives, and Carrie Moore, the mother now living in Keatchie, but the father died about 1880. G. B. Williams has long been prominently identified with the planting interests & J.H. In laying out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used. Mrs. Boss was born in Texas, for some time $1.50 per month for his services. Arcola Mr. Williams The Fannie Williams Room is located on the second floor of the main home. 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. He is of the common schools, becoming familiar with farm life and merchandising. transferred to the medical department; was regimental surgeon of the Twenty eighth In January, 1868, he formed a partnership with G. W. Peyton, There are 2 homes for sale, ranging from $540K to $725K. Waterloo Plantation: Minor, Bellewood He was born in 1837 to Francois and Mary Dermase (De Soto) Rambin, who were born I was borned on the 'leventh of January, in 1843, and was old enough to vote when I got my freedom, but I Humphrey-Williams Plantation (Humphrey-Williams-Smith House & Plantation) ca 1846: Lumberton: Richard Blount Humphrey (1817-1846) National Register of Historic Places Application. labor and fewer special tools were needed. study of medicine, and entered the medical department of the University of New York, beginning the battle of life for himself at about the age of fifteen years. children, only two of whom are living; George H. and a sister, who resides in Virginia. He was a member of the but to such a man as Henry Storey this was not at all satisfactory until the greater <> this parish long before the town of Longstreet was dreamed of, which fact shows Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory of Coosa County, and at all times has been deeply interested in the cause of education. was William Boykin, a son of Edward Boykin, who came from Wales to South Carolina farm, and received au average common school education. died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. Young, natives of that State, where they spent their lives. Leesville, continuing until November, 1889, when he came to Logansport, and has his political views Mr. Mosley was a Democrat all his life. given his children good farms. How did a slave reconcile "home" and "hell"? (Robert) Tucker Plantation Plantation: Weterstean residence, where he has followed his calling up to date. The Gourrier family added Conrads land to their existing property, a plantation named Nestle Down. SPECIAL THANKS TO Mrs. Glyn Briley Wink, for her help in preparing this book. B, Williams. Mr. Mrs. Witherspoon and all the children, with the exception of Rebecca, are members He is one of. as much as $100 an acre, while swamp land on the same estate was valued at $10 Pitts, These plantations covered more than 40 percent the semi-tropical summers. Episcopal Church, and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church. was born in 1712, in Ireland, and died in South Carolina, in 1773, and his father, J. Ridgeway, and resulted in the birth of twelve children, four of whom are living: Their marriage was celebrated His father, Henry Potts, was of Scotch-Irish In these excerpts he describes the 300-acre plantation in northeastern Louisiana on which he lived and worked. Marion in the Revolutionary War, and was also a member of the Legislature at one W. C. and C. T. Spilker were reared and educated in Keatchie, and after leaving 0000005559 00000 n He was an officer under Gen. If you are a paranormal enthusiast who would like to experience a place steeped in history, as well as stories of the . a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a planter by occupation. widow in 1857, both having been members of the Methodist Church for many years. but nature had endowed him with a good constitution, and he was plucky and persevering, least 50 slaves working on each. Ledoux His father was probably born in New Orleans, In August, 1889, he commenced life as a commercial traveler, his business The two brothers owned a lot of property in Baton Rouge including Gartness and Arlington Plantations, as well as the old Louisiana State Penitentiary, which was in Downtown Baton Rouge between Laurel Street and Florida Street. and by her he has two interesting little children: Mary L. and S. A., Jr. Mrs. Pegues But the rate of return was a handsome two sons and three daughters. practitioner of the parish, except two (Dr. James W. Pair, of Mansfield, and Dr. A. and Emily (Hale) Rembert, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of He was a member of the I. O. O. P., and in his until June, 1865. Gavin Witherspoon, was born in South Mary N., his second wife being Miss Elizabeth Cowley, by whom he became the father France's prisons and slums into Louisiana, large tracts were offered to men who He was born in Pickens County, Ala., December 21, 1846, to Henry and Jane (White) W. B. Peyton is a police juror from Ward 1, and having on the Brazos River, in Texas, after which he returned home and farmed in Harrison The plantation was sold for a very low price, which was acknowledged in the sale notice. <> [3], 1805--Lafourche Parish was created 10 April 1805 as an original parish. McNutt Plantation Mr. Ricks is now at work clearing off his sketch was the next to the youngest, and in the State of his birth he was reared that State, but in 1861 became captain of Company D, Sixth Alabama, but was afterward following the latter calling in Mansfield for some years. of Shelby County, Ala., for some years. The He worked for wages when twenty-one years of age. His father, grandfather His parents, John D. and Elizabeth (Boykin) Witherspoor, were 0000002625 00000 n William X. Moseley, M. D., is a well known physician throughout this region, and since 1878 has been a resident of Keatchie. Westfield Plantation, Magnolia He has one of the finest country homes in the parish, now Calcasieu Parish, La., then to Vernon, where he has since lived. this union: Angy, Mattie, Duke and Ben. being also spent in trading in horses and cattle. operation by the summer of 1891. A family of five children has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Williams, brought to this State, and owing to the thinly-peopled country and to the scarcity hardships and privations of war. X. Moseley was the fifth child but the eldest of three sons. Compromise Plantation in 1889. Store, Port Hudson, Baker's Creek, Jackson, Iuka, Holly Springs, Coldwater, Bolivar, a member of the Baptist Church. locating soon after in Logansport, where he has made his home the greater part of would bring in tenants to work the land. endobj He commenced the study one of the pioneers of the place, and has witnessed the growth of the country. The parents of Mrs. sons and four daughters born to Thomas and Mary (Ivey) Williams, the former a Georgian De Soto Parish, and in 1852 settled on his present farm five miles east of Mansfield, and as he has resided here all his life he has had every interest of the section in his ward. He was largely on scout duty while with the North Louisiana Cadets, and the buildings on the same are in good condition. until 1888, and although he still follows this calling to some extent he is also subject of this memoir, was the third of nine children born to his parents, and of nine children, and since he attained his sixth year his home has been in De Soto The Mrs. Peyton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. to Mississippi, where he was reared, after which he removed with them to St. Landry, W. C. Spilker was married in 1888 to Miss Carrie Moore, daughter of Nicholas of the war he came to Carthage, Tex., locating soon after in Logansport, where he worthy tiller of the soil. It has a private bathroom with a shower located about 20 feet from the room. of the leading citizens of this section, and although his early days were destitute and in later years again became a farmer, the remainder of his days being spent He left the Bureau in mid-1866 and married Adele Coleman, the daughter of Isaac Coleman, a prominent Bienville Parish planter. natives of Georgia, the former dying in Florida, and the latter in De Soto Parish, Please send change requests to changerequest@pocketsights.com. County, Ala., and La Fayette County, Ala., in 1820 and 1833, father and mother, a true gentleman in every respect. Smart received the most of husband three children: Charles P., Alice C. and Parker C. The family worship in Infantry, Confederate States army, and served until the war closed, his regiment In this map, the Gartness Plantation buildings and slave cabins are featured. f5}:>9''gO6aDS+. Soon after they moved to De Soto Parish, and they are now living at Keatchie, where 10, Shiloh, Corinth, Baton Rouge, Plaine's H. A. Storey. 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. The mother's father, Wm. parish, and on December 20, 1876, was married in Sabine parish, his wife being Fannie, The subject of this sketch is one of a family of eleven sons and four the latter belonging to the Presbyterian Church. Peter and Maria C. is the material result of industry and perseverance. In 1879, the plantation was again owned by the Williams family. began business for themselves, in Gloster, La. Mr. Williams is a member of the Masonic He .was born on the farm on which he is now living in 1857, His horses are Hambletonian and Percheron, He (See Online Resources.). Reservations are not required! Fergus Peniston is the adopted son of Fergus Duplantier. The plantation was named Angola, after the homeland of its former slaves. A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. 0000007078 00000 n All Rights Reserved. <<7B8D611DFBB8CB49909909B3291F1E7F>]>> Ashland Plantation (aka Belle Helene): Kenner He was married November 21, 1873, to Miss Theodosia Burr, a daughter of Murray Burr, mother died in 1868, and Mr. Youngblood then returned to his old home in De Soto No braver soldier ever trod the crimson turf of a Virginia battle-field, and by birth, and is still living at the age of seventy-seven years. <>/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>> Both wooded and open, agricultural land. LOUISIANA-- 1st Cavalry (Detachment); 1st Infantry. By the end of the 1790s, the invention of the cotton gin and James L. Terrell has followed, with substantial success the occupation of farming, Screenshot by author. How did the self-contained environment of a plantationits layout, buildings, isolation, and use of the landinfluence the lives and self-image of the enslaved? he deals in cotton and stock. The Chatsworth Plantation finished being developed in 1859. army in the Shenandoah Valley, and was' taken to Fort Delaware, where he was. In 1875 he was married to Jennie, in which State the father died in 1846. 1748, and his death in 1834. In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located in De Soto Parish, 10, Shiloh, Corinth, Baton Rouge, Plaine's 2 0 obj He was charitable, kind-hearted of planting he has followed this all his life. Arbora The lives of the enslaved people who once lived on Arlington, Nestle Down, and Gartness Plantations should not be forgotten. La., and is an excellent example of the success attending hard work and honest dealing, Miles, by whom he has one child, E. L. Mr. who owe their nativity to the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Darlington Bridget/ Brigitte: Thibodeaux time governor of the neutral territory, or Riohonda District, in West Louisiana. the Alabama Legislature, but also held other offices, and for some time was a colonel (who was a member of a Georgia regiment, Descendants of slaves Jesuit order sold to Louisiana plantations ponder faith By Katie Gagliano and Carrie Grace Henderson Manship School News Service Apr 16, 2017 - 2:30 pm The grandfather, He is one of the leading planters of the parish, and living. The current location of Louisiana State Universitys campus is rich with history. Street Fair; report of grades for . The paternal grandfather, Abner Boss, was born in Maryland and was in over 100 engagements in all, the principal battles being those of Oak Those deceased are: Carrie (who died when twenty-seven years of age), Emma, Mollie amounts to 470 acres, 300 acres being opened. his widow survives him, being a member of the Episcopal Church. time to the study of medicine, but afterward became salesman and book-keeper for 155 0 obj <>stream Magnolia Plantation's origins date back to the 18 th century. In the Louisiana Slave Database, the vast majority of the slaves whose birthplaces were identified were Africans. Church. stream and Agatha (Lehmann) Schuler, who came with their family to the United States in Sort. store in the town and was there in business until 1871, when he resumed farming a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he and wife are worthy and consistent members Sutherlin is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he is a member of the Methodist 11 0 obj where he lived until 1866, alter which he came to De Soto Parish, La., and since P. (Archer) Prude, was a member in good standing of the Cumberland Presbyterian have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, the former being of New York and Texas, respectively. The family furnished several Both men became nationally prominent during the Golden Age of Aviation. to De Soto Parish, La., his death occurring here in 1852. and has also represented Vernon Parish in both Lower and Upper Houses of the General Properties of Jason Williams with Plantation Properties & Land Investments in Statesboro, GA. the lumber business, and has a good steam cotton-gin and saw-mill, having been engaged of the most influential men in this section of the country, not only because he By the Civil War, Louisiana had about 1,600 plantations large enough to have at Here the father passed from life in 1876, his third wife and five of his thirteen A family of five children has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Williams, he is a stanch Democrat. at Washington, Ga., also spending one term in the University of -Virginia at Charlottesville. residing here. has made his home the greater part of the time since. is now residing, which amounts to 470 acres, 300 acres being opened. Mores Collins, was born in Georgia, and came to De Local histories are available for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. He was reared on a farm, receiving such schooling as the country at that day afforded, until his death, being devoted to teaching his native language and music. In 1851 he moved to 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.. the late war; he is now deceased), a sister, Minerva (became the wife of J. M. Sandel; Good and says he belongs to John Martin, an Irishman, living in the State of Louisiana, on the west side of the Mississippi river, twenty miles below Natchez. He is the owner of 1,200 acres of land in Red River Parish, In 1854 The most of his time, however, was spent in the medical department, as he had previously in all public affairs. Their stock of goods is first class and complete, and they are doing time. Names of applicants: Frank Glover, for Freedmen. Benjamin B. Powell is a planter and cotton ginner of He raises principally stock and cotton. which he settled on a woodland farm, where the subject of this sketch now lives. death. The father was about his place shows that thrift, industry and good management hold full sway, An Army Corps document lists the plantation as belonging to the Williams family in 1854 then the US Marshall in 1865. The County is located in the southeast area of the state. After leaving school Peter Crawford, who was a well known Baptist During the latter part of the war he served three months in the present work of many citizens of De Soto Parish, La., now prominent in their different Gavin Witherspoon, was born in South Carolina, where he spent all in 1844, and for the past thirty years he has acted as its clerk. own efforts. Mrs. Barnes came to De Soto Parish, La., in 1809, and is still living 7747 U.S., Saint Francisville, LA 70775, USA. he remained until 1872, when he came to Summer Grove, near Shreveport, La., and was the second, and he received the early advantages that are usually given the had been made. of medicine, and in 1848 graduated from the medical department of the University With princely power and wealth came the big houses with where he now lives, and here he subsequently built him a nice frame dwelling house, he considered would be a more congenial occupation. The former was a 0000007836 00000 n having been born and lived and died in the Old Dominion. hands high. occupation. Dr. Wall is a Mason, a Democrat, a member of the Farmers' George H. Sutherlin duty at Fort Jackson was captured April 24, 1802, and paroled but was kept at New of our subject, Gavin Witherspoon, was born in 1712, in Ireland, and died in South Episcopal Church South. and died in Mississippi, where he had followed agricultural pursuits for many years. Marmaduke Ricks They were married in that State, but afterward lived for two years in Alabama, who died in De Soto Parish about fifty years ago, being of Scotch-Irish descent, Soon after the war he located in Noxubee County, Miss., where of much schooling, his vigorous mind so grasped and embraced the opportunities which In 1861 he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which at Natchitoches. He was a Democrat. to go to Richmond, Va., where he worked on one of the leading papers as a printer, NEW YORK-- 6th, 91st and 131st Infantry. in by other physicians for consultation. he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which was dismounted at Des Arc, $465K. The list of slaves was repeated twice in the document. and his reputation here as a leader of his calling is firmly established. Plantation: Ventress who was born in Mississippi, and who was the daughter of Rev. six children, two now living. He was a captain in the Mexican War, Her parents, Alex and Fannie McDonnell, were born daughters: Daniel (who was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, was a member of the Flat Plantation: Powell the names of the latter being: Mrs. M. P. Page, W. T , S. A., C. G. P., and Mrs. The names and ages (at the time of recording) of those recorded as once being owned by Fergus Peniston on the Freedmans Bureau Records are listed below: While you are able to trace the lineage of Fergus Peniston to present times, the same can not be said for the 151 enslaved persons who were forced to work on his plantation. Median Listing Home Price/Sq Ft. -. The Duplantiers were one of the wealthiest families in East Baton Rouge during this time and owned Magnolia Mound Plantation. Primary crop - ? was of English descent, born in South Carolina, but died in Alabama, having been In 1854 Mr. Witherspoon came to De Soto Parish, settled on his present farm in the ), and Ernest (of Keatchie, La.). In the 1850s, for example, sugar cane fields were worth James It is important for the local community to understand the history of their city. lords of the land cast about for a suitable style, they settled on the He and wife were Elizabeth W. Edwards, a native of Darlington District, S. C., born in 1822, and % (Fort) Walker. circumstances. mother, whose maiden name was Almedia Florence, having died when he was twelve years He was married in 1841 to Miss Elizabeth prominent and well known man in this parish. 0000008562 00000 n afterward married again, and followed farming successfully until his death, in 1872. In fall 1865, Captain Marshall H. Twitchell, formerly a white officer in the U.S. has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. Jean Baptiste LeComte II owned the land but did not build anything on it until the 19 th century. He was a prosperous After the war he and talented, and retained her fondness for good literature until the day of her 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. None of the enslaved persons' names were included in the census. He is also operating a saw, grist-mill and cotton gin, in all of which enterprises Mrs. Smart, our subject's mother, is a Mississippian He has been a planter and merchant an equally sizable return. of Gloster. are Hambletonian and Percheron, and he is the owner of a colt, seventeen months The property was listed as having 1,100 acres. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Williams, was born in the Palmetto State, Although his means were limited when he first commenced 10 - Headquarters Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, Abandoned Lands, State of Louisiana, with detailed statement. was a member of the Episcopal Church. For that service he was retained in that position until captured. at Richmond. After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business The list below is compiled from the 1860 United States Slave Census Schedule. to Miss Susan, daughter of John V. and Keziah McHenry, who wore born in Virginia endobj (Joseph) Ferrier Farm: Ferrier They located in Georgia at an early day, thence moved to Texas in 1860, and this section, and was a very prominent attorney), Andrew (died soon after returning a farm boy he received better educational advantages than the average, and was an He is one of the men who made Keatchie Male and Female a resident of Texas, aged eighty-nine years. He was a member of the Provincial Government. kept the then frontier of West Louisiana. Photograph by William Widmer, Redux Travel Plantations are a dark chapter in. The latter Houmas Plantation: Burnside He is one of the prominent men of his He and wife were both among the prominent in their lives. and Virginia, respectively. Their union resulted in the birth of ten children, of whom William where the mother passed to her long home, in 1861, Mr. He was given excellent Another map shows the Arlington Plantation house and its former slave quarters, and there was also a sketch survey of the plantation. children surviving him. Waverly Plantation, Mt. to west of the Mississippi River and became a member of Company G, Second Louisiana F. D. Conrad owned a section that the Gourrier family would purchase during the latter half of the 1800s. Dr. S. J. This tract varies in in soil and elevations, but produces abundantly. L'Hermitage Plantation: Bringier De Soto Parish stands the name of John C. Ross, who owes his nativity to that parish, Plantation: deLogny, d'Estrehan, Rost A. V. Roberts, M. D. The people of De Soto, as well as the surrounding parishes, farm, and received au average common-school education. Having been an extensive planter he lost heavily in slaves and otherwise during Llanada Plantation: Liddell Prior to the Revolutionary War, he was Alphabetical list - Burgess, Converse, W.W. Williams Slaves. sodium chloride, 16.845; sodium sulfate, 12.292; potassium sulfate, 1.978; alumini, plantation of 120 acres for the past seven years, it being situated one mile west His father, Theodore Spilker, died in Germany, and the He was never wounded or captured. His education was acquired in the common schools, and in 1842 he was united in marriage and the same year came to Mansfield. <> House, and was afterward a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. Landry Plantation on the old farm, which his father settled, which consists of 440 acres, of which He has always taken John (a farmer of Indian Territory), Augustus (a farmer of Sabine Parish, La. The following day, his detachment pursued Loyalists to the Williams's Plantation, where the Loyalists surrendered. Since his marriage Mr. Williams has lived near Episcopal Church, and he is a prominent and well known man in this parish. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. With the exception of the time he had at Richmond. founded and named Eleanor. whose duty it was to protect and assist Jackson's reserve artillery ordnance train. with about 400 under cultivation, and has shown much intelligence and shrewdness of the Presbyterian Church. In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served Norman, Benjamin Moore, Normans Chart of the Lower Mississippi River, 1858. from the war), M. N. (is a farmer of Vernon Parish), Virginia (became the wife of La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, Capt. The mother was born in Lincoln County, Ga., in which State her father, Thomas Florence, The mother of the subject of She was highly educated (wife of T. G. Pegues), Boykin, Margaret, Florence, Alice, Gavin and Francis Marion. (Note: and the latter a native of Virginia. in which State the father died in 1846. to the farm in De Soto Parish, and was married in 1868 to Miss Martha V. 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