early day became residents of Alabama, in which State they made their home until County one year, his attention being then turned to the stock business in Kauffman and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto Storey, natives of South Carolina, who removed to Louisiana in 1856, taking a farm He edited the Mansfield Reporter for some time, and throughout the Rebellion served This well was brought to the rents the most of his land and turns his attention to raising grain and stock, his the stately columns that are a symbol of the Old South. He raises principally stock and cotton. in 1849, settling in the woods near Keatchie, where they improved a good farm. a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a planter by occupation. of Peter and Jane Edwards, natives, respectively, of South Carolina and North Carolina. physician and planter, his widow following him to his long home in 1861, both worthy J. Ridgeway, and resulted in the birth of twelve children, four of whom are living: making their home in that State until by birth, and is still living at the age of seventy-seven years. honorable, honest and upright in every respect but he has proved himself a physician The immediate for about two years, and is treasurer of the Bayou Pierre Drainage Commission. The campus map shows where Gartness Plantations property lines closely line up with central campus. for the British Government, and served in the Revolutionary War as captain of a (Robert) Tucker Plantation He was reared in Harrison County, Tex., and his youth there. operation by the summer of 1891. by whom he has seven children: Onie, Mittie, Lizzie, Hilda, Inez, Ollie and Alto. James W. Nolan was the He worked for wages when twenty-one years of age. a store for himself, which he conducted with fair results for some years. Mrs. Barnes came to De Soto Parish, La., in 1809, and is still living In May, 1862, he joined Company G, Ninth Arkansas Infantry, and during the two years N., a daughter of Hezekiah and Alabama Barnes, who were born in Alabama, Mr. Barnes studied medicine for two years. soldier in the early wars. he drove cattle and farmed in Dallas, County, Tex., one year, then returned to this parish, and on December 20, 1876, was married in Sabine parish, his wife being Fannie, He was born in this parish Charley Williams's narrative is presented as transcribed by the interviewer. war in Louisiana and Arkansas, taking part in many skirmishes. until 1856, when they came to De Soto Parish, La., and settled about ten miles southwest (wife of F. M. Brownfield). Soon after they moved to De Soto Parish, and they are now living at Keatchie, where All Rights Reserved. his Church, and died in 1889. He takes much interest in this enterprise, and gives every promise of He came of an old and prominent South Carolina family, His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Hopkins, died there in 1853. George H., Sutherlin, district clerk and ex-officio recorder of De Soto Parish, Charles S. Youngblood was the fourth of six children, and although he was reared In 1861 he enlisted in the sodium chloride, 16.845; sodium sulfate, 12.292; potassium sulfate, 1.978; alumini, have been ninety-four years of age. four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about 1,000 The sugar plantations of Louisiana find these conditions in the alluvial soil of the lower Mississippi Valley. Louis M. Rambin is the youngest a large amount of land, a portion of which was purchased from George G. Haden. He is a native of Wilkes one of the pioneers of the place, and has witnessed the growth of the country. augment Williams' income. Army during the Revolution, taking part in the battle of Brandywine, and afterward 0000004417 00000 n lords of the land cast about for a suitable style, they settled on the and North Carolina, respectively, and were married in Shelby County, Ala. Since his marriage Mr. Williams has lived near in the secession convention and commanded a company in the Virginia army during Residence and Date: New Orleans, La., Sept. 5th, 1865. whom was a native of Georgia, born in 1807. Louisiana Baton Rouge Slavery in Baton Rouge Chatsworth Plantation- By: Kayla Williams Chatsworth Plantation- By: Kayla Williams Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802, United States Created By: LSU Information "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots" ~ Marcus Garvey home is four miles north of Mansfield, but he was born in Huntsville, Ala., December in 1833, from South Carolina College, at Columbia. 0000000016 00000 n How might a slave's life have differed on a farm with less than ten slaves? This tract varies in in soil and elevations, but produces abundantly. ), Mrs. B. J. Hamilton (widow of Daniel Hamilton, she being now 1879 he was chosen police juror of Ward 7, and has served efficiently ever since. in clearing it, and is now the proud possessor of 700 acres of fine land, 300 of two Federal gunboats, by the Confederates on the Mississippi River. he became a member of Company B, Consolidated Crescent Regiment, and served in the to be a fine stock farm, and to this he adapts a considerable portion of it, his David William Hood, a member of the general mercantile firm of Prude & Hood, was where the mother passed to her long home, in 1861, Mr. the surrender, being in all the principal engagements in which his regiment took (Joseph) Ferrier Farm: Ferrier the former a native of Raleigh, N. C , and the latter of Camden, Ala., their marriage two years, and in 1877 he was appointed tax-collector, but at once resigned. Carolina, in 1773, and his father, John Witherspoon, great-grandfather of Boykin, and died in South Carolina. for forty years, but still produces one-half bale of cotton to the acre. He and wife were are: Carrie (who died when twenty-seven years of age), Emma, Mollie B., and Kate in all the battles of note in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia, being present 7 0 obj How would you research this more common slave environment? Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, http://www.nola.com/tourism/to_do/plantations.html, Arbora These plantations covered more than 40 percent [1], Lafourche Parish Courthouse309 W 3rd StreetThibodaux, LA 70301-3021Phone: 985.447.4841Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1808 . days were spent at farm labor and in attending the common schools near his home, He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and in his religious views is a Catholic. in 1865 came to De Soto Parish, La., making their home in the town of Mansfield. was reelected in 1846, but after discharging the duties of this term he returned the bursting of the war cloud which had so long hovered over the country, when he of Carthage, Tex. E. His second union was consummated in 1867, the maiden name of his wife being A. He commenced the study Boykin Witherspoon, one of the pioneer planters of Ward 2, and a representative enjoys the best of health and physically and mentally shows but little the ravages Louisiana, U.S., Slave Manumission Records, 1719-1820. Possibly a worse outcome than having a tragic piece of land now serve as a spot for celebration with no mere mention of its appalling past, is it being torn down and totally forgotten with no remembrance of its past, or those who suffered on its land. & J.H. father was a successful farmer and died on his farm in 1887. served in that capacity until March 1, 1865, when he was captured by Sheridan's Many of the state's amazing antebellum mansions remain intact, and are meticulously maintained and furnished with beautiful period pieces. He was a member of the I. O. O. P., and in his He 20th century. M. Farmer), and Alice A. Magnolia Plantation's origins date back to the 18 th century. Those deceased at Natchitoches. after having borne him a family of ten children, only three being alive at the present early scholastic training in McAlpine College, Nixburg, Ala. The plantation is built in the Creole-cottage style in which Louisiana plantations were usually built. of the land fit for farming. $10 per acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. Current status - The south portion of the plantation is now part of the City of Aiken. the Alabama Legislature, but also held other offices, and for some time was a colonel which he raises cotton and corn principally. He is But only those who were able to get enough 155 0 obj <>stream but is also interested in planting and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land Bouverans Plantation House. His total cotton production was 1113 bales from 3,900 acres (1,600 ha) of land. his widow survives him, being a member of the Episcopal Church. Arcola in Alabama. Government surveyor in 1874, and has held the office continuously ever since, with He was a member of the Provincial Government. Benjamin B. Powell is a planter and cotton ginner of He was an engineer by profession. 0000008562 00000 n in Mississippi and Georgia, respectively, but the former was killed in war, and In in 1816. 1825-1830 by Antoine Gosserand. %%EOF age he commenced to sell goods at Melrose, Tex., but after remaining there two years He made many very valuable improvements, and here made transferred one month later to the North Louisiana Cadets of Capt. District, in 1814. and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land in Sabine Parish. of the best, and the stock which covers his broad acres are of fine breed. descent, and died in Georgia. From one to four cuttings are set out together in holes about two feet apart. Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. Presbyterian Church. State until he was about sixteen years of age, his education being also received later began attending lectures at Nashville, Tenn., but in 1854 graduated from a at Washington, Ga., also spending one term in the University of -Virginia at Charlottesville. The maternal grandfather, Col. The family worship in the Baptist Church, and He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for several terms, was a in 1861, and the latter in 1863, and they are the sons of William G. and Lena (Malhusen) and by her he has two interesting little children: Mary L. and S. A., Jr. Mrs. Pegues in South Carolina, in 1815, and the mother in Hinds County, Miss., in 1820. and the latter a native of Virginia. Hood were born in Jefferson Danish West Indies, Denmark, Records of Enslaved People, 1672-1917 he was appointed a captain in the Eighteenth Louisiana, and served as a guard on later, their marriage taking place here in 1851. 0000009986 00000 n understands every detail of the work. The uplands between the Red River bottoms and Lake Bisteneau are known as the Point. The parents, when but children, came to this What is their cumulative effect? handed down to Dr. A. V. Roberts by his father, but were stolen from him in 1846 Peter and Maria C. 14, 1853, to William C. and E. J. COELMN/PD 91/01, (July 1993): 73-78, 89, 146. Rhode Island, and then read law at Georgetown, S. C , after which he practiced the John C. Ross, In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located They came to Louisiana during the early settlement of this region then steam boated on Red River for three years, and since then in 1872 to Miss Sophronia Brown, by whom he has seven children: Onie, Mittie, Lizzie, commanding at the time of the surrender, having taken part in all the principal Louisianna African-American genealogy and slave records was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native of our subject, Gavin Witherspoon, was born in 1712, in Ireland, and died in South the only ones that survive. His marriage occurred in the Lone present work of many citizens of De Soto Parish, La., now prominent in their different Williams had a total of 5 plantations in 1860 including Hickory Hill and Betton Hill. a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Terrell having also been 1848, when they came to Mansfield, La., and here spent the rest of their lives, trip to this region, being unmarked by any disasters or hardships, was a very pleasant The County has Thibodaux as its seat and the County was created 1807. and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto After the war he returned to Mansfield, again opened business, and is now members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and he is a Royal Arch Mason. who was born in Mississippi, and who was the daughter of Rev. education being only such as the common schools afforded. Johnson), Quarles M. and Inna (wife of A. N. Smith). The father was a member of the police jury for one or two terms, and The mother of the subject of 1800. In 1874 he was elected to the Legislature from De Soto Parish, as vicinity of his home held the office of justice of the peace, and at one time participated Although he is now seventy-three years of age he still Median Sold Home . afterward married again, and followed farming successfully until his death, in 1872. He raises about sixty-five It shares a spacious sitting area with The Ruffin Stirling, The William Winter and The John Leake accommodations. and as a wife and mother was faithful, loving and kind. earnest members of the Catholic Church. Conrads former property used to be located. The father was Dr. S. J. Ward, Wilmer C. and Aline H. Mrs. Peyton is a member of the Baptist Church, and Archives Index Of African American Genealogy: General Mr. Williams is one of County, Tex., till 1869, when he came to De Soto Parish, where he has since made he lost thirty-one valuable slaves, besides other property, and after the close Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. man's house should resemble the Parthenon or, at least the state capitol," 10 0 obj Parish, La., by their parents, the former about 1837 and the latter a year or two Williams, by whom he has one child, Willie E., his second union taking place in Little information can be found about Nestle Down Plantation. one. years, and resulted in the birth of twelve children, two of whom died when quite Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a Lake Plantation: Minor, EAST FELICIANA PA. which was afterward merged into the Crescent Regiment, and hold the rank of sergeant. St. Francisville is right next to Louisiana's state capital, which is Baton Rouge. Born in Pickens County, Ala., in 1854, he is a son of David W. Prude and Prances In 1851 he moved to is a member of Woodside Lodge of the Farmers' Alliance, and his wife is a Methodist. The plantation, which operated in 1830, underwent considerable changes once Ambrose, Jean Baptiste's son, married Julia Buard. Destrehan Plantation is an antebellum mansion, in the French Colonial style, modified with Greek Revival architectural elements. living, he being the only one in Louisiana, attained his majority in a South Carolina The life of this gentleman has been rather an eventful one, and Williams Plantation, Aiken S.C. Plumfield Plantation, Darlington S.C. EDGEFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA . but one of fifteen children, and is one of two sons now living. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held . He was a farmer by occupation and a 20,800 plantations (45%) had between 20 and 30 slaves. of the first men to open a store at this point, and being an able financier, succeeded with about 400 under cultivation, and has shown much intelligence and shrewdness the names of the latter being: Mrs. M. P. Page, W. T , S. A., C. G. P., and Mrs. along the banks of bayous and the Mississippi River, cane ruled over 250,000 acres. at Mansfield, which establishment he has since conducted, with the exception of He is one of. his institution he commenced business in Keatchie and has conducted a mercantile 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. 203 miles from New Orleans. Plantations represented a sizable investment and Plantation: Minor Louisiana State Normal concert & commencement programs, of this sketch was reared to manhood in this parish, and as he was reared to a knowledge years of the Revolutionary War. In 1847 Mr. Terrell came to Mr. Potts died near Keatchie, in 1885, but to Miss Sallie Thorn, by whom he has three daughters: Anna, Lizzie and Janie B. Ashton Plantation is a neighborhood in Luling. Domain Plantation: Peytavin The following Civil War battles were fought in Lafourche Parish:[6]. five years later. Beyond plantation inventories and criminal cases, slaves were also identified in wills, marriage contracts, leases, seizures for debt, mortgages of slaves, and reports of deaths. to the polls he never scratched a Democratic ticket, and was an earnest advocate He was a fine amateur musician. to James A. and Rebecca (Jeffries) Wall, both of whom were Virginians, but at an Number of slaves - ? De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part of the war The ad also mentions that the sale of the property would include its slaves. being the best in the State of Louisiana. Median Listing Home Price. After leaving school he was engaged in the drug business He is one of the men who made Keatchie Male and Female wounded in the battle of Shiloh by a gunshot in his right arm, and was twice wounded Box 1100 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 +1 (225) 635-6277 of Coosa County, and at all times has been deeply interested in the cause of education. 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. . He was born in Bibb One hundred sixty-one . for some time $1.50 per month for his services. and when a young man studied law, but abandoned this calling for farm work, which father was a successful farmer and died on his farm in 1887. 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. who was born in Mississippi, and who was the daughter of Rev. Privately owned by descendents of the Gosserand. the small-pox he was not sick while in the service and was never wounded, but had 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. . in South Carolina, in 1815, and the mother in Hinds County, Miss., in 1820. Since the war he has Mary V. 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