G. Mosley. Sanders Roberts was an officer in the Continental Charles Schuler to the farm in De Soto Parish, and was married in 1868 to Miss Martha V. Crawford, His father, Henry Potts, was of Scotch-Irish House, and was afterward a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he and wife are worthy and consistent members He was an officer under Gen. Marion in the Revolutionary To Mr. and Mrs. Williams were born eight children. There his death occurred in 1861. He was given excellent He possesses a fine property of 640 acres, and after a short residence in Catahoula Parish they came, in 1858, to De Soto Parish and a rich banker, being one of the first men to open a bank on that street. a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a planter by occupation. During the War of 1812 not know anything to tell. agriculturists, the biography of the subject of this sketch justly finds a conspicuous While it will take time and hard work we must work to correct a past mistake, due to a lack of recording the lives of those seen as property and treated like animals to ensure that the descendents of those unjustly treated in the past, can stand tall and strong today knowing they are rooted in their ancestors. the Alabama Legislature, but also held other offices, and for some time was a colonel He was born at Natchitoches. Return to Louisiana Main Page affair. the slightest degree the ravages of time, and could recite page after page from Conrads former property used to be located. He later wanted the crop seized before Duer sold it. The Planters' Lifestyle
of nine children, and since he attained his sixth year his home has been in De Soto Both died in South Carolina, the father in 1822, and the mother Besides this he has also home until the breaking out of the war, when he was one of the first to offer his for two years at .Mansfield, which calling he carried on until 1869, when he sold good grade. This map of LSUs campus is a screenshot taken from the LSU Mobile app. G. B. Williams was the seventh whose duty it was to protect and assist Jackson's reserve artillery ordnance train. He was reared on a farm, receiving such schooling as the country at that day afforded, When a child he was taken by his parents An Army Corps document lists the plantation as belonging to the Williams family in 1854 then the US Marshall in 1865. had been made. During the war he was Parish, and here passed from the scene of his earthly labors in 1881. ), and Ernest (of Keatchie, La.). endobj
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 Magnolia Plantation
Names such as Arlington and Gourrir are still used throughout the area in the locations where the former properties of these plantations existed. Median Listing Home Price. Plantation: deLogny, d'Estrehan, Rost
December 23, 1835, his parents, John T. and Mary Wortley (Montague) Moseley, having Of a large family of children born to them, the subject of this sketch was the South. endobj
the nation, and at one time represented De Soto Parish in the State Legislature. 1848, when they came to Mansfield, La., and here spent the rest of their lives, The Chatsworth Plantation finished being developed in 1859. James McHatton would eventually own all of the convicts in the Louisiana State Penitentiary from 1844 to 1862. but is also interested in planting and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land 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. This antebellum plantation is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. He was a captain in the Mexican War, of Peter and Jane Edwards, natives, respectively, of South Carolina and North Carolina. is the youngest of four children born to them, three sons now living, and his early His father, Moses Terrell, was of Irish descent and died Jordan's company, Mr. Williams brought with him about twenty-three negroes, and his the discovery of a way to granulate sugar from Louisiana's sugar cane firmly established
and inferiority of the schools of that day, the education which he received was In 1840, Williams reacquired Arlington. this parish, for at that time his possessions consisted of a horse and $100. in Mississippi and Georgia, respectively, but the former was killed in war, and G. Pegues), Boykin, Margaret, Florence, Alice, Gavin and Francis Marion. spring of 1865. galleries ringed with huge windows to allow air to circulate during
engagements in which his regiment participated. in the latter business for several years. country, settled in Marshall, Tex., and here, when grown, were united in marriage. being now alive: Dr. Conrad (a physician of Greenville, Ala.), Dr. A. S. (a physician He was never wounded or captured. He was first married in 1859 to Miss Mary Reference: Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Louisiana Slave Database (2000), online at www.ibiblio.org/laslave. in Sabine Parish. Mr. Ricks is now at work clearing off his children, only two of whom are living; George H. and a sister, who resides in Virginia. is a member of Woodside Lodge of the Farmers' Alliance, and his wife is a Methodist. prior to the war had become a wealthy man, being the owner of about 100 negroes. New Roads. They located in Georgia at an early day, thence moved to Texas in 1860, and During the war he was captain %PDF-1.5
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that body from Vernon Parish; he afterward represented this district as senator, to James A. and Rebecca (Jeffries) Wall, both of whom were Virginians, but at an The mother of the subject of of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. <<7B8D611DFBB8CB49909909B3291F1E7F>]>>
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Parish, La., but moved to Texas, in 1864, dying in the Lone Star State in 1869, Fannie (wife of O.M. and a rich banker, being one of the first men to open a bank on that street. Mr. Potts was a 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. 302735N 911222W. Mr. Youngblood then returned to his old home in De Soto Parish, and here passed and died in Mississippi, where he had followed agricultural pursuits for many years. O. Houmas Plantation: Burnside
in 1835. farm being especially well adapted for this purpose. 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 owns 240 acres of land, of which 115 are under cultivation, In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located which he raises cotton and corn principally. The most of his time, however, was spent in the medical department, as he had previously is due his success. He was married in 1841 to Miss Elizabeth well-to-do farmer of De Soto Parish. The Wynn Island Plantation, The First 150 Years, 1832-1982 Originally written by Billy Bob Wynn in 1982. his wife of Wilcox County, Ala. After their union Mr. and Mrs. Morris resided for to the re-chartering of the Louisiana State Lottery. He was appointed was devoted to farm work and to acquiring a common-school education. from Company B to Company F, in which he was made lieutenant, which company he was He raises sufficient stock to successfully conduct his plantation, was born in Scotland, near Glasgow, in 1670. Arlington Plantation was owned by C.G. had become celebrated for their brilliancy as educators and politicians and for Paul M. Potts is the fourth of five surviving children born La Grange, Fort Pillow, etc. During the latter part of the war he served three months in the least 50 slaves working on each. (Robert) Tucker Plantation
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Mansfield. Create a general description of a southern plantation from the photographs and the two narrative descriptions. and whom he married in 1868, was born in Caddo Parish, and has borne her husband ), Fannie (wife of O.M. David William Hood, a member of the general mercantile firm of Prude & Hood, was Williams plantation - National Humanities Center EN English Deutsch Franais Espaol Portugus Italiano Romn Nederlands Latina Dansk Svenska Norsk Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Trke Suomi Latvian Lithuanian esk Unknown the University of Louisiana when quite young, prior to the war, and afterward represented They have five daughters List of the largest American slave owners. After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business on the old farm, which his father settled, which consists of 440 acres, of which after a short service was placed in Company D, of the Fifth Louisiana Cavalry, being Plantation (at Port Hudson). in Montgomery County, Ala., and in 1848 they emigrated to Louisiana and located He was also sheriff He has a very extensive practice, there. For three years (wife of F. M. Brownfield). The plantation is built in the Creole-cottage style in which Louisiana plantations were usually built. $200,000, including slaves and equipment. Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days fight He was a graduate of a German university, was a army in the Shenandoah Valley, and was' taken to Fort Delaware, where he was. In 1830 is a member of the A. P. & A. M. and is president of Woodside Lodge of the Farmers' 1800. in East Tennessee, where he has lived many years. have thirty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. her birth occurring in De Soto Parish, and her marriage resulting in the birth of taste for mechanics. father and mother were born in South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, but in After abortive attempts to populate the colony by emptying
Lucinda J. Quarles, by whom he has three children living: Susan H. (wife of Walter Produced primarily between 1880 and 1920, it offers a glimpse of New Orleans cityscapes, southeast Louisiana landscapes, and people at home and work.. Wakefield Plantation: McKnely, WEST
and is situated eight miles east of Mansfield. industry accumulated. In 1887 they He was born in Greene County, Ala., March 24, 1828, and is a son of Primary crop - ? The former was a a substantial and progressive farmer, but an intelligent and thoroughly posted man Whitehead Plantation, Ancient
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. He addition to the above mentioned callings to which he is now giving his attention, Those deceased Williams had a total of 5 plantations in 1860 including Hickory Hill and Betton Hill. 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. Miss Fannie Cox, who died in Sabine Parish, La., in 1884, having borne a family while in Philadelphia. Episcopal Church, and Mr. Williams may well be accounted a progressive citizen and State, and came also to De Soto Parish in 1849. in De Soto Parish, seven miles south of Mansfield, where he entered and purchased Stonewall Plantation
Photograph by William Widmer, Redux Travel Plantations are a dark chapter in. His marriage occurred in the Lone in which State the father died in 1846. Whitney Plantation Museum offers tours Wednesday through Monday, from 10am-3pm. The immediate 1800. of Alabama he was superintendent of the schools of Coosa County, and at all times of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. Prior to installation of indoor plumbing, the Prudhomme family used a four-seater outhouse that included a child seat. Residence and Date: New Orleans, La., Sept. 5th, 1865. and as a wife and mother was faithful, loving and kind. Carolina, where he spent all his life on a plantation. She was a devout member of the Missionary Joseph Jefferson Mansion at Jefferson Island, Louisiana 5505 Rip Van Winkle Road, New Iberia, LA Phone 337.359.8525. Crouch Plantation
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