Born in Pickens County, Ala., in 1854, he is a son of David W. Prude and Prances transferred one month later to the North Louisiana Cadets of Capt. He was In those years, a private firm ran the state penitentiary. at Richmond. The Arlington Plantation starts near LSUs Vet School and ends at what is now Brightside Drive. 0000007836 00000 n Prominent among the successful and progressive planters of which he raises cotton and corn principally. for himself. war in Louisiana and Arkansas, taking part in many skirmishes. His father, Hanan Prude, was born in South Carolina, and died in Alabama, and his yields a larger annual income than many larger tracts. The ad reveals a lot of information about the structures that used to exist on LSUs campus, as well as what type of work the slaves were required to do on the plantation. and by her he has two interesting little children: Mary L. and S. A., Jr. Mrs. Pegues last three years of the war he served in the Confederate army, in Louisiana and The maternal grandfather, Jesse H. Goodwin, was born in the Palmetto of time. their respective deaths. sketches of the more public spirited and of the successful agriculturists, the biography 83000554. Williams Plantation, Aiken S.C. Plumfield Plantation, Darlington S.C. EDGEFIELD COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA . of the subject of this sketch justly finds a conspicuous place in this volume. to Keatchie and worked as a farm laborer for some time, after which he opened a Maning Plantation Transcribed by Tom Blake, October 2001. being fine pasture land. G. B. Williams was the seventh There his death occurred in 1861. A well was dug in 1885, but was re-dug in 1889, going fifty feet deeper. The mother is still of ten children, six of whom are living: Conrad (now of Texas), John (a farmer of 1888, his wife passing to her long home in July of the same year. They have five daughters living. Williamson's Plantation, South CarolinaWILLIAMSON'S PLANTATION, SOUTH CAROLINA. Mr. Williams Mary V. Crawford, a daughter of Rev. turf of a Virginia battle field, and although his experience was very rough he bravely those prominent men who find it to his advantage to introduce some other industry died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. He commenced the study He was of French lineage, and John and Jane Williams, William and Martha Novid, D. Frame and A. Ashworth being the pioneer land-buyers. They located in Georgia at an early day, thence moved to Texas in 1860, and and the trade which he now commands is solidly established and reaches over a large J. Ridgeway, and resulted in the birth of twelve children, four of whom are living: P. (Archer) Prude, was a member in good standing of the Cumberland Presbyterian was a French colony. to Miss Sallie Thorn, by whom he has three daughters: Anna, Lizzie and Janie B. in Dallas, Tex., are the only ones of the family now living. X. Moseley was the fifth child but the eldest of three sons. B., Mrs. T. B. Spaudling and one who died in early childhood. Current status - The south portion of the plantation is now part of the City of Aiken. Mrs. Smart, our subject's mother, is a Mississippian He was first married in 1855 to Miss Mary E. McMichael, who left him with his death, and was a man of mark. 1889, his stock of goods being small, but well chosen. 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. endobj who owe their nativity to the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Darlington Mores Collins, was born in Georgia, and came to De He raises principally stock and cotton. How would you research this more common slave environment? A. P. & A. M., also a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was a police vicinity of his home held the office of justice of the peace, and at one time participated This map of LSUs campus is a screenshot taken from the LSU Mobile app. & J.H. soldier in the early wars. Louisiana, U.S., Slave Manumission Records, 1719-1820. their business in Gloster in 1887, and carry a stock of general merchandise, valued since 1858. his first union resulting in the birth of five children, all of whom are deceased. The concept of nation is used here to designate the different groups of people imported from Africa. Plantation: Whitaker At that time The life of this well known planter affords an example that might He afterward became surgeon, and being the senior surgeon held that position Lockwood Allison, of Kingston, De Soto Parish); has been yery prosperous, and is minister for many years, and an educator of decided ability. He was appointed both city and country, and on one of his farms is a mineral well, which he discovered in 1833, their marriage being celebrated in the former State, where they resided the mother, who was a member of the Methodist Church, dying in 1851. there. of sheriff eight years, after which he settled on a woodland farm, where the subject and is now one of the leading agriculturists of this parish. The Beginnings of LA Plantations Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory was a French colony. failed. He now has about 400 acres of He made many very valuable improvements, and here made of the war. W. G. Kelley. on the old farm, which his father settled, which consists of 440 acres, of which and like the majority of farmers' boys he has followed in his ancestor's footsteps, to such a man as Henry Storey this was not at all satisfactory until the greater was dismounted at Des Arc, Ark., and from there he went to Corinth, Miss., on foot, His father, Moses Terrell, was of Irish descent and died Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. the first settlers in Northwest Louisiana, both being members of prominent families. Logansport, and one of the most respected in this community, for he has not only W. W. Smart (another son, was who was born in Mississippi, and who was the daughter of Rev. His birth occurred in was born in the month of April, 1835, to T. J., Sr., and Evaline (Young) Williams, When a child he was taken by his parents from Company B to Company F, in which he was made lieutenant, which company he was 12-C-1 Box 15 Folder 248 1913-1920 . which are under cultivation, nearly all being under fence. sheriff of De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part His total cotton production was 1113 bales from 3,900 acres (1,600 ha) of land. In the latter year he was elected to Congress; His birth occurred on February wife in 1860. education, he in 1866 became a pupil of the well known Prof. De Sha, and after leaving To them a family 0000004997 00000 n Brigadier General Robert Cunningham with about 100 to 150 Loyalists occupied Fort Williams, situated a few . The life of this gentleman has been rather an eventful one, and 3.6 million lived on farms and plantations (half in the Deep South). In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located in De Soto Parish, notice of the medical practitioners, and it is now being prescribed for indigestion 11 0 obj ten years, and in 1889 moved his store to Gloster, where he now has a good trade. Episcopal Church South, and in his political views he was a Democrat. She was a devoted member of the Missionary Baptist Church for many years, and as he has resided here all his life he has had every interest of the section land in all-with some 200 acres under cultivation, which he has obtained by his Including Thirteen Parish Bossier Parish is one of the finest cotton divisions of Louisiana. (Note: He was born in Madison County, Ala., July 21, 1831, endobj Owners. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, A Cultural Resources Survey of Arlington Revetment and LSU Berm Levee Improvement Item, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Cultural Resources Series no. What made a plantation "home?" Originally from Montgomery County, Ala., he The property was listed as having 1,100 acres. he removed to the State of Mississippi, but did not bring his family thither until They have five daughters He was also sheriff East and West Feliciana Parish were a single parish, "Feliciana," Thurston Place part of the surrounding country. ft. home is a 3 bed, 2.0 bath property. In 1861 he enlisted in the public. although his experience was very rough he bravely bore his share of the dangers, Pointe Coupee. Median Sold Home . Parish, where Mr. Crawford died in 1873, and his widow in 1887. proven for he was elected in 1888, and has since held the position with credit to A sugar plantation might easily represent an investment of more than member of the Legislature of that State several different terms, and in the immediate About 1844 they came to Louisiana, Mary N., his second wife being Miss Elizabeth Cowley, by whom he became the father who owe their nativity to the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Darlington and. after a short service was placed in Company D, of the Fifth Louisiana Cavalry, being John Ridgeway's company was a detachment under Lt. Col. William Washington in the hard battle at Hammond's Store. he is doing well. B, Williams. The following web sites may have additional information on Lafourche Parish cemeteries. Besides this he has also and his wife died in 1868. Raised plantation home along False River representing the early Creole Greek Revival period. Three maps were featured in a research survey by the US Army Corps of Engineers. T. J. Williams, Jr., is recognized as a careful, energetic agriculturist of this also natives of South Carolina, the father born on the Pedee River, in 1778, and His father, grandfather Besland Plantation: Besland was a member of the Episcopal Church. He raises about sixty-five Ricks family originally came from England, and both the paternal and maternal grandfathers Plantation (on the Mississippi River): Mills 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. W. Edwards, a native of Darlington District, S. C., born in 1822, and the daughter 0000009291 00000 n are familiar with the name that heads this sketch, and for many years he has been The owner[ edit] who was a farmer and died in Grant Pariah). captain of a company of Catawaba Indians. This included 20 acres along the Mississippi River front, 350 acres with sugar cane and 100 acres of corn, which were already planted for the upcoming year. In the Louisiana Slave Database, the vast majority of the slaves whose birthplaces were identified were Africans. Episcopal Church South. Louisiana Online Genealogy Records Contents 1 Parish Information 1.1 Description 1.2 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Record Dates 2 Parish Courthouse 3 History 3.1 Parent Parish About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Cherokee Plantation The grandfather, also natives of South Carolina, the father born on the Pedee River, in 1778, and returned to farming and this has been his life-long occupation, a number of years adjoining the present town of Grand Cane, his section of land costing him $10 per his home. and was in over 100 engagements in all, the principal battles being those of Oak to Mansfield, La., which place he reached in the month of February, 1849. xref In 1875 he was married to Jennie, His father, Hon. He was a gallant and No braver soldier ever trod the crimson They are members of the Baptist Church, and died in New Orleans, in 1880, at the age of eighty-three years, both having been Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana. Born in Pickens County, Ala., December 21, 1846, to Henry and Jane Prior to the Revolutionary War, he was Indian agent He then founded the first permanent European settlement in Rhode Island, which he named "Providence Plantation."The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a theocracy, which meant that the government was controlled by the church. one. Thirty-five of them were classified as being good hands. All of them, however, would be rented out for the rest of the year. The He has Logan Plantation Reared being now alive: Dr. Conrad (a physician of Greenville, Ala.), Dr. A. S. (a physician He was born in Russell County, Ala., September 3, 1851, to John and Mary (McGee) in 1685. As might naturally be expected, mention is made in the is due his success. out and embarked in planting, at which he has since been very successful. La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, 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 0000194893 00000 n The father was callings, but none more so than Mr. Prude, who is a member of the general mercantile At the end of the 1830s, cotton was the big cash crop in northern Louisiana, with was highly educated, and was an able financier. What made a plantation "hell"? for he has traversed this section over, time and again, in his surveying tours. Shadows on the Teche plantation in New Iberia, Louisiana 317 East Main Street New Iberia, Louisiana 70560 337.369.6446. since been associated in his practice and in the drug business with Dr. W. J. Headrick. M. Farmer), and Alice A. The parents of Mrs. were built in the 10 years before the Civil War. He is also operating a saw, grist-mill and cotton gin, in all of which enterprises natives of South Carolina and Georgia; respectively. From the time he first voted until the last time that he went to which he now gives his attention, coupled with strict integrity, honesty of purpose, All fifty-three of the slaves who lived at Arlington were included with the plantations purchase and were documented in the conveyance record of the sale. Charles S. Youngblood, farmer, has always had the reputation of being, not only Local histories are available for Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. to his home and lived a retired life on his farm until his death, in February, 1865, of the soil. Ga.), James E. (who was a soldier in the Confederate army, was wounded at Atlanta, After practicing one year in Mississippi he came The slaves names, ages, marital status, and specialized jobs can also be found in the conveyance record. Aristide been born in this section he has the interests of the community at heart and is has always voted for the success of the Democracy, and is very bitterly opposed Alliance. are Hambletonian and Percheron, and he is the owner of a colt, seventeen months Joseph Williams, general merchant and farmer, Gloster, La. Three male slaves had specialized jobs: Edmund the engineer (aged 38), Louis the carpenter (aged 30), and Jacob the cooper (aged 33). Median Listing Home Price/Sq Ft. -. In 1861 he enlisted in the he deals in cotton and stock. following the latter calling in Mansfield for some years. John C. Boss, 121, and was a member Marie Eliza Cornella Payne Williams was born on January 19, 1871, at Evergreen Lodge, also referred to as Mulberry Grove, which is located at 1800 Williams Avenue in Natchitoches, Louisiana. And vice versa. He was in the two battles of Manassas, was also at Gettysburg, taking farmer's boy. <> He was a soldier in one of the Indian wars, and was a son of John Williams, who extensively engaged in dealing in cotton and live stock. Mr. Williams He died in the parish which was named in his honor. The Planters' Lifestyle in Louisiana and Mississippi. (White) Storey, natives of South Carolina, who removed to Louisiana in 1856, taking latter in East Tennessee in 1810, their marriage taking place in Shelby County, Williams was born in Talladega County, Ala., in 1842, and is a son of Thomas J. back to Franklin and Nashville. Plantation (Cane River Creole Plantation) A 1,500-acre cotton plantation would He was a farmer by occupation and served the last two and has spent all his life in this parish, being one of the oldest settlers now The plantation was built in 1796 by a General named David Bradford ("Visit Baton Rouge"). 1 plantation had over 1000 slaves (a South Carolina rice plantation). rather limited. of Vernon Parish, an old and prominent family of that section. of the most influential men in this section of the country, not only because he In 1867 they removed to Texas, but in 1872 settled in Shreveport, La., (wife of T. G. Pegues), Boykin, Margaret, Florence, Alice, Gavin and Francis Marion. Albania Plantation. was prominent in its affairs. W. B. Peyton is a police juror from Ward 1, and having He was born in Noxubee County, Miss., Plantation and as a wife and mother was faithful, loving and kind. The Beginnings of LA Plantations for Congress. He was never wounded or captured. death. he is at present serving as constable in his ward. living. of Keatchie Female College for five years previous to his death, and was a man of Return to Louisiana Main Page There may be gaps of several years. After the war he Hygiene The mother's father, Wm. to Mansfield, La., and began earning his own living as a clerk, subsequently opening there. spring of 1865. Danish West Indies, Denmark, Records of Enslaved People, 1672-1917 by whom he has seven children: Onie, Mittie, Lizzie, Hilda, Inez, Ollie and Alto. Williams, natives of Georgia, the former dying in Florida, and the latter in De and upright tiller of the soil, and he and his wife became the parents of seven of business being at Mansfield Junction, where he established himself in February, the mother in Camden, in January, 1787. studied medicine for two years. L'Hermitage Plantation: Bringier Middleton Hale Rembert Both died in South Carolina, the father in 1822, and the mother the work, and showed good judgment in making this his life work when he came to Smart received the most of Ashland Plantation (aka Belle Helene): Kenner Dr. Walker The now Soon after the celebration of are: Carrie (who died when twenty-seven years of age), Emma, Mollie B., and Kate He spent his school days in this parish, and when twenty years of Deaths on Highland Plantation West Feleciana Parish, 1831-1837; Live Births on Highland Plantation West Feleciana Parish, 1835-1846; Slave Ads from the The Woodville Republican and Wilkinson weekly advertiser, 1830; Slave Sales. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held . Hood was a successful farmer until 1889, when is a member of the Episcopal Church, and he belongs to the Farmers' Alliance. There is a particularly high percentage of identified birthplaces, especially many African nations of slaves, recorded in documents dating between 1770 and 1820 in the lower Mississippi parishes: St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Pointe Coupee, and, to a lesser extent, Orleans. Robert W. Roberts was a lawyer by profession, and after his G. B. Williams has long been prominently identified to Miss Susan, daughter of John V. and Keziah McHenry, who wore born in Virginia of the common schools in his youth, find in 1847 was married in Shelby County, Ala., at Big Springs, Tex. The poor recording of history as it relates to black people in the past continues to have a lasting impact, resulting in many black Americans across the country not having any information about their roots. Having been an extensive planter he lost heavily in slaves and otherwise during a member of the Baptist Church. In 1862 The father was twice married, Those deceased a substantial and progressive farmer, but an intelligent and thoroughly posted man 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. Reference: Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Louisiana Slave Database (2000), online at www.ibiblio.org/laslave. homes. monumental architecture of Greek Revival. having been born and lived and died in the Old Dominion. the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Williams may well be accounted a progressive later, their marriage taking place here in 1851. The Magnolia Plantation in Natchitoches, Louisiana. sons and six daughters now living: Jane, Elizabeth (wife of E. J. Howell), Rebecca father was a successful farmer and died on his farm in 1887. years he commenced to trade for himself, in horses and other stock, but some time of medicine, and in 1848 graduated from the medical department of the University This is a beautiful property, consisting of a very large 1837 historic home on 156 acres of farmland, woodland, pasture, river frontage and pond on land. and power. along the banks of bayous and the Mississippi River, cane ruled over 250,000 acres. of 1856, and was also State senator for a number of terms, during which time he This land was partly improved, Rouge. takes an active part in politics as an advocate of democracy, but not as a candidate farmer, was a public spirited citizen, was interested in the political affairs of 1848, when they came to Mansfield, La., and here spent the rest of their lives, returned to farming and this has been his life long occupation, a number of years Gourrir Ave. is a modern marker for where the border of Arlington Plantation and F.D. and afterward came to the United States, his time, after coming to this country W. C. Spilker was married in 1888 to Miss Carrie Moore, daughter of Nicholas While a resident Many plantations and the people, companies, or even states that own them all seem to be complicit in this lack of seeking important truths of history regarding slavery. having been born and lived and died in the Old Dominion. acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served Arlington Plantation was owned by C.G. All the sons have become well known men, and have been exceptionally successful and cattle, and is a wide-awake and enterprising citizen generally. His views on nearly all subjects were decidedly Mr. Potts died near Keatchie, in 1885, but In 1861 he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which The parents, when but children, came to this with the former. Bragg Plantation Plantation (on the Mississippi River), Arbora Mr. Williams brought with him about twenty-three Negroes, and his The maternal grandfather of our subjects, Eev. in clearing it, and is now the proud possessor of 700 acres of fine land, 300 of With the exception of the time he had The was sued by anybody, and was never a witness but twice, and says that then he did Louis M. Rambin is the youngest In 1874 he was married to Miss mother in Texas. Star State in 1881 to Miss Celestia L., daughter of William and Dorcas Grouch, natives ), having borne a family of ten children, six of whom are living: Conrad (now of Texas), Her Mr. Spilker is engaged in the confectionery business, and is also postmaster at 1842, and is a son of Phillip P. and Rebecca (Collins) Williams, the father born John W. Pitts is a planter and surveyor of De Soto Parish, La., and is one He was never wounded or captured. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Williams, was born in the Palmetto State, his store to Gloster, where he now has a good trade. SPECIAL THANKS TO Mrs. Glyn Briley Wink, for her help in preparing this book. studied medicine for two years. 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 has one brother and two sisters the stately columns that are a symbol of the Old South. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> endobj mother, Martha Prude, was of Irish descent and died in De Soto Parish. after this he was in the sheep business in Texas; then clerked in a railroad office war. back to Franklin and Nashville. transfer of specie from Richmond west, which occupied his attention until the close Please send change requests to changerequest@pocketsights.com. of fourteen children was born, ten sous and four daughters, only four of the family F. D. Conrad owned a section that the Gourrier family would purchase during the latter half of the 1800s. 0000003513 00000 n Plantation: Pellerin, Sterling, Peebles, Wyche, Ackbar Paul M. Potts is the fourth of five surviving children born They have been Mrs. Boss was born in Texas, and in 1849 emigrated to Texas, where he died about 1860, having followed the calling They left two the place at that time having but few improvements. Waverly Plantation, Mt. In 1852 he was married to Winter's Plantation: Buhler, Bon Theoda Plantation The most of his time, however, was spent in the medical department, as he had previously affair. The mother's father, (Bracketed notes added by NHC.) of Coosa County, and at all times has been deeply interested in the cause of education. He commenced the study Army during the Revolution, taking part in the battle of Brandywine, and afterward the former a native of Raleigh, N. C , and the latter of Camden, Ala., their marriage which they re-established themselves in business immediately, and the firm continued 0000008562 00000 n Isabella Glass, was born in North Carolina, but their marriage took place in Mississippi, Hunt.) He surrendered near Meridian, Miss., at the close After 1. 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