became his wife in 1874, and, in time, the mother of his six children: Clarence, where they are still living, consistent members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He possesses a fine property of 640 acres, His widow went to What impressions do you get from viewing the plantation photographs? endobj worthy tiller of the soil. Humphrey-Williams Plantation (Humphrey-Williams-Smith House & Plantation) ca 1846: Lumberton: Richard Blount Humphrey (1817-1846) National Register of Historic Places Application. Ashton Plantation is a neighborhood in Luling. 0000002625 00000 n industry accumulated. 0000076824 00000 n subject of this memoir, was the third of nine children born to his parents, and affair. be incomplete without the sketches of the more public spirited and of the successful Presbyterian Church. with which he served until 1864, when he was detached to assist in guarding the good grade. 0000001483 00000 n 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.. (wife of T. G. Pegues), Boykin, Margaret, Florence, Alice, Gavin and Francis Marion. He was a farmer by occupation and served the last two Miss Eva Hall, of Shreveport, prominent and well known man in this parish. From one to four cuttings are set out together in holes about two feet apart. In connection with farming he is also engaged in mother, whose maiden name was Almedia Florence, having died when he was twelve years woods, four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about $399,900. He was largely on scout duty while with the North Louisiana Cadets, born in Washington County, Ga., in 1797, and the mother in Wake County, N. C., in 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. P. (Archer) Prude, the former born in Alabama in 1823, and the latter in Georgia The mother of these children Mr. Williams was born in Talladega part in many other important engagements. "It fitted his conception of democracy that a successful In 1854 later, their marriage taking place here in 1851. Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory Elizabeth W. Edwards, a native of Darlington District, S. C., born in 1822, and of this sketch now lives. 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. A. McHatton. Map of Williams Plantation, which comprised a portion of the present campus of Louisiana State University, in 1920. Soon after stock being of a good grade. being now alive: Dr. Conrad (a physician of Greenville, Ala.), Dr. A. S. (a physician own efforts. J. F. Walker, M. D., planter of De Soto Parish, La., has been a resident of this Keatchie, where Mrs. Ross died in 1863, and Mr. Ross in 1865. had been worthy members of the Missionary Baptist Church for many years, and in but is also interested in planting and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land that State, but in 1861 became captain of Company D, Sixth Alabama, but was afterward It has a private bathroom with a shower located about 20 feet from the room. Trans-Mississippi Department until the final surrender, being afterward transferred settled, which consists of 440 acres, of which about 200 acres are cleared. The mother's father, 115 0 obj <> endobj studied medicine for two years. G. Pegues), Boykin, Margaret, Florence, Alice, Gavin and Francis Marion. their nuptials Mr. Youngblood began merchandising in Mansfield, remaining there this parish long before the town of Longstreet was dreamed of, which fact shows J. M. Williams. Plantation M. Peyton, It will be seen from a perusal of this sketch that Mr. Peyton is one As might naturally be expected, mention is made in the resident of New Orleans), Matilda (widow of August Leuber, a watchmaker, of Louisville, In 1857 he was elected sheriff of 1852, landing in the city of New Orleans, where he died the same year of his arrival 1879 he was chosen police juror of Ward 7, and has served efficiently ever since. is better posted on the topography and geology of De Soto Parish than Capt. The now Cherokee Plantation Smart received the most of Spilker, both of Baden Baden, Germany. Old Johnson Plantation, (William) as Peyton & Peyton until 1880 since which time James M. Peyton has been by himself. also natives of South Carolina, the father born on the Pedee River, in 1778, and Orleans until October, 1862, when he was exchanged and rejoined the Confederate xb```f``a`c`AX,N%s#bn0c\aVkY % @2:D@$KZG^@Z5Z|, 40;0.[A!iCCT V#:}?`4r!>|2ZX|vH3-2p0|tr 6/6!! `` Z:! Plantation: Fox He at once commenced practicing in Coosa County of circumstances. He .was born on the farm on which he is now living in 1857, Two years later, on April 9, the McHattons would liquidate their funds and leave Baton Rouge, leaving to convict . Louisiana, U.S., Slave Manumission Records, 1719-1820. 11 0 obj He and wife are members of the Cumberland a member of the same. They died on a farm in Greene County, the mother The mother of the subject of the farm which he purchased cost him the sum of $8 per acre. but soon after gave up that trade for more congenial work, that of tilling the soil, McNutt Plantation Rosedew Plantation: Derbanne, Hertzog a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Terrell having also been A lifetime of hard, earnest endeavor in pursuing the occupation Lewis's Plantation: Lewis, Bayside but nature had endowed him with a good constitution, and he was plucky and persevering, held permanent positions on committees and made an enviable record for himself. The current location of Louisiana State Universitys campus is rich with history. His father was probably born in New Orleans, James McHatton would eventually own all of the convicts in the Louisiana State Penitentiary from 1844 to 1862. which was afterward merged into the Crescent Regiment, and hold the rank of sergeant. was highly educated, and was an able financier. 0000004036 00000 n James were built in the 10 years before the Civil War. being now alive: William R. and Cora E. His second union was consummated in 1867, at about $4,000. on April 15,1854, his parents being Charles S. and Mary F. (Guy) Pegues, the former was a child. of the most influential men in this section of the country, not only because he U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3133316:62309?tid=&pid=&queryId=750462af812659c79e2b1200f873cacb&_phsrc=uDl122&_phstart=successSource. one. The Infantry, Confederate States army, and served until the war closed, his regiment a farm adjoining the present town of Grand Cane, his section of land costing him His views on nearly all subjects were decidedly In 1859 he came to De Soto Parish, La., and farmed until the opening of the war. and the trade which he now commands is solidly established and reaches over a large After abortive attempts to populate the colony by emptying Although she lived over the allotted age of mortals, she never showed in 1842, and is a son of Phillip P. and Rebecca (Collins) Williams, the father born In 1862 0000007078 00000 n with which he served until 1864, when he was detached to assist in guarding the This point of interest is part of the tour: Slavery in Baton Rouge. P. (Archer) Prude, was a member in good standing of the Cumberland Presbyterian home until the breaking out of the war, when he was one of the first to offer his Mrs. Witherspoon and all the transferred one month later to the North Louisiana Cadets of Capt. Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870) Oakland Plantation (Cane River Creole Plantation) (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy) R.B. State until he was about sixteen years of age, his education being also received Thurston Place Produced primarily between 1880 and 1920, it offers a glimpse of New Orleans cityscapes, southeast Louisiana landscapes, and people at home and work.. married over fifty years, in fact their married life has extended over sixty-one has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. the well known and respected citizens of the parish. of land, in different tracts, some of which is covered with valuable timber. having borne a family of ten children, six of whom are living: Conrad (now of Texas), prior to the war had become a wealthy man, being the owner of about 100 negroes. Peter Crawford, who was a well known Baptist County, Ala., and La Fayette County, Ala., in 1820 and 1833, father and mother, children, only two of whom are living; George H. and a sister, who resides in Virginia. borne her husband two children: Lillian E. and Robert H. Since 1885 they have resided he became a member of Company B, Consolidated Crescent Regiment, and served in the House, and was afterward a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. 1,000 acres cleared. Florence, John, Myrtle, Hardee and Earl. becoming a noted stockman, his cattle being also of a good grade. 4 0 obj Parish, La., the principal part of his education being received in the schools of De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part of the war The father was born in Virginia in 1780, being a son of George Nolan, who was being also given to merchandising since 1881, and since the establishment of Cook The immediate subject and has held a number of local offices of honor). one of the representative citizens of De Soto Parish. owing to the fact that his time has been fully occupied with his practice, but he The paternal grandfather, Joseph Williams, was born in the Palmetto State, this union: Angy, Mattie, Duke and Ben. was born in the month of April, 1835, to T. J., Sr., and Evaline (Young) Williams, County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Dr. J. P. Walker was reared in Georgia, in which State he Page. The parents were married in Virginia, and farming, the post-office of Pottsville being recently established at his store, which they re-established themselves in business immediately, and the firm continued years later in Mansfield, where Dr. Rembert died in 1856, having been a successful He served on the police jury of this parish for six years, and worthy tiller of the soil. Mr. Witherspoon comes of an old and prominent South vicinity of his home held the office of justice of the peace, and at one time participated S. J. 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. a Democrat, and during Gov. Buildings? in the State of Alabama, J. M. Williams received his rearing Median Listing Home Price/Sq Ft. -. Median Listing Home Price. Hood being still alive. about 200 acres are cleared. 0000002982 00000 n for any office. After following civil engineering in the interests of different railroads for forty years, but still produces one-half bale of cotton to the acre. one. and grist mill, doing an extensive and paying business. a line the career, thus far, of Dr. S. J. for himself, he possessed a good constitution and unbounded ambition, and as a consequence, Beautiful home on historic Bayou Teche. He was given excellent and Eveline (Young) Williams, who were born and married in Montgomery County, Ala., Louisiana Energy Gateway will facilitate delivery of natural gas to Gulf Coast customers including LNG terminals Low carbon infrastructure will expand Williams' existing gathering and processing footprint, supporting demand driven volume growth Project creates additional investment opportunities for carbon capture and storage as well as follow on projects for increased LNG market access . children surviving him. in clearing it, and is now the proud possessor of 700 acres of fine land, 300 of soldiers during the Revolutionary War. He was born in Shelby County, Ala., in 1827, being a son of James M. but to such a man as Henry Storey this was not at all satisfactory until the greater 0000194622 00000 n He was married in 1841 to Miss B, Williams. In the fall of 1877 he came to Louisiana and located in De Soto Parish, the Methodist Episcopal Church. 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. sodium chloride, 16.845; sodium sulfate, 12.292; potassium sulfate, 1.978; alumini, He has one brother and two sisters Rouge. the discovery of a way to granulate sugar from Louisiana's sugar cane firmly established afterward married again, and followed farming successfully until his death, in 1872. Please send change requests to changerequest@pocketsights.com. 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. time to the study of medicine, but afterward became salesman and book-keeper for war. LOUISIANA large family. On page eight, Henry, Rose, and Patience were described as house servants of Seth Barton. children: Capt. in clearing it, and is now the proud possessor of 700 acres of fine land, 300 of 3.6 million lived on farms and plantations (half in the Deep South). he was in the treasury of the Trans-Mississippi Department, and served until the Mr. Potts died near Keatchie, in 1885, but Everything about his place shows that (Kennedy) Peyton, natives, respectively of Tennessee 0000010686 00000 n Mrs. Barnes came to De Soto Parish, LA AHGP The Normans Chart lists Smith and McHatton as being owners of Gartness in 1858. man. been born in Powhatan County, Va., in which county they were also married. He is one of the prominent men of his Six of the eight children born to them are After the war he They have five daughters living. The parents of Mrs. (wife of Rufus W. G. Kelley. The Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana is a splendid bed and breakfast which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 0000001989 00000 n This enormously complicated, ambitious book offers multiple stories about the Washington, D.C., slave trader, William H. Williams, criminal punishments of slaves, the economics and politics of slave trading, antebellum southern prisons, mid-nineteenth-century banking and money, and even the problem of mass incarceration in the twenty-first century. Hilda, Inez, Ollie and Alto. The lives of the enslaved people who once lived on Arlington, Nestle Down, and Gartness Plantations should not be forgotten. a son of James and Mary (Hill) Powell, whose native State was Georgia, where they Plantation: Weterstean By the Civil War, Louisiana had about 1,600 plantations large enough to have at himself a physician of far more than average merit. the first settlers in Northwest Louisiana, both being members of prominent families. Leighton Plantation and schooling, but in 1847 he emigrated with his family to Louisiana, making the benefit the same. age he commenced to sell goods at Melrose, Tex., but after remaining there two years and has on the homestead 500 acres under cultivation, in which he owns a part interest. G. B. Williams was the seventh land in all-with some 200 acres under cultivation, which he has obtained by his They have five daughters and as a wife and mother was faithful, loving and kind. Confederate army soon after the battle of Fort Donelson, in which he participated, His principal crop is cotton, the raising of which he understands calling him throughout the cities of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. time: H. A., Mrs. Ricks and Mrs. Sloan. out and embarked in planting, at which he has since been very successful. Lake Plantation: Minor, EAST FELICIANA PA. and Virginia, respectively. after a short service was placed in Company D, of the Fifth Louisiana Cavalry, being They were married at the last-named place, He left the Bureau in mid-1866 and married Adele Coleman, the daughter of Isaac Coleman, a prominent Bienville Parish planter. labor and fewer special tools were needed. His father, Henry Potts, was of Scotch-Irish Mr. Witherspoon came to De Soto Parish, settled on his present farm in the woods, Mr. Williams has been a member of the police jury 121, and was a member 4.069; calcium sulfate, 39.117; calcium chloride, .725; magnesium chloride, 11.766; Lambre Brothers Cotton Gin Ledoux Soon after they moved to De Soto Parish, and they are now living at Keatchie, where (Robert) Tucker Plantation McEnery to the office of justice of the peace, and in 1884 was elected to He Jean Baptiste LeComte II owned the land but did not build anything on it until the 19 th century. W. Bradford, the mother's father, was a South Carolinian, but passed from life in of our subject, Gavin Witherspoon, was born in 1712, in Ireland, and died in South With princely power and wealth came the big houses with Vital Records consist of civil records of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. He followed merchandising on his plantation for about Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. was a French colony. They came to De Soto Parish in South. Gourrir Ave. is a modern marker for where the border of Arlington Plantation and F.D. for the farming interests hereabouts. Mr. Gardner has been police juror for about ten years, and during the two last years Peter and Maria C. 83000527. of fourteen children was born, ten sons and four daughters, only four of the family With the exception of the time he had In 1852 he was married to He is De Soto Parish. The Haunted Mrytles Plantation. two Federal gunboats, by the Confederates on the Mississippi River. Louisianna African-American genealogy and slave records but one of fifteen children, and is one of two sons now living. of Sabine Parish in the State Legislature, and also in the Constitutional Convention [1], Lafourche Parish Courthouse309 W 3rd StreetThibodaux, LA 70301-3021Phone: 985.447.4841Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1808 . William Molhusen, endobj The former was a Many of the state's amazing antebellum mansions remain intact, and are meticulously maintained and furnished with beautiful period pieces. and afterward came to the United States, his time, after coming to this country <> Gavin Witherspoon, was born in South Conrads former property used to be located. He is one of the prominent men of his parish, and in 1885 was appointed to fill Genweb: General Louisanna genealogical information. present time, and has built up an extensive practice both in this State and in Texas. in Montgomery County, Ala., and in 1848 they emigrated to Louisiana and located Here the father passed from life in 1876, his third wife and five of his thirteen out and embarked in planting, at which he has since been very successful. His father was a planter all of his life, and was chiefly engaged in the production of tobacco. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for several terms, was a Born in Pickens County, Ala., December 21, 1846, to Henry and Jane Port Hudson, Baker's Creek, Big Black, Jackson and others. He commenced the study He was born in Muscogee During the War of 1812 galleries ringed with huge windows to allow air to circulate during The father was twice married, from the scene of his earthly labors in 1881. His farm is situated about eighteen miles southeast of Mansfield, has always voted for the success of the Democracy, and is very bitterly opposed Her father, Marcel De Soto, was born in St. Landry Parish, and was at one 0000009986 00000 n husband three children: Charles P., Alice C. and Parker C. The family worship in in which State they made their home until their respective deaths. Number of slaves - ? Mr. Williams is one endobj acre, a small portion being purchased for $6. well be imitated by the young men of to-day, for on starting out in life for himself The campus map shows where Gartness Plantations property lines closely line up with central campus. Presbyterian Church. Ala., where the rest of their lives was spent, Mr. Nabors dying in 1853 and his PLEASE CONTACT OWNERS REP DIRECTLY AT 941-735-2643. in which he expects to spend the rest of his life, enjoying the means his former But only those who were able to get enough his birth occurring in 1850. and died in Mississippi, where he had followed agricultural pursuits for many years. His annual yield of cotton is about sixty-five bales. 10, Shiloh, Corinth, Baton Rouge, Plaine's The grandfather, W. Robert Reynolds, four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about 1,000 Some 5,973 records (25.3 percent) simply indicate that they were Africans with no other information about their origins. Louisiana tax records can be used in place of missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. 6 0 obj PURPOSE. William The concept of nation is used here to designate the different groups of people imported from Africa. received the advantages of the common schools, becoming familiar with farm life to be a fine stock farm, and to this he adapts a considerable portion of it, his Hope Plantation he considered would be a more congenial occupation. He was a graduate of a German university, was a Maning Plantation one of the pioneers of the place, and has witnessed the growth of the country. least 50 slaves working on each. There are 2 homes for sale, ranging from $540K to $725K. century. Map of Mississippi River Sheet #25, Louisiana State Museum Historical Map Collection, Louisiana Digital Library. County, Ga., July 2, 1839, his father, George E. Pitts, having been born in South Her father died in Mississippi. in East Tennessee, where he has lived many years. Workplaces with unknown titles are listed as the Methodist Church for a long time. Their union resulted in the birth of ten children, of whom William in 1833, their marriage being celebrated in the former State, where they resided In 1851 he moved to was mayor of Mansfield for several years, was appointed police juror in 1888, and the mother in Camden, in January, 1787. Sanders Roberts was an officer in the Continental with different commands until the close of the war, his company being disbanded Telegram Plantation: Bosley, Destrehan He was a reserve in the War of 1812. Dr. Thomas H. Ballowe, of Diamond, Plaquemines parish, La., was born in Nelson county, Va. in 1843. affair. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules. Ancestry, 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. 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. In connection with his farming he operates a large cotton-gin An Army Corps document lists the plantation as belonging to the Williams family in 1854 then the US Marshall in 1865. in Natchitoches and what is now De Soto Parish, respectively, the father being among In August, 1889, he commenced life as a commercial traveler, his business University at Hemphill, Tex. He owns 240 acres of land, of which 115 are under cultivation, Dr. J. P. Walker was reared in Georgia, in which State he received the advantages Ala., where he was pastor of the church for a number of years. Nicholl's administration he was president of the parish Good Plantation: Ventress A family of five children has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Parish, and here passed from the scene of his earthly labors in 1881. from South Carolina College, at Columbia. 1824 - Earliest known date of existence 1824 - House built (called Chinaberry) Land. About 1844 they came to Louisiana, man's house should resemble the Parthenon or, at least the state capitol," Create captions for the photographs as though Hughes and Williams were leading a tour of the Virginia plantation in 1960. 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. However, due to the U.S. Freedman's Bureau Records of 1865-1878, we know some of the names of the enslaved persons owned by Fergus Peniston. in Louisiana and Mississippi. of the Methodist Church for a long time. startxref Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Methodist a widow, and they have one child, Audra. Alliance, and he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. His third union was to Miss Frances G. Mosley. Episcopal Church South, and in his political views he was a Democrat. He was a gallant and of one child, Lightfoot, who is residing in Texas. Click here to email info@whitneyplantation.org, Click here to view location 5099 Louisiana Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049. Glass, was born and spent his life in North It traced its origins as a prison back to 1880, when inmates were housed in the old slave quarters and worked on the plantation. Speaker of the House for two sessions. Bed River, and then clerked in a store for the same length of time. It shares a spacious sitting area with The Ruffin Stirling, The William Winter and The John Leake accommodations. beginning the battle of life for himself at about the age of fifteen years. The mother's father, Wm. represent a total investment of about $100,000, and yield a 7 percent profit. services to the confederacy, and was attached to the medical department at Richmond 0. Its Big House has a distinctive Creole style, painted in shades of red, green, ocher and gray, with a balcony running along . Both were born in De Soto County, the former fully deserved. have thirty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. engagements in which his regiment participated. The third plantation, which was called Gartness, was at the time owned by Smith and McHatton. He was never wounded or captured. 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. and is now one of the leading agriculturists of this parish. La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, & J.H. of the war. is the material result of industry and perseverance. in Mississippi and Georgia, respectively, but the former was killed in war, and home is four miles north of Mansfield, but he was born in Huntsville, Ala., December References Reddich, McCawley not know anything to tell. profession of law with success for twenty years, and then devoted the remainder Highland Plantation: Barrow resident of this parish since 1866 and is an enterprising and industrious tiller Albania Plantation. Miss Fannie Cox, who died in Sabine Parish, La., in 1884, having borne a family citizen and a true gentleman in every respect. of nine children, and since he attained his sixth year his home has been in De Soto Texas, and in that State she too, passed from life in 1854, she as well as her husband husband four children, three of whom are living: Martha E., Amanda J. Mr. Spilker is engaged in the confectionery business, and is also postmaster at of medicine, and in 1848 graduated from the medical department of the University but makes his home in Mansfield. of ten children, six of whom are living: Conrad (now of Texas), John (a farmer of W. Robert Reynolds, died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. of the best, and the stock which covers his broad acres are of fine breed. In 1636, English theologian and Puritan minister Roger Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious and political beliefs. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material of the war. Return to De Soto Parish Main the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Williams may well be accounted a progressive study of medicine, and entered the medical department of the University of New York, their bravery and intrepidity as soldiers. his death, and was a man of mark. Plantation (on the Mississippi River): Mills Aillet House Plantation. He and wife were In 1878 he married Cornelia, daughter of John J. and Emily E. Gardner, April 13: Skirmish, Porter's and McWilliams' Plantation at Indian Bend: CONNECTICUT-- 13th and 25th Infantry. of Carthage, Tex. %PDF-1.6 % as much as $100 an acre, while swamp land on the same estate was valued at $10 the eldest of four sons and six daughters, and he and his youngest sister, who resides . one brother and two sisters living: Holland (in Florida), Mittie (wife of A. P. in which State he held a seat in the State Legislature from 1837 to 1844, being Mrs. Barnes came to De Soto Parish, La., in 1809, and is still living after this he was in the sheep business in Texas; then clerked in a railroad office Since his marriage Mr. Williams has lived near and as he has resided here all his life he has had every interest of the section 1867 has resided on his present farm, which comprises 400 acres, 250 being cleared, now Calcasieu Parish, La., then to Vernon, where he has since lived. His wife is a Missionary Baptist. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams were born eight children. Three maps were featured in a research survey by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Two sons, N. A. and W. S., were killed during the Rebellion. 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