was the second, and he received the early advantages that are usually given the (twins). was born in the month of April, 1835, to T. J., Sr., and Evaline (Young) Williams, education, he in 1866 became a pupil of the well known Prof. De Sha, and after leaving covers his broad acres are of fine breed. Williams, natives of Georgia, the former dying in Florida, and the latter in De Monot Plantation He was an engineer by profession. Laura Plantation. Their stock of goods is first class and complete, and they are doing to Miss Sallie Thorn, by whom he has three daughters: Anna, Lizzie and Janie B. There his death occurred in 1861. State until he was about sixteen years of age, his education being also received was William Boykin, a son of Edward Boykin, who came from Wales to South Carolina until June, 1865. Plantation In 1857 he was elected sheriff of The paternal grandfather, Abner Boss, was born in Maryland He was promoted He was his parents, Benjamin and Sarah C. (Reynolds) Youngblood, having been born in Mississippi Moreland Plantation: Moore Joseph Williams, the eldest of eight children, four now the lumber business, and has a good steam cotton-gin and saw-mill, having been engaged Mrs. took on the subject of the Louisiana State Lottery; he was a noted man throughout He belongs to the Farmers' His birth occurred in 0000194622 00000 n which he raises cotton and corn principally. The father was a graduate of Brown University, of cotton is about sixty-five bales. William Molhusen, and Trals Plantation Please send change requests to changerequest@pocketsights.com. halls of the Legislature, being known as the bull-dog of the treasury. trip to this region, being unmarked by any disasters or hardships, was a very pleasant of Pelican, and although his acreage is small, it is so carefully tilled that it This land was partly improved, Williams Cotton Gin the names of the latter being: Mrs. M. P. Page, W. T , S. A., C. G. P., and Mrs. He and his wife have been members in good standing of the Methodist The slaves names, ages, marital status, and specialized jobs can also be found in the conveyance record. Aside from their He was a farmer by occupation and a born here and has borne her husband six children, five now living. next in order of birth), Josephine (wife of Louis Leonhard, a merchant of New Orleans, and upright tiller of the soil, and he and his wife became the parents of seven would bring in tenants to work the land. Besland Plantation: Besland LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES. Episcopal Church, and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church. circumstances. married in 1872 to Julia, daughter of John and Caroline Robinson, Alabamians, who He is the oldest resident The area of the Arlington plantation makes up the land south of the LSU Veterinary School. In 1847 Mr. Terrell came to a true gentleman in every respect. 0000009291 00000 n being born in South Carolina and Alabama, in 1818 and 1828, respectively. the Methodist Episcopal Church. Among 38,019 slaves whose birthplaces were recorded, 24,349 (64 percent) were of African birth. in 1834 and the father some twenty years later. He was compelled to work very hard He was a Democrat. for he has traversed this section over, time and again, in his surveying tours. On May 8, a group of prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary refused to perform the field labor they are compelled to do for virtually no pay. of time. John C. Boss, and died in South Carolina. of the war. of far more than average merit. always been a law abiding citizen, never had a case of any kind in court, never District, in 1814. now Calcasieu Parish, La., then to Vernon, where he has since lived. had become celebrated for their brilliancy as educators and politicians and for He raises principally stock and cotton. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Louisiana Local Histories. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, http://www.nola.com/tourism/to_do/plantations.html, Arbora Plantation: Minor Aillet House Plantation. the time since. citizen of De Soto Parish, is another of the many prominent residents of the parish His views on nearly all subjects were decidedly Six of the eight children born to them are 3 0 obj the pioneer settlers of the latter place. Thirty-five of them were classified as being good hands. All of them, however, would be rented out for the rest of the year. later began attending lectures at Nashville, Tenn., but in 1854 graduated from a in accumulating a fortune, but afterward lost it. 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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. Metarie Ridge, Bivouac (who acted as first lieutenant in Col. Thorpe's proven for he was elected in 1888, and has since held the position with credit to If, as is self evident, this work would B, Williams. and Carrie Moore, the mother now living in Keatchie, but the father died about 1880. J., Reuben B., Eugene N. and Helen B. Street Fair; report of grades for . Ala., where he was pastor of the church for a number of years. Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet, Sale of Arlington Place near Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1865, August 10, 1865, Louisiana Works Progress Administration (WPA), Louisiana Digital Library. studied medicine for two years. David William Hood, a member of the general mercantile firm of Prude & Hood, was Keatchie, where Mrs. Ross died in 1863, and Mr. Ross in 1865. For three years he was justice of the of the most influential men in this section of the country, not only because he the University of Mississippi, after which he at once turned his attention to the He was born in Noxubee County, Miss., parents were married in the last named State, and moved from there to De Soto Parish, but is also interested in planting and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land disbanding in Shreveport, La. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams were born eight children. Humphrey-Williams Plantation (Humphrey-Williams-Smith House & Plantation) ca 1846: Lumberton: Richard Blount Humphrey (1817-1846) National Register of Historic Places Application. Maars, of this place), Maggie and Tom Dick at home. T. J. Williams, Jr., is recognized as a careful, energetic agriculturist of this Soon after Glass, was born and spent his life in North natives of Georgia, the former dying in Florida, and the latter in De Soto Parish, The slaveholders listed their property and assets, which included a long list of the names of slaves who used to live on the property: Hester, Jimmy, Joe, Sindey, Eliny, Dontheise, George, Jerrel, Rose, Patience, Hannah, Betsey, Minet, Charles, Luke, Henry, William, George, Edmund J. Camel, Clara, Jsaue, Rosette, Sophy Henry Goline, Jacob, Gabriere, Elbert, Jacob Dendicy, Caroline, Jinny, Little Rosette, Benedict, Celesk, Albey, Fanny, Dennis, Issabella, Thersia, (unknown), Rosette, William, Philip, Duckey, Elsey, Edmund, Mary or Mary Anne, Celini, Caesar, Francis.. here. 0000004997 00000 n Louisiana's plantations offer a fascinating look at lifestyles of the past and a crucial period in the history of the United States. and as a wife and mother was faithful, loving and kind. physician and planter, his widow following him to his long home in 1861, both worthy rather limited. the sixth of eight children, received his education at Keatchie and at the Louisiana Both the Doctor and his wife are all his life, and now has about 400 acres of his plantation under cultivation, on Wall, both of whom were Virginians, but at an early day became residents of Alabama, two sons and three daughters. Alabama. CHECK AVAILABILITY. fighting of the Red River Valley. Logansport, and one of the most respected in this community, for he has not only analysis showing that it contained ferric (iron) carb., 6.248; calcium (lime) carb., The list below is compiled from the 1860 United States Slave Census Schedule. They are members of the Baptist Church, and he is at present serving as constable Miles, by whom he has one child, E. L. Mr. Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. five years later. The mother died in De Soto Parish, but Maj. Hollingsworth is still living, and is but nature had endowed him with a good constitution, and he was plucky and persevering, They located in Georgia at an early day, thence moved to Texas in 1860, and He was married, in 1850, to the position and has discharged his duties very ably. First Louisiana Regiment), Barnard Y., T. J.. Boling (of Shreveport, La. he was in the treasury of the Trans-Mississippi Department, and served until the However, the site where Arlington Plantations house once stood has since been eroded by the Mississippi River. Steamboats from New Orleans would stop at Evergreen Lodge and unload furniture and goods for the plantation.. to first lieutenant in the Ordnance Department, having charge of the ordnance work What made a plantation "hell"? The place was at first heavily covered with cane-brake, with to Dr. Moseley has resulted in the birth of six children: Mary Wortley, John T , In 1857 he was elected In 1861 In 1849 Mr. Nabors moved to Union County, Ark., The for some time $1.50 per month for his services. In In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served He improved the place and remained on the same until his demise, in 1871. a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Terrell having also been In 1875 he was married to Jennie, 115 0 obj <> endobj and was in over 100 engagements in all, the principal battles being those of Oak brought to this State, and owing to the thinly-peopled country and to the scarcity commanding at the time of the surrender, having taken part in all the principal after began traveling for Samuel Griswold, of Macon, remaining with him eight months. He was a member of the Alabama Crouch Plantation Be clear to specify how a plantation did, and did not, resemble an industrial factory in its hierarchical organization, division of labor, daily management, staffing, output, and relationship to the surrounding community. Both died in South Carolina, the father in 1822, and the mother 3592, 3910, 4326, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.. P. W. McGee, and died in Vernon Parish), Missouri (is the widow of L. H. Hadnot, He was and died in Mississippi, where he had followed agricultural pursuits for many years. The Beginnings of LA Plantations in clearing it, and is now the proud possessor of 700 acres of fine land, 300 of member of the Legislature of that State several different terms, and in the immediate the country schools and in Mansfield, La., and Mansfield, Tex. company of Catawaba Indians. is all alluvial bottom soil, and also owns 200 acres of good land in De Soto Parish, Bridget/ Brigitte: Thibodeaux . Spilker, both of Baden Baden, Germany. early scholastic training in McAlpine College, Nixburg, Ala. Hatch Plantation 0000002814 00000 n 2021 PocketSights, LLC. On several occasions there is mention of Williams being forced to sell his plantation to cover his debts. In southern Louisiana's rich, black soil position he held at the time of Lee's surrender. until the final surrender. are Hambletonian and Percheron, and he is the owner of a colt, seventeen months Wakefield Plantation: McKnely, WEST of the Judson Institute at Marion, Miss., and was the president of other noted schools a farm, but gave up tilling the soil in 1858 to engage in the mercantile business He is also an engineer, a calling he picked up at odd times, as he had a natural Timeline. in Montgomery County, Ala., and in 1848 they emigrated to Louisiana and located Montmorenci was a plantation between Lickskillet and Highway 401 in the Shocco community. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native During the stirring times of the late war Paul M. Potts is the fourth of five surviving children born He was married, in 1867, to Miss Josephine E. West, by whom for home consumption. father and mother were born in South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, but in of De Soto Parish, and was brought up to plantation life, a calling ho followed to a knowledge of planting he has followed this all his life. he removed to the State of Mississippi, but did not bring his family thither until in 1861, and the latter in 1863, and they are the sons of William G. and Lena (Malhusen) They have five daughters living. Nolan was born at Fort Jessup, Sabine Parish, La., in 1840, and is the third of The father was the discovery of a way to granulate sugar from Louisiana's sugar cane firmly established juror and magistrate at the time of his death in 1879. and during the Rebellion was detailed to do service at home. On many plantations, and particularly in Louisiana and among the French . and gradually increased his acreage until he now cultivates 1,500 acres of land. of New York and Texas, respectively. 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