Queries - 2002

KENNEDY / ROBERTS
E. W. Prichard
Ewprichard@aol.com
1/08/02
Seeking information on the family of J. M. KENNEDY and Regina ROBERTS, who resided in Lake Providence, E. Carroll Par., from about 1866, where they and most of their children are buried. He was a lawyer and later judge. They married in 1866 in East Feliciana Parish. I am particularly interested in her parentage, for I believe she was the granddaughter of Henry Dunn F. ROBERTS, a Baptist preacher in that parish in the 1830s. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. E. W. Prichard

ANDREWS
Andy Plauche
aplauche@pmlpnola.com
1/27/02
Thomas L Andrews, a Clinton attorney in the 1830's, was a brother of Elisha Andrews (d 1827 but married til then to Jane G McKinley Andrews Fishburn) who founded the Jackson Female Institute or Seminary in the 1820's, and Stephen Pearl Andrews, (The 3 brothers made there way to the Jackson and Clinton areas of La from Hinsdale, New Hampshire). TLA married Louisa Tyson, a student at the Jackson Female Institute, in the early 1830's. Thomas L Andrews and Louisa Tyson Andrews lived in adjacent the Clinton Courthouse in the home that became known as the Chase Naumann House in the 1830's. They moved in the early 1840's to Looking Glass Prairie, Illinois, where they died young in the mid 1840's. Thomas L Andrews and Louisa Tyson Andrews left 5 children who may have been from ages 15 to 2 when their parents died. They may have been raised back in the NE or possibly Hinsdale, NH. These children are the cousins of the children of William Allen Lane of Clinton who was married to first one Tyson sister, Mary Catherine, and upon her death in 1835, to another Tyson sister, Ann Naomi. The Lane children and the Andrews children stayed in touch until the 1890's when the evidence of contacts dries up. Here are the names and details on the Andrews children that I ask for any information of:
Elizabeth Ann Lane Andrews-never married. Taught school in Mississippi in the 1850's. Moved back to Perth Amboy, New Jersey and was alive as late as 1895
Jane or Jennie Andrews-married the NY writer and co-author with Stephen Pearl Andrews, Oliver Dyer-lived in Brooklyn, NY-Died, I think, in 1867 leave Lowell Dyer, an artist who moved to France, Oliver Jr., Jennie, Alice, and Lizzie, a bookkeeper in Boston
Mary Elisa Andrews-married Gordon Bartlett-daughter Louisa married a Wyatt and had a son, Pearl who married and moved to Florida. Also had a daughter who married a Younger and may have lived in Beverly Farms, Mass
Rhobe Andrews-married a Walker and lived in Calif. Had Lathrop living in Oakland, Cal, and Hattie who married a Farnum and had a child Launcelot who married a Minabelle who had a child Minabelle June and lived in Los Angeles
Elisha Andrews III-ran away to sea and became a captain on vessels on the Atlantic Coast and then in the Pacific. He married the daughter of the Chief of the Friendly Islands, which is now Tonga in the South Pacific.
Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated. We have some pictures and many letters involving these persons, but as noted, our evidence of contacts stops in the 1890's.Thank you.

SMITH
Clara Holt
cholt@daviscomp.com
2/17/02
Any information on Louis Luther Smith born March 1858 at Beachwood plantation I know that he was married 2 times the last was to my grandmother Lizie ema Holt about1897 in MISSIPPI. Would like to know any thing about his earler life and his first wife for he had 2 daughters by his first wife. Thanks. Clara Holt (Smith)

De ANGURY /DANGERUY / DANGIRUX
Leos Lucian De Angury
ALPOST10@aol.com
2/20/02
My father Leos Lucien DeAngury (sometimes Lucien L. DeAngury) said he was born on 13 Nov 1897 in Louisiana. I have been searching for over six years for him and cannot locate his place of birth anywhere. SKS named Anna found a Leo DANGERUY/DANGIRUX in the East Feliciana Census born in May 1887. I am wondering if there could be any connection to this family. Any information anyone may have would be gratefully accepted.

BALLARD / WHITAKER / MAYES
DiAnne Cooley Nobles
Nobles6375@aol.com
3/03/02
Researching: Willis L. BALLARD, Melitta WHITAKER, Catherine Tobitha MAYES. I'd like to share info with others researching these names.

PARTTRIDGE
Mozelle P. Chason
sweatntears@earthlink.net
3/07/02
My grandparents, Eliza Jane Crowder Parttridge and William Jack Parttridge moved from Mississippi with their family to East Feliciana Parish around 1906 and left only following the death of my grandfather of pneumonia in 1923. The family returned to Mississippi by covered wagon. He owned and operated a blacksmith shop near the Bluff Creek community, and during that time patented what he called a "seed gatherer" (it operated like a combine) in 1921. The patent shows that the community he lived in was called "Sunbeam." Does anyone know where this community is located? Have been unable to find anything about Sunbeam. Also, does anyone know anyone who might have known my grandparents during that time?? I would really like to correspond with someone who might have known someone who knew them.

YOES
Gene Yoes
RPDYoes@aol.com
3/11/02
Nathan Carroll Yoes (Sr) left Tennessee after the 1820 census and died in East Feliciana on September 19, 1826. His wife, Susan, also died in 1826. Any Information on this family would be appreciated.

TYNES / ROGERS
BLMCBJNS
BLMCBJNS@aol.com
3/14/02
Henry Tynes, born about 1888, and brother Humbert Tynes, born about 1879 to Dr. Henry L. Tynes and wife Mattie A. Rogers in Tishomingo County MS, moved as adults to Amite and Clinton, LA. Families should still be nearby. One known son of Henry, R.C. Tynes, last address Clinton. Please help us locate these families, as all the descendants of Henry L. and Mattie will have a reunion April 27, 2002 at Bay Springs, Tishomingo Co., MS, five miles from family burial grounds and old home place. Other descendants coming will be CRABB, WRIGHT, WILEMON, DICKERSON. Henry believed to have married Annie WRIGHT. Thank you.

DUNN
Dianne Rutherford
mawmawd1@cox.net
3/19/02
Can anyone help me with information on the Historic Andrew Place? Also need help with information on a plantation called Blairdstown in Clinton. I am also trying to find the parents of John Beverly Dunn born 4-27-1833 in East Feliciana Parish and died 2-6-1905 and is buried in the Live Oak Methodist Church Cemetery in Watson, La. He married on 12-19-1858 to Sarah Ann Kemp, born 9-1-1839 in La. and died 9-1872 and is buried in the Live Oak Methodist Church Cemetery in Watson, La. Thanks in advance for any help. Dianne

DUNN
Dianne Rutherford
mawmawd1@cox.net
3/28/02
I am trying to find information on Isham Dunn born about in Camden Dist. S.C. He married Elizabeth Bunchley about 1799. He died on 2-16-1815 in East Feliciana Parish, La. I am trying to find out if he is the father of Beverly Dunn born about 1790? Thanks in advance for any help. Dianne

FISHBURN
Margaret Williams
clonmore@pathcom.com
4/16/02
I would like to obtain obituaries for Jane G. Fishburn, who died 16 Sept. 1868, in Jackson, also her husband, Philip Fishburn who died 28 July 1884 in Jackson. Can anyone tell me please if there are any extant newspapers available for the above time periods, location of the papers and how best to have them searched. Any help gratefully received. Margaret, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

SIMS
Kent McMahan
KMcMahan.Louisville@worldnet.att.net
4/25/02
Looking for the ancestors of Joseph Sims or Jose Sims and his wife Sarah who were living in E. Feliciana Par., LA, in the 1820s and 1830s. Jose died there before 29 Mar 1838 when his estate was probated. I descend from his daughter Elizabeth. Below are the children in his family:
John Sims b. ABT 1804
Susannah Sims b. ABT 1805, m. James Doyle
Elizabeth Sims b. 1810 LA, m. Smith A. Kent
Philip Sims b. ABT 1808
Martha Sims b. ABT 1811, m. William J. Young
Rebecca Sims b. ABT 1812
Daniel J. Sims b. ABT 1813, m. Dealvia A. Carr
David Sims b. ABT 1815
Lewis Sims b. ABT 1818
Mary Ann Sims b. ABT 1820 E. Feliciana Par., LA
Lydia Sims b. ABT 1823 E. Feliciana Par., m. Benjamin J. Doughty
Sarah "Sally" Ann Sims b. ABT 25 Jan 1825/26 E. Feliciana Par., m. Thomas Ferguson Dixon Can anyone help?

WHITEHEAD / JACKSON
Jennie
peewee@telepak.net
5/8/02
My GG Grandfater, WALTER 'WEIGHTY' WHITEHEAD was raised by CHESLEY JACKSON in East Feliciana Par. He married MARY JACKSON, dgtr of CHESLEY. 'WEIGHTY' and MARY lived and had a family there. She was on the 1850 census with the children. I would like info on their marriage--where and when, and where they are buried. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Jennie at peewee@telepak.net

PHILLIPS
Ric Gordon
fdg@flash.net
5/16/01
According to the 1900 census for the town of Wilson in East Feliciana Parish: Ward 4, 11 June 1900
Lewis Phillips, b. Aug 1845, MS SC SC Farmer
Eliza "B ?" Phillips, b. Feb 1852, MS AL TN married 25 years, 2 children b. & living
L. Phillips, b. Aug 1876, TX MS MS Carpenter
Katie G. Phillips, b. Nov 1877, LA MS MS Teacher
Katie G. Phillips, as it was shown, was a teacher in the town of Wilson, East Feliciana Parish. I'm looking for the school she was teaching in and if she ever married. Her middle initial could stand for the surname "Gordon" as she was a Gordon descendant.
Ric Gordon in Texas

PREWITT /STORY / REDDIN /HENAGAN
Fran Garris
fran@westal.net
5/20/02
Prewitt/Story/Reddin/Henagan
Any information on these families would be greatly appreciated.

HARRELL / SMITH
Sylvia Smith
saks@huntcom.net
5/25/02
My husband's father descended from Seaborn Smith and Pauline Harrell. Seaborn and Pauline had several children. Among them were: Seaborn Scott Smith (who died at about age 4 in 1909. He was their firstborn; Thomas Smith; L.D. Smith, Samuel Harrell Smith, Jr. (my deceased father-in-law); and Evelyn Lorena Smith. My guess is that Pauline and Seaborn were married around 1903 or 04.
Samuel Harrell Smith, Sr., is the object of my concern-- or his parents. Samuel Harrell Smith, Sr., was born July 22, 1879 in Gilead, LA. I just learned that Gilead was in East Feliciana Parish. Possibly the 1860 - 1880 census tables could help answer my questions: Who were the parents of Pauline Harrell? My guess is that her parents married around 1875. Who were the parents of Seaborn Smith?
I do know that at least three of Seaborn and Pauline's children married the children of Thomas Courtney Pennington and Augusta Elizabeth Sample. Can you help me at all? Even telling me where to look would be helpful. I would appreciate "any" help you can provide.

BUNCH
Linda Beattie May
Blueeyes12821@cs.com
6/24/02
I am looking for information on the Bunch family from Bluff Creek (east of Clinton). I know that there are still quite a few who live in and around Clinton today. I am interested in all as I am doing research on my grandmother's family. My grandmother was Bertha Louisa Bunch DeLaughter. She was born Dec. 13, 1913. She married James Henry DeLaughter, who was ordained as a minister at the old Bluff Creek Baptist Church. They adopted my mother, Eleanor Cecilia DeLaughter, in November 1946 & were living in Denham Springs at the time. I am most interested in information before they moved to DS, as far back as I can go. I know that there were 10 children in the family & only 1 is still living. My great aunt Kate Bunch Bankston is now 95.
Any information relating to this family will greatly be appreciated. Thank you, Linda Beattie May

GORE / LEE
Coty Dennison
Cotycool@aol.com
7/09/02
I am looking for any information on the parents of Charles (or Charlie) Augustus GORE. Charles Augustus GORE was born May 9, 1865 in West Feliciana Parish and died October 1, 1948 in East Feliciana Parish. Charlie GORE married Annie E. MORRIS and they had 9 children: Eddie, Florence Annie, Ollie, Nellie, Andrew, Whitney, Pearlie (Pearl), Rosa Morris, Ulyis, and Nelson. Charlies parents were William (Bill) GORE and LeNora (Nora) LEE. William GORE and LeNora LEE had 3 children: Robert, Kate, and Charlie. Lenora LEE's first marriage was to Bill MC CLEAN and they had 2 children. I am currently working on a family tree tracing as far back as I can on the GORE family. Would like to know information mostly on who William GORE and LeNora LEE's parents were. Any additional information would also be helpful.

RHODES
Kent McMahan
KMcMahan.Louisville@worldnet.att.net
7/31/02
Henry Rhodes was listed in the 1830 E. Feliciana Parish census as age 20-30 with a female, presumably his wife, also age 20-30, with 2 other females - one 15-20 and the other 70-80. His and his wife's estate, both deceased, was probated in E. Feliciana 8/15/1840. His wife was named Asenath P. Warner. Their heirs were Louisa Amanda Rhodes and Nathaniel Green Rhodes (both minors represented by tutor John Sims) and Tabitha Asenath Warner, a minor represented by her father William Warner. Asenath was the widow of Henry Rhodes (he died ABT 1836) when she married William Dudley Jones Warner in E. Feliciana Parish on 14 Feb 1837. She appears to have died during the birth of their daughter Tabitha Asenath Warner, my ancestor, b. 27 Dec 1837. Tabitha and her father may be included in the household of Tabitha (Cargill) Warner in the 1840 Washington Parish census. I'm trying to learn who were the parents of Asenath. I recently found that an Asenath P. Lyles, d/o Valentine Lyles and Drucilla Sims, is said to have married a Henry Rhodes. Her father's household is listed in the 1820 Feliciana Parish census headed by Volintine Lile. Her mother's household is listed in the 1830 E. Feliciana Parish census headed by Drucilla Lyle with a 50-60 aged female (likely Drucilla) and including a 15-20 aged male. Does anyone have a Louisiana marriage record for Henry and Asenath Rhodes? Any other info regarding this couple and their parents would be greatly appreciated.
Kent McMahan
Louisville, KY

BLAIRSTOWN / BLAIRSTOWN PLANTATION / OAK GROVE
Dianne Rutherford
mawmawd1@cox.net
8/18/02
I am trying to find the location of Blairstown or Blairdstown plantation which was originally called Oak Grove, built in 1854? by Sam Lee. Thanks in advance for any help. Dianne

PERKINS / MORGAN
June
JuneRP56@aol.com
8/26/02
I'm searching for info about Celia Morgan b. about 1818 in the Florida Parishes, La. She married Wm. Sander, born 1810. I believe her family to be from East Feliciana Parish, La. A Martha Morgan, daughter of Solomon Morgan of S.C., I believe to be a relative. Martha Morgan was born in 1780 in Darlington, S.C. She married Rees Perkins in 1796. Their child was James Perkins b. in S.C. in 1801 married to Catherine Henderson. James' son was Wm. Perkins b. 1827 and died in 1905 in Calcasieu Parish, La. I'd appreciate any info.

HERRON
Dessa
DessaLynn@aol.com
9/03/02
I am seeking information on John Herron reported to have been born in East Feliciana, La. about 1817 and his son, Robert Charles Herron born 28 Feb. 1842 in the same parish. John's wife was Mary Ellen Freeny and Robert's wife was Harriet Emma Lewis. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Dessa

STANLEY
KJDavidson
KJDavidson@aol.com
9/22/02
Looking for info re: Thomas Norwood Stanley, born East Feliciana Parish 15 July 1886. Was raised in an orphanage. Believe parents were John and Rachel. Any info appreciated.

Blairstown Plantation
Dianne Rutherford
mawmawd1@cox.net
9/26/02
I am trying to find out who owns the Blairstown Plantation. I know that Samuel Lee Jr. and Sarah Cleveland Lee built the Plantation around 1840. I would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance. Dianne

CARNEY / MAYFIELD
Joyce H. Reeves
JoyceHouseReeve@webtv.net
10/20/02
Searching for information about Elizabeth CARNEY who md Moses MAYFIELD in East Feliciana Parish 1826. Moses was born c1790-96 Union County SC, was in War of 1812, had AR land grant in Lonoke Co 1820. By 1833, in Macon Co NC where he married Martha BRADLEY. He had a daughter named Nancy Burnam MAYFIELD b c1827 who md James M. GRANT. What happened to Elizabeth? Did she die or were they divorced? I have been unable to find Moses on a census until 1840. Where did he and Elizabeth live during the years of their marriage? Any help appreciated. Thank you.
Joyce House-Reeves
Oklahoma City, OK

REAMS
Connee Kroeger
clbkroeger@aol.com
12/27/02
In the 1880 census, Lawson T. Reams and wife Rachel were living in East Feliciana Parish. I am a Reams researcher and these are cousins. Does anyone know who their children married?: Mamie b.c. 1868, John b.c. 1871, Eva b.c. 1873, Martha b.c. 1876, and Eugenia b.c. 1878. Did Lawson and Rachel Reams have any more children? Lawson T. Reams is the g. grandson of Tobias and Molly Reams of St. Helena Parish, and the grandson of Jacob and Elizabeth Reams, and the son of Tobias Reams and Eveline Patterson.