Tuttle, James S.

Submitted by Mike Miller

James S. Tuttle, White Castle, has been a resident of the state of Louisiana since 1842. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1825, and is a son of John and Catherine (Van Pelt) Tuttle, natives of New York city. In 1863 he was united in marriage to Miss Emme Bevan, a daughter of Peare and Estelle (Blake) Bevan. Three children were born of this union: Virginia Lee (the wife of Dr W. G. Owen), James G. and Margie E. The family are members of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Tuttle is a native of Louisiana, and was born in the year 1842. For several years Mr. Tuttle was a member of the police jury. In 1861 he enlisted in the Thirtieth Louisiana volunteer infantry for ninety days, but remained in the service six months, at the end of which period his regime it was transferred; then he returned to his home. During his term of service he was taken prisoner, was escorted to Baton Rouge, where he was retained three days, being paroled at the end of that time. During the Mexican war he was in Company I, Second Louisiana regiment, under Gen. P. F. Smith, and did active duty for six months. It was not until 1873 that he purchased his present plantation, which is known as Laurel Ridge; it contains 1,200 acres, the principal crop being cane. He gives his undivided attention to agricultural pursuits, and under his intelligent direction the earth has yielded abundant harvests.

Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 2), pp. 427-428. Published by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.