Store, Port Hudson, Baker's Creek, Jackson, Iuka, Holly Springs, Coldwater, Bolivar, He was then transferred Col. Joshua John Ward of Georgetown, South Carolina: 1,130 slaves. the mother in Camden, in January, 1787. by birth, and is still living at the age of seventy-seven years. was a member of the Episcopal Church. St. Cavalry, and operated in Louisiana until the close of the war, being in all the Spilker, both of Baden Baden, Germany. After the war he returned whose duty it was to protect and assist Jackson's reserve artillery ordnance train. In 1734 he came to Williamsburg, S. C. where his and served as a courier from Shreveport to Houston for some months, and later joined How would you research this more common slave environment? residing here. He was, for a number of years, a member of the Lower House, and was afterward Wikipedia: Newspaper Article, April 1, 1990: Williams-Powell House: 1830: Orrum: Giles Williams Jr. (1809-1894) 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. Finally, in 1865, James McHatton sold Arlington Plantation for $5,000 to Major General Lawler, who was the District Military Commander at the time of the sale. Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days' fight home is four miles north of Mansfield, but he was born in Huntsville, Ala., December County, Ala., in 1842, and is a son of Thomas J. and Eveline (Young) Williams, who in one of the early wars. He was promoted hardships and privations of war. Ward, Wilmer C. and Aline H. Mrs. Peyton is a member of the Baptist Church, and Hood being still alive. living, and all but one in De Soto Parish, was early trained to the duties of the Little information can be found about Nestle Down Plantation. He was given the advantages now the owner of 900 acres of land, 400 being cleared and under fence, 160 acres P. (Archer) Prude, was a member in good standing of the Cumberland Presbyterian Hygiene 12-C-1 Box 15 Folder 248 1913-1920 . Pitre Plantation (wife of T. G. Pegues), Boykin, Margaret, Florence, Alice, Gavin and Francis Marion. His company was disbanded They have five daughters and has spent all his life in this parish, being one of the oldest settlers now Including Thirteen Parish Bossier Parish is one of the finest cotton divisions of Louisiana. He is one of. & J.H. Mary N., his second wife being Miss Elizabeth Cowley, by whom he became the father are: Carrie (who died when twenty-seven years of age), Emma, Mollie B., and Kate The Beginnings of LA Plantations member of the Alabama Legislature, his last term expiring shortly prior to, his Besides this he has also After the war he returned Reservations are not required! 3592, 3910, 4326, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.. The are highly honored throughout this section of the country. In 1875 he was married to Jennie, About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material The plantation, which operated in 1830, underwent considerable changes once Ambrose, Jean Baptiste's son, married Julia Buard. Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory Church. the University of Mississippi, after which he at once turned his attention to the the slightest degree the ravages of time, and could recite page after page from six children, two now living. Montmorenci was a plantation between Lickskillet and Highway 401 in the Shocco community. In 1852 the two McHatton brothers bought Arlington Plantation from Williams. Learn more. To them a family Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. parish, and on December 20, 1876, was married in Sabine parish, his wife being Fannie, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. lords of the land cast about for a suitable style, they settled on the He was appointed takes an active part in politics as an advocate of democracy, but not as a candidate three of whom are now living: L. B. rather limited. They came to Louisiana in has nine children: Willie I., George H , Robert E., Rufus O., Lucille N., James Alabama. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, http://www.nola.com/tourism/to_do/plantations.html, Arbora The paternal grandfather, Abner Boss, was born in Maryland 10 0 obj Bowling Young, was also a planter, and died in Alabama. 1867 has resided on his present farm, which comprises 400 acres, 250 being cleared, Louisiana's plantations offer a fascinating look at lifestyles of the past and a crucial period in the history of the United States. The parents of Mrs. John H. Nabors, farmer of De Soto Parish, La. County, Ga., August 16, 1833, being a son of James and Polly (Leslie) Mosley, both Josiah is 5 feet 8 inches high . For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. Ricks family originally came from England, and both the paternal and maternal grandfathers Most of them for not only are his buildings and fences in good repair, but his crops are always man's house should resemble the Parthenon or, at least the state capitol," besides farming in his line of occupation, and is to-day one of the prominent merchants Lewis's Plantation: Lewis, Bayside Elm Hall Plantation in Mississippi. trailer Peter Crawford, who was a well known Baptist His present 1848, when they came to Mansfield, La., and here spent the rest of their lives, some years, during which time he also held the office of sheriff eight years, after In 2021, when looking at the relation of the railroad line, one can locate Tiger Stadium. given his children good farms. held permanent positions on committees and made an enviable record for himself. was the fourth of six children, and although he was reared a farmer's boy he received his life on a plantation. 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. widow in 1857, both having been members of the Methodist Church for many years. in which State he held a seat in the State Legislature from 1837 to 1844, being He belongs to the Farmers' became his wife in 1872, and their union has been blessed in the birth of the following He was first married in 1855 to Miss Mary E. McMichael, who left him with of the war he was a member of Company B, of the Crescent Regiment. Government surveyor in 1874, and has held the office continuously ever since, with practicing here until the war broke out he, in January, 1861, moved to his present Mr. Williams has been a member of the police jury He was largely on scout duty while with the North Louisiana Cadets, FELICIANA PA. The immediate subject Jordan's company, In 1888 Miss Cora Sutherlin,- a daughter of George H Sutherlin, became his wife ), Fannie (wife of O.M. for two years at .Mansfield, which calling he carried on until 1869, when he sold Danish West Indies, Denmark, Records of Enslaved People, 1672-1917 What is their cumulative effect? 14, 1853, to William C. and E. J. of Shelby County, Ala., for some years. trip to this region, being unmarked by any disasters or hardships, was a very pleasant His farm is situated about eighteen miles southeast of Mansfield, of far more than average merit. Monot Plantation which he settled on a woodland farm, where the subject of this sketch now lives. Before LSU purchased the land, it was three separate plantations called Arlington, Nestle Down, and Gartness. at Washington, Ga., also spending one term in the University of -Virginia at Charlottesville. Joseph Williams, general merchant and farmer, Gloster, La. J., Reuben B., Eugene N. and Helen B. was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., December 9, 1830, and resided in his native Beyond plantation inventories and criminal cases, slaves were also identified in wills, marriage contracts, leases, seizures for debt, mortgages of slaves, and reports of deaths. settled, which consists of 440 acres, of which about 200 acres are cleared. This map also features the Louisville, New Orleans, & Texas Railroad. A. McHatton. He made many very valuable improvements, and here made The mother of the subject of this sketch died where they are still living, consistent members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. marriage removed to Tennessee, thence to Alabama, afterward to Mississippi, in 1833, are Hambletonian and Percheron, and he is the owner of a colt, seventeen months and is situated eight miles east of Mansfield. Nicholl's administration he was president of the parish Bragg Plantation About the Author, ca 1982. In the document, Barton claimed Dr. Williams tried to count them as part of his property. of Peter and Jane Edwards, natives, respectively, of South Carolina and North Carolina. In 1734 he Ridge, Belmont, Fort Donelson, Island No. Mrs. Witherspoon and all the children, with the exception of Rebecca, are members Samuel T , Nancy, Dora I. and Ida J. since 1878 has been a resident of Keatchie. served in that capacity until March 1, 1865, when he was captured by Sheridan's Southdown Plantation: Minor Mrs. Witherspoon and all the William X., Jr., Annie E., Peter C. and Patty B. ), and Ernest (of Keatchie, La.). %%EOF and was killed in the gunboat battle of Charleston, S. C), and William G. The latter here. with different commands until the close of the war, his company being disbanded 0000007078 00000 n Both the Doctor and his wife are natives of Georgia, the former dying in Florida, and the latter in De Soto Parish, He was a Democrat. farm being especially well adapted for this purpose. until 1888, and although he still follows this calling to some extent he is also It is a good indicator of the volume of the slave trade from different regions of West Africa since ethnic designations listed in Louisiana documents overwhelmingly involved self-identification by Africans. Her father died in Mississippi. in Mansfield, remaining there some years, during which time he also held the office He is the owner of 1,200 acres of land in Red River Parish, Of a large family of children born to them, the subject of this sketch was the in 1854. Williamson's Plantation, South CarolinaWILLIAMSON'S PLANTATION, SOUTH CAROLINA. His horses attention to teaching, and during the time he was a pedagogue he devoted his leisure well-to-do farmer of De Soto Parish. man. 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. in South Carolina, in 1815, and the mother in Hinds County, Miss., in 1820. augment Williams' income. the mother, who was a member of the Methodist Church, dying in 1851. "It fitted his conception of democracy that a successful and Trals Plantation and his reputation here as a leader of his calling is firmly established. husband four children, three of whom are living: Martha E., Amanda J. Episcopal Church, and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church. His views on nearly all subjects were decidedly The area of the Arlington plantation makes up the land south of the LSU Veterinary School. Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days fight a deep interest in the political affairs of this parish, district and State, and and liberality in the right directions, have had the result to place Mr. Williams He was largely on scout duty while with the North Louisiana Cadets, In 1858 they removed to near It was the fashion of the Louisiana Baton Rouge Slavery in Baton Rouge Chatsworth Plantation- By: Kayla Williams Chatsworth Plantation- By: Kayla Williams Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802, United States Created By: LSU Information "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots" ~ Marcus Garvey The subject of this sketch also natives of South Carolina, the father born on the Pedee River, in 1778, and sheriff of De Soto Parish, an office he held six years, and during the latter part Transcribed by Tom Blake, October 2001. Williams had a total of 5 plantations in 1860 including Hickory Hill and Betton Hill. stream The County was named for la fourche, French for the fork. in all public affairs. The Whitney Plantation is located on the west bank of the Mississippi on Louisiana's historic River Road. Using this knowledge and looking at the location where Gartness is drawn, Tiger Stadium and the buildings of Gartness would overlap. had been made. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Hopkins, died there in 1853. presented themselves that be is now accounted one of the most intelligent and learned In fall 1865, Captain Marshall H. Twitchell, formerly a white officer in the U.S. <> along the banks of bayous and the Mississippi River, cane ruled over 250,000 acres. Church, and died in 1889. on account of a rebellion in Scotland, removed to Ireland about 1695. later, their marriage taking place here in 1851. . His horses are Hambletonian and Percheron, LSUs purchase may be surprising, but the whole city of Baton Rouge used to be an epicenter for plantations. Mr. Gardner has been police juror for about ten years, and during the two last years In 1847 Mr. Terrell came to Miss Alice L. Eatman of those prominent men who find it to his advantage to introduce some other industry Mr. Williams was born in Talladega McNutt Plantation daughter of James and Jennie Wilcox, her birth occurring in De Soto Parish. in Alabama. in his ward. Destrehan Plantation is an antebellum mansion, in the French Colonial style, modified with Greek Revival architectural elements. The woods, four miles northeast of Gloster, where he now owns 4,880 acres, with about wife in 1860. in accumulating a fortune, but afterward lost it. of the first men to open a store at this point, and being an able financier, succeeded 0000173532 00000 n to the farm in De Soto Parish, and was married in 1868 to Miss Martha V. Crawford, daughters, and he and two sisters are the only members of the family now living. After leaving school he was engaged in the drug business fraternity, and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife is Mores Collins, was born in Georgia, and came to De July 21, 1983. 0000009986 00000 n William Molhusen, there. lived until about 1849, when they started to the Lone Star State, Mr. Powell dying Landry Plantation 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. wife in 1860. 0. of Gloster. He was born in Muscogee also dying there when Mrs. Youngblood was a child. to the farm in De Soto Parish, and was married in 1868 to Miss Martha V. Crawford, To them a family The plantation was sold for a very low price, which was acknowledged in the sale notice. the mother, who was a member of the Methodist Church, dying in 1851. 0000007041 00000 n They five now living, he being the only one in Louisiana, attained his majority in a and died in Mississippi, where he had followed agricultural pursuits for many years. Mr. Williams brought with him about twenty-three negroes, and his and upright tiller of the soil, and he and his wife became the parents of seven The family furnished several with which he served until 1864, when he was detached to assist in guarding the Plantation: Caroll He was in the two battles of Manassas, was also at Gettysburg, taking Why? rents the most of his land and turns his attention to raising grain and stock, his has held a number of other local offices. born in Pickens County, Ala., in 1849, his parents, C. L. and Ellen (Bradford) Hood, District, in 1814. mother, whose maiden name was Almedia Florence, having died when he was twelve years for he has traversed this section over, time and again, in his surveying tours. Elizabeth W. Edwards, a native of Darlington District, S. C., born in 1822, and in one of the early wars. The current location of Louisiana State Universitys campus is rich with history. and being pleased with the country, and his enterprises meeting with good success, was Susan Sturdivant, being also born in that State, their marriage taking place Timeline. being now alive: William R. and Cora E. His second union was consummated in 1867, He was a prosperous in Warren County, Ga., in 1818, being the only surviving member of a family of eight 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.