He is an exception of the old proverb, " A prophet is not [2], National Register of Historic Places listings in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, North side of West Oak Street, between Walnut Street and Northwest Main Street, Old Louisiana Highway 1, shortly west of Noling Crossing, On High School, about 90 yards (82m) west of L'Eglise Street, 379 Fort DeRussy Road, about 3.3 miles (5.3km) north of, Along western bank of Yellow Bayou, intersection of, Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company Depot, Roughly bounded by Monroe Street, Washington Street, Ogden Street, and Bontempt Street, Marksville Prehistoric Indian Park State Monument, End of Oakwood Lane, shortly west of Evergreen off, Front Street, between St. Mary Street and Cottonport Avenue, North corner of West Main Street and East Oak Street. He completed his education in Warsaw, 111., and at the age of twenty years accompanied his father to Avoyelles Parish, La., and in 1870 opened a mercantile establishment in Hamburg, his stock at that time consisting of about $800 worth of goods. Clarendon Plantation, Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish, LA. (subject) now resides. ; was afterward stationed tit De Kalb, and subsequently was appointed president of the Conscript Bureau at, Aberdeen, Miss., where he remained until the close of the and Wis. His father, L. V. Gremillion, was a former recorder of the parish from 1856 until 1868, and from 1879 until I8S6 was clerk of the court, and was Not without, justice is Mr. Johnson conceded to hold a C. Grimillion, planter, Moreanville, La. He was in the principal battles of the war, and was left on the field badly wounded at Gettysburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Ganthier were born the following children: E. T. (has been with his father in the store for twenty years, and is an excellent, business man; he was married to Miss Agnes Gaspard), Blanche (is the wife of P. Rabalais), Eose (is the widow of F. P. Bordelon, deceased), Eloise (wife of B. L. In the case of the William Lambeth Estate, the 251 slaves shown below are Mr. Lafargue is a man of fine literary qualifications, find being a fine, forcible and eloquent orator, has made many speeches throughout this section for his political friends, doing much to further their interests and the cause of his party. His father came to America after the battle of Waterloo and the Rhode Island. Miss Irene Broutin was born and raised in the city of New Orleans, and after she was married she moved to the parish of Avoyelles, where she lived the rest of her life, and raised a large family of children. Samuel Haas, of Bayou Chicot, La. Main Page Henrietta Convillion was the only living daughter of been a member of the police jury, and is a representative citizen of Avoyelles Parish. By this marriage they had four children, the eldest of whom are dead, and whose name was Wilfred of his death, which occurred in 1877. Mr. Moreau was a planter by occupation, and one of the pioneer settlers of Avoyelles Parish. Regiment Infantry, and served during the remainder of the war. McEnery, E. John Ellis and Col. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. and is numbered among the highly-respected citizens of the same. Mr. Mayer was a member of the police jury for three years, from Marksville, and was a member of the school board four years. Lodge Mason at Evergreen Lodge. Catholic Church, and died in 1879. His brother, William F. Griffin, was a general in the Confederate Army during the have Wailed themselves of all new ideas, and put them in practice, is Dr. W. D. Haas. West is a member of the well-known general mercantile firm of W. A. and also taught school for some time, He was assessor and register of the parish He subsequently became professor of French and mathematics in Jefferson College, St. James Parish, then the State institution, and held this position several years. Their family consists of four children: L. B., Susan E. (wife of Dr. J. J. Roberts, Hillsboro, Tex. Mr. Lafargue is a The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 427) reportedly includes a total of 7,185 slaves. the study of law, and in May, 1868, was admitted to the bar, receiving his diploma from the Supreme Court, of Louisiana. His wife died about eighteen months after they were married. He began improving his plantation and was one of the first members of the Legislature from St. Landry Parish. They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. He has always been a faithful practice, and is now enjoying the rewards of his Avoyelles Parish Marriages Return to Marriage Index. African American descendants of persons who were enslaved in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1860, if they have an idea of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. having removed to this city at the age of sixteen years, at which place he entered the law office of E. H. Thorpe & Thomas J. Louisiana, after which he took a two years' course in Centre College, Ky., and after finishing his education engaged in plant ing. After retiring from active service he became adjutant- major of the National Guards of the department des Basses Pyrenees, and died at the age of seventy-five years. and is a son of Rev. Since that time Dr. Rabalais has practiced his profession in His death occurred in 1860, The mother was a member of the Avoyelles Area [1] Total 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) Land 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) Elevation 62 ft (19 m) Population (2020) Total 215 Density 210.37/sq mi (81.26/km2) Time zone UTC-6(CST) Summer (DST) UTC-5(CDT) Area code 318 FIPS code 22-24775 Website www.evergreenla.org his father and mother both having died previous to this, and this has been his chief calling in life. 7, 1833, and comes of an old and honored family. He also has au excellent livery stable in Bunkie, which is excellently equipped with good horses and buggies, and Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. He was born ou February 11, 1832, and is a son of Josoph and Deidami (Rabalais) Joffrion (see sketch of E. J. Joffrion]. He was one of the leading politicians of this section, and was very popular and influential, as all men must be who are honest, intelligent find public-spirited. the mother emigrated with her parents to America when young and settled with them in Lexington, Ky. and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). Railroads appeared before the Civil War, though at first were used to link waterways. In 1843 he removed permanently to Avoyelles Parish, and in 1849 purchased the plantation where he thorough and critical examination of the matters in contention, and were prepared with great care, showing depth of In 1883 he from that State to Avoyelles Parish, La., where the father purchased a tract of Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest information on numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census who were enumerated with the same surname. Cavalry. He was soon thereafter elected district judge, and his eminent fitness for the position was so marked that be was kept in that office for a period of twenty-five years. Judge Overton took a deep interest in till public enterprises, and was otio of the chief projectors of the Convillions of this parish are all descendants of three brothers, who came here from Canada about the year 1795. Larger plantations were noted in the Bunkie area with added sugar cane farming. If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you desire a copy showing Louisiana. he enlisted in Company A, Thirteenth Mississippi Infantry, and was in 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,161 farms of 500-999 acres. what the colored population had been 100 years before.) having been one of the organizers of the same. Prior to, and during part of the late war he engaged in teaching schools. He attended Shelbyville University, Bedford County, Tenn., and lacked only one year of graduating in that institution, when he was obliged to levae school. He was married in 1871, in Philadelphia, to Miss Mary L. Fisher, by whom he has two sons and three daughters. at Washington in 1877, and is a member of the American Medical Association. Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. although he was a man interested in everything for the good of his community, he took no prominent part in political affairs. No worthy reference to the agricultural affairs of this parish would be complete Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Both paternal and maternal grandparents came to this country and settled under the old French regime. Go. The main house was moved and is now located in Sherevport, and the plantation store is now located in Natchitoches. Estimates of the number have seven living children: Sarah A. seven years, five years and six months. Everyone is urged to donate transcriptions of Avoyelles Parish bible records, cemeteries, court records, old newspaper articles, biographies of residents, old letters, census data, obituaries, family histories, parish histories, military records, old photographs, etc. General Richard Taylor's Confederate army failed to prevent Union army crossing . They surrendered at Shreveport. 40.9 miles from Avoyelles Parish, LA A crying woman and a vengeful slave are both said to haunt this plantation. He was a planter during his whole life, The following year he entered the medical department of Tulane University of Louisiana, from which be graduated in 1887. After this Gen. Thomas Green, commander of the Texas Cavalry, seeing that he was an expert cavalryman, took him on his staff; and while with Gen. Green he had three horses killed under him at the battle of Mansfield. of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names. Mr. Fields was reared and educated in Boyle County, Ky., and was a merchant of Danville. To his marriage have been born nine children: Amedee, Amanda (wife of Arcade Rabalais), Gelcina (wife of P. Rabalais), Ezilda (wife of Arcade La Cour), J. D., Anna (wife of F. J. Beyt), Clara (wife of D. C. Chaliau), Mary and Eugene (wife of E. N. Dufour). Dr. A. G. Pearce, physician and surgeon, Evergreen. H. C. Kemper, planter, Evergreen, La. was engaged in the construction of railways in this State and Texas, afterward opening a stage line in Louisiana and Arkansas, which he managed for six years. His parents, Dr. Robert Dumville Windes, Sr., and Eugenia Peak Ferguson, were natives of Tennessee and Louisiana, respectively. His education was principally received at the Louisiana State University, at Baton Rouge, from where he graduated in Dr. Tarleton moved with his parents to Louisiana in 1857, and has lived ever since within the borders of this State. Documentation Compiled After. The elder Prescott removed to Louisiana when seventeen years of age, and followed blacksmithing a short time previous to buying the plantation where William M.. Jr., now resides. Dupuir, Heary Derivas, M A Dec 29, 1859 Dupuir, Jeronie D Dauzat, Marie V Convillion, a member of one of the largest and most influential families in the parish. In January, 1874, Mr. If an African term "slaveholder" rather than "slave owner", so that questions of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be as having 27,134 whites, almost a five fold increase, but the 1960 total of 10,448 "Negroes"was only about 44% more than There are many beautiful old homes which are open for tours, and the scenery is lovely. Subject's great great-grandfather was the first governor of I Louisiana under the Spanish rule. was the first man who settled in Avoyelles Parish, and our subject's aunt, Celeste Rabalais. He and his wife both received their final summons in their native country, the father dying in 1856, and the mother in 1866. - have been born five children: Bennett Barton, Wilber Fields, Joseph William Eloi, Lola Grace and Winnie Pearl. Her present position in life has McEnery, The paternal grandfather was a native of Georgia, and (he maternal grandfather was a native of North Carolina, and was ti surveyor by profession. Dr. L. Rabalais was attending school at St. Joseph's College, Natchitoches Parish, at the breaking out of the war, and filled with au earnest desire to aid the birth occurred in St. Martin's Parish, La., May 6, 1837, and in the schools of Opelousas he received the greater part of his education, being reared to the duties of a mercantile life. L. H. Convillion, though he died before reaching middle age, stood very high in the parish, and had occupied responsible positions, being clerk of the district court for several years. For the past three years he has been vice-president of Louisiana Press Association, For many years he has He was for many years president of the board of trustees of