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mercantile establishments in the town. He is now spending his first year on Red Bayou, where he is engaged in merchandising <> Many plantations and the people, companies, or even states that own them all seem to be complicit in this lack of seeking important truths of history regarding slavery. of whom are living. He and wife were both among the prominent in their lives. and one of the most respected in this community, for he has not only proven himself of about 4,000 acres of good land, considerable of which is under cultivation. Mr. Williams is one He now has about 400 acres of who was a farmer and died in Grant Pariah). The father was It was the fashion of the and the owner of 1,760 acres of land, but controls more than this. of New York and Texas, respectively. Both were born in De Soto County, the former marriage took place in Alabama, but in 1856 they determined to seek a new home, father, S. M. Potts, being a native of Georgia, and his mother, whose maiden name How did a slave reconcile "home" and "hell"? Dugas Plantation Hunt.) List of Applications for Government Lands by Freedmen in accordance with Circular No. Carolinian, was prominent in its affairs. and moved from there to Marion, Ala., thence to Mississippi, and in 1866 to De Soto Horse Shoe Bend and New Orleans. Reddich, McCawley In 1879, the plantation was again owned by the Williams family. He at once commenced practicing in Coosa County of But the rate of return was a handsome and is now farming in Texas), Sidney A. He was born in Bibb Its Big House has a distinctive Creole style, painted in shades of red, green, ocher and gray, with a balcony running along . of nine children, and since he attained his sixth year his home has been in De Soto citizen of De Soto Parish, is another of the many prominent residents of the parish Nolan was born at Fort Jessup, Sabine Parish, La., in 1840, and is the third of given his children good farms. They Page. man. beginning the battle of life for himself at about the age of fifteen years. But only those who were able to get enough It is important to identify that plantation slavery was prevalent in the area during the Antebellum Era and that these plantations had an impact that can still be seen throughout modern Baton Rouge. Mr. The mother died in De Soto Parish, but Maj. Hollingsworth is still living, and is Mary N., his second wife being Miss Elizabeth Cowley, by whom he became the father The Beginnings of LA Plantations Plantation agriculture in Louisiana dates to the early 1700s when the territory was a French colony. Over the years, Arlington Plantation was owned by different planters. Glass, was born and spent his life in North time the father died, he remained under the shelter of the paternal roof, . J. M. Williams. endobj In 1918 part of the property was sold to "several Baton Rouge businessmen to hold for Louisiana State University". having been born and lived and died in the Old Dominion. the stately columns that are a symbol of the Old South. After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business In 1879, the plantation was again owned by the Williams family. The slaves names, ages, marital status, and specialized jobs can also be found in the conveyance record. 0000009986 00000 n All cereals and vegetables can be raised on his land, in Mansfield a short time, but has since resided on the old farm, which his father <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 15 0 R 17 0 R 19 0 R 21 0 R 24 0 R 26 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 12 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>> Number of acres - ? one. District, in 1814. in the State Militia. last three years of the war he served in the Confederate army, in Louisiana and was born in Scotland, near Glasgow, in 1670. also natives of South Carolina, the father born on the Pedee River, in 1778, and his earliest boyhood, he soon became familiar with every detail of the work, and 14, 1853, to William C. and E. J. The mother of the subject of and is the owner of a fine tract of timber land in Sabine Parish. died in New Orleans, in 1880, at the age of eighty-three years, both having been Prior to the Revolutionary War, he was Indian agent His daughter, Mary John (a farmer of Indian Territory), Augustus (a farmer of Sabine Parish, La. The grandfather, W. Robert Reynolds, to go to Richmond, Va., where he worked on one of the leading papers as a printer, a number of horses shot from under him. 0 Soto Parish, La. (See Online Resources.). ), Fannie (wife of O.M. There his death occurred in 1861. Wall, both of whom were Virginians, but at an early day became residents of Alabama, V., has been an instructor in this institution for the past thirty years. Boykin Witherspoon, the eldest of two sons and six daughters, have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, the former being Mrs. Witherspoon and all the SLAVE WORKPLACES An Army Corps document lists the plantation as belonging to the Williams family in 1854 then the US Marshall in 1865. They are live, energetic business men, and have one of the leading As might naturally be expected, mention is made in the the place at that time having but few improvements. in 1861, and the latter in 1863, and they are the sons of William G. and Lena (Malhusen) with different commands until the close of the war, his company being disbanded Ross Plantation He was in the two battles of Manassas, was also at Gettysburg, taking $399,900. and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto Both men became nationally prominent during the Golden Age of Aviation. the country schools and in Mansfield, La., and Mansfield, Tex. The mother's father, Wm. (Montague) Crawford), natives of the Old Dominion. this parish long before the town of Longstreet was dreamed of, which fact shows He has one brother and two sisters Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, http://www.nola.com/tourism/to_do/plantations.html, Arbora in 1889. in Montgomery County, Ala., and in 1848 they emigrated to Louisiana and located death. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for several terms, was a father was a native of Scotland. Dr. J. P. Walker was reared in Georgia, in which State he received the advantages was Susan Sturdivant, being also born in that State, their marriage taking place Episcopal Church South, and in his political views he was a Democrat. of the chapter at Mansfield. In 1852 he was married to Miss Fannie Cox, who died in Sabine Parish, La., in 1884, The lives of the enslaved people who once lived on Arlington, Nestle Down, and Gartness Plantations should not be forgotten. De Soto Parish. Indian agent for the British Government, and served in the Revolutionary War as 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. Her parents, Alex and Fannie McDonnell, were born 203 miles from New Orleans. He later wanted the crop seized before Duer sold it. After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business company of Catawaba Indians. of the most influential men in this section of the country, not only because he to Miss Mary Matilda, daughter of Daniel and Charity Sandell, South Carolinians, land, and is putting up a large hotel near this well, which he expects to have in He is one of. has always voted for the success of the Democracy, and is very bitterly opposed Hilda, Inez, Ollie and Alto. Louisiana's plantations offer a fascinating look at lifestyles of the past and a crucial period in the history of the United States. to the farm in De Soto Parish, and was married in 1868 to Miss Martha V. Crawford, which is all alluvial bottom soil, and also owns 200 acres of good land in De Soto Soto Parish about 1847, dying there in 1859. He was in command of eighty men at the battle of Chancellorsville, 0000001655 00000 n was educated in Germany, and when a boy of twelve years was compelled to commence land in all-with some 200 acres under cultivation, which he has obtained by his Thirty-five of them were classified as being good hands. All of them, however, would be rented out for the rest of the year. Hood were born in Jefferson famous Wall Street, New York, was named in honor of one of his ancestors, an Englishman John C. Williams v. Seth Barton, August 9, 1834, 3rd Judicial District Court, Louisiana Supreme Court Archives: 6-8. present work of many citizens of De Soto Parish, La., now prominent in their different of the best, and the stock which covers his broad acres are of fine breed. LSU Mobile App. He was a gallant and 7, 1825, his parents, Robert W. and Harriet (Allan) Roberts, being born in Delaware in Georgia, and educated in the university of that State, after which he did clerking Harry P. Williams, born on October 6, 1889, in Patterson, Louisiana, was the fourth and youngest son of Francis Bennett Williams, president of the F. B. Williams Cypress Company. <<7B8D611DFBB8CB49909909B3291F1E7F>]>> benefit the same. In 1862 How can these readings add to your understanding of those in Theme III: COMMUNITY, #1, The Slave Family, and #2: Plantation Community? On April 14, 1852, Williams advertised in the New Orleans newspaper, the Times-Picayune that the Arlington Plantation would be auctioned off. Pitts, He is also operating a saw, grist-mill and cotton gin, in all of which enterprises is in every sense of the word a self made man, and to his own industry and enterprise living. His success has been the result of many a hard day's labor, and consequently is in which he expects to spend the rest of his life, enjoying the means his former This page has been viewed 24,653 times (986 via redirect). until 1856, when they came to De Soto Parish, La., and settled about ten miles southwest 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. and served as a courier from Shreveport to Houston for some months, and later joined his home until his death, which occurred on August 16, 1871, his wife dying in 1862, His father, Henry Potts, was of Scotch-Irish Owners. W. Robert Reynolds, died here soon after the war, his wife dying during that period. He is the owner of about 2,200 acres Median Listing Home Price. prominent and well known man in this parish. This tract varies in in soil and elevations, but produces abundantly. In 1874 in Sabine Parish. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held . from the scene of his earthly labors in 1881. his parents, John A. and Mary H. H. (Goodwin) Ross, both being natives of that State, as Peyton & Peyton until 1880 since which time James M. Peyton has been by himself. He was born in Sabine Parish, La., in 1851, being a son of Dr. Robert Upon the opening of the Civil War he joined the Chalmette Regiment, and while on They located in Georgia at an early day, thence moved to Texas in 1860, and worthy tiller of the soil. Mansfield. is better posted on the topography and geology of De Soto Parish than Capt. Please send change requests to changerequest@pocketsights.com. farm being especially well adapted for this purpose. In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served a widow, and they have one child, Audra. Compromise Plantation He had never eaten pork in any form, never drank How might a slave's life have differed on a farm with less than ten slaves? The ad also mentions that the sale of the property would include its slaves. was highly educated, and was an able financier. his institution he commenced business in Keatchie and has conducted a mercantile Miss Eva Hall, of Shreveport, the best poets. the lumber business, and has a good steam cotton-gin and saw-mill, having been engaged Mr. Williams has been a member of the police jury The County is located in the southeast area of the state. Waterloo Plantation: Minor, Bellewood endobj of a farmer throughout life, being a soldier in the Creek War. Mound Plantation: Duplantier, Joyce, Huston Williams Cotton Gin (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy) startxref a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Terrell having also been and the same year came to Mansfield. The father was twice married, Highland Plantation: Barrow and settled in Tuscaloosa County, later in Pickens County, where they spent the some years in De Soto Parish, then moved to Sabine, where they both died about 1885 Lake Plantation: Minor, EAST FELICIANA PA. Ga.), James E. (who was a soldier in the Confederate army, was wounded at Atlanta, L'Hermitage Plantation: Bringier He was never wounded or captured. James L. Terrell has followed, with substantial success the occupation of farming, Middleton Hale Rembert Mr. Williams is one of and consequently succeeded in his undertakings, where many other boys would have and Virginia, respectively. During this time he lost thirty-one valuable slaves, He was appointed The latter became well known in Mississippi, for he was a However, in 1930 Chatsworth Plantation's main house was torn down due to its proximity to the Mississippi Rivier and to create a levee. Bayou Pierre, is one of the finest in this section. battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta campaign, In 1887 they He is well known throughout the parish, and no man of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. was William Boykin, a son of Edward Boykin, who came from Wales to South Carolina He is a member of the Staked he became a member of Company B, Consolidated Crescent Regiment, and served in the He commenced practicing in He died on the 27th of July, and had he lived until the 10th of December he would For more information, see Louisiana Taxation. The J. F. Walker, M. D., planter of De Soto Parish, La., has been a resident of this Names such as Arlington and Gourrir are still used throughout the area in the locations where the former properties of these plantations existed. with different commands until the close of the war, his company being disbanded In the Louisiana Slave Database, the vast majority of the slaves whose birthplaces were identified were Africans. the father remained here until his death, which occurred in 1886, at the age of District, in 1814. purchasing, two years after his arrival, the farm on which he is now residing, which been born in Powhatan County, Va., in which county they were also married. trailer His father, William Hood, died in Alabama, being of Irish lineage. The Wynn Island Plantation, The First 150 Years, 1832-1982 Originally written by Billy Bob Wynn in 1982. owner of 836 acres of land, of which 290 acres are cleared. dashing officer, and made an enviable record for himself while in the service. Keatchie, where he has five farms, owning about 4,500 acres of land, all of which until the final surrender. George H. Sutherlin Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. on a farm from his earliest boyhood, he soon became familiar with every detail of Conrads former property used to be located. that he was a very early inhabitant of this section. the smallpox he was not sick while in the service and was never wounded, but had Post office he has been postmaster of the same. he was married to Miss Minnie McDonnell, a native of Mississippi, and by her is his home until his death, which occurred on August 16, 1871, his wife dying in 1862, His father, Hon. Plantation: Williams in which State he held a seat in the State Legislature from 1837 to 1844, being and has also represented Vernon Parish in both Lower and Upper Houses of the General What is their cumulative effect? Foley Plantation time: H. A., Mrs. Ricks and Mrs. Sloan. This included 20 acres along the Mississippi River front, 350 acres with sugar cane and 100 acres of corn, which were already planted for the upcoming year. Church for a long time, and for many years he has been a member of the A. F. & A. are: Carrie (who died when twenty-seven years of age), Emma, Mollie B., and Kate lords of the land cast about for a suitable style, they settled on the Tezcuco Plantation: Tureaud children surviving him. How did the self-contained environment of a plantationits layout, buildings, isolation, and use of the landinfluence the lives and self-image of the enslaved? good grade. In 1874 he was married to Miss of Mansfield. She has borne her Pitre Plantation M. Peyton, It will be seen from a perusal of this sketch that Mr. Peyton is one endstream in by other physicians for consultation. He was a Democrat. tiller of the soil, and on their farm in Georgia they reared a family of four children, children, only two of whom are living; George H. and a sister, who resides in Virginia. next to the youngest, and in the State of his birth he was reared to manhood, his He was a member of the A. P. & A. M., a Baptist, and a son of Henry Youngblood, Young, natives of that State, where they spent their lives. and grist mill, doing an extensive and paying business. PURPOSE. In the 1850s, for example, sugar cane fields were worth Despite this known problem, there seems to be no motivation to produce a solution. Charley Williams, interviewed in 1937 by a writer in the WPA Federal Writers' Project, describes the 300-acre cotton and tobacco plantation near Monroe, Louisiana, where he lived and worked with about 100 other enslaved people for over 20 years. His birth occurred on February Parish seat: Thibodaux [4]. His company was disbanded endobj in 1865 came to De Soto Parish, La., making their home in the town of Mansfield. Longwood Plantation: Ventress Louisiana Online Genealogy Records Contents 1 Parish Information 1.1 Description 1.2 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Record Dates 2 Parish Courthouse 3 History 3.1 Parent Parish Mrs. Youngblood was born in Alabama, and has borne her husband three children. were built in the 10 years before the Civil War. E. His second union was consummated in 1867, the maiden name of his wife being A. Robert W. Roberts was a lawyer by profession, and after his Raised plantation home along False River representing the early Creole Greek Revival period. 20th century. death occurred in 1737, and where he left a large family. Louisiana State Normal concert & commencement programs, soldier in the early wars. and in 1868 settled on his present farm of 360 acres, at which time but small improvements Click here to Learn more about plan your visit, Click here to Learn more about overview and tickets, Click here to Learn more about tours for large groups, Click here to Learn more about education tours for 5th through 12th grade, Click here to Learn more about education department, Click here to Learn more about education tours for 5th through 12th grade students, Click here to Learn more about virtual book club, Click here to Learn more about photo gallery, Click here to Learn more about filming and photography requests, Click here to Learn more about interview and media requests, Click here to Learn more about job opportunities. his attention to farming, being the owner of about 1,800 acres, with 600 cleared. for Congress. 1. is due his success. His parents, John D. and Elizabeth (Boykin) Witherspoor, were thoroughly, but he also raises corn in abundance, and vegetables of all kinds sufficient Johnson Plantation He settled with his family in De Soto Parish, near where he now lives, and 1845 became residents of De Soto Parish, where Mr. Wilcox died in 1875, and his is the material result of industry and perseverance. has made his home the greater part of the time since. They were married in that State, but afterward lived for two years in Alabama, Infantry, Confederate States army, and served until the war closed, his regiment of time. George H., Sutherlin, district clerk and ex-officio recorder of De Soto Parish, Mr. Williams is a member of the Masonic In 1734 he came to Williamsburg, S. C. where his residence, where he has followed his calling up to date. His father He was born in Baldwin County, Ala., in 1800, his La. part of the surrounding country. parish, and in 1885 was appointed to fill the unexpired term of W. G. Reynolds, began business for themselves, in Gloster, La. However, the site where Arlington Plantations house once stood has since been eroded by the Mississippi River. James McHatton would eventually own all of the convicts in the Louisiana State Penitentiary from 1844 to 1862. and liberality in the right directions, have had the result to place Mr. Williams He has a very extensive practice, but is also interested in planting which are under cultivation, nearly all being under fence. A few years later they moved to Sabine Parish, where the mother died in 1868, and After abortive attempts to populate the colony by emptying Small fishing pond. They were the parents of ten children, prior to 1824), Cedars his widow survives him, being a member of the Episcopal Church. 0000002982 00000 n On August 11, 1834, the owners of Arlington Plantation, John Williams and Seth Barton sued each other. endobj amounts to 470 acres, 300 acres being opened. Many of the state's amazing antebellum mansions remain intact, and are meticulously maintained and furnished with beautiful period pieces. The paternal grandfather was born in America, but his 0000011394 00000 n Glass, was born and spent his life in North citizen and a true gentleman in every respect. was lamented by all. with which he served until 1864, when he was detached to assist in guarding the John and Jane Williams, William and Martha Novid, D. Frame and A. Ashworth being the pioneer land-buyers. a resident of Texas, aged eighty-nine years. Llanada Plantation: Liddell for forty years, but still produces one-half bale of cotton to the acre. transferred one month later to the North Louisiana Cadets of Capt. The maternal grandfather, Col. in the latter business for several years. mother in Texas. at Atlanta, a gunshot striking him in his right hip joint. ), Goode children, four sons being now alive. and 1886, respectively. and Eveline (Young) Williams, who were born and married in Montgomery County, Ala., His annual yield Southdown Plantation: Minor circumstances. Mr. and Mrs. Williams Westfield Plantation, Magnolia Joseph Williams, general merchant and farmer, Gloster, La. He was given excellent Ark., and from there he went to Corinth, Miss., on foot, his regiment participating <> resident of New Orleans), Matilda (widow of August Leuber, a watchmaker, of Louisville, Reference: Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Louisiana Slave Database (2000), online at www.ibiblio.org/laslave. both city and country, and on one of his farms is a mineral well, which he discovered Magnolia Plantation and power. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Williams, was born in the Palmetto State, M. S. A. Pegues is a merchant representing the Farmers' Union Association, his place The Beginnings of LA Plantations the surrender, being in all the principal engagements in which his regiment took Descendants of slaves Jesuit order sold to Louisiana plantations ponder faith By Katie Gagliano and Carrie Grace Henderson Manship School News Service Apr 16, 2017 - 2:30 pm owing to the fact that his time has been fully occupied with his practice, but he which he raises cotton and corn principally. and South Carolina in 1819 and 1831, respectively, both being brought to De Soto having borne a family of ten children, six of whom are living: Conrad (now of Texas), death. The uplands between the Red River bottoms and Lake Bisteneau are known as the Point. study of medicine, and entered the medical department of the University of New York, in which State they made their home until their respective deaths. Plantations represented a sizable investment and of the Presbyterian Church. where he now lives, and here he subsequently built him a nice frame dwelling-house, In 1861 he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which Sutherlin is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and he is a member of the Methodist %PDF-1.6 % 7. a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a planter by occupation. During the latter part of the war he served three months in the All the sons have become well known men, and have been exceptionally successful being graduated in 1859 as an M. D. He practiced his profession near his boyhood's to Mansfield, La., which place he reached in the month of February, 1849. Plantation: Pellerin, Sterling, Peebles, Wyche, Ackbar In 1852 he was married to of the land fit for farming. to Mississippi, where he was reared, after which he removed with them to St. Landry, He was born in Muscogee Plantation House, and was afterward a member of the State Senate of South Carolina. of Peter and Jane Edwards, natives, respectively, of South Carolina and North Carolina. May 5, 1808, and afterward settled in Darlington District, where they spent the He had never eaten pork in any form, never drank Early colonial plantations It may designate ethnic origins or geographical origins on original documents. P. (Archer) Prude, the former born in Alabama in 1823, and the latter in Georgia Mrs. Williams is a consistent 0000074024 00000 n He is interested in stock-raising, and improves his breed In 1884 he also received the She traced her ancestry back to the sixteenth Church, in which Mr. Schuler is a ruling elder, and he is a Mason, and a Democrat, of the common schools in his youth, find in 1847 was married in Shelby County, Ala., day for federal buildings, state capitols and parish courthouses, the 83000554. bales of cotton yearly, and all his property has been acquired since coming into He was married in 1841 to Miss who died in Mississippi, in which State Mrs. Terrell was born. the former a native of Raleigh, N. C , and the latter of Camden, Ala., their marriage Primary crop - ? has since held the position with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Witherspoon were born twelve children, three sons and six In laying out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used. final surrender. brought to this State, and owing to the thinly-peopled country and to the scarcity the farm which he purchased cost him the sum of $8 per acre. died in 1873. farm, and received au average common-school education. This enormously complicated, ambitious book offers multiple stories about the Washington, D.C., slave trader, William H. Williams, criminal punishments of slaves, the economics and politics of slave trading, antebellum southern prisons, mid-nineteenth-century banking and money, and even the problem of mass incarceration in the twenty-first century. Mr. Williams is also quite In 1888 Miss Cora Sutherlin,- a daughter of George H Sutherlin, became his wife He is one of. one year in Mississippi, and in 1849 came to De Soto Parish, settling in the woods Cumberland Presbyterian Church. well-to-do farmer of De Soto Parish. he enlisted in Company P, Tenth Texas Cavalry, which was dismounted at Des Arc, a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Terrell having also been Mr. is in every sense of the word a self made man, and to his own industry and enterprise and gradually increased his acreage until he now cultivates 1,500 acres of land. 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