This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Duplissey, Plessy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/398 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on Dominique Plessy, who lived in Avoyelles Parish 1816 to 1821. He died in 1820 or 1821. He was married to Nancy Roe (Rowe). He had a coasting license and owned some kind of boat or schooner. I suspect he was involved in the slave trade. I would like to find his burial place.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fontaine, Fontane, Fontano, Bordelon, Bosso, Dufour Classification: Immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/8.52 Message Board Post: FYI: { Fontano, Jean born Borgodale*, Italy on June 25 1843. Arrived in Avoyelles Parish, LA in Feb. 1873 where he has resided since. Filed 10-23-1886, File #111 } Source: Avoyelleans of Yesteryear by Jeraldine Dufour LaCour in section on Alien Applications for Citizenship. She notes that The Oaths Of Allegiances are registered in "Civil Docket 1868-1929". The Applications for Citizenship are found in a loose drawer; most, not all are numbered. My notes indicate that there was a 5 yr wait for citizenship, most applicants swore an oath, it appears the original document shows arrival date and age not parents. *Borgodale a.k.a. Borgo d'ale in the Piemonte region, Prov. di Vercelli, Italy Also found that Jean Fontane was a wheelwright. I'm still looking for info on Irene Praxedes Bosso, the woman I suspect was Jean's 1st wife and Dominic's mother but I do have a copy of marriage certificate to Selma Bordelon for any who are interested. Did anyone ever find out what happened to Doralice's family research files?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Gayle & Carol Just a few notes for you on William Kelone, brother to Emeric, son of Pierre Sidney Kelone and Laura Smith. Willian Kelone married Mary Alice Bond on 20 Apr 1951 in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama. William & Mary had 3 children, Laura Rebecca Kelone, 05 Nov 1953. Janice Diane Kelone, 15 Apr 1952. Clarence Kimbrough Kelone, 10 May 1957. Laura Rebecca married Benlamin Lowell Wright 30 Apr 1953, on 27 Oct 1972 in Satsuma, Mobile County, Alabama. Laura and Ben had two children, Rebecca Arien Wright, 29 Jun 1982, and Jessie Irene Wright, 29 Apr 1985. Janice Diane Kelone never married and is alive today. Clarence Kimbrough Kelone married Cynthia Renee Merchant, 17 Nov 1958, on ? DATE. Clarence Kimbrough & Cynthia Renee had two children. Brian Curtis Kelone, 30 Dec 1980 and William Mathew Kelone, 08 Jul 1982. I have more on Wrights, Bonds, Monks, Steels, Hillmans, Baggetts, Merchants, Chapmans and some I am sure I did not mention.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anything Avoyelles, especially Jewish Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Regarding the Indian Ancrestry of the KELONE Family. It comes through Wm Henry Kelone's grandfather Christopher Kelone's first wife, Marie Alice Beuclair. The Indian tribe is the Illini, a part of the Algonquin federation, from Kaskaskia, Illinois. Illini Indian Chief François Xavier Rouensa's daughter Marie converted to Christianity and married twice, each time to a Frenchman ( in order to cement a political alliance between the French and the Indian tribes). Her second marriage to Michel Philippe in 1703 produced, amongst others, Agnès Philippe who married René Roy. Their daughter Elizabeth Roy married Joseph Hennet, whose daughter Elizabeth Hennet married Guillaume René Gauthier. Their daughter Suzanne married Belony Claude Chatelain. Suzanne's son Joseph Belony Chatelain married Marie Roy. One of their children, Melina Chatelain married Pierre Beuclair, whose daughter Marie Alice Beuclair was Christopher Kelone's first wife , and the mother of Pierre! Sidney Kelone.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: William's half brother and Emeric very well could be two different siblings. He never said that they were the same, but he never offered another name. He was hard to get to know. You did not ask him a lot of questions.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: You can email me direct at gaylem@cox.net. Hopefully, Carol will post info first.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Ben, Just heard from Carol Wells. She confirmed the Indian heritage but said it is Illini which is part of the Algonquin tribe. I asked her to post to the list what she knows. As far as a half brother, maybe Pierre's second wife had a child?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: That's basically What I have documents and hearsay for,Jacob Sellers Smith, father of Laura, wife of Pierre Sidney Kelone. William talked fondly of his mother Laura, however he did not speak of his father and did not like his brother. He did speak of a half brother, not sure if it was Emeric. I have a few photos of William Kelone. When he returned from the war, his brother had sold the house and everything else. He never saw his brother again. I have not found any proof or documents of Cherokee ancestry. Only word of mouth and very few words at that. I was hoping you might have something on that. This would be easier for me to do this with e-Mail. Thanks: Your Friend Ben CORELOKT@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Information provided to me by another researcher indicates that the Kelone family came from Ireland and that they married women in Avoyelles Parish of French ancestry. Also Emeric and William were both children of Pierre Sidney Kelone and Laura Smith Kelone. Laura apparently died between 1930 and 1936 because Pierre remarried in 1937. The 1930 census for East Feliciana Parish shows Laura Kelone in the household of her father Jacob Sellers Smith with Emeric and William, both of whom are listed as his grandsons. Pierre is in Orleans Parish with a nephew in his household. Laura told the census taker that she was married but Pierre told the census taker that he was a widower. I don't see any indications of Cherokee ancestry.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/361.1 Message Board Post: You did a great Job and I'm sure many will use it once they know about it.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/386.1 Message Board Post: Ranry Decuir gets so many e-mails on his many addresses that you will be lucky if you get a reply. I am a personal friend and he hasn't answered my e-mails.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BB.2ACE/397.1.1.1 Message Board Post: What is your email address?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Ben, I would appreciate any info you might be willing to share on any descendants of Sidney and Laura Kelone. Do you know when and where Laura died? Were there children other than Emeric and William? I will happily share anything you are interested in. Gayle Morgan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/397.1.1 Message Board Post: If the files aren't too big you can just email them to me. Thanks/Bruce

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BB.2ACE/397.1 Message Board Post: I have information on the Isaac Smith Loper family. I also have a picture of the White Chapel Church cemetery in Bunkie and one grave. Who do I send them to?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BB.2ACE/391.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Gail: My name is Benjamin Lowell Wright, I am married to Laura Rebecca Kelone, daughter of William Henery Kelone, brother to Emeric Kelone and son of Sidney P Kelone, son of Christopher Kelone & Maria A Beuclain. I don't Know how much help we can be, my e-Mail is CORELOKT@aol.com. Thanks: your Friend Ben

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Avoyelles Names Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/397 Message Board Post: Now announcing the “POP” Project. Preserving Our Past. This project has begun and the primary persons behind it are Jerry Bordelon and Bruce Gagnard. The scope of the project is wide but includes photographing every gravesite in a cemetery, identifying every person buried there, gathering as much genealogical and family history on each person along with photo’s if possible and putting the information on a website for researchers and families to see. Many people are not able to visit the gravesites of their many ancestors and this will provide a way for them to visit “in spirit” if not in person. We currently have nearly completed St. Joseph #1 and #2 in Marksville and are working on several others in Avoyelles. If you have info, family history, pictures etc. that you would like to assist with the project or if you would like to volunteer to help with the project please don’t hesitate to contact us. The project will also e! xpand to surrounding Parishes such as Evangeline, St. Landry, Pointe Coupee, and Rapides to name just a few. It is a little hard for us at times since we both live very far away from Avoyelles now. We will put a new posting online once the website is up. It shouldn’t be too long and I think everyone who visits it will come away very satisfied.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/362.3 Message Board Post: You can look a couple of places for the books. In Marksville, the local newspaper carries some. I can't remember the name of the paper but it is run by Randy Decuir. In Mansura is the St. Paul's Catholic Church. They have some as well and make photocopy the book for you. I think Randy will also but it would be cheaper at the church.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/362.2.1 Message Board Post: You can also obtain these books trough your local library.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/362.2 Message Board Post: There are 7 baptismal books on St. Pauls and they should be available from the Rectory of St. Paul. Since you requested this info some time ago you my already have it. Address: St. Paul"s Catholic Church Mansura, Louisiana 71350