http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/archives/johnsondw.htm For the many of you who have been in contact with Don W. Johnson at one time or another, he passed away on 15 Nov 2004. A memorial page has been set up at the above URL. Jo --- Jo (Castleberry) Branch

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/349.1.1 Message Board Post: Rose....Thanks for your reply. I will certianly give GE a call; as well as the library. Many Blessings........Ann Cutshall dmapoi@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/an/5BB.2ACE/349.1 Message Board Post: Dear Ann, During the time period of the late 1960s we bought General Electric Tape Recorders for our children. This family doesn't throw away anything, and the tape recorders are still in their original boxes! Someone at General Electric may be able to answer your question. Write: General Electric Co., Manager, Audio Electronics Products Department, Building #5, Electronics Park, Syracuse, New York, 13221 I was in Louisiana during Francofete '99 - The Louisiana Tricentennial - 1699 - 1999 and brought home a booklet "Louisiana" (http://www.louisianatravel.com) listing many places of interest in Louisiana. The booklet contains a City/Town Index, and also lists the address for the State Library. Someone at the State Library may be able to answer your question. Write: The State Library of Louisiana, P. O. Box 131, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70821-0131, call (225) 342-4913, or visit their website at www.smt.state.lib.la.us/statelib.htm Best regards, rose@cajunclearinghouse.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Graham, Ducrect Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/169.1.3.3.1.1.3.1.2 Message Board Post: I saw your query while searching for my family. In the book, "Coming to America", by Roger Daniels, page 39 is: "Richard Graham bought space in the Virginia Gazette of July 21, 1775 to offer "Twenty Dollars Reward" for: John Ecton DUCRECT, a native of Berne in Switzerland, who speaks very good French and tolerable Enlgish and Italian. He is about 5 feet 9 inches high, pitted with the smallpox, and very swarthy, almost as dark as a mulatto: wears his own hair, with a false tail, and is generally powdered, being a barber by trade. I have heard, however, since he went off, that he intended to cut off his hair and wear a wig. He has been used to travel with gentlemen, and will probably try to get into employ that way, or with some of the barbers in Williamsburg, as he was seen at doctor Todd's tavern, on the way there, the 22d ult. He took with him a suit of brown and a suit of green clothes, the brown pretty much wore, and has some rents on the back of the coat, the green almost new, a pair of new buckskin breeches, trousers that button down the legs, some white thread stockings and white shirts, a powder bag and some shaving materials, a prayer-book in French, and some old commissions for off! icers in the Swiss malitia, by which he will probably try to pass. One of his testicles was swelled, which he says was occasioned by a kick on board the Justitia, Capt. Kidd [not THE Captain Kidd: he was hanged in 1701], the ship he came in. Whoever secures the said convict so that I can get him again, shall be paid the above sum...

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/350 Message Board Post: Jason was born on 11-6-68 in New Orleans, Louisiana at 7:24 a.m. at Southern Baptist Hospital. His delivery was normal. He weighed 7lbs 9 oz at birth. His measurements at birth were: Head 13 1/2"; Chest 13" ; abdomen 12"; length 20". Jason was a sweet baby with brown hair, blue-grey eyes and medium skin. Jason's mother was 20 years old. She was 5'6" tall and weighed 116 lbs. She had curly auburn hair, hazel eyes and a fair complexion. She had completed two years of college. She was talented in music and writing. She had done assembly work making tape recorders, etc. The maternal grandfather was approx. 6'5" tall and weighed 180-195 lbs. He had black hair, hazel eyes and olive complexion. He had completed one year of college and was a service station owner and a deputy sheriff. He was in good health. The maternal grandmother was approx 5'4" tall and weighed 125-130 lbs. She had dark brown hair, blue eyes and olive complexion. She work on an assembly line and was a seamstress. She had a High School education, was out going and also in good health. Jason's mother's siblings were: A sister, 17 years old, brown hair, blue eyes and dark complexion. She was approx 5'8" tall and weighed 122 lbs. She was a senior in high school. A brother, 15-16 years old, was 6'2" tall and weighed 175 lbs. He had brown hair, blue eyes and a medium complexion. He was in the 10th or 11th grade and musically inclined. Another sister, 6 years old. She was tall and slender, black hair, blue eyes and dark complexion. She was in the first grade. Jason's father was 23 years old, He was of Anglo-Saxon decent. He was 6'3" tall and weighed 200 lbs. He had blonde hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion. He had completed 3 years of college. He worked with a concrete company. He was very athletic, in good health and had an out going personality. Jason's father's sibling: A brother, age 14. He was in the 9th grade; average height and was heavy. The adoption was handled through Sellers Maternity Home. Delivery doctor: Fernando E. Astilla, M.D. Judge: James Gulotta Adoptive parents attorney: Thomas Barr

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/349 Message Board Post: Does anyone remember if there were any companies that did "TAPE RECORDER" assembly, in LOUISIANA, back in the late 1960's? Any names would be greatly appreciated. Thanks..................Ann dmapoi@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/an/5BB.2ACE/61.63.66.3.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes...I do have a few questions...if you could give me the names and birthdates of your brothers and sisters and the name of the cemetery where Will and Daisy are buried would be very helpful. Thanks for the information on the death date of your father. So as far as I can tell, you and my husband Joseph Farrell must be second cousins. Your common ancestor is Oscar Alenxander Brochard, your and Joe's great grandfather. Thanks so much and it is great to meet you too. Jamie

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/61.63.66.3.1.1.1.1.1.3.1 Message Board Post: Yes I am the 7th Brochard. We are all still living, only Mom and Dad are deceased. The info on ancestry.com on my fathers death is incorrect he passed February 25, 1969. I do remember we took a few trips to AR to visit my fathers relatives, so the AR connection makes sense. I also heard about Louisiana a lot as a young child, so that connection rings true too. My grandmother was Daisy and and I do believe Willy was my grandfathers name. They are buried next to my parents in the Splendora TX graveyard. As I said in an earlier reply, I will try to get more info, if you have any specific 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/an/5BB.2ACE/61.63.66.3.1.1.1.1.1.3 Message Board Post: Here is some more information from Ancestry.com....I tried to e-mail the person that posted this information but my e-mail came back undeliverable... Name: Oscar Arlan BROCHARD Given Name: Oscar Arlan Surname: Brochard Sex: M Birth: 9 SEP 1924 in Houston, TX Death: MAR 1959 Father: William T. BROCHARD Mother: Daisy Lenora BROWN b: 6 FEB 1900 in Dabney, Arkansas Marriage 1 Marvalene PHILLIPS Note: Custom Field:<_FA#> BEF. APR 1947 _MENDUnknown REFN6525 Children Living BROCHARD Living BROCHARD Marriage 2 Adolphine KELLING Married: APR 1947 Note: REFN6526 Children Living BROCHARD Living BROCHARD Living BROCHARD Living BROCHARD Living BROCHARD Living BROCHARD Living BROCHARD Obviously, you must be the 7th Living Brochard

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/61.63.66.3.1.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Is your last name Brochard?

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/61.63.66.3.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: This is the reason I believe that we are talking about the same Oscar...William T Brochard, which was my husbands grandmothers brother is listed here...married to Daisy Brown. This must be your father somehow, you and my husband are 3rd or 4th cousins Name: William T. BROCHARD Given Name: William T. Surname: Brochard Sex: M Marriage 1 Daisy Lenora BROWN b: 6 FEB 1900 in Dabney, Arkansas Children Pansye M. BROCHARD b: 16 FEB 1922 in Houston, TX Oscar Arlan BROCHARD b: 9 SEP 1924 in Houston, TX

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/61.63.66.3.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Oscar Arlan Brochard was my father. He was born Sept. 9 1925 (I think) I was his last child and I was only 7 when he died in a car accident in February of 1969. He was married to Adolphine Kelling and had 7 children with her. He was in the Texas Coast Guard before marrying Adolphine (his second marriage) His first marriage resulted in two sons which he allowed to be adopted by thier stepfather. Both of those grew to be men in the Houston area. I do not know their legal last names, one was rumored to be successful in real estate. Oscar had a brother, but the details on him are a bit vague as far as I go. I do know that he was in prison for a while around the time Oscar died. I can get more details on him, and on my father from my siblings if you would like. Since I was so young when my father died, and they were much older, they would be more of the "experts" on Oscar and his family of origin. I hope this information helps you. If you have specific questions let me know and I will do what I can to get you the answers. It is nice to "meet" a relative. Ginger

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/61.63.66.3.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes...I belive this was my Oscars grandson...His fathers name was Willie and he married a woman named Daisy Brown. Your Oscar would have been my husbands cousin. I have traced the elder Oscar back to Louisiana but cannot tell when he came to Texas. My husband was born and raised in Houston so it is too bad they didn't meet. What can you tell me about Oscar...Thanks...Jamie

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/61.63.66.3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The Oscar Arlan Brochard I knew was born in the 1920's and lived in the Houston, Texas area until his death in 1969. He had 2 sons from his first marriage and then 6 daughters and one son from his second marriage.

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/61.63.66.3.1.1 Message Board Post: He would have been born in the 1860's and then I believe moved to Texas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Welch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BB.2ACE/138.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I am looking for a Welch family that lived in either ?Gennerrett or ?Jennerrett. Our grandfather Albert Welch lived there for just a few years but his brother Frank Welch made his home there in the late 1800's and after. Do you know the Frank Welch of our family? Thank you Cherie and David

One more thing to add to my list about why I don't like about Cracker Barrel!! Martha Austin Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <belvad@bellsouth.net> To: <LAAVOYEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 12:50 AM Subject: Cracker Barrel Restaurant > Have you ever thought about where the pictures in Cracker Barrel came from? > > I have a friend that was in a CB in Mobile with a family member when > they recognized one of the pictures. It was a relative, they talked to the > manager and I believe all the way up to corporate but it was no go. > I can't imagine my family's photo hanging in a Cracker Barrel. > > Belva > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Have you ever thought about where the pictures in Cracker Barrel came from? I have a friend that was in a CB in Mobile with a family member when they recognized one of the pictures. It was a relative, they talked to the manager and I believe all the way up to corporate but it was no go. I can't imagine my family's photo hanging in a Cracker Barrel. Belva

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: O'Reily/Reily: South Carolina-Georgia-Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BB.2ACE/348 Message Board Post: Have you ever thought about where the pictures in Cracker Barrel came from? Have you ever thought, that might be my Great Grand parents? So many people let family pictures get away for one reason or another. You have these old pictures, you do not know who they are, and you sell them on ebay. There are people in your family that are looking for family members. Scan these pictures and put them on the message board--- someone in your family wants them. Our history and our families are disappearing. Take a few minutes to save your family heritage--- post your old pictures and documents on the message board before they are lost in obscurity. Wain Reily E-mail:wainr@cableone.net

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/302.1.1 Message Board Post: Carol, I am interested in sharing info on the Deville family of central LA. I decend from a sister of Hezikiah, Frances Emeline Deville. 2318 Reflection Court, Missouri City, TX 77459.