Hello Mary Sue, I have searched Vols.1, 2 and 3 of the Bienville Parish Cemetery Record Books compiled by George Rogers Park. I find no surname of DIAMOND at all. There are a great number of WIGGINS buried in Providence Cemetery. There are also 3 WIGGINS in Old Castor, 3 WIGGINS in Mill Creek, 2 WIGGINS in Old Ridge Church Cemetery, 8 in Pleasant Grove, 16 in Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery; but, none with the name of Mary Ann, Mary A, or M A. Do you have anything to give you her birth date or age at death. The only female I found that died in the time frame mentioned is a Mary M Wiggins, died 1892. All the others are in the 1900's. Have you checked the surrounding counties? You might have some luck there. Good luck in your search. Doris

Can anyone in No. LA tell me when MARY AN (WIGGINS) DIAMOND died and where she is buried? She was the first wife of HENRY DIAMOND and died somewhere around early 1890's. They were long time residence of Bienville Parish. She was my GGrandmother and I have not been able to find any record of her death/burial place. Thanking you in advance... Mary Sue (Stevens) League league1@erols.com

Can anyone shed light on the Merchant's in Bienville Parish Marriage Records 1848-1900. They are: Martha F. MERCHANT who married T. J. COLLINS on 18 Nov 1867 J. B. MERCHANT who married G. A. MOORE on 03 Nov 1894 J. B. MERCHANT who married Lizzie CLOESSUR on 05 Aug 1896 Would appreciate any information you might have. Thanks, Doris

Who can tell us what happened to the 1860 census of Bienville Parish?

I am seeking the parents of Martha S. Mitchell(Fannie)born April 1863 in Louisiana. She married Granville F. Wood 14 Nov.1877 in Bienville Parish, LA. If you have any information, please e-mail me at kspen1230@att.net. Thanks Karen Spencer

Hello, I would like to make contact with descendants (new cousins) of the following ancestors (Bienville, DeSoto, Grant, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Webster, & Winn Parishes). * means lines for which I need information. If you descend from ANY of these lines, please contact me. JOHN AUSTIN b. 1764 VA d. 02/1829 LA m. 8/12/1788 Richmond Co., GA *FRANCIS CRITTENDEN RICHARD AUSTIN b 1795 GA d. 11/7/1835 Ouchita (now Union) Parish, LA m. 2/5/1818 Amite Co., MS *JOANNAH FERGUSON JACKSON AUSTIN b. 3/31/1831 Union Parish, LA d. 2/14/1910 Sabine Parish, LA m. 8/15/1857 1 *AMANDA JACKSON m. 2 *ELLEN SOPHRONIA SALLEY WILLIAM ISOM AUSTIN b 7/13/1858 Union Parish, LA d. 11/11/1928 Natchitoches Parish, LA m. 7/3/1890 Coushatta, RRP, LA MARY PICKENS WEAVER (dau. of JAMES RILEY WEAVER (b. 3/20/1843 MS d. 12/21/1922 Natchitoches Parish, LA) & *MARY HILBURN b. 9/16/1937 AL d. 7/22/1910 Natchitoches Parish, LA) WILLIAM PEARL AUSTIN b. 6/4/1891Natchitoches Parish, LA d. 8/16/1952 Red River Par., LA m. 3/14/1914 ALMA MINTA MILEY b. 1/6/1895 Bienville Parish, LA d. 6/20/1972 Shreveport, LA (dau. of WILLIAM SUTTON MILEY II & MARTHA ANN BOGAN) JOHN MILEY b. 1795 Germany m. ELAN BYRD O'NEAL b. 3/3/1815 (dau. of *SUTTON BYRD) WILLIAM SUTTON MILEY I b. 1842 Ireland d. Battle of Mansfield, Red River Parish, LA m. MARTHA LAWRENCE b. 12/4/1838 d. 3/16/1887 Kimbletown, LA (dau. of *HIGDON LAWRENCE & MARY ?) WILLIAM SUTTON MILEY II b. 7/2/1965 d. 7/29/1919 Red River Parish, LA m. MARTHA ANN BOGAN b. 11/20/1865 d. 12/2/1943 (dau. of *HENRY BOGAN & *LUCINDA HOWARD) Regards, William Carl (BILL) Austin WAustinMSW@aol.com or GrandPaPa3@aol.com AUSTIN: WILLIAM CARL13 AUSTIN (Lynn Doyle 12, William Pearl 11, William Isom 10, Jackson 9, Richard 8, John 7, Richardson (Richard) 6, John 5, James 4, James 3, James 2, John 1) MILEY: WILLIAM CARL7 AUSTIN (Lynn Doyle 6, Alma Minta 5 MILEY, Wiliam Sutton 4, William Sutton 3, John 2, John W. 1) WEAVER: WILLIAM CARL11 AUSTIN (Lynn Doyle 10, William Pearl 9, Mary Pickens 8 WEAVER, James Riley 7, James H.6, Mathias 5, Mathias 4, Hans Dieterich (Peter) 3 WEBER, Phillip Joseph 2, Johann Georg 1)

Hello, I have quite a bit of information on the Franks and allied families. Just what information do you need. I will be happy to share any information I have. I am at this time writing a Franks family newsletter. I am interested in hearing from anyone related to the Franks in Louisiana, especially Bienville, Claiborne Parish and surrounding areas. Cassie ----- Original Message ----- From: Peggy Beaubouef <pbeaubou@iamerica.net> To: <LABIENVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 9:49 PM Subject: [LABIENVI-L] HENNIGAN/LOW/FRANKS/GORE/DODSON Hello, I'm a new subscriber and a descendant of Samuel & Mary Ann Gore Hennigan of Bienville Parish. Samuel & Mary Ann had 5 children: James Henry, William Wesley (killed in Civil War), John Thomas (my g.g. grandfather), Samuel C. (married Frances Cummings), & Jincy, who died as a child. John Thomas Hennigan was born Nov 1841 in Clarke Co. MS, married Malissa Ann Low (daughter of Daniel & Elizabeth Franks Low of Bienville Parish) 13 Feb 1866 in the Brush Valley/Liberty Hill area of the parish. J.T. & Malissa had 11 children: John Wesley, Henry Thomas, Annie (married Frank Dodson, my g.grandfather), James Monroe, Forrest, Mary Alice, Lou, Aaron, Lee Jene, Leonard, & William Franklin. John Thomas Hennigan died 13 June 1920 in Bienville Parish. I would love to exchange data with anyone having any information or connection to any of these families. Peggy Beaubouef ==== LABIENVI Mailing List ==== For questions or comments about the LABIENVI Mailing List, contact Peggy Tebbetts: tebbetts@sat.net

Is there some one out there who has a copy of(or access to)the History of Bienville Parish History Vol. 2 that can send me information on Tillon Davis found on page 54. I need the information on his daughter Annie May Davis her husband and children also their son Arthur Davis and children. I copied this at FHC at Salt Lake last week and part of it is cut off. I'm here in NM and can't get back. Karen

Hello Beth, Sorry that I am slow in getting back with your request on the BOYET/BOYETT surname. The Cemetery Listings are not indexed; therefore it is very time consuming to look at each one for the name. The BOYET surname found in the Bienville Cemetery Listings were all in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Hwy 4 at Jamestown: BOYET Clara D 06/20/1878 05/05/1956 Edward Raymond 03/30/1934 06/02/1943 Elwood J 10/19/1904 01/05/1986 Fanny C. 11/02/1876 10/22/1953 Infant of JB 05/13/1941 05/13/1941 Infant of TJ No Dates James Benjamin 11/26/1914 09/22/1975 James Floyd 01/06/1879 02/25/1917 James Oscar 12/27/1901 03/11/1966 John J 11/05/1876 08/03/1914 Katie B 03/11/1908 Lester L 12/01/1908 Ola P 03/23/1879 11/07/1962 Ruey Faye 05/27/1910 02/21/1981 Sally Corley 03/28/1886 09/18/1919 Samuel R 09/16/1874 05/16/1950 Seidell Pate 08/16/1912 Thelma 10/07/1897 02/02/1972 Thelma Beard 05/17/1905 Thomas J 09/08/1869 08/20/1947

Hello, I'm a new subscriber and a descendant of Samuel & Mary Ann Gore Hennigan of Bienville Parish. Samuel & Mary Ann had 5 children: James Henry, William Wesley (killed in Civil War), John Thomas (my g.g. grandfather), Samuel C. (married Frances Cummings), & Jincy, who died as a child. John Thomas Hennigan was born Nov 1841 in Clarke Co. MS, married Malissa Ann Low (daughter of Daniel & Elizabeth Franks Low of Bienville Parish) 13 Feb 1866 in the Brush Valley/Liberty Hill area of the parish. J.T. & Malissa had 11 children: John Wesley, Henry Thomas, Annie (married Frank Dodson, my g.grandfather), James Monroe, Forrest, Mary Alice, Lou, Aaron, Lee Jene, Leonard, & William Franklin. John Thomas Hennigan died 13 June 1920 in Bienville Parish. I would love to exchange data with anyone having any information or connection to any of these families. Peggy Beaubouef

Seeking parents of James A. Watts of Bienville Parish, born possibly in Georgia or Alabama about 1820. Died in Bienville Oct.1876. married Mary Stephens/Stevens, born about 1835 in Georgia. Their oldest son, William M. Watts, born 24 Nov.1845 in Alabama. Other children were, Mary Emma, Nancy, Susan, Frances, John, Joseph, Martha Jennie & James. If you have anything, please let me know. Karen

Howdy folks! Does anyone have information (marriage, death, census, etc.) on the Robert Ridley HIGHTOWER (b. 21 May 1842 Troup Co, GA d. 1887 Arcadia, Bienville Par, LA and Elizabeth TIGNER (b. unknown d. unknown) marriage? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Curt Cooper graghost@flash.net

Someone on the list a short time back contacted me with information that her sister-in-law who lived next door had a copy of the book "History of Bienville Parish, Vol 1". I have misplaced your e-mail address. Would you please contact me again? Thanks, Doris

Hi to all, I want to thank all that responded to the roll call.... we have more people joining every week! Please repost your queries every few months so that new members will see them, as you never know who you might connect with! I will be out of town from Monday morning until Thursday afternoon. If any of you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact Doris Lindblad: Hstryhntr2@aol.com Doris has graciously offered to monitor the list while I'm away and will be glad to help any of you. My best, Peggy

Hello. I am new to this list, and I am looking for information on William Cloud, d. abt 1863 Bienville Parish, married to Rebecca Roe. I am mostly interested in one of their children, Mary Cloud, as I beleive she is the same Mary Ann Cloud who married John Dickerson, March 13, 1845 in Ouachita Parish, LA. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks so much. Jean

Hello Johnny, Can you be a little more specific, like some first names and/or time frames? We might be better able to help you if you can provide a bit more information. If not, maybe everyone will dig through their resources when they have time. You might also like to post to the Bienville Query page at the following link if you haven't already done so. <A HREF="http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/La/Bienville">Bienville Parish Queries Message Index </A>

Searching for info on the Hollinquest (Hollenquest), Stinson and Merritt families. These families at various times resided in Lincoln, Webster and/or Bienville Parish.

If you have not checked out the LDS search site, you might want to do so. There is lots of information on the Ancestral and IGI files. I found a lot of information on the LOE families. Here is a link for those of you who do not already have it. <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/">www.familysearch.org</A>

Cynthia, Thank you for posting the RABORN Bienville Parish Deeds! Among them was a deed showing when my great-grandmother bot land in the parish in 1878: T. Raborn to Z.A. HODGES (Zilla Ann HODGES) This may be the approximate year that her husband (James Madison HODGES) died in Winn Parish and she moved closer to her five married children to rear her five younger children. The five married daughters were: Melissa D. HODGES who married James L. BARRON Laura Henrietta HODGES who married William B. SHIVELY Amanda HODGES who married David B. RICKS Lydia HODGES who married William Mathiew NORRED Mary Alice HODGES who married Jefferson S. SHIVELY After Melissa D. HODGES died in 1880, James L. BARRON married Maria T. RABORN. Zilla Ann HODGES died 9 Feb 1882 in Bienville Parish leaving her five minor children to be reared by their older married siblings. The details of the estate settlement were published in a newspaper called "THE RURAL TIMES." Does anyone on this list know if copies of this publication have been preserved for the 1882 period - and where I could get a copy to read? I am also related to the PULLEN family in Bienville Parish. Three GRAHAM sisters of my grandfather, French G. GRAHAM, married PULLEN brothers - so you see I have many connections to Bienville Parish. Keep sharing useful information because you never know who will be helped! Gratefully, Shirley B. Alexander

Hello, I am Mary Ellen Caldwell Dickerson, living just east of Shreveport. I started researching my Caldwell ancestry in 1976 and have enjoyed tremendous success, of course, with a couple of exceptions. My gr-gr-grandfather, Andrew Caldwell and his wife Elizabeth McNeel (McNeil) moved to Bienville Parish sometime around 1860. He had served in the Creek Indian War while living in Choctaw Co., AL; moved from there to Ouachita Co., AR and on to Liberty Hill in Bienville Parish, where he died in 1879. He and his wife are both buried at Old Taylor Cemetery at Liberty Hill. Family records show Andrew's parents to be James Caldwell and Sarah Lucinda Underwood Caldwell. James and Lucinda were married in 1797, Columbia Co., GA. They probably died in or around Conecuh Co., AL. One brick wall has been Andrew's daughter, Mary, who married Zachariah D. Tilley. Both are buried at Bear Creek Cemetery at Bryceland. Another has been Andrew's son, Thomas Jefferson Caldwell, who married Louisa J. Leatherman, daughter of Thomas Leatherman. I tracked Thomas from Claiborne Parish to Robeline and from there to Lake Charles, where he applied for a Civil War pension. From there, I have lost him. Another brick wall in my grandfather's sister, Mary "Mollie" who married first W. R. Morgan in Bienville Parish and second to H. W. Morris in Webster Parish. After that, I have lost her. A huge handicap is the fact that my grandfather, Sidney Charles Caldwell, died in 1936, before I was born and my grandmother, Nannie Young Caldwell, died when I was 10. By the time I was 20, my closest living Caldwell relative was my father and he knew very little about his family history. I do owe great thanks to the late Mattie Lou Caldwell Daniel of Arcadia and to the late Chapman Caldwell of Liberty Hill; both these terrific people helped me so much when I first began my research. Thank you for your time. Mary Ellen