Hi Doris, Arthur Loe's first wife was Judith Henderson, and his second wife was Mary Rintz....Arthur and Judith were married at the time of the 1850 census. Peggy

I am looking for the following books: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Bienville Parish Louisiana Indexed by Wanda V. Head or History of Bienville Parish Vol 1. Am willing to pay a reasonable price for them. Good Luck and Happy Hunting -- Please visit my Home page at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/2748/ Thank you Sheila

Hello LOE researchers-- Was Judith Henderson (born abt 1830) a wife to Arthur H Loe, born 1828 or was she a daughter to Stephen P and Beady LOE? According to the 1850 Census recently posted to the Bienville site, Judith was listed as age 20 in Household 272 which is that of Stephen and Beady. Arthur is also listed at age 23. If anyone has access to the 1850 census of Bienville, will you check to see if Arthur was married at that time? Thanks, Doris

DITTO. This is mine also. Karen Cotten DeSoto, TX (Bobby Parker) writes: >Mabry/Frame >Bienville Parish Ancestors > >1. William Thomas MABRY >b. 1819 Ouachita Parish, LA >in Lincoln Parish, 1843 >Bienville Parish by 1850 >m. ca 1839 > >2. Nancy Jane FRAME, wife of William Thomas MABRY and dau of David >FRAME and Elizabeth Stiles ca 1839 > > >William T. died in 1862. Nancy moved to Red River Co., TX by 1870 >census. > >3. Mary (WAFER) MABRY >mother of William Thomas MABRY >1850 Census Bienville Parish >b. ca. 1800 SC >Sons Joshua and Oliver living in household > >4. David FRAME >in Bienville Parish by 1837 >died 1841-1850 > >5. Elizabeth (STILES) FRAME >died in TX 1869 wife of David and dau of William STILES and Hetty >VINSON > >------------------------------------------------ >Bobby Parker >De Soto, TX > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hello Warren, What can you tell us about the surname CASON from your 1981 book "Bakers Forever"on Bienville Parish?

Bobby, and Karen, I thought y'all might be interested in this information if you don't alread have it. I just finished entering Karen's information into my data base, and discovered that Sina Sara Mabry (dtr. of William Mabry & Nancey Jane Frame) married John B. Williams (brother of my g-grandmother) Martha Ann Williams. Sina Sara Mabry, & John B. Williams were "both" grandchildren of David Frame, and Elizabeth Stiles. They were "first cousins"!! haha, I didn't know that. I have had pictures of their tombstones for years, as they are both buried at the Ridge Cem. out of Castor, La. I knew Sina Sarah (spelled this way on tombstone) was kin to me, but just now tied it in with Karen's information! Thank You Karen! John B. Williams, b. 15 May 1844 Sina Sarah Mabry, b. 1851 d. 1927 John B. Williams was the son of Robert Williams and Mary "Polly" Frame... dtr. of David Frame & Elizabeth Stiles. Markie

Hi Imogene, Did not find any cemetery with Thomas WILLIAMS and a Mary Ann buried in the same one. Good luck in your search. If you find your Mary Ann LOW please let us know on the list. Several researchers are working the LOW/LOE lines. Thanks, Doris

Hello Bobby, I checked the Bienville Parish Cemetery Record Books that I have for your FRAME surname. The only ones that I located were buried in Freindship Baptist Cemetery. They were John M FRAME, 1876 - 1952 and Martha FRAME, 1885-1959. This does not mean that others were not buried in Bienville. I have found several discrepancies in the books that I bought. Good luck in your research. Doris Lindblad

Mabry/Frame Bienville Parish Ancestors 1. William Thomas MABRY b. 1819 Ouachita Parish, LA in Lincoln Parish, 1843 Bienville Parish by 1850 m. ca 1839 2. Nancy Jane FRAME, wife of William Thomas MABRY and dau of David FRAME and Elizabeth Stiles ca 1839 William T. died in 1862. Nancy moved to Red River Co., TX by 1870 census. 3. Mary (WAFER) MABRY mother of William Thomas MABRY 1850 Census Bienville Parish b. ca. 1800 SC Sons Joshua and Oliver living in household 4. David FRAME in Bienville Parish by 1837 died 1841-1850 5. Elizabeth (STILES) FRAME died in TX 1869 wife of David and dau of William STILES and Hetty VINSON - ---------------------------------------------- Bobby Parker De Soto, TX

--WebTV-Mail-1336162452-6898 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit I am searching for MARY ANN LOW that married THOMAS WILLIAMS and a list of thier children. Thanks ,Imogene --WebTV-Mail-1336162452-6898 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-102-1.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.98) by postoffice-611.iap.bryant.webtv.net; Sun, 16 May 1999 16:22:45 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <LABIENVI-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mailsorter-102-1.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8/ms.graham.14Aug97) with ESMTP id QAA21738; Sun, 16 May 1999 16:22:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA24755; Sun, 16 May 1999 16:22:24 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 16:22:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Hstryhntr2@aol.com Message-ID: <e7972d30.2470acf4@aol.com> Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 19:21:24 EDT Subject: Re: [LABIENVI-L] rollcall Old-To: LABIENVI-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 Resent-Message-ID: <HDkZnC.A.BCG.vM1P3@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: LABIENVI-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: LABIENVI-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <LABIENVI-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/94 X-Loop: LABIENVI-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: LABIENVI-L-request@rootsweb.com Hello Imogene, Please post your needed information on the LOW families. There are several researching that surname. Might find some help on the list. ==== LABIENVI Mailing List ==== Please become a Rootsweb Sponsor. --WebTV-Mail-1336162452-6898--

GRANTORS INDEX TO DEED RECORDS BIENVILLE PARISH LA BAKER Baker, James C. James Williamson C 136 1852 Baker, Benj. A. James F. McDonald C 399 1853 Baker,Darius John M. Jordan C 413 1853 Baker, Benj. A. John K. Knotts C 449 1853 Baker, James C. Williamson, Mays, Pierce Maddox, Smith, Williamson, P.P. King C 571 1853 Baker, B. A. B. W. Pierce D 35 1854 Baker, James C. Green Huckabay D 37 1855 Baker, Benj. A. Harriet P. Lew D 524 1855 Baker, Wm. F. V.S. & T. RR D 542 1856 Baker,Darius Wm. A. McKey E 310 1857 Baker,Lewis W Lorenzo Holston E 413 1857 Baker, Benj. A. J. C. McCrary E 551 1858 Baker, Benj. A. J. H. Scheen E 591 1858 Baker, B. A. Elijah Boddie F 219 1859 Baker, Jno. L. Lewis Marlen F 614 1860 Baker, Jno. L. Harmon A. Green F 712 1861 Baker, Jno. L. Jno Rawls G 1 1861 Baker, Benj. A. Hezekiah Gentry F 77 1861 Baker, Benj. A. H. L. Pierson G 131 1861 Baker, J. L. (tx sale) State of LA G 115 1860 Baker, F. M. J. A. Brewer H 589 1868 Baker, A. F. & F. S. Holland M. A. Baker K 716 1877 Baker, A. F M. M. Cox L 111 1879 Baker, J. L. & W. T. J. C. Brice L 160 1879 Baker, J. M. C. C. Caldwell L 385 1881 Baker, B. F. J. E. Anderson L 540 1881 Baker, J. M. (Tx sale) J. S. Jonee M 132 1882 Baker, J. L. & G. W. Robertson Betty E. Glover M 166 1882 Baker, J. W. W. T. Row N 11 1883 Baker, J. L. E. C. Jennings N 114 1884 Baker, J. L. J. M. Tilley N 230 1884 Baker, J. L W, B, Cobert N 278 1885 Baker, M. A. W. B. Mask N 236 1885 Baker, J. L. Aug. Rhodes N 247 1885 Baker, J. L. & G. W. Robertson Martha M. Lee (nee Tabor) N 461 1886 Baker, J. L. Molbey and Baker N 712 1886 Baker, J. L. G. W. Wilson N 713 1886 Baker, M. A. State of LA N 796 1887. -- **** Cynthia's Genealogy World http://pw2.netcom.com/~samples

GRANTORS INDEX TO DEED RECORDS BIENVILLE PARISH LA BAKER -- **** Cynthia's Genealogy World http://pw2.netcom.com/~samples

Hi everyone, To Markie and Lynelle: well done, ladies!! The site looks wonderful! To newcomers and others on the list that haven't seen the Parish page, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~labienvi/ You'll find a wealth of information on Bienville Parish. You now have various places to find and contribute information: this mailing list, the above web site, and the GenConnect boards. A reminder that the Query board is the only one that you can post your questions about family. The other boards: Bible, Bios, Deeds, Obits, Pensions, and Wills are for information that you have that pertain to that specific board. A friendly reminder to all: PLEASE remember to respect the copyright laws. Never copy anything verbatim and always give credit to the author of the publication/work. If the laws are broken, then the information that was posted will have to be removed. I hope that all of you will be able to find the information that you need to help solve your missing links! My best, Peggy

my 1981 book "Bakers Forever" contains much on Bienville Parish, La. I hope this helps other parish searchers and i can supply more info than shown here. The Ringgold (La.) Record of Aug.8,1969 says: "The ... settlers were...Anglo saxon...came by wagon train (re Mt. Lebanon)...early wagon trainers were KEYS, LOGANS, WALKERS, HARDYS, WELBOURNES, CANFIELDS, CASONS, GIBBS, BURNETTS, QUARLES, ADAMS, EDINS, ARDIS' PROTHROS, LESTERJETTS, THURMONDS, BAKERS and ROGERS. ...FROM S.C. CAME WILLIAM T. BAKER AND LEWIS WIMBERLY BAKER, BROTHERS WHO MARRIED DAUGHTERS OF JESSE (RICKS) PITMAN." Other Mt. Lebanon, Arcadia and bien.par., la. info in my book: JAMES BAKER b. 1790 anson co.,n.c. on brown creek (married NANCY WIMBERLY) settled in 1840s claiborne, now bienville parish. He was baptized by rev. Hinson shortly before death in 1881. In July 1870 he was widowed and living in home of his son LEWIS WIMBERLY BAKER in Bien.Parish. The son of JAMES, FRANCIS M. BAKER signed legal papers in Bien.Par. on 28 Mar.1866. He may have had a son JAMES BAKER JR, and a daughter, name unknown, who married JASPER HILBURN. another son of JAMES, WILLIAM TILGHMAN BAKER b. 1820 anson co., nc, married 1840 CAROLINE PITMAN, D/O JESSE RICKS PITMAN. He was received into the Mt. Lebanon Bapt. church Mar 2, 1845, dismissed by ltr. Apr 6, 1850, then received again 3 Nov. 1860 with wife CAROLINE PITMAN BAKER. (THE MT. LEBANON BAPT. CH. MINUTES are on microfilm in Shreve library, Shreveport,La.) WILLIAM T. BAKER D. 1864, INTERRED MT. LEBANON CEMETERY. WILLIAM T.BAKER'S dau. MARY ELIZ. BAKER B. 1844 married CHARLES SMITH YEARWOOD in Bien.Par., La. 25 Dec.1859. Their daughter LIZZIE YEARWOOD B.1860 D. 1940 is interred with husband in Mt.Leb. cemetery, having married WILLIAM M. CONGER 13 Jan.1881. Their son CHARLES W. YEARWOOD B.1860 married LELIA TOOKE 15 Jan.1885 in Bien.Parish. Their son WILLIE YEARWOOD b.1866/7, married in Bien.Par. on 6 Nov.1886 SEWARD P. TOOKE. Their son GEORGE W. YEARWOOD, b. ca. 1869, married NANNIE LOUISE TOOKE, her grandfather being lst mayor of Mt.Lebanon named K.P. MCDANIEL. Their son DR.JAMES GARNETT YEARWOOD b.1876 Ringgold, La. married 1907 ANNIE JUDSON ALLISON. AMANDA ELIZA BAKER b.1847, married 1866 WM.T.BURNETT. SHE ENTERED MT.LEBANON BAPT. CHURCH 1864, DISMISSED 1868, BOTH INTERRED MT. LEBANON, LA. CEMETERY. THEIR SON PERRY COVINGTON BURNETT b.1868 d.1922/4, single, interred mt. Lebanon cemetery. JOSEPHINE BAKER b.1849 married JONES FULLER. Their daughter LENA FULLER b/1869 Mt.Lebanon, d. 1932, married WILLIAM T. LEE. Their son WILLIAM HENRY FULLER, b. 1871 Mt.Lebanon d.1922, married FANNIE RODEN. Their son WILBUR JONES FULLER b.1875, interred Arcadia,La., married 1923 ANNIE KLINE. Their dau. MARY FULLER, B.1878 married 1900 WILLIAM YOUNG GALLOWAY IN mT.LEBANON, both interred Arcadia,La. OTHER BIRTH AND MARRIAGE DATA RELATING TO BIEN.PAR.,LA.::: HENRY PITMAN BAKER SR. b.1853 ARCADIA, La. married 1881 MARY ELLEN POWELL. WILLIAM TILMAN BAKER b.1881 Arcadia,La., married ZILPHA MILLS. RUBY ESTELLA BAKER b. 1883 Arcadia, married 1908 HENRY OSCAR TAYLOR. CHARLES THURMOND BAKER b.1855 Arcadia, married 1914 ELIZABETH HOLLAND PIPIES. VIRGIL POWELL BAKER b.Arcadia 1887 married LENA COFFIN. HENRY PITMAN BAKER JR. b..1891 Bienville Parish, married ELLA RUTH TRULUCK. JULIA CAROLINE BAKER b. 1857, married Dec.1875 WILLIAM L. KING, and both are interred in Mt. Lebanon. THOS. JEFFERSON KING married CATHERINE ALABAMA KERSH, BOTH LIVED MT.LEBANON. LEWIS WIMBERLY BAKER b.1815 Anson Co.,NC married 1842 in Ga. DELILAH ANN PITMAN, went to Mt.Lebanon early 1840s. JAMES MONROE BAKER, b. 1843, d. Mt.Lebanon 1879 married CATHERINE THOMPSON, D/O ANDERSON FAMBRO THOMPSON AND MARTHA MCCLENDON. CATHERINE married (2) T.W. JOHNSON. LOLA MONTES BAKER b. 1868 Mt.Leb. married there 1889 IRA R. HIGHTOWER. AND IS INTERRED IN ARCADIA WITH HUSBAND. HE MARRIED (2) RUTH CAMPBELL. GLENN BAKER HIGHTOWER b. Arcadia 1891. J.T. HIGHTOWER b.1892 Arcadia. ERNEST ALLEN HIGHTOWER b. 1893 Arcadia. ELGYN HIGHTOWER, twin, b. Arcadia 1896 married GLADYS BACON. ALWYN HIGHTOWER, twin, b. Arcadia 1896, married VERNE LYONS. ALICE ADELE BAKER b.1870, bapt. Mt.Leb. ch. 1888, married 1891 J.WES ALLEN, in Bien.Parish. CARRIE ESTELLE BAKER b.1874 Mt.Leb., d. 1875. BESSIE BAKER b1875 near Arcadia, married 1890 JAMES DOBKINS. KITTY JANE BAKER b.1878 Mt.Leb. married THOMAS CHESTER HIGHTOWER 1896 in Bien.Par.,La., both buried near Arcadia. WILLIAM T. BAKER b. 1847 Mt.Leb., married CARRIE ELIZA WHITE (my line) 27 Nov.1877 bien.par.,la. LEWIS WIMBERLY BAKER b. 1879 Mt.Leb. married 1902 in Bien.Par. to S.LILLIE COLON. MORELL COLON BAKER b. Mt.Leb. 1904/5 married 1927 SALLIE GARRETT. LETCHER LEWIS BAKER b.1909 Mt.Leb. married 1942 LENORE JOSEPHINE COUTRET. TRITOS TWELVES 'T.T.' BAKER (MY LINE) b.1881 Mt.Leb. married 1903 HILDA AGNES FRAZEE. JESSIE LEWIS BAKER b.1850 Mt.Leb. married (1) 1877 MARY SMITH WILLIAMSON AND (2) 1903/13 MARY VICTORIA COLON. BERTHA DREW BAKER b..1878 Mt.Leb. married there 1900 ROBERT LEE COLON. MYRTLE BAKER b.1880 Mt.Leb. married Bien.Par.1904 CLAYBROOK COTTINGHAM. ANGIE KEY BAKER b.1887, married 1907 in Bien.par. LUDA L. BRICE. BAINS FRANCIS BAKER b.1852 Mt.Leb., married ca. 1875 (1) ALABAMA YOUNGBLOOD, AND IN 1883 MARRIED (2) MATTIE JUDSON LEE. THEIR ISSUE lee baker b.1885, d. 1888 and Stella Baker B.1886, D. 1888 ARE INTERRED IN ARCADIA, LA. ROBERT LYNN BAKER b.1897 Arcadia married (1) MARIE SMITH (2) MARY ELIZABETH BENTLEY ANGELINE BAKER b.ca.1855 Mt.Leb. married ca. 1872 JOHN C. BRICE. SALLIE E. BAKER b/1856 Mt.Leb. marrided 1877 in Bien.Par. DANIEL R. SHEHEE A.ELIZA BAKER b.1858 Mt.Leb. married 1877 in Mt.Leb. DAVID D. KING. MINNIE D. KING b.1877 Mt.Leb. married 1899 JOHN H. BOONE. J.EGAN BAKER b.1860 Mt.Leb. married 1890 A'EOLIAN O'BANNON. ALMA LILLIE BAKER b..1891, married 1920 Mt.Leb. to JOHN MALLORY BARR. LEWIS TURNER BAKER SR. b.1893 Mt.Leb. married 1922 NORA ANDERSON. LEWIS TURNER BAKER JR. b.1929 Gibsland,La. married 1952 BETTY VIRGINIA WILLIS. DON ROBINSON BAKER b. 1895 Mt.Leb. married 1921 CAMILLE McGEE. JAMES WIMBERLY BAKER b.1898, married 1925 in Arcadia,La. LEAH ROSALIE CHAPMAN. SUSAN BAKER b.1860 , twin of J.EGAN BAKER, married 1881 in Mt.Leb. H.THOMAS SHEHEE. WIMBERLY BAKER b.ca.1866 Mt.Leb. married (1) 1887 MARY FRANCES RATCLIFF, THEN (2) 1927 MRS. PEARL WEBB. LEARY CLAUDE BAKER b.1889, married (1) LYNN AUBREY (2) EDNA CARTER AUBREY, and he is interred in Mt.Leb. CARRIE C. BAKER, b. 1891, married DR. RICHARD GROVES GANTT ca.1911 and is interred in Mt.Leb. CLINTON ARDIS BAKER b.1896, married 1921 in Bien.Par,La. FRANCES ELIZABETH BROWN. A'EOLIAN 'HUN' BAKER b.1902 Mt.Leb. married prior 1933 J.P.RANDOL. ADALINE L. BAKER b.1870 Mt.Leb.married (1) JAMES L. KEITH, 4-5 ISSUE ARE INTERRED MT.LEB. and she married (2) aft.1900 ED JONES. MARTHA ELIZABETH PITMAN b.1820 Ga., married DAVIS LAND, BOTH INTERREDIN MT.,LEB. SARAH A. PITMAN, b.1830 Ga., married 1849 CHARLES AMMONETTE THURMOND and she died 1899 in Mt.Lebanon. JANE T. PITMAN b/1838/9, d.1903 in Mt.Leb., married 1859 DAVID J. MIZELL. FRANCES A. PITMAN b.1840 Ga., d. 1865 Mt.Leb. THOMAS JEFFERSON PITMAN b.1843, married BELLE H. RANDLE. sHE WAS MEMBER MT.LEB. BAPT. CH. 1860-1899. JOHN MALLORY BARR b.1886, married ALMA BAKER 1920, he dying Mt.Leb. 1961. TURNER WILLIAM O'BANNON JR. b.1860 married CAROLINE IRION, AND HE IS BURIED MT.LEB. SUSAN WHITE b.ca.1848, married in Bien.Par.,La. 1878 to M.M.CROOM. JOSEPH VALENTINE WHITE JR. b. 1855 Mt.Leb. married (1) 1878 LAURA JOSEPHINE WOODWARD. (2) 1920 MATTIE STAHL. JOSEPH VALENTINE WHITE SR b.1814 sc, Mt.Leb. Bapt.Ch. member by 1844, married HARRIET N. THURMOND. EDMUND VALENTINE WHITE b.1879 Ringgold La., married 1905 OLLIE MARTIN. WE HAVE TRIED HARD TO HELP BIENVILLE PARISH. ANYONE CONNECTING WITH ANY OF THESE NAMES SHOULD E-MAIL ME AT OLDBUD3@AOL.COM warren l.baker, 205 Primrose Lane, Fairview Hgts, Ill. 62208

Hi Doris, She and family are buried at Old Taylor Graveyard. I tried to find a stone for her at the Old Sparta Cemetery last year, but was unsuccessful. ( I had seen the name in the cemetery books at the library listing her at Old Sparta.) When I went to Taylor this year, there were stones for her and family. Peggy

According to the Cemetery Records Books of Bienville Parish, Vol 1,Delitha Loe Whitley, born 12/09/1824 died 05/08/1907 is buried in Old Sparta Cemetery. Also in Vol 2, Delitha Whitley, same dates, is listed with other Whitley family in Taylor Cemetery. If anyone has the original cemetery information, or personal knowledge will you verify which is correct?

Here is my oldest STEVENSON ancestor who settled in Bienville Parish. I am posting this information in case someone may be researching any of the following families.. My gg-grandfather: Benjamin F. Stevenson b. 1800 Wilson Co. Tn. Mar: 5 April 1825 Wilson Co. to Elizabeth Willis. Dtr. Of Edward Willis and Susana Willis. Benjamin F. was the son of Moore Stevenson from NC. & Sarah Perry, dtr of Josiah Perry & Elizabeth Twine.. Ch: William Moore, Mary W., John M. Christian, Charity, Ezra, Isaac Thomas "Tom" (my great grandfather), Ozia L., Sarah, and Josiah B. T. Stevenson. "There had been a large group of men and their families from the Mt. Juliet - Lebanon Tn. area who had moved from there about 1818-20. Many were members of Moore Stevenson's Little Cedar Lick Baptist Church. The first of these was John Murrell, who lived at Carthage Tn. He left Carthage with a flatboat, and floating down the Cumberland River, met up with others at Nashville. Using keelboats, they continued down the Cumberland to the Mississippi, and then to the mouth of the Red River. Going up the Red with great difficulty, they passed around the raft of logs blocking the river by going through Loggy Bayou and Lake Bistineau. In April they reached their destination of the Long Prairie area of Ark. They settled here, but so many became ill, they could not stay. Some returned to Tn., some went to the North La. hill country. Murrell settled between the present site of Minden La. and the present site of Homer, La. Around him grew what came to be known as the Flat Lick community. In this community are found Newt Drew, who had moved from Southampton Co. Va. (borders Northampton Co. NC) to Sumner and Wilson Co.s in TN. at the same time as Moore Stevenson. James Brinson, a Baptist minister from Lebanon Tn., the Koonce, McFarland, Nelson, Whitson, and Josiah Brinson families, all from Wilson Co. Tn . Rev. James Brinson and Newt Drew were original deacons of Moore's Cedar Lick church. Ben's first land in La. was "on the waters of Lake Bistineau" near Newt Drew. In 1845 Elizabeth sold land on Lake Bistineau (old Claiborne Parish). A patent in her name is on file for 80 acres dated 1849.(#3042) We do not know when Elizabeth died. She is in the 1850 census for Bienville Parish, There is no 1860 census for Bienville, and she is not in the 1870 census. Ben had sold his land on Bistineau and was in that part of Bienville Par. which became Red River Parish. An ad for a succession sale for John Lewis which was held at Ben's home describes it as "about 16 miles SW of Ringold." All of Ben's children except Clarinda moved to La. with him. She had remained with her Rutland grandparents after her mother's death and was raised by them. Markie

Hi all.. Here is my roll call...I think I have all this correct on when they arrived in Bienville Pa., or close to it. If anyone connects to these families I will be glad to share my information. Also if you need any dates or anything I will be glad to post more about each family. My brick walls are... Wrizopa "Rispey" Southern, Syntha Pierce, Green Berry Garner & Elizabeth Jane Dildie/Dildy, and Nancy Jane Dunn. I will always appreciate any "Smith" connections! <G> GG-Grandfather: Benjamin F. Stevenson in Bienville Pa. By 1841 Sp: Elizabeth Willis GG-Grandfather:Mllton D. Sledge in Bienville after 1850 Sp: Deborah McGinty GG-Grandfather:Caleb M. Rowell in Bienville abt. 1861 Sp: Nancy Jane Dunn (2) Caroline Rushing (sp. Rustain on mar. lic. ) GG-Grandfather:Green Berry Garner in Bienville by 1870 Sp: Elizabeth Jane Dildie (Dildy) GG-Grandfather: Robert Womack in Bienville by 1841 Sp: Wrizopa "Rispey" Southern GG-Grandfather: Thomas M. Carlisle in Bienville by 1846/49 Sp: Syntha Pierce GG-Grandfather: Marcus Lafayette Myers in Bienville by 1861 Sp: Martha Smith GG-Grandfather: Robert Williams in Bienville by 1838 Sp: Mary Frame GGG-Grandfather:Massey Myers in Bienville by 21 Sept. 1861. Sp: Jane C. Owens GGG-Grandfather: David Frame in Bienville ca. 1837. Sp: Eilzabeth Stiles GGGG-Grandmother Hetty Vinson Sp: William Stiles....( Hetty came to live with dtr. Elizabeth Stiles Frame I think ?) My parents grew up between Bienville Parish, Red River Parish & Winn Parish, then moved to Shreveport, La. after they married. Thanks Markie Owen

Hello to all on Bienville List. My name is Jolie Blanchard of Arlington, Virginia. I am researching: Bienville Parish: Blanchard, Conville, Franks (associated names Hitt & Lee) Jackson/Claiborne & Ouachita Parishes: Kelley, Shovan and Holland Franks/Hitt For those researching Peter Franks/Rachel Hitt -- the LDS Ancestral File has Rachel Hitt (Hite) lineage going back to 1500's in Prussia. The Hitts (Hites) were from Fauquier County, VA (a German community known as Germanna) in the 1700s. Her parents (John and Frances Banks Hitt) moved a lot (from Virginia to South Carolina to Georgia to Missouri, to Georgia again, to Missouri where they died). I downloaded this information from the Ancestral File. Regarding the Franks line, when I posted this information (below) on the Franks surname list I received a response that indicated that not all Franks researchers trust that this information is correct. I don't know the details behind that but will pass them along as soon as possible. In a book entitled: Liberty Hll-Brush Valley Friendship [which is in Bienville Parish, LA], First Ed. 1974, Compiled by Abram Morehouse Chapter of NSDAR. Printed by: Cooley Printers & Office Supply, Inc. 403 Hudson Lane, Monroe Louisiana, I found the following: Pps. 191 - 202, excerpted here. Franks Family 1. I. John Martin Franks, born circa 1700 in Germany, came from the Palantinate, near the City of Heidelberg, Germany. He came to the United States with several hundred German immigrants, the Hitts, Hollzclauses, Fishbacks and others. Some of these families went to New Bern, N.C. and some went to Germantown, Virginia in 1732. They were part of the DeGraffenreid Colony. John Martin Franks married Sevil. Their children were: II. (1) Edward Franks II. (2) John Franks II. (3) Jacob Franks II. (4) Susanna Franks II. (5) Sevil Franks II. (6) Barbara Franks II. (7) Mary Franks married John Worsley. II. (8) Elizabeth Franks married a Mr. Harold. 2. II. Jacob Franks born 1728 in N.C. died 1798, Wake County, N.C., married Mary Ann Ashley, born circa 1730, died 1769 Wake Co., N.C. Jacob Franks born 1728 in N.C., served as a patrolman in Wake Co., N.C. for which he received a grant of land in 1779. He had a daughter, Mary Franks, born 1760, who married John Taylor -- married 1780 Wake Co., N.C. See Nat. DAR Number 61654. National DAR No. 156475 says Jacob Franks served as a private in Capt. Utley's Co., Wake Co., N.C. Troops - he died 1790 Wake Co., N.C. Nat. DAR Numbers 134522 and 148522 says Anthony Franks, b. 1751, d. 1820, m. Martha Cook - (Anthony, son of Jacob). Anthony served as a private in Wake Co., N.C. Militia. He was born in Wake Co., N.C. and died in Wake Co., N.C. Mrs. E.A. Rainwater, 4810 Arvilla Lane, Houston, TX, says that Andrew Franks b. circa 1758 was son of Jacob Franks. The foregoing records indicate that Jacob and Mary Ann Ashley Franks had at least: 3. III. (1) Anthony Franks b. 1751, d. 1820, m. Martha Cook. 4. III. (2) Mary Franks b. ca. 1753, m. John Taylor 1780, Wake Co., N.C. 5. III. (3) Andrew Franks b. ca. 1756, Wake Co., N.C., m. Seley McCinsey, m. 1780 (marriage bond, Wake Co., NC) Andrew and Seley McCinsey Franks were living in Cape Gervarden Co., Missouri in 1803. Their estate was settled in Natchitoches Parish 1836. Names - sons, Elijah, Burrell, Joseph, Peter; daughters, Lucy Murphy, Celia McCorley and Mrs. McCauley, formerly Franks. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

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