Karen, There are a couple of Havens mentioned in the few volumes of Ancestor Charts that I have from the Southwest Louisiana Genealogy Society. Volume 1 1985 has John (Jack) Havens, Jr. b. 24 July 1812; d. 19 January 1900 in MS and m. 3 October 1830 to Sabra Ann Fletcher b. 8 July 1814 d. 4 April 1882. Their son... William L. Havens b. 18 April 1837 in Jackson Co., MS d. 17 June 1931 in Singer, LA m. Mary Louise LAdner b. 30 September 1836 in Hancock County, MS d. 4 September 1899 in Singer, LA Then their son... Jefferson Rankin Havens b. 20 April 1871 in Jackson Co., MS d. 4 May 1956 in Singer, LA married Rachel E. Slaydon b. 20 January 1872 in Calcasieu Parish, LA d. 29 April 1937 in Singer, LA Then their son..... Lonnie Havens married Mayola Alston and had a daughter named Betty Jean Havens. Betty married Irwin Carol Stine. Now in Volume 5 1997 there is mention of Charles Havens who married his cousin Mary Havens (it does not state what cousins....1st, 2nd etc) and their daughter Araminter Havens b. 19 Dec 1877 in Ragley, LA d. 4 Dec 1961 in Hineston, LA married on 15 Nov 1896 to Abraham Evander Marler b. 25 Feb 1870 in Hineston, LA d. 23 Dec 1949 in Hineston, LA. Not sure if any of this helps, but I thought I would throw it at you just in case. Have a great day! Margaret Rentrop Moore At 08:55 AM 2/15/99 -0800, you wrote: >Hello, > >Hey I have been looking for the John Henry Havens family who were reportedly >living in Lake Charles in 1894, and I have written to the gen. society >there, and written in to the mailing list, with no response. > >John Henry Havens married Metellah Cramer in Fremont, NE in 1877, his >father was Romanzo his mother was Cordelia Seymour. > >Surely John and Metellah had some children, and since she was my great aunt, >I would love to find descendants, besides genealogy information. > >Thanks for the request to send in requests, I would really like to find >these folks and learn about them. > >Karon Mazie in Okanogan, WA > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mijucrum@aol.com <Mijucrum@aol.com> >To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com <LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sunday, February 14, 1999 6:31 PM >Subject: Re: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish??? > > >>Friends, when I subscribed to LaCalcasieu, I just knew I'd be able to help >>people out, being born and raised in Lake Charles and my ancestors founding >>the town. My family was a Ryan and I'm proud of it. Doesn't anyone want >to >>find their ancestors??? Come on, Calcasieu, let's go......write >in....please. >>I don't receive anything from you.............Sincerely, Judy Quick Crumley >> >> > > >
Hello, Hey I have been looking for the John Henry Havens family who were reportedly living in Lake Charles in 1894, and I have written to the gen. society there, and written in to the mailing list, with no response. John Henry Havens married Metellah Cramer in Fremont, NE in 1877, his father was Romanzo his mother was Cordelia Seymour. Surely John and Metellah had some children, and since she was my great aunt, I would love to find descendants, besides genealogy information. Thanks for the request to send in requests, I would really like to find these folks and learn about them. Karon Mazie in Okanogan, WA -----Original Message----- From: Mijucrum@aol.com <Mijucrum@aol.com> To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com <LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 14, 1999 6:31 PM Subject: Re: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish??? >Friends, when I subscribed to LaCalcasieu, I just knew I'd be able to help >people out, being born and raised in Lake Charles and my ancestors founding >the town. My family was a Ryan and I'm proud of it. Doesn't anyone want to >find their ancestors??? Come on, Calcasieu, let's go......write in....please. >I don't receive anything from you.............Sincerely, Judy Quick Crumley > >
My Nathan SMITH was born in Calcasieu Parish ca 1836, son of Nathan SMITH+Martha BENHAM. He married Mary Ann HARRIS; their children were: Oliver H.P., Solon, Harris Houston, Elizabeth, Martha, Arthur, Sarah & Thomas SMITH. I know about his parents but would like any info about Nathan, his wife (& her family) & their children. The family moved to Galveston Bay area of TX after the Civil War. Thanks for any data. MAC
Hi Everyone, The Lake Charles American Press does have a web site at <http://www.americanpress.com> However, the Southwest Louisiana Genealogy Library at 411 Pujo Street in Lake Charles, La 70601 has all of the newspapers of the Lake Charles American Press, Echo, The American dating back in the 1880's or 1890's. They also have a card catalog on the obituaries. If you will write them and send a SASE along with .20 (twenty cents) per copy, they will look up the obituary and mail it to you. You can't get any cheaper than that! They also have the marriage records for some years. I am currently working on the marriage record index. And I have the years they have available on the file for marriage records in the Archives. Just go to <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/calcasie.htm> then to marriages. I only have the A's done, but some day, hopefully in my life time, I will get them all done! <BG> Hope this helps and I am so glad to see the list active! Great job getting it going Judy! Margaret Rentrop Moore Calcasieu & Vermilion Parish LAGenWeb Cordinator
I found the webpage for LCAP. http://www.americanpress.com/ Best Regards, Jimmy E. Cooley Researching Surnames ARRINGTON BAILEY BISHOP BOUNDS COOLEY McCARTY NEUGEBAUER PHILLIPS SANDERS SULLIVAN WALDEN. LOUISIANA-PARISH: Beauregard, Calcasieu, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn. MISSISSIPPI-COUNTY: Clarke, Jasper, Newton, and Wayne. TEXAS-COUNTY: Angelina. Jimmy Earl Cooley 2402 Peachstone Court Silver Spring, Maryland 20905-4314 -----Original Message----- From: John Warden <jokay@bellsouth.net> To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com <LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 12:20 AM Subject: [Fwd: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish???] >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi Judy, >We all moved to Slidell. >A few years ago I wrote to the LC American Press to find out how far >back their morgue, old newspapers, goes back. They never answered. Could >you call them and find out if they have anything from around 1900-1915 >or so and if so can the papers be read by anyone? >Thanks, >Hope my 8th grade English teacher, Miss Schlinder from Central School, >isn't reading this. >Kay Lemke Warden > > >--------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8 >Content-Type: message/rfc822 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline > >Received: from mail1.bellsouth.net (mail1.bellsouth.net [205.152.0.6]) > by mail3.lig.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA05069 > for <jokay@lig.bellsouth.net>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:31:23 -0500 (EST) >Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) > by mail1.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA00868 > for <jokay@bellsouth.net>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:31:23 -0500 (EST) >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA25340; > Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:18:30 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:18:30 -0800 (PST) >From: Mijucrum@aol.com >Message-ID: <2a711121.36c78560@aol.com> >Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:24:32 EST >Old-To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Subject: Re: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish??? >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 224 >Resent-Message-ID: <"VUGt_.A.GLG.0P4x2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/14 >X-Loop: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: LACALCAS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Friends, when I subscribed to LaCalcasieu, I just knew I'd be able to help >people out, being born and raised in Lake Charles and my ancestors founding >the town. My family was a Ryan and I'm proud of it. Doesn't anyone want to >find their ancestors??? Come on, Calcasieu, let's go......write in....please. >I don't receive anything from you.............Sincerely, Judy Quick Crumley > > > >--------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8-- > >
Dear John, I am from DeRidder, La. and living in Burtonsville, Md now. I would also like same info on Lake Charles Press as they have covered some things in Beauregard Parish over the years. I ran across their webpage about a year ago but for got lost it somehow if I find it I will send to you. Best Regards, Jimmy E. Cooley Researching Surnames ARRINGTON BAILEY BISHOP BOUNDS COOLEY McCARTY NEUGEBAUER PHILLIPS SANDERS SULLIVAN WALDEN. LOUISIANA-PARISH: Beauregard, Calcasieu, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn. MISSISSIPPI-COUNTY: Clarke, Jasper, Newton, and Wayne. TEXAS-COUNTY: Angelina. Jimmy Earl Cooley 2402 Peachstone Court Silver Spring, Maryland 20905-4314 -----Original Message----- From: John Warden <jokay@bellsouth.net> To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com <LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 12:20 AM Subject: [Fwd: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish???] >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi Judy, >We all moved to Slidell. >A few years ago I wrote to the LC American Press to find out how far >back their morgue, old newspapers, goes back. They never answered. Could >you call them and find out if they have anything from around 1900-1915 >or so and if so can the papers be read by anyone? >Thanks, >Hope my 8th grade English teacher, Miss Schlinder from Central School, >isn't reading this. >Kay Lemke Warden > > >--------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8 >Content-Type: message/rfc822 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline > >Received: from mail1.bellsouth.net (mail1.bellsouth.net [205.152.0.6]) > by mail3.lig.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA05069 > for <jokay@lig.bellsouth.net>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:31:23 -0500 (EST) >Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) > by mail1.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA00868 > for <jokay@bellsouth.net>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:31:23 -0500 (EST) >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA25340; > Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:18:30 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:18:30 -0800 (PST) >From: Mijucrum@aol.com >Message-ID: <2a711121.36c78560@aol.com> >Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:24:32 EST >Old-To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Subject: Re: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish??? >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 224 >Resent-Message-ID: <"VUGt_.A.GLG.0P4x2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/14 >X-Loop: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: LACALCAS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Friends, when I subscribed to LaCalcasieu, I just knew I'd be able to help >people out, being born and raised in Lake Charles and my ancestors founding >the town. My family was a Ryan and I'm proud of it. Doesn't anyone want to >find their ancestors??? Come on, Calcasieu, let's go......write in....please. >I don't receive anything from you.............Sincerely, Judy Quick Crumley > > > >--------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8-- > >
Judy, Well if you are just looking for something to do. My William G Gore and his wife Elvira Hennegan Gore settled there from Al. I think he died @1870 I have not found a grave for him as of yet. His wife Elvira also died there I have no death date on her. I also have an Sarah Jane Wingate Burkes who died @ 1900 there,and her husband Randolph Burkes also died @1862 he was born 1818,she was born 1823. Samual Robert Burkes is also one of my g grandfathers he died was suppose to have died around 1900 also. He was born Jan. 1856. His wife was Amanda Gore Burkes she is also barried there. I sure would like to find where these old souls are barried. If you have a book of the cemetaries I would sure appreciate a look up. Thanks Cynthia Murphy Watson
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Judy, We all moved to Slidell. A few years ago I wrote to the LC American Press to find out how far back their morgue, old newspapers, goes back. They never answered. Could you call them and find out if they have anything from around 1900-1915 or so and if so can the papers be read by anyone? Thanks, Hope my 8th grade English teacher, Miss Schlinder from Central School, isn't reading this. Kay Lemke Warden --------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mail1.bellsouth.net (mail1.bellsouth.net [205.152.0.6]) by mail3.lig.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA05069 for <jokay@lig.bellsouth.net>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:31:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mail1.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA00868 for <jokay@bellsouth.net>; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:31:23 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA25340; Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:18:30 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:18:30 -0800 (PST) From: Mijucrum@aol.com Message-ID: <2a711121.36c78560@aol.com> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 21:24:32 EST Old-To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish??? Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 224 Resent-Message-ID: <"VUGt_.A.GLG.0P4x2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/14 X-Loop: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: LACALCAS-L-request@rootsweb.com Friends, when I subscribed to LaCalcasieu, I just knew I'd be able to help people out, being born and raised in Lake Charles and my ancestors founding the town. My family was a Ryan and I'm proud of it. Doesn't anyone want to find their ancestors??? Come on, Calcasieu, let's go......write in....please. I don't receive anything from you.............Sincerely, Judy Quick Crumley --------------9D5141B0074428929A0092E8--
My mother is Vivian Lee Davis born 1926 in Lake Charles. Her parents were Fred Paul and Lottie Davis, their children were Vivian, Walter, Archie Sherman, George, Mary Louise born 1922 in Lake Charles. Fred Paul Davis parents were W.S.H. and Carrie Davis from Ms. Fred had two brothers, Herbert Davis who lived in Lake Charles most of his life, he had 2 daughters Lou and Ruby, his other brother was Luther Davis. Any info about this family would be appreciated. Thanks, Kathy kathys@bulkdist.com
-----Original Message----- > From: Mijucrum@aol.com [mailto:Mijucrum@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, 14 February, 1999 8:25 PM > To: LACALCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Where is everyone from Calcasieu Parish??? > > Friends, when I subscribed to LaCalcasieu, I just knew I'd be able to help > people out, being born and raised in Lake Charles and my > ancestors founding > the town. My family was a Ryan and I'm proud of it. Doesn't > anyone want to > find their ancestors??? Come on, Calcasieu, let's go......write > in....please. > I don't receive anything from you.............Sincerely, Judy > Quick Crumley > All right Judy, I'll take you up on your offer. Some of my Jean/Jeans family moved into Calcasieu Parish in the years just before the Civil War. By 1913 they were in the Merryville area in the northern part of Calcasieu that became a part of Beauregard Parish. Now, I'm aware that the Calcasieu Parish courthouse burned, I believe in 1910, and I'd like to know if any of the marriage and land records of those earlier years survived and if so where they might be found. The marriage records, especially, would be extremely helpful at this point in sorting out who's who. Thanks for your offer to help, do you have any connections to the LeBleu family?? They date way back in Calcasieu history. Alice McRae
I am looking for relatives dead or alive from Calcasieu, descendants of Francis Bushnell, I can go back to the 1500's, but I would like, some history and stories of Francis. Joseph Quebedeaux and Marie Anne Antoine Beau's parents. Joseph b 1ca 1676 and Marie was born in Spain. I am also looking for the parents of Phillipe Hebert b. in the early 1700's and Marie Lambert. Any help would be appreciated andI would gladly share information. Regards, Diane Tomlinson Short
Friends, when I subscribed to LaCalcasieu, I just knew I'd be able to help people out, being born and raised in Lake Charles and my ancestors founding the town. My family was a Ryan and I'm proud of it. Doesn't anyone want to find their ancestors??? Come on, Calcasieu, let's go......write in....please. I don't receive anything from you.............Sincerely, Judy Quick Crumley
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_918849878_boundary Content-ID: <0_918849878@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I think this is a neat idea so I will "double forward". Floreda --part0_918849878_boundary Content-ID: <0_918849878@inet_out.mail.vsta.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <MSWILKIN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yb02.mx.aol.com (rly-yb02.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.2]) by air-yb01.mx.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:44:33 -0500 Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by rly-yb02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id NAA25714; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:44:22 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA27208; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:42:31 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:42:31 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199902121843.MAA18222@rivendell.vsta.com> From: "Shirley Ashley" <shirla@vsta.com> Old-To: <LANATCHI-L@rootsweb.com> Old-Cc: "Wilkinson County List Mississippi" <MSWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:39:54 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 Subject: [MSWILKIN-L] Fw: Cemetery Hint Resent-Message-ID: <"tKb3PB.A.jlG.LYHx2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: MSWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <MSWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/82 X-Loop: MSWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com To: MSWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Errors-To: MSWILKIN-L-request@rootsweb.com Resent-Sender: MSWILKIN-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I received this in a Roots Web Listing from Virginia. Thought it was a neat idea and worth posting Shirley Ashley ---------- > > In a message dated 2/11/99 1:12:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, Anabelwin writes: > I thought I would pass this along to all Va Rooters! > << To:=09SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY@rootsweb.com > > I received the following little "poem" from a friend who types this on = a 3x5 > card then puts her name, relationship, snail-mail address and e-mail address > on the back, then laminates it, punches a hole in it and ties it to a single > stem artificial flower and puts it on her ancestor's graves when she is > visiting cemeteries whether those close by or in different states. Tha= t way > the next person who might be researching may get in touch with her. I think > this is a great idea. > > Phoebe > > > Dear Ancestor: > Your tombstone stands among the rest; > Neglected and alone > The name and date are chiseled out > On polished, marbled stone. > It reaches out to all who care > It is too late to mourn. > You did not know that I exist > You died and I was born. > Yet each of us are cells of you > In flesh, in blood, in bone. > Our blood contracts and beats a pulse > Entirely not our own. > Dear Ancestor, the place you filled > So many years ago > Spreads out among the ones you left > Who would have loved you so. > I wonder if you lived and loved, > I wonder if you knew > That someday I would find this spot, > And come to visit you. > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- >> --part0_918849878_boundary--
Hello List. I am searching for a record of an old marriage, or marriages I should say. Francis Marion Browning married Amanda Elizabeth Cooper about 1870-1884 in Calcasieu or Beauregard parishes. Elizabeth died in 1886 and Francis married her sister Hattie Cooper probably within a year. Anyone having access to these records, I would certainly appreciate a lookup. Thanks a bunch. MT
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_918726219_boundary Content-ID: <0_918726219@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_918726219_boundary Content-ID: <0_918726219@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: JF3bMJB@aol.com Return-path: <JF3bMJB@aol.com> To: ranper@acadiacom.net Subject: Re: Obituaries Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 04:32:27 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Dear Ranper, You are certainly right about that - it goes without saying. However, so many researchers feel that anything in print MUST be right. Some can't believe that their sainted ancestors would lie. And obviously one of mine - or someone very close - did! Floreda --part0_918726219_boundary--
Floreda, The info from most obits comes from survivors. If the information is incorrect, it could be that the survivors were misinformed or the other info you have is incorrect JF3bMJB@aol.com wrote: > I would like to cite a good example why one must use obituaries with a great > deal of caution. Following is part of the obituary for my g-grandfather who > died in Lake Charles March 24, 1916. There are the usual typographical errors > - and one big bald-facaed lie. > > I am unsure what newspaper it came from because all I have is the cutout > obituary. I will skip part of it. > > Dr. R. A. Duke died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carroll Gillett in Lake > Charles yesterday. > He was born in Pardue, Dickson County, Tenn March 20, 1841. He leaves his > wife, a daughter Mrs. Carroll Gillett; two sons, R. A. Duke of Pardue > Tennessee and G. M. Duke of Alice, Texas: two sisters Mrs. Martha Cato and > Mrs. Rhoda Abernathy of Nashville, Tennessee. > Dr Duke was an invalid for many years. He traveled extensively in search for > health, coming here last November hoping to prolong his life for a while. > (skip a paragraph) > > Dr. Duke was a surgeon in the Confederate service during the civil war and a > member of the Masonic order. F. H. Gay, of the local Masonic lodge, and > Capt.. G. M. Gossett, of the Veterans, aided in the funeral arrangements. > > The bald-faced lie? He did not graduate as a doctor until March 1866 (from > the University of Nashville, Republic of Tennessee). > > He served in Company D of the 50th Regiment of Tennessee Infantry. The > following year he became ill and was sent home (his younger brother Greene > Wesley Duke, Jr replaced him). He contracted Tuberculosis and lost a lung as > a result. > > The facts are all the same: he was a doctor, he served in the confederate > army and he lost a lung. > > They just have to be put in the correct order. > > Floreda
I would like to cite a good example why one must use obituaries with a great deal of caution. Following is part of the obituary for my g-grandfather who died in Lake Charles March 24, 1916. There are the usual typographical errors - and one big bald-facaed lie. I am unsure what newspaper it came from because all I have is the cutout obituary. I will skip part of it. Dr. R. A. Duke died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carroll Gillett in Lake Charles yesterday. He was born in Pardue, Dickson County, Tenn March 20, 1841. He leaves his wife, a daughter Mrs. Carroll Gillett; two sons, R. A. Duke of Pardue Tennessee and G. M. Duke of Alice, Texas: two sisters Mrs. Martha Cato and Mrs. Rhoda Abernathy of Nashville, Tennessee. Dr Duke was an invalid for many years. He traveled extensively in search for health, coming here last November hoping to prolong his life for a while. (skip a paragraph) Dr. Duke was a surgeon in the Confederate service during the civil war and a member of the Masonic order. F. H. Gay, of the local Masonic lodge, and Capt.. G. M. Gossett, of the Veterans, aided in the funeral arrangements. The bald-faced lie? He did not graduate as a doctor until March 1866 (from the University of Nashville, Republic of Tennessee). He served in Company D of the 50th Regiment of Tennessee Infantry. The following year he became ill and was sent home (his younger brother Greene Wesley Duke, Jr replaced him). He contracted Tuberculosis and lost a lung as a result. The facts are all the same: he was a doctor, he served in the confederate army and he lost a lung. They just have to be put in the correct order. Floreda
I am looking for any information concerning Albert Gaspard and his wife. Albert GASPARD 2 Sep 1880 - 10 Oct 1959 * BIRTH: 2 Sep 1880 * DEATH: 10 Oct 1959, Hayes La Father: Theogene GASPARD Mother: Eva MONCEAUX Family 1 : Sylvania SIMON +Emay(Lilly) GASPARD +Edmay GASPARD Willy GASPARD +Albie GASPARD not sure if wife is correct and need dom. or any other info for these people ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************
I am seeking information on Richard MOSS b, 27 Dec 1889 d. 21 July 1972 and m. Gladys SONNIER b. 21 Sept 1891 and d. 31 Aug 1978, Also Joseph Corbello m. Annie HEBERT. THey had 2 sons. Clarence C. Corbello and Sheldon. Clarence b. 24 Nov 1910 and d. 1997 in Iowa, LA Laurent HEBERT m. Eugeina HANKS. Thanks for any light or direction that you might be able to give, Thanks, Misti Moss mdmoss@pnx.com
J. B. SMITH was principal of Rosteet Grammer School in 1937. Does anyone have updated information on him? Floreda