ROULLEAUX, (Rt. Rev.) Napoleon J., Brocheue, FR., then Caddo Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be Reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any Other organization or persons. Persons or organizations Desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent Of the contributor, or the legal representative of the Submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with Proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Roulleaux, Rt. Rev. Napoleon Joseph, venerable and well-beloved rector of St. Vincent's church and chaplain of St. Vincent academy, Shreveport, La., was born in Braocheue, France, Oct. 10, 1848. He was educated in France, at the old St. Marvin monastery, and after the completion of an unusually thorough course of training, covering every branch of learning having possible bearing upon his sacred trust and high calling, both academic and ecclesiastical, he was ordained in the priesthood in the year 1876. The reverend father's first charge was in his native land, and after ministering to the spiritual requirements of this initial parish in France during 5 years, he crossed the waters to America, and was placed in charge of St. Vincent academy and parish in the year 1881, now 3 years ago. He has been incumbent of this station longer than any of his reverend brethren and co-workers have been in the diocese, and during all of these many years his scholarly, benevolent, and uplifting ministrations have never failed the humblest or most needy of his parishioners. Father Roulleaux is one of those rare characters in his calling who are able to combine with the ministrations of their holy office a happy sense of appreciation of the requirements of present-day helpfulness to the public and people in general, of all classes, with whom he comes in daily contact, and because of his broad-minded attitude of moral co"peration and the readily-extended hand of goodfellowship, cordiality, and optimistic encouragement, Father Roulleaux enjoys an unusually wide circle of personal acquaintance and popularity among the people with whom he lives and carries forward the work to which he has dedicated his life. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 735-736. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

RENWICK, (Capt.) Wiley P., Troup County, Ga., then Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be Reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any Other organization or persons. Persons or organizations Desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent Of the contributor, or the legal representative of the Submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with Proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Renwick, Capt. Wiley Polk, prominent in the commercial life of Monroe, was born Aug. 16, 1840, in Troup county, Ga. His parents were Dr. Nathan R. and Maria (McCriller) Renwick, the former of whom was a native of South Carolina, who settled in Georgia when a young man and practiced medicine in Troup county. He remained there until toward the close of his life, then settling in Bastrop, La., a few years prior to his death, where he had continued his professional labor. W. P. Renwick spent his youth in Georgia till 1861, when he came to Louisiana and joined Co. B, 3d Louisiana regiment infantry, in order to be with his brother. He was first under Gen. McCullouch and later under Gen. Price. The first year of the war he was in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas, but in 1862 was transferred to Corinth, Miss., under Beauregard and Bragg. He was in a number of battles, having been wounded 3 times, twice in 1 battle, and in hospital on both occasions. He was taken prisoner twice by Grant's army, the first time being left behind on account of a wound; the second time he was surrendered at Vicksburg in 1863. On the latter occasion, after being paroled, he came home and remained until exchanged. After that he saw no active service and was not well from his wounds for 7 years. In 1865 he was paroled and came to Bastrop, where he engaged in general merchandising for about 7 years. In 1871 he moved to Monroe and engaged in handling cotton and freight on steamboats and cars, having remained in the shipping business to this time. He devotes all his time to the People's Warehouse & Compress Co. and the Standard Warehouse & Compress Co., both in Monroe, La. In the Confederate army Mr. Renwick was a lieutenant and in reconstruction days he was elected captain of a company, since which time has been called captain. Capt. Renwick is a member of the Masonic order, a member and elder in the Presbyterian church and commander of the local camp, No. 182, of the United Confederate Veterans. In Dec., 1862, Mr. Renwick was married to Margaret, daughter of N. P. Cook of Yazoo county, Miss., and they have the following children: Joseph, in real estate and in the dairy business with his father; Willie Fay, now Mrs. F. B. Seiguine of Monroe; Cook, in the dairy business; Leonora, now Mrs. H. G. Prophitt of Monroe, La. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, p. 735. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

REED, Yves O., Calcasieu (now Allen) Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be Reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any Other organization or persons. Persons or organizations Desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent Of the contributor, or the legal representative of the Submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with Proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Reed, Yves O., sheriff of Allen parish, Oberlin, La., was born in Calcasieu (now Allen) parish, Oct. 11, 1876; son of Solomon and Efrazie (Hebert) Reed, both of whom were born in St. Landry parish, La. The father followed the vocation of a farmer and stock trader throughout life. The mother's death occurred June 29, 1910, and that of the father Jan. 16, 1911. The ancestors of the Reed family in Louisiana came to this locality from Kentucky. The paternal grandfather, Samuel Reed, was a Kentucky stock raiser. Yves 0. Reed was the last of 7 children born to his parents, as follow: Hypolite, Clinton, all engaged in farming in Allen parish; Devine, widow of Pierre McGee, a farmer of St. Landry parish; Leonara, widow of Adolph Vidrine, also a farmer of St. Landry; Octavie, wife of M. C. McGee, a carpenter of Beaumont, Tex.; Yves O.. the subject of this sketch. The latter attended the public schools of the locality in which he was born. From the Lake Charles central high school he went to teaching. Later he attended the Louisiana state normal school at Natchitoches, and thereafter was engaged in teaching about 10 years. Later he engaged in mercantile business at Canton, La., and thereafter for a time he was connected with a similar enterprise at Foley, La. At this time he owns a store at Oberlin. Nov. 22, 1912, he was elected as the first sheriff of Allen parish, taking the oath of office Jan. 1, 1913. He is at this time incumbent of that office. He was elected as supervisor of elections in Calcasieu parish before the parish was divided, and served in that capacity during 4 years. He is a member of the Catholic church and the Woodmen of the World. Dec. 26, 1889, Mr. Reed was married to Miss Clara McGee, a daughter of Lucien H. and Celestine (Young) McGee, of St. Landry parish. Mr. McGee followed the business of a carpenter, was a Confederate veteran, being with "Stonewall" Jackson in his famous Shenandoah Valley campaign. His death occurred in 1900, but he is at this time survived by his wife. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Reed, as follow: Lillian, Julia, Aswell, Mildred, and Gertrude. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 733-734. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

RAMSEY, L. W., Jackson Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be Reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any Other organization or persons. Persons or organizations Desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent Of the contributor, or the legal representative of the Submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with Proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Ramsey, L. W., clerk of court, Jonesboro, La., was born in Jackson parish, Feb. 17, 1878; a son of Eli W. and Mary (Shell) Ramsey, both of Atlanta, Ga. His father, a prosperous farmer and mill man, left his native state in the latter part of the '60s and came to Louisiana, where he has resided ever since, raised his family of 10 children (five of whom are now deceased), and where he still remains, and although not actively engaged in the work, directs the management of his plantation, mill and gin. The 5 surviving children are: The subject of this sketch; Edward P. Ramsey, bookkeeper for the Tremont Lumber Co.; Henry C. Ramsey, a railway mail clerk operating between Winnfield, La., and Eldorado, Ark.; Noah H. Ramsey, of Tremont, an express, baggage and mail clerk, and Carrie, the only daughter, wife of John Ramsey, who is engaged in farming at Palestine, Tex. L. W. Ramsey, the subject of this sketch, received the rudiments of his education in the public school of Jackson parish, and later attended the state normal at Natchitoches. After completing his course, he spent some time teaching school, but his thirst for knowledge, and a desire to enter the commercial world caused him to give up his work, and go to Nashville, Tenn., where he took a business course, and where he graduated with high honors in bookkeeping and stenography. On leaving the business college he secured employment as a shipping clerk and stenographer in the city of Nashville. Mr. Ramsey held this place for a year, during which time he made many friends, but being seized with a desire to return to his native state, he accepted a position with the Simonton & Tolar Mercantile Co., of Quitman, La. After being associated with this firm for 2 years he became a deputy in the office of E. C. Oxford, sheriff at Vernon, then site of Jackson parish, where lie remained until 1908, when he was elected clerk of court, in which capacity he has served faithfully ever since. July 31, 1904, Mr. Ramsey was married to Miss Robbie A., daughter of Robt. L. and Rebecca (Guess) Daniel, of Kingsland, Ark. Her father was a railroad conductor, and a native of Tennessee. Her mother is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey have 2 children, Wilbur Daniel and Lynn Theodore. Mr. Ramsey is a Mason, of Weston Lodge No. 242; a member of the Methodist church at Chatham, La.; a representative citizen, a staunch democrat, and well deserves the high esteem in which he is held by his fellowmen. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 732-733. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

QUINTERO, Lamar C, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. Quintero, Lamar C., New Orleans, La., born Sept. 7, 1862; son of Joseph A. and Eliza F. (Bournos) Quintero, the former of whom was born in Cuba, July 6, 1831, and died at New Orleans, Sept. 7, 1885. The mother was born at New Orleans, and was a daughter of Joseph Bournos, a native of Bourdeaux, France, and proprietor and director of an institute for young ladies at New Orleans. He became a prominent figure among Southern educators and died about 1861. Joseph A. Quintero, the father, came to America about 1851. He practiced law in Texas, with Gen. M. B. Lamar, and also published a paper in the Spanish language at San Antonio, Tex. During the Civil war he represented the Confederate government at Matamoras, Mexico. After the close of the war the family located at New Orleans, where the son, Lamar C. Quintero, received his education at the Jesuit college. In 1881 he became a member of the staff of the New Orleans Picayune, and has continued his connection with that paper since that time. In that association his principal work has been in the courts and in the capacity of operatic and dramatic critic. Upon the death of Maj. Nathaniel Burbank, the eminent dramatic editor of the Picayune, Mr. Quintero was promoted to his place, and has since held that important commission. He graduated from the law department of Tulane university in 1890, and a few years afterward became associated with Judge John Clegg, under the firm name of Clegg & Quintero. Upon the death of Judge Clegg, in 1908, he formed a partnership with Donelson Caffery and his brother John Marshall Quintero. In 1883 Mr. Quintero was appointed vice-consul for the Republic of Costa Rica at New Orleans and in 1891 was made consul-general of that republic for all the Southern states, with headquarters at the city of New Orleans. Mr. Quintero has enjoyed a close association with Central American affairs and has done much toward promoting the development of trade between New Orleans and those republics. Some years ago Mr. Quintero was tendered an appointment as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands, by the late lamented Pres. McKinley, but the commission was declined. In 1910 he was appointed by Pres. Taft as one of the delegates of the United States to the fourth international conference of American states, held at Buenos Aires, and also a special representative of the United States at the centennial of the Republic of Chile. He affiliates with the democratic party. In 1895 Mr. Quintero was married to Miss Emma Peniston, a daughter of Fergus, and Emma (Alain) Peniston, of New Orleans. Mrs. Quintero's mother was a daughter of Sostenes Alain, a prominent Louisiana planter. Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 805. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

PRATT, George K., Sr., M. D., St. Landry then Orleans Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. Pratt, George K., Sr., M. D., successful and well-known physician and large property owner, New Orleans, La., was born near Opelousas, St. Landry parish, La., Nov. 11, 1849; son of John G. and Matilda (King) Pratt, the former of whom was born at Hartford, Conn., in 1814, and the latter in the same locality as was the son. The father came South and located in St. Landry parish white yet a young man, marrying in that locality some time later. His undertakings prospered, and he became a large planter. During the years 1862-63 he served the cause of the Confederacy as a brigadier general of Louisiana state militia. His wife died in 1859, and his own life closed shortly after the end of the Civil war, July 31, 1865. The famous Capt. Wadsworth, of Revolutionary renown, was the paternal grandmother's brother. He served in the Connecticut militia of those stirring times when the republic was in its making, and he it was who seized the Connecticut charter from King George's representative and concealed it in the historic Charter Oak. George K. Pratt, Sr., received his early education in private schools of the locality in which he was born. In 1865 he entered the University of Louisiana (now Tulane), from which he graduated with the degree of B. S. in the class of 1870. In the same year he became a teacher in a private school at New Orleans, taking up the study of medicine in connection with his duties as a teacher. In 1874 he graduated from the medical department of the University of Louisiana with the degree of M. D., having in the meantime served 2 years as interne in the New Orleans Charity hospital. From the time of his graduation until 1877 he devoted his abilities to active professional work in connection with the inspection service of the state board of health, but in the latter year he was elected house surgeon of the New Orleans Charity hospital, and remained incumbent of that important office until 1880, when he began general family practice in New Orleans, which has since received his undivided attention. The doctor is a member of the Orleans Parish and Louisiana State Medical societies and the American Medical association. In politics, he is independent, but in local affairs he affiliates with the democratic party. From 1884 to 1899 he served as a member of the Louisiana state board of health. He is a large property owner in the city of New Orleans. April 21, 1880, Dr. Pratt was married to Miss Mary Louisa Moore, a daughter of Judge Joseph M. and Annette (Wartell) Moore, of St. Landry parish, La., and seven children, as follow, have been born to their union: J. Overton, now in commercial life; Joseph, died in infancy; George K., Jr., now a practicing physician of New Orleans; Albert Miles, in commercial life; Louise, John G., student in the medical department of Tulane university, and Adela. Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 789. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

GONZALES, Allen T., Ascension then St. James Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. Gonzales, Allen T., of Gramercy, was born at Gonzales, Ascension parish, June 16, 1885, and is a son of J. A. and Louise (Landry) Gonzales, both of whom also were born in that vicinity. The paternal grandfather, Miguel Gonzales, and his wife, Miss Geautreaux were natives of Louisiana. The maternal grandfather, John Baptiste Landry, was born at Cornerview, La. The ancestors of the Gonzales family in Louisiana came originally from Spain, and those of the Landry family from France. The town of Gonzales derives its names from this family. J. A. Gonzales, with his brother Capt. Joseph, was among the earliest settlers in that vicinity. J. A. was the 2nd of 3 children born to his parents, the others being Joseph and Mary, the former of whom served as captain of a company in the Confederate army throughout the war. After the surrender he filled the office of sheriff of Ascension parish a number of years. He died at the age of 65 years. Mary was married to John Savario, who died leaving 2 children. Later she married F. A. Batts, and 2 children have been born to this union. J. A. Gonzales has followed the vocation of a cotton planter from early life, and is still so engaged, at the age of 77 years. He served in Confederate army a member of Capt. Joseph Gonzales company, which was attached to the 22nd Louisiana volunteer infantry. After the surrender he was mustered out in Virginia, and returned to his Louisiana home, where he resumed cultivation of his plantation. He affiliates with the democratic party, and has served about 16 years as a member of the police jury and about an equal time as a member of the school board. Allen T. was the 2nd of 8 children born to his parents, the others being in order of their birth, as follow: Adel, married to Walter Dyer, planter, living at St. Amant, and has 1 child; Hester, married to F. A. Arceneaux, planter, is living at St. Amant and has 2 children ; Lillian, at the parental home; Sidney, married to Miss Dawson, and engaged in cotton planting at Gonzales, has 1 child; Silas S., Lester S. and John Dewey are at the parental home. Allen T. Gonzales received his early education at the public schools in the vicinity of his birthplace. About the age of 15 years he left school to assist his father on the farm, remaining so employed until he had attained his 19th year, when he became clerk in a general store at Hope Villa, and so continued about 3 years. During these latter years he saved sufficient money to insure his professional education, and in 1908 he entered the New Orleans College of Pharmacy (now affiliated with Loyola university), from which he graduated with the degree of master of pharmacy and as valedictorian of the class of 1910. Shortly thereafter he entered the service of the Thompkins pharmacy, at Lutcher, as conductor of a branch drug business--the ''Colonial Pharmacy''--at Gramercy, which has been a successful enterprise from its beginning and which he still manages. Mr. Gonzales affiliates with the democratic party. He is a member of the Catholic church and of the Woodmen of the World, and is clerk of the local camp of the latter and also a deputy organizer. Nov. 8, 1911, Mr. Gonzales was married to Beatrix Mathieu, daughter of Dr. John H. and Cecile (Genezina) Mathieu, of Lake Charles, La. where Dr. Mathieu owns a large drug business. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gonzales, Cecile Lois. Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 682-683. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

GONZALES, Ambrose C., St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. Gonzales, Ambrose C., tax assessor and member of the police jury of St. Bernard parish, was born Dec. 7, 1857; a son of Matthew and Josephine (Messe) Gonzales, both natives of St. Bernard parish, as also were the paternal grandparents, Anthony and Isabella (Ojeda) Gonzales. The paternal great-grandfather came from the Canary Islands and located in the parish at a very early date. He and the father, each in his turn, devoted his energies to the occupation of truck farming. The mother died in the year 1903 and the father in 1906. Ambrose C. Gonzales was the first of 9 children born to his parents. His scholastic training was acquired in the public schools, and on the completion of his education, the young man became assistant to his father in the supervision of the plantation. In 1879 he took up the grocery business at Toca and followed it until 1899. In 1897 he was elected tax assessor of St. Bernard parish, and has discharged the duties of that office to the present time. In 1895 he was appointed a member of the school board and during 2 succeeding years served in this capacity in connection with the office of assessor. He is also a member of the parish police jury, in which incumbency he still remains. He and the members of his family are affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. Dec. 3, 1881, Mr. Gonzales was united in wedlock to Isabelle, a daughter of Louis and Marie (Ojeda) Guerra, of St. Bernard parish. Mr. Guerra also followed the occupation of a farmer. He and his wife are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Gonzales have 3 living children, these being Lionel J., Leah and Howard J. The first and last named are now residing at the parental home. Mr. Gonzales has been uniformly successful in truck farming. He is constantly seeking to improve the quality of the products of his farm, and the quantity per acre, and by application of modern scientific methods, in close co-operation with professional scientific experts, is meeting with gratifying success in both directions. The superior results produced through the utilization of modern ideas and scientific knowledge in truck farming is often surprising, and the increased profit highly satisfactory. Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 619. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

The 21st Regiment Louisiana Militia, East Feliciana, Louisiana File prepared and submitted by Claude B. Slaton <cslaton@bellsouth.net> ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From the newspaper "The Louisiana Floridian", published at Clinton, La., May 26, 1849, p. 2 21st Regiment Louisiana Militia This regiment has been organized under the superintendence of its active and efficient commanding officer, John Warren Cole. The following are the names of the officers and staff belonging thereto: Colonel--J. W. Cole Lt.-Col.--J. D. A. Kirkland Major--Preston Pond, Jr. Adjutant--J. B. A. Taylor Quartermaster--G. W. Reese Paymaster--Irwin Brown Surgeon--Dr. F. A. Harvey Sgt. Major--T. H. McGhee Quartermaster Sgt.--J. B. Allspaugh Company A Rufus K. Howell, Capt. Thos. J. Mattingly, 1st Lt. J. Gleason, 2nd Lt. Company B J. B. Chisholm, Capt. Wm Ranaldson, 1st Lt. Albert Neville, 2nd Lt. Company C Samuel T. Rogers, Capt. S. H. McElwee, 1st Lt. H. L. Cotton, 2nd Lt. Company D Wm Beauchamp, Capt. Geo. W. Paine, 1st Lt. Wm Bradford, 2nd Lt. Company E Francis Dutart, Capt. J. N. Noland, 1st Lt. Company F John S. Redding, Capt. William Drehr, 1st Lt. Franklin Neasom, 2nd Lt. Company G J. N. DeLee, Capt. Company H James A. Hapgood, 1st Lt. James M. Andrews, 2nd Lt. ******

Judge Gorman E. Taylor, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Juvenile, First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. ------------------------------- Honorable Gorman E. Taylor was born September 13, 1924 in Viola, Arkansas, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Taylor. He moved to Shreve- port at the age of ten eyars and attended public school in Shreveport. After graduating from Byrd High School, he attended Louisiana State University, graduating from Law School with a J.D. Degree, and was admitted to the bar in February of 1950. He practiced law in Shreveport until February of 1964 when he assumed duties as Judge of the Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish having previously been associated with the court as Legal Officer for eleven years. Judge Taylor has recently been appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to serve on the Judicial Council for a period of two years. He is presently serving as President of the Community Council; he is Past Master of Shreveport Masonic Lodge and is a Shriner. He belongs to the following organizations: National Council Juvenile Court Judges American Bar Association Shreveport Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association District Judges Association American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Community Council (1971 President) Cadd-Bossier Chapter of Louisiana Association Mental Health (Past President) Louisiana Council Juvenile Court Judges (Past President) Judge Taylor is a member of the Haynes Avenue Baptist Church and is very active in the activities of his church. He lives at 905 South Gate Road with his wife and three daughters. * * * * *

Judge Frank M. Dougherty, Caddo, Bienville and Claiborne Parishes, Louisiana Second Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. ------------------------------- Judge Frank M. Dougherty, who commenced his judicial career in October, 1958, was born in Angelina County, Texas, July 26, 1912, the second of three sons born to Frank E. and Della Pitts Dougherty, both deceased. He received his education in the public schools of east Texas, at Baylor University and at Loyola University and holds a law degree from each university. During the Second World War he served 33 months in the South Pacific with the Fifth Amphibious Force and the Second marine Divisions 18th Regiment. He participated in a number of campaigns including, among others, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. He is married to the former Miss Paulyn Gill of Claiborne Parish and they have two children, Ruth a student at Louisiana College, and John Michael a student at Claiborne Academy, Homer, Louisiana. The judge is a skilled hunter and fisherman and an expert marksman and has vigorously pursued these sports since childhood. However, serious physical injuries which he received in 1962, when a horse fell on him, together with declining health have limited his participation in recent years. It is well known to his friends that his love for the outdoors stands next to his love for his family. The impounding of the free running streams of the state and the destruction of the great hardwood forests of the delta region have caused him much sorrow. * * *

Judge David T. Caldwell, Bienville, Jackson, E. Baton Rouge, Claiborne Parishes, Louisiana First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. ------------------------------- David T. Caldwell was appointed by Governor John J. McKeithen on January 31, 1970, to serve as District Judge of the Second Judicial District, composed of the Parishes of Bienville, Claiborne and Jack- son. He was elected to this office on November 3, 1970, and succeeded Judge P.E. Brown who recently reached the manadatory retirement age. Judge Caldwell and his family maintain their residence near Jones- boro in Jackson Parish. He was born in Saline, Louisiana, on May 6, 1925, the son of D.B. Caldwell and Bertha Kolb Caldwell. Judge Caldwell is married to Betty Sims Caldwell of Natchez, Miss- issippi, and he is the father of four sons, David, Steve, Randy and Jimmy. After graduating from Saline High School in 1942, Judge Caldwell served in the Army Air Corp, as it was then known, during World War II for approximately three years. He was discharged from the Armed Forces in 1945 and began his collegiate career at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he studied Civil Engineering. In 1948, he returned to his native state and entered the School of Law, Louisiana State University, from which he graduated in 1951. He then began the private practice of law which he has maintained in Jones- boro, except for a short period of time he lived in Baton Rouge. At the time of his appointment, Judge Caldwell was a partner in the law firm of Caldwell and Whitten in Jonesboro. Judge Caldwell has formerly served the Second Judicial District as an Assistant District Attorney, is a member of Jonesboro Lodge No. 280, F.& A.M., Shreveport Consistory of Scottish Rite Masons, the American, Louisiana and Jackson Parish Bar Associations, Jonesboro United Methodist Church, where he teaches the Rundell Men's Bible Class, and other civic and fraternal organizations. As Judge of the Second Judicial District, Judge Caldwell will main- tain his office in the Courthouse of Jackson Parish in Jonesboro. * * * * *

Judge Eugene B. Middleton, Caddo, Claiborne and Webster Parishes, Louisiana First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. ------------------------------- Judge Eugene B. Middleton was appointed to the First Judicial District, Division "B" on November 1, 1968. His term ends in 1970. Judge Middleton is the son of the late Dr. E.B. Middleton and Mrs. Ruth Brown Middleton of Homer, Louisiana. He was born in Hef- lin, Louisiana, on February 8, 1920. He is married to the former Jean Longino, and their two children are Steve and Jan Middleton. After preparatory education in schools of Claiborne Parish, Judge Middleton received his B.A. Degree at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (then Southwestern Louisiana Institute), and in 1948 received his L.L.B. Degree from L.S.U. He practiced law from 1948 until 1961, during which time he served as Assistant City Attorney (1953-1954). In 1961 he was elected City Judge, and was re-elected in 1966 without opposition, and served until his appointment as District Judge on November 1, 1968. Judge Middleton is a member of the Louisiana and Shreveport Bar Associations, is presently on the Advisory Board for Exceptional children and Cadd-Bossier Council on Alcoholism. In 1967, he served as Chef de Gare of the 40 & 8. In 1941, Judge Middleton entered the U.S. Army as a private. After serving eighteen months in the European Theatre he was dis- charged in 1946 as Captain in the Infantry. * * * * *

Judge William J. Fleniken, Caddo and DeSoto Parishes, Louisiana First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. Judge William J. Fleniken, Division "A", First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was elected November 14, 1961, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Robert J. O'Neal, and was reelected in 1966 without opposition. Born in Benson, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, on September 8, 1908, Judge Fleniken is the son of the late Joseph Jackson Fleniken and Julia Smith Fleniken, whose grandparents settled in DeSoto Parish prior to the Civil War. Judge Fleniken moved to Shreveport, with his family, while still a child, attended public schools, graduating from Byrd High School and later attended Centenary College. Admitted to the practice of law in 1936, Judge Fleniken was associated with the KCS-L&A Railway in the Legal Department until 1944, when resigned to enter the private practice of law. In 1945 Judge Fleniken was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and was appointed United States Attorney in 1950 and served until August 1953, when he resigned to again enter the private practice of law with State Representative Algie D. Brown, under the firm name of Brown & Fleniken. On May 5, 1935, Judge Fleniken was married to Kathryn Connerton, and they have one son, William J. Fleniken, Jr., a graduate of Centenary College and the University of Houston Law School, now practicing in Fort Worth, Tx. Judge Fleniken is a graduate of the National College of State Trial Judges, having attended the first session held at the University of Colorado Law School at Boulder, Colorado in 1964, on a fellowship grant from the Kellogg Foundation. He is a member of the National Conference of State Trial Judges; the Louisiana District Judges Association and the American Judicature Society. He is also a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Shreveport Bar Association. Judge Fleniken is a member of the First Baptist Church, serving on the Board of Deacons; member of Caddo Lodge No. 179 F&AM, K.C.C.H. Scottish Rite Bodies, El Karubah Shrine Temple, Royal Order of Jesters and Shreveport High Twelve Club. Judge Fleniken is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children; a member of the Advisory Boards of the Sal- vation Army, Caddo Foundation for Exceptional Children; Young Mens Christian Association, and a member of the Advisory Council of the Boy's Club, Shreveport Optimist Club and the Elks Club. Judge Fleniken lists his hobbies as fishing, hunting and golf. * * * * *

Judge John F. Fant, Caddo and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. ------------------------------- John F. Fant, First Judicial District, Division "D", was appoint- ed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William F. Woods; he took his oath of office on Septmeber 4, 1971, and his term ends in 1972. Judge Fant was born in Marshall, Texas, on November 11, 1937, the son of Clyde E. Fant and Margaret m. Fant. He was educated in the public school system of Shreveport, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University, and his Juris Doc- tor's degree 1962 from Louisiana State University. While attending college, he was a member of the Moot Court Board, Order of Artus, Circle K, ODK, and AK Psi. Judge Fant was admitted to the bar on August 29, 1962, and practiced law in Shreveport from that time until his appointment to the First Judicial District Court. He is active in civic and community affairs, being a member of the Optimist Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Caddo Foundation for Exceptional Children Executive Board, the Red Cross Board, Chariman, Board of Dir- ectors of the Broadmoor Baptist Church, and of the Shreveport, Louisiana, and American Bar Associations. He is a Mason and a First Lieutenant in the U.S.A.F. Reserve. Judge Fant lists his hobbies as fishing and gold. * * * * *

Judge C.J. Bolin, Jr. Caddo, DeSoto and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. ------------------------------- C.J. Bolin, Jr., Judge, First Judicial District; Division "C", was elected judge in the Democratic Primary August 17, 1968. He was appointed on September 5, 1968 to serve until hsi commission was issued on October 11, 1968. His term ends in 1972. Judge Bolin Graduated from C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport in 1941, and received his LL.B. from L.S.U. in 1951. After practicing law six years, Judge Bolin served as Assistant District Attorney of Caddo Parish for eleven years. He is the son of C.J. Bolin, Sr. and Annie Walker Bolin of 325 Ockley Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana, and was born on December 1, 1924, in Mans- field, Louisiana. He is married to Madeline M. Bolin and they have six children: Madeline Ann, John H., Adele G., Louis Robert, Louise Jeanise, and Martin B. Bolin. Judge Bolin holds a three and one-half year war record, having served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His hobbies are fishing and camping. * * * * *

Judge James R. Alexander, Caddo and Vermillion Parishes, Louisiana First Judicial District File prepared by D.N.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From "Biographies of Louisiana Judges" edited by J. Cleveland Fruge' for the Louisiana District Judges Association, publishers. 1971. Reproduction permitted without written permission provided credit line is retained. Copyright, 1971, J. Cleveland Fruge'. ------------------------------- James R. Alexander, District Judge, Division "E", First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was elected in November, 1966, for a term ending December, 1972. Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on December 17, 1919, Judge Alexander is the son of Robert W. Alexander and Roberta Holmes Alexander. He was graduated from Abbeville High School, then attended Louisiana State University, where he received his B.A. degree in 1952, and his LL.B. degree in 1948. Judge Alexander married the former Betty Lou Whitmeyer on September 3, 1947, and are the parents of Roberta, Elizabeth, and James Alexander, Jr. Judge Alexander was admitted to the bar in 1948 and has practiced in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the past 18 years. He is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946. Judge Alexander lists his hobbies as fishing and hunting. * * * * *

Denham Springs, Livingston Parish with connections to Orleans and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana File prepared by D.N. Pardue ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976. Reprinted by permission. Dedicated to the memory of Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs. DENHAM SPRINGS is the largest area of commercial and residential devel- opment in Livingston Parish, and the only parish municipality classed as a city at this writing. The city is situated at the intersections of the east-west highways, US 190 and Interstate 12, with La. Hwy. 16, the major north-south artery in western Livingston Parish. Denham Springs is also located on the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, a line which played a large role in the city's early development. The Amite River also forms a portion of the municipality's boundary, but the river is not navigable at this point. Ground-water springs which some to the surface at the base of the low- lying ridge which runs through the center of the city have figured in the city's name since at least the 1850's. The area has been known as Amite Springs, Hill's Springs, and Denham Springs. (1) The original land claims of John Noblet and Alexander Hogue form what is now the older section of Denham Springs, including the first residential and business districts. In 1828, William Denham, a Wilkinson County, Miss. native, married Mercy Hogue, the daughter of Alexander Hogue, and three months later purchased the 640 acres originally claimed by his father-in-law. (2) A popular belief, supported by previously published histories, is that William Denham discovered the mineral springs on his property and that a health resort quickly grew up there. This belief defies logic, however, con- sidering the number of springs which may be found in this area even today, and the length of time that elapsed before Denham arrived on the scene. No doubt Hogue and other early residents of the area depended on the springs for drinking water. Denham evidently was not a resort hotel owner either, because the 1850 census lists his occupation as "farmer." On May 1, 1855, Denham sold the Hogue tract to Stamaty Covas of New Orleans for $3,050, and he eventually moved to Baton Rouge and to Texas. (3) Apparently during the time Covas owned the Hogue-Denham tract, and before the Civil War, a health resort did flourish at Amite Springs as the hamlet was known at that time. Several newspaper articles and advertisements survive to this day to describe the hotel and the facilities which it offered. (4) It is assumed that the hotel was burned during the Civil War, although no evidence to support this assumption has been found to this date. Following the Civil War, Covas, the New Orleans businessman, lost possession of the Hogue-Denham tract when George L. Minton bought it for delinquent taxes. (5) According to the 1882 act of sale, the land was bounded "east by Chambers, south by Noblet, west by the Amite River, north by Allen, and known as the Denham Springs tract." This points to the fact that although William Denham had moved away nearly 30 years before, his name was still associated with the mineral spring area. Minton, the first mayor of Denham Springs (1903) and founder of the Denham Springs News, thus received title to much of what is now the downtown section of Denham Springs. Conveyance records at the parish courthouse show that he then began subdividing the tract and selling the lots for residences and businesses. By this time, the large Noblet holdings were also being subdivided and sold to newcomers, and the village that became Danham Springs began to grow. In October, 1879 Joh Sullivan made an application for the establishment of a post office north of the present city limits. The location of the office was given as one mile south of Beaver Creek and one mile east of the Amite River on what is now La. Hwy. 1028 or the Old River Road. (6) Three names were considered for the post office - Pine Bluff, Allen and Hill's Springs - with the Post Office Department settling on the latter when it was finally established on Jan. 12, 1880. By at least 1890, John R. Allen had become the postmaster and the office was moved inside the present city limits. In 1894 it was situated in the northeast quarter of Section 25, the section just north of the Hogue-Denham tract. On May 9, 1898, the name of the post office was changed to Denham Springs. (7) Popular belief has it that this was only done to honor William Denham, but a local resident remembers that the Post Office Department ordered the name changed because of confusion with similar post office names in Louisiana. (8) Two week before the local name change, the Webster parish post office of Springhill was established and it is possible this name was confused with Hill's Springs. The other "confusing" names in 1898 were Springfield, Spring Ridge, and Springville (two of these were in Livingston Parish.) and perhaps they had some influence in the change. Two reasons were given for the development of Hill's Springs and Denham Springs in the 1890's and early 1900's prior to the completion of a Baton Rouge to Hammond railroad line. One was the development of the springs by hotel owners. A New Orleans publication entitled Men and Matters described the so-called health-restoring properties of the spring water in a 1902 article on Denham Springs. Ivy Cockerham and J.B. Easterly built hotels in the area near the present public park on Tabernacle Street, and evidently there were some who believed the springs to be beneficial to sickly person, because a letter now owned by the Lamar Cockerham family, addressed to Charles H. Thomas in Hill Springs by his employer, W.J. Knox, president of the Bank of Baton Rouge, states, "by the advice of your physician, you have gone to the springs...." Another reason given for the development of the community is the fact that a fine school, the Denham Springs Collegiate Institute, was founded by a group or residents in 1895. According to a graduate of the institute, the school was a good one, attracting boarders from miles around. The boarding students may have created more demand for hotels than did invalids visiting the springs, al- though the hotels did have many guests in the summer. The Collegiate Institute was located on the site of the present Pres- byterian Church, on property sold to the private school by George L. Minton. The first buildings included a large meeting hall and a smaller frame structure. The four-year institution was financed by tuition paid by students from Denham Springs and neighboring communities, and the board of directors was able to attract teachers from as far away as Virginia. (9) About 1908, the board of directors deeded the property to the public school system, which was coming of age with the construction of consol- idated schools, and shortly thereafter, a two-story brick building was erected on the same site. This was the beginning of Denham Springs High School, now the parish's largest senior high school. On May 8, 1903, Gov. William W. Heard issued a proclamation incorporating the village of Denham Springs to include Sections 25, 30, 44, 45, 58 and 59 in T6S-R2E and T6S-R3E. Governor Huey Long designated Denham Springs as a town on Feb. 5, 1929 and lt. Gov. Lethar Frazar, standing in for the Kingfish's brother Earl, proclaimed Denham Springs to be a city on Sept. 5, 1957. Several factors influenced the growth of Denham Springs after 1900, notably the construction of the railroad line, the growth of Baton Rouge as an industrial center, and the corresponding improvement of roads which made Denham Springs a desirable place for Baton Rouge workers to live. The railroad prompted the gradual movement of businesses toward the present Range Avenue area, and later made Denham Springs the shipping hub of a large truck crop region. The Baton Rouge-Hammond line was completed by the Illinois Central railroad during the first part of February, 1908 and the first train ran on Feb. 26. Denham Springs almost missed being included on the route, however, as the Baton Rouge, Hammond and Eastern Railroad Co., which was later purchased by the IC, at one time considered bypassing the village, perhaps to force some concessions on the local residents' part. A Dec. 20, 1905 article in the New Orleans Daily Picayune stated, "The announcement was also made that it had been prectically decided to deflect the road from its original course and pass through Denham Springs. The engineers are now surveying the route in Livingston Parish with the view of making this change." While many residents found work in the Baton Rouge plants and businesses, Denham Springs nevertheless became the commercial and banking center of the parish. The past 20 years have been a period of unequalled residential and commercial development, and the city government and other agencies have been hard pressed to meet the demands for service created by this growth, although great strides have been made. -- James E. Minton. ------------- (1) Article in the Denham Springs News, Oct. 23, 1975 (2) Marriage records, St. Helena Parish Courthouse, Greensburg, and Conveyance Book C, p. 282, St. Helena Parish Courthouse. (3) Charles Louque Papers, Louisiana State University Library Archives, Baton Rouge, and telephone interview with Mrs. M. Earl Denham. (4) See article in Denham Springs News, Oct. 23, 1975. (5) Charles Louque Papers, LSU Library Archives, Baton Rouge (6) Post office site survey, obtained by Clark Forrest, Jr. from the National Archives, Washington, D.C., 20408 (7) "Post Office Department Records" (Record Group 28) obtained by Clark Forrest, Jr. from the National Archives, Washington, D.C., 20408 (8) Personal interview with Mrs. Mary Brannon Jackson (born 1890) by James Minton in October, 1975. * * *

Corbin, Livingston and Tangipahoa Parishes, Louisiana File prepared by D.N. Pardue ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976. Reprinted by permission. Dedicated to the memory of Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs. CORBIN is a square mile area (Section 30, T6S-R4E) east of Wlaker that was incorporated as a separate community in 1964, but merged with Walker on July 1, 1973 as a result of a municipal merger election held in 1971. Originally homesteaded by Ezra Hill, the Corbin area was owned by Robert A. Corbin of Hammond at the time the Baton Rouge, Hammond & Eastern Railroad, now the Illinois Central Gulf, began building a line from Hammond to Baton Rouge. The railroad was completed in 1908, and since Corbin owned the land, the railroad depot was named for him. The railroad company drilled a water well which had a large water tank and a steam pump house, and Corbin was the only water stop for trains between Baton Rouge and Hammond. In 1913 the land was divided into lots with designated street, according to the original town map, and most of it was sold to J.E. Smoot, who built a large sawmill and commissary which attracted many workers to the town. Smoot later sold the sawmill to W.L. Mitchell, who operated it until the Great Depression hit. During this period, Corbin had a one-room school house which served as a combination school and church. During the pre-World War II period and for a short while after war was declared, Corbin was a center of shipping for truck farming crops because of its accessibility to rail as well as truck shipment. Although the community has merged with Walker, it has yet to lose its identity. --- C.D.L. * * *

Colyell Bay Landing, Livingston Parish with connections to Orleans Parish, Louisiana File prepared by D.N. Pardue ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ------------------------------------------------------------------ >From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976. Reprinted by permission. Dedicated to the memory of Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs. COLYELL BAY LANDING This place was known as a landing and docking place on Colyell Bay for the steamer boats "Alice", the "Jessie" and others. These boats made regular runs from New Orleans bringing all types of mer- chandise including farm supplies, groceries, household goods, special orders such as furniture and factory-made cypress cisterns to the people of the area. This landing was located on the bay in Section 37, T8S-R4E, a few hundred feet east of the present Colyell Bay Bridge on La. Hwy. 16 in the village of French Settlement. Directly in front of this landing across the rod stood the old home of an early settler by the name of "Uncle" John Schexnaider. -- Lucille Cooper * * *