This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9B2B04371669122D117573E4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------9B2B04371669122D117573E4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Laura Monroe obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Laura Monroe obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: Laura Monroe, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: October 17, 1952 Winnfield News-American Mrs. Laura Monroe Dies In Winnfield After Long Illness Rites for Natchitoches Native Conducted At Goldonna on Saturday Mrs. Laura Monroe, widely known as "Aunt Laura", a native of Natchitoches Parish, passed away at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Doris Boyett, at 1414 Maple Street here at 4:31 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 1952 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at the Pentecostal Church in Goldonna at 4 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. W. C. Mixon of Rayville officiating, assisted by the Rev. H. J. Mott and the Rev. H. L. Black of Winnfield, and interment was in the Goldonna Cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons, including Ellis Williams, Jr., of Winnfield, Walter Monroe of Livingston, Texas, Joe Mixon of Jena, Doc Foster of Hempstead, Texas, Bill Hamilton of Downsville, and Charlie Lacour of Baton Rouge. Mrs. Monroe is survived by four daughters, Mrs. J. E. Williams, Sr., of Winnfield, Mrs. Jimmie Lyons of Los Angeles, Mrs. Stella Joyner of Goldonna, and Mrs. T. E. Bossier of Daingerfield, Texas; one son, Hamilton Monroe of Livingston, Texas; 23 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and one great grandchild. --------------9B2B04371669122D117573E4--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F38B49A8E08C41EF0EA008AF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------F38B49A8E08C41EF0EA008AF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="John W. Teddlie, Jr., obit., 1976.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="John W. Teddlie, Jr., obit., 1976.txt" Obituaries: John W. Teddlie, Jr., 1976, Winn Parish, LA. From: September 15, 1976 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Final Rites For John W. Teddlie, Jr. Sept. 12, 1976 John W. Teddlie, Jr., 73, retired, died in a local hospital Friday, September 10, 1976, following a short illness. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Southern Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Eskel Tatum and Rev. W. R. Gage officiating. Burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery. Born October 30, 1903 on a plantation in Rapides Parish, the deceased was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Teddlie, Sr., pioneer residents of Winn Parish. He became a member of the Methodist Church in early life, served in World War II, and was employed by the Louisiana State Tax Commission and later by the Louisiana Forest Service. For 20 years he was employed by Emerson Drugs in Winnfield before retiring. He is survived by two sisters, Miss Lowice Teddlie and Mrs. Bess T. Davis, both of Winnfield, two nieces, and a number of great nieces and nephews. Acting as pallbearers were Tracy Lee Harrel, Tommy Harrel, Sr., Walter Mince of Flint, Mich., Ernest Vaughn, Harvey Myrick, and Harper Terrill. Among friends and relatives attending the funeral were Mr. and Mr. Walter Mince, Flint, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hill, Dallas, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shevnin, Yvonne, and Greg Shevnin, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Spillers, Mrs. Mary Avie Cleveland of Leesville; E. C. Jackson, Hargis; Johnny Jackson, Montgomery; Mrs. Madeline Bagley, Mr. Robert H. Scott of Leesville; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Strickland, Mrs. Monica Milling Nutt of Montgomery; Mrs. Dessie Milling Hines, Verda; Mrs. Edna Winham, James Frost of Pollock, La.; Mrs. Nettie Vercher, Natchitoches; Mrs. Allan Ragan, Clarence; Mrs. Juanita Lasyone, Baton Rouge; Miss Marsha McElwee, Shreveport; Mrs. Maxine Goodin; Newport News, Va.; Mrs. Maude Purvis Fuglaar, Pineville; Mrs. Lucille Dyess, Dry Prong; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Coorpender, Shreveport, La. --------------F38B49A8E08C41EF0EA008AF--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------EBBB902D4901D416AE2D3DA3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------EBBB902D4901D416AE2D3DA3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="James W. Harris obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="James W. Harris obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: James W. Harris, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: October 31, 1952 Winnfield News-American Former Resident of Wheeling Dies In Pineville at 88 Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, for James W. Harris, who died in Pineville on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1952 at the age of 88 years, four months, and 16 days. Rites were conducted at the Hargis Baptist Church on Route 1, Montgomery, by the Rev. Dyess, pastor of Montgomery Pentecostal Church, assisted by the Revs. Grafton Shaw, Huey Bazar, and Leo Shaw. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bazar of Montgomery, a son, J. C. Harris of Iran, Va., 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Mr. Harris was born in Doson, Ga., June 6, 184, but spent most of his life in New Orleans and once lived in the Wheeling Community. --------------EBBB902D4901D416AE2D3DA3--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A8A3E3E2765F069E29436B88 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------A8A3E3E2765F069E29436B88 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="J. W. Crippen obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="J. W. Crippen obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: J. W. Crippen, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: December 5, 1952 Winnfield News-American J. W. Crippen, 70, Prominent Local Citizen Succumbs Railroad Man and Masonic Leader Lived Here Since 1915 J. W. Crippen, 70, retired railroad man and well known Winnfield citizen, died in a local hospital Friday morning of last week following a lingering illness of several months. Born in Merryville, Louisiana, Mr. Crippen had lived in Texas until he came to Eros, Louisiana in 1914, moving one year later to Winnfield, where he has resided ever since. He was employed by the Tremont & Gulf Railway Company as conductor until he retired five years ago because of ailing health. Mr. Crippen was a member of the First Baptist Church, Eastern Star Lodge No. 15q, F. & A. M.; Palestine Chapter 55 O.E.S.; Winnfield Chapter No. 59, R. A. M.; Winnfield Commandery K. T., and a Shriner affiliated with the El Karubah Temple of Shreveport. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the First Baptist Church conducted by Dr. W. L. Holcomb, pastor, assisted by Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers funeral directors. Masonic rites at graveside by Eastern Star Lodge No. 151 F. & A. M. concluded the services. Pallbearers were fellow Knight Templars of the local commandery. Surviving him are two sons, J. J. Crippen of Winnfield and Melvin Crippen of Houston, Texas, the latter by a former marriage; a daughter, Juanita Lasyone of Winnfield; one brother, Frank Crippen of Winnfield, one sister, Mrs. F. Goodwin, Ft. Worth, Texas, and nine grandchildren. --------------A8A3E3E2765F069E29436B88--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------868236F8361E78A7B0311DE9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------868236F8361E78A7B0311DE9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="History of Sikes, 1907-1945.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="History of Sikes, 1907-1945.txt" Towns & Cities: Sikes, 1976, Winn Parish, LA. From: July 21, 1976 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Sikes: 1907-1945 >From Trees To Tomatoes (Excerpted from a research paper by Jewell Q. Dillard submitted to Dr. Yvonne Phillips of then Northwestern State College in Natchitoches, in 1958. BOOM DAYS, 1907-1930 The population of Sikes from 1907 until 1910 was less than one hundred and the town consisted of no more than one or two stores, a post office, a railroad station, and a new established church. The Sikes Baptist Church was established in 1909 and the Rev. J. T. Parker was its first pastor. >From 1910 to 1925, the fifty mile stretch of Tremont and Gulf railroad between Winnfield and Tremont was very busy. The population of Sikes increased tremendously and the town became a real business center, with two or three sawmills, two gins, and shipped more cotton than the rest of Winn Parish. Sikes also had a flourishing bank, an up-to-date drug store, and two doctors. Sikes was also the center of the biggest stave market in Louisiana. The writer was told that the price of pipe staves ranged from ten cents to one dollar each and that there were sometimes as many as eight wagon loads at one time on the yard waiting to be bought and unloaded. During the years 1910-1925 Sikes was truly a boom town with economy based on exploration of virgin pine timber. The town consisted of, along with those things already mentioned, several stores, a hospital, and motor company. There were two steam type cotton gins owned by B. W. May and two brothers, Dan and Walt Smith. In the 1930s they built a modern gin. A large two-storied hotel was operated by M. A. Gentry from 1918 until 1924. In 1924 most of the town burned and the hotel burned, too. Dick Crain operated a theater at Sikes during 1923 and 1924. This venture did not prove to be a great success. In 1920 the Bank of Sikes was built. The project was financed by selling stock to people. The first bank president was Johnnie Prince. B. Q. May became the second and last president. During the bank crash the Bank of Sikes was forced to close. When the new bank building was completed in 1920, Dr. G. E. Stovall built a modern drug store in connection with the bank building. After the band and the drug store closed in 1930, the building was bought by E. C. Willis. It was rented to the Post Office Department. The part of the bank building that was the drug store was at one time a barber shop. In 1924 Dr. G. E. Stovall built a 12 room hospital and took a partner, Dr. John Adams, tow work with him in the hospital. The hospital was a two-storied building and the second floor was used as a Masonic Hall. Today there is no longer a hospital or a Masonic Hall in Sikes. Even the building no longer exists. The Ford Motor Company had an agency in Sikes in 1924, operated by the Crain brothers. The company closed down after three or four years. Andrew J. Crain owned and operated a sawmill at Sikes shortly after the coming of the Tremont and Gulf Railroad. This was perhaps the first sawmill to be built at Sikes although it was impossible to get the exact date as to when it was built. In 1913, Edenborn put up a sawmill one mile south of Sikes to cut up the timber that had been blown down by a hurricane. This mill operated there eight years and was moved to Joyce. During the pre and post World War I flush days along the Tremont and Gulf Railroad, three brothers, O. B. Thompson, Barlow Thompson, and Atmore Thompson owned and operated one of the sawmills at Sikes. Shortly after World War I, Banks Lumber Company put up a sawmill three miles north of Sikes and operated three or four years. Due to indebtedness Andrew J. Crain, Rubin D. Crain, and Johnnie Prince took the mill over then operated it for several years thereafter. Bill Barrette owned and operated a sawmill at Sikes from 1924 to 1925. By 1924 the sawmills that had moved into the Sikes area had cut all the virgin timber in the immediate area that did not belong to the larger lumber companies, such as the Tremont Lumber Company, and they began to move out. Large numbers of people who worked at the sawmills moved with them or moved back to the farms from whence they came. This left many of the places of business without the trade that had caused them to build at Sikes. At the same time the people of Sikes area were suffering from the decline in the supply of virgin timber, a fire in 1924 burned a major portion of the town. Seven businesses and the hotel were burned. Very little was saved during the fire. The places that burned were a store owned by Webb Sikes, a store owned by the Pepper brothers, a stored owned by Dennis Stovall and Don Slay, a store owned by Oliver Gates and John Brister, a hotel operated by G. A. Gentry, a drug store owned by Dr. Parker and George Erskins, and the dwelling of George Adams. Only one of the businesses, a drug store owned by Webb Sikes, was rebuilt after the fire. This drug store operated a few more years and then closed and has not since been reopened. Recovery from the fire was aided in 1928 when Tremont Lumber Company built a logging camp about one mile north of Sikes. This caused the population of the town to increase considerably. Although there are no written records to prove this statement, it can easily be seen by the fact that the enrollment in the school was between 550 and 600 pupils. After the railroad was constructed, the Crain School, as the Sikes School was then known, was moved to the present location of Sikes High School. DEPRESSION DAYS, 1930-1939 In 1929 when the stock market crashed, the sawmills operating at Sikes closed because there was no market for their products. The sawmill closure left many of the people in the area without employment. At the same time, many people lost their savings when the Bank of Sikes closed its doors. In 1930, when the great depression was being felt most, a CCC camp was built by the United States Government about two miles north of Sikes. The capacity of the camp was about two hundred men. The CCC Camp at Sikes was disbanded in 1932 leaving many of the citizens without employment. Many of the people who were trying to farm did not have enough money to carry on their farming operations while others who did not farm had no income at all. During this time the WPA and Relief Work program gave the people work so they could have a small income. The PWA and Relief Work program would try to give each person as much as two or three days of work each week. While the depression was at is worst Tremont and Gulf began to try to find some use for its cut-over land and also provide business for their railroad. They tried several types of farming ideas in the areas surrounding Sikes. At Sikes they chose a tomato growing project. While the depression was at its worst almost every farmer in the area went into the tomato growing business. The tomato boom provided jobs not only for the farmers who grew the tomatoes but also jobs for the people who graded, packed, and shipped the tomatoes. During the peak of the tomato season as many as three carloads per day would be picked, graded, packed, and shipped to tomato canning plants in other states. As the severity of the depression began to increase and more people began to get jobs in other industries the tomato boom began to decline. By 1943 no tomatoes were grown to be shipped at Sikes. As the timber demand began to increase the timber industry at Sikes again became the prominent source of employment. From 1934 to 1940 the timber industry, i. e. lumber, ties, piling and in the later 1930s pulpwood, became the dominant means of the livelihood. WORLD WAR II AND AFTER During World War II, the timber industry in the form of lumber, ties, piling and pulpwood still provided the major source of income for the people living at Sikes. Nathan Roberts operated a sawmill from about 1940 to 1942. He then moved out of Sikes to what is known as Lakeside three miles north of Sikes. He operated there for sometime and then sold out to Lakeside Lumber Company which operated until 1952. There were many sawmills that operated in the Sikes area during and after World War II but there were no records available concerning these mills. Most of these mills operated for only a short time and then closed. When the defense work began over the country in 1941, many of the people left Sikes to find work and high wages as they began work on defense jobs of various kinds. Many of these people have not returned since the war. In 1945, the Sikes Community was incorporated and became known as the Village of Sikes. A mayor and three alderman were elected and the first meeting of the town council was held April 7, 1947. The first mayor was W. S. Emmons. Aldermen included H. P. Parker, S. J. Smith, and H. C. 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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------3D3CB06ED5BD0F7A0671B1A1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------3D3CB06ED5BD0F7A0671B1A1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Helen Spillers obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Helen Spillers obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: Helen Spillers, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: October 31, 1952 Winnfield News-American Helen Spillers, 21, Dies In Chicago, Rites Held Oct. 22 Helen Spillers, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Spillers and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spillers of Atlanta, died suddenly in a Chicago hospital Friday, October 17, 1952. Funeral services were held at Mt. Zion at 3 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Earnest Walker, pastor of the Atlanta Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. L. B. Williams. A graduate of the Atlanta High School, the deceased also had attended school in Chicago and had been employed there and in Houston, Texas. She is survived by her parents; a sister, Mrs. Beverley Phipps of Houston; two brothers, Allen Spillers of Baytown, Texas and Billy Spillers of Atlanta; a sister, Rita Spillers of Atlanta, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spillers. --------------3D3CB06ED5BD0F7A0671B1A1--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D5B91D8A34DC49937FEF8A4C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------D5B91D8A34DC49937FEF8A4C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Eula Joann Peavy obit., 1976.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Eula Joann Peavy obit., 1976.txt" Obituaries: Eula Joann Peavy, 1976, Winn Parish, LA. From: August 25, 1976 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mrs. Eula Peavy Dies; Rites Set For Thursday Mrs. Eula Joann Peavy, 88, of Winnfield, died Wednesday, August 25, 1976 at 4:30 a.m. in a local hospital. Mrs. Peavy was a member of the Perkins family, prominent Winn Parish natives and a member of the United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Southern Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Eskel Tatum officiating. Interment will be in the Winnfield City Cemetery. Survivors include one daughter in law, Mrs. Henry G. Peavy of Winnfield; two grandsons, Jesse E. Peavy and Kenneth H. Peavy both of Houston, Texas, one granddaughter, Kathryn S. Wallace of Houston, Texas, and six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --------------D5B91D8A34DC49937FEF8A4C--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------2928113C271F740BED073255 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------2928113C271F740BED073255 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Eugene Wheat obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Eugene Wheat obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: Eugene Wheat, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: November 21, 1952 Winnfield News-American Eugene Wheat, 76, Of Montgomery, Dies on Saturday Eugene Wheat, 76, of Montgomery, died in a Pineville hospital shortly after arrival there on Saturday, Nov. 15, 1952 as the result of a heart disease. Funeral services were conducted at the Union Grove Church at 2 p.m. Sunday with interment in the Union Grove Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, three sons, Mike Wheat of New Orleans, Sgt. George B. Wheat of Fort Worth, and Melvin Wheat of Montgomery; two daughters, Mrs. Eugenia Desemare of New Orleans and Mrs. Eula Lewis of Montgomery; three brothers, J. J. Wheat of Montgomery, T. R. Wheat of Rinehart, and George B. Wheat of Pine Bluff, Ark., and eight grandchildren. --------------2928113C271F740BED073255--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------1D412E1A6619A1B69EE38056 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------1D412E1A6619A1B69EE38056 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Ella Rush Austin obit., 1976.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Ella Rush Austin obit., 1976.txt" Obituaries: Ella Rush Austin, 1976, Winn Parish, La. From: September 15, 1976 Winn Parish Enterprise Mother Of Local Resident Dies In Jena Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Austin, 88, of Jena, were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Jena with the Revs. Dave Goodman, Max Billings, and G. R. Nolan officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pollock. Mrs. Austin died Sunday, September 12, 1976 at LaSalle General Hospital in Jena after a lengthy illness. Survivors include her husband, Jeff Austin of Jena; one son, Curtis Austin of Denham Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Doherty of Winnfield, Mrs. Helen Mitchell of Jena, and Mrs. Gladys Cattaneo of Alexandria; one brother, Augusta Rugh of Missouri; one sister, Mrs. Cora Roberts of Pollock; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. --------------1D412E1A6619A1B69EE38056--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8E21B270BBFE1DABB3D5B3AA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------8E21B270BBFE1DABB3D5B3AA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Claude F. McAnally obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Claude F. McAnally obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: Claude F. McAnally, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: December 19, 1952 Winnfield News-American Funeral Services For C. F. McAnally Held Here Tuesday Former Local Resident Dies In Shreveport Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Claude F. McAnally, 56, who died in a Shreveport hospital Sunday afternoon were held there in the Rose-Neath chapel Tuesday morning and concluded with graveside rites here the same afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Services were conducted by Dr. Rassie Littleson, pastor of Bay Street Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The deceased resided here with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. C. F. McAnally, moving here with them from Tennessee when a small boy. For the past fifteen years or more he has made his home in Shreveport. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Patsy Barton McAnally, one son, Fred Barton McAnally, and four sisters, Mrs. Edith Patrick, McGee, Ark., Mrs. Madge Polley, and Mrs. Wally Weil, both of Fort Worth, Texas, and Mrs. Parker Thompson, Winnfield. Active pallbearers were E. G. McCalla, J. D. Calk, C. A. Rodgers, D. O. Burton, W. M. Green, and K. E. Jones. Elders and deacons of the Westminister Presbyterian Church of Shreveport served as honorary pallbearers. --------------8E21B270BBFE1DABB3D5B3AA--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------01A0038F3ED96F0333567CEE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------01A0038F3ED96F0333567CEE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Calvin Quincy Cockerham obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Calvin Quincy Cockerham obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: Calvin Quincy Cockerham, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: October 24, 1952 Winnfield News-American Funeral Rites For C. Q. Cockerham Held On Wednesday 74 Year Old Native Of Winn Dies Monday After A Heart Attack Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday for Calvin Quincy Cockerham, 74, Dodson, Route Two, who died at his home early Monday evening, Oct. 20, 1952 as the result of a heart attack. He had been in ill health for some time. Rites were conducted at the family residence by the Rev. Aaron Gorham, and interment was in the Cypress Creek Cemetery under direction of the Southern Funeral Home. Pallbearers were James, Ozie, and Henry Cockerham, Leon Carpenter, Webb Hodges, and J. D. Rudd. Born Aug. 27, 1878, Mr. Cockerham was a native of Winn Parish and lived here practically all of his life. He is survived by his wife, one son, C. Q. Cockerham, Jr., of Dodson; two daughters, Mrs. W. E. Higgs of Dodson, and Mrs. Linnie Lovell of Winnfield; two brothers, John Cockerham of Winnfield and S. G. Cockerham of Milford, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Wiley Boyett of Dodson, Route Two; Mrs. Ed Coonce of Rayville, and Mrs. Katie Deen of Winnsboro; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. --------------01A0038F3ED96F0333567CEE--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------B02FF84E326CEF2B83379016 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------B02FF84E326CEF2B83379016 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Brooks Moore obit., 1976.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Brooks Moore obit., 1976.txt" Obituaries: Brooks W. Moore, 1976, Winn Parish, LA. From: September 16, 1976 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Brooks Moore Dies; Burial At Zion Hill Funeral services for Brooks W. Moore, 64, of Winnfield were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Southern Funeral Home here with the Rev. Charles Haley officiating. Burial was in Zion Hill Cemetery for Mr. Moore who died Friday, September 10, 1976 at 5:30 a.m. in an Alexandria hospital after a short illness. A native of Mississippi, Mr. Moore was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Vernita Moore of Winnfield; one daughter, Mrs. Lavelle Bartley of Winnfield; one brother, Henry Moore of Alexandria; two sisters, Mrs. Willie Ulmer and Mrs. Nellie Cooper, both of Carrollton, Miss.; and two grandchildren. --------------B02FF84E326CEF2B83379016--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8E8E2665391A1DEE7AF9A45D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------8E8E2665391A1DEE7AF9A45D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Bob Carpenter bio., 1976.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Bob Carpenter bio., 1976.txt" Biographies: Bob Carpenter, 1976, Winn Parish, LA. From: July 14, 1976 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mayor Of Calvin, Bob Carpenter Retires From Voc. School "People did me more good when they went out and got a job. That's the most important thing to me." This is what Bob Carpenter said about his teaching position at the Huey P. Long Memorial Vocational School in Winnfield. Carpenter retired on June 25, after 29 years as an office occupations instructor in business-accounting section of the school. "I must have taught just about every office worker in Winnfield," Carpenter said. Now that he's retired, Carpenter has made no definite plans, but thinks he'll concentrate on his position as mayor of Calvin. First elected to office in 1970, Carpenter is in his second term. "I ran for mayor because I saw things that needed to be done and thought the best way was to get in and try to do it myself," Carpenter said. Carpenter got into teaching following World War II. "I had planned to go to LSU, but some friends talked me into going to Northwestern, and I liked it." Carpenter received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Northwestern. Carpenter and his wife Lanell have been married for 30 years, and they have two sons, Bobby, 29, and Ronnie, 19. Both attend Louisiana Tech University. A veteran of World War II, Carpenter served as master sergeant in the Air Force. Carpenter spent 32 months in India and China under the command of Gen. Claire Chennault. As mayor of Calvin, Carpenter is proud of the new water system for the village. "The people worked hard, and some were skeptical of the water project. But now most agree that it was a good move." The main two projects Carpenter is working on now are a sewer system and an improved recreational program for Calvin. "I think we, the people of Calvin, should participate more in these new programs and try to do more for the children," Carpenter said. Carpenter likes the mayor's position but doesn't think he'll run for re- election. "Right now I've been busy with several things, and really am not sure what I want to do. But I'm going to enjoy retirement for a while before I do anything." --------------8E8E2665391A1DEE7AF9A45D--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A3063C2C388C923A6B379184 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 gedavies@iAmerica.net --------------A3063C2C388C923A6B379184 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Aubrey M. Pyburn obit., 1952.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Aubrey M. Pyburn obit., 1952.txt" Obituaries: Aubrey M. Pyburn, 1952, Winn Parish, LA. From: October 17, 1952 Winnfield News-American Aubrey M. Pyburn, Native of Winn, Dies In Shreveport Funeral services for Aubrey M. Pyburn, 59, prominent attorney of Shreveport who died at a hospital in that city Saturday following a short illness were held Monday, October 13, with interment in Forest Park Cemetery. A native of the Gansville Community in Winn Parish Mr. Pyburn was a merchant in Dodson for many years. Mr. Pyburn was a member of the law firm of Pyburn and Pyburn of Shreveport, and was a former assistant district attorney in the U. S. Western District of Louisiana. He was a graduate of Tulane University, a veteran of World War I, and a member of the board of directors of the First Methodist Church of Shreveport. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Irene Johnson Pyburn of Shreveport; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Terza of Monroe, and Mrs. C. C. Schober III, of Shreveport; his mother, Mrs. D. M. Pyburn of Ruston; four sisters, Mrs. E. S. Foster, of Jonesoboro; Miss Helen Pyburn, of Hammond; Miss Mary Sue Pyburn, of Ruston; Miss Nita K. Pyburn of Tallahassee, Fla.; four brothers, Dewitt D. Pyburn, Shreveport; Dwight D. Pyburn, Baton Rouge; Hiram C. Pyburn, Ruston; and Keith M. Pyburn, Shreveport. --------------A3063C2C388C923A6B379184--

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Searching for the parents of Marion Vinson and Mollie Elder. We have basically run into a block on going back any further. The following is a Descendant report that we have accomplished todate. Any suggestions on where to go from her would be appreciated. Descendants of Marion Vinson Generation No. 1 1. Marion1 Vinson was born March 21, 1847 in Georgia, and died April 09, 1899 in Summerfield Louisiana. He married Mollie Elder Abt. 1870 in Hico Louisiana. Notes for Marion Vinson: Note 1. The following excerpt is quoted from a book that is in the Jackson Parish Library and was written by Tommie Early, Better known as "Cheatiebeau". "Marion Vinson came to this Parish from Mississippi. He married Mollie Elder from Vienna, Louisiana. In 1890 they moved from Union Parish to Jackson Parish. They lived out East of Jonesboro Louisiana about three miles. Their children were : William Jessie, Annie, Mamie, Robert Lee, Mack, Mollie, Mittie, Brooks, Dayton and Ira Vinson". Note 2. Marion Vinson’s grave is located in the Summerfield Cemetery Additon in the community of Summerfield Louisiana, North East of Highway 71 on Louisiana Highway 471 (Verda - Summerfield Road). It is located on the opposite side of the road from the Summerfield Cemetery. The Grave Stone inscription reads as follows: MARON VINSON HUSBAND OF MOLLIE VINSON MARCH 21, 1847 APRIL 9, 1899 MY OWN DEAR HUSBAND HAS GONE TO NATIONS ABOVE YONDER SKY TO GAZE ON THE BEAUTIFUL THRONE OF HIM WHO IS SEATED ON HIGH. SOURCE FOR THE ABOVE: VIRGIL VINSON JR , RHEA MARY DAVIS VINSON AND THERESA HODNETT LAVESPERE PERSONALLY VERIFIED THE ABOVE INFORMATION ON AUG 1, 1997. Note 3. In the 1880 Census the following is recorded about Marion Vinson a. Marion Vinson was born in Georgia b. Marion Vinson's Father was born in South Carolina c. Marion Vinson's Mother was born in Georgia d. They lived in Union Parish, Ward 4 e. His occupation was Farmer f. He could not read or write Note : This information was taken from Roll 473, volume 16, ed 88, sheet 23, line 58 of the 1880 Census for Louisiana. The Census was taken on the 11th Of June 1880. Note 4 While at the Nation Archives in Ft Worth Tx, I discovered research book on the members of the CSA it listed Marion Vinson as a Member of the Louisiana 5th Cavalry, Company C. Further research on this information revealed the following information listed for Marion Vinson: Private, Company C, 5th Louisian Cavalry, Roll of Prisoners of war, of divers companies and regiments unattached CSA. Paroled Monroe Louisiana, June 7, 1865. RES Ouachita, Louisiana. Note 5 Louisiana 5th Cavalry, Company C research reveled the following information: (a) The following are verbatim extracts of the service records of Marion vinson : "M. Vinson, Pvt, Company D, 13th Battalion, Louisiana Partisan Rangers. Roll Call for 1 Jan to 30 April 1863, only roll on file, enlisted 11 April 1863, Lane's Ferry. Remarks : Present." The 13th Battalion, Louisiana Partisan Rangers subsequently became part of the 5th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment. Lane's Ferry is near Montgomery Louisiana. In May of 1865 the regiment surrendered near Mansfield Louisiana. Notes for Mollie Elder: Note 1 In the 1870 Census Mollie Elder was listed as living with the W. Dicken family on their Farm. a. She was 16 years old. b. The Census was taken on the 1st day of June 1870 for Jackson Parish c. The Post Office was in Viennia Louisiana. d. She attended school and could read and write. e. They lived in Ward 2 of Jackson Parish Note 2 The following is recorded about Mollie Elder Vinson in the 1880 Census that was taken on June 11, 1880. a. She was born in Alabama, April 13th in the year 1854. b. Her mother was born in Virginia c. Her father was also born in Virginia d. Mollie stated occupation in the 1880 Census was "KEEPER OF THE HOUSE" Note 3 Mollie Vinson went into the restaurant business with her late daughter's(Annie Vinson) husband(J.A Wheat) in 1902 in Jonesboro Louisiana. Their establishment was known as "Wheat and Vinson Restaurant and Meat Market. Note 4 a. Mollie Elder Vinson is burried in Jonesboro Louisiana Cemetry. She died on May 11, 1911. This information was found in a book in the Ft Worth Texas Library title "Louisiana Tombstone Inscription, Jackson Parish" . Children of Marion Vinson and Mollie Elder are: + 2 i. William Jessie2 Vinson, born May 04, 1871 in Hico , Union Parish, Louisiana; died December 25, 1932 in Teague Texas. 3 ii. Mamie I. Vinson, born October 01, 1875 in Hico, Union Parish, Louisiana. She married G.D. Smith February 24, 1902 in Grant Parish( Colfax) Louisiana. + 4 iii. Mack M. Vinson, born April 30, 1882 in Hico , Union Parish, Louisiana; died July 20, 1952 in Jonesboro Louisiana. + 5 iv. Mollie Vinson, born April 30, 1882 in Hico ,Union Parish, Louisiana; died March 23, 1963 in Jonesboro Louisiana. + 6 v. Mittie Jane Vinson, born October 08, 1884 in Hico , Union Parish, Louisiana; died December 31, 1969 in Jonesboro Louisiana. 7 vi. Brooks A. Vinson, born May 22, 1886 in Hico, Union Parish, Louisiana; died October 11, 1954 in Jonesboro Louisiana. 8 vii. Robert Lee Vinson, born July 17, 1888 in Hico, Union Parish, Louisiana; died May 03, 1955 in Jonesboro Louisiana. 9 viii. Dayton Vinson, born April 01, 1889 in Hico, Union Parish, Louisiana. He married Eunice Parker. + 10 ix. Julious Annie Vinson, born in Hico, Union Parish, Louisiana; died August 1900 in Jonesboro Louisiana. 11 x. Ira Vinson, born March 05, 1892 in Hlco, Union Parish, Louisiana. He married Clara Elliott. Generation No. 2 2. William Jessie2 Vinson (Marion1) was born May 04, 1871 in Hico , Union Parish, Louisiana, and died December 25, 1932 in Teague Texas. He married (1) Georgia Ann Walsworth November 05, 1891 in Jonesboro Louisiana in Jackson Parish, daughter of Robert Walsworth and Mollie Gibson. He met (2) Ella Hathorn 1907-1910 in Louisiana. Notes for William Jessie Vinson: Note 1. William Jessie Vinson died in Teague Texas on December 25, 1932, Susposely he had commited sucide. Almer Vinson (SON), and Brooks and Dayton Vinson ( BROTHERS) traveled to Teague Texas in Almer's Model A Ford and picked up the body for return to Jonesboro Louisiana. Once they returned and had the body prepaired for Burial it was discovered that there were 3 bullet wounds to the chest. In 1997 I traveled to Teague Texas on numerous times but have not been able to obtain a copy of the Death Certificate or any information on this mysterious sucide .. ?? In June of 1997 I traveled to Austin Texas, (CAPITOL) and they had no record of his death. The only record I have been able to find is a copy of the Funeral Home of where the body was stored in Teague Texas. Unfortunealy the Records of the Funeral Home were destoryed in a fire in 1944. Note 2. William Jessie Vinson was married to Georgia A Walsworth on Nov 05, 1891 and that she died in December 1907 giving birth to Jessie Gray Vinson. Note3. From the National Archives, South West Regional Office, Ft Worth Texas, Census Records and marriage records I have been able to determine the following information: a. Residence in 1891 was Jackson Parish, Jonesboro Louisiana b: Residence in 1900 was Grant Parish , Colfax, Ward 1, Occupation was Farming c. Residence in 1910 was Grant Parish , Colfax, Ward 1, Occupation was a Plantation Manager. d. Residence in 1920 was Rapides Parish, Township was Spring Hill, Ward 4, Name of Incorporated Place was McNary Village, Occupation was Planeing Miller at a Saw Mill. Note 4. I have obtained a certified copy of William Jessie Vinson and Miss Georgia Walsworth marriage license. They were married On November 5th 1891. The marriage was performed by a J.L. Ray and the marriage was wittinesed by W. J. McBride, M.H. Reed and Marian Vinson. A marriage Bond was required back in those day prior to being married. William Jessie's bond was in the amount of $500.00 and was issued on the 31st of October 1891. These bonds were required prior or at the same time of issuing of the required marriage license. Bonds were posted by the groom alone or with a second person, usually the father or the brother of the bride or groom, to defray the costs of litigation in the event the marriage was nullified. In William Jessie's bond he was the Principal and Marion Vinson was the Surety. The bond was issued by J. Mack Smith, Clerk of the Fourth Judicial Dristict Court, Parish of Jackson Louisiana. Note 5. William Jessie Vinson 's Father Marion Vinson is burried in the summerfield Cemetery, he was born on April 2, 1847 and died April 9, 1899. William Jessie Vinson's mother, Mollie Elder Vinson, died in 1911 and is buried in the Jonesboro Cemetery. Note 6. The following was a poster that was posted around Jonesboro Louisiana concerning the death of William Jessie Vinson. The custom in Jonesboro was to put these poster all over town when someone died. DIED SUNDAY MORNING, DEC. 25, 1932 WILLIAM JESSIE VINSON BORN MAY 4, 1871 FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE JONESBORO BAPTIST CHURCH, TUESDAY MORNING AT 11 O'CLOCK, CONDUCTED BY REV. JNO. L. DODGE INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW, IN JONESBORO CEMETERY Children of William Vinson and Georgia Walsworth are: + 12 i. Eula3 Vinson, born August 26, 1893 in Jonesboro Louisiana; died October 24, 1978 in Jonesboro Louisiana. + 13 ii. Rufus Dalas Vinson, born February 06, 1894 in Jonesboro Louisiana; died March 03, 1944 in Alexandria Louisiana. + 14 iii. Almer Eugene Vinson, born November 07, 1897 in Jonesboro Louisiana; died January 28, 1978 in Alexandria Louisiana. + 15 iv. Webster Walsworth Vinson, born September 10, 1898 in Boyce Louisiana; died March 1977 in Brookhaven Mississippi. 16 v. Dude Vinson ?, born January 02, 1899. 17 vi. Jesse Gray Vinson, born December 03, 1907 in Louisiana; died June 18, 1963 in San Antonio Texas. He married Blanch Vinson Unknown in Ft Sill Oklahoma. More About Jesse Gray Vinson: Fact 1: June 21, 1963, Burried on this date at National Cementry San Antonio Texas Fact 2: Msgt retired United States Army, Field Artillery Fact 3: World War II Veteran, enlisted in Army in Louisiana Fact 4: Grave Location Section AC, Grave space # 108 Note Blanch Vinson is buried beside her husband in San Antonio Texas at the National Cementry. vii. Phillip Good Vinson, born January 26, 1898 in Fairmount Louisiana. 4. Mack M.2 Vinson (Marion1) was born April 30, 1882 in Hico , Union Parish, Louisiana, and died July 20, 1952 in Jonesboro Louisiana. He married Ardella Carr April 13, 1907 in Jonesboro Louisiana, Jackson Parish Louisiana. Notes for Mack M. Vinson: Note 1 Mack Vinson and Ardella Carr marriage record and date was taken from the Jackson Parish Records of Marriage Index 1880-1910. They were taken from Louisiana Geneoligical Register Volume 19, dated 1972, pages 135 and 136. Children of Mack Vinson and Ardella Carr are: 19 i. Lavelle3 Vinson. 20 ii. Kevin Vinson. 21 iii. Covitt Vinson. 5. Mollie2 Vinson (Marion 1) was born April 30, 1882 in Hico ,Union Parish, Louisiana, and died March 23, 1963 in Jonesboro Louisiana. She married Luther Starnes Unknown in Jonesboro Louisiana. Children of Mollie Vinson and Luther Starnes are: 22 i. Melba3 Starnes, born September 04, 1916 in Jonesboro Louisiana; died December 06, 1926 in Jonesboro Louisiana. 23 ii. Etta Starnes. 24 iii. Garland Starnes. 25 iv. Wilda Starnes. 26 v. Bevin Starnes. 27 vi. Albert Starnes. 28 vii. DeLaine Starnes. 6. Mittie Jane2 Vinson (Marion1) was born October 08, 1884 in Hico , Union Parish, Louisiana, and died December 31, 1969 in Jonesboro Louisiana. She married Thomas Eugene Walsworth January 15, 1902 in Boyce Louisiana, son of Robert Walsworth and Mollie Gibson. Children of Mittie Vinson and Thomas Walsworth are: + 29 i. Cloy3 Walsworth, born 1902 in Boyce Louisiana. + 30 ii. Elder Vernell Walsworth, born May 22, 1915. 31 iii. Edward Vinson Walsworth, born September 12, 1919 in Jonesboro Louisiana; died May 13, 1920 in Jonesboro Louisiana. + 32 iv. Tommie Otilla Walsworth, born October 28, 1911 in Jonesboro Louisiana. 10. Julious Annie2 Vinson (Marion1) was born in Hico, Union Parish, Louisiana, and died August 1900 in Jonesboro Louisiana. She met J. Augustus Wheat December 24, 1891 in Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana. Notes for Julious Annie Vinson: Note 1 J.A. Wheat and Annie Vinson marriage information was take from the Jackson Parish Records Marriage Index 1880-1910 that were in the Louisiana Geneoligical Register, Volume 19, dated 1972, on pages 135 and 136 Notes for J. Augustus Wheat: Note 1 "J. Augustus Wheat was born in Arkansas and moved with his family to Jackson Parish when he was about 8 or 9 years of age. In 1891 he married Annie Vinson. To this union four children were born: Pearl, Ralph, Mary and Dewey. Annie passed away in August of 1900, after which Mr. Wheat and family moved to Boyce, La. They lived there until 1902 when they returned to Jonesboro. Mr. Wheat opened the first restaurant in Jonesboro, which was located where the Morgan and Linday store is located now in Jonesboro. This restaurant was in a tent with a sawdust floor. Later he moved the business into a frame building where his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mollie Vinson went into business with him, this establishment was known as Wheat and Vinson Restaurant and Meat Market. Later he went into the Wholesale Feedbusiness . After leaving the wholesale feed business he opened a grocery store, known as the Jonesboro Grocery. He was elected Mayor of Jonesboro in 1910. During the time he was Mayor the Parish seat was moved from Vernon Louisiana to Jonesboro . After serving as Mayor he returned to the restaurant business, in which he continued until failing health . He passed away in July 1939" Children of Julious Vinson and J. Wheat are: 33 i. Pearl3 Wheat. 34 ii. Ralph Wheat. 35 iii. Mary Wheat. 36 iv. Dewey Wheat. Generation No. 3 12. Eula3 Vinson (William Jessie2, Marion1) was born August 26, 1893 in Jonesboro Louisiana, and died October 24, 1978 in Jonesboro Louisiana. She met Henry Columbus Carson Unknown in Jonesboro Louisiana. Children of Eula Vinson and Henry Carson are: 37 i. Bobby4 Carson. 38 ii. Dayton Carson, born 1913. + 39 iii. Grace Carson, born 1915 in Jonesboro Louisiana; died July 23, 1997 in Jonesboro Louisiana. 40 iv. Jimmy Carson. 41 v. Mary Carson. She married Smith. 13. Rufus Dalas3 Vinson (William Jessie2, Marion1) was born February 06, 1894 in Jonesboro Louisiana, and died March 03, 1944 in Alexandria Louisiana. He married Mary Hale. Notes for Rufus Dalas Vinson: Died in Alexandria Louisiana on a Plantation that he was in charge of. The plantation was located off Horseshoe Drive. Children of Rufus Vinson and Mary Hale are: 42 i. Frank4 Vinson. 43 ii. Scottie Vinson. 44 iii. Herman Vinson. 45 iv. Huey Vinson. 46 v. Lavell Vinson. 47 vi. Zennie Vinson. She married Webb. 48 vii. Melva Ruth Vinson. She married Caroll. 49 viii. Nellie Vinson. She married Thiels. + 50 ix. Odell L. Vinson, born October 14, 1916 in Colfax Louisiana; died July 04, 1993 in Lake Charles Louisiana. 51 x. Jesse Thomas Vinson. 14. Almer Eugene3 Vinson (William Jessie2, Marion1) was born November 07, 1897 in Jonesboro Louisiana3, and died January 28, 1978 in Alexandria Louisiana4. He married Georgia Laura Preuett December 05, 1915 in Grant Parish( Colfax) Louisiana, daughter of William Preuett and Idulia Busby. Marriage Notes for Almer Vinson and Georgia Preuett: Georgia and Almer applied for their Marriage License on Dec 1, 1915 in Colfax Louisiana and were married on December 5th by Justice Of The Peace J.O Long in Colfax Louisiana. Children of Almer Vinson and Georgia Preuett are: + 52 i. Willie Emory4 Vinson, born February 08, 1917 in Colfax Louisiana; died May 02, 1987 in Alexandria Louisiana. + 53 ii. Almer Virgil Vinson ,Sr, born October 19, 1918 in Colfax Louisiana. + 54 iii. George Junior Vinson, born September 14, 1920 in Colfax Louisiana. 55 iv. Wayne Vinson, born November 19, 1922 in Colfax Louisiana; died November 04, 1994 in Bellvile, AustinCounty, Texas. He married Geraldine Bowling. + 56 v. Walter Ray Vinson, born December 26, 1925 in Colfax (Bagdad )Louisiana. + 57 vi. Jesse Truman Vinson, born December 01, 1932 in Colfax (Bagdad )Louisiana. 15. Webster Walsworth3 Vinson (William Jessie2, Marion1) was born September 10, 1898 in Boyce Louisiana8, and died March 1977 in Brookhaven Mississippi9. Child of Webster Walsworth Vinson is: 58 i. J.W.4 Vinson, born Unknown. 29. Cloy3 Walsworth (Mittie Jane2 Vinson, Marion1) was born 1902 in Boyce Louisiana. She married Brian Woodruff in Boyce Louisiana. Child of Cloy Walsworth and Brian Woodruff is: 59 i. Betty Lou4 Woodruff. She married Albert Ray Turner. 30. Elder Vernell3 Walsworth (Mittie Jane2 Vinson, Marion1) was born May 22, 1915. She married Willard Caughlin. Children of Elder Walsworth and Willard Caughlin are: 60 i. Thomas Jinks4 Caughlin. 61 ii. Brooks Edwin Caughlin. 32. Tommie Otilla3 Walsworth (Mittie Jane2 Vinson, Marion1) was born October 28, 1911 in Jonesboro Louisiana. She married James Robert Early April 30, 1932 in Jonesboro Louisiana. Child of Tommie Walsworth and James Early is: + 62 i. James Thomas4 Early, born December 28, 1947. Generation No. 4 39. Grace4 Carson (Eula3 Vinson, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born 1915 in Jonesboro Louisiana, and died July 23, 1997 in Jonesboro Louisiana. She married O.C. Geter Unknown. Children of Grace Carson and O.C. Geter are: 63 i. O.C.5 Geter, born in Jonesboro Louisiana. He married Charlotte Unknown in Jonesboro Louisiana. 64 ii. Henry Geter. 65 iii. Lynette Geter, born Unknown in Jonesboro Louisiana. She married Perry Hawkins Unknown in Jonesboro Louisiana. 50. Odell L.4 Vinson (Rufus Dalas3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born October 14, 1916 in Colfax Louisiana13, and died July 04, 1993 in Lake Charles Louisiana14. He married Mary in Lake Charles Louisiana. Children of Odell Vinson and Mary are: 66 i. Kirby5 Vinson. 67 ii. Ira Vinson. 68 iii. Donald Vinson. 69 iv. Vera Lynn Vinson. She married Bullock. 52. Willie Emory4 Vinson (Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born February 08, 1917 in Colfax Louisiana, and died May 02, 1987 in Alexandria Louisiana. He married (1) Helen Dale Unknown in Alexandria Louisiana. He married (2) Martha Pinckert Unknown in Alexandria Louisiana. He married (3) Jeanette Crabtree Unknown in Alexandria Louisiana. 53. Almer Virgil4 Vinson ,Sr (Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born October 19, 1918 in Colfax Louisiana. He married (1) Shirley Jean David September 25, 1941 in Texarkana, Arkansas. He married (2) Lorene Gilpin April 30, 1949 in Petal Mississippi, daughter of David Gilpin and Emma Ray. Child of Almer Vinson and Shirley David is: + 72 i. Almer Virgil5 Vinson ,Jr, born June 24, 1944 in Alexandria Louisiana. Child of Almer Vinson and Lorene Gilpin is: + 73 i. Gary Bruce5 Vinson, born November 20, 1957 in Shreveport Louisiana. 54. George Junior4 Vinson (Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born September 14, 1920 in Colfax Louisiana. He married (1) Neely Phillips in LOUISIANA. He married (2) Helen Taylor Unknown in Jena Louisiana. Children of George Vinson and Neely Phillips are: + 74 i. Eugene5 Vinson, born 1940 in Jonesville Louisiana. 75 ii. Jennett Vinson, born 1943. 76 iii. Billy Vinson, born February 25, 1945. 56. Walter Ray4 Vinson (Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born December 26, 1925 in Colfax (Bagdad )Louisiana. He married (1) Ilena Betrice Butts August 07, 1943 in Dry Prong Louisiana, daughter of Willie Butts and Florrel Dunn. He married (2) June Carolyn James 1970 in Shreveport Louisiana. Notes for Walter Ray Vinson: Ray and Ilena were married by the Rev. Henery J. Mott in Dry Prong Louisiana. Children of Walter Vinson and Ilena Butts are: + 77 i. Margaret Ann5 Vinson, born June 26, 1944 in Alexandria Louisiana. + 78 ii. Almer Ray Vinson, born June 11, 1953 in Alexandria Louisiana. Children of Walter Vinson and June James are: 79 i. Kevin5 Vinson, born in Shreveport Louisiana. 80 ii. Karen Vinson. 57. Jesse Truman4 Vinson (Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born December 01, 1932 in Colfax (Bagdad )Louisiana. He married (1) Edith Joy Carley July 20, 1951 in Zimmerman Louisiana, daughter of Richard Carley and Ruby Lewis. He married (2) Wanda Lerose Hampton 1970, daughter of John Hampton and Laura Cheek. More About Edith Joy Carley: Fact 1: Died in Jackson Mississippi,Baptist Hospital, Lived in Clinton Mississippi17 Fact 2: SS# issued in: Louisiana18 Fact 3: Last residence ZIP: 3905619 Children of Jesse Vinson and Edith Carley are: 81 i. Carolyn Joy5 Vinson, born January 16, 1954 in Alexandria Louisiana. She married Smith in Mississippi. 82 ii. Carley Eugene Vinson, born July 31, 1955 in Alexandria Louisiana. He married Donna Little Unknown in Jackson, Mississippi. + 83 iii. Deborah Ann Vinson, born November 07, 1957 in Alexandria Louisiana. + 84 iv. Jesse Truman Vinson , Jr, born August 23, 1960 in Alexandria Louisiana. 62. James Thomas4 Early (Tommie Otilla3 Walsworth, Mittie Jane2 Vinson, Marion1) was born December 28, 1947. He married Shelley Peters Smith January 06, 1973 in Houston Texas. Children of James Early and Shelley Smith are: 85 i. Kristin Leigh5 Early, born June 27, 1975 in Florence, South Carolina. 86 ii. Catherine Maren Early, born November 21, 1978 in Jackson, Tennessee. Generation No. 5 72. Almer Virgil5 Vinson ,Jr (Almer Virgil4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born June 24, 1944 in Alexandria Louisiana. He married Rhea Mary Davis December 31, 1966 in Las Vegas Nevada, daughter of Arlis Davis and Mary Burdick. Child of Almer Vinson and Rhea Davis is: + 87 i. Allen Eugene6 Vinson, born October 11, 1971 in Anchorage Alaska at Elmendorf AFB. 73. Gary Bruce5 Vinson (Almer Virgil4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born November 20, 1957 in Shreveport Louisiana. He married Tina Holland in Monroe Louisiana. Children of Gary Vinson and Tina Holland are: 88 i. Courtney Holland6 Vinson, born July 09, 1981 in Shreveport Louisiana at Barksdale AFB. 89 ii. Peyton Brownlee Vinson, born September 04, 1985 in Shreveport Louisiana. 74. Eugene5 Vinson (George Junior4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born 1940 in Jonesville Louisiana. He married Carolyn Sue Fife October 25, 1963 in Mangham Louisiana. Child of Eugene Vinson and Carolyn Fife is: 90 i. Marvin Christopher6 Vinson. 77. Margaret Ann5 Vinson (Walter Ray4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born June 26, 1944 in Alexandria Louisiana. She married Luther Carrol Phillips August 26, 1960 in Plesant Hill Baptist Church, Polock Louisiana. Children of Margaret Vinson and Luther Phillips are: 91 i. Teenia Lynn6 Phillips, born May 25, 1961. 92 ii. Rodney Carrol Phillips, born September 19, 1963. 78. Almer Ray5 Vinson (Walter Ray4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born June 11, 1953 in Alexandria Louisiana. He married Quincy Fay Sims June 19, 1971. Children of Almer Vinson and Quincy Sims are: + 93 i. Chanda Lynn6 Vinson, born November 25, 1971 in Pineville Louisiana. 94 ii. Michael Lynn Vinson, born June 23, 1981. 83. Deborah Ann5 Vinson (Jesse Truman4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born November 07, 1957 in Alexandria Louisiana. She married (1) Scott Eric Welch in Mississippi. She married (2) James Anthony Horn in Clinton Mississippi, son of Lawrence Horn and Frances Dickey. Children of Deborah Vinson and Scott Welch are: 95 i. Krissena Marie6 Welch, born July 16, 1979. 96 ii. Daniel Eric Welch, born June 18, 1982. Child of Deborah Vinson and James Horn is: 97 i. James Anthony6 Horn , Jr, born February 23, 1992. 84. Jesse Truman5 Vinson , Jr (Jesse Truman4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born August 23, 1960 in Alexandria Louisiana. He married Jill Ann Downing 1985 in Baytown Texas, daughter of Thurl Downing and Bonnie Williams. Children of Jesse Vinson and Jill Downing are: 98 i. Mark Alan6 Vinson, born May 05, 1985 in Baytown Texas. 99 ii. Marissa Ann Vinson, born July 20, 1994 in Baytown Texas. Generation No. 6 87. Allen Eugene6 Vinson (Almer Virgil5, Almer Virgil4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born October 11, 1971 in Anchorage Alaska at Elmendorf AFB. He married (2) Angela Marrie Fuchs June 14, 1991 in Ft Worth Texas, daughter of Arnold Fuchs and Gloria Simmons. Child of Allen Vinson and Angela Fuchs is: 100 i. Krystal Renee7 Vinson, born January 15, 1992 in Ft Worth Texas. 93. Chanda Lynn6 Vinson (Almer Ray5, Walter Ray4, Almer Eugene3, William Jessie2, Marion1) was born November 25, 1971 in Pineville Louisiana. She married (1) Kevin Wayne Roberts June 11, 1988. She married (2) Romaine Paul Chaney May 08, 1992. Children of Chanda Vinson and Kevin Roberts are: 101 i. Lauren Michelle7 Roberts, born November 18, 1988. 102 ii. Alyna Daniele Roberts, born March 06, 1990. Child of Chanda Vinson and Romaine Chaney is: 103 i. Kody Lee7 Chaney, born September 18, 1993.

Do you have the obit or death paper on Docia Ivie May Born Jan 18,1878 Died December 10,1957 in Bogalusa,LA I believe it's in Washington county. I need her Mother and Father's name if you have them. Dana Stephen Wilson DWi5276073@aol.com