Hello Martha, Please excuse me for barging in on your message to Harold. I am in need of some information on the 1900 census for Orleans Parish. Have been trying to find out more information on Charles Heath and Rosa (Rose) Heath. I believe both are from England. In 1890 they resided on Jackson avenue believe 2nd ward. Military papers say 2613 and 2509 Jackson Avenue. Also interested in a Emma Heath in lst ward. Need place of birth, parents names etc. whatever is available. Any help will be greatly appreciated. June Martha Barker wrote: > Harold > > I will be at the library tommorrow searching census records. Let me > know the names and as much info. as you can and I'll be more than happy to > look it up for you. > > > Martha Barker > [email protected] > (gggranddaughter of Amelia Bonnette and Arthur Alonzo Barker)

Harold I will be at the library tommorrow searching census records. Let me know the names and as much info. as you can and I'll be more than happy to look it up for you. Martha Barker [email protected] (gggranddaughter of Amelia Bonnette and Arthur Alonzo Barker)

Does anyone have the 1900 Census for Rapides Parish, La., ? I need a look-up. Harold Gosnell

I am posting this for Dr. Tommy Johnson, a cousin and also for me. He sent me this message and I'm putting it before the group.... i hope someone has some information that will help.... Thanks... kaite.. ============== Note from Tommy: I have recently discovered that a Francis Lewis migrated to GA. He was the youngest son of John Lewis and Catherine Faultleroy. My maternal grandfather was Andrew Francis Lewis, 2nd son of William Wiley Lewis and Martha Ann McIlwain Wiley was the second son of Charles Lewis born in GA and Nancy Riley born in NC. In my copy of Lewises, Meriwethers and their Kin, all it states that Francis Lewis was born in VA in 1755 and had sons and daughters--the book does not list them. It states that many of his descendants moved to AL and one descendant was the Hon. Dixon Lewis of the U.S. Senate. Has anyone done research on Francis and could he have had a son James who was the father of my g-g grandfather Charles? Since Charles named his oldest son James Innis or Ennis by naming patterns I am convinced that my breakthrough would be Charles son of James son of Francis son of John son of Col. Robert Lewis and Jane Meriwether--how about that for "gut feeling" genealogy.

Barbara Moon of Winnfield will be the featured speaker at this Saturday's meeting of the Winn Parish Genealogical & Historical Association. Ms. Moon will be sharing some of the historical facets of the book "Golddigger - the Outrageous Life and Times of Peggy Hopkins Joyce" by Constance Rosenblum. Peggy Hopkins Joyce was the wife of James Stanley Joyce, son of William T. Joyce, founder of Tremont Lumber Company. Ms. Joyce was at one time a silent screen movie actress and a member of the Zigfield Follies. It has been rumored that she spent a brief time in Winnfield and was remembered as a rather 'spectacular' character! The Joyce family forever left its mark on Winn Parish in a variety of ways. Their sawmill operation, Tremont Lumber Co., moved from Rochelle, LA to the area of the parish now known as Joyce in the late 1940's. David Gage Joyce, brother of James Stanley, ran this operation until his death. He was also the namesake of the Joyce airport at Tannehill. James Stanley Joyce was president of Tremont & Gulf Railway Co., a major railroad present in Winn Parish since the very early 1900s. A business meeting will be held at 1 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Officers for the coming year will be discussed. Ms. Moon's presentation will begin at 2 p.m. in the WPGHA offices on the second floor of the Winn Parish Health Unit. The public is cordially invited.

Hi, I just joined this list. I am researching my Harrington ancestors. I have very little information on them. And I do mean very little <g> My great grandfather was Edward Harrington wife may have been named Mary. My grandfather was Eugene Joseph Harrington m. Anna Tomine Nielsen My mother, Eugenia Minnie Harrington, was born in 1906 so I am guessing they got married in 1905 or there abouts. I have postcards that my mother saved with address on them or at least the city <s> they are Eugenia Harrington --Alexandria, LA--1921 also 215 5th st. 192? 508 South First Street, Monroe LA 1923 and 502 S. Street 1923 Shreveport,LA 1920 My Mother attended Bolton High School from 9-11-1922 thru 5-22-23 Monroe city High 1924 ( what county is Monroe in?? I found two listings for countys with monroe) Can anyone give me any ideas of where to look for information. grandma I have well documented but grandpa Harrington is a mystery. He died before I was a twinkle in my moms eye. grandma said that he was a sea captain, Irish, and sailed from New Orleans. thanks for any help Sheila

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Me, too! Does anyone have this? If so, could I help transcribe for the Rapides Genweb site??? (Looking for all the data on Elijah Cowan...) thanks, Cyndi in Baltimore << I need a look-up in the 1860 Census of Rapides Parish, La., Can anyone help me? Harold Gosnell >>

Recent uploads to the Louisiana USGenWeb Archives edited to include only the Rapides Parish data. >From: [email protected] >Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 13:34:49 EDT >Subject: [LAGENWEB-L] Daily Uploaded Files - October 02, 03, 2000: >To: [email protected] > >Monday & Tuesday -- October 02, 03, 2000 > [DAILY-UPLOADS] New files between Mon, 02 Oct 2000, at 2:10 AM and Tue, >03 Oct 2000, at 2:10 AM >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/court/crime.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/court/districtcourt.txt

Searching for descendants of JOSEPH S. SALYERS and LUCINDA ODOM SALYERS m. 22 Jan 1852 in Catahoula Parish who may have information on the burial place of DEMPSEY ODOM, father of Lucinda Odom. DEMPSEY was pastor (elder) of PINE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH in 1861. He was my gggrandfather. DEMPSEY died 9 April 1867 in Catahoula Parish. Last know Census 1860 Post Office Address was Pine Woods District Post Office, White Sulphur Springs, LA. Burial records in LaSalle and Catahoula Parish have been checked without discovery. Please send information to Stanton H. Nash, 7112 Stonehaven Ct., Fort Worth, TX 76179 <[email protected]>. Thanks for your help!

I need a look-up in the 1860 Census of Rapides Parish, La., Can anyone help me? Harold Gosnell

Good Morning cousins.... I have just set up a webpage at MyFamily.com..... Bonnette(all spellings: Bonnet, Bonet, Bonett, Bonnetta, etc. etc. ) I have posted about 30 pictures so far; but, have not had time to identify them all... but.. they are posted. I have also posted a lot of other information... copies of death certificates, and other things..... This is a place where you can come and post your pictures, news items, other materials, family reunions, etc. etc. etc....... What I need from each of you is: Your name: First and Last The email address that you would like to use... I will then send you an invitation and we can all share information. I'm becoming very agressive with the BONNETTE research. My mother, Edna Taris BONNETTE Dyess, is 82 years old and in very bad health. I want to show her as much as I can...................... The Bonnette page at MyFamily.com can used by us all for Bonnette reference points, etc...... Are there any other Bonnette and/or related webpages either on the entire web and/or MyFamily.com? If so, please let us know.... Thanks!!!!! kaite.....

Recent uploads to the Louisiana USGenWeb Archives edited to include only the Rapides Parish data. >From: [email protected] >Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:28:56 EDT >Subject: [LAGENWEB-L] Daily Uploaded Files - September 28, 2000: >To: [email protected] > >Thursday -- September 28, 2000 > [DAILY-UPLOADS] New files between Wed, 27 Sep 2000, at 2:10 AM and Thu, 28 >Sep 2000, at 2:10 AM >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/tax/tax1885.txt

Recent uploads to the Louisiana USGenWeb Archives edited to include only the Rapides Parish data. >From: [email protected] >Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 08:53:36 EDT >Subject: [LAGENWEB-L] Daily Uploads - Saturday -- September 23, 2000 >To: [email protected] > >Saturday -- September 23, 2000 >[DAILY-UPLOADS] New files between Fri, 22 Sep 2000, at 2:10 AM and Sat, 23 >Sep 2000, at 2:10 AM >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/land/newspapernotices.txt

Can anyone give me information on the following Aertker family? I received this information from a contact I made through Ancestry.com. This is a part of a data base and the person who sent it has no dates nor places for this family. I apologize since I normally would ignore such information but I am getting pretty desparate for Aertker information (the family I am looking for was in Rapides Parish last part of 1800s and moved to California). Walter Patrick Aertker married Betty Brooks. Their children: Nancy Brooks married John H. Downs. Frances Calvert married Daniel Barbato Wlater Patrick married Gayle Crotty Carol Elizabeth married Robert William Lord Mary Locksley married Tabb Neblett Catherine Louise married Sidney Minturn Leach Emily Gerald Robet Christopher Richard Paul

Linda, I will definitely post your email at the reunion. Michiels are certainly in our tree: Let's stay in touch. Ben Mertens [email protected] Descendants of Catherina "Sofia" Theresia Michiels 1 Catherina "Sofia" Theresia Michiels b: 1800 in Belgium d: Bet. 1860 - 1870 in Elmer, Louisiana .. +Mark Vits b: 1800 in Belgium m: 1825 d: 1860 in Alexandria, Louisiana 2 Sofia" Mary (Maria) Teresia Vits b: 1835 in Belgium d: 1873 in Alexandria, Louisiana Burial: Rapides Cemetery (Treadway Plot), La. .... +William Louis Guillielmus Ludovicus Verheyden b: May 17, 1828 in Winghe, Belgium m: 1855 d: 1915 in Alexandria, Louisiana Burial: Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, La. ... 3 Mary Catherine Verheyden b: April 05, 1879 in Elmer, Rapides Parish, Louisiana d: October 03, 1963 in Alexandria, Louisiana Burial: Forest Lawn, Pineville, La. ....... +Henry "Henricus"2 Mertens b: February 08, 1868 in Zichem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium m: November 15, 1893 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: October 12, 1945 in Elkhart, Texas Burial: Methodist Cemetery, Elkhart, Tx. Descendants of Lawrence Daniel Michiels 1 Lawrence Daniel Michiels b: June 26, 1900 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: July 12, 1991 in Alexandria, Louisiana Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pineville, La. .. +Rosie M. Godderviendt Godfrey b: December 19, 1899 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: February 17, 1985 in Alexandria, Louisiana Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pineville, La. 2 Lloyd Lawrence Michiels b: July 1925 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: August 13, 1989 in Pineville, Louisiana Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pineville, La. .... +Jo Ann Cook m: in Alexandria, Louisiana 2 Gloria Rosea Michiels b: March 19, 1928 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana .... +Martin J. Thiels I b: August 27, 1924 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana m: August 15, 1948 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: January 05, 1996 in Pineville, Louisiana ... 3 Marty Thiels ... 3 Martin J. Thiels II b: June 21 ....... +Trudy Reed ... 3 Pamela Thiels b: November 17, 1950 ....... +Robert Bruce Wallace, M. D. 2 Wallace F. Michiels b: April 28, 1931 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: November 03, 1990 in Pineville, Louisiana Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pineville, La. 2 Patsy Michiels b: April 29, 1940 in Alexandria, Louisiana .... +Carlton Eugene Drishell b: August 31, 1938 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia m: December 14, 1959 ... 3 Rhonda Lynn Driskell b: July 25, 1960 ....... +Scott Edward Dawson Descendants of Frank Michiels 1 Frank Michiels b: 1897 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: January 21, 1962 in Alexandria, Louisiana .. +Mary Lillie Mertens b: February 20, 1904 in Louisiana m: December 17, 1919 in Alexandria, Louisiana d: January 08, 1998 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Burial: Lake Charles Hwy, Alexandria, La. 2 Doris Michiels .... +Norman Unknown 2 Elaine Frances Elaine Michiels .... +[1] Brown ... 3 [2] Linda Brown ....... +[3] Unknown Matthews 2 Mabel Michiels .... +[1] Brown ... 3 Barbara Brown *2nd Husband of Mabel Michiels: .... +Brown ... 3 [2] Linda Brown ....... +[3] Unknown Matthews 2 Joan Michiels .... +Floyd Edward "Pat" Patton m: Abt. 1970 ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda H Haen <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 5:56 PM Subject: RE: [LARAPIDE] Mertens Reunion Sept 30 > > Ben: > > My name is Linda Haen, I am one of many grandchildren of Lelia Michiels > Bacon, wife of Joseph Leo Bacon, daughter of Edward Michiels and Irene > Loden. > Edward was born in Belgium. They lived in Alexandria. My grandmother, Lelia > and grandfather, Leo were married October 25, 1911 in Alexandria, they moved > to Houston, TX soon after that. I have been trying to get more information, > without success, on the Michiels and Loden for quite some time now. > > Unfortunately I cannot make the Reunion, I live in Florida and be out west > on business at that time. > > Is it possible to post this E-Mail at the reunion? > > If anyone has any information on my family, I will share what I have and > reimburse any expenses for copies etc. > I am the family researcher for my sisters and cousins. > > Please email me at: [email protected] > > Thank you in advance, > Linda Haen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Mertens [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 4:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LARAPIDE] Mertens Reunion Sept 30 > > We welcome you to our reunion as a friend and genealogyist! We have a lot > of related and some unrelated surnames. > Ben Mertens [email protected] > > > MERTENS REUNION 2000 > > Peter Francis Mertens & Anna Marie Rosa Lee (Rosalia) VanGossum > > & 7 Children: Henry, Frank, Angelena, Leona, Gustav, Maria and Alfonse > > left Belgium by boat in 1887, arrived in New Orleans and traveled, probably > up the Mississippi and Red Rivers, to the area of Alexandria, Rapides > Parish, Louisiana Where: Kees Park Civic Center, 2450 Highway 28 East (near > Hwy 167 & I 59), Pineville, LA (over) When: Saturday, September 30, 2000; > all day, bring a covered dish &/or dessert. > > Contact persons: Tom & Lorraine Mertens, 937 325 3673 > > 2040 Sunset Avenue, Springfield, Ohio 45505; > > Jack & Carol Mertens, 409 985 7551 > > 2515 Date Street, Port Arthur, Texas 77642; > > Ben Mertens, 740 477 3830 > > 18418 Winchester Road, Ashville, Ohio 43103 Email [email protected];Karen > Mertens Wescott, 303 363 7092 > > 14214 East First Drive #A1, Aurora, Colorado 80011 > > No admission fee > > We will present genealogy of nearly 3,000 Mertens-related relatives from the > past 270 years. We will present genealogy of nearly 100 relatives Born in > Belgium. > > We will present hundreds of old photographs of Mertens relatives and SHARE > COPIES. > > We will have a high density (megapixels) Scanner & Printer. > > Let us copy, print & share your photographs (any size up to 8 1/21/2 by 11), > > Within minutes - on the spot. No charge; donations accepted to cover costs.. > > All set up at Best Western Alexandria Tuesday, Sept 26 thru Friday, Sept 29 > and at the reunion Saturday, Sept 30. > > Tell us about your branch of our family. Bring your old photographs and > share. > > You, all your friends and everyone related to these surnames are cordially > invited to join us and meet our multitude of descendants: > > Albertson Andries Antosie Arcangeli Atken Barnett Barnidge Bartholomew > Barton Beaubouf Berry Bishop Blackman Bringol Broach Brock Brown Bunner > Buquis Bushby Butchka Canales Cash Castillo Chaudoir Chagoyan Cheek Connell > Cook Coon Cooney Cooper Cresong Daenen Daniel Dauzat Day Descant Dess > Deville DiCola Dinkel Doiron DuFour Dupuy Dutra Eskew Farmer Ferguson > Fillette Fleming Fredericks Gagnard Gallent Glentz Godderviendt Godfrey > Grantham Guillot Gunnells Hilton Hines Holt Issa Johnson Jones Kidwell Kiels > Knoepke Kojis Krause Lamkin Lavin Lichtey Lindsay Loudermilk Lucus Luno > Luyten Maginnis Malensek Mann Mathews McCarty McCallahan McDaniel McIntire > McKaughan Mertens Michels Micochero Mihaly Milam Miller Milner Mitchel > Monroe Moore Monsey Montalbano Morel Molar Monsley Mosley Moulton Mullen > Murphy Nelson Newgord Nolan Nollen O''Neal Pardue Patton Paul Paulk Pearson > Pentecost Pertson Perry Peterman Peters Plemel Popejoy Posey Rebouche Reeves > Robinson Ryder Saucier Screpetis Seav! > ey Sisk Smith Sparkman Spaulding Stapleton Straka Strange St. Romain > Swearingen Tassin Taylor Thiels Thompson Thornhill Toomey Tutenel > Vanderhoeven VanDevelde VanGossum VanVeckhoven Verheyden Vits Viviano Warner > Watkins Weatherford Wegner Welch Wells Wescott White Wiley Wittenberg Wright > Zacharia > > Also being presented are 16 families that EMIGRATED TO RAPIDES PARISH and > central Louisiana around 1900 (some not related to Mertens) who were BORN IN > BELGIUM, whose ancestors go back to the early 1700's: Jammaer, > VanLangendonck, DeWit, Goddevriendt, VanMeldert, VanDegaer, Verzwyvelt, > Daenen, Tutenel, Stercux, Mues, Andries, VanGossum (J.C.), Michiels, Marien > and VanGossum (J.B.) > > Please pass this information on and give us any additional addresses for > mailing. We need volunteers to help us organize, speak & work, before and > during the reunion. Anyone who would like to come and share knowledge of our > Families: We welcome you! >

Ben: My name is Linda Haen, I am one of many grandchildren of Lelia Michiels Bacon, wife of Joseph Leo Bacon, daughter of Edward Michiels and Irene Loden. Edward was born in Belgium. They lived in Alexandria. My grandmother, Lelia and grandfather, Leo were married October 25, 1911 in Alexandria, they moved to Houston, TX soon after that. I have been trying to get more information, without success, on the Michiels and Loden for quite some time now. Unfortunately I cannot make the Reunion, I live in Florida and be out west on business at that time. Is it possible to post this E-Mail at the reunion? If anyone has any information on my family, I will share what I have and reimburse any expenses for copies etc. I am the family researcher for my sisters and cousins. Please email me at: [email protected] Thank you in advance, Linda Haen -----Original Message----- From: Ben Mertens [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 4:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LARAPIDE] Mertens Reunion Sept 30 We welcome you to our reunion as a friend and genealogyist! We have a lot of related and some unrelated surnames. Ben Mertens [email protected] MERTENS REUNION 2000 Peter Francis Mertens & Anna Marie Rosa Lee (Rosalia) VanGossum & 7 Children: Henry, Frank, Angelena, Leona, Gustav, Maria and Alfonse left Belgium by boat in 1887, arrived in New Orleans and traveled, probably up the Mississippi and Red Rivers, to the area of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Where: Kees Park Civic Center, 2450 Highway 28 East (near Hwy 167 & I 59), Pineville, LA (over) When: Saturday, September 30, 2000; all day, bring a covered dish &/or dessert. Contact persons: Tom & Lorraine Mertens, 937 325 3673 2040 Sunset Avenue, Springfield, Ohio 45505; Jack & Carol Mertens, 409 985 7551 2515 Date Street, Port Arthur, Texas 77642; Ben Mertens, 740 477 3830 18418 Winchester Road, Ashville, Ohio 43103 Email [email protected];Karen Mertens Wescott, 303 363 7092 14214 East First Drive #A1, Aurora, Colorado 80011 No admission fee We will present genealogy of nearly 3,000 Mertens-related relatives from the past 270 years. We will present genealogy of nearly 100 relatives Born in Belgium. We will present hundreds of old photographs of Mertens relatives and SHARE COPIES. We will have a high density (megapixels) Scanner & Printer. Let us copy, print & share your photographs (any size up to 8 1/21/2 by 11), Within minutes - on the spot. No charge; donations accepted to cover costs.. All set up at Best Western Alexandria Tuesday, Sept 26 thru Friday, Sept 29 and at the reunion Saturday, Sept 30. Tell us about your branch of our family. Bring your old photographs and share. You, all your friends and everyone related to these surnames are cordially invited to join us and meet our multitude of descendants: Albertson Andries Antosie Arcangeli Atken Barnett Barnidge Bartholomew Barton Beaubouf Berry Bishop Blackman Bringol Broach Brock Brown Bunner Buquis Bushby Butchka Canales Cash Castillo Chaudoir Chagoyan Cheek Connell Cook Coon Cooney Cooper Cresong Daenen Daniel Dauzat Day Descant Dess Deville DiCola Dinkel Doiron DuFour Dupuy Dutra Eskew Farmer Ferguson Fillette Fleming Fredericks Gagnard Gallent Glentz Godderviendt Godfrey Grantham Guillot Gunnells Hilton Hines Holt Issa Johnson Jones Kidwell Kiels Knoepke Kojis Krause Lamkin Lavin Lichtey Lindsay Loudermilk Lucus Luno Luyten Maginnis Malensek Mann Mathews McCarty McCallahan McDaniel McIntire McKaughan Mertens Michels Micochero Mihaly Milam Miller Milner Mitchel Monroe Moore Monsey Montalbano Morel Molar Monsley Mosley Moulton Mullen Murphy Nelson Newgord Nolan Nollen O''Neal Pardue Patton Paul Paulk Pearson Pentecost Pertson Perry Peterman Peters Plemel Popejoy Posey Rebouche Reeves Robinson Ryder Saucier Screpetis Seav! ey Sisk Smith Sparkman Spaulding Stapleton Straka Strange St. Romain Swearingen Tassin Taylor Thiels Thompson Thornhill Toomey Tutenel Vanderhoeven VanDevelde VanGossum VanVeckhoven Verheyden Vits Viviano Warner Watkins Weatherford Wegner Welch Wells Wescott White Wiley Wittenberg Wright Zacharia Also being presented are 16 families that EMIGRATED TO RAPIDES PARISH and central Louisiana around 1900 (some not related to Mertens) who were BORN IN BELGIUM, whose ancestors go back to the early 1700's: Jammaer, VanLangendonck, DeWit, Goddevriendt, VanMeldert, VanDegaer, Verzwyvelt, Daenen, Tutenel, Stercux, Mues, Andries, VanGossum (J.C.), Michiels, Marien and VanGossum (J.B.) Please pass this information on and give us any additional addresses for mailing. We need volunteers to help us organize, speak & work, before and during the reunion. Anyone who would like to come and share knowledge of our Families: We welcome you!

We welcome you to our reunion as a friend and genealogyist! We have a lot of related and some unrelated surnames. Ben Mertens [email protected] MERTENS REUNION 2000 Peter Francis Mertens & Anna Marie Rosa Lee (Rosalia) VanGossum & 7 Children: Henry, Frank, Angelena, Leona, Gustav, Maria and Alfonse left Belgium by boat in 1887, arrived in New Orleans and traveled, probably up the Mississippi and Red Rivers, to the area of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Where: Kees Park Civic Center, 2450 Highway 28 East (near Hwy 167 & I 59), Pineville, LA (over) When: Saturday, September 30, 2000; all day, bring a covered dish &/or dessert. Contact persons: Tom & Lorraine Mertens, 937 325 3673 2040 Sunset Avenue, Springfield, Ohio 45505; Jack & Carol Mertens, 409 985 7551 2515 Date Street, Port Arthur, Texas 77642; Ben Mertens, 740 477 3830 18418 Winchester Road, Ashville, Ohio 43103 Email [email protected];Karen Mertens Wescott, 303 363 7092 14214 East First Drive #A1, Aurora, Colorado 80011 No admission fee We will present genealogy of nearly 3,000 Mertens-related relatives from the past 270 years. We will present genealogy of nearly 100 relatives Born in Belgium. We will present hundreds of old photographs of Mertens relatives and SHARE COPIES. We will have a high density (megapixels) Scanner & Printer. Let us copy, print & share your photographs (any size up to 8 ½½ by 11), Within minutes - on the spot. No charge; donations accepted to cover costs.. All set up at Best Western Alexandria Tuesday, Sept 26 thru Friday, Sept 29 and at the reunion Saturday, Sept 30. Tell us about your branch of our family. Bring your old photographs and share. You, all your friends and everyone related to these surnames are cordially invited to join us and meet our multitude of descendants: Albertson Andries Antosie Arcangeli Atken Barnett Barnidge Bartholomew Barton Beaubouf Berry Bishop Blackman Bringol Broach Brock Brown Bunner Buquis Bushby Butchka Canales Cash Castillo Chaudoir Chagoyan Cheek Connell Cook Coon Cooney Cooper Cresong Daenen Daniel Dauzat Day Descant Dess Deville DiCola Dinkel Doiron DuFour Dupuy Dutra Eskew Farmer Ferguson Fillette Fleming Fredericks Gagnard Gallent Glentz Godderviendt Godfrey Grantham Guillot Gunnells Hilton Hines Holt Issa Johnson Jones Kidwell Kiels Knoepke Kojis Krause Lamkin Lavin Lichtey Lindsay Loudermilk Lucus Luno Luyten Maginnis Malensek Mann Mathews McCarty McCallahan McDaniel McIntire McKaughan Mertens Michels Micochero Mihaly Milam Miller Milner Mitchel Monroe Moore Monsey Montalbano Morel Molar Monsley Mosley Moulton Mullen Murphy Nelson Newgord Nolan Nollen O''Neal Pardue Patton Paul Paulk Pearson Pentecost Pertson Perry Peterman Peters Plemel Popejoy Posey Rebouche Reeves Robinson Ryder Saucier Screpetis Seav! ey Sisk Smith Sparkman Spaulding Stapleton Straka Strange St. Romain Swearingen Tassin Taylor Thiels Thompson Thornhill Toomey Tutenel Vanderhoeven VanDevelde VanGossum VanVeckhoven Verheyden Vits Viviano Warner Watkins Weatherford Wegner Welch Wells Wescott White Wiley Wittenberg Wright Zacharia Also being presented are 16 families that EMIGRATED TO RAPIDES PARISH and central Louisiana around 1900 (some not related to Mertens) who were BORN IN BELGIUM, whose ancestors go back to the early 1700's: Jammaer, VanLangendonck, DeWit, Goddevriendt, VanMeldert, VanDegaer, Verzwyvelt, Daenen, Tutenel, Stercux, Mues, Andries, VanGossum (J.C.), Michiels, Marien and VanGossum (J.B.) Please pass this information on and give us any additional addresses for mailing. We need volunteers to help us organize, speak & work, before and during the reunion. Anyone who would like to come and share knowledge of our Families: We welcome you!

Forwarded for Randy. Please use the [email protected] address to send things to this list. Morgan >X-POP3-Rcpt: [email protected] >Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:03:40 -0700 >X-From_: [email protected] Thu Sep 21 11:03:40 2000 >Reply-To: <[email protected]> >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: My Rapides Parish Roots and Location Map >Old-Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 13:05:14 -0500 >Organization: www.randywillis.org >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 >X-Diagnostic: Already on the subscriber list >X-Diagnostic: 114 [email protected] 32736 >[email protected] >X-Envelope-To: LARAPIDE-L-request > > >From Randy Willis [email protected] > >My parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were all neighbors near >Barber Creek between Forest Hill and Longleaf, La. > >The location of their Old Home Places: > >Graham Home Place: >My great-grandparents: ROBERT GRAHAM (b. August 20, 1818; d. February 10, >1890). Married RUTH SMITH (b. December 5, 1813; d. June 2, 1869). Both >are buried at The Graham Cemetery near Forest Hill, Louisiana. Ruth, after >becoming ill, told Robert that she wished to be buried at the top of a hill >[see present day Bell Road] on their home place near Forest Hill, La. She >was and that hill became known as the The Graham Cemetery. > >Willis Home Place: >My great-grandparents: DANIEL H. WILLIS, JR. (b. April 2, 1839; d. May 22, >1900). Married JULIA ANN GRAHAM (b. February 22, 1845; d. September 28, >1936). Both are buried at The Graham Cemetery. They married January 10, >1867 at her father, Robert Graham's home place. When Daniel asked Robert >Graham for Julia Ann's hand in marriage (just after the Civil War), Robert >asked him if he could feed her. Daniel replied that he had a horse, a milk >cow, a barrel of corn and a barrel of molasses. Robert responded my >goodness son you have enough to marry several of my daughters. Later, >three of Daniel's brothers would marry three of Julia Ann's sisters. When >Daniel Willis died in 1900, he left Julia Ann $35,000.00 in gold, a large >homestead near Barber Creek and the woods full of cows. Daniel H. Willis, >Jr. was the son of Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr. (b. December 28, 1817; d. >March 27, 1887) and Anna Slaughter (b. May 29, 1820 d. March 24, 1876). >Both are buried at Amiable Baptist Church Cemetery near Barber Creek. > >Lawson Home Place: >My grandparents: ROBERT S. LAWSON (b. March 25, 1868; d. in 1941). He >married NINA RUTH HANKS (b. 1891; d. 1962). Nina Ruth Hanks is buried in the >Butter Cemetery. Robert S. Lawson's parents were Robert W. Lawson (b. >April 9, 1810; d. November 25, 1890), and Florentine Rougeau (b. December >5, 1838; d. December 6, 1871). She is buried in the Rougeau Cemetery. >Nina Ruth Hanks parents were Nathan Hanks (b. December, 1850) and Mary >Celima Stagg (b. August 01, 1862, and died 1947 and buried in Butter >Cemetery). > >My great-grandparents: ARTHUR ALLEN HANKS (b. August 27, 1877; died August >22, 1942). He married MARY STARK (b. 1860; d. 1931). She traveled by >covered wagon first to Branch, La. and then to Forest Hill, La. in 1910. >She is buried in Butter Cemetery. Arthur Allen Hanks "ran off" with another >women and is buried in Oklahoma. Arthur Allen Hanks parents were William >Hanks and Francis Soileau. > >My Childhood Home: >We lived on part of the Old Lawson Home Place (adjoining the Old Willis Home >Place) until I was age four, which belonged to my mother. Our home was >between present-day Empire and Barton Roads facing Highway 165. We then >moved to Clute, Texas near were my dad had gotten a higher paying job at Dow >Chemical. My parents were neighbors as kids. Julia Ann Graham Willis had >always told her children and grandchildren that there was gravel in Barber >Creek. Both their parents/grandparents old home places, near Barber Creek, >were later destroyed by gravel and timber companies who bought up the >undivided shares of the old home places. A large pit/lake stands were their >homes once were. The gravel pit has destroyed the timber and Barber Creek. >It became overrun with sand and silt; literally smothered to death. The >EPA finally made them shut down but it was too late.

To Alma B. Reed: About a week ago, in response to your request, I emailed to you a description of Methodist Campground Cemetery, including a listing of its occupants. Did you receive it? Jack Spikes ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 10:54 AM Subject: [LARAPIDE] Oxford Ancestors: Online Genetic History > Hello Listers, > I have just learned that my ggrandfather, STEPHEN HERRING, is buried at > the METHODIST CAMPGROUND CEMETERY near Gardner, LA. in Rapides Parish. Can > any of you tell me anything about this cemetery? How did it get its name? Is > it possible to visit the place? How does one get there from Gardner? Are > there any records of other burials for this cemetery and , if so, where could > I locate them? > Thanks, > Alma B. Reed >