Hello, I am researching Mattie W GORDON nee unknown, she was born Aug 29, 1893 and died in Alexandria, LA Feb 01, 1970 and is buried in Richy Cemetery. She was married to George F GORDON born Mar 1898 in Phila, PA and died Aug 1963 in Alexandria LA. I would like to get her obit, so could someone please give me a phone number or place to call?? Thank you Kathy list "mom' for Blinn-L, Brauch-L, Figiel-L, Germans-IN-HuntingtonCo-L, Germans-to-Phila-L, Germans-OH-Starkco-L, Hamby-L, Hofmann-L, Holsinger-L, Huther-L, Laughran-L, Loose-L, Paszotta-L, Riley-L, Rupsis-L, Schumacher-L, Sibel-L, Troop-L, Vollmer-L, Wedler-L, Wherity-L homepage http://community.webtv.net/kathy556/DoughertyGordonBaer http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/m/Kathryn-R-Hamby-PA

Rapides Parish Public Library 411 Washington St. Alexandria, LA Phone: 318-445-6436 http://www.rpl.org/ >Hello, I am researching >Mattie W GORDON nee unknown, she was born Aug 29, 1893 and died in >Alexandria, LA Feb 01, 1970 and is buried in Richy Cemetery. She was >married to George F GORDON born Mar 1898 in Phila, PA and died Aug 1963 in >Alexandria LA. >I would like to get her obit, so could someone please give me a phone >number or place to call?? >Thank you >Kathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson, Penn, Skeeles, Harris, Blake, Truby, Mann, Turk Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/503 Message Board Post: At the corner of 2nd (now Main) Street and Jackson Street, directly behind the Hotel Bentley, was a two-story structure (likely built of brick & mortar). The ground floor housed a saloon called the Texas Bar and a liquor store called Delta Liquors. This establishment was operated in 1943 by R. O. Skeeles, Frank L. Truby & his wife, Amelia Nellie Mann Truby, and Vines B. Harris & his wife, Mary Turk Harris. In April of 1943 they sold their interest to William L. Johnson & his wife, Louise Penn Johnson, who sold out in December of 1944 to a man named, Shirley R. Blake, who operated it through at least 1947. By 1949 the building was vacant and by 1951 this address at 801 2nd Street housed the Alexandria Trade School. Back in 1938 this location (do not think the building was erected until after that year) was operated by the Alexandria Auto Company. Apparently was the bar was built to accomodate the mass of soldiers coming to the area's many Army Camps for training. It is likely! that the original bar was partitioned-off into the two businesses, a small bar in the front and the liquor store in the back. Would like stories from persons remembering this establishment or its owners and would love to receive photos of the exterior taken nearby or afar and especially the interior. Some of the furnishings purchased with the business were a circular bar with 60 bar stools & 50 tables with 150 chairs. This amount of furniture would have filled the entire 6,000 square feet in its heyday, but likely was downsized as business fell off with the return of troops to their homes.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ready/Armitage/Hauk Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/502 Message Board Post: Would like info on Maria Louisa Ready, mother of 1)Thomas J. Armitage (wife, Theotice Berlin) and 2) Alice Maria Ready Hauk (husband, Columbus/Charles Hauk). Who were Maria L.'s parents and husband(s)? She was deceased by December 1868; owned property in what is now downtown Alexandria, La.She also lived in New Orleans. Some records say she was born in Miss., others say La. Have info on TJA (my great-grandfather) and on daughter Alice but really stumped on Maria Louisa.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WEB.2ACI/501 Message Board Post: Seeking newspaper accounts or other information regarding the murder of Jonah David Gabbert, age 21, of Brown County, TX. The murder occured in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA, on September 15, 1925. Please reply to vickianns@cox.net. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WEB.2ACI/500 Message Board Post: Seeking newspaper accounts or other information regarding the murder of Jonah David Gabbert, age 21, of Brown County, TX. The murder occured in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA, on September 15, 1925. Please reply to vickianns@cox.net. Thanks!

I tried to answer a query concerning David W. Delaney. The email address for the person was delaney2@evl.net. My reply was returned with this message: ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 5.1.2 <delaney2@evl.net>... Host unknown (Name server: this.domain.is.not.used.for.email.: host not found) Please contact me at tallygators@earthlink.net. Floreda

I am seeking information and/or contact with descendants of Robert Wilton Bringhurst & Judith Taliaferro Leckie, Blakely Cicero Duke & Harriet Maria Leckie, and Robert Cecil Hetherwick & Elvira Sexton Leckie. Any Help appreciated. Thanks Gene

-----Original Message----- From: Barbara Hunt Gothie [mailto:bhgothie@mindspring.com] Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:11 PM To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Sun Sep 19 12:11:22 2004 NAME: Barbara Hunt Gothie EMAIL: bhgothie@mindspring.com URL: QRYTEXT: Looking for information on the COTTON family of Rapides Parish about 1860 and earlier. Looking for father of Emeline Cotton listed in the 1860 Census of Rapides in household of William J. Gentry, born 1829 AL and his wife Tempy / Temperance GENTRY born 1828 LA. I am conjecturing that Tempy was married before to a COTTON. Any help on these lines would be most appreciated.

-----Original Message----- From: Bill Holly, Jr. [mailto:walkingtall@cox-internet.com] Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 3:26 PM To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Sun Sep 19 13:26:26 2004 NAME: Bill Holly, Jr. EMAIL: walkingtall@cox-internet.com URL: QRYTEXT: Seeking any information on the following family including the burial place of Henry "Little Buddy" SIMPSON near Cheneyville, Rapides, LA. William Everett SIMPSON is believed to have been born before 1870 in Texas. He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Florentine BORLAND on 25 Jun 1891 in Rapides Parish, LA. Lizzie was born 22 May 1864, and died 28 Oct 1948, to John Ervin BORLAND and Amelia Carolyn HAYNES. Lizzie is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, Rapides, LA. William Everett SIMPSON died about Oct 1897 in Rapides Parish and was buried "across the river" from Poland, Rapides, LA. It is believed he may have been buried in the old Peart Cemetery on a bluff overlooking the Red River that over time has mostly disappeared into the river. William and Lizzie had three children (1)Mary Antoinette "Nettie" SIMPSON who married, James Morton PEART; (2)Henry "Little Buddy" SIMPSON, who died at about ten years of age when thrown by a horse near a cotton gin in the Cheneyville area; and (3)Ilda Garnett SIMPSON, who married Floyd Chester HOLLY, Sr. Henry "Little Buddy" SIMPSON, b Jan 1895, reportedly was, in about 1905, thrown from a horse which was spooked by a cotton gin whistle, and dragged through a fence resulting in his death. He was reportedly buried in the Cheneyville area but I have been unable to locate his burial place. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Bill Holly, 500 Holly-Moore Drive, Pineville, LA 71360; 318-640-6615; walkingtall@cox-internet.com

-----Original Message----- From: Sharon Delaney [mailto:delaney2@ev1.net] Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 4:26 PM To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Thu Sep 16 14:26:01 2004 NAME: Sharon Delaney EMAIL: delaney2@ev1.net URL: QRYTEXT: DELANEY, ADAMS DAVID W. DELANEY was born about 1828 and died 1872, probably in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He married (first) 28 Jun 1846 to Caroline Adams, born about 1833 in Georgia and died probably before 1867 in Louisiana. They had seven children, all born in Louisiana. He married (second)24 Dec 1866 in Caldwell Parish to Nancy Adams, born Mississippi. They had three children (she had seven children). The 1870 and 1880 Rapides Parish census shows a niece, Georgianna Sills, is living with her. Wish to share info. David was a brother to my gr-gr- grandfather. Sharon Delaney delaney2@ev1.net

-----Original Message----- From: Barbara Hunt-Gothie [mailto:bhgothie@mindspring.com] Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:00 PM To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Sun Sep 19 11:59:30 2004 NAME: Barbara Hunt-Gothie EMAIL: bhgothie@mindspring.com URL: QRYTEXT: Searching for information on Temperance COTTON/HUNT/GENTRY. She is listed as married to William J. GENTRY in the 1860 Census of Rapides. Her children include ; Emaline COTTON, John and Jefferson HUNT, and Amanda, Allen GENTRY. The census taker erroneously listed Jefferson and John as GENTRY,but they were sons of unknown HUNT, Temperance's previous partner/husband. I am looking for marriage data or descendants of these folks.Email at bhgothie@mindpsring.com.

-----Original Message----- From: Swampbabs@aol.com [mailto:Swampbabs@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 9:03 AM To: morgan@usroots.com Subject: Rapides Louisiana I'm searching for Joab(Joe) Johnson (b. abt 1878 d. unk 1947?) and Ellie/Ella/Sarilda Burnett(b. 1878 d. unk). They are listed in Rapides Parish in 1920 or 1930, with all of their children. They were both born in Missouri. I'm hoping to find their children or grandchildren. Ellie's sister,Barbara, was my gggrandmother. Ellie, Barbara and their brother John were children of James Burnett and Margaret West. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Barbara Courtney

-----Original Message----- From: June R. Poole [mailto:JuneRP56@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 11:03 PM To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Thu Sep 2 21:03:07 2004 NAME: June R. Poole EMAIL: JuneRP56@aol.com URL: QRYTEXT: I'm searching for JOHN HENDERSON born 1769 in Va. He was h/o of MARTHA FOSTER born June 1781 and died June 1836 in Natchez. I'm descended from their daughter ELEANOR HENDERSON born in Rapides Parish in 1808 w/o of RICHARD ADDISON COWARD. ELEANOR HENDERSON had two sisters: NANCY born in 1797, LECIVY born 1801, and ELIZA born in 1802. I want to join La. Colonials, and I need documentation that JOHN HENDERSON was in La. by 1803 and any other info about his parentage or of MARTHA FOSTERS. I'd be glad to share what info I have.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WEB.2ACI/288.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Randy, I am Juanita Graham Wood's granddaughter. To answer a few of you questions: Alma Pearl Moore is buried in the Old Union Cemetery just outside Winnfield, LA. She was the daughter of George R. Moore and Lucy Hastings. They moved to Winnfield from Kentucky in 1910. I have not found a link to James Moore but I have not been able to find much information on the Moores. I know my grandmother, Juanita, does have some pictures of the Grahams. I will try to see what I can find next time I visit. I want to thank you for all the information on your website. It has help me tremendously in my research. I found another link to the Willis's in my line. Laura Dyer's parents were William Dyer and Mary Hebert. William Dyer's father, another William, was married to Jemima Willis, daughter of Joseph and Sarah.

Recent uploads to the Louisiana USGenWeb Archives edited to include only the Rapides Parish data. -----Original Message----- From: Jo Branch [mailto:jo-genealogy@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 8:38 PM To: LAGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAGENWEB] 30 Aug Uploads http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/history/family/gms5thedupli. txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/history/family/gph6adolphus. txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/history/family/gph8jeremiah. txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/history/rita2000.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/vitals/marriages/gmr6franks. txt --- Jo (Castleberry) Branch, LA State Asst. File Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm My Home Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jojr/home.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/499 Message Board Post: McCoy, Robert - 22 Feb 1854/17 Dec 1919 [2 vaults, only 1 inscription] Robert McCoy was the son of my ggg grandmother, he had at least 10 children, his wife's name was Mary, He was a fisherman on the Red River. Anyone related to him please reply...Pamela

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCoy/Ward Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/498 Message Board Post: 1880 Rapides Pg. 482B, Alexandria, Rapides, LA WARD, M.C., W/M, Age 65, Laborer, SC SC SC WARD, Sedora, W/F, Age 55, TN TN TN I'm looking for anyone who is realed to Ward's in Rapides Parish.... Pamela

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COOPER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WEB.2ACI/497.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the information. I'll have to follow up. I have a John Benjamin Cooper and wife Lula who were married about 1900 in my database. Again thanks for the posting and prompt replay.

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