Missouri SILLS (b 9/19/1852-d 2/16/1931) married Hugh NUGENT (b 4/2/1838 -d 8/18/1930). They were married in Rapides Parish 8/18/1930. They are buried in a cemetery at Holloway Prairie (the cemetery is next to a church but the church does not own the cemetery). Missouri SILLS is the daughter of Benjamin SILLS and Louisa ACHORD SILLS BAUM NUGENT. Louisa ACHORD SILLS BAUM married John NUGENT in Rapides Parish 12/15/1869. >From documents researched there appears to be a kinship between John and Hugh. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Floreda

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/437.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Add me to your website. I m researching Jenkins and Aycock lines. Thanks, Faye

He was the first causality in WW II from Rapides Parish. My 1st cousin once removed Robert Kenneth "Bobby" Willis, Jr. by Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net Robert Kenneth "Bobby" Willis, Jr. joined the Navy in August of 1939 after graduating from Natchitoches High School in Louisiana. He served for 16-months on the USS Arizona which arrived at Pearl Harbor on Saturday, December 6, 1941 and was sunk the next day by the Japanese. He enlisted in the Navy in Rapides Parish, Louisiana and was the first casualty of that Parish in World War II. The American Legion Post in Pineville, Louisiana was named the Robert K. Willis Jr. Post in honor of his service and duty to his country. He was the first causality in WW II from Rapides Parish. He is entombed in the USS Arizona at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Bobby Willis' father (Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr.) received a message from the Rapides Parish Sheriff that he was trying too reach him. He rushed to the Sheriff's Department. Bobby's sister told me that when her father returned she knew the moment he walked into her front door that it had been confirmed Bobby had been killed from the expression on his their father's face. My father was Bobby's first cousin. He and many other of Bobby's cousins rushed too enlist and one of America's finest hours began. I pray we never forget the cost of our precious freedom. Randy Willis

-----Original Message----- From: Angleeyes346@aol.com [mailto:Angleeyes346@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 12:13 PM To: larapide-l-request@rootsweb.com Subject: Family Tree I am looking for Abraham Mickel,I know when he came to america he settled in Rapides Parish and he owned Lee St,and acouple of stores on lee St.And I can't find enything on him could you help me. Thank you Rebecca Wiltse

I can give you contact info on Jim ---a Calliham researcher for the Avoyelles/Rapides area---need to dig it out.

-----Original Message----- From: Wanda McFarland [mailto:wanmac1@ev1.net] Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 9:10 PM To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Sat Nov 22 19:09:57 2003 NAME: Wanda McFarland EMAIL: wanmac1@ev1.net URL: QRYTEXT: Does anyone have information of a church at Big Hammock? Also where is(or where was) Asher, La. Any info on John Boyd or Richard Boyd would be appreciated.

>From the files of Randy Willis randywillis@ev1.net http://www.randywillis.org Eliza Ann Willis was the daughter of Agerton Willis whom I descend from. Most of the Strother and Willis Families, in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, were neighbors in 1850. Paragraphs begin with the 1850 Rapides Parish Census Household numbers in parenthesis. The dates in parenthesis are dates of birth and are estimates/guesses based upon census records in most cases. (1850 Rapides Parish household 654) John A. Strother (1820) and his wife Eliza Willis (1818). Eliza was Agerton Willis' daughter and a granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Willis (ca. 1758-1854). Eliza Willis was a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis. The children of John A. Strother and his wife Eliza Willis were: John A. Strother, Jr. (1865), Alfred Strother (1841), Josiah Strother (1842), Bernard Strother (1844 and killed in the Civil War), Dempsey Strother (1846-1910), Henry Zachariah Strother (1848-1933), Mary Ann Strother (1852), George William Strother (1855-1908), Elizabeth Strother (1856); she married David Johnson), Sarah Jane Strother (1858), Richard Strother (1860), Nancy Strother (1862); she married T.J. Greer), and Martha Strother (1867); she married Frankin/Francis Perkins). John A. Strother then married Artimesa Smith; they had one child: Azariah Columbus Strother (1873-1933). (649) Sally Willis (1798/1802). She may be a daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was probably the Sarah Willis (1798) who married Nathaniel West. Their children were: Jackson West, William West (1828), Nathaniel West, Jr. (1834), John West (1836), Hettie West (1838), Andrew West (1840), Sophia West (1844) and Wade West (1852). (661) Francis E. Strother (1823) and his wife Mary S. Willis Strother (1827). There children were: Martha Ann Strother (1842), Elizabeth Strother (1844), Solomon Strother (1846), Mary Ann Strother (1847), Sophia Strother (1851), Francis P. Strother (1854), John Riley Strother (1859), Eliza Strother (1861), Henrietta Strother (1863). Francis E. Strother was Richard Strother, Jr.'s brother. Mary Willis was Agerton Willis' daughter and a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis (1817-1887), my great-great-grandfather. Agerton Willis was the eldest son of Rev. Joseph Willis. (660) Agerton Willis (1785) and his wife Sophie Story (1787). He was Rev. Joseph Willis' eldest son. Agerton Willis' son Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s two eldest daughters were named Eliza Willis (1842) and Mary Jane Willis (1845). I believe Agerton named these two daughters after his sisters Eliza Willis (1818) and Mary Willis (1827). Family tradition states that Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s sister would read the Bible while he preached because he was blind in his later years. Sophie Story was an Irish orphan brought from Tennessee by a Mr. Park, who then lived near Holmesville below Bunkie, Louisiana. (659) William Strother (1817) and his wife Mary Doyal/Dyer/Dyal ( 1826). Mary Doyal/Dyer was a daughter of Thomas Doyal/Dyer and Mary Willis. Mary Willis (1787) is also listed. She was probably the daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children listed in this census are Nancy Strother (1846) (married John Droddy) and William Strother (1849-1932). (658) Joseph Willis, Jr. (1792) and his wife Jane/Jennie Coker (1810). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children were: Joseph P. Willis (1824), Charles Willis (1833), Lemuel Willis (1836), and Elizabeth Willis (1839). It would appear they also raised a granddaughter, Martha "Patsy" Coker (1830-1899). (657) Lemuel Willis (1812) and his wife Eveline/Emeline Perkins (1823 date listed in census has to be wrong). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children were: Mary Willis (1833), Hawkins Willis (1834), Martha Willis (1835), Sarah Willis (1837), Lemuel I. Willis (1839), Olivia "Olive" Willis (1841), James K Polk Willis (1845), Lucinda "Lydia" Willis (1847), Carolyn Matilda Willis (1855), Crawford Willis (died in the Civil War at Shiloh), Sidney P. Willis, and Shrilda Willis. Lemuel Willis and Eveline/Emeline Perkins' daughter, Carolyn Matilda Willis, married John Houston Strother, Sr. and their daughter Lucinda "Lydia" Willis had a daughter (named Matilda) by Richard Strother, III. (653) William Willis (1804) and his wife Rhoda Strother (1814). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was Richard Strother, Jr.'s (listed below) sister. Their children were: William Willis (1835), Jackson Willis (1837), Sarah Willis (1839), Mary Willis (1841), Lemuel Willis (1843), Daniel Willis (1845), Joseph Willis (1847-1912), Jesse Willis (1850-1906), Matthew Willis (1853-1925), James Willis (1856), and Alexander Willis (1858). (652) Joseph P. Willis (1824) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Sweat (1828). He was Rev. Joseph Willis' grandson and a son of Joseph Willis, Jr.. Their children listed were: Josiah Willis (1844), Isaac Willis (1846), Mary Willis (1848) and Simon Willis (1851). (651) Richard Strother, Jr. (1806) and probably his mother or mother-in-law Sally (1787). [She is listed as Sally Ray sometimes] Richard Strother's siblings were: James Strother(?) (1808), Rhoda Strother (1814), William Strother (1817), John A. Strother, Sr. (1820) and Francis E. Strother (1823. Richard Strother, Jr.'s children were: Alexander Asaria Strother, Sr. (1829-1864), William Strother (1841), Richard Strother, III (1843-1868 - shot as a Jayhawker), Leroy Strother (1843), William Strother (1849 - named 2nd. son William also after others death), and John Strother (1852). Richard Strother, Jr's. sister, Rhoda Strother, married Rev. Joseph Willis' son William Willis. Richard Strother, Jr.'s son, Alexander Strother, was the father of John Houston Strother, Sr. who was the father of Dr. Greene Wallace Strother. (480) Jemima Willis (1796). She was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She married William Dyer and they lived on the Calcasieu River near Master's Creek. Their children were: James Dyer (1823), Roland Dyer (1830), Joseph Dyer (1831), Elijah Dyer (1834), Elizabeth Dyer (1836), and Jemima Dyer (1839). (422) Rev. Joseph Willis (1758) and his fourth wife Elvy Sweat (1820 are listed. Rev. Joseph Willis' had 19 children by four wives. Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr. (1758-1854) had the following children: (1) Agerton Willis (1785), (2) Mary Willis (1787), (3) Joseph Willis, Jr., (1792), (4) Rachel Willis (1794), (5) Jemima Willis (1796), (6) Sarah Willis (1798), (7) Sally Willis (1802), [Although she could be the same as Sarah Willis (1798) above], (8) William Willis (1804), (9) Lemuel Willis (1812), (10) John Willis (1814), (11) Martha Willis(?) (1825), (12-15) (four females listed in the 1830 census between the ages of 5-20), (16) Samuel Willis (1836), (17) Aimuwell Willis (1837-1937), and two sons (18-19) that died "poisoned on honey and were buried a half mile from the present town of Oakdale, Louisiana.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Strother, Willis, Graham, Stark, Stagg, Hanks, Lawson, Soileau, Deroussel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/451 Message Board Post: >From the files of Randy Willis randywillis@ev1.net http://www.randywillis.org Strother and Willis Families of 1850 Rapides Parish Most of the Strother and Willis Families, in Rapides Parish, La., were neighbors in 1850. Paragraphs begin with the 1850 Rapides Parish Census household numbers in parenthesis. The dates in parenthesis are dates of birth and are estimates/guesses based upon census records in most cases. (649) Sally Willis (1798/1802). She may be a daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was probably the Sarah Willis (1798) who married Nathaniel West. Their children were: Jackson West, William West (1828), Nathaniel West, Jr. (1834), John West (1836), Hettie West (1838), Andrew West (1840), Sophia West (1844) and Wade West (1852). (661) Francis E. Strother (1823) and his wife Mary S. Willis Strother (1827). There children were: Martha Ann Strother (1842), Elizabeth Strother (1844), Solomon Strother (1846), Mary Ann Strother (1847), Sophia Strother (1851), Francis P. Strother (1854), John Riley Strother (1859), Eliza Strother (1861), Henrietta Strother (1863). Francis E. Strother was Richard Strother, Jr.'s brother. Mary Willis was Agerton Willis' daughter and a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis (1817-1887), my great-great-grandfather. Agerton Willis was the eldest son of Rev. Joseph Willis. (660) Agerton Willis (1785) and his wife Sophie Story (1787). He was Rev. Joseph Willis' eldest son. Agerton Willis' son Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s two eldest daughters were named Eliza Willis (1842) and Mary Jane Willis (1845). I believe Agerton named these two daughters after his sisters Eliza Willis (1818) and Mary Willis (1827). Family tradition states that Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s sister would read the Bible while he preached because he was blind in his later years. Sophie Story was an Irish orphan brought from Tennessee by a Mr. Park, who then lived near Holmesville below Bunkie, Louisiana. (659) William Strother (1817) and his wife Mary Doyal/Dyer/Dyal ( 1826). Mary Doyal/Dyer was a daughter of Thomas Doyal/Dyer and Mary Willis. Mary Willis (1787) is also listed. She was probably the daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children listed in this census are Nancy Strother (1846) (married John Droddy) and William Strother (1849-1932). (658) Joseph Willis, Jr. (1792) and his wife Jane/Jennie Coker (1810). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children were: Joseph P. Willis (1824), Charles Willis (1833), Lemuel Willis (1836), and Elizabeth Willis (1839). It would appear they also raised a granddaughter, Martha "Patsy" Coker (1830-1899). (657) Lemuel Willis (1812) and his wife Eveline/Emeline Perkins (1823 date listed in census has to be wrong). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children were: Mary Willis (1833), Hawkins Willis (1834), Martha Willis (1835), Sarah Willis (1837), Lemuel I. Willis (1839), Olivia "Olive" Willis (1841), James K Polk Willis (1845), Lucinda "Lydia" Willis (1847), Carolyn Matilda Willis (1855), Crawford Willis (died in the Civil War at Shiloh), Sidney P. Willis, and Shrilda Willis. Lemuel Willis and Eveline/Emeline Perkins' daughter, Carolyn Matilda Willis, married John Houston Strother, Sr. and their daughter Lucinda "Lydia" Willis had a daughter (named Matilda) by Richard Strother, III. (654) John A. Strother (1820) and his wife Eliza Willis (1818). Eliza was Agerton Willis' daughter and a granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis. The children of John A. Strother and his wife Eliza Willis were: John A. Strother, Jr. (1865), Alfred Strother (1841), Josiah Strother (1842), Bernard Strother (1844 and killed in the Civil War), Dempsey Strother (1846-1910), Henry Zachariah Strother (1848-1933), Mary Ann Strother (1852), George William Strother (1855-1908), Elizabeth Strother (1856); she married David Johnson), Sarah Jane Strother (1858), Richard Strother (1860), Nancy Strother (1862); she married T.J. Greer), and Martha Strother (1867); she married Frankin/Francis Perkins). John A. Strother then married Artimesa Smith; they had one child: Azariah Columbus Strother (1873-1933). (653) William Willis (1804) and his wife Rhoda Strother (1814). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was Richard Strother, Jr.'s (listed below) sister. Their children were: William Willis (1835), Jackson Willis (1837), Sarah Willis (1839), Mary Willis (1841), Lemuel Willis (1843), Daniel Willis (1845), Joseph Willis (1847-1912), Jesse Willis (1850-1906), Matthew Willis (1853-1925), James Willis (1856), and Alexander Willis (1858). (652) Joseph P. Willis (1824) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Sweat (1828). He was Rev. Joseph Willis' grandson and a son of Joseph Willis, Jr.. Their children listed were: Josiah Willis (1844), Isaac Willis (1846), Mary Willis (1848) and Simon Willis (1851). (651) Richard Strother, Jr. (1806) and probably his mother or mother-in-law Sally (1787). [She is listed as Sally Ray sometimes] Richard Strother's siblings were: James Strother(?) (1808), Rhoda Strother (1814), William Strother (1817), John A. Strother, Sr. (1820) and Francis E. Strother (1823. Richard Strother, Jr.'s children were: Alexander Asaria Strother, Sr. (1829-1864), William Strother (1841), Richard Strother, III (1843-1868 - shot as a Jayhawker), Leroy Strother (1843), William Strother (1849 - named 2nd. son William also after others death), and John Strother (1852). Richard Strother, Jr's. sister, Rhoda Strother, married Rev. Joseph Willis' son William Willis. Richard Strother, Jr.'s son, Alexander Strother, was the father of John Houston Strother, Sr. who was the father of Dr. Greene Wallace Strother. (480) Jemima Willis (1796). She was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She married William Dyer and they lived on the Calcasieu River near Master’s Creek. Their children were: James Dyer (1823), Roland Dyer (1830), Joseph Dyer (1831), Elijah Dyer (1834), Elizabeth Dyer (1836), and Jemima Dyer (1839). (422) Rev. Joseph Willis (1758) and his fourth wife Elvy Sweat (1820 are listed. Rev. Joseph Willis' had 19 children by four wives. Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr. (1758-1854) had the following children: (1) Agerton Willis (1785), (2) Mary Willis (1787), (3) Joseph Willis, Jr., (1792), (4) Rachel Willis (1794), (5) Jemima Willis (1796), (6) Sarah Willis (1798), (7) Sally Willis (1802), [Although she could be the same as Sarah Willis (1798) above], (8) William Willis (1804), (9) Lemuel Willis (1812), (10) John Willis (1814), (11) Martha Willis(?) (1825), (12-15) (four females listed in the 1830 census between the ages of 5-20), (16) Samuel Willis (1836), (17) Aimuwell Willis (1837-1937), and two sons (18-19) that died "poisoned on honey and were buried a half mile from the present town of Oakdale, Louisiana.

-----Original Message----- From: terrys [mailto:terrys@mail.ev1.net] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 6:52 AM To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [LARAPIDE] John A Strother/Azariah Columbus Strother Hi, Yes, Azariah Columbus Strother was the son of John A Strother and Artimesa Brown Smith. Azariah Columbus Strother is my grandfather. He was married 2 times and had a total of 21 children, my mother is the youngest child. Azariah and his first wife Elizabeth are buried at the cemetery in Calcasieu, also 5 of their children (I think). His second wife was Ellen Strother. I am out of town right now for the holidays so I don't have my files with me, however, when I return home I can forward you what ever you need. How are you related to this line? Just curious. Let me know what information you are looking for and I'll send you what I can when I get home. Terry ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@wnonline.net> Reply-To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 01:35:05 -0600 >Have found John A Strother & family on the 1850 & 1860 Rapides Parish census as follows: > >01 November 1850 >654/654 Rapides Parish, LA John Strother 31, wife Eliza Ann Willis 32, children John Jr 11, Alfred 9, Isiah (Isaiah) 7, Bernard 5, Dempsey 4, Henry (Henry Zachariah) 2 > >19 June 1860 >243/244 Rapides Parish, LA John Strother 40 (John A), wife Eliza 41 (Eliza Ann Willis), children Josiah 18, Bennard 16, Dempsey 14, Henry 12 (Henry Z), Mary Ann 8, George W 6, Elizabeth 4, Sarah Jane 2, Richard 4/12 (Feb 1860) > >Is it true that he married Artimesa Brown Smith 26 October 1870 in Rapides Parish, LA & that their child was Azariah Columbus Strother (11 May 1873 - 02 January 1933)? If so, can anyone tell me about the family of A.C.?? > >Thanks > > >==== LARAPIDE Mailing List ==== >Have you backed up your data lately? > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net

Hi Terry (wherever you are) - John A Strother & his 1st wife, Eliza Ann Willis, had a son named Henry Zachariah Strother who married Malissa Ann (Conly) Conley. Henry Z & Malissa Ann married 27 Feb 1869 in Rapides Parish, LA & are buried in Section A Row 16 of Oak Hill Cemetery, Oakdale, Allen Parish, LA. A daughter of Henry Z & Malissa Ann, Elizabeth, married David Crockett Strother (we called him Paw Dave). They married 31 Dec 1886 in Rapides Parish & are buried in Row 2 left side, Union Hill Cemetery, Union Hill, Rapides Parish, LA. Henry Z & Malissa Ann are my GGgrandparents. Elizabeth & David Crockett are my Ggrandparents. The daughter of Elizabeth & David, Ellie Mae, was my paternal grandmother. Am just trying to get her family line straight. I've seen Azariah Columbus & wife M.E. (3 Jan 1874 - 15 Aug 1904) buried at New Hope Cemetery, New Hope Baptist Church, Hineston with children N. O. (b 9 Feb 1898) & Joe V b 1898. Am familiar with the area being called Calcasieu as I was raised in Pitkin. Hope to hear from you soon! Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Morgan Edward Johnson To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 5:11 PM Subject: FW: {not a subscriber} Re: [LARAPIDE] John A Strother/Azariah Columbus Strother -----Original Message----- From: terrys [mailto:terrys@mail.ev1.net] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 6:52 AM To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [LARAPIDE] John A Strother/Azariah Columbus Strother Hi, Yes, Azariah Columbus Strother was the son of John A Strother and Artimesa Brown Smith. Azariah Columbus Strother is my grandfather. He was married 2 times and had a total of 21 children, my mother is the youngest child. Azariah and his first wife Elizabeth are buried at the cemetery in Calcasieu, also 5 of their children (I think). His second wife was Ellen Strother. I am out of town right now for the holidays so I don't have my files with me, however, when I return home I can forward you what ever you need. How are you related to this line? Just curious. Let me know what information you are looking for and I'll send you what I can when I get home. Terry ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@wnonline.net> Reply-To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 01:35:05 -0600 >Have found John A Strother & family on the 1850 & 1860 Rapides Parish census as follows: > >01 November 1850 >654/654 Rapides Parish, LA John Strother 31, wife Eliza Ann Willis 32, children John Jr 11, Alfred 9, Isiah (Isaiah) 7, Bernard 5, Dempsey 4, Henry (Henry Zachariah) 2 > >19 June 1860 >243/244 Rapides Parish, LA John Strother 40 (John A), wife Eliza 41 (Eliza Ann Willis), children Josiah 18, Bennard 16, Dempsey 14, Henry 12 (Henry Z), Mary Ann 8, George W 6, Elizabeth 4, Sarah Jane 2, Richard 4/12 (Feb 1860) > >Is it true that he married Artimesa Brown Smith 26 October 1870 in Rapides Parish, LA & that their child was Azariah Columbus Strother (11 May 1873 - 02 January 1933)? If so, can anyone tell me about the family of A.C.?? > >Thanks > > >==== LARAPIDE Mailing List ==== >Have you backed up your data lately? > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net ==== LARAPIDE Mailing List ==== Have you backed up your data lately?

Have found John A Strother & family on the 1850 & 1860 Rapides Parish census as follows: 01 November 1850 654/654 Rapides Parish, LA John Strother 31, wife Eliza Ann Willis 32, children John Jr 11, Alfred 9, Isiah (Isaiah) 7, Bernard 5, Dempsey 4, Henry (Henry Zachariah) 2 19 June 1860 243/244 Rapides Parish, LA John Strother 40 (John A), wife Eliza 41 (Eliza Ann Willis), children Josiah 18, Bennard 16, Dempsey 14, Henry 12 (Henry Z), Mary Ann 8, George W 6, Elizabeth 4, Sarah Jane 2, Richard 4/12 (Feb 1860) Is it true that he married Artimesa Brown Smith 26 October 1870 in Rapides Parish, LA & that their child was Azariah Columbus Strother (11 May 1873 - 02 January 1933)? If so, can anyone tell me about the family of A.C.?? Thanks

I will be out of the office starting 11/27/2003 and will not return until 12/03/2003. I will respond to your message when I return.

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/133.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Could you email me the information. I'm looking for the Mackie or Mackey family, Calliham or Callihan family, Brown family and the Weathers or Withers family. Any information will be helpful.

My grandfather called himself Rouchion when he left New Orleans around 1919. However, his birth certificate has the Rochon surname. He was born in New Orleans in 1887. I was told that there were Rouchions in Rapides. Would anyone know them? I hope so. I always thought my grandfather was the only person to have this name. Thanks for any information you may have to share on this surname. gis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hanks, Willis, Stark, Jenkins, Soileau, Graham, Lawson, Stagg, Strother Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/450 Message Board Post: My maternal great-grandfather ARTHUR ALLEN HANKS (b. Aug. 27, 1877; died Aug. 22, 1942) Arthur Allen Hanks was born on August 27, 1877 in Crowley, Louisiana. He died on August 22, 1942 in Norman, Oklahoma. His family was living in Quay, Oklahoma at the time of his death. He is buried in the Lawson Cemetery north of Yale, Oklahoma in an unmarked grave. He farmed, worked on the railroad and worked for the Carter Oil Company. He also, lived in Augusta, Kansas briefly, around 1930, but moved back to Oklahoma. His parents were William "Billy" Hanks and Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks (b. March 18, 1851; d. June 26, 1948). They were married on November 8, 1873, in Opelousas, Louisiana. His mother is buried at Elizabeth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, near Branch, Louisiana next to her second husband, Rufus A. "Ike" Stark. Arthur Allen Hanks married Mary Stark (b. Jan. 18, 1860; d. Jan. 08, 1931) on Oct. 17, 1895. He was 17-years younger than her. They owned a meat market in Lecompte, Louisiana. Their log home was located right in the middle of where IH 49 is today (approx. 500' south of Highway 112) near Lecompte. The Children of Arthur Allen Hanks and Mary Stark were: my grandmother, Lillie Gertrude Hanks (b. Dec. 29, 1897; d. July 02, 1973), Ivy "Buddy" Lee Hanks (b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 10, 1982), William Hanks, b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 16, 1898), Callie Hanks (b. June 18, 1901) and Mary Cordelia "Delia" Hanks (b. Apr. 04, 1902; d. Aug. 20, 1946). My grandmother told me that each day, after school, her mother, Mary Stark Hanks, would say "little lady, get a potato and work n the field." My Uncle Howard Willis, told me that his grandmother Mary Stark Hanks, reminded him of Grandma Walton on "The Walton's" TV show. Arthur Allen Hanks left Mary Stark Hanks and later married (date unknown) Gertrude G. Jenkins (b. Aug 11, 1900; d. Jan. 15, 1973) and moved near Quay and Yale, Oklahoma. Gertrude Jenkins first husband was a Laughful Miller; they had four children. Gertrude died in Tulsa on Jan. 15, 1973 and is buried in Cheneyville, Louisiana next to her parents. Arthur Allen Hanks and Gertrude Jenkins also had four children: Wilma Ruth Hanks (b. Mar. 14, 1928 in Quay, Ok.), Mary Hanks (b. June 24, 1930 in Augusta, Kansas; d. Oct. 10, 1962 with her husband in an auto accident), Donna Faye Hanks (b. June 24, 1938 in Quay, Ok; d. Sept. 25, 2003) and Edwin Lavelle Hanks (b. Dec. 17, 1941 in Yale, Ok). Arthur Allen Hanks is buried in the Lawson Cemetery north of Yale, Oklahoma in an unmarked grave. He farmed, worked on the railroad and worked for the Carter Oil Company. He also, lived in Augusta, Kansas briefly, around 1930, but moved back to Oklahoma. Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Soileau, Hanks, Willis, Graham, Lawson, Stark, Jenkins, Stagg, Strother Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/449 Message Board Post: My Great-great grandmother, Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks (b. March 18, 1851; d. June 26, 1948) first married William "Billy" Hanks on Nov. 8, 1873 in Opelousas, Louisiana. Her second husband was Rufus A. "Ike" Stark (d. Feb. 13, 1936). She is buried at Elizabeth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, near Branch, Louisiana next to her second husband, Rufus A. "Ike" Stark. Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks and William "Billy" Hanks had the following children: Lucy Hanks (b. 1881; d. ca. 1899 - never married), Mary Elizabeth Hanks (b. June 4, 1884; d. Dec. 8, 1957 - married William Nathan Huckaby), Benton Horace Hanks (b. Aug. 25, 1887; Sept. 14, 1929 - married Edna "Charlie" Oliver), Arthur Allen Hanks (my great-grandfather, (b. Aug. 27, 1877; d. Aug. 22, 1942, first married Mary Stark and then Gertrude Jenkins), Alice Dore Hanks (b. Feb. 17, 1875; d. Mar. 28, 1948 - married Robert Carter) and Caroline Hanks (b. Feb. 16, 1879; d. Feb. 27, 1950 - married William Richard). Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stark, Oliver, Hanks, Willis, Graham, Stagg, Jenkins, Soileau, Deroussel, Lawson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/448 Message Board Post: My Great-grandmother Mary Stark Oliver Hanks (b. Jan. 18, 1860; d. Jan. 08, 1931) She traveled by covered wagon with her parents, John M. Stark and Marie Deroussel, to Branch, Louisiana and later, in 1910, to Lecompte, Louisiana. She often spoke of the panthers screaming in the woods there, she said "they screamed just like a women." Mary Stark's first husband was Charles D. Oliver (b. Jan. 14, 1858; d. July 28, 1887 in Prairie Hays, Louisiana). Charles D. Oliver and Mary Stark married January 17, 1878 and had six children before his premature-death, at age 29. Their children were Wayne Oliver (b. Oct. 26, 1878; d. Oct. 25, 1942), John Pat Oliver (June 16, 1880; d. Apr. 25, 1960), Clarinda "Clara" Oliver (Dec. 07, 1881; d. Dec. 07, 1940), Rufus Oliver (b. June 19, 1883; d. Nov. 29, 1963), Alice Oliver (b. June 07, 1886; d. June 18, 1971) and Edna "Charlie" Oliver (b. Sept. 29, 1887; d. Aug 26, 1967). Mary Stark then married my great-grandfather, Arthur Allen Hanks (b.Aug. 27, 1877; d. Aug. 22, 1942) on Oct. 17, 1895. He was the son of William "Billy" Hanks and Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks Stark (b. March 18, 1851; d. June 26, 1948 and is buried at Elizabeth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, near Branch, Louisiana, next to her second husband, Rufus A. "Ike" Stark). Arthur Allen Hanks was 17-years younger than Mary Stark. Mary Stark and her husband, Arthur Allen Hanks, owned a meat market in Lecompte. Their log home was located right in the middle of where IH 49 is today (approx. 500' south of Highway 112) near Lecompte. The Children of Arthur Allen Hanks and Mary Stark were: my grandmother, Lillie Gertrude Hanks (b. Dec. 29, 1897; d. July 02, 1973), Ivy "Buddy" Lee Hanks (b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 10, 1982), William Hanks, b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 16, 1898), Callie Hanks (b. June 18, 1901) and Mary Cordelia "Delia" Hanks (b. Apr. 04, 1902; d. Aug. 20, 1946). My grandmother told me that each day, after school, her mother, Mary Stark, would say "little lady, get a potato and work in the field." My Uncle Howard Willis, told me that his grandmother Mary Stark, reminded him of Grandma Walton on "The Walton's" TV show. Arthur Allen Hanks left Mary Stark Oliver Hanks and later married (date unknown) Gertrude G. Jenkins (b. Aug 11, 1900; d. Jan. 15, 1973) and moved near Quay and Yale, Oklahoma. Gertrude Jenkins first husband was a Laughful Miller; they had four children. Gertrude died in Tulsa on Jan. 15, 1973 and is buried in Cheneyville, Louisiana next to her parents. Arthur Allen Hanks and Gertrude Jenkins also had four children: Wilma Ruth Hanks (b. Mar. 14, 1928 in Quay, Ok.), Mary Hanks (b. June 24, 1930 in Augusta, Kansas; d. Oct. 10, 1962 with her husband in an auto accident), Donna Faye Hanks (b. June 24, 1938 in Quay, Ok; d. Sept. 25, 2003) and Edwin Lavelle Hanks (b. Dec. 17, 1941 in Yale, Ok). Arthur Allen Hanks is buried in the Lawson Cemetery north of Yale, Oklahoma in an unmarked grave. He farmed, worked on the railroad and worked for the Carter Oil Company. He also, lived in Augusta, Kansas briefly, around 1930, but moved back to Oklahoma. Mary Stark Oliver Hanks died January 8, 1931, and is buried at the Paul Cemetery near Lecompte. Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net

Randy, Are any of your Starks related to mine? Descendants of Louis Stark 1 Louis STARK 2 Dicie Orenda STARK b: December 18, 1880 in Bon Weir, Texas d: 1977 in DeRidder, Louisiana .... +Isaac Shelby MEADOWS, Jr. b: April 09, 1870 in Bon Weir, Texas m: in Newton County, Texas d: June 22, 1921 Burial: Cannon Cemetery ... 3 Carlyle MEADOWS ... 3 Joe MEADOWS ....... +Glennell ALFORD ... 3 Arabelle MEADOWS b: December 27, 1898 ....... +W. A. REED ... 3 Ruby MEADOWS b: March 11, 1903 ....... +A. M. WHIDDON ... 3 Ray MEADOWS b: March 02, 1905 ....... +J. B. WHIDDON ... 3 Ines MEADOWS b: September 18, 1909 ....... +Bud PICKENS ... 3 Georgia MEADOWS b: December 19, 1911 ....... +Roy ALSTON m: Abt. 1931 d: October 10, 1950 ... *2nd Husband of Georgia MEADOWS: ....... +David M. COLE m: 1955 ... 3 Hoke Stark MEADOWS b: February 10, 1915 in Merryville, Beaugard Parish, LA ....... +Betty" Rosalie Elizabeth REEVES b: May 18, 1927 in Ragley, Louisiana m: August 14, 1948 in Ragley, Louisiana. ... 3 Shelby MEADOWS b: November 19, 1918 Ben Mertens mertensb@bright.net 740-477-3830 -----Original Message----- From: Randy Willis [mailto:randywillis@ev1.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:43 AM To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LARAPIDE] Mary Stark Oliver Hanks >From Randy Willis http://www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net My Great-grandmother Mary Stark Oliver Hanks (b. Jan. 18, 1860; d. Jan. 08, 1931) She traveled by covered wagon with her parents, John M. Stark and Marie Deroussel, to Branch, Louisiana and later, in 1910, to Lecompte, Louisiana. She often spoke of the panthers screaming in the woods, she said "they screamed just like a women." Mary Stark's first husband was Charles D. Oliver (b. Jan. 14, 1858; d. July 28, 1887 in Prairie Hays, Louisiana). Charles D. Oliver and Mary Stark married January 17, 1878 and had six children before his premature-death, at age 29. Their children were Wayne Oliver (b. Oct. 26, 1878; d. Oct. 25, 1942), John Pat Oliver (June 16, 1880; d. Apr. 25, 1960), Clarinda "Clara" Oliver (Dec. 07, 1881; d. Dec. 07, 1940), Rufus Oliver (b. June 19, 1883; d. Nov. 29, 1963), Alice Oliver (b. June 07, 1886; d. June 18, 1971) and Edna "Charlie" Oliver (b. Sept. 29, 1887; d. Aug 26, 1967). Mary Stark is buried at the Paul Cemetery near Lecompte. Mary Stark then married Arthur Allen Hanks (b.Aug. 27, 1877; d. Aug. 22, 1942) on Oct. 17, 1895. He was the son of William "Billy" Hanks and Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks (b. March 18, 1851; d. June 26, 1948 and buried in Branch, La in the Elizabeth Cemetery). He was 17-years younger than her. Mary Stark and her husband Arthur Allen Hanks owned a meat market in Lecompte. Their log home was located right in the middle of where IH 49 is today (approx. 500' south of Highway 112) near Lecompte. The Children of Arthur Allen Hanks and Mary Stark were: my grandmother, Lillie Gertrude Hanks (b. Dec. 29, 1897; d. July 02, 1973), Ivy "Buddy" Lee Hanks (b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 10, 1982), William Hanks, b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 16, 1898), Callie Hanks (b. June 18, 1901) and Mary Cordelia "Delia" Hanks (b. Apr. 04, 1902; d. Aug. 20, 1946). My grandmother told me that each day, after school, her mother would say "little lady, get a potato and work in the field." My Uncle Howard Willis, told me that his grandmother Mary Stark, reminded him of Grandma Walton on "The Walton's" TV show. Arthur Allen Hanks later later married Gertrude Jenkins (b. Aug 11, 1900; d. Jan. 15, 1973) and moved near Cushing, Quay and Yale, Oklahoma. Gertrude Jenkins first husband was a Laughful Miller; they had four children. Gertrude died in Tulsa and is buried near Cheneyville, Louisiana next to her parents. Arthur Allen Hanks and Gertrude Jenkins also had four children: Wilma Hanks (b. 1928), Mary Hanks (b. 1930; d. 1962), Donna Hanks (b. 1938; d. 2003) and Edwin Hanks (b. 1941). ==== LARAPIDE Mailing List ==== Have you backed up your data lately?

Randy, Do you have any ancestors and siblings or cousins of James Daniel Soileau? 1 James Daniel SOILEAU b: August 12, 1948 in Oakdale, Louisiana Age at first Marriage: 18 Age at birth of first child: 19 Age at birth of last child: 21 .. +Wanda Louise PENDER b: August 27, 1951 in Oakdale, Louisiana m: December 15, 1966 in Bridge City, Texas Age at birth of first child: 16 Age at birth of last child: 18 2 James Allen SOILEAU b: October 05, 1967 Age at first Marriage: 19 est. Age at birth of first child: 20 Age at birth of last child: 25 .... +Dawn CREWS b: 1970 in Missouri m: 1986 in Glenmora, Louisiana Age at first Marriage: 16 est. Age at birth of first child: 17 est. Age at birth of last child: 23 est. ... 3 William Harrison SOILEAU b: October 14, 1987 ... 3 Jaye Ashlyn SOILEAU b: August 18, 1989 ... 3 Johnathan Allen SOILEAU b: March 14, 1993 *2nd Wife of James Allen SOILEAU: .... +Tammy HURST m: 1997 Age at first Marriage: ? 2 Donna Lynn SOILEAU b: February 12, 1970 in Alexandria, Louisiana Age at birth of first child: 21 Age at birth of last child: 26 .... +Buck SHARP m: in Amite, Louisiana Age at birth of first child: ? Age at birth of last child: ? ... 3 Nicole Lianne SHARP b: March 17, 1991 *2nd Husband of Donna Lynn SOILEAU: .... +Ricky Harvey JOHNSON b: October 10, 1960 in Mississippi m: August 1996 in Oakdale, Louisiana Age at first Marriage: 35 est. Age at birth of first child: 36 Age at birth of last child: 36 ... 3 Cheyenne Danae JOHNSON b: December 06, 1996 Ben Mertens mertensb@bright.net 740-477-3830 -----Original Message----- From: Randy Willis [mailto:randywillis@ev1.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:49 AM To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LARAPIDE] Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks Stark >From Randy Willis http://www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net My Great-great grandmother was Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks Stark Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks Stark (b. March 18, 1851; d. June 26, 1948) first married William "Billy" Hanks on Nov. 8, 1873 in Opelousas, Louisiana. She is said to be buried at the Elizabeth Cemetery, in Branch, Louisiana. Does anyone know were the cemetery is located? Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks children were: Lucy Hanks, Mary Elizabeth Hanks, Benton Horace Hanks, Arthur Allen Hanks (my great-grandfather), Alice Dore Hanks and Caroline Hanks. Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks Stark second husband was Rufus "Ike" Stark. He was the son of John M. Stark and brother to Mary Stark Hanks. ==== LARAPIDE Mailing List ==== Have you backed up your data lately?

>From Randy Willis http://www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net My maternal great-grandfather was ARTHUR ALLEN HANKS (b. Aug. 27, 1877; died Aug. 22, 1942) Arthur Allen Hanks was born on August 27, 1877 in Crowley, Louisiana. He died on August 22, 1942 in Norman, Oklahoma. His family was living in Quay, Oklahoma at the time of his death. He is buried in the Lawson Cemetery north of Yale, Oklahoma in an unmarked grave. He farmed, worked on the railroad and worked for the Carter Oil Company. He also, lived in Augusta, Kansas briefly, around 1930, but moved back to Oklahoma. His parents were William "Billy" Hanks and Francis Cordelia Soileau Hanks (b. March 18, 1851; d. June 26, 1948). They were married on November 8, 1873, in Opelousas, Louisiana. His mother is buried at Branch, Louisiana in Elizabeth Cemetery. He married Mary Stark (b. Jan. 18, 1860; d. Jan. 08, 1931) on Oct. 17, 1895. He was 17-years younger than her. They owned a meat market in Lecompte, Louisiana. Their log home was located right in the middle of where IH 49 is today (approx. 500' south of Highway 112) near Lecompte. The Children of Arthur Allen Hanks and Mary Stark were: my grandmother, Lillie Gertrude Hanks (b. Dec. 29, 1897; d. July 02, 1973), Ivy "Buddy" Lee Hanks (b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 10, 1982), William Hanks, b. Nov. 18, 1898; d. Dec. 16, 1898), Callie Hanks (b. June 18, 1901) and Mary Cordelia "Delia" Hanks (b. Apr. 04, 1902; d. Aug. 20, 1946). My grandmother told me that each day, after school, her mother would say "little lady, get a potato and work n the field." My Uncle Howard Willis, told me that his grandmother Mary Stark, reminded him of Grandma Walton on "The Walton's" TV show. Arthur Allen Hanks later married Gertrude Jenkins (b. Aug 11, 1900; d. Jan. 15, 1973) and moved near Cushing, Quay and Yale, Oklahoma. Gertrude Jenkins first husband was a Laughful Miller; they had four children. Gertrude died in Tulsa and is buried near Cheneyville, Louisiana next to her parents. Arthur Allen Hanks and Gertrude Jenkins also had four children: Wilma Hanks (b. 1928), Mary Hanks (b. 1930; d. 1962), Donna Hanks (b. 1938; d. 2003) and Edwin Hanks (b. 1941).