This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burney, Hargrave/Hargrove, Davenport, Henderson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/429 Message Board Post: John Burney was in Rapides as early as 1795 (maybe before). Having a difficult time documenting his life, death (murder) and family/household members there in Rapides. I have found a couple of land records citing, holdings near John Henderson and Samuel Davenport. Is anyone researching either of them, and is anyone familiar with Bayou Jean de Jean in Rapides?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILLIS STROTHER HANKS STARK STAGG LAWSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/428 Message Board Post: Dr. Greene Wallace Strother & Other Willis/Strother Family Connections by Randy Willis randywillis@ev1.net randywillis@randywillis.org www.randywillis.org Rev. Joseph Willis (1758-1854) was the maternal great-grandfather of Dr. Greene Wallace Strother. Greene Strother's (1892-1981) father was John Houston Strother, Sr. (1852-1926). John Houston Strother, Sr. married Carolyn Matilda Willis Strother (1855-1931). She was a daughter of Lemuel Willis (1812) and Eveline/Emeline Perkins. Lemuel Willis was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. Greene Strother's sister Nellie V. Strother (1899-1984) wrote me in a letter (1983) about her mother: "about Carolyn Matilda Willis Strother - a granddaughter of Joseph Willis. During the Civil War her grandfather Perkins came for her mother [Patsy] and children to live on the plantation. Following her mother's [Patsy] death the children lived there - each had a black nurse. She [Carolyn Willis] was several years younger than the others: Polk, Olive, Sryldia and Liddy. She was given the choice of where to live and she chose Polk [Willis] and his wife Anna. The estate was settled and she and John [Strother], after marriage, settled on her acreage...she was known as pet, mother, mamma, ma, mom." Greene Strother's siblings were Rev. John Houston Strother, Jr. (1873-1950), William (Willie) Strother (1879-1963), Martha Strother Ford (1882-1966), Katie Strother Head (1884-1979), Julius Scott Strother (1889-1966), Harry Winfield Strother (1894-1921), Hattie Bernice Strother (1897-1948), and Nellie Vernice Strother (1899-1984). Greene Strother married Martha Krause. Greene and Martha had four children: Miriam Jean Strother, Greene Wallace Strother, Jr., Joyce Carolyn Strother and Joseph Willis Strother. Their first three children were born in China. John Houston Strother, Sr. father was Alexander Asaria Strother, Sr. (1829-1864). Alexander Strother, Sr. was hung and shot in his front yard during the Civil War, May 11, 1864, by soldiers who were stealing horses. His wife and son John were witnesses to the tragedy and cut him down. Alexander Strother married Martha "Patsy" Coker (1830-1899). She is listed with the maiden name Willis in some later documents, because it would seem, she was raised by Joseph Willis, Jr. & Jennie Coker. Dr. Greene Strother wrote me, in 1981, concerning Alexander and Patsy: "My father's father was Alexander. His wife, my grandmother, was Aunt Patsy Coker. I remember her as a quite little women. He was killed in the Civil War times." Dr. Strother also stated that "Patsy Coker was a granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Willis by his second wife." Alexander Asaria Strother, Sr. and Martha "Patsy" Strother are both buried at Ashworth/Osborne Cemetery. Alexander Asaria Strother, Sr. and Martha "Patsy" Strother's children were: Sarah Strother (1848-1895 - married Chan Johnson), Dr. William Strother, MD (1850-1926), John Strother (1852-1926 - In 1865, he became a coachman for the first carpetbagger governor of Louisiana), Alexander Asaria Strother, Jr. (1854-1941), Martha Strother (1858), Rosanie Strother (1860), Texanna Strother (1870-1937 - married Andrew Johnson), and Mary/Martha Strother (1884 - married Frank Perkins). Alexander Asaria Strother, Sr.'s brother, Richard Strother, III (1843), had a daughter named Matilda by Lucinda "Lydia" Willis (1847). Lydia Willis was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis' (1758) son Lemuel Willis (1812) and a sister to Greene Strother's mother Carolyn Matilda Willis Strother (1855). Richard Strother, III, was in the CSA from Nov. to Dec., 1862 and then deserted Dec. 9, 1862. He was later shot soon after having the child by Lydia Willis. He and Lydia could not marry, as he was a hunted man. Lydia later married Henry Stanley. Matilda later married Ruben Fee. Lydia also lost a brother, Crawford Willis, in 1862 at Shiloh in the Civil War. Richard Strother, III joined a group of Jayhawkers (probably the large group based in Oberlin, Louisiana at the time). He would slip into see relatives (although he was not really safe when around some of them) and to see Lydia. He only lived for a short time after their daughter Matilda was born. She only remembered seeing him once. Lydia took her out to the woods on the pretense of looking for a goose nest and he was there on a horse in the woods. Matilda barely remembered him. It was not long after that when the law (or whoever was looking for this group of Jayhawkers) found several of them together and killed them. The location was close to the Calcasieu River near the Ashworth/Osborne Cemetery area. It was a small lake and 5 or 6 men were killed there thus giving it the name "Dead Man's Lake. " Alexander Strother's father was Richard Strother, Jr. (1806). Richard Strother, Jr.'s sister, Rhoda Strother (1814), married Rev. Joseph Willis' son William Willis (1804-1881) on the Darbourn on the upper reaches of the Calcasieu. Richard Strother, Jr.'s brothers John A. Strother, Sr. (1820) and Francis E. Strother (1823) married two of Agerton Willis' daughters. Agerton Willis was the eldest son of Rev. Joseph Willis. John A. Strother, Sr. married Eliza Willis (1818). Francis E. Strother married Mary S. Willis (1827). Eliza and Mary Willis were sisters of Rev. Daniel H. Willis (1817-1887), my great-great-grandfather. Richard Strother, Jr.'s father was Richard Strother, Sr. (b. 1782 Hancock, Georgia, married a Sally? b. 1787, South Carolina). Richard Strother, Sr. was a private in the War of 1812. Richard Strother, Sr.'s children were: Richard Strother (1806), James Strother (?) (1808), Rhoda Strother (1814), William Strother (1817), John A. Strother, Sr. (1820), and Francis E. Strother (1823). Richard Strother, Sr.'s father was Francis Strother. Francis Strother was born in Virginia about 1760 and removed to Georgia. Other Strother relatives wound up in Chambers County, Alabama. Francis Strother then moved to St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Francis died about 1821 in St. Helena Parish. Francis's first wife died and he then married Sarah Ray Fairchild in 1820, in St. Helena Parish. The Hagan family who are buried with the older Strother graves in Oak Hill Cemetery are also neighbors to the Strothers [Stroders in census records] in St. Helena Parish, in 1820. Francis Strother's father was John Strother, born 1743, in Culpeper, Virgina. He died June 11, 1796 in Hancock County, Georgia. He married Jane Fussell. They had several children including another Richard (who died in 1838 in Hancock, Ga.). Most of the children died in Georgia. Francis Strother died in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, another child, Aaron Strother, died in Arkansas. Several of his children lived in Chambers County, Alabama including at one time a George Strother which the House of Strother book incorrectly gave as the father of the Louisiana Richard Strother. John Strother's father was Francis Strother, born 1709 in St. Marks Parish, Orange County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Fossaker. Francis Strother's father was Jeremiah Strother, born 1655 in Westmorland, Virginia. He died in 1741 in Orange County, Virginia (now New Culpeper, Va.). He married Eleanor? Jeremiah Strother's father was William Strother (the immigrant), born 1630. He died in 1702 in Richmond County, Virginia. He immigrated from England or Germany.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILLIS STROTHER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/427.1 Message Board Post: Strother and Willis Families of 1850 Rapides Parish by Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net randywillis@randywillis.org Most of the Strother and Willis Families, in Rapides Parish, La., were neighbors in 1850. (The dates in parenthesis are dates of birth and are estimates based upon census records in many cases). special attention to the 1850 Census household numbers. (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.

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/427 Message Board Post: I have found two entries for my great-grandfather's parents they are. Solomon Strother married to Sarah Willis & a Solomon Strother married to Sarah Johnson. So which is right. They had a son named David Strother born about 1875 in Louisiana married Louisa Johnson one of their siblings is my grandfather Riley Strother Bd. 1897 in Pitkin, Vernon Parish, married to Mizell Rose. Any type of birth records, marriage records, cemetery records, death records. Any information is greatly appreciated

Can anyone please help me connect the Boogaerts to their ancestors and descendants? 1 William Gordon BOOGAERTS, Sr. b: November 28, 1898 in Hynson Bridge, Rapides Parish, LA Age at first Marriage: 20 Age at birth of first child: 23 est. d: October 23, 1986 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Shreveport, LA . +Eleanor Eugenia 'Dude' MATHEWS b: March 24, 1898 in Elmer, Rapides Parish, LA m: October 22, 1919 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Age at first Marriage: 21 Age at birth of first child: 23 est. d: October 07, 1965 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Shreveport, LA ... 2 James Albert 'Billy' BOOGAERTS, Sr. b: April 24, 1925 in Alexandria , Rapides Parish, Louisiana d: August 20, 1988 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Burial: Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana ....... +Mary Marjorie JOHNSON ... *2nd Wife of James Albert 'Billy' BOOGAERTS, Sr.: ....... +Betty Joyce RICHMOND ... 2 Charles Gibbons BOOGAERTS, Sr. b: Abt. 1923 d: October 19, 1968 Burial: Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana ........ 3 Charles Gibbons BOOGAERTS, Jr. ........ 3 Felix Rodgers BOOGAERTS ........ 3 Michael Rae BOOGAERTS ........ 3 William BOOGAERTS ....... +Maggie Elizabeth RODGERS ... 2 William Gordon BOOGAERTS, Jr. b: Abt. 1921 d: Abt. 1929 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Pineville, LA ... 2 Billy" James Albert BOOGAERTS b: Abt. 1925 Ben Mertens mertensb@bright.net 740-477-3830

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mancil, Maunsel, Mansel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/426.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Nancy - They probably are related in some way, but it would take someone who's researching this as one of their primary lines. I wandered off on them just out of curiosity - do that a LOT. Am glad I was able to help you some, but don't stop digging in Rapides Parish. You'll probably find something you really need there.

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/426.1.2 Message Board Post: Lisa....what's more interesting, I forgot to mention, is that my Henry has a son named Rowan (which I thought might have changed or been misunderstood for Ransom) and a son named Oliver. Listed in the 1880 Rapides Co, LA (Lamourie) census is Ransom and living with him is a brother Oliver 22 yrs (b 1858). My Henry's Oliver was born about 1860. These people are probably related a generation or so back. Just thought I would mention that!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MANCIL/MAUNSEL, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/426.1.1 Message Board Post: Lisa....you're a doll!! Drats!! this must not be my Henry. My Henry is listed with a wife and family in 1860 and 1870 Coffee Co, GA.....get this ... age 33! with children ages 8, 6, 5, 2, and 3/12!! Guess there are TWO Henry Mancils(sp) born about the same year in GA!! Tradition says my Henry went to Llano Co, TX by 1880....but was in GA in 1850-1870. Thanks for all your effort. At least we know now that there are two different people about the same age...born in GA! I'll keep you posted if I learn something new and startling! Again, many thanks! Nancy in AZ

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mancil, Mansel, Maunsel, Hite, Hight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/426.1 Message Board Post: Nancy - I found him previously on the 1860 Rapides Parish census: Page 58 (Image 58 of 252 @ Ancestry.com's online census images) Enumerated 26 Jun 1860 Alexandria Post Office 403/399: Henry Maunsel 34 M Farmer $200/$510 Geo [1826] Olive F 33 F LA unable to read or write [1827] Eveline 8 F LA attended school w/in the year [1852] Lydia 5 F LA [1855] Ransom 3 M LA [1857] Montalvin (Montaloin?) 1 M LA [1859] NOTE: Next door to Robert Maunsel, wife Edisa & children Think Montalvin is living next door to him on the 1880 census. Census records show Ransom's father, Henry, born in GA 1826. Robert Maunsel, who married Edisa & is next door to Henry on the 1860 census, was born 1830 GA. Am thinking he is a likely brother of Henry, but have no solid proof of that. Have also found Gray, born bet 1831 and 1832 in GA, and Simeon (b 1835 LA) on the 1850 Rapides Parish census in the same household and living with my 4th greatgrandparents, Ezekiel Hite (Hight) & wife Mary Johnson Hite (Hight). I have no idea what the connection could be between Ezekiel & the Maunsel/Mancil boys. Just got curious when I found it, so now I have 4 possible Maunsel/Mancil brothers and no positive proof other than a hunch. Hope this has helped some. Lisa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MANCIL/MANSELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WEB.2ACI/426 Message Board Post: Anyone have information on the Ransom MANSEL family listed in the 1880 census with brother Oliver (22) living with them? Am searching for following children of Henry & Matilda MANSEL (from Coffee Co, GA, who moved to TX): George, Rowan, Hiram, Henry, Oliver, Mary, Eady and Berrien. Any information welcomed. Willing to share research.

Williamsburg Plantation in Rapids Parish was owned by the Brown family found in the same article. It is written about in the Book "Three Pioneer Families of Rapids Parish". I can provide more information to those interested, but will post to the List--not private. Ethel.

I have some ties to the Browns mentioned in your query. Sarah Brown married Lawrence Bushnell, a brother to my Bushnell line here in SW Louisiana. Lawrence and Sarah were in the Cheneyville, Lecompte area of Rapids Parish, maybe around Lloyd's Bridge. Not sure who owned Williamsburg Planation, but I am also interested in this, and will do some research with you. Please keep in touch. I will post my findings to this list. Thanks. Ethel

Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. and the 16th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry in the Civil War (Contained men from East Feliciana, Caddo, Livingston, Rapides, Bienville, St. Helena, and Avoyelles parishes) by Randall "Randy" Lee Willis http://www.randywillis.org Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. (born 2 APRIL 1839; died 22 MAY 1900) enlisted, September 29, 1861, at Camp Moore, Louisiana, in the Confederate Army as a Pvt. 5th. Company Battalion, Washington Artillery of Louisiana. He was (March 16, 1864) in Raxdale's Company E, 16th Louisiana Regiment, Gibson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. He was promoted to 2nd Sergeant on March 5, 1865. He was captured and made a prisoner of war. Daniel was paroled at Meridian, Mississippi on May 14, 1865. Daniel H. Willis, Jr.'s obituary in the "Alexandria Town Talk" dated June 23, 1900 states: "He participated in all the hard battles of that army and for bravery, soldierly bearing, discipline and devotion to duty, he was unexcelled in his entire Brigade. He was made Orderly Sergeant of his Company at an early period of the war. It has always been said by his surviving comrades that when any particularly dangerous service was required, such as scouting parties to ascertain the position and movements of the enemy, he was always selected for the place, and never hesitated to go, let the danger be what it may. He was for a long time connected with the famous Washington Artillery, and at the battle of Chickamauga so many horses of the battery to which he was attached were killed that they had to pull the guns off the field by hand to keep them from falling in the hands of the enemy." His obituary also records: "He was paroled at Meridian, Miss., in May, 1865, and brought home with him a copy of General Gibson's farewell address to his soldiers and of him it can be truly said that through the remaining years of his life he followed the advice then given by his beloved commander. His love for the Southern cause, and for the men who wore the gray, was not dimmed by years, but he lived and died firmly convinced of the justice of the cause for which the South poured out so much of her best blood and treasure...Before death he expressed a wish that he might see his children who were at home, especially Randall L., his baby boy, whom he had named in honor of his beloved *Brigadier General, Randall Lee Gibson [I was named after my grandfather Randall Lee Willis]. He also requested that his Confederate badge be pinned on his breast and buried with him." (Also see http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Film Number M378 roll 31 The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration and National Park Service). The 16th Infantry Regiment, organized during the fall of 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana, contained men from East Feliciana, Caddo, Livingston, Rapides, Bienville, St. Helena, and Avoyelles parishes. After fighting at Shiloh and Perryville, the unit was assigned to General D.W. Adams' and Gibson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was consolidated with the 25th Louisiana Regiment from December, 1862 until the late summer of 1864. The unit participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, and shared in the defense of Mobile. The regiment lost 14 killed, 48 wounded, and 27 missing at Shiloh, then the 16th/25th lost 37 killed, 159 wounded, and 17 missing of the 465 engaged at Murfreesboro and thirty-five percent of the 319 at Chickamauga. In December, 1863, it contained 265 men and 116 arms. During the Atlanta Campaign, May 8-28, 1864, its casualties were 11 killed, 47 wounded, and 5 missing. During November, 1864, the 16th had 115 officers and men fit for duty. It surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Daniel Gober and Preston Pond, Jr.; Lieutenant Colonels Robert H. Lindsay, Enoch Mason, and W.E. Walker; and Majors Robert P. Oliver and Frank M. Raxsdale. *General Gibson was later an agent for Paul Tulane in founding Tulane University, of which Gibson was the first president of the board in 1885. He was elected (but not seated) as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1872; he was reelected and seated two years later and served continuously until 1882. From 1883 to 1892, he served in the U.S. Senate. I was named after my grandfather, Randall Lee Willis, whom was named after Randall Lee Gibson. See Current, ed., "Encyclopedia of the Confederacy" (also see "Army of Tennessee Louisiana Division The Association and Tumulus" by Jerry Johnson Wier, The Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1999). (Also see Randall Lee Gibson's Congressional Biography http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000165">GIBSON)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Bushnell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WEB.2ACI/425 Message Board Post: I recently found a reference to a "Williamsburg Plantation" in Rapides Parish, LA. The reference appears in a NAME INDEX TO SOME PROBATE DOCKETS OF RAPIDES PARISH LA 1864-1940 ( see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/rapides/est_probate.htm ) which was extracted fromLDS Film 1317238 and reads: 57 ­ Brown, Mrs. Elmira (Minors). 1869. Widow of Wm. R. Brown. Sarah (Cheneyville), Livingston L. Taeton M., Henry Jackson Brown (brother), tutor. Thomas P. Frith, under tutor. Re: Edwin C. Herbert; Patrick D. Spied; Lenn Tanner; Frank B. Johnson; J. R. Ford; Thomas P. Frith; H. F. Song; James Moody; Lindsay L. (Livingston) Brown; Sarah Brown married Laurence Bushnell; Williamsburg Plantation. Any assistance in finding out who owned this plantation around 1869 and where it was/is located is greatly appreciated.

The 50th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice was yesterday, July 27, 1953 Arthur Phillip Hanks KIA Korean War Distinguished Service Cross http://www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net My 1st cousin, once removed. Arthur Phillip Hanks was killed in action, February 4, 1952, on a hill called Outpost Kelly, in the Korean War. He was raised in Long Leaf, Louisiana and is buried at the Paul Cemetery in Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Also see http://www.randywillis.org/arthurphillip.html My mother said that she only saw my father cry one time in his life and that was when they played Taps at Arthur Phillip Hank's funeral. John Fennimore wrote me: "Randy, I was assigned to Sgt. Hanks training Platoon in 1951 at Ft. Reily Ks. After about 2/3rds. of our 16 week training period Sgt. Hanks was reassigned to Korea, I completed Basic and due to his good training was sent to a leadership school for eight weeks advanced training. I was then also shipped to Korea. Lo and behold when I was assigned to a platoon over there Sgt. Hanks was my platoon Sgt.. again , it was a pleasant surprise to see some one I knew. This was in mid January 1952 I cannot recall the exact date. According to the Army the War had wound down but in our sector no one knew that. We were contacting the Chinese almost daily, by going out on Patrols probing from one to three miles into their territory with much of the action on and around O.P. Kelly. By February 4th we had been on several of these patrols with some but not a lot of casualties. Sgt.. Hanks was a good leader and all the men liked him he took his turn in the lead squad which he did not need to do so often as he did, he was a brave man.The night of Feb. 4th. 1952 we had orders to retake O.P. Kelly , which the Chinese had taken the day before . we were perhaps 50 feet from the top when the Chinese started throwing grenades, firing all kinds of weapons etc.. at us there was also shells and mortars directed at the hill, which were falling on both them and us. Our Lt.. ,and several men were hit I think 5 or 6 men killed. one of these was Sgt.. Hanks. Sgt.. Hanks gave the order to get back down the hill to regroup and then went back to get Lt.. Sittler, this is when he was killed, ,we brought all of the men back with us as we pulled back but Sgt.. Hanks was one of the K.I.A.s. After 50 years hardly a day goes by that I don't think of him and many others, Until the Internet came along I knew of no way to become in touch with anyone as I only knew him as Sgt..Hanks with no address or first name but he was a brave and fine man who cared about his men."

-----Original Message----- From: AngelBaby99XXX@aol.com [mailto:AngelBaby99XXX@aol.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 20:44 To: LARAPIDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: {not a subscriber} Woodson Hello, my name is Georgeanna Woodson. James and Louise were my grandfathers grandparents. When I read your post s knew the names sounded familiar. So I called my grandparents and sure enough my grandfather Ambrose told me those were his grandparents. His father was Monroe Woodson. Both of my grandparents are still alive and would be more than happy to tell you anything you'd want to know about the family. My grandmother was a Belgard and also related to the Beaubeofs.

In reading your email I noticed your last name was McAlpin and you were researching in LA. I am researching the Gilberts of Rapides Parish, LA and a Sarah J. Gilbert married a McAlpin. Do you have anything on a McAlpin marrying into the Gilbert's. Would appreciate hearing from you. Pat Gilbert

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/424 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on the 17th Louisiana Infantry (Confederate). Letters home, pictures of members, anything would be helpful. I am also looking for the location of the Regimental flag of the 17th, or a t least a description or picture. Regards, Michael T McAlpin

-----Original Message----- From: shirley [mailto:shirleyroot2@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 13:52 To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Mon Jul 7 11:51:50 2003 NAME: shirley EMAIL: shirleyroot2@yahoo.com URL: QRYTEXT: BURNEY, BIRNEY Looking for any information on John Burney, who was in the Rapides area from the mid-1790's until his death--which we believe was in the early 1800's. John Burney, according to family lore was a legislator from Rapides, who was murdered by an enslaved servant. Are there any Rapides Poste records available in the Alexandria area---are were all records destroyed in 1864?

-----Original Message----- From: BJ manning [mailto:bjm61341@lycos.com] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 14:43 To: Morgan Edward Johnson Subject: Query: Rapides Parish DATE: Mon Jul 14 12:43:09 2003 NAME: BJ manning EMAIL: bjm61341@lycos.com URL: QRYTEXT: REED/LITTLETON I am searching for any descendents of the above families who resided in Rapides and Avoyelles Parrishes. Robert Reed b.ca. 1835 md. Mary Anne Sayes b. ca. 1840 md in 1867. I need the parentage of Robert Reed and the death date of Mary Anne Sayes Reed. One of their sons; Louis R. Reed is my grandfather. He married Jane Littleton @ 1901-1904; had 2 daughters that are known. He remarried to either an Effie Scaggs of Texas, or a Dolly Cobb of Caddo Par. and had additional children. If anyone is a descendent or knows anything about these families, PLEASE contact me. Also have info to share. Thank You! BJ