At 11:08 AM 8/12/00 -0400, you wrote: >Hello List, >I know that there are many of you out there that have ties to some of the >STAFFORD's of Rapides Parish. This is just one of those families. >Taken during the 2nd big oil boom in Rapides Parish, to assure the >representative of the company and/or speculator, that he had a 100% interest >in this particular Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease. > >Rapides Parish, La. Clerk of Court's Office, Conveyance Book 238, p. 268, >Original Instrument filed as # 242916, dated 10 Jun 1939 and filed for record >29 Jun 1939. Affidavit as to Heirship given under oath by W.S. BARKER and >Smith SNOWDEN, state that they have lived in Rapides Parish, La. over 35 >years and are well acquainted with A.M. STAFFORD and his wife, Mrs. Archie M. >STAFFORD (formerly Werdna JACKSON), Mr. Stafford now being deceased and that >between this union were born 17 children, and only 17 children, and that 10 >of those children died in infancy or before attaining age 10. >The following children are the only surviving children of this union: > >Clara STAFFORD, married to K. COOLEY (What's his name ?). >Hickman STAFFORD, a single man. >Ulysee (sic) STAFFORD, a single man. >Archie M. STAFFORD Jr., married to Hallie SLAUGHTER. >Dave STAFFORD, married to Occie (sic) OLIVE. >Willie STAFFORD, married to Leon LEMOINE. >Susie STAFFORD, married to J.H. JONES (What's his name). >Witnessed by G.P. DAVIS and T.L. WALLACE, before Wade H. JONES, Notary Public. > >It should also be noted, that even though this is from a fairly recent time >period, such affidavits may be on record for persons who died many decades >previous to this type of record being done and/or finally being recorded. >One should always check the names of their research interest in the indices >of the land and civil court offices to avoid overlooking such a find. >Enjoy ! >Houston Hello everyone, These people were probably from the Lecompte area. Living there (or near there) from birth until graduation, I knew the Staffords, Jacksons and Jones in Lecompte, but I can not recall their first names. I still have family living in Lecompte, who could tell me about these families, but unforturnely they are not online, and I don't get up there near as often as I would like. Mr. G. P. Davis (I don't recall his first name) and T. L. (Thelma) Wallace were employees of the Bank of Lecompte. Wade H. Jones, the notary was the bank president. I am not sure if this was Wade Sr., or Wade Jr., who was called "Dooney" (that maybe misspelled). Wade the third is continuing the family tradition, and is the banker there now, and may be able to help you. I hope this is of some help. Hazel Payne Miley LeBlanc