I have never been to Union Parish, but am fascinated with it's history. The correspondence the past few days has been both intriguing and informative. My grandfather, William Frank Cole, my great grandfather, William Marion Cole, and my great great grandfather Thomas J. Cole, were all born in Union Parish. Thomas was the oldest son of James Cole and Matilda (Masterson). I have been able to find succession records on both James and Thomas, and emancipation papers on William Marion Cole, when he came of age. I know James had a tract of land known as "the mill", where he ran a sawmill. I just have not been able to find who might have been the parents of James Cole. I have one clue, and thought perhaps someone might offer a suggestion or direction. On the 1830 Claiborne Parish census, there is a "William Cole" listed as head of household, and there was a male child the right age to be my James. Then on the 1840 Union Parish census, James shows up as head of household, but there is a male in the household of the right age to be James' father. Does anyone know if these two households could have been in the same location (Claiborne to Union)? The Union Parish web site is wonderful. Thank you Karen, and all those who continually help to improve it. Judy Cole

Mt. Pisgah or Pisgah today is basically Bernice. Before Bernice existed (pre-1900 or so), it was a few miles west (or northwest of Shiloh, the main western town in Union Parish. The Pisgah Baptist Church was founded by 1861 I believe. The church and cemetery is located just a few miles north of Bernice. Tim Hudson -----Original Message----- From: Chris and Allana Bosch To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 2/11/01 11:30 AM Subject: Where is Mt. Pisgah? My grandparents referred to living in the Mt. Pisgah area but I can't find this location on a map. Does anyone know where this is? They also said they were from Bernice so I think it is in Union Parish. They moved to New Orleans in about 1912, so the name of the area may have changed. Any information would be appreciated. Allana Bosch

I forgot to add the years my book covers 1849-1910. Thanks sorry for the mix up. gina __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

First does anyone want a category for birth certificates or death certificates? Secondly I know this is a Union Parish website, but I have a Claiborne Parish marriage book I will do look-ups, I was surprised to find a number of familiar names in this book. Gina __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

We have a copy of a photo taken at Rocky Branch School in 1925 if anyone is interested in a copy.

In a message dated 2/11/01 11:57:59 AM Central Standard Time, Gritzbaugh@aol.com writes: > LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > Sherry - Am interested in your WOOD connection.... I have a grgr grandfather, Henry Wood COLE, known as "Wood". He was born in Tuscaloosa Co., AL in 1830, to John Byars COLE and Teresa LONGMIRE. Surnames going back one more generation are: COLE, BIBB. BYARS, THOMASON, LONGMIRE, GOODE, HAYNES, McINTURFF. His particular branch of the COLE family stayed in AL, principly Tuscaloosa and Fayette Counties, and later Jefferson County. Other COLEs did, however, move into Union and Ouachita Counties in LA. I'm convinced if there was no marriage to the WOOD family, there was at least a close friendship somewhere. Do any of you Union-ites know of a WOOD-COLE connection - by marriage or otherwise???!!!??? - Would be VERY interested! - Leah

I am looking for the parents of JAMES JASPER FLOWERS who married FRANCES ROHYAN SCARBOROUGH in 1871. James (Bud) Flowers Elizabeth Samantha Flowers Emma FLowers (married a Raburn) Josie Etta Flowers who married William Marion Pace. (Their daughter Opal married James M. Tousinau (Roy). I found a J Flowers on the 1860 census for Union Parish with a wife Jane and several children on of which was J J. However I cannot find out what the J stands for on the husband. Any information would be helpful. James Jasper and Francis Rhoyan are buried at Liberty Hill Cemetery as well as Samantha (Sittie) Flowers. William Marion and Josie Etta Flowers Pace are buried at Rocky Branch.

Dee, I think you may find the information under Mary Wood and Henry P. Anderson interesting. Mary Wood was a daughter of Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood who are buried in the John Stow Cemetery located 7 miles from Ruston, La. on Highway 33 going toward Farmerville, Louisiana. The web site address is <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm"> http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm</A> During the Thanksgiving holidays my family and I visited the John Stow Cemetery and took pictures which I have submitted to Karen along with the information on each of the graves. For some reason she hasn't been able to post them. I think this data would be of interest to you. This cemetery is the second oldest in the area located in what was once part of Union Parish, Louisiana. This cemetery is small but elegant. We found it to be awesome. It was worth the trip. I am a descendant of Mary Wood who married Henry P. Anderson. Mary Wood was a daughter of Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood. Talitha Cumi Stow married Dr. James Anderson. She is interred in the Stow cemetery. Her grave may be the second oldest marked grave in what was once part of Union Parish, Louisiana. (Note: Abraham Thompson Wood was probably named for his grandfather. I have written about them under the Mary Wood information on the above website. Karen was kind enough to let me post some of my research on her board. Isn't she the best coordinator ever? You bet she is!!! Sherry PS: IF YOU DO NOT VISIT THE JOHN STOW CEMETERY YOU WILL MISS SOMETHING WONDERFUL. The cemetery has been restored & is being kept up. No need to worry about weeds or snakes. Just travel Highway 33. Seven miles from Ruston you will see a brick fence on one side and a wood fence on the other side of the highway. I think the name Taylor may be on the mailbox. They gave us permission to visit the cemetery. Someone was building a new home near the cemetery when we were there in November. From: DSimm93225@aol.com To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com I too have Union County ancestors but have never been in the area. Planning to make a trip soon though. Maybe some of you can help me obtain some info before I head that way. The family lines I am researching HART, LEWIS and STOWE/STOW are plenty in your area and are intermingled in most of the families from there. Most have been researched and documented but the particular ones I am looking for seem to have escaped much, if any, documentation. My other problem is the repeating of a particular name in all theses families which makes it almost impossible to keep the straight .... so please bare with me as I try to explain. I am looking for any info on the family of Telitha/Talitha Cumi LEWIS born about 1825. She married Eli HART, born possibly in Tenn. about 1810, and they were living in Claiborne Parish by 1840 according to the census. By 1850 they had moved to Jackson Parish where they are listed as HEART. The story I have on that Talitha is ... Her mother was Telitha Cumi STOWE and she married an unidentified man named LEWIS. Telitha Cumi Stowe's parents were married on July 10, 1821 and owned a large plantation in Jackson parish. Her mother was also Telitha STOWE (have no maiden name .. possibly STOW also). The paper I have from a relative states that the STOWEs had 3 children, 1 girl ... Telitha Cumi and 2 boys ... Abraham and Francis Marion. Does anyone out there have anything to help me trace and sort my Telithas or any info on Eli HART? My ancestor is one of the children of Talitha and Eli Hart and his name is Abraham Thompson Wood HART. His middle name brings other families from the area into my search. Confused yet?? I am .... Any help would be appreciated ... sorry this was so long and thanks for any and all help. Dee Simmons

To my knowledge the area you are speaking of is Pisgah Baptist Church Community about 3 miles north of Bernice. I know that there were families there by these names. mary margaret selig-trahan ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris and Allana Bosch <booray@bellsouth.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 10:30 AM Subject: Gray & Shackelford (sp.?) families > My grandparents were WILLIAM DOUGLAS GRAY (known as Douglas; 1882 - 1967) > and Lillie Shackelford (spelling? abt. 1888 - 1966). They were from the > Bernice area and were married on Oct. 19, perhaps in 1904 or thereabouts. > Their children were Joel Boyd Gray and Troyce Grace Gray, both born in > Bernice area. They moved to New Orleans about 1912, so I have had no contact > with their families but would like to exchange photos and information with > them. > Douglas' family included Mrs. Pearl Strickland, Mrs. B. W. Grafton, Robert > Gray and Milton Gray of Bernice. > Lillie had a sister (also named Mrs. William Gray?) who lived in Bernice. > I've not been able to find the correct spelling of Shackelford nor the > ancestors in either family. I'm trying to compile a family history and would > appreciate any help in working on this family project. Allana Bosch >

I too, did not live in Union Parish. My mother was Emma (Maria ) Ophelia Heard, daughter of Ephraim Q. and Mary Webster Heard. She was born February 3, 1887 at the family home about 3 miles north of Bernice and the Pisgah Church community. Here, in Stuttgart, Arkansas - mama would speak of going home - never to Bernice..so we children always referred to Bernice/Pisgah as "going home". I do not remember my grandfather, as he died when I was 3 years old. He had suffered strokes and was not allowed to smoke his pipe, but they said that he would get some of the kids to find it and bring it to him. Well, I was there and my turn came and he set his long beard on fire, so when the division of the household came - mama brought home the shirt they had cut off of him with all of the burn holes that I as a toddler had caused. I kept this for many years. They had a dogtrot house that I thought was the best thing I had ever seen....breeze coming thru all the time. I also remember the outhouse and coaloil lamps, many ropes hanging down in the well to keep butter, milk cool. Heaven help you, if you tipped one over, causing the well having to be cleared. Aunt Annie had a claytiled well on the back porch which made her "uptown" as she did not have to get out in the weather to draw water. Our Heard family came to Shiloh Landing, Union Parish December 1859 from Perry Co. AL. Grandpa was the baby of the family and his father (Joseph M. Heard) had fallen from a horse and was buried at sunset the nite before greatgrandma (Mary Edmonds) along with the rest of the wagon train arrived. Grandpa was only 10 years old. Our Webster family came 1840/41 from Kemper Co. MS. Grandma was the baby of her family of four girls, all born in Union Parish. Grandpa & Grandma Heard are buried in the Webster Cemetery north of Bernice. Aunt Martha (Mrs. Sam) Fitzgerald lived across the cotton patch from grandma and Aunt Annie (Mrs. Dan) Senn lived at Spearsville. Uncle Charlie Heard lived at the homeplace. The other family members; Aunt Brooksie (Mrs. Victor) LaFave lived at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois and Uncle Johnnie Heard lived at Epps, La. I am also related to the Grafton & Tucker families as Great Aunts Martha & Victoria were sister of Grandma Heard. When I was just 6 weeks into first grade (October 1929), mama took my little brother Pat and I to Bernice, as her mother was in a dying condition and mama was a nurse......not long after we were there, Aunt Annie came over one nite and told mama to pack up my clothes, as there were too many people at grandma's and that since she was taking care of grandma, Aunt Annie would take me home and put me in school, therefore I moved to Spearsville and the next day was taken to school. When we knocked on the first grade school door and the RED haired lady came to the door, I dug my heels in the floor and refused to go in....(my uncles in Arkansas had told us kids that red haired women were MEAN and I believed them). Addie Pryor ( family connection ) taught the 4th grade and heard the commotion, so she came out of her room and took me in there. I learned to spell before I could read by writing the words in the air, also do arithmetic problems the same way. Ms. Addie said that we were not to waste chalk by writing on our slates for practice. There I stayed until going home in January. Later in life, Ms. Vera Cole (the RED haired teacher) and I became very good friends. One summer at Spearsville, I wanted to go to the cotton patch with Uncle Dan and the boys Tommy, Daniel Webster, Lloyd and Cull Senn....this field was a long way from the house and they did not need to fool with me all day, so Uncle Dan had AuntAnnie to fashion a cotton sack out of a flour sack for me and took me out back of the house and showed me how to pick cotton. I worked all day and picked 26 pounds, which he paid me for and then hung the sack in the sideroom. It hung there until the sack rotted and the residue fell on the floor. He had 8 children and only 2 girls. I was 4/.5 years younger than his youngest, and was the apple of his eye. Also, I remember playing with Rosemary Cherry who lived across the road. As a teenager, I would go to Uncle Charlie's and have the time of my life with my cousins, Elaine Heard Elliott, Mary Alyce Heard Roberson and Virginia Ann Heard Tucker as they were Uncle Charlie and Aunt Pinkie's girls. Also, Aunt Martha had Boyce, Vaughn and Jack Fitzgerald still at home and her grandson Luther Lois Farrar. My 2nd cousins Roy (Hoover), Dean and Donald, sons of Odie and Carrie Kelly Fitzgerald. My cousin, Blanche Heard Hughes and her children Thesta Lee, Gwen & Hughey where we had play parties. I remember Protracted Meetings at Pisgah and the fact that at noon time we would go to a different house each day for lunch and fellowship in the afternoon and then back to church that nite. This lasted 2 weeks at "laying-by" time. On a Sunday evening after having company all afternoon we walked to church barefooted with friends and neighbors. Just before getting there - we would sit on the side of the rode on someone's handkerchief, put our hose and white slippers on. We did this to save the slippers from being scratched by the sand and rocks. At other times we rode in the wagon with Uncle Charlie & Aunt Pinkie. Church was what held the community together and still does. My family still worship at Pisgah Baptist Church each week. I also remember "Blue Hole" and sneaking out and going there one day and getting caught. After Uncle Charlie and Aunt Pinkie talked to us about what we had done and their not knowing where we were and what could have happened to us.....we could have walked under a door standing straight up...we were so ashamed of ourselves. I also remember being taught how to smoke cross vines by the older boy cousins and burning our mouths and getting sick from it. I remember riding Mr. Otis' bus for a nickel to town on Banknite and seeing the show. This was during the great depression and my folks had given me $2.50 and it had to pay my tithe at church, bus fare, show money, treat if I could afford it. This had to last me the whole time I was there, and it did as I was very careful with it---I knew that I could not expect anyone else to pay my way. The foods I remember are home-cured ham and Uncle Charlie's red-eye gravy over biscuits; Aunt Pinkie's fried chicken (fresh caught out of the yard); Aunt Martha's custard pie; Aunt Annie's teacakes, great grandmother Webster's pound cake. a bowl of field peas of some type every day (which was my job to do every evening - pick peas and shell them for next day's dinner) eaten with "hotwater" bread and peach pickles; watermelon that Uncle Charlie had cooled in a net dropped down the well. This all makes my mouth water for those tastes again. I mostly remember the close fellowship that my cousins and I had with of the rest of the community. I had lots of cousins in Arkansas, but we did not live close therefore this meant a lot to me. We never went home that we did not pick up some of the red/brown rocks with pockets in them to take back to Arkansas with us and put on mama's rockery, where we live on the great Grand Prairie - flat and few trees. It is always so peaceful walking in those rocky/piney woods where our forefathers had trod and labored so hard. A "Union" Reunion was held a couple of years ago at Shiloh and for those of you that did not get there you really did miss something that was very good. Sharing, fellowship and oh! the food......had a tour thru the cemetery..... I promise that if a "memories thing" comes about again, I will not go on forever..........love all of you Unionites, whether we are related or not......mary margaret selig-trahan

I too have Union County ancestors but have never been in the area. Planning to make a trip soon though. Maybe some of you can help me obtain some info before I head that way. The family lines I am researching HART, LEWIS and STOWE/STOW are plenty in your area and are intermingled in most of the families from there. Most have been researched and documented but the particular ones I am looking for seem to have escaped much, if any, documentation. My other problem is the repeating of a particular name in all theses families which makes it almost impossible to keep the straight .... so please bare with me as I try to explain. I am looking for any info on the family of Telitha/Talitha Cumi LEWIS born about 1825. She married Eli HART, born possibly in Tenn. about 1810, and they were living in Claiborne Parish by 1840 according to the census. By 1850 they had moved to Jackson Parish where they are listed as HEART. The story I have on that Talitha is ... Her mother was Telitha Cumi STOWE and she married an unidentified man named LEWIS. Telitha Cumi Stowe's parents were married on July 10, 1821 and owned a large plantation in Jackson parish. Her mother was also Telitha STOWE (have no maiden name .. possibly STOW also). The paper I have from a relative states that the STOWEs had 3 children, 1 girl ... Telitha Cumi and 2 boys ... Abraham and Francis Marion. Does anyone out there have anything to help me trace and sort my Telithas or any info on Eli HART? My ancestor is one of the children of Talitha and Eli Hart and his name is Abraham Thompson Wood HART. His middle name brings other families from the area into my search. Confused yet?? I am .... Any help would be appreciated ... sorry this was so long and thanks for any and all help. Dee Simmons

Sherry, The reason I haven't been able to put your photographs on the archives is very simple. I don't know how to hook up my own scanner - it has to be hooked up through the printer, and the cables have to be just right. My husband knows how it's done, but has a totally disabled right arm, can't use it at all. I have two ruptured discs in my neck, so neither of us can lift the pieces of equipment we need to to get this done. I have been trying to find someone to hire in this little village of 1500 who can or will do the lifting and hooking up for us, but have not been successful so far. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gritzbaugh@aol.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 5:56 PM Subject: The John StowCemetery > Dee, I think you may find the information under Mary Wood and > Henry P. Anderson interesting. Mary Wood was a daughter of > Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood who are buried in the John > Stow Cemetery located 7 miles from Ruston, La. on Highway 33 > going toward Farmerville, Louisiana. The web site address is > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm"> > http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/la/union.htm</A> > During the Thanksgiving holidays my family and I visited the > John Stow Cemetery and took pictures which I have submitted > to Karen along with the information on each of the graves. For > some reason she hasn't been able to post them. I think this > data would be of interest to you. This cemetery is the second > oldest in the area located in what was once part of Union Parish, > Louisiana. This cemetery is small but elegant. We found it to > be awesome. It was worth the trip. I am a descendant of Mary > Wood who married Henry P. Anderson. Mary Wood was a daughter > of Hannah Payne and Matthew Wood. Talitha Cumi Stow married > Dr. James Anderson. She is interred in the Stow cemetery. Her > grave may be the second oldest marked grave in what was once > part of Union Parish, Louisiana. > (Note: Abraham Thompson Wood was probably named for his > grandfather. I have written about them under the Mary Wood information > on the above website. Karen was kind enough to let me post some of > my research on her board. Isn't she the best coordinator ever? > You bet she is!!! > Sherry > PS: IF YOU DO NOT VISIT THE JOHN STOW CEMETERY YOU WILL > MISS SOMETHING WONDERFUL. The cemetery has been restored & > is being kept up. No need to worry about weeds or snakes. Just travel > Highway 33. Seven miles from Ruston you will see a brick fence on one > side and a wood fence on the other side of the highway. I think the name > Taylor may be on the mailbox. They gave us permission to visit the > cemetery. Someone was building a new home near the cemetery when > we were there in November. > From: DSimm93225@aol.com > To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > > I too have Union County ancestors but have never been in the area. Planning > to make a trip soon though. Maybe some of you can help me obtain some info > before I head that way. > The family lines I am researching HART, LEWIS and STOWE/STOW are plenty > in your area and are intermingled in most of the families from there. Most > have been researched and documented but the particular ones I am looking for > seem to have escaped much, if any, documentation. My other problem is the > repeating of a particular name in all theses families which makes it almost > impossible to keep the straight .... so please bare with me as I try to > explain. > I am looking for any info on the family of Telitha/Talitha Cumi LEWIS > born about 1825. She married Eli HART, born possibly in Tenn. about 1810, and > they were living in Claiborne Parish by 1840 according to the census. By 1850 > they had moved to Jackson Parish where they are listed as HEART. The story I > have on that Talitha is ... Her mother was Telitha Cumi STOWE and she married > an unidentified man named LEWIS. Telitha Cumi Stowe's parents were married on > July 10, 1821 and owned a large plantation in Jackson parish. Her mother was > also Telitha STOWE (have no maiden name .. possibly STOW also). The paper I > have from a relative states that the STOWEs had 3 children, 1 girl ... > Telitha Cumi and 2 boys ... Abraham and Francis Marion. > Does anyone out there have anything to help me trace and sort my > Telithas or any info on Eli HART? My ancestor is one of the children of > Talitha and Eli Hart and his name is Abraham Thompson Wood HART. His middle > name brings other families from the area into my search. Confused yet?? I am > .... Any help would be appreciated ... sorry this was so long and thanks for > any and all help. > > Dee Simmons >

My grandparents were WILLIAM DOUGLAS GRAY (known as Douglas; 1882 - 1967) and Lillie Shackelford (spelling? abt. 1888 - 1966). They were from the Bernice area and were married on Oct. 19, perhaps in 1904 or thereabouts. Their children were Joel Boyd Gray and Troyce Grace Gray, both born in Bernice area. They moved to New Orleans about 1912, so I have had no contact with their families but would like to exchange photos and information with them. Douglas' family included Mrs. Pearl Strickland, Mrs. B. W. Grafton, Robert Gray and Milton Gray of Bernice. Lillie had a sister (also named Mrs. William Gray?) who lived in Bernice. I've not been able to find the correct spelling of Shackelford nor the ancestors in either family. I'm trying to compile a family history and would appreciate any help in working on this family project. Allana Bosch

My grandparents referred to living in the Mt. Pisgah area but I can't find this location on a map. Does anyone know where this is? They also said they were from Bernice so I think it is in Union Parish. They moved to New Orleans in about 1912, so the name of the area may have changed. Any information would be appreciated. Allana Bosch

Jim Lee, I have completely lost the file containing the marriage license of Peter Oliver Price & Charity Charlotte Boatright. I just don't know what happened to it, and I'm sorry. Could you please send it again? Karen

Well, listers, you have really kept me busy this weekend, and I thank you for it! Things are looking a little different at the Archives - we have a military record now thanks to Harold Phillips, and I moved the marriage records out of the court files and on to their own page, and we have a new "Memory Lane" page. There are 11 new photos on the photo page, thanks to Shawn Martin - and she sent two deeds and a marriage record. There are problems, and I have some fine tuning to do. Four of Shawn's photos are all messed up and I've tried resaving and retransferring them, and I don't know what's going on, but I will eventually get it fixed. If I left anyone out of the memory page, please e-mail me and let me know. Leah, what's your last name? Thanks to the memory page, I've already found a new cousin - hi, Bobby! There are 15 more obits waiting for me, thanks to Gina, but I've worked 18 hours on the archives this weekend, and it's time for me to go remind my spouse who I am!! Later, and a big THANK YOU to the best mailing list on Rootsweb!! Karen

oops... signed, Rae May ps. forgive me, I'm new to the internet

I, too, did not live in union parish. I would spend the summers of my "wonder bread" years at my grandparents farms(DURRETT/CUMMINGS/CULBERTSON), located just southeast of Arcadia, just over the Bienville parish line into Lincoln Parish. I have very recently returned from a trip to north LA...rendezvoused with my Mom and had a wonderful time in union parish. I rented a car. We drove and enjoyed the geography, pine trees, lake d'Arbonne (sp?), we explored CULBERTSON cemetery and the library in Farmerville, LA. and Mom loved the fried chicken livers she ordered for lunch.... I am related to Mary PAYNE, born 4/10/1818 in Texas and died 8/02/1881 in union parish. She was married to William H. CULBERTSON, born 7/11/1812 in Morgan County, GA and died 11/17/1812 in Union parish. Who were her parents? And why/when did she move to union parish? I have no record of any children from this union, where there any that died? Her grandniece (who is my great-grandmother) was named Mary Payne CULBERTSON, born 10/6/1876 in Denison (Grayson Cty) TX and died 3/30/1966. She is buried in Driskill cemetery, next to her husband, William Hardy CUMMINGS, born 1/12/1878 in Bienville Parish and died 7/4/1906......in a fire at the Ouachita Hotel, Monroe, LA. His death has always been mysterious. Different versions have circulated in the family for years. I found a tiny mention in the newspaper microfilmed at Farmerville, LA. And I found confirmation of the two others who had died in the fire. The proprietress of the hotel, and her husband. I wonder the true circumstance of the fire. Interesting, isn't it?! It left my great-grandmother a widow at a very young age, with 3 small children to raise. My grandmother, Lela Mae CUMMINGS was the middle daughter. Mammy, as we called Mary Payne CULBERTSON CUMMINGS raised her children right near the family of her sister, Willie Maude CULBERTSON. In her later years, Mammy, lived with and was taken care of, by her daughter, Lela Mae and husband, Millard B. DURRETT.

Well, this sure is fun. My Union parish connections are through my hubby, so I have never lived in Union Parish. Not even in North Louisiana, but I did take my pa-in-law to several family reunions and church/cemetery reunions while he was still alive. He was Lonnie Craven. Families were Craven, Farrar, Poole, Gathright, Brasher, & Cole...unidentified as to which family. We went to the family reunion of His wife, Irma Draper....her families were also Jamison in Union pr. We went to several Good Hope Baptist Church reunions. As we would ride through the country roads coming and going he remembered where everyone had lived and whether or not they had a pretty daughter! What a hoot. I think he remembered every family and what property they owned in that whole parish. While we were at one of the church reunions we also went to Sadie Cemetery and saw lots of family graves there too. He truly was a one of a kind treasure! Jan Craven

I am looking for information on JOSEPH LIVINGSTON and EUPHAMA PULER (Peeler?) who were married in Union Parish La 12-12-1850. Their daughter Samantha married Robert Dempsey Pace, son of Alexander James and Margaret E. Bumpers. Any information would be apprecaited.