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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAKER LAGRANGE QUEBEDEAU QUEBEDEAUX Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kEB.2ACI/357.1 Message Board Post: Southwest Louisiana Records by Rev. Donald J. Herbert shows: LAGRANGE, Maximilien (son of Louis Lagrange & Lovine QUEBEDEAU) married 20 May 1868 Marguerite QUEBEDEAU (daughter of Nicolas & Marguerite Landry). Marguerite QUEBEDEAU was the widow of Eugene VALETTE/VALLET. Children: Some of the children were baptised in Grand Coteau, the later ones were baptised in Church Point: Marie Laurine LAGRANGE born 2 Aug. 1852 Celestine LAGRANGE born 21 Dec. 1861 Noemi LAGRANGE born 15 March 1854. Naomi married Jean Telisphore GUIDRY on 6 JUN 1870. Gauthier LAGRANGE born 9 April 1861 Marguerite LAGRANGE born 17 Jan. 1855 Marie Arsene LAGRANGE born 3 Sept. 1858 Josephine LAGRANGE born 13 July 1866. Josephine married Emile THERAU 28 Jan 1885 in Rayne. Joseph LAGRANGE married Marie Herminie ISTRE on 23 Jan. 1882 in Rayne. LAGRANGE, Etienne born 28 Nov. 1868 1910 CENSUS Ward 2, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Series: T624 Roll: 516 Page: 62 The Josephine LAGRANGE/ Emile THERIOT family is living next to the Albert BAKER/Josephine CARUTHERS family. Both are living near the Philozie BAKER/Aline ? family. QUEBEDEAU, Marguerite No information. Succ. dated 27 Oct. 1870 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ.#3425) QUEBEDEAU, Marguerite m. Maxemillien LAGRANGE Succ.: 6 Jan. 1892 (Crowley Ct. Hse.: Succ. #146) VALETTE, Eugene m. Marguerite QUEBEDEAU Succ.: 6 Jan. 1892 (Crowle Ct. Hse.: Succ. # 145) Maximilien LAGRANGE married 2) Adelina QUEBODEAUX/QUEBDEDEAU/KIEBEDEAUX on 1 April 1871 in Opelousas(church ceremony Oct 12, 1878 Rayne) [Perhaps this was the Adeline QUEBEDEAU who was a sister of Marguerite QUEBEDEAU and the widow of Jean BEARD?] Marie Cleoma LAGRANGE born 27 Feb. 1871 Emillianne LAGRANGE born 30 June 1873 Children listed for "Celestine LAGRANGE": Clotilde LAGRANGE born 9 Nov. 1879 at Mermentau (shown as child of Celestine LAGRANGE Maximillien LAGRANGE born 23 Jan. 1882 (shown as child of Baker & Marie Celestine LAGRANGE) Donatille LAGRANGE (later BAKER) born 4 Feb. 1883. (Baptismal record shows her as Donatille LAGRANGE, child of Celestine LAGRANGE. Donatile's marriage records show her as Donatile BAKER, daughter of Sarrasin BAKER and Celestine LAGRANGE). Hubert BAKER born 14 May 1884 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Athanase BAKER born 10 Aug 1885 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Norbert BAKER born 12 Nov. 1886 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Clebert BAKER born 14 March 1888 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Hubert BAKER born 14 May 1884 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Philibert BAKER born 31 July 1889 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Marguerite BAKER born 5 OCT 1890 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Joseph Livandi BAKER born 24 FEb 1892 (child of Joseph BAKER & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Joseph Ode BAKER born 15 MAR 1893(child of Joseph BAKER & Scelestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Zoe BAKER born 2 July 1894 (child of Sarasin BAKER & Selestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) Celestine LAGRANGE married Joseph BAKER on 16 Oct 1889 in Lafayette, LA Father Hebert's SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS also shows listings for: BOUILLET, Renea born 25 July 1899 ( child of Emile BOUILLET & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) BOULLIT, Adam born 25 Sept 1899 (child of Emile BOULLIT & Celestine LAGRANGE) (Rayne, LA) SOURCE: Family History Center website at http://www.familysearch.org shows in 1880 census: Zarazin BAKER, a widow, son of Clemontine BAKER: 1880 USCENSUS Ward 2, Lafayette, LA Family History Library Film: 1254455 NA Film Number: T9-0455 Page Number: 409D BAKER, Zarazin (self), widow, male, white 23, Birthplace: LA, Farmer, Father's Birthplace: LA, Mother's Birthplace: LA BAKER, Pheloge (son), single, male, white, 4, Birthplace: LA, Father's Birthplace: LA, Mother's Birthplace: LA BAKER, Albert (son), male, white, 3, Birthplace: LA, Father's Birthplace: LA, Mother's Birthplace: LA BAKER, Joseph (son), single, male, white, 1, Birthplace: LA, Father's Birthplace: LA, Mother's Birthplace: LA BAKER, Clemontine [Clementine] (mother), widow, female, white, 45 Birthplace: LA, Father's Birthplace: LA, Mother's Birthplace: LA BAKER, Moses [Moise] (brother), single, male, white, 14, Birthplace: LA, Laborer, Father's Birthplace: LA, Mother's Birthplace: LA SOURCE: Heritage Quest online at http://www.heritagequestonline: 1870 US CENSUS Vermilionville, Lafayette Parish, LA Series: M593 Roll: 516 Page: 354 July 13, 1870 Dwelling 1971/ Family 2043 BAKER, Clementine, 42, female, white, keeping house, Real Est. $200, Personal Est. $400, Birthplace: LA BAKER, Sarazine, 19, male, white, field hand, Birthplace: Louisiana BAKER, Moise, 4, male, white, Birthplace: Louisiana CELESTE, Francois, 12, male, Color: ?, Birthplace: Louisiana SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS by Rev. Donald J. Herbert: BAKER, Albert (son of Joseph BAKER & Aselie BROUSSARD) born 23 Aug. 1877 (Rayne, LA). He married Josephine CARUTHERS on 27 Sep 1898. BAKER, Philosie (son of Joseph BAKER & Asemee BROUSSARD) born 3 July 1876 (Rayne, LA) BAKER, Joseph Broussard (son of Jacob BAKER & Maria Azema BROUSSARD) b. 30 June 1879 at Lafayette (Rayne, LA Church record) BROUSSARD, Marie married Anasin [Sarasin?] BAKER Succ. dated 16 Oct. 1879 (Laf. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #1582) BAKER, Thomas - native of Liverpool; spouse of Marie Louise Celina RACA; died 19 Oct. 1830 at his home on the right bank of the Vermillon at age 25 years; buried 20 Oct. 1830 in the church cemetery. Fr. Laurent PEYRETTI (Laf. Ch.: v.2, p.101, #397) BAKER, Thomas m. 13 Feb. 1830 Celanie RACCA (Laf. Ct.Hse.: Mar.#54) RACCA, Celanie (Henry & dec. Rosalie TRAHAN) m. 13 Feb. 1830 Thomas BAKER (Laf. Ct.Hse.: Mar.#54) BAKER, Clementine (Thomas & Louise RACCA) bt. 4 May 1832 at age 14 mths. [1831] (Laf. Ch.: v.3, p. 149) SOURCE: Heritage Quest online at http://www.heritagequestonline: 1860 US CENSUS Vermilionville, Lafayette Parish, LA Series: M653 Roll: 412 Page: 810 July 17, 1860 Line #28 Dwelling #506 BAKER, Clementine, Age: 21? 28?, female, white, planter, Birthplace: Louisiana

Not quite sure what you were looking for as far as information on the BAKER family but found the following in Rev Hebert's Southwest Louisiana Records and hope it helps: BAKER, Joseph Broussard (Jacob & Maria Azema Broussard) born 30 Jun 1879 at Lafayette (Rayne Ch records Vol 2, page 57) SWLR Vol 14, page 25. BAKER, Joseph married Celestine LAGRANGE 16 Oct 1889 (Laf Court House Marriage #4505) SWLR V20, page 20. BAKER, Philibert (Joseph & Celestine LAGRANGE) born 31 Jul 1889 (Rayne Ch V3, page 246) SWLR V20,pg 20. BAKER, Marguerite (Joseph & Celestine LAGRANGE) Born 5 Oct 1890 (Rayne Ch V4, pg 55) SWLR V21, pg 20. BAKER, Joseph Livandi (Joseph & Celestine LAGRANGE) born 24 Feb 1892 (Rayne Ch V4, pg131)SWLR V23,pg 19. BAKER, Joseph Ode (Joseph & Scelestine LAGRANGE) born 15 Mar 1893 (Rayne Ch V4, pg 194) SWLRV24, page 20. BAKER, Hubert (Joseph & Celestine LAGRANGE) married 11 Jun 1903 Helena GUIDRY (Rayne Ch V2, page 226) SWLR Supl V33, page 320. Couldn't find any information on Celestine. Leos L. de Angury

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The Life & Times of Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. & Julia Ann Graham Willis by Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net He was born April 2, 1839 and died May 22, 1900 She was born February 22, 1845 and died September 28, 1936 They married on January 5, 1867 in Forest Hill, La. Both are buried in the Graham Cemetery, Forest Hill, La. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. was the eldest son of Rev. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Sr. (b. Dec. 28, 1817; d. Mar. 27, 1887) and Anna Slaughter (b. May 29, 1820; d. Mar. 24, 1876). Rev. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Sr. was the son of Agerton Willis and Sophie Story. He was born on Bayou Boeuf in Louisiana and is buried, along with his wife Anna Slaughter Willis, at Amiable Baptist Church Cemetery near Glenmora, La. He established many churches and was blind the last 22 years of his life. His daughter would read the scriptures and he would preach. He settled on Spring Creek, near Longleaf, La., at a community called Babb’s Bridge. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. was also, a great-grandson of pioneer Louisiana Baptist preacher, Rev. Joseph Willis (b. circa 1758; d. Sept. 14, 1854). He was the first Baptist preacher west of the Mississippi River. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr.'s siblings were: Eliza Willis, Mary Jane Willis, David Willis, Martha Willis, Matthew Willis, Dempsey Willis, Calvin Willis, and Robert Willis. Daniel was raised near Sugartown, La. and then settled on Barber Creek near Longleaf, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Julia Ann Graham Willis was the daughter of Robert Graham (b. Aug. 20, 1818; d. Feb. 10, 1890) and Ruth Smith (b. Dec. 5, 1813 d. Jun. 2, 1869). Robert Graham moved to Louisiana from Texas in 1841. Soon after marring Ruth Smith (a trapper's daughter) in Natchitoches, La., they moved to Forest Hill, La. He was a successful farmer and cattleman there. Ruth had told Robert that she wished to be buried at the top of a hill on their land near Forest Hill. She was and that hill is known today as the Graham Cemetery. Robert Graham's father was William Graham. Robert Graham had two brothers: another William Graham and Samuel Graham. Robert and Ruth Graham are both buried at the Graham Cemetery. Julia Ann Graham Willis' siblings were: Annie Graham Willis, Emily Graham Butter, Maggie Graham Willis, Demerius Graham Willis, Elizabeth Graham Merchant, Katherine Graham Sermons, Lucy "Ruth" Graham Moore, William Graham, and Lorenzo Dow Graham. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. married Julia Ann Graham on, January 5, 1867, soon after the end of the Civil War. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. in the Civil War Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. enlisted, September 29, 1861, at Camp Moore, La., in the Confederate Army as a Pvt. 5th. Company Battalion, Washington Artillery of Louisiana. He was (Mar. 16, 1864) in Raxdale's Company E, 16th. La. Regiment, Gibson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. He was promoted to 2nd Sergt. on Mar. 5, 1865. He was captured and made a prisoner of war. Daniel was paroled at Meridian, Mississippi on May 14, 1865. (Also see Andrew B. Booth, "Records of Louisiana Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands," (New Orleans, La. 1920) Vol. I: 1115) Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. fought in many of the great battles of the Civil War, including Shiloh, Bull Run, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga. Excerpts from Daniel H. Willis, Jr.'s obituary: Alexandria Town Talk, 23 June 1900: "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 Chicamauga 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. He was paroled at Meridian, Miss., in May of 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. He also requested that his Confederate badge be pinned on his breast and buried with him." Gibson, later helped establish Tulane University and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1883. I was named after my grandfather, Randall Lee Willis, who was named after Randall Lee Gibson, in 1886. 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). Can You Feed Her Son? Soon after the Civil War, Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr., became the first of four Willis’ brothers to marry four Graham’ sisters. He married Julia Ann Graham on January 5, 1867. (Daniel called her affectingly Julieann). When Daniel asked Julia Ann's father, Robert Graham, for her hand in marriage; Robert asked him if he could feed her. Daniel replied "that he had a horse, a milk cow, a barrel of corn and a barrel of molasses." Robert responded "my goodness son you have enough to marry several of my daughters." They were married at Robert Graham's home near Forest Hill. Later, three of Daniel's brothers would marry three of Julia Ann's sisters. Calvin Willis married Demerius Graham , Robert Willis married Annie Graham and Dempsey Willis married Maggie Graham. A fifth brother, Matthew Willis, also asked a fifth sister, Lucy "Ruth" Graham, to marry him. She said no and later confided in her sisters, "he was just too ugly." Ruth Graham later found her true love, James Moore, and married him. Daniel made good his promise to "feed" Julia Ann and on January 16, 1868 (just a year after their wedding) he sold his father-in-law, Robert Graham, 119 acres "in the fork of Barber Creek," for $350.00. A sum that would have been a years wages for many at that time. When Daniel died, in 1900, he left Julia Ann, $35,000.00 in gold, a home, land, and the woods full of cows, on Barber Creek, near Longleaf. The Law, Cattle, Barber Creek & Home After the end of Civil War, in 1865, Daniel H. Willis. Jr., was made Constable of Spring Hill, Rapides Parish. Julia Ann often spoke of the time Daniel captured an outlaw from Texas who was hid out in the piney woods of Louisiana. She said it was to late to make the horseback trip to the jail, in Alexandria, therefore Daniel handcuffed the outlaw to the foot of their bed for the overnight stay. Daniel told the outlaw he better not make a sound. She said Daniel slept soundly, but she did not sleep a wink all night. He later was a successful rancher. He and his sons would buy cattle in East Texas and then drive them to the railroad at Lecompte, La. to be shipped north. Once, on a cattle drive from Texas, in 1898, the cattle stampeded in the woods. My grandfather, Randall Lee Willis, who was only 12 at the time and riding drag, thought his dad, Daniel, had been killed; but then he could see his father's huge white hat, waving high in the air, in front of the cattle. Julia Ann's grandchildren recalled that she would read her red-lettered New Testament Bible daily on the front porch of the "Old Willis Place" near Longleaf on Barber Creek. She would then open her trunk and pull out Daniel's photo, who had preceded her in death, and a tear would often be seen in her eye. Julia Ann also loved oranges. She would eat them, lay the peals on the window seal and later eat the peals. When asked what she was doing she replied "I don't know for sure, but I think these orange peals are good for you." She once was bitten by a ground rattler, at age 75, and survived. Julia Ann swam in Barber Creek, twice a day, until age 90. There is a huge gravel pit where their home, the "Old Willis Place" once stood. The gravel pit has destroyed the timber and Barber Creek. It became overrun with sand and silt; literally smothered to death. The EPA finally made them shut down, but it was too late. My late cousin, Ilie Willis Close (1907-1995), wrote to me about the Old Willis Place: "The home was a gathering place for all the family. There was always food cooked for family and friends. There was lots of blackberries, huckleberries and fruit of all kinds for good pies. The home was about a quarter of a mile from Barber's Creek, known to be one of the coldest and clearest waters in the area. Grandma [Julia Ann Graham Willis] would walk down and swim sometimes twice a day. She said that was what had prolonged her life. All of the children and grandchildren loved to go swimming with her. She was reared a Methodist but later joined the Baptist Church and was a devoted Christian. She read the Bible daily. We use to joke and say 'she didn't think there would be anyone but Baptist in Heaven.' Her hobby was making quilts and she kept the family supplied with her hand work." Tragedy Daniel and Julia Ann were not immune from tragedy. On a trip away from home in 1880, Julia Ann told Daniel "I feel something is wrong at home." After returning, they found their eight year old son, David Eugene, deathly ill with appendicitis. He soon died. Julia Ann would later tell her grandchildren, that she vowed that if she every lost another child, she would never let herself grieve as she did for David Eugene. The next year, 1881, her four month old baby, Stella, died. Many years later, on December 23, 1935, she lost another son, Dr. Daniel Oscar Willis, in an auto accident. He was born three years after David Eugene. Julia Ann would live only nine months after his death. Daniel Hubbard Willis Jr. died, from kidney trouble, at his son, Dr. Daniel Oscar Willis' home near Leesville, La., on May 22, 1900. Julia Ann Graham Willis died of old age on September 28, 1936. Both Daniel and Julia Ann are buried at the Graham Cemetery near Forest Hill, not far from their beloved Barber Creek. Daniel Hubbard Willis Jr. and Julia Ann Graham Children: 1) Henry Elwa Willis was born 6 OCT 1867. He died 18 JAN 1945 of pneumonia. He was a farmer and cattleman. He is buried at the Paul Cemetery in Lecompte, La. He married Sarah F. Duplissey, Dec., 1890. Henry Elwa Willis and Sarah F. Duplissey had the following children: Clarence I. Willis (b. Jan. 18, 1892; d. Dec. 4, 1940), Viola Willis (b. Dec. 28, 1893; d. Dec. 14, 1973), Elbert K. Willis (b. Feb. 26, 1897; d. Dec. 19, 1974), Henry Willis (b. Mar. 30, 1899; d. Sept. 29, 1977), Mae Willis (b. May 1, 1902), Kit C. Willis (b. May 8, 1905), Bessie Willis (b. July 8, 1908), and Frank Willis (b. Dec. 2, 1915). 2) Carvelia S. Willis was born 10 FEB 1869. She died 31 MAR 1941 of liver disease. She never married. She is buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. Her date of birth on her grave marker is incorrect by 10 years. 3) Minnie R. Willis was born 7 MAY 1870. She died 18 SEP 1921. She married Charles H. Benedict. She is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, La. Minnie R. Willis Benedict and Charles H. Benedict children were: Arthur Charles Benedict (July 4, 1891; d. Jan. 21, 1969), and Lester B. Benedict (d. April 26, 1899; d. May 10, 1918 of meningitis). 4) David Eugene Willis was born 19 JAN 1872. He died 13 FEB 1880 of appendicitis at age eight. He is buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. 5) Corine Willis was born 27 SEP 1873. She died 6 OCT 1873 as a young baby. She is buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. 6) Daniel Oscar Willis, M.D. was born 8 MAR 1875. He died 23 DEC 1935 from injuries sustained in an auto accident at LeBeau, La. He died at the hospital in Bunkie, La. He married his first wife Ella Elizabeth Lamberth (b. Jan. 16, 1871; died July 1, 1921) on Dec. 24, 1895. Daniel and Ella had three children: Murphy Daniel Willis (b. Nov. 13, 1897; d. Oct. 15, 1930 after suffering with Hodgkin's disease for 14 years), Horace Oscar Willis (b. Dec. 30, 1898; d. Sept. 22, 1936) and Pearl Willis (b. Oct. 24, 1900; d. Apr. 20, 1988 in Baton Rouge, La.) Pearl Willis was a music teacher for many years at LSU. Daniel Oscar Willis then married his second wife Mary Hamilton in 1928. They had one child: Hamilton Barrow Willis (b. Nov. 25, 1931; d. Abt. 1990 in St. Francisville, La.). Daniel Oscar Willis was buried on what would have been his and Ella's 40th. wedding anniversary, if they both had not died prematurely. They are both buried in the Leesville Cemetery, Leesville, La. He began his medical practice in 1904 and was the first medical doctor in Vernon Parish, La. He also owned the first automobile in Vernon Parish. He was in United States Army Medical Corps in World War I and was commissioned as a Captain in August of 1917. He owned the Hotel Leesville in Leesville, La. He once (after being slandered by a young lawyer in a trial in Leesville) bodily removed the young lawyer from his room at the Hotel Leesville and through him in the street. The young lawyer's name was Huey P. Long. 7) Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. was born 15 JAN 1877. He died 30 JUNE 1951 of a heart attack. He was a butcher and cattleman. He married Eulah "Eula" Rosalie Hilburn in 1903. Eula was born Mar. 10, 1884 and died Feb. 6, 1919, at age 34, of the flu (she is buried at Lecompte Cemetery). Eula is buried next to her parents, Charles Hilburn (1858-1943) and Francis Hilburn (1860-1930). Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. and Eula Rosalie Hilburn Willis had the following children: Flossie Litton Willis (b. Aug. 5, 1905; d. Sept., 1985 - married a Tomlinson), and Ilie Jewel Willis (b. Mar. 8, 1907; d. May, 1995 - married Carl Close). Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. then married Julia Mae Johnson on Jun. 13, 1922. Julia Mae was born Sept. 4, 1899 and died Feb. 17, 1934, at age 34. Both of Robert's wives died at age 34. Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. and Julia Mae Johnson Willis had the following children: Robert "Bobby" Willis. Jr. (b. Feb. 2, 1923; d. Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor - buried on the USS Arizona), Glenn Dewey Willis (b. May 8, 1924), and Billy Edward Willis (b. Jun. 2, 1925; d. Aug. 6, 1991). He is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, La. 8) Ruthey Madella Willis was born 20 JUN 1880. Ruthey Madella Willis died of cancer. She married her first husband, Henry Buckaliew, on 20 AUG 20 1898. She then married her second husband, H. C. Matthews. Ruthey Madella Willis had one child by her first husband, Illie Jewel Buckaliew (b. Apr. 10, 1900; d. Feb. 3, 1902 - buried in Graham Cemetery). She had one child by her second husband, Willie Matthews. 9) Stella Willis was born 21 AUG 1881. She died 10 DEC 1881 as a young baby. Buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. 10) Julia Coatney Willis was born 11 MAR 1883. She died 16 AUG 1945 of a heart attack. She married Harry Scarbrough. She is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in San Bernardino, California. They had one daughter named Audrey Ethel Scarbrough (b. Mar. 1, 1907; d. Oct. 22, 1980) who married Kent Hayden (b. Jun. 18, 1906; d. Nov. 16, 1984). Audrey and Kent Kane Hayden, Sr. had two sons named Charles Hayden and Kent Kane Hayden, Jr. 11) Randall Lee Willis (my grandfather) was born 20 MAR 1886 in Forest Hill, La. He died 14 MAY 1940 of stomach cancer. Married Lillie Gertrude Hanks on 11 JAN 1914. Buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. He was named after his father's commanding General in the Civil War: Randall Lee Gibson who founded Tulane University. He was a farmer and logger. He died of stomach cancer and she died of a heart attack. Randall Lee Willis and Lillie G. Hanks Willis had the following three sons: Howard Lee Willis (b. Feb. 15, 1915; d. Oct. 2, 1993), Herman Floyd Willis (b. Sept. 17, 1918; d. May 15, 1977), and my father Julian Everette Willis (b. Oct. 5, 1919; d. Jun. 13, 1995). All three sons are buried in the Butter Cemetery, Forest Hill, La.

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REV. JOSEPH WILLIS The Apostle to the Opelousas The First Baptist Preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ West of the Mississippi River By Randy Willis http://www.randywillis.org/ randywillis@ev1.net Joseph Willis’ tombstone reads: "First Baptist Preacher of the Word West of the Mississippi River." This historical fact placed him in the history books but is only a footnote in this remarkable man’s life. His life reads as a dramatic play performed on the stage of history. He was born an Indian slave to his own father. His family took him to court to deprive him of his inheritance, a battle that involved the governor of the state. He fought in the Revolutionary War under the most colorful of all the American generals, Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox." He placed his own life in harms way by crossing the most hostile country and entered a land under a foreign government while the dreaded "Black Code" was in effect. He preached a message there that put him in constant danger. He fought racial and religious prejudice of the most dangerous kind. He lost three wives and several children in the wilderness but never wavered in his belief in God. Joseph Willis’ American roots do not begin in Louisiana but in Southeast Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay area, the same area that the Pilgrims first settled. There in the 1740’s, in Isle of Wight and Nansemond Counties (now the city of Suffolk) was the place that Joseph Willis’ father, three uncles and one aunt called home. The family came to America from Devonshire, England (although there is some evidence that the family immigrated from Wales). I believe, but I cannot prove it, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the English father of these five children was Benjamin Willis, Jr. (born circa 1690) and the grandfather was Benjamin Willis, Sr. (born circa 1670). These four Willis brothers were Joseph’s father, Agerton Willis (born circa 1727; died 1777), and his brothers Daniel Willis (born circa 1716; died 1785), Benjamin Willis III (born circa 1725; died 1785), and George Willis (born circa 1730). The one known sister of these four brothers was Joanna Willis (born circa 1730; died 1791). Joanna married James Council (born circa 1716) of Isle of Wight County, Virginia in about 1751. James was the son of John Council and Benjamin Willis Jr.’s sister Josie Willis (born circa 1681), and grandson of Hodges Council. Hodges’ family had also immigrated from Devonshire, England to America. In the early 1750’s, the four brothers along with James and Joanna moved south. Between 1740 and 1770, hundreds of Virginians moved to North Carolina as a result of the Virginia legislature passing a law requiring all non-residents to acquire ten acres of land for each head of stock ranging in the colony or to become citizens. The family left Virginia, probably by sea, and landed down the coast at New Hanover (now named Wilmington), North Carolina. New Hanover had North Carolina’s most navigable seaport and even though it was not used much for transatlantic trade, this meant the area of the state was easily accessible from all other English settlements along the coast. Well-to-do North Carolina Planters It was here that Joseph’s father, Agerton, would first buy land in North Carolina. On December 13, 1754, he purchased 300 acres in New Hanover in what is now southeastern Pender County "on the East Side of a Branch of Long Creek." Pender was not established until 1874. New Hanover included what is now Pender and parts of Brunswick County. Agerton was taxed on this property the next year, 1755. There were only 362 white people taxed in New Hanover that year. About twenty families owned a great number of slaves there during that time. These families and others like them in southeastern North Carolina controlled the affairs of the counties, in which they lived and set the standards of morals and religion. Between 1755 and 1758, Agerton moved to Bladen County, just to the northeast. Daniel, Benjamin and Joanna and her husband James Council, had been living there since 1753. It was there between 1755 and 1758, that Agerton’s only son, Joseph, was born. Joseph would someday play a major roll in early Louisiana Baptist history. Most of the early Bladen County deeds, before 1784, were lost due to a series of fires; thus we are unable to find Agerton’s first purchase of land in Bladen County. Nevertheless a description of the bulk of his lands can be gleaned from later deeds. He purchased 640 acres from his brother Daniel on May 21, 1762, on the West Side of the Northwest Cape Fear River. He then purchased an additional 2,560 acres between October 1766 and May 1773, which was located on both sides of the Northwest Cape Fear River near Goodman’s Swamp. Altogether, Agerton’s holdings formed a very large and nearly contiguous extent of land on both sides of the Northwest Cape Fear River near the current Cumberland County line in present-day northwest Bladen County. Agerton, Daniel, Benjamin, James, and Joanna were all neighbors on the Northwest Cape Fear River. The other brother, George Willis, came first to New Hanover, obtaining a land grant on Widow Creek in 1761 and selling out in 1767. He then moved to Robeson County (formerly part of Bladen County) not very far west from the rest of the family. The four brothers were all well-to-do planters with large land holdings. As a large planter, Agerton would have owned slaves. Continued at: http://www.randywillis.org/

From Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randywillis@ev1.net My great-grandfather Robert Graham (b. Aug. 20, 1818; d. Feb. 10, 1890) (Four of his daughters married four of Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s sons) Robert Graham was born in Mississippi on August 20, 1818. He moved to Texas in about 1836. He then moved to Natchitoches, La., about 1841. Robert Graham married Ruth Smith (b. Dec. 5, 1813; d. Jun. 2, 1869) about 1843. Soon after marring Ruth Smith (a trapper's daughter) from Natchitoches, they moved to Forest Hill, Rapides Parish, La. He was a successful farmer and cattleman there. Ruth told Robert that she wished to be buried at the top of a hill on their land, near Forest Hill. She died of Typhoid fever and was buried atop that hill which is known today as the Graham Cemetery. Robert is buried next to her. Four of their daughters married four of Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s sons: Julia Ann Graham (1845-1936) married Daniel H. Willis, Jr. (1839-1900), Demerius Graham (1849-1886) married Calvin Willis (1855-1911), Annie Graham (1855-1936) married Robert Willis (1858-1939) and Mary Ann "Maggie" Graham (1853-1940) married Dempsey Willis (1854-1919). Additional daughters of Robert and Ruth Graham were: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Graham who married Joel Merchant, Katherine Graham (b. circa 1842) who married D. Sermons, Emily Graham (1846-1933) who married William Butter (1850-1923), and Lucy "Ruth" Graham (b. 1851) who married James Moore (1849-1913). Robert and Ruth also had two sons: William Graham (1843-1925) who married Laura Dyer (1849-1930) and Lorenzo Dow Graham (1848-1933) who married Victoria Pickren. They had a total of 10 children. Five of these marriages celebrated Golden wedding anniversaries. Robert Graham had two brothers: William Graham (who moved to Bell County, Texas) and Samuel Graham (who moved to Wisconsin). Robert Graham's father was another William Graham. This William Graham's father was Samuel Graham and Samuel's father was supposedly, yet another William Graham from Charlotte, North Carolina (circa 1765).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trahan, Guidry, Adams, and Meaux Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kEB.2ACI/199.241 Message Board Post: Youcan also go to www.usgenweb.com And go to the Usgenweb project archives and then Louisiana table of contents, and then click vermillion parish and got to cemeteries, and there will be a list of a few cemeteries in vermillion parish and abshire cemetery is one of them. Best luck in finding what you need.They have alot there but not all.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jetton, Stansbury Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kEB.2ACI/343.1.1 Message Board Post: Regina, Thank you very much for the information on Isaac and Sarah. I wish that I could return the favor, but I have no information at this time on Sarah. I only recently found Isaac in LA. He moved there from MS. I do know that Isaac was CSA and plan to order a copy of his pension app sometime in the future. Maybe this would provide some info on Sarah? I'm not sure how much info the LA apps contain. I will let you know if I learn anything on Sarah. Thank you again for the reply. Catherine

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/kEB.2ACI/343.1 Message Board Post: Isaac Jetton was married to Sarah E. Stansbury. She was the daughter of Albert Stansbury and Mary Ann Eliza Dugan. I am researching the Stansbury line. The only thing I know about Issac was that according to his death certificate, he was born October 5, 1838 in Alabama and died March 29, 1918 in Vermilion Parish. His obituary in the Abbeville Meridional on April 6, 1918 says he was buried beside his wife in the Stansbury graveyard below Pery's bridge. I have not been able to find Sarah's death date. Do you by chance have it?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pyle, Mack, Malone, Harvey, Ramke and Ellinghaus Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kEB.2ACI/258.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Angela Baronowski Pyle is the ggg-granddaughter of Hermann Heinrich Ramke of Oldenburg, Germany. I would like to have any information available on this branch of the Ramke family on behalf of my wife Angela from Angels Camp, Ca. and her mother Gretchen Ramke Papro of Pittsburg, Ca. Our e-mail is piguy66@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pradier/Pradia/Brown Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kEB.2ACI/356 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on either Francois and/or Mary (Marie). They had several children, one of them being my grt grt grandfather John Marcelleus. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kEB.2ACI/355.1 Message Board Post: Goto: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/vermilli.htm and search the Census listings.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mathews, Dixon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kEB.2ACI/355 Message Board Post: Can someone do a census lookup for me in Vermilion Parish? I am searching for a Caroline Mathews and possible children or family either in 1860, 1870 or 1890. I truly appreciate anyone who can take the time to do this for me. Thank you so much!! Marlene

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/kEB.2ACI/354 Message Board Post: Seeking marriage date for JEFFERSON DAVIS COLLINS and MOLLIE THAXTON. Jeff born c 1856 in La. and Mollie born c 1860 La. Parishes of birth unknown and parentage unknown. Jeff and Mollie had at least one child I know of...WILLIE MAE COLLINS born 1892 in Jefferson parish. Can anyone help me?