http://www.interment.net/data/us/ms/adams/natchnat/index_meq.htm Natchez National Cemetery Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi 41 Cemetery Road Natchez, MS 39120 (601) 445-4981 Total records = 4,406

Edward Livingston Historical Meeting: Thursday -- July 19, 2001 6:00 P. M. Main Library Livingston, La. Speaker: Judy Riffel Member of Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiana New Additions to the holdings of the State Archives and on how to research them.

Ephriam Bates Cemetery St Helena Parish, this cemetery is on Parish Rd 89 which is off Hwy 43 north of a little town called Easleyville. The turn off to the cemetery appears to be about 2 miles below the MS-LA line on hwy 43 . You walk in the gate and there is on the left: Sgt. John R Bates Co. B, 4th LA Inf 1826-1879 beside him is Amanda J. Welch (no dates) Behind John R. is Pvt. John Bates LA Militia 2nd Div 12th & 13th Regt War of 1812 1786-1842 (I wonder if this is John R.'s father?) beside him (And behind Amanda) is Elizabeth Robertson (no dates) Behind them is Thomas Bates 1777-1827 Elizabeth Holliday 1795-1816 To the right of Ms Holliday is Ephriam H Bates 1817 Texas that is all that was on the headstone To the right of him is Mariah Louise Newson (no dates) to the right of her is John H Bates 1823-1826 Behind Ephriam H and Mariah Newson (by the back of the cemetary) is Rev Ephriam Bates (had "War" on marker) Sarah Griswold 1750 - 1841 Also, even with John R. and to the right when you walk in is one marked "Unknown" The cemetary isn't but 30 x 30 square or so. I kinda mapped it out. Would have took pictures, but can't find my digital camera, and my regular one is out of film. Maybe next time. All the markers were wooden crosses, except, John R., and John Bates which had government markers. As to the dates, I don't know what to tell you. Virgil Roberts

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July 6, 2001 Elsie Mary Whipple LeJeune Elsie Mary Whipple LeJeune, 87, a native and resident of Bourg, died at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2001. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Ann Community Center in Bourg. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. T.C. (Shirley) Jolly of New Orleans. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clement LeJeune; her parents, Thomas and Lottie Hotard Whipple; and one sister, Edrie Whipple Hanna. She was a retired librarian after 48 years with the Terrebonne Parish Public Library in Bourg. She was a member of the Terrebonne Genealogical Society and a parishioner of St. Ann Catholic Church.

Tangipahoa Historical & Genealogical Meets the first Saturday of each Month. At the Tangipahoa Parish Library Main Branch 739 West Oak Street Amite, Louisiana 11:00 A. M. The next meeting will be July 07, 2001 - Saturday

Louisiana Cemeteries and Grave Yards Most of us do not stop to think there may be a difference. A Cemetery is a fenced in area for the burial of the deceased. Usually from that area. A Grave Yard is usually referred to as a burial plot for Family Members and is not fenced. Louisiana does have a Cemetery Board where the cemeteries can be "Registered". However the board does not keep a list of the burials in these cemeteries. I would say only about ten percent of these Louisiana Cemeteries are Registered. Most perpetual cemeteries keep a list of Plot owners and no record of the burials are usually kept. Some Cemeteries are now putting these burial on computer files. Most of the Old Family Country Type of cemetery is donated property. Most have not been recorded as such in the local Parish Court House. Some sucessions and probates mention the Family Grave Yard. Records of burial are not a requirement or a fact of Law. A lot of the Cemeteries are started on the Church Grounds. Family Members are buried as they expire. The church usually keep no records. Exception is that most Cathloic Churches Do keep Records. There are no Laws stating that Records be kept of burial in these Cemeteries. In Most cases there is no record of any sort. Some indivisuals and groups have recorded a number of cemeteries in many of the Louisiana Parishes. This is of great value for the Genealogical researcher. It is hopefull that someday all the cemeteries will be recorded. Remember there are mistakes is some of these recordings. Typo's and etc. You may need to located the cemetery and double check. DWJ

GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES AND RECORDS IN LOUISIANA The Historic New Orleans Collection invites the public to a lecture presented by noted Louisiana genealogical specialist, Claire Bettag, on Saturday August 11, 2001, from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. at the Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street (New Orleans, LA 70130-2102).  The lecture will provide a basic overview of records useful for Louisiana genealogists from both colonial (pre-1803) and post-colonial periods and of the various repositories where these records can be found today.  Settlement patterns in Louisiana will be covered.  Special Emphasis will be on documents of the colonial period, such as church, Superior Council, Cabildo, and Santo Domingo records.  Genealogical study sources from the period following the Louisiana Purchase will highlight those records whose character and importance were influenced by the colonial period and differ from those found in other states because of the continued impact of French and Spanish record keeping.  Such colonial influences include Catholic Church records, probate documents, and Land records, especially those related to private land claims. Ms. Bettag is a Certified Genealogical Record Specialist, whose extensive work has focused on French, Acadian, and Spanish families of Louisiana.  She has conducted research at repositories in the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, and England and maintains memberships in U.S. and foreign genealogical societies.  She has lectured and written extensively about Louisiana genealogy. Cost for this lecture is $15 and includes a light lunch followed by a Curator's tour of The Historic New Orleans Collection's current exhibition "In Search of Yesterday's Gardens: Landscapes of 19th Century New Orleans." Participants will receive a sample family preservation kit, courtesy of the Hollinger Corporation. Please call 504/598-7171, FAX 504-598-7108, or e-mail: elsa@hnoc.org Point of Contact: Alfred Lemmon, Director, Williams Research Center.

Once again it is getting close to the time of the Stevens Family Reunion. I am getting excited at the possibility of seeing many friends and relatives at this year’s annual gathering. We will meet again this year at the Hammond Lions Club on Morris Road on the second Saturday in September, September 8, 2001. As those of you who were present last year will recall, we decided to move the annual Reunion forward in an effort to avoid many conflicts we have been having and try to increase our attendance. As in the past, registration will begin at 10:00 a. m. Come early and stay as long as you wish. We are again asking each attending person over 12 years of age to pay $3.00 to defray the cost of renting the Lions Den and other incidentals that may come up in preparations for this year’s reunion. Bring a food dish and soft drinks of your choice (no alcoholic beverages, please). Bring pictures, mementos, artifacts, etc. that may be of interest to those attending. There will be a short business meeting, during which time recognition will be given to the oldest person present, the youngest person present, the original family with the most descendants present and the person(s) who have traveled the farthest to attend. A short memorial service will honor those of the family who have passed away since our last reunion. If you know of someone who has passed away during the year, please bring that information so they can be recognized. We would also like to announce any new births in the family again this year. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT RECEIVE THIS NOTICE OR WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED A PREVIOUS REUNION, PLEASE EXTENT AN INVITATION TO THEM TO ATTEND THIS YEAR. Looking forward to seeing you again this year and let’s try to make this the largest and most successful reunion we have had. Sincerely, Doris H. Johnston P. O. Box 865 Hammond, La.

Tickfaw State Park to celebrate Cajun Day June 18, 2001 SPRINGFIELD - Tickfaw State Park officials are still accepting applications for the jambalaya cookoff which will highlight Cajun Day at the park. The event will be June 30 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the park near Springfield. And entrance fees to the park will be free that day. Visitors will be able to sample the jambalaya during the cookoff as long as the food lasts, said Brad Lavigne, park curator. Other activities will include live Cajun music played by Choupique and Cajun dancing with free dance lessons. Drinks and snack foods will be sold by local groups, or visitors may bring their own lunches and picnic on site, Lavigne said. "This program is designed to be fun and give everyone a chance to enjoy some good Cajun food and music," he said. The park is located along the Tickfaw River and offers diverse recreation and nature-based educational opportunities. Admission is $2 per vehicle with up to four people, and 50 cents for each additional person. The park is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Participants are still needed for the jambalaya cookoff, Lavigne said. The entry to participate is the donation of each competitor's jambalaya to park visitors. Competition rules require that participants bring their own supplies, use a minimum of 5 pounds of rice and no seafood. The cookoff will take place at the park's picnic shelters. Competitors can set up and begin cooking at 7 a.m., and judging will begin at 11 a.m. Prizes will be awarded. To sign up or for more information, call (888) 981-2020 or (225) 294-2218.

Recreations, period activities part of July 4th celebrations By <A HREF="mailto:jminton@theadvocate.com">Baker-Zachary bureau</A> The Office of State Parks will feature Fourth of July programs at its two historic sites in East Feliciana Parish. Port Hudson State Historic Site will host a special "Port Hudson Surrender" ceremony Wednesday, July 4, beginning at 10 a.m. The ceremony gets under way at the site museum where park staff and volunteers dressed in Union and Confederate uniforms will lower the Confederate flag and raise the Union flag, recreating the surrender of the Port Hudson garrison on July 9, 1863. The park’s 42-pound cannon will fire as a salute to the Union, and park staff will lead a guided tour to Old Port Hudson, the actual surrender site, for presentation of the historic details on the concession. "A program such as this one, based on historical research, is a great way for the visitor to learn a bit of history in a unique way," said Michael Fraering, site curator. The site is on U.S. 61, north of the East Baton Rouge-East Feliciana Parish line. Visitors are encouraged to also visit Centenary State Historic Site in Jackson after the Port Hudson surrender ceremony for an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Centenary visitors will meet park staff and volunteer interpreters dressed in period costume as they stage activities typical of an old-fashioned, family Fourth of July celebration. Balloon rides, face painting, syrup-making demonstrations, period games conducted by the Feliciana Belles, sack races, a pie-eating contest and a watermelon seed-spitting contest will be held. Smithfield Fair will provide musical entertainment throughout the day, and guided tours of Centenary’s late Victorian period Professor’s House will be conducted every hour. "We want to educate our visitors about the traditions that accompanied July 4th celebrations of the past," said Cody Westmoreland, site curator. Centenary originally opened as the College of Louisiana in 1826 and became Centenary College of Louisiana in 1844. The site commemorates the history of education and student life in Louisiana. Centenary is at East College and Pine Streets in Jackson, four blocks north of La. 10. Admission at each site is $2 per person, but visitors 12 and younger and 62 and older are admitted without charge. Picnic areas are available at both sites.

Not a Member Do Not hit REPLY: From:    dpitt2@datasync.com (Dianne Pittman) <<<Reply to:<< Can you help me find the ancestors that lived in and around the areas of Ponchatoula/Kentwood, LA that had a daughter by the name of Rosa Ann Gill that married William H. Lott on July 9, 1901 in Tylertown, MS? I would like to be able to find out if there are any realtives left of the family and bring some peace to my Mother's mind about it.She has wondered about her Grandmother's family for years and there is no one to her knowledge that she can ask.She thinks that Rosa was born in Aprl of 1883 or 1884.She knows that Rosa's parents couldn't speak any English just French-Acadain and lived on a plantation in those areas, I think.We have no birth certificate or names of her parents on anything that we have.I would certainly appreciate any help that you could give me.Please feel free to email me at this address. Thank You, Dianne Pittman <A HREF="mailto:dipitt2@ametro.net">dipitt2@ametro.net</A>

Circumstances presented themselves for us to get a good last-minute speaker for our June 12 meeting.  Dr. E. Russ Williams, renown historian and genealogist, will be in Washington Parish next week for the Williams reunion.  His cousin (and our president) Fran Harry called to see if he would be able to fit us into his schedule while he was in the area. He would love to speak to our group.  I know that St. Tammany has its picnic and pool party earlier that day, but maybe some of the members would be interested in hearing Dr. Williams talk. Our meeting will be at 5:30 pm in the Bogalusa branch of the Washington Parish Library.  We would love to have all of you to join us that evening. Dr. Williams recently retired from the faculty of the History Dept. of Northeast LA University in Monroe, LA.  He has written several books about our area's history.  He is definitely an authority.  The book he is working on now covers such well-known area names as Richardson, Williams, Talley, Mizell, Knight, Magee, etc. Please invite your members and your friends to be with the Washington Parish Genealogical and Historical Society for this meeting.  I would appreciate your putting this in an e-mail to them. We look forward to seeing you. Sylvia Smith

notice of our 15th Williams Family Reunion? "Choctaw" Bill brought us to the Florida Parishes in about 1810. There are many descendants in the area. The reunion will be held at the Elizabeth Sullivan Memorial Methodist Church Family Life Center on Avenue B in Bogalusa, LA on June 9, 2001 from 10a.m. - 2 p.m. Bring your family and a potluck lunch. Thanks, Fran jafra@i-55.com (Fran W. Harry)

Tangipahoa Historical & Genealogical Society Meeting: Saturday - June 02, 2001 [First Saturday of the Month] 11:00 AM Tangipahoa Parish Library {Main] 739 West Oak Street Amite, La.

I am looking for any information on the WHEAT surname.  My mother was Sara Ellen Wheat and she was born in St. Helena Parish.   Thanks, Cathy Statham (Maiden name Catherine Walker)   My email address is <A HREF="mailto:astatham@cfl.rr.com">astatham@cfl.rr.com</A>  

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Due to the Many Daily Request: Try to USE the Search Engine First: LA USGenWeb Archives Advanced Search-Engine http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lasearch.htm Try first by Parish and then by state wide. I use the Surname only. Thanks Don

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Subj: Nehemiah Newman Date: 5/7/01 11:22:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time From:    skwirl@att.net (Will Newman) Reply-to:    skwirl@att.net (Will Newman) <<<<<ReplyHere<<<<<<<< Not a Member. I am trying to find where my GGGGrandfather is buried.  His name was Nehemiah Newman.  He moved from South Carolina to Pike County,Ms.and may have lived in what is now St. Helena Parish.  He was married,first time to Mary Norman.  I don't know if she died or they divorced.  They had about seven or eight children.  He next married Mary Tate Lindsey, who was first married to Isaac Lindsey,who died in early 1830's.  I am trying to find where they are buried so I can document it with pictures,etc.                                                                                         Ronnie Newman                                                                                      <A HREF="mailto:Skwirl@worldnet.att.net">Skwirl@worldnet.att.net</A>