Hi Greg, Boy, you sure are up late tonight. We are under storm warning and expect much snow tomorrow. I tried to contact you on you personal email address, but it bounced. Do you have a new email address ???? Later and thanks for all the info, some day you are going to send me something on Cooley, Sanders, Phillips, I know it will happen if I read every message. Best Regards, Jimmy E. Cooley Researching Surnames ARRINGTON BAILEY BISHOP BOUNDS COOLEY McCARTY NEUGEBAUER PHILLIPS SANDERS SULLIVAN WALDEN. LOUISIANA-PARISH: Beauregard, Calcasieu, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn. MISSISSIPPI-COUNTY: Clarke, Jasper, Newton, and Wayne. TEXAS-COUNTY: Angelina. Jimmy Earl Cooley 2402 Peachstone Court Silver Spring, Maryland 20905-4314 Best Regards, Jimmy E. Cooley Researching Surnames ARRINGTON BAILEY BISHOP BOUNDS COOLEY McCARTY NEUGEBAUER PHILLIPS SANDERS SULLIVAN WALDEN. LOUISIANA-PARISH: Beauregard, Calcasieu, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn. MISSISSIPPI-COUNTY: Clarke, Jasper, Newton, and Wayne. TEXAS-COUNTY: Angelina. Jimmy Earl Cooley 2402 Peachstone Court Silver Spring, Maryland 20905-4314

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4B8132D5239C58D089BCC971 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------4B8132D5239C58D089BCC971 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="mattmc03.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="mattmc03.txt" Military Records: J. M. McCain, Camp Jackson, 1903, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: June 5, 1903 Southern Sentinel Camp Jackson An Old Soldier Visits Scenes of Other Days Instead of Reunion Hon. J. M. McCain, Representative of this parish in the General Assembly and a Confederate Veteran, instead of attending the reunion at New Orleans in May, decided to pay a visit to the old camping ground of the Third La. Regiment near Gravette, Ark. For the benefit of the Confederates now living in this and adjoining parishes, Mr. McCain kindly handed the Sentinel a brief report of his trip which we print as follows: "I started from home on May 15th, over the Shreveport & Red River Valley railroad, reaching Shreveport same day at 12 o'clock. There I took the Kansas City Southern train at 4:45 p.m. and arrived at Gravette, Ark., at 9 o'clock a.m. on the 16th. In the evening I took a buggy and went to Camp Jackson, near Mayesville, a distance of five or six miles west of Gravette. On reaching the old camp ground I recognized its general appearance, the spring, the prairie in front of the ground on which the Third La. and other troops drilled. I then examined into the condition of the graveyard of the Third La. Regiment where the soldiers who died there are buried. I found three graves marked with rough slabs on which comrades marked: 'W. Strother, Co. C, Winn Rifles, Third La. Reg.'; 'J.P. Lacy'. To his right and about eight yards away is one marked 'Gibbs.' From the best information there are about fifteen unmarked graves on the same plot of ground. And to my surprise and astonishment the public road which ran on the south side of the house used as a hospital during the war has been changed to the north side of the house where the graves are located, and the ditch on the north side of the road runs within a foot of T. P. Lacy's grave, showing that the grave was cut into by the ditch. W. Strother's grave is in the corner of the fence, showing that there had been no regard for the graves in changing the road or running the fence. "Messrs. J. A. Jones, W. B. Parkins, and J. B. Eggart, who live near by, promised me that they would see that no other trespassing on the ground would be allowed and they would put up four posts to the corners out of substantial wood and in a way that the ground would be recognized as a grave yard of Ex- Confederate soldiers. Also Mr. J. Manwarring at Gravette, who had just sold the place to E. N. Perry, of Joplin, Mo., told me that he would do all he could in protecting the ground. An organization of the Blue and Gray promised they would take steps to protect the graves. "I met while there the remnant of a family that cared for my brother A. M. McCain during the war at Mayesville. They are Mesdames Young and Phillips, they were young girls then but are getting along in years now. "Having done all I could for the protection of the graves, I returned home. I found at Gravett a very kind hearted people, I went to church on Sunday while there at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. "As I stood in the old camp in the edge of the timber and looked out to the north and west on the prairie where the troops used to drill, and then to the northeast on the grave yard where our gallant dead are buried, it seemed to me that I could hear the command of the drill officers and the beating of the drums. But then, when fully realizing myself, all was still and nothing remained but the silent dead Confederates. Oh, how sad it was then. I got down on my knees and placed my hand on the rough slab over the grave of Lt. W. Strother, placed there by W. J. Carson, and in my silent prayer could only say: Billie, I hope one day to meet you where we will be drilled by the Heavenly Host. J. M. McCain --------------4B8132D5239C58D089BCC971--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------AE3464727B8CADB1180DAD23 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------AE3464727B8CADB1180DAD23 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="oddfel03.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="oddfel03.txt" Organizations: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1903, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: June 15, 1903 Southern Sentinel The Odd Fellows A lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was organized in Winnfield Tuesday night by Dr. J. F. Johnston, grand master, of Ruston, and E. T. Duckert, grand secretary, of New Orleans. There were 19 charter members and the following officers were elected: J. H. Crosby, noble grand, P. K. Abel, vice grand, S. M. Abel, secretary, J. R. Witt, treasurer, M. F. Machen, chaplain, J. L. Tugwell, conductor, E. E. Kidd, warden, W. A. Wright, inside guard, J. Norries, outside guard, M. S. Caldwell, right supporter to the noble grand, H. J. Croom, left supporter to the noble guard, W. B. Smylie, right supporter to the vice grand, H. Allman, left supporter to the vice grand, J. S. Burch, and W. M. Wallace, scene supporters. --------------AE3464727B8CADB1180DAD23--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9D0057C39037B25FC2BDF655 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------9D0057C39037B25FC2BDF655 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="wpjbio06.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="wpjbio06.txt" Biographies: 1906 Winn Parish Police Jury Members, 1906, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: April 20, 1906 Southern Sentinel Police Jury Biography Something About Our Parish Lawmakers JAMES TILLET PORTER was born in South Carolina Nov. 21, 1842; moved to Louisiana in 1857, to the vicinity where he now resides. He enlisted in Company C, 12th La. Infantry and served with that command until the close of the war, when he came home and commenced farming. He is now serving his second term as a member of the police jury representing ward one. WILLIAM N. DUNN was born near Olla, in Catahoula Parish, July 5, 1857. He has never lived outside this state and has lived in the neighborhood where he now lives since 1873. This is his first term as a member of the police jury. He represents ward two. THOMAS C. WILLIS was born in Winn Parish Dec. 39, 1859. He has been and still is a farmer. This is his first term on the police jury, from the third ward. THOMAS B. PUCKITT was born at Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, Oct. 10, 1842, and has lived all his life in this State. He joined Company H, 28th La. Infantry at Monroe May 8, 1862. He moved to Winn Parish in 1877 and has since lived in the same neighborhood near Gansville. He was a member of the parish school board for eight years and is now serving his first term as representative of ward four on the police jury. DANIEL H. SHUMATE was born in the state of Mississippi Oct. 25, 1843, came to Louisiana in 1858 and has lived in Winn Parish near Montgomery ever since. He enlisted in the 12th La. Infantry and served during the war, participating in every engagement his regiment was in. After the war he came back home and went to farming and has been engaged in that pursuit ever since. He served for several years on the school board and is now representing ward five on the police jury. JAMES M. WEBB was born in Union County, Arkansas, May 21, 1851, came to Louisiana in 1853, and moved to where he now lives near Atlanta in 1890. He is a farmer, but has been engaged in sawmilling for the past three years. He was justice of the peace for eight years, but at the last election was elected to represent ward six on the police jury. PERSIFOR F. SMITH was born in the territory now included in Winn Parish, July 17, 1848, has lived in the same neighborhood all of his life. He was selected in 1896 as ward seven's member of the police jury and has never missed a meeting of that body since that time, having been reelected each time. He was too young to enter the army. ANDREW JACKSON FRANKS was born in Winn Parish June 26, 1838, and has since lived in this parish. He enlisted in Company K, 28th La. Infantry and served during the war, being paroled at Natchitoches. He has been engaged in farming and stock raising all of his life and is still following that occupation. He was elected as a member of the police jury from ward eight in 1877 and has served continuously since that time, being reelected in each succeeding election. DAVID B. WILLIAMS, M. D., was born in Union County, Arkansas, June 10, 1842; came to Louisiana when quite small and has lived in the vicinity where he resides, near Georgetown, ever since he came to the state. He enlisted in Company C, 12th La. Infantry and served with that command until the end of the war. Immediately after the war he commenced the practice of medicine. This is his first term as ward nine's representative on the police jury, of which body he is also the president. He is a member of the parish board of health. JOSEPH L. BREWTON was born in Winn parish Nov. 7, 1878, near what is now the Mill postoffice in the northwest corner of the parish, where he still lives. He is a farmer and has been engaged in that business since he began to work for himself. He was elected a member of the police jury from ward ten at the last general election. --------------9D0057C39037B25FC2BDF655--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------B26445EFDDB1397D14A054BF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------B26445EFDDB1397D14A054BF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="lebarn55.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="lebarn55.txt" Reunions: LeBarron Family, 1955, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: March 24, 1955 Winn Parish Enterprise LeBarron Family Holds Three-Fold Celebration March 13 Seventy-six friends and relatives gathered in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. LeBarron in Atlanta Sunday, March 13, for a surprise birthday party for Otho LeBarron of Monroe. This affair was a three-fold celebration, a birthday party, the annual family reunion, and the 18th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff LeBarron. Present for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Cliff LeBarron and family, Mr. and Mrs. Otto LeBarron and Mike LeBarron of Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. Theo LeBarron, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chandler, Miss Brenda Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey LeBarron and family, Mrs. Lee Brady and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Bullock and family, Miss Caroline Dyres, Miss Lola Kay Dyres, Donald Mailer, Mrs. M. Q. LeBarron, all of Montgomery; Mr. and Mrs. Willie LeBarron, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Rupert LeBarron and family, of Shreveport; Mrs. Violet Givens, Marshall; Mrs. Wilson, Urania; Mr. and Mrs. Boots Feltenburger, Pollock; Miss Turner, Ivy LeBarron, Shreveport; Mr. and Mrs. Leon LeBarron and family, Verda; Mrs. Jeffer Reed and Loyd, New Orleans; Miss Shirley Lasyone, Verda; Miss Anna Belle Reed, Coushatta; Loyd Reed Bandy, Atlanta; Jack LeBarron, Abbeville; James Ray Givens, Lake Charles; Mrs. M. O. LeBarron, Montgomery; Mr. and Mrs. Bunion Smith and family, Atlanta; and Jack Smith of Elton. --------------B26445EFDDB1397D14A054BF--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F7CD1FA47EFC83C65B99C4E1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------F7CD1FA47EFC83C65B99C4E1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="richmd43.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="richmd43.txt" Miscellaneous: Eloise Richmond, 1943, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: November 5, 1943 Natchitoches Times Miss Eloise Richmond of Winnfield is the 1st co-ed student body president in the history of Louisiana Normal College. Miss Richmond defeated Cecil Clark of Cameron in a special fall semester election to succeed John Howell of Shreveport who is now serving in the armed forces. A junior in library science at the college, Miss Richmond is a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. --------------F7CD1FA47EFC83C65B99C4E1--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------653F663093A2CB7DAA052568 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------653F663093A2CB7DAA052568 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="shaws74.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="shaws74.txt" Family History: Shaw Family, 1974, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: June 26, 1974 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American A Historical Night For Mt. Zion Church Mt. Zion Church will host the entire late "Billy Shaw" family at its fourth Saturday, June 22, 1974 at Mt. Zion Methodist Church. For all of us, who grew up around here in the Mt. Zion area, this will be a treat. Some of those who are known to us are Mrs. Omera Wolff, Michigan; Floyd Shaw of Texas; Rev. Jack Shaw of Ruston; Vessca Shaw, Alexandria; Mrs. Ruby Barton, Mrs. Lena Lovell, and Grafton Shaw all of Winnfield; and Wilburn Shaw of Montgomery. This is a little history of Grandfather John Fenley Shaw. He was a native of Alabama. He was born near Birmingham. When he was about 18 years old he went to Arkansas and stayed about six months and was told how easy one could homestead land in Louisiana. He applied for, what is believed to be, 320 acres, then went back home and he and grandma were married. Her maiden name was Martha Sims, native state was Georgia, but moved to Arkansas. Louisiana was where they made their home. They were charter members of Mt. Zion Methodist Protestant Church, and were members until death. They were both devout and true Christians. He died in 1921. They were the parents of 14 children, five boys, nine girls, three of whom died in infancy. They reared 11 of their 14 children to be grown. The old homestead was held together until grandma and grandpa passed on. Grandma died in October, 1923, and grandpa in March, 1921. I would like to add a little history of the Mt. Zion Church. The first settlers came to Mt. Zion in 1840. Celestive LeFleur, uncle of Thomas Quinalty, settled where the Quinalty place now stands and Colonel John Sapp settled where Irven Shaw lives. Thomas McCracken lived where Edd McGinty lives and the famous plantation home of General Thomas A. Woodward was two miles from Mt. Zion where M. C. Davison lives now. In 1845 a band of immigrants from Alabama on their way to the Republic of Texas were so favorably impressed by the community and its people that they decided to settle here. Among these were the McCains, Hicks, and Currys. Many of them became most valuable citizens. Leader of this gallant band was the Rev. James Isaac Hicks, circuit rider and evangelist. He organized Mt. Zion Methodist Church in 1856. Mr. LeFleur donated one acre of land for the first church building. Mr. Watson gave four acres, making a total of five acres for the church and cemetery. And since that time, T. T. Shumate and Thomas Quinalty gave additional land to the church and cemetery. Anthony Shaw and his son, John Shaw, cleared the land for the first church site, cut and hewed the logs of the first church building. They were the great grandfather and grandfather of the Sunday School Superintendent Wilburn Shaw. Mr. LeFleur donated the logs and flooring. George Horn donated the boards for the roofing. There were 16 members of the church. They were Rev. J. I. Hicks, Mrs. Mary Hicks, John Shaw, Mrs. Mary Starks, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Mrs. Martha Shaw, Mrs. Caroline McGee, Dave Shaw, Mrs. Mary Halloway, W. Y. Wilson, L. L. Shaw, Clem Wilson, Mrs. Jannie Shaw, D. L. Shaw, Miss Laura Shaw, and A. Shaw. In the early days of the church the members gathered often and prayed together for divine guidance, health of their neighbors, rain, and many blessings that only God could and did give them. They had faith and the church grew. During the dark days of the Civil War, they came there and prayed for the safety and salvation of the boys in grey and many of a parent and sweetheart knelt secretly and alone at the sacred old altar, hewn from an old log, asking the safe return of their loved ones. Members of Mt. Zion Church have served the country in four (actually more) wars, and in our church yard sleep veterans of the war in Mexico, Civil War, World War I and II, and the Spanish American War. During the Civil War Mt. Zion Church served as registration and induction center for the men from this section. Among those who enlisted here and served with distinction on the field of battle were Major H. V. McCain, Captain John Sapp, Lt. J. Prather, Felix Adams, and J. Matt McCain. Others were Nathan Gilcrease, Richard McLamore, D. J. Shumate, George Davison, John G. Mitchell, John and Charles Quinalty, John Shaw, Lawson and William Kimbrell (not sure William D. "Billy" Kimbrell served in the War For Southern Independence). Many of these made the supreme sacrifice on the field of battle. Others returned home and are buried here. Dr. Bice and family, Rev. and Mrs. Hicks, Rev. and Mrs. I. R. Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCain, and others of the founders sleep in the shadow of the church they built and left to posterity. Henry McCain and George Horn, grandfather of Paul Horn, planted the sycamore tree that now stands in front of the church. This was done a few years before their death and now grows as a living monument. Sponsored by the Mt. Zion Church, the Mt. Zion College build in 1891 was one of the leading institutions of higher learning of that day, offering a four year course in the arts, sciences, and music. Dr. I. M. P. Hickerson was the first president with Dr. John Paul, a graduate of Oxford University, England, on the faculty. T. H. Harris, former State Superintendent of Education of Louisiana, also attended and taught school here. Since the organization of the Mt. Zion Church, there have been many wonderful and faithful workers here. From this church there have been many, eleven or more, who have gone in the ministry. --------------653F663093A2CB7DAA052568--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D963C2F24245E8FCD76D8236 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------D963C2F24245E8FCD76D8236 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="jgcrok68.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="jgcrok68.txt" Military Records: Sgt. John Gregory Crooks, 1968, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: September 18, 1968 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Local Air Force Man Aids People of Vietnam, In His Off Hours Sgt. John G. Crooks is helping the people of South Vietnam in two ways during his tour of duty at Cam Rahn Bay, as an enlisted man in the U. S. Air Force and as a friend to the backward people of the small Asian country. Crooks, a resident of Winnfield and graduate of Winnfield Senior High School, spends much of his spare time helping to educate the people and building barns and facilities for livestock. According to his wife, Diane McCarty Crooks, he says it is frustrating, but he enjoys it. The 22 year old son of Mrs. J. G. Crooks, John has been using his background of four years in agriculture classes in Winnfield schools to aid the villagers with their building. His wife said his main problem with the work is the ignorance of the people. She related the story about how the Vietnamese have been throwing away their rice stalks instead of feeding them to the undernourished pigs. John and his fellow workers from the armed forces, have been working to advance the conditions of the people they are fighting for. Mrs. Crooks said her husband has expressed great concern over the conditions in which the people live. They desperately need clothing and Mrs. Crooks has sent all her old and unwanted clothes, plus collected some from friends and relatives. But more is needed, she said, so she is asking that anyone with clothing to donate contact her at work or at home. She has been mailing whatever clothes she collected to her husband for distribution to the villagers. Her husband has been in Vietnam for eight months and his tour of duty is set to end four months from now. He has been in the Air Force three years with another six months left. Before enlisting, he graduated from an automobile-diesel school in Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Crooks also graduated from Winnfield Senior High and completed beauty school in Bossier City while her husband was stationed in Shreveport. She said they will meet early next month in Hawaii, when he has leave. Mrs. Crooks said her husband has appreciated the supplies sent to Vietnam by organizations in Winnfield. Articles like spray deodorant can't be bought at Cam Rahn Bay and the men are glad to get the gifts from local residents. --------------D963C2F24245E8FCD76D8236--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------25FB2A3CDFB7F713AE5E18F9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------25FB2A3CDFB7F713AE5E18F9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; name="minnie51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="minnie51.txt" Biographies: Minnie Breedlove, 1951, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: January 18, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise "Minnie" at Lone Star Caf‚ Is Winn Legend In a quarter century of operation a caf‚ on Main Street in Winnfield, Mrs. Minnie Breedlove has become something of a legend, well known to practically all natives, and to hundreds of travelers and working people. Although her caf‚ is officially the "Lone Star", many people would not know it by that name. It's "Minnie's," and anyone who knows at all recognizes the name. Minnie seldom fails to bid each customer the time of day the minute he comes in, and tries to make him feel at ease with friendly conversation and laughter. Minnie and Mont (J. M. Breedlove, her husband), bought the caf‚ 25 years ago, as a temporary business so they could be in Winnfield near her parents, who were getting old and needed attention. "We never dreamed of staying even three or four years," Minnie said. They had come back here from near Baton Rouge where Mr. Breedlove was employed with an Alexandria lumber company, and have been in Winnfield since that time. The day after the Breedloves bought their caf‚ and started business, the Tullos oil field was opened. At that time, Tullos was not a town, and the only place for the great influx of people to live and eat was in Winnfield. The first morning after opening, the house filled up and was full for every meal. Oil field workers, speculators, lawyers, and all sorts of new people who arrived with the oil boom, traveled the distance each day from Tullos to Winnfield and many ate dinner in Minnie's caf‚. When they started, Minnie said neither she nor Mr. Breedlove knew anything about running a caf‚, but soon learned by simply staying with it, taking orders for the full house, and serving customers like old hands. They employed only one waitress then, and now a crew of five girls work in shifts to keep the place open from 5 a.m. to 12 midnight. Since beginning 25 years ago, everything in the caf‚ has changed with the exception of the cook, Luther Henderson, who was working when the Breedloves bought it out. All new furniture and equipment, with an air conditioner, has been added. Although Minnie and Mont have not children of their own, she claims to have helped raise a generation of youngsters in Winnfield. Her earlier "children" are grown and have families, but she remembers when they came to the movie theater nearby as small tots, and after the show came to her caf‚ to ask for "wawa." She still refers to them as her children, and the gang which uses the caf‚ as a "hangout", she calls "my boys." People treat you about as you treat them, Minnie says, and working with this in mind, she manages to keep order pretty well among the teenage group which does most of the hanging out. She told in an interview this week of several "bad boys," so called by some people, who have responded to her "golden rule" treatment. She is like a mother to some, stern when they deserve it, but ready with a kind word of advice at the right time. Mr. and Mrs. Breedlove both are members of the local Presbyterian Church and attend regularly. Mr. Breedlove operates a furniture store here and is a former grocery store operator. --------------25FB2A3CDFB7F713AE5E18F9--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------1F1AA0F5A073BD7346ABE192 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------1F1AA0F5A073BD7346ABE192 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="genlut97.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="genlut97.txt" Biographies: General Charles R. Luther, 1997, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: Information furnished by Mr. Bob Holeman, Winn Parish Enterprise News- American Editor, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA Brigadier General Charles R. Luther Brigadier General Charles R. Luther is mobilization assistant to the commander, Defense Industrial Supply Center, Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pa. General Luther was born July 12, 1941, in Winnfield, La., and graduated from Winnfield High School in 1959. He received a bachelor of science degree in industrial management from Louisiana Tech University in 1965 and a master's degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University in 1971. He completed Squadron Officer School in residence in 1973, completed Air Command and Staff College by seminar in 1979, and Air War College by seminar in 1984. He was commissioned in 1965 after graduating from the four year Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Louisiana Tech. General Luther began active duty in September 1965 at Orlando, Fla., and while serving as first lieutenant was tendered and accepted a regular commission. >From September 1965 to June 1968 he served as a management engineering officer with the Military Airlift Command at McCoy Air Force Base, Fla. After his reassignment in 1968 to Norton Air Force Base, Calif., he became familiar with the role of reserve forces through his involvement with the 63rd Military Airlift Wing's establishment of one of the first C-141 associate reserve squadrons. In January 1972 he was reassigned to HQ Air Training Command (ATC), Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. While at HQ ATC he helped establish manpower standards for undergraduate pilot training, pilot instructor training, and undergraduate navigator training. After eight years and four months of active duty, he resigned his regular commission on 15 January 1974 to go into private business. On January 16, 1974 he was sworn in as a reserve officer and began immediately to structure an ATC Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program. Following the newly established Total Force concept, he wrote implementing ATC regulations and helped build a sizable ATC IMA program. He was assigned in July 1982 to serve as mobilization assistant to the vice commander, Air Force Military Training Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. While assigned to Lackland he wrote the concept of operations and helped establish the 8050th Military Training Squadron as the first ATC Reserve Unit. In July 1988 he was reassigned to an Air Force general officer position in the Defense Logistics Agency. He served two years as mobilization assistant to the commander, Defense Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia, Pa., and is currently mobilization assistant to the commander, Defense Industrial Supply Center, Philadelphia, Pa. His military decorations and awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, and Air Force Training Ribbon. In his civilian capacity General Luther is chief, Air Force Manpower Systems Office, Washington, D. C. He holds a commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating. His civic affiliations include the Air Force Association, Reserve Officers Association, and the Society of Logistic Engineers. He was promoted to brigadier general August 1, 1991, with same date rank. General Luther is married to the former Barbara McCluskey of Orlando, Fla. They have two children, Erika and Damon. --------------1F1AA0F5A073BD7346ABE192--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------B2DBD5ADA987D59476AD726E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------B2DBD5ADA987D59476AD726E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="knhsch88.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="knhsch88.txt" Schools: Keiffer/New Harmony School, 1888, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: May 2, 1947 Winnfield News-American P. K. Abel, Judge Moss, Taught "Bad Boys" at Keiffer's (Editor's Note: The writer of the historical sketch printed below believes that recollections by oldtimers of Winn Parish should be interesting to every resident of this community. The News-American welcomes any such comment from its readers.) By Louis Wood In the spring of 1888, P. K. Abel started his public career as schoolmaster at the Keiffer farm in Ward 8. Indians had left this section not too long before, and signs of their villages were still fresh. Fish and game were plentiful and the original growth of longleaf pines was yet uncut. Keiffer's Prize Acreage David Keiffer was considered one of the best cotton growers in the parish. He had taken first prize for the largest yield per acre of any farmer whereabouts. His farm house, large and roomy, was the logical location for the community school. So "Mr. P. K.," with most of his possessions on his back, walked up the road leading to the Keiffer homestead, took a look around, and said to himself, "Well, this is it!" Mr. Abel taught that spring and recalls that David Keiffer warned him about the bad boys, especially his own, in the neighborhood. However, when I talked with Mr. P. K. the other day, he told me that he had never taught a finer bunch of boys. By 1892, the school, having no room to expand, was moved one and one-half miles west near what is now Saline Lake. It was called New Harmony and the new school master was Judge Cass Moss. Judge Moss taught the so-called bad boys in 1892 and 1893. The Judge says he didn't have any trouble because David Keiffer didn't draw the line when it came to unruly boys. He had just as soon apply the rod to his neighbors offspring as his own. In 1894-95 Judge Moss taught at Sanders Church. In March, 1897 he was married and in the following year he went off to law school at Tulane. First Horse-Drawn Gin He recalls the first horse-drawn gin that was built on Keiffer farm in 1890. One can still see the lightered pine posts that braced the gin. They are as solid as they day they were placed in the ground. Oaks have grown up between, but the weathered posts seem to stand out against the new growth. To me they represent two of Winn Parish's most solid citizens, P. K. Abel and Judge Cas Moss. (Note: Keiffer farm, now known as Keiffer Prairie, was purchased by C. R. Wood in 1915 from the Bodcow Lumber Company. As far as anyone knows, the open prairies have always been there. Timber surrounds the beautiful open land and each spring wild flowers bloom and prairie grass greens two weeks earlier than anywhere else in the hills of North Louisiana. Some say it is because of lime deposits in the black soil. Others say it is from marine formations when it was once the Gulf of Mexico. Still others say that, come spring, it is Mr. P. K.'s and the Judge's hickory switches still warming the countryside. --------------B2DBD5ADA987D59476AD726E--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------846039378CCBF3EDFF5D1CCD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------846039378CCBF3EDFF5D1CCD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="gmwaag32.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="gmwaag32.txt" Politics: George Moncure Wallace, 1932, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: June 24, 1932 Winn Parish Enterprise George M. Wallace Commissioned as G. L. Porterie Aide J. O'Connor of New Orleans Second Aide, Commissioned Monday Commissions were issued this week by Secretary of State E. A. Conway to George M. Wallace of Winnfield and James O'Connor, Jr. of New Orleans, as first and second assistant attorney general, respectively, on appointment of Attorney General G. L. Porterie. Attorney General Porterie announced several weeks ago his intention of naming Wallace and O'Connor to these posts, and following the issuing of their commissions the appointees were able to formally begin work in the office of the Attorney General. Mr. Wallace was secretary to Gov. Huey P. Long during the last year of his administration and previously was secretary to the Louisiana Tax Commission. --------------846039378CCBF3EDFF5D1CCD--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A317B745F7AE7CF773991176 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------A317B745F7AE7CF773991176 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="soldre86.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="soldre86.txt" Military: Confederate Soldiers Reunion, 1886, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: August 13, 1886 Southern Sentinel Soldiers Reunion A reunion of Winn Rifles at Montgomery, Members of the 27th, 28th, & 12th, La. Regiments take part, Several prominent speakers, The old battle flag on the ground, Steps taken to organize for a reunion every year, &c. According to previous appointment members of the Winn Rifles 3d La. Regiment held their first reunion at Montgomery, La., Tuesday, August 10th, 1886. Several members of the 12th, 27th, and 28th, La. Regiments who were invited took part in the proceedings. The people began to assemble on Monday, and by 9 o'clock Tuesday there were more people in Montgomery than was ever present there at one time. The audience was estimated at 1500. The old Soldiers about 210, assembled in the Masonic Square and fell into line and marched to the sound of the drum around to a beautiful grove, where a platform beautifully decorated for the speakers, musicians, news paper reporters &c was prepared, and seats in the grove for the accommodation of all. Messrs. W. T. Barnett and I. N. Hicks were the color bearers, Mr. Barnett with the stars and stripes and Mr. Hicks with the old 12th Regiments battle flag, tattered and torn with bullets, which clearly showed that it had been in many hot engagements. It was borne by the 12th La. Regiment in the following battles: Columbus, Ky., Island 10, Tenn.; Fort Pillow, Tenn.; Port Hudson, La.; Corinth, Miss.; Bakers Creek, Miss.; Resyka, Ga.; New Hope, Ga.; Altoons Mountains; Atlanta, Ga.; Cassville, Ga.; Nashville, Ga.; Kingston, N. C. It was under fire 20 days in the North Ga. campaign and was surrendered with Johnson's army April 23, 1865, at Gouldsborough (Greensboro?), N.C. Capt. W. J. Calvitt was elected president of the meeting and C. V. Porter of the Democratic Review , Secy. Theo Haller of the 3d, Capt. Jno. Jordan of the 12th, J. W. Jones of the 27th, R. C. Jones of the 28th, La. Regiments, W. A. Strong, representing fractional parts of the Confederates, and Jules Lameraux, representing the Federal forces were chosen vice presidents of the meeting and invited to stand. Capt. Calvitt introduced Miss Creola Lameraux, who read the original address made by her mother, Miss Rogers, on the presentation of the flag to the Winn Rifles and Capt. Pearson's (Pierson) reply on the reception of it April 30th, 1861, at Montgomery, Winn Parish, La., now Grant Parish. The addresses were published in the Southern Sentinel in 1861. In introducing Miss Lameraux, Capt. Calvitt said: "She is a beautiful type of the blending of the Blue and the Gray, her father wore the Blue, her mother was a daughter of the South. Programme Music by Natchitoches Brass Band followed by Montgomery Choir. Prayer by Rev. C. W. Tomkies of DeSoto Parish, La. Music by band, and song "Tenting on the Camp Ground". Address by Judge Pearson (Pierson), song, "Conquered Banner". Music by band, and address by Dr. J.F. Kelly. Music by band, and song "Our Flag" by Montgomery Choir and Bonnie Blue Flag. Dinner After dinner address by Col. J. C. Wickliffe of Colfax, La. Music by the band and choir, and an address by A. G. Thompson, the boy soldier. Song "Cheer Boys Cheer" and music by the band. Resolutions were adopted appointing the following members of the 3rd, 12th, 27th, and 28th La. Regiments, Judge D. Pierson, J. McCain, Hon. Geo. A. Kelly, R. C. Jones, and Gen. Will A. Strong and J. Aphonse Prudhomme of 2nd La. Cavalry, to arrange and appoint a place for the next reunion, as they will organize and have their reunion every year. The thanks of the audience were tendered the several speakers present, the Natchitoches Brass Band and to the several citizens who had lent their aid to make the occasion a success. Too much praise cannot be given the Montgomery people and vicinity for the excellent arrangements made. The vast concourse of people present certainly were treated royally, and especially the newspaper men, whom Mrs. J. M. McCain furnished with plenty of good edibles, for which, she specially has our thanks. Major McCain of the 12th La. Regiment applied to Capt. J. W. Dryan of the Continental Guards of New Orleans for an old Confederate flat, and Capt. Dryan secured from Washington old 12th La. flag for the occasion. Many of the 12th La. survivors who were present actually shed tears at the sight of their old battle flag. But over and above all floated the stars and stripes and may they continue to be wafted to the breeze as long as time shall last over a free and independent people. --------------A317B745F7AE7CF773991176--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------7E1CD9548A2B2097C03F9D3C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------7E1CD9548A2B2097C03F9D3C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="cjg30.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="cjg30.txt" Sports: C. J. Gilbert, 1930, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: May 30, 1930 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American C. J. Gilbert Wins Letters In Four Sports At Tech Tech's Only Four Letter Man Honored By Diamondmen C. J. Gilbert, sophomore at Louisiana Tech, has been elected captain of next season's baseball team. Gilbert is Tech's only four-letter man, having won letters in football, basketball, track, and baseball in the past nine months. This is the first time in the history of athletics at Tech that an athlete has made four letters in one season. In football and baseball he is a star. In track and basketball he is termed fair and his friends expect him, with a little more practice to excel in all four sports. Gilbert played end on the football eleven and was responsible for one or two touchdowns by taking fumbled balls across the goal line. In the last game of the season against Southwestern, he caught a fumbled ball out of the air and twisting out of two would-be tacklers' arms ran for 35 yards for a touchdown. In the Centenary clash he was in almost every play. On the cage team he did not get a regular berth but was considered a good reserve, playing in several games. He practiced track and baseball during the same season. In the Southwestern track meet he and his opponent tied for first place at five feet seven inches. At the district meet held at Louisiana College he placed fourth, jumping five feet nine inches. In his high school days, Gilbert showed his possibilities by lettering in track three years, in baseball two years, in basketball two years, and in football three years. Besides his activities in the Tech sports world, Gilbert takes part in many class affairs and is a member of the O. K. Club. --------------7E1CD9548A2B2097C03F9D3C--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------B0CB42C02E0B3263CA82E231 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------B0CB42C02E0B3263CA82E231 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="whsfac26.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="whsfac26.txt" Schools: Winnfield High & Grammar School Faculty, 1926, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: A 1926 Edition of Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American 1926 Winnfield High School and Winnfield Grammar School Faculty M. J. Rodgers, principal Mrs. Zelma Frazer Miss Ida Love Crutcher Miss Ruby Shelton Miss Adah Carroll Miss Jenora Crutcher G. H. Corry Miss Jewel Deloney Mrs. Helen McCartney Miss Zelma Mills Mrs. H. C. Eagles Miss Ethel Kelly Miss Lola Horn Miss Olive Colwell Miss Pearl Slawson Mrs. L. F. Morrison Miss Irene Brewer Mrs. R. E. Harrell Mrs. C. R. Mixon Miss Annie Belle Swanson Mrs. G. A. Payne Mrs. V. L. Brumfield Miss Eva Horn Miss Dora Coleman --------------B0CB42C02E0B3263CA82E231--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A4C3FF226CCA4FAAF4209156 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------A4C3FF226CCA4FAAF4209156 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="jeter51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="jeter51.txt" Military: Cpl. Felton Jeter, 1951, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: November 22, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise Felton Jeter Twice Wounded In Korea Action Cpl. Felton Jeter, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Jeter of Gaar's Mill, was reported wounded in action in Korea for the second time on October 14. He is in a hospital in Kobe, Japan, and his mother, Mrs. Jeter, stated he will probably be there for two or three weeks. Cpl. Jeter was first wounded in the arm by shrapnel. He was sent to a hospital and treated and on his second day back in action was hit in the calf of his leg with shrapnel from a hand grenade. Jeter has been in the Army since December, 1950. He is fighting with the First Infantry Division. He served seven years in the merchant marines before being inducted into the Army. He is a graduate of Winnfield High School. --------------A4C3FF226CCA4FAAF4209156--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------82E1E66515001B7BCC17A75A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------82E1E66515001B7BCC17A75A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="emmons26.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="emmons26.txt" Biographies: Winfred S. Emmons, 1926, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: October 8, 1926 Winnfield News-American Men Of Affairs In Winn Parish Winfred S. Emmons, Educator, Leader and Business Man of Sikes Educator, leader and business man are all combined in the life of W. S. Emmons of Sikes, the subject of our sketch this week of men prominent in affairs of Winn parish. Winfred S. Emmons, age 41, was born at Gaars Mill, where he grew to young manhood, receiving his early education in the schools of Gaars Mill, Mineral Springs, and Hudson, afterwards entering Baylor University where he graduated with honors, receiving his A. B. Degree, June 1916. The unusual ability of Mr. Emmons was so manifest in his college work, that during his junior and senior years at Baylor University he was employed as teacher of history in that institution. Upon his graduation he served as principal of the high school at Childress, Texas for the 1918-19 session. Apart from his activities in the University in pursuit of a higher education, Mr. Emmons has given ten years of his life teaching in the public schools of Winn parish and his work as a teacher has been characterized by his high ideals for progress, prosperity, and growth in the communities in which he has labored. His edcuation, training, business connection and wide experience in life has fitted him at the age of 41 to be what he is, a leader in his community. He is now a member of the general firm of Abrams-Emmons of Sikes. Mr. Emmons is a man of high Christian character, a Baptist in belief, a member of the Mineral Springs Baptist Church, and has been active as Bible class teacher. August 14th, 1917, Mr. Emmons was married to Miss Clara Wilson and to this union three children have been born. They are Winfred S., Jr., Martel, and Glenroy. Mrs. Emmons, as well as her husband has pursued her course in college, receiving an A. B. Degree from Baylor University in 1917, a year after Mr. Emmons graduated. When asked for his views on the possibilities of the parish in which he lived he stated that from his observations Winn Parish is distinctively agricultural and when properly developed will afford opportunities equal to the test. Speaking of the school system and of educational interests of the parish he said, "Interest in education and the growth of our schools have been little short of marvelous." Mr. Emmons is a close student of politics and economics. His deductions in the political realm are based on his knowledge of human nature and of economic conditions of the country. In political sentiment he is a Democrat but has never held any political office, so we see that his interests in such affairs are certainly unselfish and truly of service to his fellowmen and his community. Few men are better known in the business circles of his community and none more respected than Mr. Emmons. His personal and business interests make of him one of Winn Parish's favorite sons. In every movement designed for the purpose of furthering the progress and prosperity of Sikes and the entire of Winn Parish he has been an active factor. In all matters of civic and religious character he is a leader. --------------82E1E66515001B7BCC17A75A--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------282AE97B7CB5187FC14F6D71 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------282AE97B7CB5187FC14F6D71 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="nmscem99.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="nmscem99.txt" Cemeteries: New Morning Star (African-American), 1999, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: Compiled 3-10-1999 by Darrell Winder and Greggory E. Davies New Morning Star Cemetery (Go approximately 18 miles west of Winnfield on U. S. Highway 84 to the old Barnett's Grocery. Turn left (south) onto Morning Star Road and travel south approximately two miles, staying left, to New Morning Star Baptist Church and the cemetery is across the road from the church. Many, many unmarked and unlabeled graves exist in the cemetery. The listings below are in no particular order.) In Memory of Governor C. Purvis 10-10-1975 James Allen Purvis 2-7-1868 11-30-1938 Gene Pitts no dates William B. Pitts 11-26-1904 12-10-1983 Essie L. Pitts 10-5-1907 3-10-1997 Mary Jane Cunningham 7-12-1892 10-7-1967 James A. Pervis, Jr. 10-30-1893 10-3-1958 Pvt. La. 523 Engr. Serv. Co. WWI James Allen, Sr. 2-7-1868 11-30-1938 Odella Harris (Allen?) 1-15-1870 8-4-1957 Sarah V. Carr 1889-1942 Zephie P. Small Perry 9-27-1904 7-14-1974 Perry Edward Small "Iron Jaw" 9-15-1923 6-5-1989 Martha B. Purvis 2-22-1867 12-24-1926 Mary Purvis 1833 4-29-1923 Children of James & Odella Purvis: (seven names below on one stone) Dock 8-8-1896 9-7-1897 Eula 2-25-1895 5-10-1907 Johnny 3-12-1900 11-1900 Baby Unnamed no dates Baby Unnamed no dates William 4-20-1905 4-20-1905 Wilber 9-12-1912 5-16-1913 Leola County no dates John County La. CK3 USNR WWII 9-24-1924 11-15-1960 Lula Tyson Sykes 8-29-1904 1-14-1990 Pat Brown 12-28-1939 1-7-1972 Lizzie Franklin no dates Leroy County 9-25-1971 12-4-1971 Ada G. County 1905-1985 Ella Mae Redmond 4-2-1918 10-26-1980 Overton Smith 5-5-1925 9-28-1979 Jimmy County 4-2-1942 5-25-1980 Kissie Howard 2-12-1880 12-11-1981 Gary County 2-16-1963 7-9-1992 Richard Lee County 2-6-1964 7-9-1992 Luther B. Evans 7-20-1949 3-10-1995 Mitchell G. Evans 12-22-1971 9-30-1988 Eugene Evans 5-16-1928 5-21-1983 Oscar Clarence Evans 8-8-1930 9-20-1972 Anna S. Peats 1893-1980 Charlie (Wyatt?) 1886-1963 R. D. Gibson Pvt. U. S. Army WW I 3-3-1889 6-6-1981 Henry D. Gipson 8-7-1910 12-30-1980 Lula Purvis 7-12-1878 3-21-1947 Louise Wyatt 1914-1945 Malainda Wyatt 9-24-1871 3-7-1925 Leonard Adams Pvt. U. S. Army 11-25-1955 McKinley Turner 11-27-1903 8-16-1958 Alex Turner 1898-1957 Ella Turner 9-21-1876 12-21-1963 Alfred Turner La. Pvt. U. S. Army WW I 7-9-1894 7-15-1967 Helen A. King 1943-1983 Sally Houston 7-4-1856 7-30-1924 Willie C. Wyatt 2-1-1895 3-21-1982 Fedora M. Anthony Jefferson 1936-1986 Carrie Anthony 4-18-1918 9-26-1989 Rena H. Payton 1909-1977 Francis Eva Nobles (Tennie) 9-18-1920 5-22-1993 --------------282AE97B7CB5187FC14F6D71--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------E3F0504EF2BD9B22CCEDFC4C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------E3F0504EF2BD9B22CCEDFC4C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="wallac32.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="wallac32.txt" Biographies: Judge James T. Wallace, 1932, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: April 15, 1932 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American Passing In Review This Week We Have James T. Wallace by R. W. Oglesby James T. Wallace In 1903, Judge Wallace as he was called by everyone was at the zenith of power and influence in Winn Parish. He was very attractive in his personal appearance, walked erect, and invariably carried a heavy walking cane, although he did not need it in getting about. I suppose it was just a habit. He was blessed with a large amount of native ability, for what he knew, he picked it up himself. He came on just after the Civil War when there were no schools, but he applied himself diligently to the study of such books as came into his hands and mastered them. He had a retentive memory and once he learned a poem he could quote it without a moments hesitation. He had a very large family and how in the world he ever fed, clothed, and educated them has been a mystery. The old time folks had a way of doing those things, however, in spite of all the difficulties they encountered. He was a natural leader in church, civic, and political affairs for many years. He was at various times tax assessor, superintendent of schools, and senator for his district. It is said that while he was superintendent he advanced and advocated sight reading, which is now universally used, instead of first learning the alphabet by rote. In order to convince the people of Winn Parish that he was right he took his young son George, who is now secretary to the Governor, and soon to be the first assistant Attorney General of the state, and who was then less than five years of age, around over the parish in his visits to the different schools and demonstrated sight reading by that bright young chap by the use of a chart he carried along with him. This was hardly a fair test, for George was away above the ordinary in intelligence, and still is for that matter, but he put it across in great shape. While attending his various official duties he studied law and was admitted to the bar. This widened the scope of his influence and he practiced his possession all over north Louisiana. He was successful in his profession and about 1900 built a find home on what is now known as Laurel Heights with all the modern conveniences which was soon destroyed by fire and he then built in town a commodious residence which is still standing in which he and his good wife both passed away, he in about 1907 and she in 1931. His son, Judge W. M. Wallace of Shreveport, who never tires of talking about his father, told me once how he, his brother, Tom, who passed away before I came to Winnfield, had gone to Montgomery to get a load of freight. All of the merchandise used at Winnfield then came by boat up Red River to either St. Maurice or Montgomery, and the Wallace boys made regular trips to with a yoke of oxen. On this occasion a steamboat had sunk which was loaded with merchandise. All that could be salvaged belonged to the one who salvaged it. Will and Tom hired them a negro to help and all night they swam back and forth and saved enough goods to pay a large account which their father owed, buy a new wagon, and brought home something like $500 and passed it over to their good father who, upon learning how they had acquired it, shed tears of gratitude for the nobleness of his sons who had risked their lives and toiled all night for him. Will said that was the happiest moment of his life. Judge Wallace was enterprising and far seeing. He realized that this country could never prosper without railroads and bent every energy in his command to induce railroads to build in here, advocating special taxes for that purpose. He had the pleasure of seeing four railroads centering in Winnfield before he passed away. He was likewise one of the first good roads advocates and was chairman of the committee that prevailed on the Police Jury to spend about $10,000 to build a road across Dugdemonia east of Winnfield where the magnificent concrete causeway is now located and which gave the people living in the eastern part of the parish a way to get to Winnfield twelve months instead of about three a year, without having to be ferried across in Uncle Bob Gorham's flat boat. He builded better than he knew and passed on without enjoying the fruits of his labors except for the consciousness of knowing what it meant to the future generations. A pioneer crossed a turbulent and dangerous stream. After he got over he stopped long enough to build a bridge. Someone asked him why he did that after he was safely across. He replied "I am building it for others who may come this way." --------------E3F0504EF2BD9B22CCEDFC4C--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------566E6F406C5FCD4EB7C94F6C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------566E6F406C5FCD4EB7C94F6C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="convet32.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="convet32.txt" Military: Confederate Veterans, 1932, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: March 11, 1932 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American 4 Confederate Vets Guests At Annual Dinner On Saturday W. E. Dark And W. H. Matthews Chosen Delegates To National Re-Union Carrying out its annual custom, William Walker Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy served a luncheon to the veterans of the David Pierson Camp in the community hall last Saturday at noon. Only four were present: A. W. Radescich, J. T. Porter, W. E. Dark, and W. H. Matthews, for the annual business meeting. W. E. Dark of Gaars Mill and W. H. Matthews were elected delegates to the national re-union to be held in Richmond in June this year. R. W. Oglesby by request of the Daughters acted as master of ceremonies at the luncheon and gave a talk on the history of the company of which his father was a member as written sixty years after the surrender by a survivor giving a detailed history of each member of the original company. It was Company H of the 9th Tennessee Infantry known as the "Avalanche" made up at Troy, Tennessee, April 1860, composed of 126 members and was a part of Cheatham's Division. It participated in some of the bloodiest battles of war, such as Shiloh, Perryville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and Nashville. Only one member of the original company went through the entire war without being killed or wounded. The four veterans present responded in short talks of thanks to the Daughters for their annual banquet. Mrs. W. E. Heard, president of the Chapter speaking for the same assured them that it gave the Chapter great pleasure to do for them some acts of kindness and would continue the custom as long as there was one left. Rev. Alvin Stokes and Rev. A. H. Cullen gave splendid talks on the sacrifices made by the people of the south during the war and reconstruction period; that the principle for which they made these sacrifices would live always and were just as dear to the descendants of these heroes as it was to them, and, in stead of being a "Lost Cause" there was in truth and in fact nothing lost; that out of these sacrifices had grown a vast empire, the most favored spot of the American Union. Acting as hostesses were Mesdames W. E. Heard, W. K. Wright, R. W. Oglesby, W. T. Heflin, S. B. Matthews, and A. W. Radescich. --------------566E6F406C5FCD4EB7C94F6C--