This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------6FA602D573421A26C3AD624A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------6FA602D573421A26C3AD624A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="jackr57.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="jackr57.txt" Obituaries: Robert "Bob" Jackson, 1957, 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: December 12, 1957 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Robert Jackson Of Hargis Dies Of Heart Attack Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Jackson, 76, of Hargis, who was found dead in his bed Friday, December 6, were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Hargis Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. Radford, officiating. Assisting was Judge Cas Moss of Winnfield. Masonic rites were conducted at the graveside. Acting as pallbearers were nephews Johnny, Lonnie, E. C., Oris, T. J., and Johnny Jackson. A retired farmer and ginner, Mr. Jackson had been in ill health with a heart ailment for several months. He leaves his wife, of Hargis; one daughter, Mrs. Coy Drewett of Houston, Texas; one son, Curtis, of Hargis; five grandchildren, three brothers, Early, Clarence, and Jim Jackson, all of Hargis. The deceased was the son of the late Matt Jackson and Mary Teddlie Jackson. --------------6FA602D573421A26C3AD624A--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5F0D46EC09A285DBE75BD1CE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------5F0D46EC09A285DBE75BD1CE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="heflin57.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="heflin57.txt" Obituaries: Ella Heflin, 1957, 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: December 26, 1957 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Final Rites Held Here Saturday For Mrs. Ella Heflin Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Heflin of Winnfield were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Southern Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Luther Booth, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Mrs. Heflin, 80, died Friday in a local hospital following a brief illness. She was born January 28, 1877 in Texas and had lived in Winn Parish most of her life. She was the widow of former Winn Parish Sheriff William T. Heflin. Mrs. Heflin was a member of the Methodist Church and was active in church and civic affairs. Survivors are two sons, Dr. C. M. Heflin and Herman L. Heflin, both of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Miss Eva Heflin of Winnfield; four grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. L. D. Harvey of Alexandria. Pallbearers were Robert Heard, Bryant Sholars, D. E. Sikes, Reginald Gates, Charles Smith, and Clyde DeLoach. --------------5F0D46EC09A285DBE75BD1CE--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------85AC3719E21171DFCF794B0F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------85AC3719E21171DFCF794B0F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="clnch58.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="clnch58.txt" Obituaries: Mrs. V. E. Claunch, 1958, 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 3, 1958 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mother Of Mrs. J. C. Calk Succumbs Funeral services for Mrs. V. E. Claunch, 65, of Grayson, who died suddenly December 27 while on a visit in the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. C. Cooper in Walters, La., were held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Little Star Baptist Church near Grayson, with Rev. Ed Henkle and Rev. C. Johnston officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Claunch was the mother of Mrs. J. C. Calk of Joyce. She is also survived by her husband, Rev. V. E. Claunch, principal of the Clarks School; three other daughters, Mrs. Cooper of Walters, Mrs. Wayne Bagwell of Bastrop, and Mrs. Marvin Reddick of Lake Wales, Fla.; one son, Jimmie Leonard Claunch of Baton Rouge, and a sister of Beaumont, Texas. --------------85AC3719E21171DFCF794B0F--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------08749788B5FCEFC68243E659 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------08749788B5FCEFC68243E659 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="claytn52.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="claytn52.txt" Obituaries: Albert Horace Clayton, 1952, 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: July 25, 1952 Winnfield News-American Father of Local Woman Dies In Jonesboro Hospital Arrangements For Albert Clayton's Funeral Incomplete Albert Horace Clayton, 77, of Jonesboro, father of Mrs. W. J. Austin of Winnfield, died in a hospital here Tuesday, July 22, 1952. Arrangements for the funeral services have not been completed due to the absence of a daughter and it was understood that rites will not be held before Saturday or Sunday. He will be buried in the New Hope Cemetery. Mr. Clayton was born July 23, 1873 and died just one day before his 74th birthday. He was a member of the Nazarene Church. Survivors include two sons, Howard of Killeen, Texas and Lyman of Lake Charles; four daughters, Mrs. W. J. Austin of Winnfield, Mrs. J. W. Smith of Oak Grove, Mrs. Ruth Dufresne of Delhi, and Mrs. L. S. Bryant of Winnsboro; and 14 grandchildren. --------------08749788B5FCEFC68243E659--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------42877E832E665C06B390EAC7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------42877E832E665C06B390EAC7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="ricefm51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="ricefm51.txt" Obituaries: Fannie Mae Barton Rice, 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: October 25, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise Mrs. F. M. Rice Funeral Services Tuesday, Oct. 23 Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Mae Rice, 46, of Route 1, Winnfield, sere held at Sardis Baptist Church at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. W. C. Bounds in charge, assisted by Rev. H. J. Mott, Rev. W. L. Holcomb, and Rev. E. B. Barton. Interment was in the Sardis Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Rice, a native of Winn Parish, died Sunday, October 21, at her home. She had lived in Winn Parish all her life and was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church. Surviving her are her husband, Voyd Rice; two sons, Rex and James; four daughters, Mrs. Vaudine Smith, Mrs. Doris McIlwain, Gloria Dale and Betty Rice, all of Winnfield; four brothers, Bob Barton of Mangham, Lawson Barton of Atlanta, Arthur Barton of Winnfield, and Claude Barton of Liddieville; three sisters, Mrs. Bernard Booth of Minden, Mrs. B. Newsom of Winnfield, and Miss Idell Barton of Atlanta; and a number of grandchildren. --------------42877E832E665C06B390EAC7--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------BE857DFFC1095640F4A467B8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------BE857DFFC1095640F4A467B8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="brynm58.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="brynm58.txt" Obituaries: Mary Buchanan Bryan, 1958, 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 3, 1958 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Sister of E. H. Buchanan Succumbs Mrs. Mary B. Bryan, 71, of Pineville, sister of E. H. Buchanan of Winnfield, died in an Alexandria hospital on December 23. Funeral services were conducted December 25 in Alexandria with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. In addition to Mr. Buchanan of Winnfield, the deceased leaves three others brothers, and seven sisters. Attending the last rites from Winnfield were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones and E. H. Buchanan. --------------BE857DFFC1095640F4A467B8--

Obituary of Donald James Maxey, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371 >From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Wednesday, September 5, 1990; page 12B Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for allowing the following to be added to the Archives. 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. Donald James Maxey Donald James Maxey, 42, of New Orleans, died at 8:00 Sunday, September 2, 1990 at his residence in that city. He was assistant Medical Administrator for the Veterans Administration Hospital in New Orleans and a member of the Baptist faith. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the chapel of Edmonds Funeral Home in Winnfield with Dr. Calvin Phelps and Rev. Danny Keyes, Officiating. Interment will follow at the Garden Memories Cemetery of Winnfield under direction of Edmonds Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother, Janie Bethard Maxey of Winnfield and formerly of LaSalle Parish and a brother, Bobby Maxey of Houston, Texas.

Obituary of Lessie Hemphill, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371 >From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Wednesday, September 5, 1990; page 12B Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for allowing the following to be added to the Archives. 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. Lessie Hemphill Lessie Hemphill, 86, of Tullos, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 1990, in Humana Hospital in Winnfield. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Cross Roads Baptist Church near Tullos with Rev. Greg Nichols, officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnifield. Survivors include two sons, Grady Mercer of Monroe and Clyde Mercer of Tullos; one daughter, Bea Bynog of Minden; one brother, Clayton Holmes of Tullos; one sister, Erie Blake of Olla; 14 grandchildren and several great-gradnchildren.

Obituary of Allie Peavy Hinton, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371 >From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Wednesday, July 11, 1990 Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for allowing the following to be added to the Archives. 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. 101 years old Olla woman died July 3rd Allie Peavy Hinton, 101, of Olla, died at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 1990 at her residence. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Olla, and a charter member of the Urania Order of Eastern Star. She was a lifelong resident of LaSalle-Winn parish area. Services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Olla with the Revs. Aubrey Veueleman, Lawrence King and Glen Wagon and Chaplain G. T. Hinton, officiating. Burial was in the Urania Cemetery under direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Surcicors include two sons, G.T. "Bud" Hinton, Jr., of Olla and Q.T. Hinton of Lake Charles; one daughter, Alice Thomas of Oak Grove; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, two great-great- grandchildren and three step-great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were David McDougal, Bob Allbriton, Blake Sims, Pete Randall, Lee Breithaupt, and Ray Duke.

Obituary of Jack Williams, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371 >From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Wednesday, July 4, 1990; page 6A Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for allowing the following to be added to the Archives. 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. Jack Williams Jack Williams, 75, of Winnfield, died at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 1990 at the Humana Hospital in Winnfield. He was a retired logging contractor. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Beulah Baptist Church with the Revs. Louis Moffett and Alban Poole, officiating. Interment followed in Beulah Cemetery under arrangements by Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield. Survivors include his wife, Grace Williams of Winnfield; four daughters, Nelda Hutchins of Tyler, Texas; Doris Pendarvis, of Georgetown; Kathy Kuhan and Teresa Sauce, both of Winnfield; a son, E.L. Williams of Georgetown; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Kathy, I just *had* a break so I guess I'd better get back to business or Gregg will be coming over to LaSalle to see if he can get his files posted any faster over there!!!!! LOL. I subscribed to your new mailing list. That's great. I want to get one started for Lincoln Parish but thought I'd wait until I get through with my "travels". Shouldn't be but a couple of weeks. Is there anybody on this list that would be interested in a mailing list for Lincoln Parish? Peggy > Peggy if you happen to need a break <grin>. I'll be more than happy to have > Greg come over to LaSalle for awhile. Just wishful thinking !!! <sigh> > > Have A Great Day, > > Kathy LeMay Kelly > LaSalle Parish, La. AC > LALASALL-L List Owner > [email protected] > > If you haven't checked out the LaSalle Parish, La. USGenWeb Archives Do It > Now at : > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lasalle.htm > > ==== LAWINN Mailing List ==== > Do not send "flame" messages to anyone through the list. Subscribers sending flame messages through the list will be unsubscribed and placed on the reject list so they can not post or recievd messages.

Hi Everybody, For those of you that are also doing researdh in LaSalle Parish. I wanted to let you know that LaSalle Parish now has a mailing list. To subscribe the adresses is [email protected] Just use the word subscribe as the only text. Peggy if you happen to need a break <grin>. I'll be more than happy to have Greg come over to LaSalle for awhile. Just wishful thinking !!! <sigh> Have A Great Day, Kathy LeMay Kelly LaSalle Parish, La. AC LALASALL-L List Owner [email protected] If you haven't checked out the LaSalle Parish, La. USGenWeb Archives Do It Now at : http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lasalle.htm

I am searching for any information on the Graham, and Shumate families of Winn Parish. Late 1800's - early 1900's) John Anderson Graham Thomas Shumate Also looking for anyone that may have a photo of the Graham grocery/mercantile store in Winnfield in the early part of the century. Maybe seomone has a photo the the town that may show this store front. Winston McCain

Hoping someone in Winn Parish can help me. I had a GUncle that died December 13, 1961 and his wife Willie E. Jones, died March 13, 1977 in Winn Parish. They are buried with a double marker in the Siloam Cemetery at Gansville, Winn Parish, LA. What would be the most likely funeral home that would have handled these services and does the Siloam Cemetery have burial records? Can't file Siloam Cemetery in any of the listings. Thanks so much for any help you can give me. I would like to know if they had children and where they were married. Linda Kaps

Looking for any information on the descendants of Joseph C. Tanner, son of Benjamin A. Tanner. Joseph C. Tanner lived in Dodson, Winn Parrish, LA in March of 1954. I would like to make contact with any of his living descendants. Any help would be appreciated! I've included a brief outline below that hopefully will jog someone's memory.. Thanks, Christi Lewien [email protected] Direct Descendants of Benjamin A. Tanner 1 Benjamin A. TANNER b: January 24, 1856 in Smith County, Mississippi d: June 02, 1931 in Smith County, Mississippi .. +Sarah D. UNKNOWN b: July 28, 1857 d: September 12, 1909 in Smith County, Mississippi ......... 2 John William TANNER b: July 1880 in Smith County, Mississippi d: Deceased ......... 2 Joseph C. TANNER b: July 1882 in Smith County, Mississippi d: Deceased ............. +Mattie UNKNOWN b: 1893 d: Deceased .................... 3 Clarence Colon TANNER b: November 29, 1906 in Mississippi d: March 25, 1907 in Mississippi .................... 3 Tracy TANNER b: 1910 ......... 2 Osier Singleton TANNER b: October 22, 1885 in Smith County, Mississippi d: September 19, 1969 in Smith County, Mississippi ......... 2 Andrew J. TANNER b: November 1889 in Smith County, Mississippi d: Deceased ......... 2 Wallace M. TANNER b: November 22, 1892 in Smith County, Mississippi d: October 12, 1969 in Smith County, Mississippi ......... 2 James Warren TANNER b: December 1895 in Smith County, Mississippi d: 1967 in Smith County, Mississippi *2nd Wife of Benjamin A. Tanner: .. +Ellen WATERS b: 1860 d: Deceased

I am seeking information about the ancestors of Priscilla Dean, born 2/24/1837, died 2/27/1924. Priscilla married Ira S Fordham who was born 12/30/1823, died 8/8/1885. This couple lived in Winn Parish LA during the 1850's and eventually moved into Jackson Parish LA D Wheat

Marriages: , Winn Parish, 1938 Submitted by: Deanna Simmons Hess, RR 9, Box 1548, Livingston, TX 77351 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. ============================================================ The following is a verbatim copy of notice as it appeared in the newspaper. Obvious typographical errors have been so noted. Data errors such as names or dates should be reported to the archives not to the submitter. THE WINNFIELD-NEWS AMERICAN Friday, July 22, 1938 ANTLEY-BARTLEY A wedding of much interest was that of Mr. William Antley of Coushatta to Miss Margie Bartley, which was solemnized Saturday afternoon, July 16th at Winnfield. Rev. Alwin Stokes performed the ceremony. Mr. Antley is the son of C. Antley of Delhi and Mrs. Antley is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bartley. The newlyweds left Sunday afternoon to make their home in Coushatta, where Mr. Antley is employed.

Looking for information on : Nathan J. Jones b. May 5, 1884 d. December 13, 1961 spouse Willie E.Jones b. November 5, 1888 d. March 13, 1977 Nathan and Willie are buried in the Siloam Cemetery at Gansville, Winn Parish, La. I would like to know Willie E. Jones' maiden name, when they were married and did they have children. Any information would be greatly appreciated Linda Kaps

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------6A3467AD350F0A3CB0449CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------6A3467AD350F0A3CB0449CC0 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. --------------6A3467AD350F0A3CB0449CC0--

Hi, Just wanted to let everybody on the list know that I am taking over as archive coordinator for Claiborne Parish also. If anyone has Claiborne Parish connections, we desperately need obits, bios, etc. for their archives. There's not much there right now. Submitters needed! Gregg ...... dig into those piles on your floor and find me something for Claiborne Parish!!! Peggy AC for Winn, Lincoln, & now Claiborne Parish