West Feliciana - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Solitude Plantation

runje000 — 2013-04-25 18:26:21Z

Hello,

This is fantactic. How could i have copy of that or any more information related in that book?

Any help from you would be grateful.

Best regards

Jean-Georges Fisher

Re: Solitude Plantation

adams2cs — 2013-04-25 01:48:28Z

I have the Solitude book that was written by my grandmother's Aunt Beulah de Veriere Smith Watts. The story begin with the escape of the Guibert family from Saint-Domingue..The first photograph is ofJean Jacques Auguste Guibert --Mary Coralie Guibert is his daughter and she married Joseph Davis Smith They were my grandmothers grandparents. This book contains family records.

Re: Harmon W. Jones

clonegal — 2013-01-28 13:14:34Z

http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/jefferson/wills/prbt901.txt

This is the will of Cornelia Louisa Pierce when she died 11/15/1865. John Hoey was petitioner for his wife Cornelia Louisa Pierce Hoey and her sister Marion Bradfort Jones, widow of Harmon Jones. Look for item 202 on this link. I am sure the New Orleans Public Library can get a copy of the will

RODOSTA

crodosta569 — 2013-01-27 19:29:52Z

I posted the original message over 10 years ago and thought I would resurrect it in case there are new people searching this surname.

Re: Harmon W. Jones

clonegal — 2013-01-27 17:10:52Z

Thanks for the article and I will return one from when the Florinda was redsicovered:

THE FLORINDA
IN THE MIDST OF HARMON JONES’S FAMILY

Dear Pic. Yesterday I found myself seated at the hospitable table of Mme Hoey, [Caroline Pierce-her sister is Marion Pierce Jones] where beside her own two beautiful daughters and stalwart son, sat Mr. Livingston Jones, his accomplished wife, and two little cherubs. Liv, fifteen years of age, son of Harman Jones and M’me Hoey is Harmon Jones’s wife’s sister; they were eight in all. You may be sure the subject matter of conversation was the Florinda’s company. M’me Jones (wife of Harmon) is at present in New York. These people are stirring by every means in their power to procure all possible information in regard to the correctness of the reports, in a very few days they will be in passion of every fact that is possible to be gleaned officially from the British Government, also through private sources. Harmon Jones was sole owner of, and fitted out the Florinda. The cargo also belonged to him, he was the prime mover and master spirit of the expedition, and was a young man of extraordinary ability, enjoying to the fullest extent the confidence of all who knew him; some experienced men told him not to think of going on such a frail craft, but with his gallant comrades he could see no danger. In a 44-ton schooner, built for the lake, they start. Harmon returns from the Belize, purchases a yawl boat; they leave, sail out of the river, full of confidence and dazzled with the glittering tales of California wealth. All were inexperienced men and knew little of a voyage round to the Pacific, away to the Cape de Verde, one thousand miles out of their course . Seventy days after we hear next from them, Harmon’s letters up to this are all gay and lively; his last letter from Rio, some time later, expresses doubt- vessel leaky, shaky. As they advance to the southward, the weather gets gradually more boisterous., the elements they find more fickle. The little lake schooner is out of her latitude. After a while somebody reports them off the Cape. There is the last news we get. Twenty-six years elapse; Harmon’s then unborn son- a man now- Livingstone, then a babe, now a father; Sidney, Kenmure, Sullivan, Williams, and others all to man’s estate grown, have ever clung to hope. Certainly no one would be so base, so utterly depraved, as to report the discovery of those lost people, without some foundation of fact. The whole community are waiting with anxiety the investigation of those reports.

New Orleans Daily Picayune July 22, 1875 p 4 c5

Re: Harmon W. Jones

ruthannebennett — 2013-01-27 01:39:53Z

Thanks for the article.
Holley Jones and George Stem are cousins through the Peirce/Pierce and Patterson family from Massachusetts. I wonder why so many left Mass. for St. Francisville. My husband has another line that followed the same route and married into the same family. Very interesting.
Good luck with your search, keep in touch
Ruth

Re: Harmon W. Jones

TheresaMatt — 2013-01-24 19:57:18Z

I am new to this genealogy thing, but I hope I can help. Harmon (or Harmonus) DeGraff Jones was my great great grandfather, and his son Harmon was my great grandfather. Ethel Jones Harvey, his daughter, was my grandmother. Holley Jones Stem and Emmett Jones were siblings of my grandmother. Family lore had it that George Stem, besides being married to Holley, was also a cousin of some kind. I have just located a story in the National Times about the Florinda. In this link

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1887-05-05...

see the article in the second and third columns from the right.

I am not sure about the Hoey family. My mother used to refer to an "Aunty Hoy," or at least that's what we thought she said.

Re: Looking for Tabatha Atkins

rfrank6081 — 2013-01-03 02:43:16Z

Hello,

I am looking for information on John Atkins b. 1819,in West Feliciana Parish

As far as we know, John Atkins' father was a slave merchant from Ireland. The story that has been passed down through the family, is that his father brought slaves from the Caribbean to America; John's mother was one of these slave women. John later married Easther/Ester

Let me know of about you Atkins family. Where did your Atkins migrate from?
Do you have a John Atkins your list?

Hudson Family

nolakeljo — 2012-12-04 20:55:29Z

I am researching the Hudson Family of West Feliciana and running into a few dead ends. My great-great grandmother was Lillian Hudson (b. 1877), who moved to New Orleans and married William Radecker. Her siblings were Henry (b. 1876) and Marietta (b. 1879). Their parents were Robert Hudson (b. 1844), who served in the Civil War in Austin's Sharpshooters and was a farmer, and his wife Mary F. (last name unknown) who was likely born 1855 in LA to parents from AL and NC). Robert's parents were Henry Hudson (b. 1804 in MD?-1850) and Mary Gready Posey (1815-1893). Their other children were Erastus A. Hudson (b. 1847), Martha Ann Hudson Early (m. Thomas W. Early), Henrietta Hudson (m. Charles B. Austin), and Margaret Hudson. Mary Gready Posey was a daughter of Margaret Palmer, daughter of Archibald Palmer and Hannah Carter. Have found a good amount of info on the Carter line, but not much on the Palmers or Greadys.
My questions are: Where did Henry Hudson come from and any other info on his family? Any information on Erastus--marriage, death? Any information on Mary F., wife of Robert--who were her parents, where did they live? What happened to Robert and Mary F. Hudson--last info I can find is the 1880 census where they own a farm and Mary Posey Hudson owns neighboring farm and raising the Early children. Any more info on Robert and Mary's children Henry and Marietta; what became of them?
Thanks so much!

Re: Thomas W. Bellew

Walton_Neal — 2012-10-10 01:22:09Z

Thomas R Boliew is Thomas W Bellew's father. I haven't been able to get back past his birth in LA in 1851--parents, place, etc. As someone said, he kept changing the way he spelled his name which makes it hard to trace. Also, LA doesn't have that many records to trace. Any ideas, anyone?
I've posted all I can find on Ancestry.com in my tree if anyone wants to look.

Re: Help!

Charlene3008 — 2012-09-08 23:09:16Z

I know this is out of sorts somewhat viewing the date of your post.
Both my mothers and fathers families are huge here in Ascension. I can't even keep straight how we are all related. In my mother's maternal family, surname Courtney, there are Staffords.
I have cousins that have done some genealogy on that side the family. I do not know if they are the ones you are searching for.
You could contact Patsy Gautreau Stafford who could probably help you. She may be listed in Ancestry.

Re: Solitude Plantation

runje000 — 2012-07-29 13:05:00Z

Hello

i've seen that you own this book. It's a grat chance. There is information from my family inside and i'd like to get some information.

My ancestors are the Guibert family which came From Haiti to Louisiana.

I know there is references of them in this book, (in p7, 11 and maybe other) i'd like to get al the information provided in. Could you help me by scanning pages or any other kind of help? thanks

Kind Regards

Jean-Georges Fisher

Re: Solitude Plantation

patbj524 — 2012-07-14 22:36:34Z

Solitude was owned by Lewis Stirling , Jr. Google Lewis Stirling Family Papers and you will find a list of papers found at the LSU library in Baton Rouge.

Pat

Re: Isaac JOHNSON - Mary ROUTH

phyfeco — 2012-04-29 21:50:12Z

I am interested in a manuscript entitled "Reminiscences of the routh and Johnson Families" by Martha Johnson Pope? Do you by chance have any information on that, or perhaps on some of her descendants that I might contact about that?

Many thanks. Phil Phyfe

Daniel Scott Family

louisjrobinsonjr — 2012-04-01 12:18:20Z

I am a descendant of Daniel Scott born about 1810 in Louisiana. His wife was Eliza or Louisa born about 1820. Their known children were Martha Scott, Bettie Scott, Nelson Scott, Mary Scott, Sylvia/Sara Scott, Hester Scott, Vice Scott, Moses Scott, Joseph Scott, Minerva Scott and Rena Scott. Nelson Scott was born about 1859 and died about 1941, he was my maternal great grandfather and was married to Nancy Turner, and they were married on 25 Nov 1880. Their known children were (my grandmother) Lillian Scott, Nelson Scott Jr., Julius Scott, Evelyn Scott, William Scott, Mary Scott, Pearl Scott, and Pet Scott. All are of African bloodline from the East Feliciana Parish. I am looking for any family member or anyone doing research on this family. Thank you.

Re: Solitude Plantation

mochamom123 — 2012-02-29 22:14:00Z

I believe my ancestors lived on this plantation in the mid 1800s. Does anyone know the name of Solitude's owner during that time?

Re: BAKER, COBB cemetery

AnnKershner — 2012-02-02 13:55:49Z

I also descend from George W. Kimball and Patience Cobb through their son, Lewis Alston Bolen Cobb Kimball. My grandmother was his daughter. Her name was Georgiana Kimball Mackay. She was married to Frederick Mackay. The story I was told is this: Pharoah Kimball was engaged to be married. One day, while building a house for himself and fiance, she drove up (in a carriage) with another man. They proceeded to laugh at Pharoah and the two men got into a fight during which the other man was accidentally killed. Judge Kimball sent Pharoah to Kentucky where he assumed the name of Robert Milton Layson. Georgiana located Layson family members and communicated with them. At that time they were not aware that his real name was Pharoah Cobb Kimball. My cousin Elizabeth Mackay had copies of letters regarding this. Sadly, she died a month ago. I will try to locate them and will get in touch if I find them. Pharoah was Georgiana's uncle.

Re: Solitude Plantation

psulzer47 — 2012-01-11 02:02:52Z

Can you please tell me if there is any mention of James Turner or Uriah Burr Phillips in the index of your book. They lived in St. Francisville during the 1800s. Thanks, Pam

Re: Solitude Plantation

heygirl41 — 2012-01-11 00:30:15Z

I have that book. They are my descendants. Its a wonderful book with lots of pictures

Re: Miers/Myers

kellyparks1 — 2011-12-30 00:26:11Z

Same or different David Myers/Miers?

I am interested in the David Miers that was in Wayne, Pike, Copiah and Newton County Mississippi. Is this a different David Miers in Wilkinson County?

Re: JESSE PERRY

maggymae11 — 2011-11-22 14:36:26Z

I am also looking for info on the. Perrys....William O , Laura who married Steve Simmons...as well as the Brown family of west Feliciana...specifically Eleanor Brown...early 1800s and Civil War era.f

Re: cemetery lookup

BarbaraMunson60 — 2011-11-19 01:40:53Z

He's in Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery. There's a photo of his headstone (and one of his family) on Find a Grave.

http://tinyurl.com/WilliamTurnerBurk

Re: Obituary look up please

brite1_1 — 2011-11-19 01:33:10Z

Thanks, but I already have this info. This is info from his death certificate. What I am searching for is his obituary that was printed in the newspaper. Archives of Louisiana does not have obits. Thanks.

Re: Obituary look up please

11944 — 2011-11-17 22:53:44Z

LA statewide death index 1900-49
Name: William Burk
Death Date: 25 Sep 1928
Estimated Birth Year: 1865
Age: 63 years
Parish: Pte. Coupee
Certificate Number: 12011
Volume: 28
Title: Louisiana Statewide Death Indeces 1900-1929

Baton Ruge archives would have copy of obit
didn't find Sarah Burk listed
Good luck in your search

Obituary look up please

brite1_1 — 2011-11-17 01:17:17Z

Searching for 2 obituaries.
William T. Burk who died Sept. 25, 1928
& his mother Sarah De Maries Attaway Burk who died Sept. 22, 1901.
Please note, Burk could be also be spelled Burke.

Re: Isaac JOHNSON - Mary ROUTH

philphyfe — 2011-11-15 05:40:37Z

I have just noted this string of emails and am interested in Martha Johnson Pope and her descendants and, in particular, trying to lacate if if exists a copy of her "Reminiscences of the Routh and Johnson Families." I am particularly interested in the portion of her memoirs that deal with Audubon. I also can be contacted at phyfeco@hotmail.com

cemetery lookup

brite1_1 — 2011-11-08 15:29:54Z

I am searching for the final resting place of William T. Burk, who died Sept. 25, 1928, in Livonia, La. And, is buried in St. Francisville, La.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Search for Ancestor (Julia Emery)

donnabrown2 — 2011-10-25 12:11:16Z

hi my name is donna. My familly is from ST. francisville, LA,West Felicianna Parish. My family is Baliey,Duncan,Emery,Parker, Rucker I may be related to the Emerys your looking for but I need more info for who you looking for.

Re: BERRY families

itscicii8 — 2011-10-10 16:45:22Z

Looking for relatives of Gaddis Bentley Berry. He is buried in Oack Grove Cemetary in Oak Grove, which is West Feliciana Parish. I am wondering if these Berry's are related please contact me at itscicii@gmail.com

Re: Harmon W. Jones

ruthannebennett — 2011-09-24 18:51:02Z

Holly Gore Jones married George Wood Stem. George's grandmother is my husband ggg-grandmother. Her brother Emmett Warren Jones was the godfather to my husband's sister (Trinity Episcopal on Jackson Ave.) There are a few other connections. If you send me your private email I will send you what I have collected. We are not direct descendants of Hoey, Patterson, Jones but several other connections do exist. I try all backdoors. It is interesting that you mention boats. All of the families connections are related to the ship captains, etc.
Ruth Bennett
fstop2@aol.com

Re: Harmon W. Jones

clonegal — 2011-09-24 13:18:03Z

Would you mind sharing the names of the New Orleans relatives? I am in New Orleans and maybe I can find something from here.

My mom's maiden name was Kenmure. I am running out of places to look for anything on the Florinda. I am tracking down any of the passengers or crew, looking for info. Not much luck, as yet.

How are you related to Harmon? You are the first person I met who was a relative.

btw..John Hoey's wife's name was Caroline, I think, not Cornelia. Cornelia was actually the mother of Marion and Caroline.

Thanks..Claire

Re: Harmon W. Jones

ruthannebennett — 2011-09-24 01:41:14Z

How interesting. Two of Harmon's children served as godparents of New Orleans relatives. Thank you for the suggestion.
Ruth

Re: Harmon W. Jones

clonegal — 2011-09-23 12:14:37Z

Harmon Jones was the son of Harmon DeGraff Jones and Marion Bradfort Pierce. The mother lived with the family in the 1900 census. His mother’s family tree can be found in
“Pierce genealogy, being the record of the posterity of John Pers, an early inhabitant of Watertown, in New England”

Harmon’s parents lived in New Orleans in 1849 where his father bought a schooner named the Florinda, and left the port of New Orleans for the gold rush of San Francisco. He was never heard from again. In 1875 a British vessel got off course in the South Pacific and found the survivors of the Florinda on a small island, or so the story goes. That is documented in the same book.

His mother had a sister named Cornelia Pierce who was the wife of John Hoey also in New Orleans.

My interest is in the Florinda, because my great-great grandfather was the captain of the vessel. His name was James Kenmure and his letter to his wife is also in the book. If you are a member of Ancestery.com you can read the pages of the book. Good luck with your search.

Harmon W. Jones

ruthannebennett — 2011-07-09 04:59:08Z

Looking for information on Irene and Harmon W. Jones. According to his obit he owned a country store at Row Landing. 1880 census indicates the store was in Pinckneyville, MS. He was born 1849 in Massachusetts, lived in New Orleans during childhood, and died June 19, 1908 in St. Francisville, buried in Metairie Cem. May be related to Hoey family. Any guidance appreciated.

Re: BAKER, COBB cemetery

bbburke436 — 2011-04-24 01:54:31Z

I am also an ancestor of George W. Kimball and Patience Cobb. My grand grandfather was their son Pharoah Cobb Kimball who later moved to Kentucky and changed his name to Robert Milton Layson. I would enjoy hearing if you have any information regarding this line. My email address is bburke436@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Bart

Re: BEARD / BROWN, 1833

bsmith2495 — 2011-04-19 12:40:46Z

I would be greatly interested in finding the archives of the Phoenix of St. Francisvile. My ancestors moved there in the 1830s.

S.C. Moss, 1833

amyarmstrong — 2011-04-19 04:45:53Z

DIED, On Tuesday evening the 9th. instant, at Bayou Sara Landing, after a severe illness of about fifteen days S.C. Moss, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

source: THE PHOENIX (St. Francisville, LA): 13 April 1833

REID / PACKIE, 1833

amyarmstrong — 2011-04-19 04:44:42Z

MARRIED, On Thursday evening by his honor Jno. B. Dawson, Mr. James Reid to Mrs. Margaret Packie, all of this place.

source: THE PHOENIX (St. Francisville, LA): 13 April 1833

BEARD / BROWN, 1833

amyarmstrong — 2011-04-19 04:36:36Z

MARRIED - On Thursday evening the 11th. instant, by his honor Jno. B. Dawson, Mr. Lewis Beard to Mrs. Mary Brown, all of this parish.

source: THE PHOENIX (St. Francisville, LA): 13 April 1833

Dr. John M. BELL, West Feliciana Parish, LA

BVBelle — 2011-02-13 21:44:36Z

Looking for information on Dr. John M. BELL and his family.
John M. BELL, born 1800 Kentucky, married first Nov 1831, Jane MARBURRY. They had a son, William Logan BELL, born 1832. Wm Logan BELL married Apr 1860, Martha M. HARRISON.
John M. Bell, born 1800 Kentucky, married second Jan 1835, Martha DUNBAR. Their children were:
John K. BELL, 1838;
Clarence BELL, 1842, (married Mattie A. ?);
Heloise BELL, 1844;
Robert P. BELL, 1845;
George H. BELL, 1847;
Henry P. BELL, 1847, (married Everlin D. ?);
Mary G. BELL, 1852.
I think that Dr. John M. BELL was the son of William BELL (1778-1853) and his first wife Elizabeth WIGGINTON, Barren Co., KY.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Collier / Felps

traceymorgan08 — 2010-11-20 17:01:27Z

Looking for anyone who is related to the Collier's or the Felps from the States of Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States. My Collier Family stops at my 3nd Great GrandFather Robert Collier born 1818 in Mississippi U.S.A. who was married to Charity Martin born 1826 in Louisiana U.S.A. Looking for thier father, Mother and so on.My Felps Family Stops at my Great Grandfather Charles Delee Felps who was born on 16 Oct 1878 in Louisiana USA.(Need his father and Mother and so on) .He was married to Lula felps born in 1869 East Feliciana Louisiana USA. Whos Father was also a Felps, Thomas Felps died in 1899 in east Feliciana Louisiana and was married to Eliza H. dearmondd they would be my 2nd great grand parents . Also would like also to find out if any Native American Heritage is acompanied with either. It all Stared with my Grandfather Charles Wesley Collier born 7 Jan. 1900 in Louisiana, and Died on 28 Feb 1973 in East Baton Rouge La.And, My Grandmother Winnie D. Felps born 9 Apr.1907 Louisiana U.S.A. died 24 Dec 1974 East Baton Rouge parish Louisiana. Hope to establish a relationship with all members of this family tree.

Re: John Beaumont

PhyllisWillis55 — 2010-11-13 21:18:54Z

My John Beaumont was born 07-05-1816 in Elland to Luke amd Margaret Dyson Beaumont. Any connections, I hope?

Re: PERRY

christineperry76 — 2010-10-18 19:42:04Z

I'm looking for some perry family out of Nashville Tn.
Names include Bobby Perry abt 1932 or 1933. Virginia Perry.
Please let me know if you can help us. email christineperry72@hotmail.com

Re: Bell/Dearmond

norajeanbarr — 2010-09-11 20:43:31Z

Am seeking information on Micajah Davis family. You are researching daughter Annis and I am trying to research son Samuel. Samuel was the father of Susan Van Houten Davis and Richard Davis (by two different wives). Micajah's daughter Susannah married Cornelius Van Houten (out of religion-Quaker) and Micajah was excommunicated by the Quakers in Virginia. He then moved to Mississippi. Susan Van Houten Davis married James Monroe Gwin and together they established Wicklow Plantation in Holmes/Carroll County, Mississippi. Susan's half brother Richard was one of the original owners of Providence Plantation in Holmes County, Mississippi.

Re: Locating my relatives who lived in West Feliciana Parish in the early 1800s

FrancesScallan — 2010-07-30 22:14:43Z

Their names are James (or William) Richardson and Catherine "Kitty" Plush Richardson. James was born about 1780 (not sure where) and died in 1817 in West Feliciana Parish. They married about 1800. She was born in 1782.
Thanks for responding.

Re: Locating my relatives who lived in West Feliciana Parish in the early 1800s

FrancesScallan — 2010-07-30 22:09:09Z

No I haven't. I have tried, however.

Re: Locating my relatives who lived in West Feliciana Parish in the early 1800s

FrancesScallan — 2010-07-30 22:09:08Z

No I haven't. I have tried, however.

Re: Locating my relatives who lived in West Feliciana Parish in the early 1800s

writingal — 2010-07-30 18:02:09Z

What were their surnames?

Re: Locating my relatives who lived in West Feliciana Parish in the early 1800s

BarbaraMunson60 — 2010-07-29 17:22:34Z

Have you found them in any census records?

Re: James Family of Angola Plantation

masonewallace — 2010-05-19 18:27:41Z

Major James is my great great grandfather. Feel free to reply to this post and I will get an alert. I know it is a decade later... so who knows.