Hello and thank you for posting this information. The information you located was actually posted by me - smile. They misspelled my first name however. It's good to know that this information is readily available just in case someone else is looking for Pompose. I did get a possible lead from a volunteer at the Natchitoches Genealogical Library. He noted a baptism record of a Marie Pompose, mulatto, born March 4, 1799, daughter of a slave named Genevieve (slaveholder's name was Louis Buard). Her godparents are Marie Therese Eugenie Buard and guess who? PLACIDE BOSSIER. Interesting. I'll have to research this more to see if this could possibly be the Pompose I am looking for. I am still baffled why she took on the middle and last name of Placide BOSSIER. Placide is NOT a female name. Perhaps she used the name to help her in her business dealings since Placide BOSSIER was a well known and respected name all over Louisiana - this may have worked to her advantage being a free person of color in a slaveholding society. Again, thank you for your desire to help!