I would like to hear from anyone interested in the following families from
St. Landry Parish: Thomas COURT (b abt 1808 England) & Anna JOHNSON
(b 1810 St. Landry) Moses JOHNSON (b bef 1765 S.C.) & Nancy Anna ROBERT
(aft 1765 MS - daughter of Benjamin ROBERT (b abt 1745 Ireland/PA) &
Elizabeth COLE (b abt 1745 Lancaster, PA, & SC; previously married
to John GREEN)) - both d St. Landry.
I would like to hear from anyone interested in the following families from
St. Landry Parish: William HAYES (abt 1730 Halifax PA; d Branch, LA) &
Sarah BOSMAN (d prob St. L aft 1772) James William CLARK (b 1768 Baltimore,
MD; d aft 1813 St. Landry) & Ester COMSTOCK (1768 MA), m 1790 St. Martin
Parish
I would like to hear from anyone interested in the following families from
St. Landry Parish: James H HAYES, SR. (abt 1790 LA) & Marie JOHNSON
(1797 St. Landry) James H HAYES, JR. (1830 St. Landry) & Emily BURRELL
(1829 Jefferson Co, TX) William HAYES (1761 poss PA; d 1819 St. L) &
Marie FOREMAN (abt 1766 of SC) - m St. Martin Parish
FRUGE, PIERRE b. abt 1835/36 LA to Joseph 50 b. LA & Anais? 48 b. LA
FRUGE. Bro. Francois 19 b. LA & sister,Julie 12 b. LA. At this time
Calcasieu Pa. was still St. Landry Pa. This family was listed in the 1850
Calcasieu Pa. Can anyone help me trace this family?
In St Landry: marriage: Lewis GANSON to Rachel SLOANE on Oct 20, 1856 Marriage:
William C GANSON to Rachel E SLOAN Aug 3, 1858 Marriage: Frank M GANSON
to Clany ELLENBEE Arpil 8, 1876
Searching for parents of McLauren "Laurence/Jake" RUSSELL born June 1868
in LA.married Feb. 1896 St. Landry Parish to Catherine SKIMMERHORN born
Oct. 1875. Catherine lists her father, John SKIMMERHORN born in Ohio. Need
any information on their parents.
I am doing research on the trial of Gregory William MARTIN of Arnaudvile
Louisiana. On 26 Sep 1896 The Clarion newspaper reported that Dr. Gregory
William MARTIN gave himself up to the sheriff of St Landry Parish on 23
Sep 1896. He was charged with the murder of Julien STELLY on Friday 27
Mar 1896. The trial started on Wednesday 14 Oct 1896. Judge DUPRE presided
over the trial. District Attorney GARLAND was the prosecutor for the state.
E. B. DUBISSON and W. S. FRAZEE were the lawyers of the defense. The case
was submitted to the jury on Friday night 16 Oct 1896. Saturday morning
17 Oct 1896 a mistrial was entered. I would like any information available
about this trial. Was this case retried at a later date.
I am interested in any information about the EGLAND family in St. Landry
parish. Most of the family that I am researching is from Arnaudville and
St. Martinville. If you have any information that may be helpful, please
respond. Thank you.
I am interested in any information about the ENARD family in St. Landry
parish. Most of the family that I am researching is from Arnaudville. If
you have any information that may be helpful, please respond. Thank you.
Searching for any info on great-grandmother Lucy WHITECLOUD, a Seminole
Indian who lived in florida before moving to La. Buried in St. Landry Parish
- where? Son named Peter WEST. Need dates.
Where is Bayou Boeuf? Hannah JACOBs LEWIS left a tract of land in her will.
It is described as: 21 acres, St. Landry Parish, situated on the bank of
Bayou Boeuf, bounded on the upper side by property belonging to Mrs. Landry
J. CAMPBELL...aquired by purchase from William H. LEWIS, 3/8/1881. The
USGS locator did not find. The 1880 census only has the family in Ward
5, St. Landry, no other info. Does anyone know where this property might
be located?
I am trying to find any information about my wife's family and could use
some help on the Johnson family from Acadia Parish. I understand that Acadia
was, at one time, part of St Landry Parish and when Arcadia was established
some of the records remained in St. Landry. If this is true, can you help
me with info. on the following : Solomom ( Tom or Thomas ) JOHNSON, b.
June 22, 1862 in Church Point, m. Marie WILL December 10, 1885 in Church
Point, La. Solomon father was: Solomon O. JOHNSON m. Sarah ( Clara ) Jane
ANDRUS This is all of the info that I've been able to find out about the
family.
I am having grave difficulties in obtaining info on Free Men of Color in
the St. Landry Parish in the 1800'. Were they required to register this
classification with any authorities? What distinquished Free Men of Color
from other Blacks ? Do you have any info on the Opelousas group of Free
Men of Color who departed the United States for St. Dominque (Haiti) during
the mid 1800s? Any information into this queries would be of great help.
Brenda MOUTON
