Memorial Day 2010

Friendship Cemetery - Lowndes County, Columbus, Mississippi

Among the articles I have read today concerning Memorial Day, a few stand out.

• New Gravesites underway for Port Hudson Cemetery
• Jon Meacham: The Price of Forgetting Soldiers' Sacrifices - Newsweek
• Aging veterans teach youth how to remember sacrifices of war - pressofAtlanticCity.com
• The Item: Opinion - The grill can wait

Newspaper excerpt: January 1864

"The most noticeable feature of the French cemeteries is the ornamentation of the tombs in the oddest form imaginable. In the season of flowers, these are very much used; but when they are not to be had, you will notice black and white or silver paper cut into wreaths hanging on the tombs. When they are appended to the oven tombs, and become dilapidated by the rains, they look so quaint that it was far from impressive."

Louisiana surname groups on Facebook and more

There are many surname groups on Facebook in Louisiana. If you have friended me on Facebook, you can see the list. The following surnames appear:

SAM
KNOWLES
EARHART
NORMAND
GUIDRY
VUELMANS MUES and COFFERS
FUSELIER de la CLARE
TRAHAN ROBICHEAUX
GOUDEAU
CAVANEAUGH

I have also found a Friends of the St. Charles Library, which was awesome 'cause I love libraries.

The one problem that I have with a group on Facebook is the inability to search discussion posts. A Yahoo Group or a Google Group allows for message searching (when that Yahoo Search message feature works.)


In light of current events i.e. The Oil Spill in the Gulf, I would encourage those of you who have never visited Louisiana or understand the plight of our state's coastal regions to read this article, and when you are finished, join a Louisiana birding group on Facebook. Why? First of all, Louisiana birds are beautiful. Secondly, you may have a few less birds migrating next year and this will affect more than just Louisiana. Moving on....to more genealogy b/c I am ranting.


On my reading list this weekend was the The Robertson Family - Red River Sankofa blog. I enjoyed reading about the cemetery preservation efforts for Hettie Adgers cemetery, complete with photographs and transcriptions. I surfed around further found the site guestbook when noticed a link to a TNG site had been added recently. So I surfed on over.....but was disappointed to find that the site requires the admin to approve you before you view anything. Little did I know that Michael Hait had reviewed this site earlier this week, too. Read his review here about the website, Liberian Repatriates. I am looking forward to learning more about the site.

Louisiana genealogy blog reading enjoyable

I browsed a few Louisiana genealogy blogger's blogs this morning. It was quite enjoyable. A few of my blog listings need to be updated. I stopped in at Family Friends and Neighbors, a St. Charles Parish blog, and had a good time reading inquest material and then on to My Big Fat Family blog and viewed her photos of a family fishing trip in Southwest Louisiana. There were more photos to enjoy in East Carroll Parish . Here, I nearly fell outta my chair. She posted a photo of an old Fire Engine from Providence, Louisiana Fire Company No. 1. A photo circa 1893! The Coffey/Coffee Call blog has much interesting information about a WWII missing person, ........or so they thought.


I noted, too, that I missed a few news articles. One of which were three appointments to the Historical Records Advisory Board from earlier in the month of May.


In my mail bag was a post concerning an arch. dig in Nova Scotia, Treasures of Grand Pre.
"In 1755, the site was the centre of an Acadian village. It is thought that the original parish church stood there. It has long been a site of national significance. After the 1755 Acadian deportation, English settlers, called the New England Planters, moved to the area in 1760. "

Google Reader Shares

Louisiana Genealogy, Surnames and Research

You are invited!  The new website, Louisiana Genealogy, Surnames and Research, [URL http://sites.google.com/site/lagenealogy] is a collaborative group effort.  Over 200 researchers have listed their surnames on the list and have been selected to collaborate. Each researcher is encouraged to create a page with the details concerning the surnames that they are researching. Let me know if you did not get an invitation and I will re-send one to you.  I hope that this new site will assist researchers in the future, but it can only be helpful if you contribute! Please help make the site successful by responding to your invitation and telling us a little more about your Louisiana ancestors.

A few details that are necessary include:

• Birth dates
• Death dates
• Marriage dates
• Migrations
• Places
• Siblings or Parents full names, maiden names

Which Live Oak Plantation is which?

EOGN announced the release of photos of Bonnie and Clyde on their 76th death day anniversary from The Portal to Texas History.


Tips to Research Military Ancestors on Memorial Day

Bloggers announced that WorldVitalRecords is offering free access until June to military records.

Memorial Day Weekend Special Offers and a Chance to Win an iPad

To help families discover their ancestors WorldVitalRecords provides free access to U.S. Military Databases

Surfing my mailbag I ran across a few notes from fellow Louisiana genealogy bloggers concerning Live Oak Plantation and one query concerning the BLACKWELL surname of "Live Oak Plantation". There is one internment noted on FAG at "Live Oaks Plantation" in Iberville Parish, where the Political Graveyard has listed him as: Thomas Withers Chinn US Rep 2nd Dst 1839-1841 who was reinterred to Live Oaks Plantation Cemetery with a cenotaph at Magnolia Cemetery in Baton Rouge, LA. Do you suppose there may be more than one Plantation named Live Oak? Yup. Here is another Live Oak Plantation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in an article from The Advocate. So that places Live Oak Plantations in Iberville Parish, Baton Rouge, Lafourche and East Carroll Parish? Curious isn't it? Now if we could get folks to designate the parish or the city Live Oak Baton Rouge Plantation, Live Oak Iberville Parish Plantation, maybe this search wouldn't be so confusing!

Surname BLACKWELL
Referencing Live Oak Plantation
La Lafourche Parish RootsWeb List

See also:
Vermilion Historical Website
Surname NUNEZ - Slide Show references Live Oak Plantation

“A Place to Remember”, by Georgia Pinkston - East Carroll Parish Genealogy Blog
Live Oak Plantation - No summary under the listing for Live Oak on the blog, but many other plantation summaries.

GACHGS meeting

This reminder was in the WestBankGenealogySociety Yahoo Group:


Title: GACHGS meeting

Date: Tuesday May 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmLocation: St. John the Baptist Parish Library, 2920 Hwy 51, LaPlace, LA
Notes: Speaker: Emory C. Webre
Topic: The Education of Freedpeople in Louisiana by the Catholic Church during Reconstruction, 1865-1900

My Google Profile and Shared Items

Here is a link, if anyone is interested, in my shared items from my Google Reader and here is my Google Profile with all of my associated links.

Online Workshop

I found this in my Google Alerts. It was a welcome surprise.
Louisiana Genealogy Workshop Series Online Class by Christophe Landry

Subject:
Louisiana Creole
Meets on:
Next on Saturday Jun 5 at 1:00 PM (view full schedule)
Sessions:
(4) 120 min sessions 4 sessions remain

View Christophe Landry Profile

R.I.P Gloria Mayfield

I was very sorry to hear of the passing of Gloria Mayfield. She will be missed. Gloria was the coordinator of the following parish sites: Jefferson Davis, Sabine, and Vernon parishes and also hosted photographs and transcriptions for Louisiana cemeteries.

From LAGENWEB

Gloria Mayfield, former TXGenWeb CC and webmistress/coordinator of the
East Texas Cemeteries website, passed away last night.

Peggy Tebbetts sent the following link to her obituary.

Jewish cemetery, U.S. Grant's Papers, A Freedom Tweet, USGenWeb's New Census Records

It was awful to read about the desecration over the weekend at one of Lousiana's historic Jewish cemeteries. I caught the news today from a Shreveport Times article and a heads up from Tracing the Tribe. NARA will be celebrating the fourth annual Jewish American Heritage Month in a few days with an opening celebration on May 27th. Here is more from DEARMyrtle on the event. (more....if you've read DEARMYRTLE.....here is a link to search U.S. GRANT'S records, if you are interested. You will find the most interesting information in Volume XIX. I found this article on a Twitter Juneteenth Celebration neat, too. h/t URL)

There are new Census uploads to report from USGenWeb Census Project:
The USGenWeb Census Project(R)
http://www.us-census.org
Census Upload Report
19 May 2010

DE / New Castle / 1930 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: ED: 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Transcribed by: Ross Jones
Proofread by: Linda Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1930/
015-021a.txt 015-027a.txt 015-033a.txt
015-039a.txt 023-126a.txt 023-131a.txt
024-136a.txt 025-145a.txt 025-152a.txt
026-159a.txt 026-166b.txt 027-177a.txt
_partial.txt

IL / Montgomery / 1920 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: ED: 82, 83
Transcribed by: David E. Singer
Proofread by: James P. Finch
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/montgomery/1920/
1 index file
_partial.txt
082-001a.txt
082-007a.txt
083-015a.txt

IN / DeKalb / 1850 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Robert E. Lane
Proofread by: Cindy Fuller
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/dekalb/1850/

IN / Orange / 1870 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Robert E. Lane
Proofread by: Cindy Fuller
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/orange/1870/

IA / Page / 1860 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Pierce Twp.
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: J. Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ia/page/1860/
1 index file
partial.txt
pg00971.txt

MD / Baltimore City / 1840 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Norman Corkran
Proofread by: Charlotte Corkran
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/md/baltimorecity/1840/

MA / Hampden / 1930 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: ED: 50, 51, 52, Mt. St. Vincent's Orphanage
Transcribed by: Ruth Coomey Hakala, Linda Talbott
Proofread by: Debbie Leenutaphong, Ruth Coomey Hakala
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ma/hampden/1930/
54 index files
050-058a.txt 050-064a.txt 050-071a.txt
050-077a.txt 051-082a.txt 051-087b.txt
051-093a.txt 051-098b.txt 052-104a.txt
145-266a.txt
_partial.txt

MI / Calhoun / 1860 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Athens Twp, Tekonsha Village
Transcribed by: Leonard Montie
Proofread by: Linda Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/calhoun/1860/
6 index files
pg00457.txt pg00474.txt pg00706.txt
partial.txt

MI / Cass / 1850 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Mercellus Twp
Transcribed by: Julie Lux
Proofread by: Karen Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/cass/1850/
1 index file
pg0358a.txt
partial.txt

MI / Cass / 1860 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: J. Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/cass/1860/

MI / Kalamazoo / 1850 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Mary Lou Barrett
Proofread by: Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/kalamazoo/1850/

MI / Kent / 1930 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: ED: 5, 20
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/kent/1930/
1 index file
_partial.txt
005-123a.txt
020-174a.txt

MI / Lenawee / 1850 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Andrea Betts
Proofread by: Judith & Charles Cook
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/lenawee/1850/

MI / Manistee / 1900 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Brown Twp.
Transcribed by: Jim Ellefson
Proofread by: Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/manistee/1900/

MI / Oscoda / 1870 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: J. Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/oscoda/1870/

MI / Saginaw / 1860 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Bridgeport, Buena Vista, Frankenmuth,
Kochville, Taymouth, East Saginaw
Transcribed by: Bill Wells
Proofread by: Team, Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/saginaw/1860/
6 index files
partial.txt
pg00734.txt (Buena Vista Twp)
pg00740.txt (Kochville Twp)
pg00771.txt (Bridgeport Twp)
pg00802.txt pg00819.txt (Frankenmuth Twp)
pg00829.txt (Taymouth Twp)
pg00559.txt pg00576.txt pg00593.txt
pg00610.txt pg00627.txt

MI / Tuscola / 1860 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Indian Fields Twp.
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: J. Talbot
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/tuscola/1860/

OH / Columbiana / 1830 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Yellow Creek Twp., Wellsville Village
Transcribed by: Barbara Ball
Proofread by: Barb Karr
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/oh/columbiana/1830/
1 index file
partial.txt
pg0373.txt
pg0379.txt

OH / Columbiana / 1840 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Yellow Creek Twp.
Transcribed by: Barbara Ball
Proofread by: Barb Karr
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/oh/columbiana/1840/
1 index file
partial.txt
pg0205.txt

OH / Columbiana / 1850 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Town of Wellsville
Transcribed by: Barbara Ball
Proofread by: Barb Karr
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/oh/columbiana/1850/
14 index files
partial.txt
pg0144a.txt
pg0152b.txt
pg0161a.txt

OH / Cuyahoga / 1900 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: ED: 51, 160
Transcribed by: Gerald Long - Kenneth E. Stafford
Proofread by: Dianna Long - Shirley Berndsen
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/oh/cuyahoga/1900/
83 index files
_partial.txt
051-266a.txt 051-272a.txt 051-278a.txt
051-284a.txt 160-272a.txt 160-278a.txt
160-284a.txt

OH / Defiance / 1850 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Farmer, Noble, Washington, Melford,
Hicksville, Genoa Twp.
Transcribed by: Barb Karr
Proofread by: Linda Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/oh/defiance/1850
8 index files
pg0077b.txt pg0086a.txt
pg0114a.txt pg0122b.txt
township-info.txt

OH / Delaware / 1850 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Harlem Twp.
Transcribed by: Barb Karr
Proofread by: Linda Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/oh/delaware/1850
5 index files
partial.txt
pg0131a.txt
pg0139b.txt

OH / Noble / 1860 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Noble Twp.
Transcribed by: Jessica Tiderman
Proofread by: Barb Karr
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/oh/noble/1860
12 index files
partial.txt
pg0431a.txt
pg0439b.txt

OK / Craig / 1910 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: ED: 31
Transcribed by: Brian Milligan
Proofread by: (needed)
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ok/craig/1910/
6 index files
_partial.txt
ed031-pg063a.txt
ed031-pg070a.txt

PA / Wyoming / 1850 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Monroe Twp.
Transcribed by: Denise D. Strickland
Proofread by: Koren A. Gabel
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/pa/wyoming/1850/
2 index files
partial.txt
pg0102a.txt

PR / Guanica / 1930 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: Canos
Transcribed by: Miguel J. Colon Sanabria Jr.
Proofread by: Joeselyn Sanabria Marcial
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/pr/guanica/1930/
1 index file
_partial.txt
ed003-pg211a.txt

SD / Gregory / 1890 Vet Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/sd/gregory/1890/

SD / Harding / 1890 Vet Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/sd/harding/1890/

SD / Pratt / 1890 Vet Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/sd/pratt/1890/

SD / Presho / 1890 Vet Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: Karen D. Foster
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/sd/presho/1890/

SD / Todd / 1890 Vet Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: J. Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/sd/todd/1890/

TN / Hardeman / 1860 N-O-N-S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Don Robbins
Proofread by: D.K. Robbins
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/xtn/hardeman/1860/

TN / Haywood / 1860 N-O-N-S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Don Robbins
Proofread by: D.K. Robbins
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/xtn/haywood/1860/

WA / Columbia / 1930 Partial
Dist/Twp/City: ED: 3
Transcribed by: Linda Talbott
Proofread by: J. Talbott
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wa/columbia/1930/
1 index file
_partial.txt
ed003-pg031a.txt

WA / Pacific / 1870 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Andrea Betts
Proofread by: Charles & Judy Cook
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wa/pacific/1870/

WV / Brooke / 1830 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Glenda Thompson
Proofread by: Connie Burkett
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/brooke/1830/

WV / Hancock / 1850 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Connie Burkett
Proofread by: Glenda Thompson
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/hancock/1850/

WV / Jefferson / 1850 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Connie Burkett
Proofread by: Glenda Thompson
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/jefferson/1850/

WV / Monroe / 1890 Union Vets/Widows Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Kevin H. Williams
Proofread by: Connie Burkett
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/monroe/1890/

WV / Nicholas / 1840 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Glenda Thompson
Proofread by: Connie Burkett
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/nicholas/1840/

WV / Pendleton / 1890 Vets Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Kevin Williams
Proofread by: Connie Burkett
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/pendleton/1890/

WV / Wayne / 1850 Complete
Dist/Twp/City: All
Transcribed by: Connie Burkett
Proofread by: Glenda Thompson
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/wayne/1850/

Ron Eason, Asst. Coordinator
reeason@att.net
The USGenWeb Census Project (R)
http://www.us-census.org



This in from my mail bag:

The Winn Genealogical and Historical Association will hold a meeting Saturday May 22 at 9:30 AM. The purpose of the meeting will be to record 2 small African American cemeteries, so come dressed for work. The group plans to meet in the parking lot of the Health Unit and proceed from there to the first cemetery, Lone Hill. After the work is completed a cook out will be held at the home of Jack Crain.

This should prove to be an exciting and interesting outing so don’t miss it.

The public is invited to attend.

Sue Badeaux

Secretary, WGHA

Land Patent October 1860 Adley H Gladden, Brig. Gen. 1st Louisiana Infantry Regmt

The land patent actually uses the spelling Addley H Gladden. All other internet sources that I looked up used the spelling, Adley H. Gladden.

"Adley Hogan Gladden lived in New Orleans after the Mexican war. Gladden moved to New Orleans, Louisiana." [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=30298]

I'd like to know exactly where Addley Gladden lived. He lived in New Orleans per some records and others just said that Addley Gladden lived in Louisiana. I searched records and this was all I could find: Morehouse parish. He may have "lived" in New Orleans, BUT he owned land in Morehouse parish. 160 acres of land purchased in October 1860.

"In 1861 he took command of the 1st South Carolina Regiment as a lieutenant colonel, and shortly thereafter he was transferred to the 1st Louisiana Regulars and promoted to Colonel." [ http://www.hmbd.org/marker.asp?marker=30298] - Looking up Civil War Reg'ts is no easy task. The term "Regulars" did not appear in any other source, but may be common reference terminology that I am just not familiar with....

He served in the Seminole War, Mexican War and the Civil War. He died April 1862. Some sources say he died after having an arm amputated after being struck by a cannon ball during the Battle of Shiloh. Here is his FAG memorial.

BLM GLO SEARCH
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Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.
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======



Names
Patentees: HENRY S HEINE,
HENRY POLKINGHORNE
Warrantee: ADDLEY H GLADDEN
Military Rank: COLONEL


Survey
State: LOUISIANA
Acres: 160.14
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer
Issue Date: 10/1/1860
Land Office: Monroe
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: September 28, 1850: ScripWarrant Act of 1850 (9 Stat. 520)


MW-0942-148

Morehouse Parish was created on 1844 , from Ouachita Parish and the parish was named in honor of early settler Abraham Morehouse . See the link for a map of Morehouse parish in 1860. This is about as far from New Orleans as one could get. Addley H. Gladden had business to conduct, so , of course, he would be living in New Orleans. Addley H. Gladden was a cotton broker. I can't see anyone commuting from Morehouse parish to New Orleans in 1860. Can you?


"When the civil war came, Colonel Gladden, whose home was then in Louisiana, made haste to serve the cause of his beloved South. Going to Pensacola as colonel of the First Louisiana regiment, on September 30, 1861, he was commissioned brigadier-general and assigned to command of a brigade, including the First regiment, of which D. W. Adams then became colonel." - [http://www.civilwarreference.com/people/index.php?peopleID=420, accessed May 2, 2010.]


It looks like he also had a camp set up that was named for him according to USGenWeb LAGenWeb Archives records. http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/state/military/wbts/booths-index/sa-si.txt
Camp Gladden near Pensacola, FLORIDA and also Camp Gladden near Warrington, FLORIDA

http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/CWcGENS/CSAGladden.html
Short biography and photograph

Three months earlier, Addley H. Gladden was a Private owning just 40 acres in Jasper County, Mississippi.



Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.
SWSW 24/ 2-N 13-E No Choctaw MS Jasper


Names
Patentee: THOMAS B HESLEP
Warrantee: ADDLEY H GLADDEN
Military Rank: PRIVATE


Survey
State: MISSISSIPPI
Acres: 40.05
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer
Issue Date: 7/3/1860
Land Office: Paulding
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: September 28, 1850: ScripWarrant Act of 1850 (9 Stat. 520)






Document Nr.: 65975
Accession/Serial Nr.: MW-0940-197




I thought that this was an interesting find..... a census taken of all of the slaves who were over 100 yo. Evidently, Morehouse parish was the home of two centenarians who were slaves in 1860. I thought that living to be over 100 was a recent invention due to improvements in medicine and healthcare. Many say that longevity is genetic.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajac/slave100up.htm
Slaves over 100 yo in the 1860 Census in Morehouse Parish

LA Morehouse Bastrup 135B Armstrond T. D. Susan 113 f b none
LA Morehouse none 130B Hedge D. E. Batise 100 m b [four slaves total]