Queries
Oxendine
Am searching for relatives Of W. F. (Bill) Oxendine. He was my great-uncle, and resided In Allen Parish. He was born in 1892 in Florida and passed away in 1985 in Allen Parish. He is buried in Kinder-McRill Cemetery. There is an article on Find-A-Grave from when he married his 2nd wife, Estelle Howard. The article says he retired after 30 years working at a school maintenance Job.
Pete Carter
pc17201959@yahoo.com (3/24/23)
Deshotels
Looking for burial/cemetery location for Zenon Deshotels. He died on April 3, 1887 in St. Landry's Parish. His widow's Confederate pension records states that he was buried at "Mrs. Valerie Guillory" cemetery. Location of this cemetery is requested. Thank you.
Mary van Ness
mvanness05@gmail.com (8/24/22)
Willard W. Allen #214 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana in Kinder
Hello, my name is Reasley Landry. I am a member of Willard W. Allen #214 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana in Kinder. I’m reaching out to the Society for any historical info on my Lodge, its members, and, if any, its role in the community. If there is any historical significance or importance pertains to it, I would love for that information. The Lodge was formed in 1950 with Lucius Williams and Claiborne Lester serving as Worshipful Master and Secretary, respectfully. Thank you in advance for any assistance.
Reasely Landry
willlardwallen214@gmail.com (7/6/21)
CARTER
Can you help me find information on my grandfather? His name is John Samuel Carter he and my Grandmother Eula Oxendine Carter were married in Calcasieu Parrish in 1910 and resided in Reeves,LA. My father was born in 1919 in Reeves, LA.
John Samuel Carter was an engineer on a local railroad. Everyone else in our family history we can trace. He was born in 1880 in Georgia. We don't know if he is buried in Reeves or if he had other Carter relatives there.
Pete Carter
pc17201959@yahoo.com (10/3/20)
SHAW
I'm a history teacher in France and I am researching WWI in Morbihan (Brittany, France). I'm looking for informations about the US army in this place. I am working on the American soldiers who died in Morbihan (Brittany) during the WWI. One of these soldiers came from Louisiana, Allen Parish. I would like to have more information about him :
Hickmann SHAW, serial number 2,563,344, died on 21/04/1919, he lived in Oakdale in 1917.
Is there a memorial with his name ?
Anthony Le Brazidec
anthony.le-brazidec@wanadoo.fr (8/29/20)
FORDINAL, ROSS
Between 1920 and 1923, my father's family moved to Elizabeth where my father, John Fordinal, was born in 1924. My grandfather was a baker, but I don't know the name of his bakery. They were encouraged to move there by my grandmother's brother, Will Ross, who was employed by the lumber company. Before 1929, the Fordinal family relocated to Mississippi. Are there any records for the town of Elizabeth that list businesses and their owners for the time frame 1920-1929?
Beverly Fordinal Williams
willbj@juno.com (6/16/2020)
REEVES, COLE, HAYES, SIMMONS
I am trying to prove that Isaac Monte Reeves born 1823 and married to Louisa Cole was the son of James D. Reeves and Lucy Hayes.
I have used Ancestry and Family Search but to no success.
DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) will not let me use Find-A-Grave, the Lyles Cemetery Book or Chas Alcock's article submitted to Allen Parish bios because there are no sources of where the information came from. I am located near Cincinnati, OH and it is not possible for me to go to LA to do extensive research.
I have 1 year to prove this son to parents. I believe if I could just prove Isaac being the son of Lucy Hayes Reeves they might accept that.
Here are the dates:
James D. Reeves married Lucy Hayes 1809 Opelousas (I have the license)
James died before 3 Nov 1828 in Opelousas (he was also in the War of 1812) because
Lucy remarried David Simmons 3 Nov 1828
Lucy born in 1792 in Branch Acadia Parish and died 23 May 1880 in Hickory Flat, LA (Find a grave shows she is buried at Lyles but no pic; I've requested a pic of front and back of her grave and who is next to her)
Isaac Monte Reeves was born 9 Feb 1823 St. Landry Parish; died 14 Dec. 1863 (I have Louisa's Civil War Pension application)
Isaac and Louisa were married 15 Jan 1850
Lucy's father was Bosman Hayes Sr.
James D. Reeves' father was Edmund Reeves.
Please let me know if you need anything else. My application is in Washington, DC and I have 1 year to find the proof. It is all I need!
Kathleen Plake
k.plake@aol.com (10/30/2019)
Wrinkle in Texas Seeks Distant Family
My name is Joshua D Wrinkle. I am 25, living in Ft Worth TX, my Great Great Grandfather was William Wrinkle,b. 1873, of Laclede, Missouri. I am seeking anyone who is either related or has information on William Wrinkle and his history. Is he possibly related to Jacob N. Wrinkle born 1837 in Tennessee, but moved to Laclede, Missouri ?
hope to hear from someone
joshua.wrinkle@gmail.com (5/7/2019)
Johnsons of Allen Parish
I am looking for information on the Johnson family that lived in Allen Parish,Oakdale. William O. Johnson married Melissa Wisby and they had several children but one of their daughters was named Pashtie Johnson. And Pashtie Johnson had a son name Matterson Johnson. Pashtie later married Aaron Dial. Matterson,Pashtie's son and my great great grandfather, married a Missouri Doyle. Missouri Doyle is the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Doyle and Martha Dyal. Matterson and Missouri(Doyle) Johnson had a daughter name Martha Johnson. Martha Johnson married a Joseph (Joe) Willis. Martha Johnson Willis and Joe Willis had a daughter name Hattie Willis. And Hattie had me. I am needing any information on this family. Please email me at tyty@etex.net Thank you for your help. (5/7/2019)
Indian Cemetery near Oakdale on Calcasieu River
Can anyone tell me the name of this cemetery and/or exactly where it is?
jolee7@gmail.com. (11/6/2018)
Seiley, Chapman, Ledoux, Fontenot
I am searching for information on the Ledoux that married the Seiley. I also have a Seiley buried in Reeves, La west of Kinder. I am from Oberlin and I have the Seiley and Chapman and Fontenot aslo the Ledoux in my family lines. If any one can help, please e-mail to rocheste@ipa.net thanks (6/3/2001)
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