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Peter BURTON was my grandfather. He was married to Susan Anthony PETER passed away abt 1821 I have been searching for his burial place. He had 4 childern William Wolsey BURTON -----Elizabeth BURTON----- Matilda BURTON-----Mary Ann BURTON thesze are some of the family I am hunting in Jefferson parish but not all of them. Mary ann Burton married a man name John WALES. This John WALES is my grandfather also he also lived in Jefferson parish. He and Mary ann BURTON had 5 childern Mary ann WALES ----John WALES---- Susan WALES----Lysander WALES ------ William B WALES. Out of all these people I am showing you now there are two that I know were they are layed to rest William W BURTON is layed to rest in Cypress Grove cemetery in New Orleans and William B WALESs is layed to rest in Wales cemetery in vernon parish Louisiana near Leesville Louisiana. This William B WALES is also my grandfather but from this man William B WALES up in my family is lost and I have been looking for 5 yrs to locate them William B WALES grew up in Jefferson Parish or New Orleans Area he was drafted to the confedrate army in New Orleans in the civil war his papers are in the confedrate memorial hall in New Orleans. He was the youngest of all these people and he was brought to Vernon parish buy William Wolsey BURTON who owned a trading post there William Wolsey BURTON helped raise William B WALES because William B WALES was born in abt 1830 his mother Mary ann BURTON passed away abt1833 and his father John WALES passed away before 1846 they didnt live long enough to raise this son William W BURTON passed away in 1849 of TB in the New Orleans hospital. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am trying to locate the cemetery where LT General Richard Taylor (son of President Zachary Taylor) and his wife Myrtle Bringier Taylor are buried. He died 4-12-1879 and she died 1875. Possibly their two sons are buried with them. The only cemetery information I have is Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans. I don't know if this means New Orleans or actually Metairie. My cousin in MO furnished me this information, and I want to go to the cemetery and take pictures for her. I would appreciate any information that you can give me. Thank you.

Jo Ann Collier
702 Hancock
Natchitoches, LA 71457
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Looking for the family of Andrew and Martha Jackson, African American family living in Kenner/Kennerville before 1890. Bore children George, Andrew b first 1881, Robert, Adolph, Lula, Cora, Lilly, Rita, Martha b last 1894. Lived on farm. House burned Christmas morning abt. 1942. Reportedly their home was short walking distance from the Mississippi River which the portion remembered has since (abt.1939) dried up. All daughters moved to New Orleans once grown. Sons had no children. Email me at [email protected] if you know of any info. Thank you. Joy Young

Seeking information on JEFFERSON DAVIS COLLINS born c 1856 in La, thought to be Jefferson parish. Jefferson married MOLLIE THAXTON (b.c. 1860, also thought to be Jefferson parish) about 1890ish. In 1892 a daughter, WILLIE MAE COLLINS, was born in LaGrosse, Jefferson parish, La. I have been told LaGrosse does not exist. I don't know, but it was on Willie's birth certificate. Perhaps its the area near Bayou de la Grosse down off the tip of Jefferson parish? Can anyone help with anything on this family? I do not know the parents of either Jeff or Mollie. The only other clue I have is that Jeff worked on the railroad. Thanks, Ruthie

L. Durocher and Margueritte Durocher are listed on the 1850 Jefferson Parish census in Carrollton. Their children that are listed are Louis J., Zelina and Emma. L. and Margueritte were born in Canada. I believe L.'s full name was Louis, and I know that his and Marguerittes sons full name was Louis Joseph. I do not know if L. and Margueritte appear on the 1860 census for Jefferson Parish, because I have not been able to access it yet.
Louis Joseph was my great, great grandfather. He went by Joseph, and fought in the Civil War. Sometime between 1865 and 1870 he changed his name to Joseph Bowers. This was supposedly due to a murder committed by him. He married Caroline Broadway, my grandmother, and spent the rest of his life in western Arkansas. He died in Yell county. I would appreciate any information anyone could give me on this particuliar Durocher family. Thanks, Dewey Kelly Shockley

According to 1880 Jefferson parish census records, there was a JEFFERSON COLLINS residing with the Betty Whitesides family in the 3rd ward of Jefferson parish. Jefferson was 21, born in La. (?) and worked in the Oil Mills. I am trying to determine if this person is the Jefferson Collins born La. that is in my line. If anyone is researching this name and or line and think they can offer any help, please contact me.

I am looking for any information on an Almard SETE from Jefferson Parish. He had a son named Louis Aubin SETE. Louis married Eugenie LAVERGNE in Opelousas, La on July 31, 1845 . When he got married on the church records it said that his father was Almard SETE and his mother was Louise LANTIS of Jefferson Parish and on the court house papers it said that his father was Almard SETE and his mother was Vivante Louis DARTZ any information you can give me on Almard SETE or were I can find information would be appreciated. As you can see the name has changed from Sete to Esthay. My e-mail is [email protected] Thank you Jerry Esthay

Seeking any information on Thomas Grow listed in New Orleans Death Records Index 1804-1949, volume 204, page 157, died October 31, 1932, age 73 years. May be missing gggranduncle from Daviess County, Indiana.

Searching for information on the MEYERS and MINNING families in Jefferson Parish, mid-to-late 1800s. MEYERS: August & ? MINNING: Frederich/Fritz, wife Elizabeth (HASSENROUGH); Wilholm; Frantz; Rudolph; Heinrich/Henry
Would like a copy of an Act of Succession for Elizabeth MINNING, wife of Frederich/Fritz MINNING. She died 13 October 1867. Apparently the Act of Succession is dated from 18 February 1868, and possibly in March too. My source for this information said this happened thru the city of Carrollton in Jefferson Parish, and is file #329. Can anyone give me information on how to get a copy of those documents? A source in Orleans Parish cannot find any information.
I need the above document to prove or disprove this is the family of my August MEYER/S and wife Eliza(beth) MINNING. Both were born in Germany. Estimated birth year for both is 1844. Only child I can find is John Joseph Meyers, birth recorded in Orleans Parish. I show Eliza Minning Meyers having a child by a second husband (John Koenig) in 1879. Where did August Meyers go? Were they any other children of that marriage, or of the second marriage of Eliza Minning?
From the Act of Succession it is claimed that Eliza Minning, married to August Meyer/s, died before the Act of Succession (1868). The Eliza Minning married to August Meyer/s that I believe is mine died in 1894. I am so confused! It seems there are two couples, with names and dates almost identical.
Any information on these people, or how to get various documents from Jefferson Parish is greatly appreciated.

I'm trying to locate a cemetery for Elizabeth Moore Kennedy Jones, b ca 1815 in NC, Moore Co to Hannah Shamburger. (Hannah 1st m Edward Kennedy) (Hannah's 2nd M Thomas Hosey or Hosea). Elizabeth married Gray Barnes Jones before 1834, probably in AL, Clarke Co, d Jan 17, 1890 at Lake Simmonett St. LA. Hannah Shamburger Kennedy Hosey or Hosea (spelled both ways on census), mother of Elizabeth Moore Kennedy Jones, b ca 1784-1792 in NC, d after June 28, 1870 census. "Family History" says she was buried on Avery Island in LA, Ibernia Parish or Jefferson Island, Vermilion Parish. We took a trip to Iberia Parish this year and checked at the courthouse and library. The lady at Iberia and Vermilion Parishes couldn't find a death record or a cemetery record for either Elizabeth or her mother Hannah. We were also told in Vermilion Parish that Jefferson Island is gated and we couldn't be able to go in to search for cemeteries. I wrote to the Tobasco Co. on Avery Island to see if there were any cemeteries on the land when they purchased the property. I got a reply from their archives that said all the family who owns the Tobasco Co. are buried on Avery Island but no cemeteries were there when his descendants bought it. I just don't know where to turn for records. Any help you can give me would be appreciated.
Sandy Shamburger
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I am seeking information on Louis Albert Reber who married Ethel Bertnasky. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

My Louisiana SMITH Family are the following, From Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana {Arthur was my Dad's First Cousin, named after his Uncle my Grandfather.} Arthur Wood SMITH, born 1890 in Massachusetts, settled in Louisiana, was a merchant marine and lived to be 91 yrs old. Buried in Garden of Memories in Marrero He was the son of: Josiah Smith born in Maine and Eva Victoria HAYS born in Halifax, N.S., married Mary A. PIERCE an Irish girl born in Massachusetts. Some of their children were: {The spellings on surnames may be mispelled}
Loretta S. Smith married Michael Byrne,
Elizabeth P. {Jimmy} Smith married John Palacios?,
Phyllis Smith,
Arthur Wood Smith Jr.,
Patrick Smith,
Mary Smith,
Richard Smith,
Calvin Smith married Doris R.
Any help on this family with obituaries or census records etc., would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Betty J. Hays Woods

I am seeking info of JW MINNICH who lived in Gretna in 1920. He was a comrade of my great grandfather and served in Co G 6th Georgia Cavalry during the War Between the States. Thank you, Claudia Pugh

Looking for information on the family of Robert Sharp b. Jan 25 1901 Chunky Newton County Mississippi d. Sept. 1987 Last Residence listed as Metairie Jefferson Parish Louisiana Wife Florence D. Sharp(MNU) b. June 7 1910 d. May 8 1999 Last residence listed Metairie Jefferson Parish Louisiana Would like any information on this family. Children maybe the following Sandra Sharp, Judy Sharp, Robert Sharp Jr. and Catherline Sharp. Robert Sharp was the son of Josephus Washington Sharp and Lucy Alabama Fanning.

I am searching for information on Lapeyre Durand/Durant who lived worked as a Butcher in Gretna in the middle to late 1800's possibly into the early 1900's. We have City directories stating that he had a business at 1218 Lafayette Street. His wife was Jeanne Verges Durand/Durand. In the City Directories he is referred to as Peter Durand. Other names connected to Durand are Lapeyronnie, Henning, Middleton, Evans. We can find no record of his death which we believe is between 1900 and 1910. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am seeking information about the family of Phillipe Stilmann. His name is spelled this way on the 1870 census in the 13th Ward in Orleans Parish (New Orleans) and living on Tchoupitoulas St. between Dufossat and Belle Castle. He is 44 and a native of Bavaria. Three children are living with him: Caroline 13 (our ancestor), Lenna 10, and Ellen 7. I assume he is a widower at this time. I am seeking this family on the 1860 census in Jefferson Parish because at this time this particular section of New Orleans was still part of this parish and not part of Orleans Parish yet. Because one of the children was born in the decade between the censuses, I am assuming that I can learn something about the identity of the mother from the 1860 census if we can find the family in Jefferson at this time. Any assistance you are able to provide me will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Duane E. Lamers, Troy, Michigan
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My daughter in law's grandfather lived in Harvey, LA. His name was Alan C. Townsend and his wife was either Carol Kaye or Kaye Carol Townsend. He was born in 1924 in MI and died September 1996 in Harvey, LA. Any info would be greatly appreciated, as to the fact she knows nothing about her family. Please feel free to email me directly at [email protected]. I would love to give her the gift of knowing about her family! Thanks in advance.

Looking for ANY information at all about this African American, who was a LA Legislator during the reconstruction years, and his family.
William Norris - family lore has it that he was a State Senator during the late 1860s/early 1870s for Jefferson Parish.
The 1870 Census of Jefferson Parish list him as occupation "Legislator", and as owning real estate valued at $4,000 and personal property valued at $300. He is listed with his 2nd wife Lucy A. 27, a daughter Amanda 16, son Charles 14, and another daughter Susan 1.
Wife Lucy A. was dead by about 1861. William then married Martha JACOBS.
The 1880 Census shows William living in West Baton Rouge Parish. Son Charles is in the household.
3rd wife Martha Jacobs is also in the household along with the children she has borne for William: Ella 9, Robert 8, Louisa 6, Mary 2, and Henrietta 1 month old.
Where would I find a marriage record for William and 3rd wife Martha Jacobs? Where would I find information about reconstruction era legislators?
Thanks for any help.
Kathleen Hill
Redondo Beach, CA
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Seeking information on Dr. Robert Sharp who died in Sep 1987, last Last Residence listed Metairie Jefferson Parish. Robert had been a doctor in New Orleans and he and his wife Florence move to Metairie after that. Children: Sandra Sharp, Judy Sharp, Robert Sharp, and Catherline Sharp. Robert Sharp was the son of Josephus Washington Sharp and Lucy Alabama Fanning of Newton county Mississippi.
Thank You
Bobby Sharp

I am searching for parents of Mildred who married Philo/Filo Gauthier. I have evidence that Mildred died in either Gretna or Terrytown, Jefferson Parish, LA around 1993. Any help would be appreciated.
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