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Notes for Zebulon Pike Gathright

From a posting to the Gathright mailing list by Candy Booth, dated 16 Sep 2009:

This is from a Dictionary of LA. Biography by Glen Conrad 1988

Gathright, Zebulon Pike, early resident, councilman, and postmasterof Brashear (now Morgan City. Born, Jackson County, GA September 25, 1813 n of William M. Gathright, Sr. Roved To St. Mary Parish La, in 1840's resident manager for S. B. Seger at Rams, La. while Seger promoted New Orleans. Opelousas, and Great Western railroad. Garight built in 1855 one of the st residences and in 1856 a grocery "emporium" on t town site of what was to Brashear City, incorporated in 1860. Immediately after Civil Wr, served three years on Brashear council which had to cope with the problem of virtually rebuing the village after Union occupation. Postmaster in 1867. Married in 1849 Charlotte Ann Stansbury, daughter of Alfred Stansbury and Aime DeRouen. Children: Leona (b. 1851) Cornelia (b. 1853) Lora (b.1855) Emma (b. 1857) a son (b. 1859) Ella (b. 1861) and Caroline Ida (b. 1863) Charter member of local Masonic lodge.! Died Morgan City March 26 1877, interred alter Cemetery.

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