WASHINGTON PARISH - The first Knight who came into this section was Charles Knight. Charles was 5 feet 5 inches tall. He had a fair complexion, dark brown hair, and blue eyes. This was the description that his wife Susan gave of him when she applied for his War of 1812 Pension. He went by the name Charley.

Charles was born in Virginia (according to the information that Charles Knight gave to the 1850 Census in Washington Parish, Louisiana). Proof of his age can be found on his War of 1812 Pension application that was filed on May 4, 1874, in which Charles states that he was 88 years old.

We know that Charles Knight moved to Bulloch County, Georgia and then to Washington Parish about 1810 through the research records of the Oshoula Chapter of the daughters of the American Revolution. The death certificate of Charles Knight’s son James also states that his father Charley was from Georgia. The informant for the death certificate was James Knight’s son William Plummer Knight. William Plummer was 20 years old when his grandfather Charley died.

Plummer Knight told his son, Early, the last time Charles Knight heard from one of his brothers was when Charles’ brother went out West as an Indian Scout for Federal Troops. It was possibly around San Marcus, Texas near El Paso. Another one of Charles Knight’s brothers is believed to have moved to Mississippi. Charles’ other three brothers remained in Bulloch County, Georgia. Information about the two brothers was contributed by Alvin Knight, son of Early Knight.

As indicated on the Knight Family Tree, the name William has been handed down repeatedly in every generation since Peter’s son William in the 1600’s. William was in every Knight family in Virginia, in Bulloch County, Georgia and in Washington Parish, LA. The name William Knight is still found in almost every Knight family, today. James is also a very common name in the Knight family, both in Louisiana and Georgia. Alvin Knight said that that there were so many William Knights and James Knights in Washington Parish in the 1800's that people had to start giving them nick names so that everybody would know which one they were talking about. 

Charles Knight, William (Choctaw Bill) Williams and his family, the Richardsons and the Mizells, who were all living in Bulloch County, came to Washington Parish circa 1810. It is not known if they all came at the same time. Some people believe that William Williams acquired the nickname "Chocktaw Bill" because he traded with the Choctaw Indians of Washington Parish.

Charles and Susan lived in Pine, La. In the 1850 Census, their son William was living next door to them. Their son James’ death certificate lists his place of birth as Pine. James lived in Pine all of his life, died in Pine and was buried in the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery. Williams’ son James is buried in Pine on the property where he lived. The family traveled by horse and buggy several miles each way to attend Enon Baptist Church in Enon, Louisiana.

Charles’ parents were Joseph Knight and Jerusha Cone. Joseph is believed to be the son of John II Knight and Elizabeth Woodson of Lunenburg County, Virginia.

The most convincing evidence that I found to provide proof that Charles Knight’s father Joseph was the son of John Knight and Elizabeth Woodson was that both John Knight, who moved from Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and Joseph Knight moved to Effingham County (that became Bulloch County in 1796) about the same time (circa 1788). They were about the same age. John’s son, William Anderson married Sarah Cone, the daughter of William Cone, and Joseph was married to Jerusha Cone. The Cone family was also from North Carolina. Sarah’s father, William Cone, was one of the early settlers of Ivanhoe, Bulloch County, Georgia. Both of the Knight families and the Cones were Baptist. It is believed by many researchers that John Knight was indeed the son of John Knight and Elizabeth Woodson Knight. Also, all Georgia sources agree that Joseph was the son of a John Knight. I found two sources in Statesboro library, Gladys Meeks Vindal, April 1988, lists John as his father; and a letter from Adair, Kent, Ashby & McNatt to Clerk of Superior Court, Columbia Co., GA, seeking information about Joseph’s father John. The letter was dated February 21, 1951. Bill Abram, who has done extensive research on the family, also has John Knight as his father.

John and Elizabeth Woodson were from Virginia. John and Elizabeth moved their family to Granville County, North Carolina (later to become Edgecombe County) about 1750. They moved back to Lunenburg County, Virginia before John wrote his will 7 Sept 1771. His sons, Joseph, Charles and Peter were the executors of his will. He probably chose them because they were his sons who moved back to Virginia. His son John was one of his children who remained in Edgecombe County until he moved to Bulloch County, Georgia. I believe that the chance that these two Knight men who lived in Bulloch County, Georgia in the late 1700’s are related to each other is very likely. The last records I found of Joseph in Virginia were of tax records in Glouster Co. in 1787.

Charles Knight married William and Penelope Williams’ daughter, Susannah (Susan) on January 17, 1822 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. The date of their marriage was found on Charles’ application for his pension for service during the War of 1812. Susan’s parents were also from Bulloch County, Georgia.

William Williams and his wife Penelope’s children were Sallie married Stephen Stafford, Jenny married David Mizell, Mary married John Ard, John born abt 1795, Susannah married Charles Knight, Robert C. b. 1809 - d. 1890 married Nancy Moose Jenkins, and William Walter b. 1812 - d. 1881 married Keziah Morris in 1830.

Susan’s mother Penelope was the daughter of Benjamin Richardson (b. 1740, probably in Tyrrell Co, North Carolina - died in Bulloch Co. in 1799) who married Sarah Mizell 30 Sept 1767 in Tyrrell Co., NC (b. about 1750 in North Carolina). They had seven children. Benjamin Richardson was a patriot in the Revolutionary War and a road surveyor in Effingham County. He died in 1799 in Bulloch County. Taken from the records of the Daughters of the American Revolution and published in Spirit of a People.

Benjamin Richardson and his wife Sarah’s children were Hardeman "Hardy" married Frances (Fanny) Mizell, died 1809 in Bulloch County, Georgia, William married Jane ( ) about 1783 in Effingham County, Georgia, died Dec. 1817 in Bulloch County, Georgia, Amos born about 1772 in Effingham County, Georgia, died 1799 in Bulloch County, Georgia, John married before 1799 to Nancy Albritton, died March 1860 in Buna, Jasper Co., TX, Penelope born 1773 in Screven Co., GA, married before 1800 in Bulloch County, Georgia to William Williams, died 1841 in Washington Parish, La., Benjamin born about 1776 in Bulloch County, Georgia, married 28 Jun 1802 in Bulloch County, Georgia to 1^st Nancy Hendricks, 2^nd Rebecca Pool, died 1848 in Richardson Bluff, Jasper County, Texas, and one more child that I have been unable to identify.

Sarah Mizell was the daughter of Luke Mizell IV The very earliest settlers of Bulloch County came from Duplin County, North Carolina as early as 1761. Luke Mizell was among those early settlers who moved from Duplin County in 1769 and settled around the areas of present day Sardis and Rocky Ford. Spirit of a People.

Luke married Sarah Smithwick (b. before 1720 in Chowan Co., NC d. circa 1786 in Georgia). Sarah Smithwick was the daughter of Samuel Smithwick (b. Chowan Precinct, North Carolina circa 1685) and his wife, Mary Swain.

Samuel Smithwick was the son of Edward Smithwick (b in Upper Norfolk Co., VA circa 1649 -d circa 1716 in Edenton, Chowan Precinct, NC). Samuel was born in Chowan Precinct, NC circa 1685. He married Mary Swain circa 1720 in Chowan Co., NC. Samuel moved into the area of Cashie Neck in Bertie County after the death of his father. His name appears on a number of deeds and other instruments, often with his brother Edmund. He died in Bertie County after 1750.

Edward Smithwick married three times. He married Elizabeth ( ) circa 1672 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Elizabeth was born circa 1650. Elizabeth died circa 1690 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Nothing is known about Elizabeth’s maiden name. Edward married Africa ( ) circa 1694 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Africa died circa 1703. He married Sarah ( ) circa 1703 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Sarah died before 1709 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Edward Smithwick was a very prominent man of his time. Gracy, Johnston and Bennett in their books devote several pages to Edward. Africa is presumed by many researchers to be the mother of all of Edwards children.

During the 1670’s and 1680’s when Edward was in his twenties and thirties, what government there was in the Carolina Colony and the Chowan Precinct area, was either illegitimate, corrupt, being rebelled against or suffering under tyrannical rule. As a result there are few records during this period as most were destroyed. In fact, Edward spent considerable effort in the 1680’s to 1700’s filing claims with the courts to regain lands that were due him from his father’s estate as well as reclaiming headrights and patents for his step-children, nephews and in-laws. For example, Hugh Smithwick died in 1674, but his will was not probated at that time, possibly because John Jenkins whose commission as Acting Governor had expired in 1675 and Thomas Eastchurch who was elected Speaker, had Jenkins imprisoned because he continued to govern. By 1677, Eastchurch and cohort, Thomas Miller had gone to England where Eastchurch was appointed governor and Miller appointed Secretary. However, Eastchurch was delayed in returning and Miller illegally assumed the power of governor in July 1677, before Eastchurch returned. Miller’s conduct of government contributed to "Culpeper’s Rebellion" where Miller was imprisoned and John Culpeper and George Durant also illegally took over the government. Eastchurch died before he could return. It wasn’t until July, 1679 until a commission arrived appointing John Harvey as Acting Governor that a government was reestablished. Apparently many inhabitants let their legal business wait during this period until these issues were resolved. It was during the rebellion that colonists seized and destroyed government records and papers of officials. [Bennett, Smithwick Genealogy]

It is not known what part Edward Smithwick played in "Culpeper’s Rebellion" of 1677-79. Culpeper’s Rebellion was one of the first uprisings in the American Colonies. It was caused by enforcement of the navigation acts which forced the Carolina colonists to market their tobacco only thru New England shippers and the payment of heavy duties. The colonists wanted to ship directly to England or to other markets of their choosing. About 4000 settlers in the Albemarle colony, through their leaders John Culpeper and George Durant rebelled. They took over the government, established courts, appointed judges and convened an assembly. Culpeper was governor for two years and then went to England to seek settlement of the matter. Culpeper was arrested in England, tried and acquited. The matter ended without bloodshed.

In early 1780, Edward Smithwick came into court to probate his father’s will which had been lost or destroyed years earlier. On 1 April 1680 he received letters of administration of his father’s estate. It was not until 1683 that the estate was settled. However, here again, land records were destroyed by Seth Sothel, one of the Lords Proprietors, who took over as governor from 1682 to 1689 when he was banished from the colony. [Bennett, Smithwick Genealogy]

On 30 June 1680 Edward was arrested and imprisoned on charges trumped up by Robert Holden who had assumed control of the colony. On July 2, Holden himself was arrested and four days later, Edward was afforded bail and went home. However, on 12 September 1680, Edward was again arrested without warrant likely by Holden’s direction and held in confinement for about 2 months until he was released because a grand jury could not return a true bill. [Bennett, Smithwick Genealogy]

Edward increased his land holdings by inheritance, grant, purchase and transporting individuals into the Carolinas for which he received 50 acres for each. However, due to the lack of records no very clear account of his land ownership can be determined. By the time of his death, he ultimately owned in excess of four thousand acres in the Cashie Neck area of present day Bertie County. He was named surveyor in 1682, served as a juror and as a commissioner in local courts. He was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1703 and again in 1711 and 1712. In fact, he was likely a practicing attorney as he was entitled to be referred to or addressed as Mr. Edward Smithwick or Edward Smithwick, Esquire. He was present at the organization of St. Paul’s Parish, Chowan Precinct in 1701. He served on its vestry for many years and gave the land for the first church building. This is the first church building in North Carolina. His name is inscribed on a marble plaque in the rear wall of the sanctuary of the present-day St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Edenton, NC. Edward signed his will on 21 January 1715 and it was proved in the 1716 October court.

Edward Smithwick and Africa ( ) had the following children: Edward was born in Shaftesbury Pct., Albemarle Co., NC circa 1675. Edward died circa 1719 in Edenton, Chowan Precinct, NC. He married Grace ( ); John was born circa 1677; Elizabeth was born in Shaftesbury Pct, Albemarle Co., North Carolina circa 1678. She married Martin Griffin circa 1700 in Chowan Precinct, NC; Sarah was born in Shaftesbury Pct., Albemarle Co., NC circa 1679; (Dau. ?) was born in Shaftesbury Pct., Albemarle Co., NC circa 1680. She married ( ) Smith; Susannah was born in Shaftesbury Pct., Albemarle Co., NC circa 1682. She married William Charlton; Edmund was born in Chowan Precinct, NC circa 1684. Edmund died circa 1774 in Martin Co., NC. Edmund moved into Bertie County in the area of Cashie’s Neck in the early 1720’s. His name appears on several deeds in that area. He also likely lived on the south side of the Roanoke River in the area of Smithwick Creek in present day Martin County, NC. The name of his wife is unknown. In his will dated 11 May 1772, in Martin County, he indicated his sons as Edmondson Edmond, John, Samuel, Edmondson John and daughters as Hannah Jordon, Sarah Carkeet and Africa Blount;

Edward Smithwick was the son of Hugh Smithwick (b. England about 1620 - d before 1674 in Shaftesbury Pct., Albemarle Co. NC) married Elizabeth ( ) about 1645, in Nansemond Co., VA. Hugh Smithwick Descendants Martin Co. (NC) Historical Society. Book can be found in Statesboro Library, GA.

 Hugh Smithwick’s wife Elizabeth was born circa 1620. Elizabeth died after 1669 in Shaftesbury Pct., Albemarle Co., North Carolina. High Smithwick is the immigrant ancestor to America of this family. Alice Duggan Gracy in her book Thomas Hinds Dugan, Descendant and Ancestor, and Coy J. Johnston in his book Thomas Hooks, 1730-1803, His Antecedents and Descendents, and Allied Families of Harrison, Duggan and Smithwick and William Doub Bennett’s 1995 section entitled "Smithwick Genealogy" in the book Hugh Smithwick Descendants published by the Martin County (North Carolina) Historical Society have searched the available records and cited them in their works. The reader is advised to read those works for information or proof beyond what is described here.

Hugh Smithwick "likely arrived in Virginia in early 1642, being one of fifteen men brought over by William Eyres, who received for their transportation into the Colony "750 Acs. Up. Norf. Co., May 23, 1642...Upon an arm of the W. br. of Nansemond River, adj. John Garrett." Upper Norfolk County became Nansemond County and is so known today; bordering northeastern North Carolina." [Gracy, Thomas Hinds Duggan p. 151]

By 1669, Hugh and his family moved into North Carolina to an area bordering the northern part of present day Edenton. A petition, made by his sons, Edward and John, in 1694 "stated their father Hugh Smithwick came into this country (Albemarle) about 35 years since..."[Gracy, Thomas Hinds Dugan, p. 152] He was one of the early permanent white settlers in the Carolina’s.

Hugh Smithwick died circa 1674, testate, but his will was lost. In that year, 1674, at a court held in Shaftesbury Precinct this order was entered: "Ordered that Mr. Hugh Smithwick’s will be proved in Shaftesbury Precinct with all convenient speed..." and, "Att the Corte held for ye Precinct of Shaftesbury the first day of April 1680 Att Edward Smithwick house, present Mr. Thos. Cullen, Judge, Mr. Joseph Chew, Mr. Joseph Gilbert, Commissioners. It is ordered that Edward Smithwick have letters of administration upon the estate of his father Hugh Smithwick Deed.""(Edward Smithwick having testified that the will had been lost.) [Johnston, Thomas Hooks p. 122]

Hugh Smithwick and Elizabeth ( ) had the following children: Edward was born circa 1649; Hugh was born in Nansemond Co, VA circa 1650. Hugh died before 1693 in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina; Ralph was born in Nansemond Co, VA circa 1655. Ralph died before 1693 in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina; Elizabeth was born in Nansemond Co, VA circa 17660. Elizabeth died circa 1692 in Chowan Precinct, NC. She married Robert Warburton circa 1678 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Robert died circa 1692 in Chowan Precinct, NC; John was born in Shaftesbury Pct., Albermarle Co., NC circa 1670. John died December 1696 in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina, at 26 years of age. John died in present day Hyde Co., NC. He married Hannah Kent circa 1690 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Hannah was born 10 May 1673 in Berkket Precinct, NC. Hannah was the daughter of Thomas Kent and Ann ( ). Hannah died November 1711 in Chowan Precinct, NC, at 38 years of age; Mary was born in Chowan Precinct, NC circa 1672. She married Thomas Gregory circa 1695 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Thomas was born circa 1670. Thomas died circa 1713 in Chowan Precinct, NC. Hugh Smithwick Descendants Martin Co. (NC) Historical Society. Book can be found in Statesboro Library, GA.

The following information about the Mizell's came from the following web site. The information has not been checked for accuracy. http://www.angelfire.com/ut/geneology12/genealogy.html

Luke Mizell IV 1720

Children of Luke Mizell IV

1.William Mizell Born / / 1740 Died / /

2.Charlton Mizell Born / /1743 Died / /

3.Hannah Mizell Born / / Died / /

4.David Mizell Born / / 1750 Died / / Married Sarah Carter, lived in Effinham & Bullock County,Ga., Moved later to Washington Parish La.

5.Sarah Mizell Born / /1750 Died / / Married Benjamin Richardson who was born in 1740 in North Carolina, Married 30 Sept 1767 in tyrrell Co. N.C. Bondman William Mizell, Moved to Screven Co. Ga, later moved to La. Spelled sometimes (Mizzell)

Luke Mizell III 1683-1756

Luke Mizell III moved to North Carolina, prior to 1703 as he sold land in surry Co. Va., the 2nd of Nov. 1703. The earliest date of Luke Mizell, 3rd, being in N. Car. was in 1702, when he was a testator to a deed: Smithwick Warburton to Edward Smithwick, Oct. 10, 1702 assigns a patent.Susannah Charlton, Luke Mizell III, became a man of influence and means, owing eight plantations in Bertie, Martain and Turrell Counties, and slaves to cultibate them. He was appointted interpretor, surveyor, and Commissioner by the Assembly in 1711. (Ref. Clarks N.C. Records, Vol. 11, pg. 458).Luke Mizell III donated land on which to build Javesville, N.C. Whereas it hath abeen represented to this General a Assembly that the lands of Luke Mizell and William MacKey on athe South side of Roanoke River is a healthy, pleasant place and very conveniently signified thwir consent to have 50 acres of said land laid for a town which will be greatly promote the trade and navigation of said river. The said 50 acres of land to be called Jamesville.Mizell, one of the constituted Commissioners and Trustees for designing building and carrying on the said town, and be it further enacted that said Luke Mizell and William McKey retain for themselves three lots each were on they have a storehouse and other buildings already erected, anything to the contrary not withstanding.( Ref. Colonial Records by Wm. L. Saunders, Vol. 24, pg. 777, Clarke Colonial Records.) Luke Mizell lived near the Va. line in Gates County about 1730.

Children of Luke Mizell III

1.William Mizell born / / 1725 Died / / 1793 Married Mary . Source: Wiregrass Ga., William Mizell will March 21,1793

2.Luke Mizell IV Born / /1720 Died / / Albemarle Co. N.C.Wife Sarah Smithwick, Father Samuel Smithwick , M.D. ,Mother Mary Swain. Moved to South Carolina.

3.Charlton Mizell Born / 1727 Died / / 1793 in N. C. Wife Elizabeth Everett of N.C. Enlisted in the Revolutionary War as a Private. Moved toTyrell Co. N.C. in1764, Effinghan Co. Ga., Then to Camden Co. Ga. Everett was the daughter of Joshua and Sarah Everett, named in Joshuas will dated 1765 and found in Tyrell Co. wills. Charlaton Mizell was given land grants in Effingham Co. Georgia, 300 acres in 1785 and 200 acres in 1785. He Moved to Camden Co. about 1790 and is found on the Tax Digest of 1794.

4.John Mizell Born / /1732 Died / /1803 Born N.C. 1st. Wife Sarah Hughes , dau. of George Hughes, 2nd. Wife Hannah Ward Married in Bertie N.C. In 1769, 3rd. Wife Winifred Miller, Married Nov. 9, 1789, Meation in William Mizell will 1793

5.Mary Mizell Born / /1723 Died / /1738 Husband Edward Collins, Luke Mizell deeded land to Mary Mizell his dauther and Edward Collins, her husband ( Thunderbolt Plantation, Mary is buried at the Plantation)

6.James Edward Mizell Born / /1730 Died / / N.C. Enlisted as a private, in the Revolutionary War , Married Sarah King, Had seven children 1790 census.

Luke Mizell 11 1653-1694

Children of Luke Mizell II

1.Luke Mizell III Born / / 1683 Died / / 1756 Wife Sarah Smithwick Charlton, moved to Albemarle Co. N.C. in 1702, Sarah was Born in 1682 in Bertie Co. N.C. Mother was Susannah Smithwick, Father was William Carlton, Cravel County Cro. 28. 401 Book of Wills

2.William Mizell I Born / / 1682 Died / / 1762 Wife Sarah Griffin Married 1719 in Chowan County N.C. Father Martain Griffin. From History of Brooks County Ga. by Folks Huxford

3.John Mizell Born / / 1684 Died / /

4.Sarah Mizell Born / /cir 1683 Died / /cir 1695 Born Southwark Parish, Surry Co. Va.

5.Elizabeth Mizell Born / /cir. 1685 Died / / ```

Luke Meazle Born / / 1614 Died / / 1673 Wife Deborah Lawrence

In 1635 Luke Meazle, aged 21 years, came to America, , served in the household of Sir. Thomas Gray,as a cooper and settled in Jamestown ( Jamescity), Va. ( Ref. Early Va. Emigrants, pg. 228, by Greer) ( William & Mary Quarterly) He moved across the James river to Surry County, Va., where he bought land in 1674. ( Surry County. Va. records.) he was given 150 acres of land for paying the expenses of three people from France to America ( Ref. Land office, Richmond, Va. ) This was aiding in colonizing America. Luke Meazle was in list of Tythables in 1668. ( Ref. Surry county, Va., Record Book 1, pg. 131)Meazle died prior to 1673 in Southwark Parrish, Surry Co., Va., leaving one son, Luke Meazle 2nd, and his widow Deborah, who married John Smith. On Nov. 21st, 1673.Smith returned the estate of Luke Meazle 1st. ( apparently Deborah was dead) Having left the estate to be diavided between her son Luke, 2nd, and John Smith. ( Ref. Surry County Deeds, Wills & Orders 1671 -1684, pg. 38.) is the way it was written:Annacct. of ye estate of Luke Meazle, late of this county deceased presented to ye all cort of Surry, ye 21, Nov. 1673 by John Smith and Luke Meazle, orpiht.estate was appraised at 12,643 pounds, expenses 1,428 pounds, leaving John Smith and Luke 5,607 pounds each. In addition to the above 5,607 pounds Luke received from his fathers estate, tobacco and cattle. (Ref. Surry County, Va., Deeds, Wills, and Orders, 1671 -1684) Info from Folks Huxford

Luke Meazle I 1614-1671

Children of Luke Meazle I

1.Luke Meazle II Born / / 1653 Died / / 1694 Wife Elizabeth Marriot Born 1658Dauther of Mathias Marriott and Alice Warren. buried Edenton, N.C. St. Pauls Esiscopal Church.

2.Lawrence Meazle Born / / Cir. 1651 Died / /Cir.1696 , died in Albemarle Co. N.C. Served in Surry Co's Foot Militia in 1687, married Bethinia, (Possibly named after his mother)

3.Elizabeth Meazle Born / /1666 Died / / Husband James Byenam born cir.1666 in Surry Co. Va. Died cir. 1720 Father John Byenham, Mother Rosamond Blow

4.Sarah Meazel Born / / Died / /

5.Elinor Mizell Born / /cir.1672 Died / / cir1705 in Chowan Co. N.C.

At a meeting of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Surry, Dec. 19, 1687, present, Major Sam Swann, Mr. Robert Furrin, Mr. Francis Mason, Mr. Robert Randall, . 19, 1687, present,Major Sam Swann, Mr. Robert Furrin, Mr. Francis Mason, Mr. Robert Randall.` Quote: in obedience to an order of council dated August 24, ye 1687, requring that Colonells and Justices of every county do take acct. of all the Ablest Freeholders and Inhabitants, that are fit to be listed per foot and return same to his Excellency and with all convenient speed. This Court having considered the Capacities and abilities of the Freeholders and Inhabitants the following persons for horse and foot as are here set down. (Note a number of names and among them was Luke Meazle. He furnished 13 horses.)

The Huguenots were the Protestants of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. As such, they came into religious and political conflict with the Roman Catholics. Their fortunes waxed and waned until the reign of King Louis XIV. This monarch persecuted them mercilessly. On August 18, 1685, Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes-a covenant that had guaranteed the Huguenots certain religious and political rights. Finding life intolerable under his persecution and denial of religious freedom, hundreds of thousands fled to other countries, including the English colonies of America. "Whatever may have been the temper which the Huguenots displayed when they were driven from France by persecution, they certainly carried with them something more valuable than rage. They carried with them virtue, piety, industry and valour, which proved the source of wealth, spirit, freedom, and character in all those countries-Holland, Prussia, England, and America-in which the noble exiles took refuge."

Jane Mizell (b. 1826) used to tell her nieces and nephews stories that proved that the French ancestors of the Mizells were zealous Huguenots ( personal letter from A.C. Mizell to E.V. Smith). She said that her grandmother told how their ancestors had false bottoms in their chairs so they could hide their Bibles and song books when the premises were searched by inquisitors.

One descendant wrote that the French ancestors spelled their name Moselle, the same as the river in whose valley they lived. A.C. Mizell wrote, "I note they say that the Mizells spelled their name Mozelle when they came over but I don't think so. I know that Pa said our people came from Alsace-Lorraine on the Moselle River, and that our name way back yonder was Moselle, but long before we left France". His chance statement that "according to tradition our ancestors were woolen mill workers" suggests that they belonged to the militant Huguenot family who spelled their name Mazel. At any rate, Abraham Mazel was a wool carder by trade, a Huguenot preacher, and a leader of the opposition after the revocation.

"The tribe of Mazel abounded in the Cevennes and they had already given many martyrs to the cause. Some emigrated to America, some were sent to the galleys; Oliver Mazel, the preacher, was hanged in Montpelier in 1690, Jacques Mazel was a refugee in London in 1701, and in all the Cevennes, there were Mazels leading as well as following."

In America, the name was at first pronounced as one syllable and as if spelled "measle." Actually, the names of two members of the first recorded North Carolina generation were often spelled "Meazel" and spelled "Mezell" at times. The modern spelling "Mizell" appeared at least as early as 1716. Family tradition has it that all known descendants were pronouncing the name as a two-syllable word with a long "i" and the accent on the second syllable by 1850. Sources: for the above, Linda Mizell (E.V. Smith), Folks Huxford.

Charles and Susannah Knight’s Family

There is a land deed recorded for Charles Knight dated 05-10-1861 in Washington Parish, LA for 79.78 acres in Section 33, Township 1.0S, Range 12.0E.

Jane Wascom, a near neighbor of Charles and Susannah (according to her testimony as a witness for Susannah in the Pension application for the War of 1812), sold property to George Knight in 1886, recorded in Franklinton Courthouse, Bk. 12, page 121 - 220 acres in Hr. 52-3-13.

Washington Parish Census - 1840 - Charles Knight listed in Washington Parish, LA census with 2M<5, 1M5-9, 1M15-19, 1M50-59 (b 1781-1790), 1F<5, 1F5-9, 2F 10-14, 1F40-49. Four people in household employed in agriculture. (pg. 107 and 142).

According to the 1850 Census of Washington Parish, Charles and Susan's daughter, 21 year old Jane who had married Stephen Stafford, was living with them along with her 1 year old son Stephen and her 2 1/2 year old daughter Sarah. Her husband Stephen was not listed as living with them. Charles and Susan's son William and his wife Mary Ann Jenkins and their children were living next door to them.

I found a Stephen Stafford married to Sallie Williams, who was the sister of Susannah. I do not know if he is the same Stephen Stafford who was married to Jane Knight.

Washington Parish Census - 1850 - 24 October, Charles Knight listed in Washington Parish, LA census, age 60, born in VA (in 1790). Also listed: Susan (40, b. GA), James (21, b. LA), George (18, b. LA), Margaret (16, b. LA), Calvin (14, b. LA), Annie (10, b. LA). Also living w/were June Stafford (21, b. LA), Stephen Stafford (1, b. LA) and Sarah Stafford (2/12, b. LA). Living next door were W. Knight [William] (27, b. LA), Mary Knight [Mary Ann Jenkins] (21, b. LA), Susan Knight (2, b. LA) and Polly Knight (1, b. LA).

Five households down is James Blackwell (37 M Farmer b. KY), Emily Blackwell (35 F b. LA), Nancy (married James “Jockey Jim” Knight) (17 F b. LA), John Blackwell (13 M b. LA), Blackwell (10 M b. LA), Steptoe Blackwell (8 M b. LA), Elizabeth Blackwell (6 F b. LA), Cordelia Blackwell (4 F b. LA), Martin Blackwell (10 M b. LA.)

Note: The ages that Charles Knight and his wife Susan gave on Charles’ pension application is probably a much more reliable source than ages on census records, which, many times can only be used as approximate ages. Before the computer was invented, census taking was a very tedious task. By the 1880’s, it took almost the entire 10 years to gather and process the information, and many times the information gathered was incorrect. For example, Charles Knight was 65 years old in 1850. Charles’ age was determined by the age that he gave on his pension application. According to Charles, he would have been born about 1785, but the 1850 Census lists him as 60 years old; his wife Susan was 48. Susan’s age was determined by the age Susan said that she was on Charles pension application for the War of 1812. According to Susan, she would have been born about 1802, but she is listed as 40; their son James’ age of 21 is correct; but, their daughter Aner was 8 years old in 1850, and she is listed as 10 years old on the 1850 census.

In 1889, an American inventor, working for the U.S. Census Bureau, Herman Hollerith (1860-1929), applied the Jacquard loom concept to computing. His first task was to find a faster way to compute the U.S. census. The previous census in 1880 had taken nearly seven years to count and with an expanding population, the bureau feared it would take 10 years to count the latest census. Unlike Babbage's idea of using perforated cards to instruct the machine, Hollerith's method used cards to store data information which he fed into a machine that compiled the results mechanically. Each punch on a card represented one number, and combinations of two punches represented one letter. As many as 80 variables could be stored on a single card. Instead of ten years, census takers compiled their results in just six weeks with Hollerith's machine. In addition to their speed, the punch cards served as a storage method for data, and they helped reduce computational errors. This machine was so successful that Hollerith started a firm to market it called the Tabulating Machine Company in 1896, later to become International Business Machines (IBM) in 1924 after a series of mergers. Other companies such as Remington Rand and Burroughs also manufactured punch readers for business use. Both business and government used punch cards for data processing until the 1960's.

Washington Parish Census, Roll M- 653_426 - Ward 8 - 1860 - 428/419 Charles KNIGHT 72 farmer $285 b. VA - Susannah 57 b. GA, Calvin 22 farmer $200 b. LA

429/429 William KNIGHT 37 farmer $450 b. LA - Martha G (Nobles) 30 b. MS - Susan 13 b. LA, William 10, Mary 12, Sarah 6, James 4, Clarinda 2

Charles died April 1, 1877, and Susannah died in 1885. They are buried in the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery in Washington Parish.

Charles and Susan Knight had eight children: William, Melvina, Mary, James, Aner, Jane, Calvin and George.

1. William Knight (born Feb. 24, 1823 - died Nov. 7, 1879) is buried in the Nobles Cemetery in Pine, La. His first wife was Mary Anne Jenkins. She was born about 1829 and died before 1854.

In the 1863 School Census in Washington parish William Knight has 2 males and 2 females in district 11.

There is a land deed for William Knight in Washington Parish, LA for 39.94 acres dated 05/10/1861 in section 10, Township 2.0S, Range 12.0E.

Mary Anne Jenkins was the daughter of Abner Jenkins (b. about 1790 - d. 1877) and his wife, Mary Ann Bennett (b. about 1790 in Wilkes County, Georgia - d. before 1860). Mary Ann Bennett's ancestry can be traced back to Peter Bennett of Virginia, circa 1700. Mary Anne Jenkins had a sister, Nancy Moose Jenkins who married Robert Williams, a brother of Susannah. Abner Jenkins granddaughter married William Knight’s nephew, John Wesley Knight. John Wesley Knight was the son of James “Jockey Jim” Knight and John Wesley’s wife was the daughter of Abner Jenkins, Jr.

Mary Ann Bennett Family - Contributed by Samuel Felton Knight, descendant of John Wesley Knight

6. Mary Ann Bennett born Apr 8, 1787 daughter of Thomas T. Bennett and MaryAnn Hardy married Abner Ernst Jenkins in Wilkes, Ga. 1812.

They had nine (9) children.

7. Thomas T Bennett born Jul 1, 1755 in Westmoreland, Va. son of Thomas Bennett and Mary Ann Oldham married Mary Ann Hardy of unknown parents Dec 25, 1782 in Middlesex Co, VA

They had six (6) children:

A. Nancy Bennett born 1780 in Middlesex Co, Va--death unknown and place unknown.

B. Reuben Bennett born Nov 29, 1782 in Va--died unknown place in 1839.

C. Elizabeth Bennett born Oct 10, 1784 Middlesex, VA--died Sep 30, 1851 in Tangipahoa parish La.

D. Aritsides Bennett born 1785 in Va. and died May 22, 1870 in La.

E. Mary Ann Bennett born Apr 8, 1787 in Va. and died before 1860 in St Tammany parish, La. *

F. Melissa Bennett born 1788 in Middlesex, Va. died in 1816 there.

No record of the deaths of Thomas T. Bennett or Mary Ann Hardy.

8. Thomas Bennett born around 1730 of unknown parents at unknown date married Mary Ann Oldham, born around 1735 of unknown parents in VA

They had one (1) child:

A. Thomas T. Bennett born Jul 1, 1755 Note: Among the illustrious descendants of Thomas Sr. are John Randolph of Roanoke; Richard Bland, member of the First Congress at Philadelphia: Theodorick Bland, Colonel in the Revolutionary Army: Henry St. George Tucker, president of the Virginia Court of Appeals; John Randolph Tucker, Attorney-General of Virginia; Lighthorse Harry lee, of the Revolutionary Army; Major-General Fitzhugh Lee and General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate States Army. No record of his death.

William and his wife Mary Anne Jenkins’ children were Susan, Mary Ann (Polly) and William Penn (Billy):

1. Susan Knight (b. Feb. 16, 1847-d. March 15, 1908) married Robert McKay Duncan in 1860. An unconfirmed source has him born about 1839 in Mississippi and died in Pine, La. He was the son of Cullen Duncan and Mary McKay. Susan and Robert had 15 children. Garland married Josephine Taylor,; Dora married Andrew B. Neilson from Denmark ; Lisa (or Lizzie) died young; Robert M. (b. 1870-d.1965) married Daisy Hopgood (b1887 d.1959) both buried in Nobles Cemetery; Marcus married Renee Thomas; Isaac; William; Paul - twin, died young; Acie Paulus- twin, first married Susie Thomas, 2^nd married Ada McNeese; Ben; John married Ada Thomas; Elsie; Beatrice Irene married Russell Thomas; Lucy married Hezzie Eugene Thomas, James Hubert married Rena Elizabeth Thomas, and Delos Penn.

2. Mary Anne (Polly) Knight - (born May 30, 1849 - died Feb. 20, 1923) married John Walton Duncan. Mary is buried in Nobles Cemetery. John Walton died August 8, 1905 in Maxie, Mississippi of kidney and bladder trouble. He is buried in the Griffin Cemetery in Maxie, Mississippi Census records show this couple lived in St. Tammany Parish in 1880.

Mary Anne (Polly) Knight and John Walton Duncan had the following children:

Bill (William L. born 5-22-1866-died 7-5-1929 h/o Jennie Virgine Lott s/o John Walton Duncan & Mary Ann "Polly" Knight, buried in Mizell Cemetery), Ben, Mary Jane married Carter Williams, John Walton married a Talley, Drucella C. married William Stephenson Hines, "Abe" Martin Albert married Vanda Holmes, Dave married Ophelia Quave, Fannie Victoria married Boston J. Johnston, Jacob "Jake," James " Jim" Felix, Lucious Esco married Mary Elizabeth Rester, Thomas "Tom", Isaac Newton married Leota Crain.

John W. Duncan, filed a pension application no. 528, dated 10-31-1898, for his service during the Civil War. He said that he was a native of Mississippi, born in Marion County in 1839, and he was currently a resident of Franklinton. He enlisted in Washington Parish in May, 1862 in Co. A, 9^th Battalion under Col. James Winfield and Capt. J. J. Slocum. He was never wounded, and he served until the close of the war. He was at Hazelhurst, Mississippi at the time of surrender. He was never a prisoner. He had been a resident of Louisiana for 57 years. He was married. The size of his family living with him was six. His wife was 54 years old, and his children were 15, 14, 12 & 10 years respectively. He had a total of 13 children; 10 sons and 3 daughters. He was a farmer earning $50.00. He, nor his wife, owned any property. He supported himself and his family "By my labor, a severe case of hernia." He had an attorney, R. B. Carter of Franklinton and 2 comrades for witnesses, Alex Jenkins and A C Pool, both of Franklinton.

John W. Duncan was never awarded his pension.

After her husband’s death, Mary "Polly" Knight Duncan applied for a Widow’s Application for Pension, application no. 10474, dated March 10, 1916.

Mary Duncan filed the application on March 9, 1916, with M. A. Thigpen, Clerk of Court of Washington Parish, La. She stated that she was 66 years old, a resident of Franklinton, widow of J. Walter Duncan who entered the service as J. W. Duncan at Franklinton in the spring of 1862 as a Private in Co. A, 9^th La. Battalion, serving honorably until the close of the war at which time she "thought" that he was out on a scout in Washington Parish, LA and until surrender he was in Washington Parish, LA. (Note: This would conflict with her husband’s earlier account in which he said that he was in Hazelhurst, MS at time of surrender.) She said that they were married on the 28^th day of August, 1865 by Stephen Ellis, a preacher in Franklinton. John Duncan died the 8^th day of August 1905 at Maxie, MS. She had resided in Louisiana for 5 ½ years next preceding the date of this application. At the time of her husband’s death, the family was in indigent circumstances, and he was having kidney and bladder trouble. He was buried in Griffin Graveyard in Maxie, MS. She said that her only means of support was the help of her one legged son [Luke Duncan]. She owned no property, and had not conveyed any property to anyone. The two witnesses that she had for proof of her husband’s service in the war were A. C. Pool and T. J. Sims, both from Franklinton.

A. W. Daniels also testified that he was well acquainted with Mary, widow of J. W. Duncan. He said that he knew of his own knowledge that J. W. Duncan had served in the Confederate Army, served throughout the war, and that he "thinks" that the said Duncan was at Gainesville, Alabama at the time of the surrender. Benjamin Passman and Jos. R. Givens also testified that they had served with J. W. Duncan and that the said Duncan surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama.

March 22, 1916, A. B. Booth, of the Commission of La. Military Records, T. W. Castleman, Commissioner, No. 604 Canal, La. Bank Bldg., New Orleans, LA wrote to Col. E. F. Brian, Sec., Pension Board, Baton Rouge, LA that Muster Roll of Co. A. 9th. Battn. La. Partisan Rangers, showed J. W. Duncan, Private, enlisted May 13th, 1862, at Camp Moore, for the war. He had a bounty of $50.00. Another Muster Roll (not dated) showed the same enlistment, with pay for horse, at 40 cents per day, $48.00. They found no other record of him. This company subsequently became the 3rd. Regt. La. Cavalry.

A letter of rejection was written to Mr. M. A. Thigpen, Franklinton, LA. "In regard to the application for pension, the Board has never seen it, they having refused to examine any new claims at their last sitting owing to the fact that there was no money to pay pensioners when they were placed on the roll, Mrs. Duncan is among the new applicants and shares with them in the action of the Board. There is no evidence of the service of J. W. Duncan after his enlistment and it would be well for you to get the services of your Congressman in the effort to get a record that would give the widow the pension. The affidavit of A. W. Daniels will not assist her because he says that "he believes that Duncan was at Gainesville". These affidavits should be more positive than that, and if Duncan was at Gainesville Ala when the war closed he was paroled there, and if this be true, the Records will show it and the widow will get the pension."

The last page that I have is where Lewis L. Morgan from the House of Representatives, Committee on Elections No. 3, Washington, D. C., dated August 2nd, 1916 asked the Adjutant General to furnish the record of service of J. W. Duncan.

Mary Duncan was denied the Pension on September 13, 1916, most probably for two reasons. First, the Board had run out of money to pay pensioners when they were placed on the roll and, also, because of the conflicting testimonies as to where her husband was at the time of surrender of the war. J. W. Duncan said that he was in Hazelhurst, MS at the time of surrender. Mary said that she thought that he was in Washington Parish, and the witnesses said they thought that he was in Gainesville, AL. You must note that many years had passed since the close of the war, and she only had fading memories to rely upon, and very poor state records were kept. Up to 20% of all Confederate Veterans’ service was either never documented or the documentation for their service has been lost over time.

The following story was written by Charles Jewel Duncan and contributed by his sister, Betty Ruth Duncan Pace. She also contributed the genealogy for Mary Ann "Polly" Knight and Walter J. Duncan’s family which can be found at the end of the story.

Charles and Betty Ruth’s parents were Isaac Newton Duncan and his wife Leoda Crain. Isaac was the youngest son of Mary Ann "Polly" Knight and John Walton Duncan.

Mary Ann "Polly" Knight was the daughter of William Knight and his first wife Mary Ann Jenkins. William Knight was the son of Charles and Susannah Knight.

A MOVING STORY

BY

CHARLES JEWEL DUNCAN

A story of the hardships of Isaac Newton and Leoda Crain Duncan in making a living and rearing a family during the 1900s.

This is an appropriate title, I think, and I will try to recall some of the things that happened at each place we lived, and I'll try, to the best of my recollection, to tell where each of the children were born and the year.

Isaac Newton Duncan and Leoda Crain were married on February 9, 1909. Dad's family consisted of 10 boys and 3 girls and 2 grandsons whom they raised. However, at the time of Mom and Dad's marriage, many of his brothers and sisters were already married and had families of their own-he being the youngest of the family.

Mom was living with Aunt Emily Branch-since her daddy, Elias Crain, had died before she was old enough to remember. Her mother had married again to Elias Martin, who was a widower divorced with children, too. Uncle Oliver Martin, his son, had married Aunt Lillie, my mother's sister. I remember us children trying to figure out what relation everybody was to the other.

After Mom and Dad were married, they stayed with his family, but I don't know for how long. They lived on Cousin Bob Duncan's place at the time.

Grandpa Duncan had homesteaded a place between Sheridan and Franklinton, Louisiana in the 1800's. One of the older boys, Uncle John, I think, had moved over to Mississippi at Maxie, and Grandpa's health had gotten bad, so Uncle John talked them into moving to Maxie.

I don't know how long they lived over there, but Grandpa died and was buried at Maxie, Mississippi. He was an old Confederate Soldier and I remember the government gave him a tombstone in 1938 or 1939, and we carried it over to Maxie and erected it. Uncle Jim, Uncle Luke, Aunt Fanny, Aunt Sally, Mom, Dad, and I went to erect the tombstone. We had a hard time finding the cemetery and then finding the grave.

I don't know where Mom and Dad moved the first time, but they did live near Columbia, Mississippi in 1910 in the Goss Community on a Mr. Brook's place. Dad farmed there in 1910 and I was born there on November 7, 1910. There had been a child born in December, 1909, but it was premature and died at birth. I remember Mom and Dad talking about a Manson Brooks, one of Mr. Brook's sons.

My earliest recollection is living on a Mr. Scarborough's place at Angie, Louisiana, and he had a son named Dewey. I remember Pearl, the baby that was born after me, must have been about 1911 or 1912, for he was over a year old when he died. Then we lived on a Mr. Seals' place near Angie, close to Uncle Dave Duncan's place. It was there I was crawling around on the floor and stuck a splinter in my foot and took blood poison and erysipelas in my foot and leg, and old Dr. McNeese operated on my foot, and I still have the scar. From there, we must have moved back to Cousin Bob's place on the hill north of the little creek. It was there that Pauline was born. An old colored woman, Aunt Clory, was the granny-woman that delivered her. That was in 1914. That was the year I saw my first automobile. Cousin Bob bought a 1914 Ford T-Model. Ed, Cousin Bob's son, was a pretty good size boy and learning to drive and got in the ditch in front of our house. They got some rails off the old rail fence and pried the car out. I watched and was amazed as any 4 year old boy would be at seeing his first car.

Dad was working in the woods cutting timber logs. There was a logging camp called Stewart's Camp and it was on some land west of the Sam McKenzie place. I think one of the Turnage boys owns the land now. There was a school at this camp and that is where I started to school.

We moved over to the old round-top house where Jessie McKenzie later owned and lived. From there, we moved to a little house back near the swamp on this same place east of the round- top house. This old place was known as the Colonel Hobgood place since it was once owned by Colonel Hobgood, Cousin Bob's father-in-law. But it was owned by Cousin Bob Duncan at this time. Mom and Dad had a colored girl that stayed with us there. Her name was Little Dora, and there was a Big Dora, too, living on Cousin Bob's place.

From there we moved across the creek east of the old Hobgood place and homesteaded a place. I don't know how many acres there were, but it was pretty land. It was north of the old Ball place. They built a small house on it and began clearing the land. I remember a big hole in the ground for us to get water from, and I remember holding one end of a cross-cut saw while Dad did most of the sawing. I must have been about 6 years old. All the neighbors and friends came in and they gave a Log Rolling, clearing the land. I guess they cleared about 20 acres. About this time World War I was about to break out. So Dad didn't want to leave us out there-Mom with 2 small children. So we moved to Uncle Oliver Martin's place for a little while until Dad could get a job in Bogalusa. He got a job at the railroad shops and we moved in with Dad's family. Uncle Luke and Uncle Tom were still at home, and also Carlos, Uncle John's son. We stayed there for a short time and moved to a house in Keystown. That was a place between Adamstown and the Terrace where Aunt Mary Williams lived.

Then we moved into one of Uncle Frank Breland's houses which is now the west end of Ontario Avenue, I believe. It was here that Lots was born and Dad was reclassified. This meant he did not have to go into the service. The war was over in 1918, and I think it was in the fall of that year that we moved to Angie on John Singley's place. He was Uncle Dave Duncan's son-in-law; he married Olivia.

We made a crop on John's place that year, and that was the year the great flu epidemic broke out and killed so many people-both the boys in the Army camps and civilians as well. We all had it, and Dad almost died. He and John had been burning coal in the woods. I know you've heard how they used to burn coal and ship it out on the railroad. That was one of the ways to make a living in those days. When we all got well and had gathered the crop, dad started driving a 4-up mule team for Mr. Charlie Pope. We moved to a camp that Mr. Pope had set up between Varnado and Angie west of that road-somewhere in the Miley community. We lived in some camp cars and the other men lived in tents and Mom cooked for them.

We then moved to an old double-pen log house that belonged to one of the Mileys. We stayed there a short time, and Dad rented the Oscar Temple place. Oscar had rented a place from a Mr. Varnado (Dave). I believe he was a merchant in Franklinton. We farmed there that year. I think this must have been in 1919. Then we moved into a house of Uncle Monroe Knight's. This wasn't far from the Temple place. I remember Pauline and I walked to Pine to school. We hadn't been to school since we left Bogalusa. We lived here a few months and then moved to a Turpentine Camp (they called it). The camp was located where Red Bateman lived on the Sheridan to Bogalusa highway. It was a camp where they hauled the turpentine they drained from the pine timber by scraping on each side of the tree and putting containers to catch the turpentine. When they were full, they poured the turpentine into big wooden barrels, loaded them on wagons pulled by mule teams and hauled them to the distillery where the caps and barrels were steamed out and cleaned. This camp was called #5 Camp, and it was at this camp that Lots took sick with dysentery and died in a short time. She was around 2 years old.

We moved soon after to #3 Logging Camp. It was about 10 miles out of Bogalusa, back in the pasture on the south side of the Franklinton road near Betsy's Creek. Dad cut logs for a while and filed saws. Then he bought a big gray horse. The horse had been a Calvary horse in the army and weighed about 1200 lbs. Papa started putting engine wood on the tracks for the old shop engines to burn. He also made 2-sided cross ties for the spurs they laid out through the woods for the logging operations. It was in this camp that Horace was born, August 20, 1920. Well, we lived there until I think it was the spring of 1922, and moved to the old Charlie Crain place in the Grain's Creek community. He had been dead several years, but he was the father of Cousin Houston Crain, Oilie Crain, Ethel Tynes, and Ida Crain.

We lived on this old place 2 years. It was owned by Uncle Ward Carnegie's son Lucious, who lived in Texas. He had paid over $2,000. for it and he sold it during the depression for $900. The crop years were bad those two years. It was here that Christine was born on December 14, 1922. In the fall of 1923, we moved back to a logging camp. This one was located near old Central Church and the old John Martin place east of Pine. I remember Christine was a pretty good sized baby and walking when she fell against an old red-hot tin heater and burned her face badly. She still had the scar when she died.

 Well, Dad worked on through the winter of 1923. But then he got the farming fever again. So he went up to Dexter and rented a place from Mr. Danny Pittman, a very fine man. You remember he had two boys. Henry and Joe.

Well, we worked hard and made a pretty good crop that year, but only broke about even, I guess. Most people back in those times working were lucky to come out of debt at the end of the crop year. Anyway, when we got the crop gathered, some contract logging jobs were going on down around Uncle Oliver Martin's old place. So Papa went down and started sawing logs, and we moved into the little house that Pauline and Bill bought from Uncle Oliver, and it was there that Horace had pneumonia.

Our next move was to Uncle Ward Carnegie's old place, or sometimes called the Old Payne Place. We farmed there in 1923. This is the place where Waver was born on April 18. We had been going to school at Old Grain's Creek School since we had moved from the Danny Pittman's place. Uncle Ward had moved down to Lucious' place. We farmed the 1925 year on the Ward Carnegie's place. Dad had bought us a little mare from Cousin Bob Duncan and a buggy from Luther Carnegie, so we drove her to school. Dad worked in the woods cutting logs, and I did most of the farming. Dad had bought us an old 1923 Model T Ford the year we worked the Pittman place.

After we worked Uncle Ward's old place in 1925, we moved to Cousin Hubert Duncan's place after we laid the crop by. We cut engine wood and put by the tracks for the engines, for by this time the logging was about to play out. After we gathered the crop, we moved back to Bogalusa in the old Ritchie house behind where Poster's Service Station used to be on Sunset Drive. Dad and I worked at the furniture factory for awhile. Then we both went to work in the Paper Mill. We moved down there in the fall of 1926 and stayed there till 1929, but in the meantime, we moved a few more times. Betty Ruth was born in Bogalusa on June 26, 1927. We moved from the Ritchie place I mentioned before to a house between Roster's Service Station and the curve. And from there we moved to a boarding house on Columbia Road where Mom planned on running a boarding house, but this wasn't to be. Most of us got down with measles. I was off from work for 2 weeks. So we moved again down on Long Avenue in one of old Rose's houses. She and her husband were Sicilian peddlers. We stayed there for about a week when an old lady who lived down the street came up to pay a visit and told Mom and Dad that she had a much nicer house that she would rent us cheaper than the one we were in. The old lady's name was Croche. Well, we hadn't been there long when I took the mumps and was off another 2 weeks. Well, I was making 25 cents per hour and Dad was making 30 cents per hour, but the rent and the groceries still had to be paid and about the time we got straightened out again we decided we needed a new car. So we traded our old one in and were waiting for delivery of the new one when the Wall Street Crash came, or as some called it the Panic of 1929. Half the men in the Paper Mill lost their jobs including Dad and myself.

Then in the spring of 1929, we moved to the Ollie Magee place at Dexter. In the fall, I started back to school but went only a couple of months for Dad went to Bogalusa and got another car, a 1927 Chevrolet. I went back down there and went to work in the Paper Mill and paid notes on that car. I stayed with Aunt Fannie Johnson (dad's sister) while I worked there. Meanwhile, dad and the rest of the family finished gathering the crop and moved back down on Cousin Bob's place and helped him run a Tie Mill. My job played out at the Paper Mill, and I, too, came back out there and worked at the Tie Mill until we got a job planting pine trees down in the company pasture. We hauled some of the other men to work and made a little extra. Then we moved to Aussie Singleton's place and farmed in 1930. We still owed some on the car, so Dad borrowed the money to pay it off from Cousin Garland Duncan, and we moved down to the old round-top house on the state line and farmed there in 1930,1931,1932,1933, and 1934. In the meantime, I started back to school and finished high school at Dexter in 1933. We bought the old place on Copper's Ford Road (now known as Duncan Road) and took in about 20 acres in 1934. We also built the house (or Dad and Walter Payne did while we gathered the crop). We moved in and Huey was born there on September 8, 1936. So he was the only one of the children who was born on the old place-the first place the Newton Duncan family had owned.

Well, that's the story and I hope the information which I have written here will help in many ways to show our children, and our grandchildren, the typical way most poor people lived back in those times. When we get too old to work today, we can be taken care of by our government-something the people didn't have back in those days, except War Veterans and War Widows. Of course, we, the taxpayers, are paying for all the benefits that we enjoy today, but back in the old days many old people and also young children died without ever seeing a doctor.

We have so much to be thankful for today. And I sometimes think that our younger people don't appreciate the good life we have in this country, and not many feel as patriotic as we should. I hope all this changes and that there will be as much change for the betterment of our children, and theirs, as has come about since my earliest memories of the hard times, as well as the good time.

For to all of us a little rain must fall, and let us live our lives each day as if it may be the last; Thanking God each day for all his bountiful blessings.

For as the pen of time writes on, and having writ, we cannot change one word of it.

As I remember a verse in the Old Literature and Life-

Gather your flowers while you may,

For time is swiftly flying,

These same flowers that bloom today,

Tomorrow will be dying.

"Polly" Mary Ann Knight married "Walt" Walton J. Duncan

 Mary Anne (Polly) Knight - (born May 30, 1849 - died Feb. 20, 1923) married John Walton Duncan. Mary is buried in Nobles Cemetery. John Walton died August 8, 1905 in Maxie, MS. of kidney and bladder trouble. He is buried in the Griffin Cemetery in Maxie, MS. Census records show this couple lived in St. Tammany Parish in 1880.

Note: The following information for Mary Ann and John W. Duncan has not been verified*:

*Polly and Walt Duncan children’s were "Bill" William L., Ben, Mary Jane, John Walton, Drucella C., "Abe" Martin Albert, Dave, Fannie Victoria, "Jake" Jacob, "Jim" James Felix, "Luke" Lucious Esco, "Tom" Thomas, and Isaac Newton.

 A. "Bill William L. Duncan m Virginia Lott

1. Johnny Duncan m Roberta Stogner

a."Brock" William Steven Duncan m Roby Lee Duncan

b.Vergie Duncan m 1^st Benny Pickard 2^nd Leo Evans

bl. Maurice Bernard Pickard

b2. Barbara Ann Pickard m Charles Pittman

b3. Gail Pickard

c. Betty Jean Duncan m James Wells

c1. Dianna Wells m Jerry Dunlap

c2. Kenneth Edward Wells

c3. Carolyn Wells

d. J. D. Duncan m Helen Crockett

dl. Connie Louise Duncan

d2. John Louis Duncan

d3. Linda Raye Duncan

2. Gertrude Duncan

a.Ernestine Duncan m Will Blackledge married 2^nd ____Henley

b.Eunice Duncan m James Cooper

 3. "W.R." Penn Duncan m Rosa Lott

a. Donna Duncan m Delos Seal

a1. Betty Lou Seal

a2. Linda Seal

a3. Rosalee seal

a4. Ethel Seal

a5. Margaret Seal

a6. Jeanette Seal

b. Beda Duncan

4. Wiley Esco Duncan m Maggie Harvey

a. Veda Inez Duncan m Dan O'Donald

al. Patricia O'Donald

a2. Margaret O'Donald m Larry Seymour

a3.Kelly O'Donald

b. Edward Duncan

c. Arvil Hennis Duncan ml

cl. Jerry Duncan m Gay Rheam

c2. Gayleen Duncan

c3. Douglas Duncan

d. Murphy Dee Duncan m Olive Nolen

dl. Shelia Duncan

e. Bobby Glide Duncan m Peggy Elaine

el. Robbie Duncan

e2. Randy Duncan

e3. Terry Duncan

3. "W.R." Penn Duncan m Rosa Lott

a. Donna Duncan m Delos Seal

al. Betty Lou Seal

a2. Linda Seal

a3. Rosalee seal

a4. Ethel Seal

a5. Margaret Seal

a6. Jeanette Seal

b. Beda Duncan

4. Wiley Esco Duncan m Maggie Harvey

a. Veda Inez Duncan m Dan O'Donald

al. Patricia O'Donald

a2. Margaret O'Donald m Larry Seymour

a3.Kelly O'Donald

b. Edward Duncan

c. Arvil Hennis Duncan ml

cl. Jerry Duncan m Gay Rheam

c2. Gayleen Duncan

c3. Douglas Duncan

d. Murphy Dee Duncan m Olive Nolen

dl. Shelia Duncan

e. Bobby Glide Duncan m Peggy Elaine

el. Robbie Duncan

e2. Randy Duncan

e3. Terry Duncan

e4. Barry Duncan

e5. Peny Duncan

f. Gene Autry Duncan m Juanita Henderson

fl. Gene Autry Duncan, Jr.

f2. Keith Duncan

g. Harvey William Duncan m Jeannie Bradshaw

gl. Dana Duncan

g2. Barbara Duncan

 5. Benjamin Curtis Duncan m Martha Clarabelle Carter

 6. Dewitt Duncan m Viola Sauls

a.Arthur Duncan ml Faye Rayburn, m2 Patricia Mohnon

al Pat Duncan

a2 Arthur Duncan

a3 Beulah Duncan

a4 Janette Duncan

a5 Bill Duncan

a6 Evan Duncan

a7 Sybil Duncan

a8 O.D. Duncan

a9 Ronald Duncan

al0 Richard Duncan

a11 Janice Duncan

a12 Virginia Duncan

 7. Hettie Josephine Duncan ml H. Lee Garner, m2 Warren Hill

a. Junior Lee Garner m Mary Marie Hammonds

al Danny Wayne Garner

a2 Jimmy Dale Garner

a3 Sandra Lee Garner

a4 Connie Garner

a5 Marie Garner

a6 Anna Jean Garner

a7 Paul Warren Garner

a8 Joe Dee Garner

 8. "T.C." Thomas Cally Duncan ml Mable Evans, m2

a. Emery Duncan

b. Louis Cally Duncan ml Betty Avery, m2 Lula Bell Henley

bl Michael Duncan

b2 Steven Duncan

b3 Craig Duncan

b4 Russell Duncan

b5 Roy Duncan

b6 Larry Duncan

c. Shirley Jean Duncan m Melvin Netterville

cl Darrel Andrew Netterville - Twin

c2 Dewayne Andrew Netterville- Twin

d.Thomas Roy Duncan

e. Kenneth Walton Duncan

f. Melvin James Duncan

g. Glen Duncan - Twin

h. Gary Duncan - Twin

9. Austin Edward Duncan m Hilda Keen

a. Edward Pierce Duncan m Virginia Hamilton

al Kristina Duncan

a2 Edward P. Duncan

a. Imogene Janice Duncan ml Lee Erwin, m2 Paul Boone

bl Freddie Erwin

b2 Sharon Jean Erwin

b3 Paula Gayle Boone

b4 Deonne Lynn Boone

a.Ester June Duncan m Ray Branch

c1 Randy Branch

c2 Susan Branch

c3 Ronald Branch

d.Austin Jerry Duncan m Brenda Kennedy

dl Brenda Lee Duncan

d2 Jerry Glenn Duncan m Hines

d3 James Darin Duncan

d4 Jeffery Wade Duncan

e.Mary Helen Duncan

 10. Eula Mae Duncan ml Charles Kennedy, m2 Talton Eugene Holland,

m3 Oliver E. Penton

a. Geneive Charlene Kennedy ml John F. Cooper, m2 Nolan Joseph Ramagos

al Jacqueline Deanne Cooper m John Louis Morgan

a2 Linda Kaye Cooper

B. Ben Duncan

C. Mary Jane Duncan m Carter Williams

 D. John Walton Duncan m ___Talley

1. Robert Oscar Duncan

 E. Drucella C. Duncan m William Stevenson Hines

1. Cynthia Hines m Henry Reynolds

a. Mamie Reynolds m Bennett Lowery

b. William Reynolds m Era Jean McMillion

c. Rosette Reynolds ml Luke Reid, m2 Dunaway

cl Baby Dunaway

d. Baby Reynolds

2. "Sweet" Falonia Hines m Buddy McCain

a. Robert McCain

b. Pearlie McCain m Dan Seals

bl Doris Seals

b2 Lovie Seals

b3 Barbara Seals

b4

c. Lovie McCain ml Pittman, m2 Alcus "Doc" Warner

cl James Alcus Warner m Elfie Diann Pace

3. Mary Rozell Hines m Hayden T. Ashley

a.Eula Ashley m James Lupo

b.Lena Mae Ashley

c.Elizabeth Ashley

d.Hayden T. Ashley

4. William Henry Hines m Ethel Farve

a. Myrtle Hines m Anthony Henry Fedle

b. Oliver Perry Hines m Dorothy Jean Varnado

c. Opal Lucille Hines m John R. Farthing

cl Theresa Marie Farthing

d.Willie J. Hines, Sr. m Annette Crain

d1 Willie J. Hines, Jr.

d2 William Jeffery Hines

d3 Annette Sharon Hines

e. Vonzel Hines m Robert Evans II

el Robert Evans III

f. Yvonne Hines m Leroy Castilow

fl Cheryl Lynn Hines

f2 Timothy Leroy Hines

 5. Emily Cordelia Hines m Charles Jones

a. Laura Ruth Jones m Henry Dillon

6. Josephine Hines m Warren Wheat

a.Lavell Wheat m Paul Cook

b.Mildred Wheat m LaPool O'Quinn

c.Murphy J. Wheat m Mary Elizabeth Barlow

d.J. Warren Wheat m Norman Creel

dl Jeffery Brian Creel

 7. Dixie Hines

 8. Twin - died young

9. Twin - died young

 10. Walter Hines

 11. Berkley Hines

12. Sally Ophalia Hines m Henry Boyd Mitchell

a. H. Boyd Mitchell, Jr. m Margie Raybum

F. "Ab" Martin Albert Duncan ml Vanda Holmes, m2 Marie Carter

(NOTE: Marie was granddaughter of Martin Penn Duncan)

1. Alton Duncan

2. Alma Duncan m Pat Hill

3. Addis Duncan m Ashley Henderson

4. "Monk" Walter L. Duncan m Elma Bass

5. Maude Duncan m Ben Morrell

6. "Toxie" LaDell Duncan m James Keen

a.Marie Elaine Keen m David Cantu

al David Collins Cantu

a2 Lisa LaDell Cantu

a3 Debbie Suzanne Cantu

7. Roxie Duncan m Marlene Dykes

a. Margaret Ann Duncan m Dan Bordie

al

b. Ronald Wayne Duncan

1.c. Gwendolyn Duncan

d. Donna Sue Duncan

e. Eddie Duncan

8. Hopson Duncan ml Dorothy Brown, m2 Nancy Dedrick

a.Lena Marie Duncan

b.Hopson Albert Duncan, Jr.

c. Ray Duncan

9. Mary Lou Duncan

 10. Ruth Lee Duncan m Wesley Jones

G. Dave Duncan m Ophelia Quave

1. Olivia Duncan ml John Singley, m2 Willie McNeese

a.William Albert Singley ml Doll Hicks, m2 Mary Christine Hicks

b. Willie Dee Singley m Evie Kennedy

bl Mary Margaret Singley m Richard Williams

b2 "J.E." John Edward Singley m Joyce Faye Dillon

b3 Willie Faye Singley ml Brenda Ard, m2

c. Polly Olivia Singley m Talmadge Seals

cl Vemon Seals

c2 Alvin Seals m Lynn Scardino

c3 Earl Seals ml , m2 Annette

c4 James Seals m

c5 Lloyd Ray Seals m

c6 Wilson Seals m Valarie Stogner

c7 Juanita Seals m "Butch" Stringer

d. Estelle Singley m Clyde Woodward

dl Clyde Woodward, Jr. m Tommie Jo Ellzey

e. Hester Singley m Thomas Earl Beasley, Sr.

el Thomas E. Beasley, Jr.

e2 Robert Beasley

2. Leon Duncan ml Mae Kennedy, m2 Agnes Penton

a. Oneitha Duncan m Jerry Johnson

 3. Elizabeth Duncan m Thomas Lowery

a.Thomas Lavern Lowery m Hazel Little

b.John Shirley Lowery m Bertie Mae Stringer

bl Rachel Lowery

b2 Dianne Lowery m John Fortenberry

b3 James Lowery

c. Murphy L. Lowery m Jonita Turnage

cl Roger Dell Lowery

c2 Rickey Lowery

d. Melvin Ray Lowery m Iris Stringer

dl Mike Lowery

d2 Ronnell Lowery

d3 Donnell Lowery

d4 Melvin Ray Lowery

e. Emily Inez Lowery m Henry Jones

el Charlotte Jones m George Jackson

e2 Clifford Jones m Charlotte Kennedy

e3 Everette Jones m Pam Sorrells

e4 Evelyn Jones

e5 William Jones

e6 Reginia Jones

f. Robert Kelly Lowery m Bonnie Sorrell

g. Dorothy Annette Lowery m Jewel Lang

 4. Griffen Duncan

5. Ephrom Duncan m Gertrude Howard

a. Ephriam Marvin Duncan m Youla Moran

They had 6 children

b. Edward Morris Duncan m 2

c. Ethel Margie Duncan m Irwin Lauey 4

d. Edwin Marsel Duncan m Jessie Baizar 2

e. Edgar Marull Duncan m Younga 2

f. Elizabeth Marilee Duncan m Curtis Shashwell 3

g. Eddie Marant Duncan m Francis Kuhn 2

h. Elvin Marion Duncan m Gail Regan

6. Pecola Duncan m Oscar Harrell

a. J. C. Harrell

b.Charles Harrell m Eula Mae Harper

bl Connie Harrell

7. Viola Duncan m Eli S. Knight

8. Vella Duncan m Press Stogner

a.J. P. Stogner m Margie Butler

al David Lynn Stogner

a2 Mary J. Stogner

a3 Rhonda J. Stogner

a4 Patsy Stogner

b. Felder Stogner m Arithinene Mullens

bl Lloyd Ray Stogner

b2 Kenneth Wayne Stogner

b3 Gilford Stogner

b4 Byron Stogner m Theresa Kennedy

b5 Myron Stogner

c. James Stogner m Euleen Erwin

cl Brenda Diane Stogner m Gene Magee

c2 James M. Stogner

c3 Lynn Scott Stogner

c4 Sandra Marie Stogner

d. Alton Stogner m Willa Dean Vince

dl Toxie Jefferson Stogner

d2 Nancy Marie Stogner m Jerry Thomas

e. Eddie Ray Stogner m William Tate Reagan

el Peggy Sue Reagan

e2 Wallace Reagan

e3 Norma Ruth Reagan

f. Clyde Stogner m Jeanette Oxford

fl Julia Ellen Stogner

f2 Lesa Lynn Stogner

 9. Rodrick Duncan m Daisy Wheat

a. Roy Duncan m Linda

al Elizabeth Duncan

b. Mildred Duncan m Lester Mitchell

bl Cindy Mitchell

 10. Toy Duncan m Hamp Lott

a. Melvin James Lott m Evelyn Quave

al Alice Faye Lott

a2 Juanita Lott

a3 Patricia Ann Lott

a4 Diane Lott

 11. Seggie Duncan

H. Fannie Victoria Duncan m Boston J. Johnson

1. Robie Johnson m Bertha V. Powe

a.Jewel Johnson m Ina Mae Cutrer

b.Richard Johnson m Tommie Faye Parrette

bl Richard Johnson II

b2 Janice Johnson

b3 Cathy Johnson

b4 April Johnson

c. Geneva Johnson m Tommy Felts

cl Melonie Felts

d. Josephine Johnson m W. 0. Ingram

dl William Ingram

d2 Donald Ingram

e. Elizabeth Johnson m Dorris Hausley

el Patricia Hausley

e2 Bruce Hausley

 2. Bertha Johnson m Ira Knight

a. Margie Knight m Leon Smith

al Kenneth Smith

a2 Kal Smith

a3K

b. Marvin Knight m Betty

c.Mildred Knight m Dr. Dan

d. Millard Knight m Mae

3. Beatrice Johnson m Claude Bankston

a.Willard Bankston

b. Claude Bankston, Jr.

 4. Ola Mae Johnson ml Harry Brown, m2 Eimo

a.Elaine Brown

I. "Jake" Jacob Duncan

 "Jim" James Felix Duncan

 K. "Luke" Lucious Esco Duncan m Mary Elizabeth Rester

1. Jessie Merle Duncan m Houston Sheridan

a.Houston Hulon Sheridan m Sandra Kaye Gates

a1 Shannon Dewayne Sheridan

a2 Stephen Darren Sheridan

b. Margie Merle Sheridan m George Dunaway

bl Lori Denise Dunaway

b2 Dana Marie Dunaway

L. "Tom" Thomas Duncan

 M. ISAAC NEWTON DUNCAN m Leoda MinnieBell Crain

s/o Walton J. "Walt" Duncan (1839-Feb 20, 1923 in Maxie, Ms - buried in Griffith Graveyard) "A Minister of the Gospel"

& Mary Ann "Polly" Knight (May 30, 1849-Feb 20, 1923) - their 13th and last child

b 22 Dec 1888 d 22 Dec 1956 Bur Grain's Creek Cem

m 21 Feb 1909 Leoda MinnieBell Crain b 9 July 1890 d 17 Mar 1968 Bur Cr Creek Cem

d/o Elias Grain (1866-1894) & Susan Hines Crain (1864-1946)

Ml John Duncan (Stillborn Dec 1909) Bur Loyd Hobgood Cem Tylertown, MS

M2 Charles Jewel Duncan b 7 Nov 1910

d/4 Oct 1978 Bur Old Sarepta Baptist Church Cem Sarepta, LA

m 14 Feb 1940, Elfi Martens b 21 Oct 1912

d/o

M2a John Newton Duncan b&d 10 Aug 1950 Bur Minden, LA Cem

M2b Edward Earl "Eddie" Duncan

M2c Rosemary Duncan m 12 Jun 1969 Edgar Calvin Norton

M2c-l Elfi

M2c-2 Glenda

M3 Walter Pearl Duncan b 1912 d at 5 months Bur in ? Cem Angie, LA

M4 Julia Pauline Duncan b 30 Oct 1914

m(l) 22 Sept 1932 Hezzie "Bill" Crain b 4 Jul 1912 d 21 Apr 1950 Bur War Crain Cem s/o Otis " Dock" Crain ( -1928) & Reecie Stubbs Crain ( -1961)

M4a Kenneth Newton Crain m 7 Jun 1958 Kathleen Willis

M4a-l Stephen Kenneth Crain m 11 Nov 1984 Yvette Rojas

M4a-l 1 M4a-2 Paula Kaye Crain m Pascal Majoria div

M4a-21 Lindsey Kathleen Majoria M4a-3 Brian Keith Crain

b 22 Apr 1963 d 9 Nov 1991 Bur War Crain Cem

M4b Ava Nell Crain

m(l) Bill Barnett div

m(2) 6 May 1965 Zack Smith div

M4b-l Ava Yolanda Smith

m(l) Larry Glen Erwin div

s/o James Glyn Erwin( 1941- )& Marcelle Thomas ( )

M4f Royce Bernard Grain

m( 1) Gloria Dean Leonard div

m(2) 12 Jul 1968 Betty Jean Riley div

M4f-l Christopher Bernard Crain m 19 Sept 1991 April Duncan b (Thomas Cally "TC" Duncan's granddaughter)

NOTE: TC was the 8th child of William L. "Bill" Duncan (1866-1929). Bill was the 1st child of Walt & Polly Duncan and a brother to the 13th child, Isaac Newton Duncan (1888-1956).

M4f-l 1 Bradley Royce Crain

M4f-12 Lenora Elizabeth Crain M4f-2 Kevin Crain m May 1996 Nikki

m(3) Mary Joy Leet d/o Julain Leet &Mary Jo Leet

M4f-2 Brandon Royce Crain

M4g Bobby Jewel Crain

m(l) 18 Dec 1970 Janice Elaine Varnado div d/o Rayford C. Varnado (1922-1954) & Mildred Goings Varnado (1924-1987) M4g-lShem Lynn Crain m 11 Mar 1989 Darin Edward Warren s/o Edward Warren & Patricia Ann Thomas Warren M4g-l 1 Haylie Marie Warren M4g-12 Joshua Darin Warren M4g-13 Lane Michael Warren NOTE: Twins married twins

M4g-2 Michael Shonn Crain m 22 Jun 1991 Karin Ann Warren d/o Edward Warren & Patricia Ann Thomas Warren M4g-21

m(2) Ann Louise Goynes

M4g-3 Christopher Eric Crain

m(2) 28 Oct 1972 Haverd Kennedy b 8 Apr 1913 d 23 Oct 1985 Bur Grain Cemetery

MS Lois Duncan - b Nov 1917 d Nov 1919 Bur McGehee Cem Bogalusa. LA

M6 Horace Elmo Duncan b Bogalusa, LA

m 9 Mar 1946 Hilda Adilea Pittman b Amite, LA d/o Dallas Pittman (1888-1932) & Bessie Jenkins Pittman (1897-1936)

M6a Elizabeth Ann Duncan b Tylertown, MS m 26 May 1967 Linus L.Magee s/o Latimore Magee & Hilda Sheridan Magee

M6a-l Daphne Camille Magee b Franklinton, LA m 2 Jun 1990 Timothy Lawrence Phelps

M6a-l 1 Jacob Lawrence Phelps b Covington, LA M6a-12 Jordan Timothy Phelps b Covington, LA

M6a-2 Linus Kyle Magee b Franklinton, LA m

M6b Debra Lee Duncan b Tylertown, MS

m Aug 1971 Leland F. Lee s/o Felder Lee & Gladys Dinkens Lee

M6b-l Angela Diane Lee b 9 Apr 1972 Hammond, LA

M6b-l 1 Jeffrey Logan Lee b Hammond, LA M6b-2 Bradford Ryan Lee b Franklinton, LA M6b-3 Clinton Duncan Lee b Hammond, LA

M6c Janet Sue Duncan b Tylertown, MS

m 10 July 1976 Odis Reed Riley, Jr.

s/o Odis Reed Riley, Sr. (1927-1996) & Marjorie Young Riley

M6c-l Tiffany Michelle Riley b Franklinton, LA

M6c-2 Beth LeAnne Riley b Bogalusa, LA M6c-3 Melissa Lynn Riley b Bogalusa, LA

M7 Leoda Christine Duncan b 14 Dec 1922 d 11 May 1968 Bur Grain's Creek Cem. m 28 Sept 1940 Houston Earl Stafford b 25 Feb 1922 d 17 Oct 1990 Bur StPBhan-Cem. s/o Alton Stafford & Violettie Thomas Stafford

M7a Ronald Houston Stafford b Bogalusa, LA m 15 Aug 1964 Consuelo Lea "Connie" Casarez d/o

M7a-l Nichelle Donet Stafford b Bogalusa, LA

M7a-2 Stephanie Stafford

M7b Linda Earl Stafford b Bogalusa, LA

m(l) 19 Oct 1966 Hubert Ray Talley div

M7b-l Blake Christopher Talley

M7b-11

m(2) Mike Walker b div s/o

m(3)

MS Waver Nell Duncan b 18 Apr 1925 d 7 Sept 1996 Bur Grain's Creek Cem.

m(l) 26 Aug 1943 Robert Lavell James b 2 Jul 1920 d Bur Grain's Creek s/o Chester James & Leia McKenzie James

M8a Randell Lavell James b Bogalusa, LA

m(l) Stephanie Louise Griffith div d/o E. L. Griffith & Elgie Varnado Griffith

M8a-l Randell Scott James b 1969 Bogalusa, LA

M8a-l 1

M8a-2 Damell James b. Bogalusa, LA m

M8a-3 Rochelle James b Bogalusa, LA Twins m

m(2) Rebecca Sones b div d/o Woodrow Sones & Hilda Tynes Sones

m(3) Barbara Bufkin b d Oct 19 d/o John Bufkin, Sr. &

M8a-3 Jessica James b

m(4) Mary div m(2) Jack Mitchell div

m(3) Robert Lavell James (remarried)

M8b Donna Christine James b 30 Aug 1959 Bogalusa, LA

d 18 Oct 1990 Bur Grain's Creek Cem m(l) Benny Kennedy div s/o Milton Kennedy & Masel Sorrell Kennedy

m(2) Jessie Bums div s/o Mary Margaret Bums

M8b-l Carley James b

M8b-2 Gretta Voekel b (Father is Brian Voekel)

M9 Betty Ruth Duncan b Bogalusa, LA

m 16 Dec 1944 Winfred "Dutch" Pace b Bogalusa, LA s/o Davis Pace (1897-1967) & Vergie Breland Pace (1901-1977)

M9a Joan Ladell Pace b Bogalusa, LA

m 15 Aug 1964 Jay Gould "JB" Kennedy b Angie, LA

s/o Henry A. Kennedy (1890-1975) & Eunice Pope Kennedy (1902-1973)

M9a-l Juanette Ladell Kennedy b Bogalusa, LA

m 19 Mar 1984 Bryan David Thomas b

s/o Dannie Thomas (19 )& Leadette Crain Thomas (19 )

M9a-l 1 Megan Ladell Thomas b Bogalusa, LA

M9a-12 Leslie Danielle Thomas b Bogalusa, LA

M9a-2 Jacqueline Lynell Kennedy b Culpeper, VA m 14 Jan 1995 Donald Edwin Williams b s/o Billy H. Williams & Virginia Shotts Williams

M9b-l Andrew Jay Williams b Baton Rouge, LA

M9a-3 Jeffery Kennnedy b 23 Nov 1970 Bogalusa, LA d 23 Nov 1970 New Orleans, LA Bur Seal Cem Stateline

M9a-4 Justin Ben Kennedy b Bogalusa, LA m(l) 13 Jan 1996 Rita Ann Stogner b div d/o Paul Stogner & Mary Lee Alford Stogner

M9b Elfie Diann Pace b Tylertown, MS. m 7 Sept 1965 James Alcus Wamer s/o Alcus "Doc" Warner (1910-1977) & Lovie McCain Warner (1914-1963)

M9b-l Kimberly Diann Wamer b Bogalusa, LA m 4 Dec 1993 James Ronald Parker II s/o James Ronald Parker & Claudia Walz Parker

M9b-2 Jason Todd Wamer b Bogalusa, LA

M9c Judy Carol Pace b 11 May 1949 New Orleans, LA

d 14 May 1949 New Orleans, LA Bur Breland Cem Pine

M9d Michael Winfred Pace b Tyiertown, MS m 14 Sept 1973 Irish Faye Seals div d/o Marcus Seals & Bernice Melton Seals

M9d-l Mickey Dutch Pace b Bogalusa, LA

M9d-2 Marci Diann Pace b Bogalusa, LA

M10 Huey Pierce Duncan m Belvery White d/o Clyde White and __Barrett M10a Walter Craig Duncan b 11 Apr 1963 d 25 Apr 1972 Bur Cr Creek Cem

Ml Ob David Newton Duncan m Toni Foster

Ml Ob-1

3. William Penn Knight - (born Feb. 28, 1851- died Feb. 17, 1940) buried in Ellis Cemetery.

William Penn married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth E. Fisher who was the daughter of Benjamin Toney Fisher and his first wife Mary Magee. (born 12-9-1857-died 4-5-1889) buried in Zachariah Magee Cemetery on the property of Fred Jenkins near Enon. Elizabeth Fisher was the daughter of Benjamin Toney Fisher and his first wife Mary Magee.

William Penn Knight acquired 100 Acres from Benj. T. Fisher in 1883, Bk. 16, page 512. The records of the transaction were burned when the Franklinton Courthouse burned in 1897.

William Penn and Elizabeth E. Fisher had the following children:

Ella Knight (born 10-17-1873-died 1-19-1951) married John Miles Fussell (born 9-2-1871-died 11-4-1941). John was the son of Jamerson Fussell and Frances Bulloch. The Fussell family was in Washington Parish very early in its history. John and Ella are both buried in the Ellis Cemetery.

Their son, Denman Edward Fussell was born 3-18-1914, and married Arva T. Lillian.

Their daughter, Carrie F. Ginn (born 1-28-1903-died 12-30-1990) married Leonard L. Ginn and is buried in Ellis Cemetery.

12-19-1940 Fussell, Ella Knight; 77 years; born 10-17-1873; died 01-19-1951; Ellis Cemetery; Wife of John M. Fussell; Daughter of the late Billy Knight.

William Delos (b. 9-24-1878 - d. 9-2-1908) married Margana Mizell (b. 2-16-1875 - d. 8-14-1932, buried in Pamona Cemetery).

There is a land deed for William D. Knight in Washington Parish dated 05/20/1905 for 73.88 acres in section 7, Township 3.0S, Range 11.0E.

Mary Iona Knight Coyne (born 1877-died 1937) buried in the Ellis Cemetery.

3-25-1937: Mrs. Ione Coyne, daughter of W. P. Knight died Thursday while visiting her sons, Claude and Albert Simmons near Magnolia. Interment was in the Ellis Cemetery. She married Silas Dean Simmons (born 2-23-1875-died 6-21-1904, buried in Ellis Cemetery).

Lillie Vandora (born Sept. 18, 1881 - d. April 3, 1960 buried in Pamona Cemetery) married March 29, 1900 to William Averice Brooks (b. Oct. 15, 1878 -d Nov. 13, 1958) Their children were Bertha Brooks, T. C. (Talmer Collis), Eva Mae, and Myrtle Lee.

Benjamin Esco (born 8-23-1885-died 1-21-1958) married June 26, 1903 Leota Jenkins (born 4-9-1881-died 3-17-1967) buried in Ellis Cemetery.

Knight, B. Esco, 72 years; 01-21-1958; Ellis Cemetery; Husband of Leota J. Knight.

George Alton (born 2-24-1888-died 6-17-1971) married Laura Jenkins on Aug. 29, 1909 (born 4-4-1892-died 8-27-1943 d/o Charles A. & Melissa E. Wascomb Jenkins). George and Laura are buried in Ellis Cemetery.

Elizabeth E. Fisher died and William Penn Knight married the second time to Elizabeth Irene Brooks (born 8-24-1861-died 1-10-1937).

Elizabeth Irene Brooks and William Penn Knight had the following children:

Edith “Maude” Bartley of Raleigh, N.C. (b. -5-26-1892 - d. 4-29-1951) married Cullen McGuire Barkley; Vera Mae (born 9-26-1892-died 11-06-1971) buried in Ellis Cemetery, married Excie C. Bannister; Velma Cordelia (b. 7-25-1897 - d. 3-13-1982) married Ezeckial “Zeke” McGehee 3-23-1922; Otto “Purcell” (b. 8-14-1899 - d. 2-26-1971); and Elva (born 8-28-1901-died 11-22-1994), married Ethyle Crowe (born 10-23-1902-died 12-31-1998) and twin Elra (b. 8-28-1901 - d. 11-19-1901), Aldolphus Dupree (b. 5-21-1895 - d. 1-7-1948) married Mildred Shoemaker Dec. 27, 1919.

2-28-1924: Vera Mae Knight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Knight married 2-16 in Raleigh, N. C. to Excie C. Bannister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bannister. Their children were Maude; Vera Mae (buried in Ellis Cemetery b. 9-26-1892, d. 11-6-1971, EASTERN STAR, w/o Excie C. Dupree);

Buried in the Ellis Cemetery is Vera Mae and EC Bannister’s daughter, Virginia Mae, Bannister (born-11-16-1924-died 7-20-1926) g/d/o M/M WP Knight; Velma; Purcell; and Elva (born 8-28-1901-died 11-22-1994), married Ethyle Crowe (born 10-23-1902-died 12-31-1998).

07-22-1926 - Little Virginia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Bainster of Norfolk, Va., died Tuesday, at the age of 1 year, 8 months, and 4 days, following severe burns sustained Thursday, when she fell into a bucket of scalding water while staying at the grandparent's home, Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Knight of Franklinton. Interment in the Ellis cemetery.

02-14-1929 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Bannister on February 2nd, a son, weighing 8 pounds. Mrs. Bannister is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Knight.

1-14-37 - Mrs. Irene (Dutch) Knight, wife of W. P. Knight, died Sunday at the age of 75 years. Survivors are her husband, 6 stepchildren, and 6 of her own children. She was the former Irene Brooks. Her twin sister, Mrs. Aderine Fisher survives. Interment is in the Ellis Cemetery.

Feb 22, 1940 - William Penn Knight, resident of the 6th ward, died Saturday. Interment was in the Ellis Cemetery. He was 88 years, 11 months and 17 days old. Survivors are his 11 children, Mrs. John M. Fussell, Mrs. Ed Bailey, Mrs. EC Bannister, and Miss Elva Knight, Esco, Alton, Purcell, and Dupree Knight, all of Franklinton, Mrs. W.A. Brooks and Mrs. Zeke McGehee of Bogalusa, and Mrs. Maude Bartley of Raleigh, N.C., and a number of great grandchildren and other relatives.

Mary Ann Jenkins Knight died and William Knight married for his second wife, Martha Nobles. William Knight and Martha Nobles had the following children:

1. Rev. George C. Knight (b. 3-5-1861 - d. 4-18-1957) married Eva Lillian Adams (b. 12-20-1859 - d. 11-24-1927) married 12-20-1882. They are both buried in Adams Cemetery. They had the following children:

William Oscar (b. 3-11-1884 -d 5-12-1937) buried in Bouie Smith Cemetery; Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" (b. 5-28-1886 - d. 7-15-1976 md. 11-25-1903 Daniel Jeptha Schilling (b. 10-15-1884 - d. 1-15-1960. buried in Ponemah Cem - their children were Lucille who married a Thomas, Veonia who married an Ambruster and Lawson; Andrew Escoe (b. 7-3-1889 - d. 7-29-1926) md. Effie Dillon; According to his brother Oscar’s obituary, Andrew Escoe was once a State Senator. Robert Joseph (b. 11-30-1891 - d. 9-19-1944) buried in Adams Cem. md. 2-13-1910 Dixie Lorena Crain (b. 2-13-1892 - d. 3-27-1987), Clara Pearl (b. 2-27-1895 - d. 8-17-1974), Thomas Corkern Knight (b. 9-8-1898 - d. 3-10-1960) buried in Ponemah Cem. married Edna Christine Farr (b. 12-28-1903 - d. 2-1-1932) buried in Ponemah Cemetery;

Willis James (b. 11-28-1900 - d. 4-2-1940) buried in Adams Cemetery. md. 3-19-1918 Essie Breland (b. 3-13-1902 - d. 10-29-1981).

05-20-1937 W. Oscar Knight of Angie, died Wednesday at age 52 years. He was the son of the late Rev. George Knight, and a brother of State Senator, A.E. Knight (Andrew Escoe). Survivors are his wife, 8 children, 4 brothers, and 2 sisters. Interment was in the Smith cemetery.

2. Sarah Knight married Frank Breland.

3. James W. Knight married Cannanizer Hinds. They lived near Pine, Louisiana, about 3 miles north of Hwy. 10, on Hwy 62.

I came across some information about an old, neglected cemetery near Pine, Louisiana shortly after I began researching the Knight Family of Washington Parish, Louisiana. It only included directions to the cemetery and a list of the graves of J. W. Knight “Father”, Mrs. J. W. Knight “Mother”, and 3 more women and infant twins.

My goal at that time was to gather information about William Plummer Knight’s family, but, I couldn’t stop thinking about that old neglected cemetery and the family buried there who had long been forgotten; and I kept getting drawn back to that family.

James W. Knight was William Plummer Knight’s first cousin. He was the son of Charles and Susannah Knight’s oldest son William and his wife Martha Nobles. If you are related to this family and you live near Pine, Louisiana, please stop by the cemetery and visit James and Cannanizer and their children. Perhaps you could leave a flower on their graves. Tell them that we have not forgotten them.

James W. Knight married Cannanizer Hinds about 1879/1880. They lived near Pine, Louisiana, about 3 miles north of Hwy. 10, on Hwy 62. Go about 1/3 mile past Pope Road, toward Pine. Their property is on the same side as Pope Road.

The family cemetery is also on this property. James Knight, his wife Cannanizer, 3 of their daughters Mary Jane, Delia and Lizzie and the infant twins of Lizzie are buried in this unmarked cemetery.

James Knight was a small man. He wore rim glasses and a panama hat. He was a very good man who would always help anybody in need. There were many Knights named William and James during the 1800's so they were all given nicknames. James W. Knight was called "Billy Goat Jim" because he owned brush goats (woods goats). One time during the great depression, Plummer Knight's son Earlie Knight needed to borrow money because his wife was very sick and needed to go to the hospital. Most of the banks had gone under, and he was unable to get a loan. No one would loan him the money. Earlie Knight asked James "Billy Goat Jim" Knight if he would loan him the money and use his land for collateral. "Billy Goat Jim" told Earlie that he would go to the bank in Tylertown the next morning and get him the money he needed and would not accept any collateral for the loan. Earlie was able to get his wife the medical help she needed, and he repaid the loan.

Billy Goat Jim's son, Dr. William Henry Knight, was a Southern Baptist preacher. He was the first Secretary of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. After his father's death, he moved back to Pine and built a big white house on the property that he had bought from his father. William Henry Knight was living in Alexandria, Louisiana when he died. Memories of William Lavern Knight, son of Earlie Knight.

Note: There is an old cemetery that has been totally neglected. The infants’ gravestone is almost completely unreadable. One of the markers has fallen over. The Cemetery is located about 3 miles north of Hwy. 10 (Hwy 10 is also called Franklinton Hwy.) on Hwy 62. Go past Pope Road toward Pine about 1/3 mile. There is no sign or any other indication that it is there. The cemetery is on the same side as Pope Road; look for a small, overgrown drive. Monroe Knight Road is a few feet ahead on the opposite side of the street. The cemetery was just called the family cemetery. The small cemetery is a few feet off the road and is enclosed by an old style chain link fence. You cannot see the cemetery from the highway. It is located in a wooded area.

James Knight was born Dec. 29, 1856 and died Sept. 27, 1935 at his home near Pine. He is buried in the family cemetery on their property next to his wife Cannanizer Hinds. Their double grave marker reads,

“Father” J. W. Knight B. Dec. 29, 1856 - D. Sept. 27, 1935

He was Beloved by God and Man.

10-03-1935 James W. Knight, 78 years of age, and a resident of Pine, died last Friday. He married 55 years ago to Cannanizer Hinds. Six children were born, 3 surviving: Dr. W. H. Knight, Mrs. J. W. Oxford, and Mrs. John Dees; 6 grandchildren, 1 of whom they raised, Mrs. W. L. Crain; 4 brothers, George, Monroe, C.C., and M.T. Knight; 1 sister, Mrs. IL Pope; 1 half brother, W. P. Knight.(William Penn) Interment was in the family cemetery.

James’ wife Cannanizer was born Jan. 20, 1862. She died Dec. 15, 1940. Her side of the grave marker reads,

"Mother" Mrs. J. W. Knight - B. Jan. 20, 1862 - D. Dec. 15, 1940.

A Tender Mother and A Faithful Friend

12-19-1940 Mrs. J. W. Knight of Pine died Sunday at age 79 years. She is the mother of Rev. William Henry Knight and Mrs. John Dees, and grandmother of Mrs. Latimore Crain. Cannanicer H. Knight died 12/15/40. Her death certificate can be found on Vol. 40, certificate # 17340 at the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge, LA.

James W. Knight homesteaded his property in 1890 from United States, 167.88 acres, Book 40, page 313; recorded in Franklinton Courthouse.

James W. Knight purchased 40.12 acres for $137.50 from his brother Charlie C. Knight in 1906, Book 10, page 487; recorded in Franklinton Courthouse.

James and Cannanizer had five daughters and one son. At the time of Cannanizer's death in 1940, only two of their children were still living: Irene Knight Dees from Baton Rouge and their son William Henry Knight. (William Henry Knight was living in Atlanta when he bought his parents property in 1933, and he was living in Fulton County, Georgia when his father died in 1935; however, he apparently moved back to Pine, Louisiana after his father's death; probably to take care of his mother. He and Aletha were living in Pine when Aletha's father died in 1939 and they were still living in Pine when his mother Cannanizer died in 1940. Sometime after that, he and his wife probably moved to Rapides Parish, Louisiana. A Washington Parish newspaper article tells of his wife's death in Alexandria on July 12, 1960.) James and Cannanizer's daughters Mary Jane, Delia Jenkins, Lizzie Seals and Lillie Rebecca Oxford had already died.

There were only six grandchildren living. James and Cannanizer's son William Henry Knight had a son Sid who was living in Atlanta, Georgia; their granddaughter whom they raised, Delia Mary Jane Jenkins Crain lived in Washington Parish; the two daughters of Lillie Rebecca Knight Oxford, Mary Lea and Mattie Lou; and the other two grandchildren must have been the children of their daughter Irene Knight who married John Dees who were living in Baton Rouge.

James and Cannanizer Knight's daughter Mary Jane was born Jan. 10, 1884. She died April 11, 1907. She is also buried in the old family cemetery where they lived. She was only 23 years old when she died. I don't believe that she ever married. Her very large grave marker has fallen over, but is not broken.

Mary Jane Knight's grave marker reads:

Mary Jane Dau. of J.W. & C. Knight b. Jan. 10, 1884 d. April 11, 1907.

A precious one from us has
gone. A voice we loved is still-
A place is vacant in our
home which never can be
filled.

Delia C. (born Feb. 20, 1886) married Dan Jenkins March 23, 1908. Delia died nine months and nineteen days after their marriage on Jan. 11, 1909. She is buried in the family cemetery.

Delia and Dan Jenkins had one child according to church records. Minutes, Louisiana Baptist Association, State Line Association 1903-1918 Microfilm: Washington Parish, Louisiana: Jenkins, Delia C. Wife of Daniel Jenkins Daughter of: J. W. Knight Born: February 20, 1886 Died: January 11, 1909 Survived by: Husband and Babe - Delia died one day after her daughter was born, apparently from complications from child birth. Her parents, James and Cannanizer, raised Delia’s daughter.

James and Cannanizer named their granddaughter Delia Mary Jane (apparently after Delia, her mother, and James and Cannanizer’s first daughter that died, Mary Jane).

James and Cannanizer Knight's granddaughter, Delia Mary Jane Jenkins, married Latimore Crain.

Wilbur Latimore Crain and his wife Delia Mary Jane Jenkins are buried in Crain's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery; Location: From Hwy. 438 take Crain's Creek Road beside Crain's Creek Baptist Church, near Stateline.

Delia J. Crain, b. 1-10-1909, d. 1-31-1969, Eastern Star, w/o Wilber L. Crain

Wilbur L. Crain, b. 7-19-1906, d. 10-14-1984, Mason, H/o Delia J. Crain

Delia and Latimore Crain had one son, William Lavon Crain. This information was obtained from William Lavon Crain's daughter, Cheryl Ann Crain Hebert.

Latimore Crain's parents are also buried in Crain's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery:

Ida R. Whittington Crain, b. 10-1-1881, d. 7-1-1965, w/o John J. Crain

John J. Crain, b. 1-17-1875, d. 11-9-1959, h/o Ida R. Whittington

The following information is from John J. Crain's family Bible:

John J. Crain born Jan. 17, A D 1875 married Ida R. Whittington - born Oct. 1st. A D 1881; married February 6, 1903. They had the following children:

Cynthia Este1le Crain was born Nov. 28th, A D 1903.

Wilbur Latimore Crain was born July 19th, A D 1906. Family Bible

James and Cannanizer Knight's daughter, Delia Knight Jenkins’ grave marker reads:

In Memoriam Woodmen Circle Delia C. Jenkins - B. Feb. 20, 1886 - D. Jan. 11, 1909.

Oh weep not for me dear husband
As by my grave you stand.
Rejoice that I am gone
To join the happy band.

On January 4, 1930, James W. Knight gave his granddaughter whom they had raised, Delia Mary Jane Jenkins Crain, a portion of the property that he had homesteaded in 1890. This was the portion that her deceased mother would have inherited from James and Cannanizer. The property was valued at $300.00 Book 55, page 479, Franklinton Courthouse.

That same day, January 4, 1930, Delia Mary Jane Jenkins Crain declared to the court that she had received settlement in full for all amounts and money due her by her tutor, J. W. Knight by reason of said tutorship and she releases him from all liability arising from the tutorship. Book 55, page 480, Franklinton Courthouse.

On the 22nd day of November, 1933, James W. Knight bought his property back from his grandaughter Delia Jenkins Crain for $350.00. Book 61, page 581.

That same day, November 22, 1933, James W. Knight sold all of his property to his son William Henry Knight for $2,500.00 with the stipulation that James and Cannanizer could live on the property for the rest of their lives. Recorded in Book 61, page 582, Franklinton Courthouse.

James W. Knight died on the 27th day of November, 1935.

James W. Knight's assets included $1,840.00 left owed from the sell of his property; savings account No. 4588 in Washington Bank & Trust Company of $302.50; Certificate of deposit No. 11,570, Tylertown Bank, Tylertown, Mississippi of $400.00; Note signed by J. W. Oxford dated January 1, 1932, due 12 months for $340.00 on which has been paid the sum of $235.02 and interest paid to January 1, 1935, leaving a balance of $104.98; note signed by Esco Carnegie dated January 11, 1928 due $14.00; note signed by Cleve Thomas and D. J. Schilling for $50.00, dated March 10, 1934, less a payment of $25.00; Note signed by B. K. Knight (Benjamin Kenzie son of George Knight; B. K. was James W. Knight's first cousin) dated January 11, 1925 for $10.00; 1 horse valued at $25.00; 4 head of cattle valued at $50.00 and 1 share of stock of Pan American Life Insurance Company valued at $20.00. Total Value: $2,793.48.

James Knight’s death certificate Registered No. 11323, place of death 5^th ward, Washington Parish, LA., son of William Knight and Martha Nobles, the informant was Mrs. W. C? Crain of Franklinton, LA. He died Sept. 27, 1935 at 9 a.m. with no physican caring for him. He died of Caronary Thrombosis?

Canannizer Knight, Registrar’s No. 164?, State File No. 17340, Dr. W. McNeese was her physician treating her for 3 ½ hours on the day of her death, Dec. 15, 1940. She died at 7 p.m. of Gastric Acute, due to eating salmanela bacteria. Other condition was General Obecity. Cannanizer’s father was Henry Hines. Her mother’s maiden name was Shirley? Carnege. They were both born in Louisiana according to the death certificate.

Another daughter, Mary Lizzie Seals, was born Oct. 7, 1880. She married Henry Seals Dec. 29, 1909. She died July 11, 1912; nine days after her infant twins were born and died 7/2/1912. She probably died from complications from child birth. She and the twins are buried in the family cemetery. Her large grave marker reads:

Woodmen Circle

AT REST

Lizzie Seals

Born Oct 7, 1880 - Died July 11, 1912

Tis hard to break the tender cord when
Love has bound the heart
Tis hard so hard to speak the words
We must forever part.

Lizzie’s twins are buried next to her. Minutes, Louisiana Baptist Association, State Line Association 1903-1918 Microfilm: Washington Parish, Louisiana State Line 1912: Seal, Lizzie Born: October 06, 1880 Daughter of: J. W. Knight. Wife of: Henry Seal. (Lizzie apparently had no other children.)

Another daughter Martha “Irene” married John E. Dees. John was the son of the Hon. Bailey Dees. John was living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana when his father Bailey B. Dees died 6-2-1932. John and Irene Knight Dee’s family were still living in Baton Rouge when her father James W. Knight died in 1935.

A newspaper article tells of their marriage:

06-24-1915 John E. Dees and Irene Knight married on 6-23. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Knight. Mr. Dees is the son of the Hon. Bailey Dees.

John E. Dees’ father, Bailey Dees, was first married to George and Martha Knight's daughter, Margana. Margana died when she was only 18 years old. George Knight was the uncle of James W. Knight.

06-02-1932 Mr. Bailey B. Dees died at Mt. Hermon Monday. He was born near Isabel on 5-12-1855 and married twice, first to Dora Knight and had 1 child, Eugene, who died in Amite a few months ago; second he married Margaret Morgan about 2 years after his first wife's death and had 9 children, 8 living; Mrs. C.T. Owen and Mrs. Annie Peese of Jacksonville, Tx., Mrs. Jack Lunde of Los Angeles, Ca., Mrs. Grady Dammage and Mrs. Dells McNeil of Flagstaff, Ariz., Mrs. J.C. Jones of Jackson, Miss., and Mrs. W.S. Craft of Mt. Hermon 2 sons, John of Baton Rouge, and Frank E. Dees of Col., 3 brothers and 3 sisters, John, Jesse, George Dees, and Mrs. William Schilling and Mrs. Joe Dyson, all of Amite, and Mrs. J.H. Warner of Jackson, Miss.

02-11-1932 Eugene W. Dees (Dora Knight and Bailey B. Dees son) died Sunday in Jackson, Miss., and the body was brought back to Amite for burial in the Amite cemetery. He was born and reared in Washington Parish.

James and Cannanizer’s son Dr. (Rev.) William Henry Knight married Aletha Breland Oct. 4, 1908.
They had a son, Sid Williams, born September 5, 1912.

A newspaper article tells of the marriage of William Henry and Aletha’s son Sid William Knight to Laura King of Atlanta, Georgia:

1-03-1935 Sid William Knight, son of Rev. W.H. Knight married on December 19^th in Harrison, Ga., to Laura King of Atlanta, GA., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Calvin King.

John Calvin King was born about 1872. He married Zimmie Beulah Hart. Zimmie Beulah Hart was born about 1879. They had the following children: Eunice Mae King, Elizabeth "Lizzie" and Rachel Laura King. Zimmie died about 1967.

The following newspaper article tells of the death of Aletha’s father:

1-26-1939 Daniel Leroy Breland, pioneer resident of Pine, died Wednesday, at age 80 years. Survivors are 3 sons, E. Y. of Franklinton, Delos of Baton Rouge, and Rufus Breland of Houston; 2 daughters, Mrs. William Henry Knight of Pine and Mrs. Ida Orr of Bogalusa; 1 sister, Mrs. H.D. Crain of Bogalusa, 12 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. Burial was in the Nobles cemetery.

A newspaper article tells of the death of William Henry Knight’s wife

KNIGHT, Mrs. William H., 68 years; 07-12-1960; Of Alexandria; Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Wife of William Henry Knight.

Sid William Knight and his wife Laura had one child; a daughter Jo Carol Knight who married Walter Elmer Brooks on June 10, 1956, in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Jo and Walter's children are Karen Lee Brooks who married Danny Pappell on September 9, 1977 in Marietta, Cobb Co., Georgia, 2nd Kristopher Corder; Beverly Louise Brooks who married Jim Andrew Paulis on April 22, 1981 in Marietta, Cobb Co., Georgia, their child Jonathan Andrew Paulis; Walter Calvin Brooks married Tamara Adkinson; Jody Carol Brooks and Samuel Bronson (Sam) Brooks. The information about Jo Carol Knight's family was found on family web sites at One McCormick Family and Belflower Family.

James and Cannanizer Knight’s daughter Lillie Rebecca Knight was born April 16, 1882 at the family home near Pine, Louisiana. She married Jerry Williams "Buck" Oxford May 20, 1908. Lillie died Sept. 1939 in Baton Rouge, (East Baton Rouge Parish) Louisiana. She is buried in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Lillie Knight’s husband Jerry Oxford was born Nov. 23, 1880 in Hico, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. He died April 18, 1969 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. He was buried in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. (I assume next to his wife Lillie.) He lived for another 30 years after his wife Lillie Knight Oxford died. He apparently never remarried.

Jerry W. Oxford was educated in the public schools of Lincoln Parish and also taught school there during 1900 and 1901. He then went back to school in Natchitoches, Louisiana to continue his education, graduating in January, 1905. Soon after graduation, Jerry Oxford began teaching in Natchitoches. He was assistant principal of Marksville High School from 1906-1908; principal of the grammar school at Pine, Washington Parish, Louisiana during the spring of 1908. He met Lillie Knight and married her May 20, 1908. They left Pine, and he became the principal of the grammar school at Tioga, Rapides Parish from 1908-1909. He was the principal of the high school at Columbia, Caldwell Parish from 1910-1911; principal of the school at Estherwood, Acadia Parish; and assistant principal Crowley High School from 1912-1913. He was elected to the office of superintendent of the Acadia Parish schools, by unanimous vote of the people, for a term of 4 years, starting July 1, 1913. He attended summer school at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in the summers of 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1912; he was also connected with the work of the senior class of the state university during 2 summers. He also did post-graduate duty in 1909 at the state normal school at Natchitoches.

Prof. Oxford was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He belonged to the fraternal order, a Woodman of the World, and in politics, he was a democrat.

Jerry Oxford was the son of Reuben G. and Louisa (Harvey) Oxford. His father Reuben Oxford was born in Claiborne (now Lincoln) Parish, and his mother Louisa Harvey was born in Winn Parish, Louisiana. Reuben was a farmer.

Reuben G. Oxford’s father came from Georgia to Claiborne Parish prior to 1854. He was a farmer. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in a Louisiana regiment under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston’s division. He died at the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia.

Jerry W. Oxford was distantly related to the family of Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy. Mr. Harvey, the father of Jerry Oxford’s mother Louisa, was a native of Mississippi. He married a Miss Davis who was kin to President Davis, before coming to Winn Parish. Mr. Harvey served for a few months in the Confederate army, returned to Winn Parish an invalid and died at the age of 40.

Information about Jerry Oxford can be found in the following publication: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 341-342. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

Lillie and Jerry Oxford had 4 children:

Eula Mae (born 1912 - died Dec. 1915);

Lillie and Jerry Oxford’s first child Eula Mae died the week of Christmas, 1915. A newspaper article tells of the death:

12-30-1915 - The scalding death of Mr. Oxford and Lillie Knight Oxford’s little girl was this week.

Mary Lea was born September 30, 1913. She married Joseph Buie Underwood. They had one child Judith Eileen Underwood who married Donald Ray Webb. Their children are Donald Ray, Mark Stephen and Larissa Meryl.

Mary Lea Oxford Underwood died Dec. 13, 1998 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Emmie Sue (born Sept 21, 1918 - died Sept 26, 1918);

Mattie Lou (twin of Emmie Sue) was born September 21, 1918. She married Ira Hampton Peak. Ira H. Peak was a Baptist Minister. He was born August 30, 1911. He died April 11, 1973 in an automobile accident in Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Co., Alaska. He was buried April, 1973, in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Their children are Ira Hampton, Rebecca Lou and James Pryor.

Mattie Lou Oxford Peak died July 22, 2000 in Dallas, Texas.

Mattie Lou and Ira H. Peak's son Ira Hampton Peak, Jr. married Ashli Cartwright. They have one child Sydney Michelle Peak.

Rebecca Lou Peak married John W. Walker. They have three children: Brandon, Barret, and Sybil Ann Walker.

Much of the information about the families of Mary Lea, Mattie Lou and Emmie Sue and the death and burial information about Lillie and Jerry Oxford was found at James Franklin Oxford's Family Web Site.

4. Monroe Knight (born 1863-died 1/17/1945 - volume 18, death certificate #1222) buried in Nobles Cemetery. He was 81 years old. He married Laura Pigott (born 1866-died 1952), daughter of Nathaniel W. Pigott. They are both buried in Nobles Cemetery. Their children were Aletha K. "Letha" b. 12-10-1891 d. 5-5-1970 married Isom Mizell m. 10-6-1929 - Isom b. 1880 d. 1952, Leorh married a Seals, Author, Mecie married a Corkern, Gertrude married a Jenkins and Edna married Howard Weeks.

There is a land deed for Monroe N. Knight in Washington Parish, LA dated 01/12/1897 for 159.71 acres in Section 10, Township 2.0S, Range 12.0E.

There use to be a school called Knight’s Branch School, located in (Ward 4 - White) Right at Hwy. 10 on Hwy. 62. Right on Monroe Knight Road. Located in this vicinity.

Laura’s daughter Aletha K. (born 12-10-1891-died 5-5-1970, married Isom Mizell on 10-6-1929, buried in Mizell Cemetery)

7-5-1906: On Wednesday, June 27^th at 11 o’clock, the Angel of death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pigott of Varnado, La. and took away its victim, Mr. Pigott’s aged father, Nathaniel W. Pigott. He was born in La 3-17-1825 and resided in the state almost all of his life. He was one of the oldest Masons in the parish, being a member at the time of his death of the Pearl River Lodge, and was since early manhood, a devout member and deacon of the Baptist church. Mr. Pigott had 8 children whom are living as follows: Dr. Piggott of Covington; N. E., J. T., A. A., and T. E. Pigott of Varnado, W. J. Pigott of Texas; Mme. M. J. Mitchell and Laura Knight.

5. Jane Knight married Ira Pope. Their children were Wilbur Pope, and Ophelia who married Robert Burris whose children were Dorothy Burris who married Warren Seal and Elaine Burris.

6. Charlie Knight (born 1-6-1873-died 3-23-1939) buried in Nobles Cemetery. Charlie Knight married Mecie Martin. KNIGHT, CHARLIE C., b. 1-6-1873, d. 3-23-1939 at Pine, LA., h/o Meacie M. Knight. Their children were Irey Knight who 1^st married a Minze whose children were Vera Knight Holland and Myrtis Knight Branch; and Talmadge Knight who married Addis McCain; and a son Charlie C. who died when he was 12 years old. Their son Charlie C. (b. 12-8-1902, d. 12-23-1912) is also buried in Nobles Cemetery.

Mecie Martin later married Jordan Cooper. She is also buried in the Nobles Cemetery. COOPER, MEACIE M. KNIGHT, MRS., b. 6-3-1880, d. 11-11-1965, w/o Charlie C. Knight & Jordan Cooper. Jordan Cooper is also buried in the Nobles Cemetery. COOPER, JORDAN, b. 12-8-1905, d. 7-23-1987, h/o Olivia Crain & Meacie M. Knight, s/o George H. & Martha L. Hunt.

7. Marion T. Knight (born 8-26-1866-died 12-25-1947) buried in Ellis Cemetery. His marker reads: Knight, Marion T., b. 8-26-1866, d. 12-25-1947, Masonic Emb., h/o Leah L. Corkern & Frances L. Breland.)

There is a land deed for Marion T. Knight in Washington Parish, LA dated 02/14/1894 for 168.12 acres in Section 9, Township 2.0S, Range 12.0E.

Marion’s first wife was Frances Breland. (KNIGHT, FRANCIS A., b. 5-9-1871, d. 9-24-1907, w/o M. T. Knight) Frances is buried in the Nobles Cemetery.

Two of their children are also buried there. Albert M., son of M. T. & F. A. Knight Dec. 4, 1895 - Sept. 4, 1896
KNIGHT, C. J., Son of M. T. & F. A. Knight Dec. 10, 1891 - Sept. 18, 1907 (His mother Fannie died 6 days later.) Their other children were W. E. “Bill” Knight who married Mima Letchworth and Wilbur Knight who married 1^st Zula Hennesy and 2^nd Ethel Crowe.

Another daughter, Annie (born 2-22-1888-died 9-1-1961, buried in the Lang-Simmons Cemetery) married Lucius T. Simmons (born 12-29-1883-died 9-9-1963, buried in Lang-Simmons Cemetery). They married 11-17-1904.

Frances died and Marion married Leah Corkern (born 1-31-1884-died 7-11-1959, d/o Charles T. & Mary J. Magee Corkern.) They married 11-11-1908.

NP art dated June 12, 1924 - Born 6-2 to Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Knight, a 9 ½ lb. boy, William Knight, Jr.

The mother of W. E. Knight’s wife Mima, Comeal Miller Letchworth, born 7-23-1856, died 4-26-1934 near Spring Hill. She married more than 58 years ago to Roan Letchworth. Interment was in the Latchworth cemetery. William E. Knight married Mima Letchworth Feb. 27, 1908.

Knight, William E., Sr. (Bill), 64 years; 02-03-1954; Ellis Cemetery.

Wilbur W. Knight married Zula Jennesy Sept. 19, 1914.

Feb. 12, 1925 Franklinton Camp W.O.W. #254, installed the following officers for the ensuing year.....MT Knight.....

2-25-1937 John T. Corkern died Wednesday in Baton Rouge, at the age of 41 years, and was the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. CT Corkern. He married Vernice Bateman, daughter of the late D.L. Bateman. Survivors are his wife, brother, 5 sisters, Mrs. MT Knight, Mrs. CJ Gayer, Mrs. W.M. Edwards of Franklinton, Mrs. I.J. Crain of Baton Rouge, Miss. Annette Corkern of Hazlehurst, Ms. Interment was in the Ellis cemetery.

Knight, Leah Lenora Corkern, 75 years; Funeral 07-12-1959; Ellis Cemetery.

NOTE: Information compiled by the Oushola Chapter of the DAR had Marion as the son of James Knight (who is the son of Charles Knight. A Bogalusa newspaper article dated 10-03-1935 (see below); referring to James W. Knight’s death states that Marion T. Knight was his brother. Also, Charles C. Knight’s obituary includes Marion as one of his brothers. James W. and Charles C. were Marion’s brothers.

10-03-1935 James W. Knight, 78 years of age, and a resident of Pine, died last Friday. He married 55 years ago to Cannanizer Hinds. Six children were born, 3 surviving: Dr. W.H. Knight, Mrs. J.W. Oxford, and Mrs. John Dees. 6 grandchildren, 1 of whom they raised, Mrs. W.L. Crain; 4 brothers, George, Monroe, C.C. (Charlie), and MT Knight (Marion); 1 sister, Mrs. IL Pope (Jane); 1 half brother, WP Knight (William Penn). Interment was in the family cemetery.

3-30-1939 Charles C. Knight, 66 years of age, died at his home in Pine on March 23^rd. Survivors are his wife, 4 children, Ira Knight, Mrs. Myrtis Branch, Mrs. Vera Holloway of Ark., Mrs. Talmadge McCain; 1 sister, Mrs. Ira T. Pope; 4 brothers; G.C., MN, and MT Knight. Interment was in the Nobles cemetery.

Charles and Susannah Knight’s children continued:

II. Melvina Knight (born 3-6-1825-died 12-7-1897) buried in Crain Cemetery - State Line. She married John C. Crain of Pine. John Crain (grave marker reads: born 9-15-1821-died 10-19-1902, buried in Crain Cemetery - State Line, s/o Dennis Crain and Nancy Wheeler).

Melvina Knight and John Crain had at least the following children:

1. Susan Crain(born 4-10-1857-died 10-20-1896), She was the wife of J. Preston Thomas.

2. W. C. (Warren "War")Crain (born 1-6-1855-died 6-23-1924) married Arcada Thomas. He is buried in "War" Crain Cemetery.

3. Francis Aner Elizabeth Crain, born October 04, 1874, and died July 04, 1911 in Washington Parish, LA. She married Abner Stafford, b. April 22, 1873, Washington Parish, LA; d. September 8, 1947, Bogalusa, LA. Abner was the son of Stephen Stafford, Jr. and Anna Stacey Corkern. Stephen Stafford, Jr. was the son of Stephen Stafford and Jane Knight, daughter of Charles and Susannah Knight.

Children of ABNER STAFFORD and FRANCIS CRAIN:

1. THOMAS WILLY STAFFORD married Ethel. Thomas and Ethel had a son Walter Stafford who died in World War II in Europe.

2. WILLIAM HEZZIE STAFFORD married Bertha Passman. There children were Ouida Stafford, Evelyn Stafford and William Lavelle Stafford.

3. JEWEL PERCY STAFFORD, b. June 16, 1905, Washington Parish, LA; d. June 1968, Bogalusa, LA. He married Willie Mae.

Newspaper article: Memorial services were officiated by the Rev. Milton Fleming at the chapel of the Poole Funeral Home, Bogalusa, LA. Interment was in Hillview Memorial Gardens. Jewel was a deacon in the Ben's Ford Baptist Church.

Children of Jewel and Willie Mae Stafford: Percy Ray Stafford and Mildred Stafford.

4. FLOYD OTTO STAFFORD, b. February 04, 1908, Franklinton, LA; d. May 04, 1973, Bogalusa, LA. He married Zola Mae Adams. She was born April 20, 1912 in Bogalusa, LA and died October 31, 1982 in Bogalusa, LA.

Floyd and Zola Mae Stafford had the following children:

Edna Evelyn Stafford, born June 29, 1928, Washington Parish, LA; married Loran Passman, March 10, 1947; born March 22;

Floy Dell Stafford, b. November 20, 1932, Bogalusa, LA; m. Claude Ernest Bush, December 26, 1950; b. February 17, 1929;

Robert Leroy Stafford, b. March 12, 1930, Washington Parish, LA; m. first Faye Kaiser; m. second Vera Mae Gee, December 02, 1950;

Harrell Luther Stafford, b. August 23, 1934, Washington Parish, LA; m. first Joy; m. second Joan Francis Davis, December 22, 1955, Cutback, MT;

Jackie Wayne Stafford, b. August 13, 1937, Washington Parish, LA; m. Patsy Cole;

Gloria Ann Stafford, b. March 27, 1939, Washington Parish, LA; m. Dave Iversteine;

Brenda Mae Stafford, b. June 19, 1945, Washington Parish, LA; m. Charles Peterman.

5. GRACE STAFFORD.

6. IDA MAE STAFFORD, m. SPURGEN HUNT.

MARTHA STAFFORD, daughter of Ida Mae Stafford, raised by grandparent's, Abner Stafford and Francis Crain because Ida Mae was only 16 years old when she was born and unmarried. Martha married Wallace Thompson.

Martha and Wallace Thompson have a daughter, Linda Scott who married John Farnsworth Scott. They have two children, Nichelle Lee Scott and Johnathan Matthew Scott. They live in Phoenix, AZ.

7. CHARLIE OSCAR STAFFORD, b. December 16, 1906, Pine, LA; d. September 05, 1964, Gulfport, MS. He married Charity Beckie Jane Pitman December 26, 1927 in Tylertown, MS, daughter of Jesse Felix Pittman and Susan Jane O'Quinn. Charity was born April 04, 1903, and died August 23, 1983 in Gulfport, MS.

Notes for CHARLIE OSCAR STAFFORD:

Charlie Stafford was a timber inspector for the A. W. Williams Inspection Company of Gulfport, MS. He was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Bogalusa, LA. He is buried in Evergreen Gardens in Gulfport, MS. Pallbearers at his funeral were Paul Stogner, Leverte Stogner, Marvin Moore, Heinz Buseck, Keith Pittman and LeRoy Pittman. His address at the time of death was 2400 22nd Ave., Gulfport, MS. Officiating at his memorial service were the Rev. Renus Vanderly of Trinity Church on Tennessee Street in Gulfport, and the Rev. Bill Duncan, pastor of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport.

Children of Charlie and Charity Stafford are:

HARLON CHARLES STAFFORD, born September 19, 1931, Bogalusa, LA

DOROTHY RAE STAFFORD, born July 07, 1937, Bogalusa, LA; died September 18, 1990

III. Mary Knight (born July 1, 1834-died March 14, 1902) buried in Enon Cemetery. She married James J. Thigpen.
They had the following children:

1. A son who drowned in the Pearl River.

2. Elizabeth Thigpen married Greene (Berry) Bush

3. Susannah Thigpen Corkern (Mar. 21, 1868-died My 16, 1903) buried in Enon Cemetery. She married W. J. Corkern.
4. Ella Thigpen married Nelson Corkern.

IV. James (Jockey Jim) Knight (born March 16, 1829-died March 16,1915, married Nancy Blackwell (born Nov. 1, 1832-died 10-25-1896) They are both buried in Enon Cemetery.

Jockey Jim and his wife, Nancy Blackwell, lived in Pine, La. They traveled by horse and buggy, several miles each way, to attend Enon Baptist Church. Nancy was a very large woman, weighing over 300 pounds. Jockey Jim cut a tree and left a stump near the church so that, when they arrived for church, Nancy was able to get out of the buggy and onto the ground by stepping onto the stump first.

Church members would lean over the high back benches to pray during services at Enon Baptist Church. One day while everyone, including Nancy, was leaning over the bench in prayer, Nancy had a heart attach and died. No one knew that she was dead until they were finished with their prayers.

After Nancy died, Jockey Jim stayed with his children. He spent a lot of time at his sons’ Plummer and "Peg Jim" James’ homes. They both lived in Sheridan.

Jockey Jim told some great war stories about his Civil War experiences, but in realty he did not serve for very long in the war. He lived out in swampy areas of Pine. About every 3 or 4 months he would sneak into town for supplies. His little son Plummer, who was about 8 years old at the time, was his look out for soldiers passing by. One time Jockey Jim and little Plummer were in the store getting supplies. Plummer told his father that he saw a bunch of soldiers coming. Jockey Jim ran as fast as he could out the back of the store before they could find him and went back to his home in the swamp for a few more months of hiding.

Jockey Jim was a Mason. He was the 1^st Tyler. A Tyler was the guard on the outside of the door of the Masonic Hall.

James "Jockey Jim" never lived in the same place for more than 5 or 6 years. He always lived around Pine. Once he lived about 6 miles south west of Pine near a water mill in the swamp. He built the water mill to grind his corn.

One time, Jockey Jim’s dog killed one of Hines Schillings sheep. As customary, Hines Schillings tied the dog up and sent word to Jockey Jim to come and get his dog. Jockey Jim rode a black horse. He always sat real straight and tall in the saddle. He tied a rope on the dog and began pulling him home. When Jockey Jim went past the Sheridan Store, someone at the store yelled to Jockey Jim that his dog was dead. Jockey Jim just kept pulling the dog and yelled back "he’s a coming." Jockey Jim knew that when he got home he would have had to destroy the dog anyway because he was a sheep killer.

Jockey Jim loved to hunt turkeys. One time when he went out into the woods hunting, his son heard his gun go off and thought that he had better go look for his old father before he hurt himself. Jockey Jim had killed two turkeys in the head with one shot. His son saw him coming with two turkeys thrown over his shoulder. Memories by Alvin Knight

(Np art dated 3-18-1915: James Knight, Sr., born in Washington Parish on 3-16-1829, died on 3-16.) He married Nancy Blackwell (born Nov. 1, 1832-died 10-25-1896, buried in Enon Cemetery).

James Knight was the son of Charles (Charley) Knight and Susannah (Susie) Williams. James Knight died March 16, 1915 of heart disease. He was 86 years old. J. S. Pierce was the coroner. He was buried in the Enon Cemetery the following day, March 17, 1915. The death certificate has James’ father Charles Knight born in Georgia. Charles was only about 3 years old when his family moved to Bulloch County, Georgia from Virginia (around 1788.) Charles remained in Georgia until he was about 25 years old at which time he moved to Washington Parish, LA. James Knight’s son William Plummer gave the information that is on the death certificate.

In the 1863 School Census of 1863 James Knight has 3 males in school district 9.

The following is the 1850 Census for Nancy Blackwell’s family.

James Blackwell, age 37, (Nancy’s father) Farmer 900 acres born in Kentucky; Emily Blackwell, age 35, born in Louisiana; Nancy Blackwell, age 17, born in Louisiana; John Blackwell, age 13, Born in LA; ? Blackwell, age 10, born in LA; Steptoe Blackwell, age 8, born in LA; Elizabeth, age 6, born in LA; Cordelia, age 4, born in LA.

Blackwell Family

Contributed by Samuel Felton Knight, descendant of James and Nancy Knight’s son, John Wesley Knight and his wife Mary Jenkins.

5. Nancy Blackwell, the daughter of James Blackwell and Emily Cain was born in Washington parish. La. in Nov 1, 1833 She married James Knight in 1851. See his list of children.

6. James Blackwell Sr. born Jan 8,1811 Bullock, Ga. of Thornton Blackwell and Permelia Godman married Emily Cain (daughter of Dennis Crain and Nancy Wheeler) in St Tammany parish, La. They had nine (9) children:

A. John B. Blackwell born Jan 8, 32 in Washington parish, La--death date known

B. Nancy Blackwell born Nov1, 1833 in Washington parish, La--death date unknown. *

C. Jesse Blackwell born 1862 in Washington parish, La.--died Jan 15, 1862

D. Melta Steptoe Blackwell born in Washington, La 1842--died St Tammany parish, La.

E. Elizabeth Blackwell born 1849 in Washington, La--died 1915 St. Tammany parish, La

F. Cordelia Blackwell born Apr19, 1846 Washington, La-died 1915 St Tammany parish, La.

G. Martin Blackwell born Feb 27, 1850 Washington, LA--died Aug 7, 1937 St Tammany parish, La

H. Linna Emeline Blackwell born 1854 Washington, La--died 1940 St Tammany parish, La

I. James B. Blackwell Jr. born Mar 27, 1859--died Nov12, 27 in St Tammany parish, La

James died May 23,1891 and Emily died May 8, 1882--both St. Tammany parish, La.

7. Thornton Blackwell was born in 1785 in Jefferson, Ky. the son of James Blackwell and Ann Blackwell. He married Permelia Godman April 1810 in Harrison Co, Ky. who was born in 1791 in South Carol, Ky. the daughter of Jermiah Godman and Dorcus. They had ten (10) children:

A. James Blackwell Sr. born Jan 8,1811 died May 23 1891 *

B. America Blackwell born Nov 13, 1813 in Henry Co,Ky--died Sep 7, 1851

C. Nancy Jane Blackwell born 1816 in Henry Co, Ky--died in 1907 Walthall, Ms.

D. William Blackwell born 1818 in Henry, Ky--death date unknown.

E. Cordella Blackwell born 1820 in Harrison Co, Ky--death date unknown.

F. Steptoe Blackwell born 1823 in Shelby Co, Ky--death date unknown.

G. Evanline Blackwell born 1825 in Henry Co, Ky--death date unknown

H. Samuel A. Blackwell born Sep 11,1826 in Henry Co, Ky--died Sep 11, 1910 in Miss.

He was buried in the Magnolia Cemetery Pike Co, Mississippi

I. Louisa Blackwell born Apr17, 1828 Henry Co, KY--died Feb 9, 1912 Pittman, Ms.

J. Cynthia Blackwell born in 1833 Washington parish, La--died Dec 1, 1866.

Permelia died Apr 26, 1877 in Pike Co, Ms and was buried in Pittman Cemetery in Walthall Co, Ms. Thornton died Jun 15, 1855 in Washington parish, La.

8. James Blackwell, Sr. born Mar 28, 1743 in Northumberland Co, Va. the son of Samuel Blackwell II and Elizabeth Steptoe. He married Ann Blackwell the daughter of William Blackwell and Elizabeth Crump Mar 8 1766. They had ten (10) children:

A. William Blackwell born 1767 in Fauquier, Va--died in St Tammany parish, La

B. Robert Blackwell born 1770 in Fauquier, Va--death date unknown.

C. Steptoe Blackwell born 1771 in Fauquier, Va--died Oct 4, 1836 in NOLA

D. Sarah Blackwell born 1775 in Fauquier, Va--died 1850 in Henry co, Ky

E. James Blackwell, Jr. born 1776 Fauquier, Va.--death date unknown.

F. Elizabeth Blackwell born 1780 Fauquier, Va.--died 1840 in Henry Co, KY

G. Susannah Blackwell born 1784 Fauquier, Va.--died Jun 17, 1852 Campbell, Ky.

H. Thornton Blackwell born 1785 Fauquier, Va.--died Jun 15, 1855 *

I. Nancy Blackwell born 1790 Jefferson Co, Ky.--died 1866 in Henry Co, Ky.

Ann died after 1810 in Henry Co, Ky. -- James died after 1818

9a. Samuel Blackwell, Jr.--born Jan 19, 1710 in Northumberland, Va. the son of Samuel Blackwell, Sr. and Magery Dowing. He married Elizabeth Steptoe in 1730 there. They had (11) children:

A. Samuel Blackwell, III-born Nov 20, 1731 Northumberland, Va.--died there 1768.

B. John Blackwell born Feb 18, 1733 Northumberland, Va.--died there 1769.

C. William Blackwell born Aug 16, 1736 Northumberland, Va.--died there 1780.

D. Joseph Blackwell born Apr 20, 1738 Northumberland, Va.--died there 1769.

E. Elizabeth Blackwell born Mar 25, 1741 Northumberland, Va.-died 1831 in KY.

F. James Blackwell Sr born Mar 28, 1743 Northumberland, Va.--died after 1818. *

G. George Blackwell born Mar 31, 1745 Northumberland, Va.--died there 1789.

H. Ann Blackwell born Feb 2, 1747 Northumberland, Va.--died Fuquier, Ky. 1810.

I. Judith Blackwell born Jan 8, 1751 Northumberland, Va.--died 1842 in STL, Mo.

J. Thomas Blackwell born 9-15, 1752 Northumberland, Va.-died Union, Ky. 1831.

K. David Blackwell born 11-27, 1753 Northumberland, Va.-died Fuquier, Ky. 1841.

Samuel died 10-17, 1761--Elizabeth died Feb 13, 1764--both buried there.

9b. William Blackwell born Apr 25, 1713 the son of Samuel Blackwell Sr. and Elizabeth Crump with unknown parents Oct 1717 in Northumberland, Va. They had eleven (11) children:

A. John Blackwell born 1735 in Prince William, VA--died 1808 in Fauzuier, Va.

B. Samuel Blackwell born 1736 in Prince William, Va.--died Dec 1781 there.

C. William Blackwell born 1738 in Prince William, Va.--died 1782 there.

D. Susannah Blackwell 1739 in Prince William, Va. --death date unknown.

e. Elizabeth Blackwell born 1741 in Prince William, Va.--death date unknown. *

F. Ann Blackwell born 1743 in Prince William, Va.--death date unknown.

G. Sarah Blackwell born 1745 in Prince William, Va.--death date unknown.

H. Hannah Blackwell born 1747 in Prince William, Va.--death date unknown.

I. Mary Blackwell born Jul 10, 1749 in Prince William, Va.--death date unknown.

H. Lucy Blackwell born 1752 in Prince William, Va.--death date unknown.

I. Joseph Blackwell born Aug 1757 in Prince William, Va.--death date unknown.

William died 1774 in Fauzuier, Va. and Elizabeth 1801 in Fauzuier, Va.

10. Samuel Blackwell Sr. born Sep 23, 1680 the son of Joseph Blackwell and Unknown Blackwell in Northumberland, Va. He married Margery Downing the daughter of William Downing and Unknown Downing. They had five (5) children:

A. Samuel Blackwell Jr. born Jan 19, 1710--died Oct 1761. *

B. William Blackwell born Apr 25,1713-- died 1774.

C. Joseph Blackwell born Jul 9, 1715 in Northumberland, Va.--died May 30, 1787.

D. Elizabeth Blackwell born Jan 9, 1717 in Northumberland, Va.--death date unknown.

E. Hannah Blackwell born Mar 30, 1720 in Northumberland, Va.--never married-death unknown.

Samuel Sr. died Aug 5, 1732 and Margery in Walnut Lodge, Northumberland.

11. Joseph Blackwell--birth unknown--parents unknown--married Unknown Blackwell--birth date unknown with unknown parents--death dates unknown. They had one (1) child:

A. Samuel Blackwell Sr. born Sep 23, 1580-died Aug 5, 1732 in Northumberland*

No more is known about the origin country of the Blackwell family

James and Nancy Knight - 1860 Census, living next door to Nancy’s parent’s James and Emily Blackwell.

James and Nancy had the following children: John, Calvin, Plummer, Charles Kenzie, James, Dennis, Robert Willis, Emma, Della and George.

1. John Wesley Knight (b. 11-18-1852 d. 06-20-1922, in St. Tammany Parish) married Mary Jenkins, daughter of Abner E. Jenkins, Jr. and Jane Simmons Jenkins. He married second, Caroline Cooper Jenkins, daughter of Lorenza D. Cooper and Mary Ann Alexander.

Much of the information for John Wesley Knight’s family was contributed by his descendants, Joe Houghton and Samuel Felton Knight, Jr.

NOTE: John Wesley Knight’s wife, Mary Jenkins - the Mormon genealogy lists her name as Mary Martha - I do not think this is correct.  According to the 1870 Census, Abner, Jr. has a daughter Mary, 17 years old, and a daughter Martha, 5 years old.  Mary would have been born in 1853, same age as John Wesley - that is what my records were showing. Martha was born in 1865 - much too young for John Wesley - besides Mary died around 1877 with about 4 children. Martha was only 12 years old in 1877 when Mary died.

Abner Jenkins, Sr. “Jack” (b. about 1791 in SC; d. 1877) is buried in the old Jenkins Cemetery in St. Tammany Parish. The cemetery is about two miles off Highway 40, across a ditch that was dug before 1850 by slaves of Abner Jenkins and is on property formerly owned by Abner Jenkins. The graves are in the northwest corner of the property and there are old wooden markers in the weeds and between the trees. Some of the unmarked graves are said to be of slaves.

The parent’s of Abner Jenkins, Sr. are unknown. Some people believe that Abner, Sr.'s father was Jack (Jock) Jenkins from Oknoxoby, Mississippi:

 Jack was a Choctaw Indian. He is recorded in the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, 1830, as desiring citizenship in August, 1831. There were 3 children under the age of 10 in the household in Oknoxoby, MS. In the 1830 Madison Co., MS census and the address was Robinson Road. Jack (Jock) Jenkins was born WFT Est. 1744-1773, and died Aft. 1830 in Madison Co., MS.

Notes for Jack (Jock) Jenkins: It is not proven if Abner was Jack's son.

I don't believe that Jack the Choctaw Indian was his father for the following reasons:

·        On the 1868-1870 Voter's Roll in St. Tammany Parish, Abner, Sr. said that he was born in South Carolina.  Jack the Indian was from Mississippi. 

·        Abner, Sr. came to St. Tammany Parish when he was about 15 years old around 1806.  He probably came here with his family because he was very young to come by himself. When he first came to Louisiana, he was probably living with his parents.

·        Abner, Sr. married Mary Ann Bennett when he was about 20 years old.  I do not believe that she would have married a poor Indian.  She came from a very prominent family, ancestors such as Richard Bland, General Robert E. Lee, etc. (according to the Genealogy supplied by Samuel Knight, an ancestor of John Wesley Knight).  

·        In the 1820 Census in St. Tammany, only Peter Jenkins household was listed, although we know that they both were here much earlier. They both lived in St. Tammany Parish when they served in the volunteer militia during the War of 1812. So far, I have been unable to find a list of names in Peter Jenkins household for the census of 1820.

1820 Census - St. Tammany Parish- Peter Jenkins, Roll M33_31, Page 27, Image Number 181.

When the 1820 Census came around, Abner was probably still living in his father's household (maybe Peter Jenkins - not proven).  Abner, Sr. came to Louisiana around 1806 when he was about 15 years old.  (He was born in South Carolina.) So if Peter Jenkins was the only Jenkins household it is very possible that Abner was his son and still living with him. Abner married Mary Ann Bennett sometime in 1820.

 In the St. Tammany Parish 1830 Census, there were only two Jenkins’ families, Peter Jenkins (age 50-60) and family and Abner Jenkins (age 30-40) and family. Peter Jenkins was about 60 years old, and Abner was about 39 years old in 1830. Peter would have been about the right age to be Abner, Sr.'s father. (Caution: This is only a guess.)

1830 Census Enumeration Year 1830 Parish St. Tammany, State Louisiana

Peter Jenkins 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 20-30, 2 males 30-40, 1 male 50-60 (possibly Abner, Sr.’s father?)

2 females 10-15, 1 female 15-20-20.

Abner Jenkins 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

3 males under 5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40 (Abner Jenkins, Sr. was 39 years old in 1830.) 1 female under 5, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 40-50.

Abner Jenkins, Sr. was 77 years old in the 1868-70 Voter’s Registration list. According to these records, he was born around 1791. He was living in Bogue Chitto, St. Tammany Parish. He had lived in St. Tammany, Parish, Louisiana for 62 years (around 1806). He probably came to Louisiana when he was 15 years old. He was born in South Carolina. His son Abner T. Jenkins was 50 years old. He had lived in St. Tammany Parish all of his life. They were both listed as farmers.

Voter Registration 1868-1870 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

NAME VOTERS NO. RESIDENCE OCCUP. AGE born

JENKINS, ABNER T. 450 N LESLIE'S FERRY, BOGUE CHITTO LOP FARMER 50 50 years LA

JENKINS, ABNER 1244 BOGUE CHITTO FARMER 77 62 SC

JENKINS, ARISTEDES B. 432 BOGUE CHITTO FARMER 48 48 LA

JENKINS, CALEB T. 1239 BOGUE CHITTO FARMER 21 21 LA

JENKINS, FRANCOIS E. 1154 COVINGTON LABORER 21 21 LA

JENKINS, RICHARD 456 BOGUE CHITTO FARMER 54 54 LA

JENKINS, THOMAS T. 463 BOGUE CHITTO FARMER 57 57 LA

JENKINS, WILLIAM 435 N LESLIE'S FERRY, BOGUE CHITTO TEAMSTER 26 26 LA

JENKINS, WM. T. 452 N LESLIE'S FERRY FARMER 23 23 LA

JENKINS, WM. A. 451 N LESLIE'S FERRY FARMER 21 21 LA

COOPER, JOHN A. 458 N LESLIE'S FERRY FARMER 28 28 LA

COOPER, LAURENCE N. 161 BOGUE FALAYA/BAYOU LACOMBE FARMER 38 4 LA

COOPER, WILLIAM W. 433 BOGUE CHITTO FARMER 50 45 LA

Notes for Abner Jenkins: Abner fought in the Battle of New Orleans, serving as a private in the LA Militia, Dec. 28, 1814 - Feb. 27, 1815. He was in St. Tammany Parish about 1807, settling on the Tangipahoa River, Greensburg District.

Name: Abner Jenkins

Company: 12 and 13 Consolidated Regiment, Louisiana Militia

Rank-Induction: Private

Rank-Discharge: Private

Roll Box: 110

Roll Exct: 602

Source Information:

Direct Data Capture, comp. War of 1812 Service

Source Information:

Direct Data Capture, comp. War of 1812 Service Records. (database on-line) Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Original data: National archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812 M602, 234 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

Database: War of 1812 Service Records

Personal Information

Name: Peter Jenkins

Company: Declouet’s Regiment, Louisiana Militia.

Rank-Induction: Private

Rank-Discharge: Private

Roll Box: 110

Roll Exct: 602

Abner Jenkins, Sr. married Mary Ann (Polly) Bennett in 1812 in St. Tammany Parish, La., daughter of Thomas Bennett and Mary Hardy. He married second Caroline Cooper March 7, 1867 in St. Tammany Parish, La. Abner Jenkins, Sr. died about 1877.

John Wesley Knight, son of James “Jockey Jim” Knight, married Abner Jenkins, Jr.’s daughter Mary Jenkins. After Mary died, John Wesley Knight married Abner Jenkins, Sr.’s second wife, Caroline Cooper Jenkins, before 1880.

Jockey Jim's brother William Knight married Abner Jenkins, Sr.'s daughter Mary Ann.

Jockey Jim's sister, Jane, married Abner Sr.'s son, Daniel Jenkins.

Caroline Cooper married Abner, Sr.  She was 14 years old.  He was 76 years old.

Caroline Cooper's sister, Rebecca Jane (b. 1-31-1839 - d. 2-12-1923) married Abner, Sr.'s son, "Rett" Aristides Bennett Jenkins (b. 2-9-1829 - d. 1-1906).

Caroline Cooper's sister, Elizabeth (b. 1857 - d. 90-14-1928) married Abner, Sr.'s son James Terrell Jenkins (b. 1830, St. Tammany Parish - D. May 1862 CSA Standerdsville, VA)

Caroline Cooper's son Alexander Cooper (Alexander was probably named after Caroline's mother's maiden name, Alexander) married Jockey Jim's daughter and John Wesley Knight's sister, Emma.

Alexander Cooper is buried in John Wesley's brother, William Plummer Knight's family cemetery, Baughman Cemetery.

PARISH JUDGE'S OFFICE - 1833 VOTER'S CENSUS

Abner Jenkins is the only Jenkins listed on the voter rolls in St. Tammany Parish in 1833.

A list of the qualified voters the Parish of St. Tammany in the year 1837.

Abner Jenkins (age approx. 46)

Thomas B. Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Notes from Minutes ST. TAMMANY PARISH POLICE JURY

Dec., 1849:

10. All that portion of District No. 1 lying on the southside of Bogue Chitto and East of Richard Jenkins shall form the 10th school district.

11. All that part of District No. 1 north of Bogue Chitto and East of Cornelius Cooper's shall form the 11th School district.

The 1864 St. Tammany Parish Civil War Tax List

A. J. Jenkins, Abner Jenkins, Sr., T. Jenkins, and R. B. Jenkins

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TO BE TAXED: 1872 - St. Tammany Parish, LA.

JENKINS, A. B. 532 ACRES

JENKINS, A. T. 320 ACRES

JENKINS, THOMAS PROPERTY

MORTGAGE BOOK D: 1874 TO 1883, page 130, J. W. Ruddock to Abner Jenkins.

MORTGAGE BOOK C: PAGES 579 TO 587

Jenkins, A. T., Jenkins A. B., and Jenkins, Abner

The 1870 census shows Abner Sr. living in Washington Parish and Abner Jr. living in St. Tammany Parish. I found a lot of records for both Abner Sr. and Abner Jr. with them both always living in Bogue Chitto, St. Tammany Parish. So, I believe, because they were living on the border of the two parishes (probably next to each other) it caused confusion with the census takers. The land was probably very near each other.

On the 1870 census Josephine Cooper, also living with Abner, was too old to be Caroline's daughter so she was probably related to Caroline. Josephine probably worked for the family. She is listed as a domestic servant.

The following Jenkins were listed in Washington parish on the 1870 census:

 Jenkins, Abner 74  M W  Farmer

Caroline   24 F W Keeping House

Alexander 4 MW

Cooper, Josephine 14 F W Domestic Servant

 In St. Tammany parish, the following was listed:

 Jenkins, Abner 51 M W Farmer 300 acres

 Jane  44 F W Keeping house

 William 21 M W Laborer

 Mary 17 F W

 James 16 M W

 Nancy 14 F W

Charles 12 M W

 Thomas 7 M W

Martha 5 F W

Missouri 21 F W

Lucy  4 months old. F W

Abner, Sr. died around 1877. On the 1880 census in St. Tammany Parish, Abner Jr. is living on the Washington Parish side of the census where Abner Sr. was living in 1870. (Abner Jr. probably moved into his father's place after he died.)John Wesley is married to Caroline Cooper, Abner, Sr.’s second wife (the census lists her name as Matilda C. Knight), Mary, Abner Jr.'s daughter must have died. John Wesley and Caroline and their children appear to be living in Abner Jr's old place. Caroline's son Alexander Cooper is also living with them.

On the 1880 census, the Knight children are listed in both households. I believe they were probably spending time at their Grandfather Abner, Jr.'s at the time of the census because their mother had apparently died (at least I cannot find her anywhere) and their father John Wesley was recently married again to Caroline Cooper Jenkins with a new 5 month old baby, Mary. The children are also listed on John Wesley Knight’s household.

John Wesley Knight lists Alexander Cooper as his SSon (stepson)

He also lists Calop T. Jenkins and Elvira Jenkins as SSon and SDau.  Calop T. Jenkins and Elvira Jenkins are the children of Abner Jenkins, Sr. and Caroline Cooper.

 John Wesley's youngest son who is also Abner Jenkins, Jr.'s GSon is only 2 years old on the 1880 census, and John Wesley is already married to Caroline Cooper. Apparently Abner, Sr. and John Wesley’s wife Mary, daughter of Abner, Jr., died about the same time.

The following is from the 1880 Census in Washington Parish

  Abner JENKIN   Self   M   Male   W   58   LA   Farmer   SC   GA

  Jane JENKIN   Wife   M   Female   W   54   LA   Keeping House   SC   GA

  James JENKIN   Son   S   Male   W   26   LA   Working On Farm   LA   LA

  Melissa JENKIN   Dau   S   Female   W   15   LA      LA   LA

  Missouri JENKIN   Dau   S   Female   W   12   LA      LA   LA

  Lucy JENKIN   Dau   S   Female   W   10   LA      LA   LA

  Jane KNIGHT   GDau   S   Female   W   7   LA   At Home   LA   LA

  James KNIGHT   GSon   S   Male   W   5   LA   At Home   LA   LA

  William KNIGHT   GSon   S   Male   W   3   LA   At Home   LA   LA

  George KNIGHT   GSon   S   Male   W   2   LA   At Home   LA   LA

The following is from the 1880 Census in Bogue Chitto, St. Tammany Parish.

 John W. Knight Self M Male W 27 LA Farmer LA

Matilda C. Knight Wife M Female W 36 LA Keeping House NC

Nancy Jan Knight Dau S Female W 7 LA LA

James A. Knight Son S Male W 5 LA LA

William P. Knight Son S Male W 4 LA LA

George W. Knight Son S Male W 2 LA La

Mary A. Knight Dau S Female W 5M LA LA

Alexander Cooper SSon S Male W 14 LA LA

Calop T. Jenkins SSon S Male W 6 LA LA

Elvira A. Jenkins SDau S Female W 2 LA LA

Alexander Cooper, age 14 in 1880 was living with John Wesley Knight and his mother Caroline Cooper.

John Wesley Knight's sister Susan Emma married Alexander Cooper. Alexander Cooper and Susan Emma Knight Cooper are buried in the Baughman Cemetery in Washington Parish. The Baughman Cemetery is John Wesley and Susan Emma’s brother, William Plummer Knight's family cemetery.

Alexander Elliot Cooper died September 24, 1917 at the age of 52 years in Washington Parish. Volume 21, death certificate: 10005, Louisiana State Deaths: Death Indexes, 1900-1929.

Cooper, A. E.; Born: 9-6-1865; Died: 9-24-1917, buried in Baughman Cemetery

Cooper, Daniel E.; Born: 11-24-1887; Died: 4-4-1908, son of Alex and Emma Knight Cooper, buried in Baughman Cemetery.

Knight, Susan Emily Cooper; Born: 10-3-1866; Died: 2-5-1921, wife of Alexander Cooper, buried in Baughman Cemetery.

The 1850 census shows Caroline was 7 years old and lived with her parents, L. D. Cooper and Mary A. Cooper. LD. had 400 acres. Next to LD was Cornelius Cooper with 4500 acres. By 1870, Mary Anne the mother was a widow.

In the 1850 census, in St. Tammany on page 290 the following is listed:

Cornelius Cooper 75 M Farmer 4500 acres..

Jane                        75 F

William W.          45 M None      

 Next door is:

 L.D        Cooper 43 M. farmer

Mary A. Cooper 28 F  ----    Her maiden name was Alexander

Elizabeth             12 F

Rebecca              11 F

John                      9 M

Caroline                7 F

Linda?                   2 F

The Jenkins lived near the Bogue Chitto River in St. Tammany Parish. This would have been around Sun, Louisiana which is very near the Washington Parish line.

Abner E. Jenkins, Jr. is buried in the Abner E. Jenkins Cemetery located 3 miles North of Isabel on Quitman Galloway property. A small cemetery that is being lost to time.

Many Jenkins family members are buried in the Jenkins-Hunt Cemetery in St. Tammany Parish. Near Rio, Washington Parish, La. Driving on La. Hwy. 3124 one mile from La. Hwy. 21, turn left, got 3/10 mile, turn left again just before you cross over railroad tracks. Condition: Fenced and clean.

Many other Jenkins family members are buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery of Sun, St. Tammany Parish, La. This cemetery is located on La. Hwy. 16 in Sun, next to First Baptist Church.

The following are buried in the Old Jenkins Cemetery along with Abner Jenkins, Sr.

Richard Tyner Jenkins, born 30 April 1816 - died 18 December 1882

Richard Tyner Jenkins, II, born 12 December 1858 - died 23 February 1914

William Jenkins, 1842 - 1906

S. Ann Stafford, Wife of Richard Tyner Jenkins, 12 December 1825 - Died 1897

Isaac Jenkins, 18 September 1862 - 15 December 1930

Abner Jenkins, 1790 - 1877

JENKINS, A. E. (Abner Ernest), b. 9-16-1821, d. 4-1899, husband of Jane P. Simmons, son of Abner Jenkins and Mary Ann Bennett (Note: Abner Jenkins, Sr. & Mary Ann Bennett were the parent's of the wife of Charles and Susannah Knight’s son William.

JENKINS, JANE P. SIMMONS, b. 2-1826, d. 2-18-1907, wife of Abner Ernest Jenkins is also buried in the Abner E. Jenkins Cemetery.

"RETT" Aristides Bennett Jenkins, b. 2-9-1829, d. 1-1906 h/o Rebecca Cooper, s/o Abner Jenkins & Mary Ann Bennett) is buried in the Jenkins Cemetery, also known as Jenkins-Hunt Cemetery, located off Hwy. 1075, Plum Nearly Road., .2 miles, left .3 miles on Hunt-Jenkins Cemetery Road.

John Wesley Knight and Mary’s son William Plummer Knight (b 9-12-1867 - d 3-23-1948, buried in Seal Cemetery, East of Stateline, LA, Washington Parish, Ward 7, off Hwy. 438 on Henry Kennedy Road.) William Plummer was the 2^nd husband of Lenora M. Mitchell Warner (b 9-25-1873 - d 1-15-1963, buried in Seal Cemetery.) married Nov. 8, 1911. She was the daughter of Anne Jane Seal and William W. Mitchell. Her first husband was Willie R. Warner. William Plummer and Lenora’s daughter Bernice K. (b. 7-4-1914 - d . 4-2-1979) married 8-16-1930 Losa Ervin (b 3-12-1913). Both are buried in Seal Cemetery.

John Wesley Knight and Mary Jenkins Knight had the following children: James Abner Knight, William Plummer Knight, George Wesley Knight, and Nancy Jane Knight.

James Abner Knight, b. 4-21-1875, d. 12-15-1951, MASON, h/o Susan Rester is buried in Rester Cemetery, Located from Hwy. 21 North of Bogalusa, turn right on Hwy. 436, and proceed 1.6 miles west. Turn left through a cow pasture belonging to Melvin Pierce.

KNIGHT, SUSAN RESTER, b. 8-6-1876, d. 5-21-1970, is buried in Rester Cemetery.

James Abner Knight, Jr.’s son Samuel Felton Knight, Sr. is also buried in Rester Cemetery.