Valentine and MaryAnne were married and had 10 children including our maternal great-great grandmother Azaline Deville. 1- M Cornelieus “Conel” Aurelious DEVILLE Birth 17 Jul 1854 Rapides, Louisiana Death 23 Oct 1937, Buried in Oakgrove Cemetery, Effie, Avoyelles Parish, La Occupation – Farmer …
On this date, the 11th of September in 1982 our maternal great-Uncle William Lee Wright passed away. Lee was our Granny Dee’s oldest brother. He and his wife Lillie S. Wilks Wright are buried at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in West Monroe, Louisiana. They had 6 children:** 1- Milford …
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Henry Garner, was born about 1801 in Virginia, married Susanna, also born in Virginia about 1814.** They were parents to 6 children which included our paternal great-great-great grandfather, Francis Owen Garner and great-great-great grandmother Sarah Ann Garner.* 1- John Garner b: ABT …
On this date, the 6th of September in 2004, Emily’s father-in-law, James W Hester, Sr, passed away. He is entombed in Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, MS next to his wife, Peggy Holiday Hester. Interesting Tidbits: I remember when my husband, James …
On this date the 4th of September in 1997, Emily’s mother-in-law, Peggy Hester passed away in Jackson, Mississippi. Though she passed away before Emily was able to meet her, she left behind a number of hand-written recipe cards, newspaper articles and …
Lankford Wright was married to Louise Eliza Brown.* They were the parents of our great-great-grandfather George Washington Wright and eight other children:** 1- WILLIAM Z. WRIGHT, b. 1846, Louisiana. 2- EMILY C. WRIGHT, b. 1850, Louisiana. 3- LIDDY IRENE WRIGHT, b. …
Joseph Laprarie was married to Elizabeth Wiley and they had our great grandfather John Louis M.Laprarie and 6 other children: 1- Leo Cad Laprarie (1873 – 1910)* 2- John Louis M. Laprarie (1876 – 1918)* 3- Joseph Charles Laprarie (1878 – 1909)* 4- Margaret Elizabeth …
On this date the 1st of September in 1847, our maternal great-great grandfather, Joseph LaPrarie was born in Rapides Parish, Louisiana to parents Manuel LaPrarie and Ann Huffman.* He married Elizabeth Wiley on March 12, 1870 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana and they had 7 …