Month: January 2009
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Jewel Hennesy’s Obituary
The Daily News Bogalusa, LA. Monday April 9, 1979. Volume 52, No. 61. “Jewel J. Hennesy, 77, died this morning at 3:05 in the Bogalusa Medical Center. He was a resident of 705 St. John Street. He was a native of Franklinton, a retired tour foreman for Crown Zellerbach, a member of Superior Avenue Baptist…
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The House in Natchez
The house that Esmond and Ethel Simmons Hennesy settled in finally in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi.
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The House in Arkansas
The Washington Parish, Louisiana family of the Hennesys began branching out geographically in the 1930s. Esmond’s paper mill job took him to Lafayette, Ouachita, Arkansas. This is the house they lived in. I would imagine that at a later date someone returned and took a photo, and that this is not a photo from the…
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Joseph Nobles and Rebecca
Joseph Nobles, b. abt. 1789 in South Carolina, died 1876 Jan 15 and was buried in the Nobles Cemetery at Pine in Washington Parish, Louisiana. His wife, Rebecca, was born about 1800 to 1802 in South Carolina and died 1879 August 16. The children, as per the census appear to be: Martha (Mary E.) b.…
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Charles Knight and Susannah Williams
Charles KNIGHT’s gravestone at ENON Cemetery (located in ward 6 of Washington Parish, LA., south of the hwy at the Enon Baptist Church, Enon, LA) reads: “Knight, Charles, B. 1785, D. 1877, (Husband), “Father”, h/o Susannah Knight. Charles married Susannah WILLIAMS, b. 1802 GA, died 1885, also buried at Enon Cemetery. Susannah was the daughter…
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John Travis Thigpen and Elizabeth Calhoun
John Travis is given as having been born abt. 1795 in Onslow County, NC and died in Washington Parish, LA. Elizabeth CALHOUN is given as born about 1805 and died in Washington Parish, LA abt. 1845. James THIGPEN married Mary Elizabeth KENNEDY, b. abt. 1832 and died 1898 at the age of about 66. James…
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Elijah Breland and Mariah Brown
Elijah BRELAND was born 29 March 1830 at Pike CO., MS to John Robertson BRELAND and Luraney RODGERS. Elijah married Mariah BROWN, b. 8 Jan 1828 MS and died 20 June 1905 Washington Parish, LA. Both are buried at the Nobles Cemetery, tombstones bearing birth and death dates. They read BREELAND. Elijah and Mariah had…
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William Knight and Martha (Mary E.) Nobles
William KNIGHT was born 27 Jan 1823 (tombstone) at Washington Parish LA. William KNIGHT is given as dying Nov. 7 1879 according to his tombstone at the Nobles Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA. Source: Cemetery Records: Louisiana, Vol. II, pp. 39-58. Documented and compiled by Mrs. R.A. Magee, Franklinton, La. and Mrs. Doyle L. Bateman, Baton…