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13.JULIA ANN3 MACKIE (WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born October 08, 1817 in Jackson County, Georgia, and died May 08, 1881 in Grant Parish, Louisiana.She married MATTHEW NUGENT July 29, 1834.He was born May 19, 1808 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and died February 21, 1879 in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
Notes for JULIA ANN MACKIE:
NOTES OF EVIDENCE
D. C.No. 509
Alonzo Nugent et al
Notes of Testimony taken on the
VStrial of this case
E. S. Gray et al
1st --offers & files in evidence Report of Experts, Marked "A",Offers & files in evidence document marked "B."
It is admitted that it is to the interest of all the heirs & coproprietors concerned that the land herein in question, a partition of which is sought by licitation, should be sold on the terms prayed for in plaintiff's Petition, procured the court orders, the property sold - to effect a partition.
Alonzo Nugent sworn says I am one of the Plaintiffs in this suit.I have brothers and sisters living.It is admitted that the wife of E. S. Gray one of the defendants herein is dead, that she left at her death six minor children as is alleged in plaintiffs petition.All the other heirs are of age - now at this time, Mrs. S. R. Lee, Jr., is the youngest of my sisters.Mrs. Lee has been married about four years.
I think that all the moveable property that belonged to the succession of my father and mother has been sold since the death of my father and mother.All the debts that existed against my father and mother prior to their death have been paid since their death.
Some of the land in question in this parish is hill land and some is bottom land.The heris and coproprietors derive no revenue from this land nor have they for four or five years past.That land is worth about $2.50 per acre.None of the land is cleare that I know of.I think that this land had better be sold and the money divided among the heirs.I think it would be against the interest of the heirs to have the land divided in kind.
*Evidence closed on both sides, this Jany 31st 1889.
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
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Marked "B". Filed in evidence this Jany 31st 1889, S. B. Shackelford, Clk
ADMISSION OF PARTIES
Filed Jany 30th 1889, S. B. Shackelford, Clk
No. 509
Alonzo H. Nugent et al
VS12th District Court
E. S. Gray Nat'l Tutor et alParish of Grant, La.
It is hereby admitted by the parties to this action, plaintiffs and defendants that the land described in the petition herein and sought to be partitioned by this suit by licitation is the land that was the property of Mathew Nugent, deceased, their father, and is now held by them as heirs and coproprietors in indivision.
/S/W. C. Roberts, Atty for Pltffs
/S/A. Thorpe, Atty for M. Nugent Deft
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12th District Court, Parish of Grant
Alonzo Nugent et al
VS
E. S. Gray Natl Tutor et al
Personally appeared before me the undersigned C. H. Nugent who made oath that he has attended as a witness in the above recited cause on the part of the Ptff for one day, at one Dollar per day $1.00.And that the distance he has necessarily traveled in going to and returning from court is 36 miles, at Five Cents per mile $1.80, Amounting in all to $2.80.
/S/C. H. Nugent
Sworn to and subscribed
before me, on this the
31st day of January 1889.
S. B. Shackelford
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J U D G M E N T
No. 509
Alonzo H. Nugent et al12th District Court
VSParish of Grant, La.
E. S. Gray, Natural Tutor et al
This cause coming on to be heard, W. C. Roberts, Esq., appearing for plaintiffs and A. Thorpe and W. H. Peterman, Esqs., appearing for Mathew Nugent, defendant, a default having been taken against the defendants and on the trial hereof the default having been duly proven up against E. S. Gray as Natural Tutor to his children and against the defendants; it is ordered and adjudged and decreed that the report of the experts herein filed be and the same is hereby homologated and that the plaintiffs do have judgment against the defendants decreeing that the following described land, to wit:
SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 11 T. 8 N. R, 2 W. and NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 8 N. R.2 W. andSW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 11 T. 8 N. R. 2 W., and NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec. 13, t. 8. n. R. 2 W.,and NE 1/4of NE 1/4 of Sec. 14, T. 8 N. R. 2 W.
containing two hundred acres, situated in Grant Parish, Louisiana, be sold by J. Kemp, Jr., Sheriff of Grant Parish, Louisiana subject to appraisement as in sales under execution after due advertisement on the following terms, to wit:
The purchaser or purchasers to pay one third in cash on the day of sale and for the remainder to execute their or his two promissary notes for equal amounts bearing eight per cent per annum interest from date until paid duly "paraped Ne Varietur" before a Notary Public for identification in favor of the said Sheriff for the use and benefit of all parties interested, said notes to be secured by special vendors lien and mortgage in and upon the property purchased, in order that the money realized and to be realized from said sale may be divided among the heirs and coproprietors of said land according to law.
Said land to be sold in blocks of forty acres each as per the above description.The parties hereto to bear equally the costs.This done, read and signed in open court on this the 2nd day of February A. D. 1889.
/S/W. F. Blackman, Judge
of 12th Judicial District Court
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Alonzo H. Nugent et al
VS12th District Court
E. S. Gray Natural Tutor et alParish of Grant, La.
To:J. Kemp, Jr., Sheriff of Grant Parish
You are hereby commanded and directed in the name of the State of Louisiana and this Honourable Court that after advertising thirty days in the Colfax Chronicle, a paper published in the Town of Colfax, La. to sell in front of the Court House door to the highest bidder at public auction the following land situated in Grant Parish, La., and described as follows, to wit:
SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 8 N. R. 2 W. and NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, t. 8 N. R. 2 W.
and SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec, 11, T. 8 N. R. 2 W., NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 Sec. 13, T. 8 N. R. 2 W., and NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 Sec. 14, T. 8 N. R. 2 W.
conatining two hundred acres after having the same apparised as in sales under a writ of execution on the following terms, to wit:
The purchaser or purchasers at the sale to pay one third of the purchase price in cash on day of sale and for the remiander to execute their or his two promissary notes in your favor of equal installments bearing eight per cent per annum interest from date until paid duly "paraphed ne varietur" before a Notary Public for identification due in one and two years respectively for the use and benefit of all parties interested said notes to be secured by vendors lien and special mortgage in and upon the property purchased in order that the amount realized and to be realized may be divided among the heirs and coproprietors according to law after paying costs of this proceeding.Said land to be sold in blocks of forty acres each according to the above description.
Herein fail not under penalty of the law, and made due return of thiswrit as the law directs, this March 22, 1889.
/S/S. B. Shackelford.
Clk District Court
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Alonzo Nugent et al
VS12th Judicial District Court
E. S. Gray et alNo. 509
Grant Parish, La.
TO:Alonzo Nugent
You are hereby notified to appoint an appraiser to appear at the Court House in the townof Colfax, La. on Saturday, April 27th 1889 at ten o'clock A. M., and appraise the property advertised to be sold by me on the above named date at the above named place as the property of Estate of M. Nugent, Deceased.Fail not hereby under penalty prescribed by law.
J. Kemp, Jr., Sheriff Grant
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State of Louisiana-Parish of Grant
Sheriff's Office, Colfax, La., April 17th 1889
Alonzo Nugent et al
VSNo. 509
E. S. Gray, Tutor et al
We, Matthew Swafford and Christian Starks, do solemnly swear that Appraisement we will make of the Property presented to us, and herinafter described, will be the present value in Cash, to the best of our knowledge and belief.So Help Us God.
1. The SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 8 N., R. 2 W. to be worth $30.00
2. and NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 8 N. R. 2 W. to be worth $50.00
3. and SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 8 N. R. 2 W. to be worth $50.00
4. and NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec. 13, T. 8 N. R. 2 W. to be worth $40.00
5. and NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec, 14, T. 8 N. R. 2 W. to be worth$50.00
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Motion - Filed this 23rd 1889, W. L. Shackelford, Dy Clk
W, C, Roberts & A. Thorpe, Attys.
Alonzo H. Nugent et al 12th District Court
VS
E. S. Gray Natural Tutor et alParish of Grant, La.
Now come plaintiffs by Attorney and defendant Mathew Nugent by his attorney and show to the court that on the 17th day of April A. D. 1889, one hundredand twenty acresof the land decreed to be sold herein was sold on said day and brought the sum of two hundred and fifty-two dollars.
That the purchaser thereat tendered to and placed into the hands of the Sheriff the said sum in cash instead of executing notes as prayed for in the petition.That they are willing to accept said amount in cash instead of the notes as aforesaid.
They show that the purchaser thereat one of the defendants herein Mathew Nugent had paid on said property the sum of thirty four and 99/100 taxes on said property before the same hereof.
Wherefore they pray that the Sheriff be ordered to pay to the parties hereto equally his portion of the amount of money realized, after paying the costs of this proceeding and reimbursing the said Mathew Nugent the amount of taxes he has paid on said land, being the sum of Thirty four and 99/100 dollars and for general relief.
/S/W. C. Roberts, Atty for Pltffs.
/S/Andrew Thorpe, Atty for M. Nugent
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ORDER
On Considering the foregoing motion it is ordered and let the Sheriff, J. Kemp, Jr., of our parish pay out the money realized herein according to the prayer of this motion.Done and signed on this 23rd day of May 1889.
W. H. Blackman, Judge of the 12th Judicial
District Court
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Received the within writ on 22nd day of March 1889 and on same day and date I advertised the property described in the within writ and continuously advertised same for more than thirty days in a newpaper published in the town of Colfax, La. and call the Colfax Chronicle and before the day of sale I gave notice to the parties to appoint each, one appraiser to appraise said property when on 27th day of April A. D. 1889 the parties selected their appraisers, and they being sworn by me did appraise the property under oath as follows:SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of section eleven to be worth in cash $30, and the NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of section eleven to be worth in cash $50, and NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section thirteen to be worth in cash $40, and NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section fourteen to be worth in cash $40, and NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section fourteen to be worth in cash $50.All the above being in T. 8 N. R. 2 W. and on 27th day of April A. D. 1889 about the hour of eleven o'clock, I proceeded to the courthouse in the town of Colfax, La., the time and place appointed for said sale and there read in an uadible voice, the writ commanding me to sell, the advertisement, the appraisement and the certificate of the recorder of morgages for the Parish of Grant and then cried the property at public auction at which time the SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section eleven township eight north range two west containing forty acres more or less was adjudicated to William F. Logan for the price and sum of one hundred and two dollars, and the north west quarter of the south east quarter of section eleven and the North east quarter of the North east quarter of section fourteen township eight North range two west containing eighty acres more or less was adjudicated to Matthew Nugent for the price and sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, making a total of two hundred and fifty-two ($252) dollars received, which amount has been paid over to the Plaintiffrs and defendants of the within suit, less the sum of thirty four and 99/100 dollars paid Matthew Nugent on O.c as per receipted A/c filed herewith and less the further sum of four dollars taxes paid on the property described in the within writ for the year 1888and also less the further sum of seventy three and 33/100 dollars which I retained as costs of this suit and sale.
The south east quarter of south east quart of Section eleven and the North west quarter of North west quarter of Section thirteen Township eight north range two west containing eighty acres more or less remains unsold, for the reason of having no bid for same and I herewith return the within writ partially satisfied this 28th day of May A. D. 1889.
Joshua Kemp, Jr.
Sheriff Grant Parish, La.
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Received at Colfax, La., May 28th 1889 of J. Kemp, Jr. Sheriff, the sum of thirteen and 95/100 dollars in full settlement of the amount due the minor heirs of whom I am Natural Tutor of the succession of M. Nugent, Deceased.
/S/E. S. Gray
Natural Tutor
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Grant Parish, La., May the 29, 1889
Mr. J. KempDear Sirinclosed you will find Mr. E. S. Gray's Receipt and I failed to give you my Receipt for the $13 dollars and 95/100 I received but if you want it let me know and I will send it to you.
Yours truly
/S/M. Nugent
More About JULIA ANN MACKIE:
Burial: Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Williana, Grant Parish, Louisiana
Notes for MATTHEW NUGENT:
Reference:Nugent Family Record provided by Ludie Sandifer (deceased), daughter of Dennis Oliver Nugent to my mother, Sarah Ida Nugent, daughter of Matthew Nugent and Ruth Elizabeth Herring:
NUGENT FAMILY RECORD
Mathew Nugent Born May 19, 1808 Died Feb. 21, 1879
Jul;ia Ann Makie Born October 8, 1817 Died May 8, 1881
Married July 29, 1834
Emaline Nugent Born Feb. 28, 1836 Died Dec. 18, 1915
(Neal)
William M. Nugent Born August 10, 1837 Died Dec. 19, 1850
Mathew Nugent Born July 26, 1839 Died Nov. 6, 1913
Mary Jane Nugent Born June 03, 1841 Died Nov. 6, 1904
(Stevens)
Cornelius Nugent Born May 31, 1843 Died June 17, 1862
Julia Ann Nugent Born May 10, 1845 Died July 17, 1857
Sarah Zylphia Nugent Born July 10, 1847 Died Oct. 4, 1926
(Sanford) (Gray)
Dennis Oliver Nugent Born Sept. 19, 1849 Died Dec. 3, 1897
Henrietta Virginia Nugent Born August 7, 1852 Died July 31, 1887
(Gray)
Laura Alice Nugent Born Sept. 15, 1854 Died May 30, 1922
(Harvey)
Thomas Harrison Nugent Born May 31, 1857 Died July 10, 1899
Alonzo Hopkins Nugent Born August 29, 1859 Died March 19, 1919
Martha Cornelia Nugent Born June 2, 1862 Died March 21, 1933
(Lee)
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Reference:Abstracted from The Western Democrat, by Martin & Smith, Alexandria, La., June 20, 1849:
I. Proceedings of the Police Jury in Alexandria, June 4, 1849:
Appointed commissioners (Thos. Swafford, M. Neugent, Joshua
Kemp, Job Tison) to look into a road "leaving the Rigolette Road
where Thos. Swafford's Road crosses said Road and from thence
to the Bayou Rigolette."
II. Proceedings of the Police Jury in Alexandria, June 5, 1849:
Appointed the following men to commissioners of Elections for the
ensuing twelve months for Rapides Parish:
LaCroix's Precinct - Cornelius Nugent
Bertrand Prairie Precinct - Nelson Nugent, James Gray &
Wm. Frazier
Sims' Precinct - Matthew Nugent, F. Kelly, ___Willingham.
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Reference:THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT, E. W. Halsey, Editor, Alexandria, Wednesday, August 24, 1859, appeared the following article:(Found on microfilm in the Library at LSU-A)
DEMOCRATIC PARISH AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
Pursuant to a call of the Parish Executive Committee, the Democracy of Rapides Parish assembled at the Court House in Alexandria, at 11 o'clock this day the 20th of August, 1859, and organized by placing Maj. Neal Davidson in the Chair, appointing A. Rachal and R. Legras, Secretaries.
On Motion, the President named T. C. Manning, Peter B. Compton, and Mathew Nugent a Committee on Credentials.After a retirement of near an hour the following report:
The committee on Credentials report the following Precincts
represented by Delegates:
Latannier P. B. Compton
Simms' Mathew Nugent
Cheneyville R. H. Jackson
Alternate H. B. Furguson
Spring Hill John Swearinger
Cotile John Carnahan
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From this Precinct two sets of Delegates contest the right to seats in the Convention.A Meeting of the Democrats of the Parish was held on the 13th inst., the proceeding of which were regular.Upon the introduction of a resolution, intended as a test, a portion of those present left the meeting, and organized a separate one, from which second meeting Delegates was also sent to this Convention.Your committee think it was the duty of those who comprised the second meeting to have remained at the place where they first went, and to have out-voted the others if they had the numerical majority which they claim.By abandoning the meeting properly called and regularly organized, they deprived themselves of any legimate rights to send Delegates here.Besides, the vote on the resolution in the first meeting shows that a majority of the Democratic voters at the Precinct remained and participated in its proceedings.We therefore report the Precinct to be represented by ---John Eddleman
W. W. Smart
Addison Miller
J. S. Duncan
Respectfully submitted,
T. C. Manning, Chairman
The Chairman of the Committee added some verbal explanation of the reasons that controlled the action of the Committee; when, upon motion, the Report was unanimously adopted.
The three precincts, LaCroix, Sandy Creek and Comrod were not represented.There were 86 Delegates in Convention - necessary to a choice, 19.
NOTE:The article continues with the convention business session, selecting their several office nominations.
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REFERENCE:The following is the suit for succession of the Estate of Mathew Nugent and his wife, Julia Ann (Mackie) Nugent, found in the Grant Parish Courthouse, Colfax, Louisiana.)
No. 509 District Court
Petition
Alonzo Nugent et al
VS
E. S. Gray Tutor et al
The petition of S. A. Neal and his wife, Emaline Neal, and William Stephens (sic) & his wife Mary Jane Stephens( sic), and Sarah Ann Z. Sanford, widow of S.B. Sanford, deceased, and James Harvey and his wife Laura Alice Harvey, and S. R. Lee, Jr. and his wife Martha Cornelia Lee, and Alonzo Wilkins (sic) Nugent and William F. Logan transfer for valuable consideration of the interest in the property hereinafter described owned by Charles(sic) Thomas Nugent. all of whom are residents of and domiciliated in your parish and State and Dennis Oliver Nugent a resident of and domiciliated in the parish of Avoyelles and State of Louisiana respectfully represent that one Mathew Nugent deceased departed this life in your parish & state on the 21st day of February 1879, leaving his widow & partner in community Julia Ann Nugent, who also departed this life during the month of May A.D. 1881, and the following heirs all of whom were of age at the death of their said mother Julia Ann Nugent;Mathew Nugent, Emaline Nugent, wife of S. A. Neal, Mary Jane Nugent, wife of William Stephens (sic), Sarah Jane Z. Nugent, widow of S. B. Sanford, Dennis Oliver Nugent, Henrietta Virginia Nugent deceased who was wife of E. S. Gray, Laura Alice Nugent, wife of James Harvey, Charles (sic) Thomas Nugent, Martha Cornelia Nugent, wife of S. R. Lee, Jr. and Alonzo W. Nugent, and two hundred & eighty acres of land more or less, two hundred of which is situated in your parish and state and the remainder in the parish of Winn and state of La. and two hundred & sixty head cattle more or less in your parish and state.
Petitioners further represent that neither the succession of the said Mathew Nugent deceased nor the succession of his said wife, Julia ann Nugent, deceased, owed any debts at the time of their deaths respectfully.
Petitioners further represent that before the transfer of the interest as heir, of the said Charles H. Nugent to the said William F. Logan of the land hereinafter described & since the death of the said Julia Ann Nugent, deceased, wife of the said Mathew Nugent deceased that they divided in kind about one hundred ninety head of the cattle left at the deaths of their father and mother & sold the remainder & divided the proceeds among them, & that by said action put an end to the successions of their father & mother as such, & that therefore no administration thereof is necessary.
Petitioners further represent that they are heirs & co-proprieters of said tract of land being & lying & situated in your said parish & state described as follows, to wit:
The South East 1/4 of the South East 1/4 of Section 11, Township 8
North Range 2 West; and the North West 1/4 of the South East 1/4 of Section
11, Township 8 North Range 2 West; and the South West 1/4 of the South East
1/4 of Section 11, Township 8 North Range 2 West;and the North West 1/4 of
of the North West 1/4 of Section 13, Township 8 Range 2 West; and the North
East 1/4 of the North East 1/2 of Section 14, Township 8 Range 2 West
containing two hundred acres, believed by the petitioners to be worth two
and 50/100 dollars per acre.
They show that they derive no revenue from said land and that it is greatly to their advantage to have the same partitioned by licitation after due advertisement.That part of said land is creek land and part is hill land, part being of much greater value per acre than the remainder & that it cannot be divided in kind among them without great inconvenience & loss & diminution in the value of same.They show that the said Henrietta V. Gray deceased, who departed this life on the 31st of July A. D. 1887, left at her death the following minor children who are interested herein, to wit:Laura Alice, Ella, Olivia, Ola, Lonnie & Carrie Gray, wherefore a Judicial partition is necessary to protect their rights & to that end that the said E. S. Grey should be recognized and confirmed as natural tutor of the said monor issue of his marriage with the said Henrietta V. Grey, deceased.
They further show that it is to the interest of all concerned that the said land be sold after appraisement as in sales under execution in tracts of forty acres each on the following terms, to wit:The Purchaser or purchasers to pay one third cash on day of sale & for the remainder to execute their or his two promissary notes for equal amount due one & two years respectively drawing interest at eight per cent per annum from date until paid, paragraphed "ne Varietur" by a Notary Public & secured by special vendors lein & privilege in & upon the property purchased.
Petitioners further show that two experts should be appointed to examine & report to the court under oath whether the said land can be conveniently divided in kind, without loss to any of the petitioners & a diminution in the value of same, or whether the same should be divided by licitation & that the proceeds may be divided among your petitioners.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that the said E. S. Gray be recognized and confirmed natural tutor of his minor children Laura Alice, Ella, Olivia, Ola, Lonnie & Carrie Grey, issue of his marriage with the said Henrietta Grey deceased on his qualifying according to law.That as natural tutor of his children the said minors, he be cited to appear & answer herein to according to law.
2nd - That two experts be appointed by the court to examine the land herein before described & report to the court under oath whether they think the said land can be divided in kind without inconvenience to any of the coproprietors or less to them & diminution of the value of said land or whether said partition should be made by licitation & the proceeds divided among your petitioners.Said report to be made wihtout unnecessary delay.
3rd - That on trial hereof petitioners have Judgment in their favor & against the said E. S. Grey a natural tutor of the minors & Mathew Nugent decreeing that the said land herein before described be sold subject to appraisement as in sales under execution by J. Kemp. Jr., Sheriff of Grant Parish Louisiana after due advertisement, according to the terms specified in the foregoing petition, to wt:The purchaser or purchasers to pay one third of the purchase price in cash on day of sale & the remainder to execute their or his two promissary notes for equal amounts bearing eight per cent per annum interest from date & paragraphed "Ne Varietur" for identification before a Notary Public and secured by vendors lien & special mortgage in and upon the property purchased and that said land be sold in tracts of forty acres each as per the description contained in this petition.
They pray for all orders necessary for general & equitable relief.
W. C. Roberts Atty
for Petitioners
ORDER
On considering the within & foregoing petition it is ordered & let E. S. Grey be appointed recognized and confirmed natural tutor of the minors, Laura Alice, Ella, Olivia, Ola, Lonnie & Carrie Grey on his qualifying as the law directs & let R. H. Williamson and W. L. Richardson be and they are hereby appointed as experts to examine and report under oath to the court whether they think the land herein prayed to be partitioned by licitation, can be divided in kind without inconvenience & loss to any of the co-proprietors thereof or diminution in the value of same or whether the same should be partitioned by licitation that the proceeds may be divided among the heirs & co-proprietors thereof.To whom let notice be given to make their report without unnecessary delay as the law directs.Done and Granted on this the 15th day of September A. D. 1888.
Their Honors W. F. Blackman & A. V. Coco,
Judges being absent from the parish of Grant
S. B. Shackelford Clerk
Filed Sept. 15, 1888
S. B. Shackelford Clk
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PARISH COURT, PARISH OF GRANT
STATE OF LOUISIANA
I, E. S. Gray do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as Natural Tutor to Julia A., Ella C., Olla, Olie L., William Alonzo, and Carrie Gray to the best of my ability and according to law.
So Help Me God.
Sworn to and subscribedHis
before me, this 26th dayE. S.XGray
of Sept. 1888Mark
/S/S. B. Shackelford, Clk
Filed Sept. 25, 1888, S. B. Shackelford, Clk
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Alonzo Nugent et alState of La., Parish of Grant
12th Judicial Dist. Court, La.
VSNo. 509
E. S. Gray Tutor et alTo E. S. Gray, Tutor, of the Parish of Grant
You are hereby cited and notified to appear at the office of the clerk of said Parish and in the Town of Colfax and answer the Petition of Alonzo Nugent et al, of which a copy accompanies this citation or deliver your answer thereto in writing within ten days after the service of this citation, with one additioal day for every ten miles from office of said court (sic) and your residence.
Witness the Honorable W. F. Blackman and A. V. Coco, Judges of Said court on this 18th day of Sept. 1888.
/S/S. B. Shackelford, Clk
Received a copy of Petition & citation on the 18th day of Sept. 1888 and made personal service of the within by handing a copy of same with petition to E. S. Gray at his residence about 23 miles from Colfax on this 21st September 1888.
/S/J. H. Kemp
Dy Sheriff
Returned & filed this
Sept. 17th, 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
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CITATION TO M. NUGENT
Alonzo Nugent et al
State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant
VSNo. 509, 12th Jud. Dist. Court
E. S. Gray, Tutor, et al
To M. Nugent of the Parish of Grant
You arre hereby cited and notified to appear at the office of the clerk of said Parish and in the town of colfax and answer the Petition of Alonzo Nugent et al of which a copy accompanies this citation or deliver your answer thereto in writing within ten days after the service of this citation, with one additional day for every ten miles from office of said clerk and your residence.
Witness the Honorable W. F. Blackman and A. V. Coco, Judges of said court on this 18th day of Sept. 1888.
/S/S. B. Shackelford, Clk
Received a copy of petition and citation on the 18th day of Sept. 1888 and made personal service of the within by handing a copy of same with petition to M. Nugent at his residence about 24 miles from Colfax on this 21st day of September 1888.
/S/J. H. Kemp
Dy Sheriff
Returned and filed this
Sept. 27, 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
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Alonzo Nugent et al
VS12th District Court
E. S. Gray Tutor et alParish of Grant
To:R. H. Williamson
You are hereby notified that you ahve been appointed an expert, & you are hereby directed to examine with W. L. Richardson and report under oath to this court without unnecessary delay whether the following described land being and lying and situated in the parish of Grant, La., to Wit:
The SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 and W 1/2 of SE 1/4, Section 11 and NW 1/4 of
NW 1/4, Sec. 13, and NE 1/4 of NE 1/4, Sec. 14, T 8 N, R 2 W containing two
hundred acres,
can without inconvenience and loss to the heirs and co-proprietors thereof, the above parties to this suit, be divided in kind among them or whether the same should be partitioned among the said heirs and co-proprietors by licitation that the proceeds may be divided among them.Given under my hand & seal of office on this the 18th day of September A. D. 1888.
/S/S. B. Shackelford
Clerk & Ex Officio
Recorder Parish of Grant, La.
Received the within notice on this 18th day
of September 1888 and made personal service of the same
by handing a copy of same to R. H. Williamson at Colfax, La.
on this 21st day Sept. 1888.
/S/H. C. Rogers
Dy Shff
Returned & filed this
Sept. 27, 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk.
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Alonzo Nugent et al
No. 50912th District Court
VS
Parish of Grant, Louisiana
E. S. Grey, Nat Tutor et al
To:W. L. Richardson
You are hereby notified that you have been appointed an expert and you are hereby directed to examine with R. H. Williamson and report under oath to this court without unnecessary delay, whether the following described land being and lying and situated in the Parish of Grant, La., to wit:The SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 and W 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, and NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec. 13, and NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec. 14, T 8 N, R 2 W containing two hundred acres can without inconvenience and loss to the heirs and co-proprietors thereof, the above parties to this suit, be divided in kind among them, or whether the same should be partitioned among the said heirs and co-proprietors by licitation that the proceeds may be divided among them.Given under my hand and seal of office on this the 18th day of September A. D. 1888.
/S/S. B. Shackelford
Clerk & Ex Officio
Recorder of Parish of Grant, La.
Received the within notice on this 18th day of September 1888 and made personal service of the same by handing a copy of same to W. L. Richardson in Colfax, La., on this 21st day of September 1888.
/S/H. C. Rogers
Dy Shff
Returned This Sept. 27th 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
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REPORTS OF EXPERTS 'A'
Filed in evidence this Jany 31st 1889
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
No. 509D.C.
Alonzo Nugent et al VS E. S. Gray et als
We the undersigned appointed to examine and report whether the interest of the heirs or the owners of the following land should be partitioned in kind or by sale to wit:The SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 & NW 1/4 of SE 1/4, Sec 11 & SE 1/4 of SE 1/4, Sec 11 and NW 1/4 of NW 1/4, Sec 13, NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 14, Township 8 R 2 West in Grant Parish, La., containing two hundred acres have concluded after consultation that it would be more advantagious to the heirs to sell said lands and divide the proceeds and submit this as our report.
/S/ W. L. Richardson
/S/R. H. Williamson
Sworn to & subscribed to
before me this 20th day
of Nov 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
Filed Nov 20th 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
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EXCEPTION--'MOTION TO DISMISS'
Alonzo Nugent et al
VS
E. S. Gray & et al
This certifies that we the undersigned heirs of the late Matthew Nugent and of his widow the late Julia Ann Nugent have neither authorized nor counselled any lawyer or anybody else to bring any suit before any court for the purpose of partitioning the lands belonging to the said Matthew Nugent or Julia Ann Nugent deced - either in kind or by sale.
Signed /S/ William F. Logan, transferee of T. H.Nugent
/S/Sarah A. Sanford, Widow of S. B.
Sanford
Attest
M. Nugent
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EXCEPTION
Filed Nov 21st 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk.
12th Jud'l District Court
Grant Parish, La.
No.
Alonzo Nugent et al
VS
E. S. Gray et al
And now comes Matthew Nugent one of the defendants in the above numbered and entitled cause, and reserving specially his rights to answer herein - and by counsel moves this Honl Court to dismiss this action for the reason that neither the attorney of record nor anyone else, was or is authorized to bring this action as against the said Matthew Nugent in the names of either William F. Logan, transferee of T. H. Nugent nor Mrs. Sarah A. Sanford, wife of S. B. Sanford deced - both of whom appear herein as parties plaintiffs wherefore he prays for the dismissal of this suit and for costs and for general relief.
Andrew Thorpe, Atty for Matthew Nugent
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Alonzo Nugent et al
VS
E. S. Gray et al
Notes of Evidence taken on Exception
1st. W. C. Roberts sworn says:I am the attorney of Record who brought this suit.
I have a written document in my possession signed by William F. Logan authorizing me to bring this suit - that document authorizes me to bring this suit.I have a letter in my possession from Mr. Oliver Nugent in which it is stated- in which it is stated that Mrs. Saran Ann Sanford said she did hope that I would defeat Matthew for he had acted so contrary all the time.The said written document is signed by all the plaintiffrs in this suit with the exception of Oliver Nugent and Mary Z. Sanford.I have letters from O. Nugent and it is by authority of these letters that I brought the suit forth (sic).The letter received from Oliver Nugent from which I have made the statement with reference to what he said regarding the said Mrs. Sanford was that this letter was received and the date of the institution of this (sic) suit Alonzo H. Nugent and Oliver Nugent came to me in Colfax and engaged me to bring a suit for the sale of this (sic) land and noted to me that all the heirs and coproprietors of this land except Matthew Nugent wished this suit brought and the land sold in order to settle the estate.
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ANSWER - Alonzo Nugent et al VS E. S. Gray et al
Filed Nov 24th 1888
S. B. Shackelford, Clk
12th Judicial District Court
Grant Parish, La.
No.
Alonzo Nugent et al
VS
E. S. Gray et al
And now into comes Matthew Nugent one of the defendants in the above numbered and entitled cause and thro'counsel in answer to the petition of the plaintiff's herein, admits the facts that both Matthew Nugent, Sr. and his wife Julia Ann Nugent are dead.He denies each and every other allegation in said petition contained and demands strict proof of the same.He prays that after trial hereof that petitioners take nothing by their action and that he be dismissed hence with costs.
Andrew Thorpe
Atty for Matthew Nugent
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MOTION TO PRODUCE DEED
Alonzo H.Nugent et al
VS12th District Court
Parish of Grant, La.
E.S. Gray Nat'l Tutor et al
Now comes the plaintiffs herein and respectfully shows to the court that the original deed to the land sought to be partitioned in this action among the several heirs by licitation to their father Mathew Nugent, deceased and described in the original petition herein filed by them, which description in said petiton is made a part hereof by reference thereto, is in the possession of one of the defendants herein, Mathew Nugent.
They show that said deed is not of record in the Clerks Office, and that therefore no certified copy of same can be obtained by them.They show that they cannot safely go to trial without the production of said deed on the trial hereof as evidence of their father's title.Wherefore they pray that your Honorable Court grant unto them an order directing the Clerk of your Court to issue a rule(sic) to be served without delay on the said Mathew Nugent to produce the said deed in open court or or before the trial hereof in order that the same may be used in evidence on said trial, or else to show cause why he does not comply with said order.
They pray for costs and for general relief.
W. C. Roberts, Atty.
ORDER
Let the prayer of the within and foregoing motion be granted, and let a rule issue directed to the defendant herein Mathew Nugent commanding and directing him to produce the deed to Mathew Nugent deceased to the land herein sought to be partitioned in open court on or before the trial hereof without delay or show cause why he should not comply with this order.
Done and granted on this the 29th day of January A. D. 1889.
/S/W. F. Blackman, Judge of
12the Judicial District Court
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Alonzo H. Nugent et alNo.
VS12th District Court
E. S. Gray Nat'l Tutor et alParish of Grant, La.
To Mathew Nugent Defendant
You are hereby ordered and directed in the name of the state of Louisiana and this Honorable Court to produce in open court on or before Thursday, the 31st day of January 1889, the day of trial of the above cause in which you are one of the defendants the original deed or patent issued to your father Mathew Nugent, deceased, to the following described land in Grant Parish, La., to wit:
SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 11, T 8 N, R 2 W, and the W !/2 of SE 1/4
Section 11 and NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 13, NE 1/4 of NE 1/4, Sec. 14,
being two hundred acres more or less;the same being the land sought to be partitioned by this action; or show good cause why you should not comply with the above order.
Done and signed under my hand officially on this the 29th day of January A. D. 1889.
/S/S. B. Shackelford, Clk
Received the within order on this 29th day of January 1889 and made personal service on same day and date by handing a copy of same to Mathew Nugent.
/S/H. C. Rogers
Dy Sheriff
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DUE TO FILE SPACE LIMITATIONS, THE REST OF THIS SUCCESSION CAN BE VIEWEDIN THE NOTESSECTION FOUND WITH JULIA ANN (MACKIE) NUGENT.
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The following is the obituary of Mathew Nugent, Senior, as it appeared in the Colfax Chronicle, Saturday, March 11, 1879:
"An Old Citizen Gone
Mathew Nugent, Senior, an old and well known citizen of Grant Parish, died at his residence in this parish on Friday evening, February 21st, 1879.Mr. Nugent was one of the early settlers in this section, having lived in the immediate neighborhood where he died for nearly half a century.He leaves a large family to mourn his loss, who have our sympathy and the sympathy of a lot of friends, all of whom feel that in the death of Mathew Nugent, Senior, Grant Parish has lost a valuable citizen and the community an honorable Christian gentleman.His was a hoary head crowned with glory.Rest in peace."
Abstracted from The Colfax Chronicle, Saturday, June 21, 1879 edition:LOCAL DOTS
"Mr. Sheppard will preach funeral sermon of Mathew Nugent, Senior, at Liberty Chapel to-morrow, Sunday 22d inst.Mr. Nugent was honored by
More About MATTHEW NUGENT:
Burial: Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Williana, Grant Parish, Louisiana
Son of: Matthew and Zylpha Nugent
Children of JULIA MACKIE and MATTHEW NUGENT are:
| 33. | i. | EMALINE4 NUGENT, b. February 28, 1836, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. December 18, 1915, Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
| ii. | WILLIAM M. NUGENT, b. August 10, 1837, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. December 19, 1850. | ||
| 34. | iii. | MATTHEW NUGENT, b. July 26, 1839, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. November 06, 1913, Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
| 35. | iv. | MARY JANE NUGENT, b. June 03, 1841, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. November 06, 1904, Black Creek, Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
| v. | CORNELIUS NUGENT, b. May 31, 1843, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. June 17, 1862. | ||
| vi. | JULIA ANN NUGENT, b. May 10, 1845, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. July 17, 1857. | ||
| 36. | vii. | SARAH ANN ZYLPHIA NUGENT, b. July 10, 1847, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. October 04, 1926, Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
| 37. | viii. | DENNIS OLIVER NUGENT, b. September 19, 1849, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. December 03, 1897, Milburn, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. | |
| 38. | ix. | HENRIETTA VIRGINIA NUGENT, b. August 07, 1852, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. July 31, 1887, Ward Three, Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
| x. | LAURA ALICE NUGENT, b. September 15, 1854, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. May 30, 1922, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; m. JAMES ANDREW HARVEY, January 05, 1885, J. T. Fant's, Grant Parish, Louisiana; b. November 29, 1848, Biloxi, Mississippi; d. June 05, 1908, At his residence, Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana. |
| Notes for LAURA ALICE NUGENT: NOTE:An insight into the character of Laura Alice (Nugent) Harvey can be discerned from her Last Will and Testament, which can be found in Grant Parish, La., Probate #4026, Succession of Laura A. Harvey: State of Louisiana Parish of Rapides City of Alexandria Before me, T. W. Holloman, a Notary Public in and for the Parish of Rapides and State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and in the presence of T. A. Holloman, R. W. Stewart and A. H. Donald, all competant witnesses, residing in the City of Alexandria, Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, personally came and appeared Mrs. Laura Alice Harvey, born Nugent, widow of James A. Harvey, a resident of Grant Parish, State of Louisiana, who declared unto me, Notary, in the presence of the aforesaid and undersigned witnesses, that she wished to make her last will and testament, and that she wished me to received her last will and testament, and she, the said Mrs. Laura Alice Harvey, testator, dictated to me this, her last will and testament, in the presence of the aforesaid witnesses, and I, Notary, received same from her dictation, and wrote down same as it was dictated to me, in the presence of her, the said Mrs. Laura Alice Harvey, testator, and the aforesaid witnesses, in words as follows, to-wit: I, Mrs. Laura Alice Harvey, being of sound mind, and knowing that life is precarious, and wishing to make proper disposition of my property, in case of my death, in the presence of the aforesaid Notary and witnesses do make and ordain and declare this my last will and testament: 1st.I desire that all my just debts be paid. 2nd.I give and bequeath unto my niece, Miss Maude Nugent, daughter of Alonzo Nugent, deceased, my watch and chain. 3rd.I give and bequeath unto my niece, Miss Bertha Nugent, daughter of Alonzo Nugent, deceased, my diamond ring. 4th.I give and bequeath unto my niece, Miss Virgie Lee Nugent, daughter of Alonzo Nugent, deceased, my largest plain gold band ring. 5th.I give and bequeath unto my niece, Miss Georgia Nugent, daughter of Alonzo Nugent, deceased, my smallest plain gold band ring. 6th.I give and bequeath unto my niece, Mrs. Ethel Lee Jarrell, daughter of Mrs. Martha C. Lee, my Wife and Daughter Degree Masonry pin. 7thI give and bequeath unto my niece, Miss Enola Lee, daughter of Mrs. Martha C. Lee, my Eastern Star pin. 8th.I give and bequeath unto Mrs. Ida Nugent, widow of Alonzo Nugent, one-half of my household effects, including one-half of my trunk and the contents thereof, together with one share of stock of the par value of $100.00 of the capital stock of the Bank of Pollock, Pollock, La. 9th.I give and beqeath unto Mrs. Julia A. Kent, wife of J. L. Kent, now residing in El Dorado, Arkansas, the other one-half of my household effects, trunk and its contents, together with one share of stock of the par value of $100.00 of the capital stock of the Commercial Bank & Trust Co., Alexandria, La. 10th.I desire that a tomb like that now on my husband's frave at Liberty Chapel Burial Ground near Willianna, Louisiana, be placed on my grave. 11th.I desire that the sum of $30.00 be expended for a tomb for the grave of Mrs. Henrietta Virginia Gray in the Liberty Chapel Burial Ground. 12th.I desire that the sum of $10.00 be expended for a small marble slab for the grave of Mrs. Henrietta Virginia Gray's infant, Marvin Gray, in the Liberty Chapel burial Ground. 13th.I desire that the sum of $30.00 be expended for a tomb for the grave of my uncle, William Mackie, also in the Liberty Chapel Burial Ground. 14th.I give and bequeath to the Board of Trustees of Centenary College at Shreveport, Louisiana, a certain house and lot owned by me situated at the corner of Fifteenth and Elliott Streets in the City of Alexandria, Louisiana, or so much of the proceeds of the sale of said property as may remain after paying all my just debts and the bequests herein made in case it is necessary to sell said property in order to pay said debts and bequests.I desire that the income from said property or the proceeds of the sale of said property shall be used in assisting young men to secure an education for the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. I appoint Clarence E. Nugent of Alexandria, Louisiana, executor of this my last will and testament and give him seizen and detainer of my estate from the moment of my death, and dispense him from giving bond. This last will and testament of Mrs. Laura Alice Harvey was dictated by her to me, Notary, in the presence and hearing of the three aforesaid and undersigned competant witnesses, residing in Alexandria, Louisiana, and the same was reduced to writing by me, Notary, as dictated by said testator. I, Notary, then read the above will to said testator in the presence of the aforesaid witnesses, and the said testator declared to me, Notary, and to the aforesaid witnesses, that she was entirely satisfied therewith, and she, the said Mrs. LauraAlice Harvey, testator, signed the same in the presence of the aforesaid and undersigned witnesses, and the whole was dictated, received, read and signed at one time without interruption and without turning aside to any other acts, on this March 1st, 1922. (Signed)Mrs. Laura, Alice, Harvey. Witnesses: (Singed) T. A. Holloman. (Signed) R. W. Stewart. (Signed) A. H. Donald. (Signed) T. W. Holloman Notary Public( S E A L ) STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF RAPIDES I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original of said Will on file in my Notarial Office. In testimony whereof, witness my signature and seal of my office, at Alexandria, Louisiana, on this june 5th, 1922. (Signed)T. W. Holloman Notary Public Received and filed June 20th, 1922. (signed) C. D. LaCroix Clerk |
| More About LAURA ALICE NUGENT: Burial: Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Williana, Grant Parish, Louisiana |
| Notes for JAMES ANDREW HARVEY: REFEREnce:The Colfax Chronicle, June 20, 1908, DIED: HARVEY - -At his residence in Pollock, La., on Friday, June 5, 1908, at 11:30 a.m., James A, Harvey, aged 59 years, 6 months and 16 days. He was born in Biloxi, Miss., November 29, 1848, but his parents moved to Winnfield, La., during his early days, and from thence to Grant Parish, where he spent the remainder of his life.He grew to manhood not far from Iatt post office and later made Pollock his home.He was twice married, to Miss Gray, a sister of Miss Ola and Messrs, G. W. and H. P. Gray, all of Pollock, to which union six children were born, one of whom survive him, viz:Mr. L. D. Harvey, of Rochelle, La.His second wife was Miss Laura Nugent, sister of Mr. Math Nugent, who still survives him. He was twice elected Assessor of Grant parish and only lacked a few days of completing his second term at the time of his death.He was a member of Anchor Lodge No. 261 F&AM, which he joined several years ago. He was a staunch Democrat in every sense of the word, and took great pride in assisting in promoting that party's interest at all times. In his death Pollock and her people and the entire citizenship of Grant parish has lost an honorable, upright and useful citizen, whose place can never be filled. Many were his friends, few, if any, his enemies; beautiful was his character, exemplary and inspiring was his every day walk of life. The funeral procession was conducted by the order of which he was so loyal a member, which left the familoy residence about 8 o'clock Saturday morning and proceeded to Liberty Chapel M. E. church, where the funeral sermon was delievered by the Rev. Howard G. Roberts, of the Bastrop, La., M. E. church, after which he was laid to rest in Liberty Chapel cemetery with Masonic honors. --Pollock News. |
| More About JAMES ANDREW HARVEY: Burial: Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Williana, Grant Parish, Louisiana |
| 39. | xi. | THOMAS HARRISON NUGENT, b. May 31, 1857, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. July 10, 1899, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. | |
| 40. | xii. | ALONZO HOPKINS NUGENT, b. August 29, 1859, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. March 19, 1919, At his home, Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
| 41. | xiii. | MARTHA CORNELIA NUGENT, b. June 02, 1862, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; d. March 21, 1933, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. |