DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; Biography: James L. Terrell - t640

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 	  James L. Terrell has followed, with substantial
         success the occupation of farming, a calling to
         which he was reared, his father, Hiram Terrell,
         having also been a worthy tiller of the soil.  The
         latter, as well as his wife, whose maiden name was
         Isabella Glass, was born in North Carolina, but
         their marriage took place in Mississippi, in which
         State the father died in 1846.  Two years later his
         widow came to De Soto Parish, La., but moved to
         Texas, in 1861, dying in the Lone Star State in
         1869, a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal
         Church, Mr. Terrell having also been a member of
         the same.  The latter became well known in Mis-
         sissippi, for he was a member of the Legislature of
         that State several different terms, and in the im-
         mediate vicinity of his home held the office of jus-
         tice of the peace, and at one time participated in
         one of the early wars.  His father, Moses Terrell,
         was of Irish descent and died in Mississippi.  The
         mother's father, Wm. Glass, was born and spent his
         life in North Carolina. The subject of this sketch
         is one of a family of eleven sons and four daugh-
         ters, and he and two sisters are the only members of
         the family now living. His education was acquired
         in the common schools, and in 1842 he was united
         in marriage to Miss Mary Matilda, daughter of
         Daniel and Charity Sandell, South Carolinians, who
         died in Mississippi, in which State Mrs. Terrell
         was born.  She has borne her husband four chil-
         dren, three of whom are living: Martha E., Aman-
         da J. (wife of Rufus M. Farmer), and Alice A.
         (wife of F. M. Brownfield).  In 1847 Mr. Terrell
         came to De Soto Parish, and in 1852 settled on his
         present farm five miles east of Mansfield, the place
         at that time having not few improvements.  He
         now has about 460 acres of land in all with some
         200 acres under cultivation, which he has obtained
         by his own efforts.  In 1863 he joined Company
         O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served with dif-
         ferent commands until the close of the war, his
         company being disbanded at Natchitoches.  He is
         one of the well-known and respected citizens of
         the parish.  He is a member of the Farmers' Al-
         liance, and he and wife have been members of the
         Methodist Church for a long time.