Franklin Parish Settlers - Deshsa FAMILY, Franklin Parish,LA.

Submitted by: DeWanna Robinson Lindo





April 2001



Source: Franklin Parish Library





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Desha Family



One of the first families of Franklin Parish is the Desha

family of lower Extension in Boeuf Prairie, headed by 

William Spencer Desha, now in his 80's.



Direct descendants of the first governor of the "State of Franklin," 

now known as Tennessee, the family came to Boeuf Prairie in the 

early 1800', purchasing large holdings along Boeuf River.



Listed on the rolls of the first Police Jury of Franklin Parish is 

M. B. Desha, a powerful influence in the organization of the first 

parish government, which was located in Boeuf Prairie.



Jim Desha, son of M. B. died while in the Confederate Army. 

His widow married Captain W. P. Powell, a pioneer publisher of the Franklin Sun.