Land: John Clinton, Grant Parish Louisiana
Submitted to USGENWEB by: Bill Carr cbvacarr@3n.net





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JOHN CLINTON & PEARL (GUTHRIE) CARR
My parents, John Clinton and Pearl (Guthrie) Carr settled in Grant
Parish in 1917 after moving from Bagdad, Florida.  He was born in 1883
in Laurens County, GA and she in Covington County, AL in 1887.  Both are
buried in the Hargis Baptist Church Cemetery. He found employment at Big
Pine or Good Pine turpentine camp and they lived at a couple of places
east of Verda (one became known as the Lee Lasyone place). In 1922 John
bought our home place four miles south of Hargis where I was born and
lived until graduation from Verda High School in 1951. 

The deed transactions of our homeplace south of Hargis are the following:

United States of America to JOHN M. O'NEAL, U. S. Patent 0172 dated 28
Oct 1909, recorded 15 Sept 1921, Book "GG" of Conveyances, Page 281, et
seq., Grant Parish Records, conveying:
     The Southeast quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
     The Southwest quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
     Section Twenty, Township Eight North of Range -
     Four, west, Louisiana, containing the quantity of
     Seventy Nine and Seventy One hundredth, acres.
Recorded by H. W. Sanford                           Patent signed by:

Wm. H. Taft, President
                                                                     
W. Young, Secretary - Recorder

Genl. Land Office
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First Sale:
John M. O'Neal, a married man, husband of Edith O'Neal, born McIlwain,
who resides with him, having been married but one time.
To: MILTON DUNN, and his wife, Isadore Dunn, born Calhoun, residents of
Grant Parish, La., Credit sale, warranty deed, dated 12 Sept 1912,
recorded 18 Nov 1912, Book "U" of Conveyances, Page 38, et seq., and
Book "L" of Mortgages, Page 29, Grant Parish Records, Consideration
$500, Cash $150, balance in notes.
Signed: John M. O'Neal, Milton Dunn, Isadore Dunn; Witnesses: John L.
Calhoun, J. S. Daniels; Passed before me Uriah E. DeWitt, N.P. Grant
Parish, La.
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Second Sale:
Milton Dunn, and wife, Isadore Dunn, residents of Grant Parish, La.
To:
J. D. CALHOUN, husband of Orine Lasyone, who is living with him
Cash Sale, Full warranty deed, dated 29 Jan 1917, recorded 2 Feb 1917,
Book "W" of Conveyances, Page 287, Grant Parish Records, Consideration
$585.65 Cash.
Signed, Milton Dunn, Isadore Dunn; Witnesses: C. W. Calhoun, Odus F.
Wardlow, Passed before me, L. Dow Wardlow, Not. Public, Grant Parish,
La.
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Third Sale:
J. D. Calhoun, a married man, husband of Orine Lasyone, who resides with
him, resident of Grant Parish, La.
To:
WILMOT McCAIN, a married man, husband of Leta Alford, who is living with
him, residents of Grant Parish, La.
Credit sale, full warranty, dated 16 Aug 1921, recorded 21 Oct 1921,
Book "U" of Conveyances, Page 486, Grant Parish Records; Book "L" of
Mortgages, 482 - Grant Parish Records.
Signed: J. D. Calhoun, Wilmot McCain; Witnesses: D. S. Mathis, Warren
Smith, Passed before me: L. Dow Wardlow, Not. Public, Grant Parish, La.
(Note that Orine did not sign, which apparently was the reason for a
deposition of Sim Spikes and L. J. Harrison on 15 March 1934 before C.
D. LaCroix, Notary Public which stated that Jeff D. Calhoun was a
widower during the time that he owned the land. In this deposition the
woman was referred to as Oreline Coutee or Orene Lasyone.)
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Fourth Sale:
Wilmot McCain, a married man, wife born Leta Alford, who resides with
him
To:
J. C. CARR, a married man, whose wife before marriage was Miss Pearl
Guthrie, who resides with him, residents of Grant Parish , La.
Credit sale, full warranty deed, dated 14 Sept 1922, recorded 17 Sept
1922, Book "U" of conveyances, Page 533 and in book "L" of Mortages,
533, Grant Parish Records, Consideration $800, $300 cash, balance in
notes.
Signed: Wilmot McCain, J. C. Carr; Witnesses: J. T. McLemore, Mrs. J. M.
Wardlow, Passed before W. P. Williams, Not. Public, Grant Parish, La.
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Submitted to USGENWEB by: Bill Carr