Obit: Henry Laningham, Grant parish La Submitted by: Houston Tracy, Jr. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Colfax Chronicle Saturday, 13 March 1897 Henry Laningham, who was born 13 April 1875 at Jena in Catahoula Parish was crushed to death by machinery at the Big Creek Lumber Company mill, only 15 minutes after the new equipment was set into motion. He lived here some 3 years and he won a popularity to be sought by anyone. He was a nephew of our venerable Capt. J.M. Rucker. [signed] D.B.J. NOTE: If anyone knows to whom this Laningham belongs or who Capt. Rucker was...Please e-mail me at TreSearch3@aol.com Thanks, Houston Tracy, Jr.