TUTTLE, James S., Cincinnati, OH., then Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller



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James S. Tuttle, White Castle, has been a resident of the state of Louisiana
since 1842.  He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1825, and is a son of John
and Catherine (Van Pelt) Tuttle, natives of New York city.  In 1863 he was
united in marriage to Miss Emme Bevan, a daughter of Peare and Estelle (Blake)
Bevan.  Three children were born of this union: Virginia Lee (the wife of Dr.
W. G. Owen), James G. and Margie E.  The family are members of the
Presbyterian church.  Mrs. Tuttle is a native of Louisiana, and was born in
the year 1842.  For several years Mr. Tuttle was a member of the police jury. 
In 1861 he enlisted in the Thirtieth Louisiana volunteer infantry for ninety
days, but remained in the service six months, at the end of which period his
regime it was transferred; then he returned to his home.  During his term of
service he was taken prisoner, was escorted to Baton Rouge, where he was
retained three days, being paroled at the end of that time.  During the
Mexican war he was in Company I, Second Louisiana regiment, under Gen. P. F.
Smith, and did active duty for six months.  It was not until 1873 that he
purchased his present plantation, which is known as Laurel Ridge; it contains
1,200 acres, the principal crop being cane.  He gives his undivided attention
to agricultural pursuits, and under his intelligent direction the earth has
yielded abundant harvests.

Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 2), pp. 427-428. 
Published by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.