FOREMAN, Phinas, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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PHINAS FOREMAN, DUSON.--Phinas Foreman was born, in 1863, in Lafayette parish,
Louisiana.  He is the son of Ralph and Civerine (Duhon) Foreman, natives of
Louisiana.  They were the parents of twelve children.  Ralph Foreman was a
successful farmer of this parish.  He died in 1865.  His wife still survives
him and lives with our subject.

Phinas Foreman was married to Olive Nevar, and they became the parents of
three daughters, viz.:  Pearl,  Effie,  Clodie (deceased).  Mrs. Foreman died
August, 1890.  Mr. Foreman owns one hundred and twenty acres of land, eighty
of them being under cultivation in cotton and corn.  He is a thorough business
man and stands high in the community.  He and family are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp.
225-226.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.