FRANCIS S. CARO Plaquemines Parish Louisiana Submitted by Gladys Stovall Armstrong Typed by Darnell Marie Brunner Beck Published by "The Deep Delta" ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** "THE PROTECTOR", 18 AUGUST 1888 "DIED In New Orleans, on Sunday, 12 August, 1888 at 2:00 p.m. FRANCIS S. CARO Age 56 years The death of this gentleman was a sad surprise to the people of this parish, especially to pointe-a-la-Hache, where the deceased spent in useful employment the greater portion of his life. Judge CARO was a native of Florida in which state he leaves two sisters and other relatives to morn his demise. His advent in this parish took place in 1852 when he landed at English Turn and worked in the office of 'The National,' the first paper in Plaquemines Parish, published by J. L. MARCIARQ. In 1856, he was married to a daughter of P. U. HINGLE and a few days later he left pointe-a-la-Hache, accompanied by his young bride, for St. Bernard parish and there started 'The St. Bernard,' a democratic journal.. In the year 1857 he once more moved to Plaquemines Parish and began the publication of 'The Rice Planter' in 1858, which was published without interruption until 1862 when the Civil War caused a suspension of its publication. In 1864 Judge CARO resumed the publication of his paper under the name of 'The Weekly Observer', which he edited and published with sucess until January 1, 1885. The plant of this paper was then sold to the present owner of 'The Protector' and the deceased retired from the field of journalism, having spent twenty-six years of his life as a journalist ... In accordance with his dying request, his remains were transported Monday on the New Orleans and Gulf Railroad to Pointe a la Hache and was buried if 'The St. Thomas Cemetery'.