Death of Dick Davenport
Union Parish, Louisiana
January 1, 1886

This information generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project -
African American Archives by: Timothy D. Hudson


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Home Advocate
Friday, 1 January 1886, page 1

BURNED TO DEATH.

We learn from Rev. B. F. Platt that an aged negro man named Dick Davenport,
who resided near Marion, was burned to death in his house, last Sunday night.
It is believed that the house caught on fire by accident or through
carelessness, and the old man - the sole occupant - aged about 77 years,
supposed to have been rendered helpless by the too frequent potations of
whiskey, was unable to make his escape from the burning building. His body
was charred and crisped, and his skull burned to ashes. Another victim of
strong drink.

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