Articles from "The Terrebonne Lifeline"
October, 1850 - March, 1908
Assumption Parish, Louisiana


Original file generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project - African American
Archives by: Phullip Chauvin and the The Terrebonne Genealogy Society

African American articles extracted by S.K. Martin-Quiatte


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6 Oct. 1850
Detained at the parish jail - a negro girl, SOPHIA or SOPHIE, says she
belongs to MC CLELLAN KNIGHT of Bayou Black in Terrebonne Parish.

8 Nov. 1850
Succession sale of property of ROSALIE LANDRY, deceased widow of
HILAIRE BREAUX, 7 Dec. 1850.....slaves - Andre, age 45; Marie, age 33, and her
children, Caroline age 7, Eveline age 3, Ophelia age 5, Elizabeth age 7 months; and
sundry movable property and one cow.

November 29, 1850
Notice of sale - 4 Jan. 1851, PIERRE DELAHOUSSAGE, Testamentary Executor
of estate of JAMES CARE.....slaves Joe, age 40, and Giles, age 28.
Succession sale of MARGUERITE LEBLANC, deceased wife of LOUIS
BOURGEOIS (the English notice identifies him as BERGERON, but the French says
BOURGEOIS; both say BOURGEOIS in the body of the notice).....on 9 Jan. 1851, a
sugar plantation on Bayou L'Ours bounded by lands of ADELARD BOURGEOIS and
LEONARD BOURGEOIS, and slaves - Martine age 17; Helene age 40 and her four
children, Eliza age 7, Jean Baptiste age 5, Carmelite age 5, Alexanire age 2; James
age 32; Narcisse age 16; Isaac age 24; Planchon age 24 and her child, Severin, age 2;
Louise age 20; Charlotte age 11; six cows; two calves; three pairs of working oxen;
two American mules; six Spanish mules; eight Creole horses; and two stations (stallions
intended?); farming utensils and furniture.

4 May 1851
Cholera has appeared in several places on the bayou. At COL. PUGH in
Lafourche Interior, 3 workers died within a few hours. Ten Negroes
died at PITT & ROSS, 1 at MATTERS, 1 at ROBERTSON. In Ascension many
died at M. DOYLE's and 1 at Donaldsonville at MRS. FOLEY's.

24 May 1851
CHOLERA - Last Tuesday, 24 Negroes died on ROSS and PITRE Plantation
and so did MR. ROSS. MR. ROBERTSON lost 27 slaves. Both of these
plantations are below Thibodaux. In Assumption there were a few cases
reported on FOLEY Plantation, but they have improved. There were some
very young children who died.

June 15, 1851
In St James Parish on the plantation of COL. EVARISTE MIRE, cholera
has claimed the lives of 14 Negroes within a twenty-four hour period.

27 July 1851
The Negro HENRY, belonging to XAVIER DUGAS is imprisoned in the jail
for wounding LEON BABIN, the plantation manager. He was condemned to
hang Monday, 28 July 1851 between 9-11 A.M. at the jail.

October 19, 1851
Detained in the parish jail, a Negro man named MAJOR, says he belongs
to DR. MARTIN of Assumption, 5'3 3/4" tall, has a beard, 2 scars on
chest, and several on his back.
Succession of JOSEPH PORCHE, F.M.C., filed 25 Oct. 1851. (His
succession lists 7 slaves for sale.)

30 Oct. 1851
Detained In the parish jail, a Negro calling himself BOB, age 25, 5'4"
tall, small scar on right jaw, says he belongs to WILLIAM MURRAY of
Bayou Goula.

18 Jan. 1852
A few days ago on the plantation of BAPTISTE CHEDOTAL, a Negro child
about 8 or 9 years old was playing in a field while laborers were
setting fire to it to burn weeds. The wind spread the flames so
quickly, the child was burned to death.

22 Jan. 1852
Within three days this week, four men have frozen to death in this
parish. JOHN the Irishman, well-known for a long time around these
parts and at the place of MARIUS ALBAGNAC, froze to death during the
night of the 20 January. He was found a few arpents from the coroner's
house, 4 miles below Napoleonville on the right bank of the bayou. An
unknown Irishman was found frozen to death on the canal road and
another near Assumption Church in Plattenville. A Negro belonging to
MRS. OLIVIER LEBLANC succumbed to the cold on the road where
MR. COURTADE's store leads to Brule St. John the Baptist.

Detained in the parish jail: HENRY, belonging to RICHARD BUTLER of
Grand Caillou, not very black, 2 upper teeth missing, about age 42-44,
bearded, and around each arm the circle of a little broken band. JEAN
BAPTISTE, speaking French and English, says he belongs to WILLIAM ACY
of Assumption, 5'5" tall, about 24-25 years old.

28 Mar. 1852
Runaway from the plantation of JEAN ROUSSEAU of Lafourche Interior,
left bank, on 2 Mar. 1852, three American Negroes, speaking English
and a little French: JARRY, well built with a knot on the left side of
the head; POTNEY, 5'6" tall, very black; BOB, 5'5" tall, very black,
one eye larger than the other, flat feet.

17 Nov. 1900
A negro was shot and killed last Tuesday at Bellewood Plantation in a
fight over a crap game.

16 Nov. 1901
A negro was locked in a corn crib for drunk and disorderly conduct in
the Marrais settlement. He set fire to it and burned to death early
this week.

28 Dec. 1901
Phelagie LEGIMME, a colored person, died this morning, age about 100.

25 Jan. 1902
A colored boy shot and killed another negro, age about 15, while
hunting 1st Sunday morning near Freetown, six miles below
Napoleonville.

October 15, 1904
PHILIIP EDWARDS, negro, was shot and killed by LULA JAMISON on
Westfield Pltn.

October 22, 1904
MAN WRIGHT shot and killed PETER ANDERSON last Saturday on Sweet Home
Pltn; both are negroes.

December 2, 1905
SETON, a colored laborer at Napoleonville Cypress Co., was crushed to
death last Wednesday while coupling cars.

16 Dec. 1905
WALTER LEWIS, age 18, was killed instantly on Elm Hall Plantation last
Wednesday by a carrier feeder. He was the son of MONROE LEWIS, the
colored jailer of Napoleonville. Burial was on Thursday.

January 19, 1907
The funeral of ALBERT TAYLOR (colored) was held on January 12, 1907,
at Morning Star Baptist Church. Masonic ceremonies were conducted by
ANDERSON WRIGHT and ALFRED JOHNSON. Services by REV. I. WALKER and
REV. GOINS.

March 21, 1908
"Paincourtville Notes" - Last Wednesday at 12 o'clock, fire broke out
in a house near the depot lane (house of JOE ALCEE, a Negro cabin) and
destroyed 14 houses in the lane and also the houses of HECTOR C. BRAUD
and ALCEE RODRIGUE on the front street. No lives were lost, and the
only one injured was F. S. GIANELLONI, who fell from his roof and
broke his left arm and injured his back. Among the heavy losers are
ARMOND NEWCHURCH and MR. AUCOIN.