Cattle Brands 1760-1888
"Brand Book for the District of Opelousas and Attakapas"
Submitted by: Debbie Carpenter 


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SOURCE:OPELOUSAS 1720 - 1970
Opelousas 250th Anniversary Edition June 1970 Daily World

Submitters Note:  Should anyone wish a copy of the "brand" as it appears in
print,  please email me with the name and I will copy the page and mail to
you. Debbie


Some Cattle Brands from issues of the "Brand Book for the District of
Opelousas and Attakapas-1760-1888" Note that Indians and Negroes were usually
listed with one name-Celestin, Sauvage Attakapas" and "Lenlotte f.w.c. (free
woman of color"

Boutte Louis Hilaire, homme de couleur libre, St. Martin 
Jan. 17, 1817

Paul Pierre Briant-St. Martin
July 20, 1821

Briant Pierre Paul-St. Martin
Oct. 9, 1824

Louis Maduce (Spaniard)-St. Martin
Jyly 14, 1827

Catin, Negresse Libre passed to Louis La Violette
June 13, 1808 St. Martin

Celestin Sauvage-Attakapas St. Landry
June 13, 1808

Celestin Sauvage-Attakapas St. Martin
Aug. 18, 1804

Chaulinette Quarteron Libre-St. Martin
Aug. 12. 1805

Charlotte Nsse Libre-St. Martin
July 26, 1815

Chataign Sauvage-St. Martin
1826

F.X. Martin-St. Martin
Sept. 1, 1823

Alexander Porter-St. Martin
Aug. 16, 1809

William Wikoff-St. Landry
June 29, 1815

Lenlotte f.w.c.-St. martin
Aug. 23, 1830

Marie Louise Senegal f.w.c.-Lafayette
April 9, 1840

Sebastian Hernandez-Lafayette
April 10, 1844

Chevallier Declouet-St. Martin
June 1, 1780

Declouet Chevalier file d' Alexandre-St. Martin
June 18, 1784

Martin Duralde-St. Martin
Mar. 12, 1789

Modist Delahoussay, FWC-St. Martin
July 12, 1814

Francois Quarteron Libre-St. Martin
May 29, 1792

Louis Grevemberg-St. Martin
Oct. 14, 1793

Francois Grevemberg-St. Martin
Oct. 14, 1793

Josephe, Mitif Libre-St. Martin
Aug. 4, 1800

Jos. Mathew, Griffe Libre-St. Landry
Oct. 7, 1822

Melancon Veuve-St. Martin
Sept. 21, 1801

Gilbert Handy, file freedman,-St. Landry
Aug. 28, 1866

Marie Thibodeaux freedwoman-St. martin
July 29, 1867

Edmond Senegal, col.=Lafayette
Nov. 16, 1869

Philomene Gautraut-Lafayette
Nov. 16, 1872

John McNess-Calcasieu
Nov. 29, 1873

John M. Ware-St. Landry
May 25, 1883

Early Brands Unsentimental

Old Southwest Louisiana brands showed that sentiment
played little part in their design.  As examples, the
first used as early as 1784, the brand was:

John McDaniel-1784 used   72
Son James McDaniel-1822  used 30
Son Dennis McDaniel           40
Daughter in law Mary Bundick used 56
Her father William Bundick used 27
Son Peter McDaniel used 3K
Nathaniel Cochran used N.C.
Mark Lee used LE
Antoine Deshotels was original
Clemont A. Mudd used CAA