South Bend Cemetery, St. Mary Parish, La. Submitted to usgenweb by Louis Lavedan 11 October 2010 Photographs submitted by Judy Graham (Judy Graham ) The photographs presented were taken 12 Feburary, 2009. Data submitted by Margie Luke (MLLUKE@aol.com) and Karla Sherer () ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://theusgenweb.net/copyright.htm http://theusgenweb.net/la/lafiles.htm ======================================================================= To view Photographs for South Bend Cemetery, please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/stmary/cemeteries and click on photos of South Bend Cemetery. ======================================================================= The South bend Cemetery is located off the west side of SR 317 in St. Mary Parish, La. at coordinates 29.623898, -91.538356. At present (2010), there is very little remaining of the cemetery after flooding from hurricanes in 2005. The cemetery (2010) is surrounded by plowed field with a house to the north and a road to the south going west. History: The cemetery was established by the family of Francis and Benjamin F. Hudson. They were Sugar Planters who originally owned South Bend Plantation. Additional information to be added The following persons have been identified with reasonable certanty as having been burried in South Bend Cemetery: Armstrong, John Birth-Date:unknown Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Death-1833 locationBayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-St. Mary Parish Court House Succ #238 Armstrong, Margaret WO John Armstrong Birth-unknown Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Death-1831 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-St. Mary Parish Court House Succ #185) Berwick, John Welch (See Pictures of Tombstone) SO Horace M. Berwick and Sarah Berwick Birth-12 June 1880 Death-6 Apr 1895 at age 15 yrs Documentation-St. Mary Episcopal Church, Franklin, v.1, p 222 Berwick, Sarah Luke Buried next to John Welch Berwick Birth-unknown Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Death-unknown Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-St. Mary Episcopal Church, Franklin, v.1, p 224 Hudson, Benjamin F. SO Francis Hudson, Jr., and Elizabeth Patterson Hudson HO, #1 Julie Ann Reed M: 1 May 1830 HO, #2 Mary Ann Gordy M: 12 Mar 1833 Birth-1810 Location-Louisiana Death-27 April 1872 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-Owner and operator of South Bend Planttion Hudson, Richard Blount SO Benjamin Hudson, Mary Hudson Inscription: "Infant Son of Benjamin" Birth-Apr, 1877 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Death-2 Feb 1878 (10 Months) Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Docimentation-St.. Mary Episcopal Church - v.1, p 230 Robert, Bollevar Washington Assumed buried with siblings at South Bend Birth-13 Sep 1835 Location-Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La. Death-12 Jul 1826 Robert, Grimball Peter SO Peter William Robert, Elizabeth Robert Birth-4 Dec 1814 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Death-6 Sep 1818 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Robert, Louisa Armstrong #2 WO Peter Hedekiah Robert, M: 19 Jun 1824 Birth-unknown Location-USA Death-1833 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-St. Mary Parish Court House Succ #240 Robert, Martha Slater #1 WO Peter Hedekiah Robert Birth-unknown Location-USA Death-unknown Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. tombstone Inscription-1 st wife of Peter Hilkiah Robert Robert, Mary Makin DO Thomas Makin, Hamilton Cty, OH #2 WO Rev. Peter Robert; M: 9 Sep 1820 Birth-unknown Death-unknown Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-Marriage #2: St. Mary Parish Bk. 1, #206, p..234 Robert, Pamela Mistake DO Peter William Robert and Elizabeth Robert Birth-1 Dec 1827 Location-St. Mary Parish, La. Death-2 Oct 1828 Robert, Rev. Peter HO #1 Elizabeth Joudon Robert, M: abt. 1790 HO #2 Mary Makin Robert, M: 9 Sep 1820 Birth-1768 Location-Santee Circle, Berkeley Cty., SC Death-1823 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-St. Mary Parish Court House Succ #127 Marriage #2: St. Mary Parish Bk. 1, #206, p..234 Robert, Peter Hedekiah SO Rev Peter Rpbert, Elizabeth Jaudon HO #1 Martha Slater Robert HO #2 Louisa Armstrong Robert Birth-1803 Location-Beaufort Cty., SC Death-1839 Location-Bayou Sale, St. Mary Parish, La. Documentation-St. Mary Parish Court House Succ #408