JAMES D. EVERETT
Union Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Mike Miller



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Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 1), pp. 405-406.
Published by the
Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.

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James D. Everett is one of the most notable attorneys of Union Parish, La.,
and in the practice of his profession has acquired both prominence and 
success. He was born in the parish where he now resides May 5, 1880, the 
fifth of ten children born to John P. and Sarah J. (Buckley)
Everett, the former of whom was born in Alabama and the latter in
Tennessee. John P. Everett was brought up in Alabama, and when a young man 
came to this state and became an eminent divine of the Baptist church, to 
which worthy calling he devoted the best energies of his life. Of
the forty years that he resided in this parish, thirty-six of them were
devoted to the cause of Christianity, and as a minister his duties called 
him to all parts of the parish, and he thus became exceptionally well and 
favorably known. He was vice-president of the Baptist state convention for 
a number of years, and at the time of his death was on the editorial staff 
of the "Baptist Chronicle" of Ruston, La. His many noble characteristics
endeared him to a wide circle of friend., and as his was a truly Christian 
character, his power for good was unlimited. He died on the 21st of June, 
1891, his widow and seven children being left to mourn the loss of a kind 
and faithful husband and father. The mother has been a resident of
Louisiana since about nine years of age, having been brought to this state
by her parents. The names of the children are as follows: Laura E, wife of 
John B. Robinson; Sallie M., wife of J. A. Higgins; James D.; Charles H.; 
Dettie E., wife of Prof. 0. S. Dolby; L. Etta, wife of Rev. B. M. Boone, 
editor of the "Baptist Chronicle" at Ruston, and Edward.  James D. Everett
was educated in the high school at Shiloh, La., and in 1880 entered the
Howard college at Marion, Ala., which he attended two years. In the fall of 
1881 he began the study of law in the office of Ramsey & Everett at 
Farmersville, and on the 8th day of June, 1883, was admitted to the bar. 
Since that time he has been located at Farmersville, and is one of the 
leading practitioners of his section. In his first practice he formed a
co-partnership with his brother John E., who died the 12th of November, 
1889, after which he became associated with L. E. Thomas, the present firm 
being Everett & Thomas. The members of this firm are strictly
accurate and reliable, holding a large and appreciative clientage in the
city of Farmersville, and the rural districts adjacent thereto. In all his 
honorable connection with professional and social life, Mr. Everett's course 
has been consistently marked by earnest purpose and useful activity. He is 
president of the board of school directors of Union Parish, and has
interested himself in all worthy enterprises tending to promote the welfare
and advancement of the parish. He was married in January, 1889, to Miss 
Eugenia Hight, a daughter of Mrs. McCrary of Union Parish, and to them one 
son was born whom they named John E. Mrs. Everett died December 4, 1889, at 
their home in Farmerville. She was a consistent member of the Baptist
church, of which Mr. Everett is also a member, and was a graduate of the
state normal school at Natchitoches, La., finishing her course here on the 
27th of April, 1887.
Mr. Everett is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and the K. of P. He is regarded 
by all who know him as an honorable citizen and a successful lawyer.

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