1909 Drowning of Harrison Auld in Bayou d'Loutre, Union Parish Louisiana
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1909 Drowning of Harrison Auld in Bayou d'Loutre, Union Parish Louisiana

Farmerville “Gazette” issue of 25 August 1909
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                                    Young Man Drowns in Bayou D’Loutre

   Last Tuesday while some gentlemen were fishing in the Bayou D’Loutre a short distance below
Phillips Ferry they discovered the body of a man floating upon the surface of the water. They
fished him out of the water but could not recognize who it was as he had evidently been drowned
for several days. Coroner J.G. Taylor was immediately notified and went to the scene for the
purpose of holding and inquest. Upon close examination it was found that the dead man was Harrison
Aulds, son of Elija Aulds, of the eastern part of the parish. There was [sic] no bruises or wounds
of any kind found upon the body of the unfortunate young man to indicate foul play so the coroner’s
jury concluded that he came to his death by drounding [sic]. There is a foot-log which spans the
bayou at this place and it is thought that while crossing on this log Mr. Aulds accidentally fell
off. He had evidently been in the water for several days and it is thought that he was drounded [sic]
the Saturday before the body was found, on Tuesday.


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NOTE:

Harrison Auld (Jan 1886 - 21 Aug 1909) was the son of Elijah Fields Auld (6 Jan 1847 – 2 June 1927)
and
Sarah Frances Auld (3 July 1864 – 17 Dec 1904). His mother was the daughter of John R. Auld and Rachel
Jane Ward, first cousins of Elijah F. Auld. The family used the spelling "Auld" for the surname in the
1800s, but by the early 1900s, most had adopted the spelling of "Aulds".


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