Winn Parish, Louisiana - Lasyone Cemetery, Winn, Louisiana
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Date: 2 Aug 2004
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GPS mapped by Michael May at loc N31 44.175 W92 38.965
Inside the new Non motorized hunting area.

Compiled from submissions to Winn and Grant archives by
Lewis F. "Frank" Martin , Greggory E. Davies & Wayne Foreman

Information concerning names not found on markers
from Mr. Ray Lasyone (3128 Peach St., Alexandria, LA 71301)


Directions from 167s.
Take the first road south of the hunter check point station on US Hwy167 S
of Winnfield. This road is forrest service road 558. Cross the Old
Alexandria hwy and keep going. Cross several 1 lane bridges and go until you
see a Y in the road. Turn right on forrest service rd 530 or Hodge Rd) The
winn parish line is 3,622 ft from this point. Drive pass six bridges. After
last bridge go one half mile and turn right. (Parish rd 628). This is a
gravel road. Drive down gravel road about 200 Yards, can't miss it as the
road goes to it and a Camp.

There are only 10 Graves with Headstones:

Mrs A. Lasyone    b. April 22, 1867    May 23, 1900   Wife of Adolph Lasyone(Susanah Brock)
Tow Enfent        b. May 14 1900       d. May 15, 1900   (mispelled should be Tom infant)
Willie Winfred Lasyone Apr 26, 1881    d. Aug 6, 1888     son of James W. Lasyone
Infant            Born & Died          in 1916            son of Rubin and Theo Lasyone
Mr J. B. Lasyone  b. Feb 5 1823        c. Apr 1 1910      (John Bennet)
Mary Vellery      b. Jan 10 1823       d. Jan 25 1877     wife of John Bennet Lasysone
Daughter          b 1894               d 1900      Daughter of Floran (Foy) & Ada Lasyone
Alice Lashley     b 12/28/1880         d 1882      daughter of Sidney and Gustine Lashley
Ada Lashley       b 1882               d 1884      daughter of Sidney and Gustine Lashley
Andrew Keith      b 1864               d 1900             husband of Mary Lasyone

There are flowers and bushes growing in some areas.  This was the practice
back then to denote graves.


Deed dated October 17th, 1901
Recorded January 13, 1902
Conveyance Book I, page 254
Adolph Lasyone, Luvenia Lasyone, and Amelia Sharbano TO G. C. & M. C. Lewis

Description: N " of NW 1/4 Section 26 Tp. 9 NR 3 W.  "Be it known that in
this sale there is a special reservation by vendors of one acre of land
wherethe graveyard is located.ADDITION  by Ray Lasyone (cemetery
transcriber) 28 Sep 2001: John Bennet Lasyone.  He was born Feb.05,1823-d-
April 10,1910.