Natchitoches Parish Slave Holders in 1862. Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Submitted by: Gaytha Carver Thompson Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana The Southern Publishing Company, 1890 NOTE: Some of these also held slaves in Winn Parish also. Gregg Davies. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen. 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. The slave holders of Natchitoches in 1862, who paid taxes on ten or more slaves, are named in the following list. Such names as Gen. Bossier, Ben Gagnie, Dr. Normand, and other large owners of slaves in pioneer days, do not occur in this list, as they had passed away long years before, while others took their slaves to Texas in 1862: C. C. Anthony, 29; Giles Berry, 24; James Beasley, 17; W. O. Breazeale, 56; J. W. Butler, 36; Breazeale, Payne & Harrison, 114; Mrs. M. N. Breazeale, 12; F. G. Bartlett, 44; Michael Boyce, 84; J. P. Breda, 21; J. D. Blair, 51; J. J. Blair, 45; Mrs. S. Bossier, 10; M. C. Buckstone, 15; Inil Brown, 11; Mrs. L. A. Buard, 57; J. L. Bullard, 11; C. B. Baird, 16; B. H. Baird, 14; O. P. Blanchard, 100; J. C. Brooks, 25; T. D. Brown, 24; A. W. Baird, 36; J. R. Bosley, 28; Hardy Bryant, 170; E. S. Blackstone, 13; Mary Brown, 30; D. & W. W. Brown, 80; J. R. Bosley, 24; J. W. Brown, 26; M. Bundanis, 12; L. F. Bordelon, 21; Hilaire Bordelon, 11; J. G. Campbell, 17; F. L. and M. F. Clanton, 36; Joseph Clark, 29; S. M. Cade, 49; Etienne Chelletre, 10; W. R. Cowser, 10; N. D. Calhoun, 107; W. S. Campbell & Co., 22; Emile Chevalier, F. M. C., 10; Noel Condet, F. M. C., 25; A. Chaler, 14; Terence Chaler, 66; P. O. Chaler, 15; Jean Conant, F. M. C., 10; Chopin & Benoit, 42; Cockfield & Benoit, 49; A. Carnahan, 18; J. M. Compere, 15; J. B. Cloutier estate, 29; M. Carroll, 28; J. M. Dixon, 12; Widow Mary Dixon, 11; A. Deblieux, 11; L. Duplex, 20; J. A. Ducournau, 20; E. V. Deblieux, 36; J. N. Deblieux, 36; F. M. Dickerson, 10; Widow E. B Daniel, 20; Mrs L. F. Davis, 27; Widow Adolphe Dupre, 21; F. Derlouches, 10; L. G. Derbonne, 10; R. L.Duncan, 16; E. Davion, 10; J. H. Ellzey, 10; William Ellzey, 42; Joe Ezenack, 9; T. J. Foster, 18; E. B. Fleming, 46; G. Fontenot, 16; widow of Edward Frederic, 22; Honori Frederic, 13; Ben. Federic, 11; Azenor Farson, Sr., 10; W. D.Gooch, 21; widow of Louis Gentry, 27; widow of F. Gonin, 18; George Gurney, 26; Mrs. E. J. Gallien, 10; L. A. & C. E. Greneaux, 22; Dezzelin Gallion, 16; Marco Givanovitch, 128; Richard Grant, 17; J. P. Grappe, 25; T. T. Hollis, 18; M. Henderson, 16; J. F. Hendricks, 11; Hypolite Hertzog, 56; widow of Richard Hertzog, 37; Joe Henry & Co., 56; R. E. Hammett, 20; Matthew Hertzog, 39; S. M. Hyams, 62; E. L. Hyams estate, 87; T. C. Hunt, 29; W. F. Howell estate, 23; Mrs. L. Hailey, 10; Thomas Hunter, 69; S. M. Hart, 13; Widow J. B. T. Huppi, 15; Emile Hertzog's heirs, 18; Widow J. F. Hertzog, 78; Henry Hertzog, 51; Widow M. L. Hanrut, 59; S. D. Harper, 73; B. M. Hines, 33; widow of H. Harville, 18; A. G. Jordan, 79; F. Johnson, 16; Joseph Janin, 40; B. F. Jones, 12; W. S. Ketcheart, 12; Jacob Kile, 14; R. R. King, 40; J. C. Leopold, 10; Mrs. F. Lynch, 14; J. S. Levy, 8; John La Place, 8; Ambroise Lecomte, 233 (valued at $119,800, taxed, $199.67); Mrs. Eugenie Lemee, 68; Ursin Lambie, 26; Mrs. Valsin Lambie, 26; F. Lecomte, 37; Gasparite Lacour, 18; Benoist Lavispierre, 15; Theodore de Lattin, 18; Marcel Laplante, 10; Finnin Lattier, 22; F. B. Lee, 14; H. M. N. McKnight, 52; L. Marcy, 14; L. Moreau, 12; J. B. Moreau, 16; William Matthews, 16; Joseph and H. H. Martin, 17; W. P. Morrow, 17; J. L. McLaurin, 52; Reine McFier, 15; J. B. Marontini, 11; Widow Louis Morin, F. W. C., 10; Widow Alex Moreau, 23; Jerome Messie, 25; N. P. Metoyer, F. M. C., 12; P. G. Metoyer, 26; Widow J. B. Metoyer, F. W. C., 18; Franqullen Metoyer, F. M. C., 10; T. F. Metoyer, F. M. C., 15; widow of August Metoyer, F. W. C., 16; Widow of J. B. A. Metoyer, F. W. C., 23; A. P. Metoyer, F. M. C., 18; widow of Ben Metoyer, 120; Benj. Metoyer, 35; (twenty tree years before this Dr. Norman was a slave owner); Amelia Owings, 29; Widow Lucy Oliver, 14; D. A. W. Patterson,11 ; James E. Prothro, 32 ; Joshua Prothro, 28 ; Joseph E. Prothro, 23 ; Achille Prudhomme, 78 ; W. A. Ponder, 25 ; A. W. Pearre, 17 ; A. H. Pierson, 31 ; S. C. Prothro, 26 ; Charles Perot, 14 ; Phanor Prudhomme, 146 ; Adolphe Prudhomme, 26 ; Theophite Prudhomme, 22 ; J. B. Prudhomme, 91; Narcisse Prudhomme, 110; St. Ann Prudhomme, 72; John Prudhomme, 80; G. & E. Prudhomme, 49 ; Neuville Prudhomme, 51; Leetan Prudhomme, 50; Isaac Plaisance, 19; F. Plaisance, 18; Omer Perot, 11; John L. Perot, 28; Cyriac Perot, 23; L. Q. C. Puckett, 13; C. J. C. Puckett, 20; J. P. Packer, 20; James B. Porter, 19; Luke Poche, 10; Watson Read, 25 ; Francois Ronbieu, 40; widow of Francois Ronbieu, 46; L. B. Rachal, 26; Victor Rachal, 42; L. J. Rachal estate, 20 (there were five free colored males and one free colored female of this name who owned two to five slaves each, and there were thirty three tax payers of this name in the parish); J. B. O. Rouquier, 13 ; W. B. Robinson, 13; Widow C. N. Roques, F. W. C., 10; Emile Rost, 69; J. W. Roper, 17; J. W. Reynolds, 12; J. F. Scarborough, 11; T. M. Smith, 44; William Smith, 23; Jerry Smith, 19; C. E. Sompayrac, 63; J. S. Stephens, 12; Strong & Morse, 30; A. H. Stathart, 15; William Sprowl, 15; W. B. Stewart, 23; Jonathan Sprowl, 11 ; A. B. Sompayrac, 33; Damas St. Germain, 10; A. Samptte, 16; C. A. Sarpy (colored), 17 ; John B. Smith, 43; J. F. St. Amans , 15; C, E. St. Amans, 13; b. St. Amans, 66; Jerome Sarpy, Jr. (colored), 13; S. O. Scruggs, 27; Edward Severin, 12; Joseph SoLdini, 15; S. S. Simmons, 12; John Simms, 77; Richard H. Turner. 10; Marcellin Tauzin, 35; T. E. Tauzin, 10; Strong, Walcott & Morse, 30; John N. Smith, 162; Ambroise Sompayrac, 100; Jules Sompayrac, 33; J. E. Tanzin, 11; J. M. B. Tucker, 10; T. B. Turner, 23; W. A. Tharp, 22; Mrs. T. E. Tauzin, 10; Severin Trichel, 20; Leo Trichel, 14; Lucien Trichel, 16; J. B. Trezziur, 14; H. v. Tessier, 12; Gabriel Vienne, 10; Adolphe Vienne, 17; widow of Emile Vinne, 10; G. W. Whitfield, 10; Philip Wagley, 10; G. S. Walmsley, 46; H. P. Walsh, 12; Warren William, 18 ; widow of F. E. Williams, 31; William Williams, 10; Rawle Williams, 19 ; E. Whitted, 10, and William Whitted, 12. There were 11, 579 resident tax payers and 82 non resident tax payers in 1862. The non resident slave owners were: A. L. Abbott, 17; Berry & Thompson, 43; D. A. Blacksher, 58; B. M. Braimer, 19; W. M. Burns, 34; John Carahnan, 16; J. W. Foster, 13; John Frazier, 63; W. D. Gooche, 23; T. B. Hale & J. R. Williams, 14; John Jordan, 67; John R. Jones, 28; King & Blackher, 17; J. L. Lewis & J. D. Harper, 73; Morse & Butler, 29; E. L. Patterson, 19; J. B. Planche, 81; G. W. Sotne & Cr. Johnson, 21; J. T. Thorn, 52; G. W. Thompson, 36 and William Wyche, 35.