Winn Voters Over 80, 1934, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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>From the Winnfield News-American, September 28, 1934

29 Voting Citizens in Winn Parish Have Reached Their Eightieth Milestone

Twenty-nine voting citizens of Winn Parish have reached the mature age of
eighty years or more, according to the records of J. E. Dark, registrar of
voters of Winn Parish.

The oldest of these is John F. Smith of Sikes, Ward 3, who was born July 28,
1844 and is now a few months past his ninetieth milestone.  The next oldest is
A. W. Radescich of Winnfield, born almost one year after Mr. Smith, July 7,
1845, and who has the distinction of being the first white child born with the
present boundaries of Winn Parish.

There is only one ward, Ward 8, that has no voting citizens eighty years or
above.  Ward 1 leads with 14, followed by Ward 6 with four, Ward 3 with three,
Wards 4 and 7 with two each, and Wards 2, 5, 9, and 10 with one each.

Those in Ward 1 include A. W. Radescich, W. F. Andrews, C. H. Boher, J. N.
Huffman, Mrs. E. E. Moss, C. H. Sutton, J. R. Hendrix, T. A. Sillman, Henry
Whisenant, Mrs. J. A. Colvin, J. N. Gates, Mrs. W. E. Long, H. P. Long, Mrs.
Frances Smith.

In Ward 2:  Jesse J. Gorham.

In Ward 3:  John F. Smith, P. F. Smith, and John F. Smith.

In Ward 4:  W. E. Tally and W. T. Jolly.

In Ward 5:  W. J. Bazar

In Ward 6:  J. M. Ferguson, J. C. Patten, A. M. Adams, W. H. Matthews.

In Ward 7:  W. E. Dark, W. P. Johns.

In Ward 9:  John D. Moore, Sr.

In Ward 10:  M. D. L. Huddleston.

(Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA.)