HAND, Thomas J., Clarke County, MS., then St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

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Hand, Thomas Jefferson, of Slidell, St. Tammany parish, La., was born in
Clark county, Miss., March 24, 1856, and is a son of John Fagan and Eliza
Jane (Melton) Hand, the former of whom was born in Mississippi and the
latter in Alabama.  Mr. Hand was educated in the public schools of the
locality adjacent to his Mississippi home, and for a number of years
following the period of his schooling devoted his energies to the
development of various enterprises and industries.  In 1895 he removed to
Slidell, St. Tammany parish, La., and since this date has continued to make
that place his home.  He is treasurer of the Slidell Light Co., and
president of the Homestead association of that town.  Mr. Hand has been a
life-long democrat; and is at this time serving his 12th year as a member
of the town council of Slidell.  He affiliates with the Protestant church,
and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Knights of Pythias, and Redmen.
Nov. 13, 1883, Mr. Hand was married to Miss Elizabeth Pickel, a daughter of
George Pickel.  Mrs. Hand's death occurred in 1906. No children were born
to them.  

Source:  Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp.
724-725.  Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D.  Published in 1914, by Century
Historical Association.