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The Natchez Court Records     1765 - 1805
Abstracts of Early Records
May Wilson McBee Collection     Volume II No. 2085

Claimant:    THOMAS DAVEY, 500 acres on South Fork of Bayou Pierre 29 February 1807.    Plat of same: 1000 acres British Grant to WESTON BARLOW, 1/2 of which conveyed by Barlow to said Davey.
27 February 1779    WILLIAM DUNBAR, agent for Davey   (Year does not coincide, is this correct?)

Catahoula Parish Records

111A - 04 September 1810 - Indenture or Deed of Bargain and Sale - between JONATHAN MORGAN, SR. and THOMAS COCHRAN.   MORGAN sells to COCHRAN parcel of land lying in Catahoula Prairie containing 640 acres for $800 - adjoining lands of WILLIAM MEEKS on the north, RICHARD EARL on the south, and Catahoula Bayou on the east. /s/ JON. M'GAN

Witness: OLIVER J. MORGAN, THOS. BARLOW

I accept the within deed or bargain of sale -     /s/ THOS (x) COCHRAN

Court: Rapides Newspaper Extracts                                                             
Louisiana Democrat, Alexandria, Louisiana

No. 53 - Estate of JOHN GILL, Administration District Court - Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, Ninth Judicial District

Whereas MRS. JANE GILL has made application to this Court to be appointed Administratrix of the Estate of JOHN GILL, deceased.    Notice is hereby given to all whom it doth or may concern, to show cause, within ten days from the date hereof, why the same should not be granted.

Clerk's office, Alexandria, Louisiana, September 27th, 1865
[signed] FRANK E. FORBES, Deputy Clerk

01 November 1865
Notice - All persons having claims against JOHN GILL, deceased will please present them to myself of my attorney, J.H.C. BARLOW, for settlement.
[signed] JANE GILL, Administratrix

Rapides Parish History

In May, 1853, DAVID MARTIN was proprietor of the Western Democrat; L.F. PARKER was principal of the Boy's Institute in the Pine Woods; D.C. GOODWYN was secretary of the Rapides Lodge. I.O.O.F., No. 35, with rooms in JUDGE ARIALS' ice house; E. & J.C. JOHNSON and S.K. JOHNSON were druggist; E.R. BIOSSAT was proprietor of the Alexandria House; JOHN BOGAN of the Washington, and A.M. HOLLOWELL of the Missouri House; CHARLES H. FLOWER was captain and J.C. WISE, sergeant of the cavalry company; HENRY B. KELLY and RALPH CUSHMAN were candidates for district judge, with A.J. ISAACS and J.H.C. BARLOW in the field for district attorney.

Rapides Parish Newspapers

The Rapides Tribune was issued October 03, 1868, by W.R. MCLEAN. On the 15th of that month the office was demolished and the material cast into Red River. He purchased a new outfit and returned to Alexandria on November 15, when the office was again destroyed. McLean was stoned, Judge Osburn's dwellings was damaged, and he and PARISH JUDGE BARLOW, both elected in April, 1868, on the Republican ticket, were subjected to abuse; C.W. BOYCE, formerly president pro tem. of the Senate, was beaten, and other citizens assaulted.

Assumption Pioneer, Saturday, 19 January 1907

Proceedings of the Board of School Directors - Teachers mentioned:
Miss LILLIAN BARLOW, Miss L.J. CARRIE, JOSEPH E. LAUVE, AUBERT HEBERT, Miss MARY HALL BENNET, Miss MAY GLYNN, Miss ELIZA POIRER, Miss BESSIE DUNN, Miss LAURA POIRER, Miss AGNES REAMS, Miss MARTHA O. TRICHE, and Miss KATHERINE BRADY of Nashville.

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