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janharville — 2012-03-02 20:42:14Z

For the past two years, I've been submitting obituaries to the Bossier Parish Keeper of LaGenWeb and have found that the website has not been updated in ten years! I was wondering if any other members have experienced this. It's not adoptable like Caddo and Webster and I have no problems submitting obits and newspapers to other parishes so far.

William D. Vanarsdel, Lucius Van and Grandison and Canada Vanarsdale of Bossier Parish

jacassidy22 — 2011-04-27 03:32:33Z

William D. Vanarsdale was murdered 1 Aug, 1867, the murder witnessed by Eliza Sergeant/Sergin, his cook, the mother of Grandison and Canada Vanarsdale. Another witness was Lucius Van or Vanarsdale b. about 1860 or so. I am trying to find information on Lucius Van, where he lived, why he does not appear in any census. He died in 1934.

Any information would be appreciated.

Judy Cassidy
jacassidy22@verizon.net

William D. Vanarsdale, Lucius Van and Grandison and Canada Vanarsdale of Bossier Parish

jacassidy22 — 2011-04-27 03:32:10Z

class project

jonathanh30297 — 2010-09-17 02:14:36Z

Any know Bosier families in pittsview, al around the 1900's

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

beverlynv — 2010-08-14 22:00:40Z

The Bossier Reunion is April 1st Saturday in Sabine Parish,La in Converse usually held at the Union Springs Cemetery. There also is a Bossier Cemetery just down the road a ways.

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

beverlynv — 2010-08-13 18:39:05Z

Robin, I have the bossier family tree. my e-mail is ebl89156@embarqmail.com. My great grandmother was Laura Ann Bossier, married my ggreat grandfather John Livngston Lum.
Ed Lum

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

RobinRafferty84 — 2010-08-10 23:12:22Z

thank you, my great2 grandmother was Eliza Bossier (St. Martinsville LA) who married Aristide Renaud. She was the daughter of Diogenes Bossier.

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

beverlynv — 2010-08-10 16:38:06Z

I replyed by e-mail three times to your posting on Laura Ann Bossier and Jasper Bossier but it came back saying can't connect to your address. Contact me at ebl89156@embarqmail.com. My wife has ask you to be her friend on facebook. Laura Bossier married my great grandfather REV. John Livingston Lum. All info you an provide will be appreciated.
Ed Lum

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

nannerwest — 2010-08-10 03:10:44Z

laura's brother jasper's baby daughter ellie had randolph cassell who had my mother deborah cassell west who had me Mi Randa West.... i actually know where jasper and his mother narcissus are burried. the cemetery is called "the bossier cemetary" and it issolated but i go every time we go back to louisiana....there are many old graves and they are all kin to us.....
my email is nannerwest@yahoo.com so you can contact me there or look up Mi Randa West on facebook.com. regardless contact me if you are interested in learning more i'm sure my mother would love to talk to you

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

nannerwest — 2010-08-10 03:06:24Z

i am decended from sylvester debrun bossier, pierre's brother. the one that bossier city is named from. here are a couple of sites that were quite interestig...

http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/LABOSSIE/2000-01/09...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bossier

it offers quite a bit of interesting history on the name bossier.....
also look up natchitoches history....there is alot of stuff there. turns out they had quite a hand in it....

green and malinda spurlin

malcolmsmith43 — 2009-09-17 20:20:35Z

Looking for other descendants of Green and Malinda Spurlin who are buried in the Salem cemetery as well as any documents pertaining to their live and the life of their son-Riley who was wounded at Battle of Chicamauga and subsequently died in Atlanta hospital.

Allen Family Letter

evking121 — 2009-09-10 08:02:29Z

I have found a letter written in 1962. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? A section of the letter follows:

"Margaret Leonora Lenoir, youngest sister of Emma Lenoir Sims, was married to Abel Orville Allen, who was born November 25, 1859, in Mansfield, De Soto Parish, Louisiana. Abel Allen's father was thrice married, the three wives being cousins.

The Allen family originally sprang from the King's family in the Revolution and had its immediate origin in royal blood. The original stock was a family from France named Le Brun. The mother of Abel Allen was Louisiana Bossier.

Abel came to Texas in January of 1883 and settled on a large tract of land near Hico, Hamilton County. Abel had two sisters: Maggie, older than he, and Etta, youger. The latter still lives in Louisiana. Abel was the only boy of this family.

Their [Abel Allen and Margaret Lenoir] home places in De Soto Parish were neighboring plantations, being separated only by a brook. By quirk of fate, however, they did not become acquanited until Maggie went back, from Johnson County, Texas, home of her sister, Emma, to visit her othere sister, Ella, who lived in De Soto Parish. There she met Abel O. Allen, who she married on August 23, 1882.

Abel and Maggie Allen still live on their farm on the Bosque River near Hico. Five children were born to them: [I will only include first names here, not the listed occupations] Constance, William Sims, Lenoir, Frank, Mattie Claire."

The surnames I am researching are King, Lenoir, Bossier, Sims and Le Brun. Allen is a cousin surname of my direct line, however if this letter is to be believed, my parents could be related, which will be hillarious when I tell them at Christmas.

The letter continues with lots of names, dates, and stories related to the names listed above.

Re: Prudhomme & Clotilde Bossier

grobert153 — 2009-07-13 02:48:08Z

If you want to contact about the Clotilde Bossier or Bossier-Prudhomme link questions, a direct mail addy is grobert@suddenlink.net

Sorry for the multiple posts. I wish I could put them all together.

Prudhomme

grobert153 — 2009-07-13 02:41:16Z

Also a question.. where is the link between the Prudhomme family and Bossier family in Natchitoches?

Clotilde Bossier

grobert153 — 2009-07-13 02:35:47Z

I'm descended from Marie Eugenia Clotilde Bossier (born 9-16-1833), daughter of Marie Lise Victorie Desiree Sompayrac (born Oct 3, 1816) & Jules Victor Bossier (born 6-30-1806).

According to my info, Marie's father Jules Victor Bossier died in 1840 when Marie Eugenia Clotilde Bossier was 7 years old. I don't know when Marie's mother died and am interested in knowing that information. I am under the
assumption that Marie Eugenia Clotilde Bossier was raised by another family and went by the name Clotilde before she married Jean C Janin in 1852.

Re: Where are all the Bossier's out there???

cajungirl803 — 2009-05-24 02:16:31Z

my husband family are related to bossieres in st. tammany parish-we are the strain family that are related to joseph st. ange bossiere, if anyone has info, please e-mail me -cajungirl803@yahoo.com

Re: Bossier's of Louisiana

cajungirl803 — 2009-05-24 02:11:50Z

MY HUSBANDS FAMILY IS THE GREAT, GREAT, GRANDSON OF JOSEPH ST. ANGE BOSSIERE-LOOKING FOR ALL INFO. ANYONE CAN GIVE ME-PLEASE E-MAIL TO: cajungirl803@yahoo.com

Beene, Inez Corrine Cook - Obit & place of burial

oldretcop — 2008-12-03 21:55:33Z

Looking for an obit for Inez Corrine Cook Beene who died in Bozzier City on 28 Jul 1999. She was born 27 Jul 1919 in AR. Also an obit for her husband who died in Bossier City on 19 Mar 1990. He was born 19 Mar 1913 in AR. Thanks, Linda

Re: reply ; Margaret Broussard

rebornblessed — 2008-11-22 03:38:23Z

The most distant Bossier I have information about is my 6th Great Grandfather who was Jean-Baptiste? [Jean-Pierre?, Jean-Adam] [dit LeBrun???] who was married to Anne Chennion [Chenion, Chagneau,Chaignot, Chaniau]. I would love to go back even farther, if you have information.
My most recent Bossier is Emelie [Marguerite?, Emilitte? Emelite] who married Pierre Simon Hotard [Outard] on 27 Jan 1807.
The Gaiennies are related to the DeGruys as are the Hotards. I'd love to know about the duel. If you prefer to contact me off message board, please email me at
gene-data@earthlink.net
R. Hotard

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

beverlynv — 2008-07-18 02:33:33Z

The Bossier reunion is held in Sabine Parish at the Union Springs Church every year 1st Saturday in Apiil.

Ed Lum beved@cox.net

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

beverlynv — 2008-05-25 23:34:50Z

I am the gg grandson of Sylvester Debrun Bossier. His daughter Laura Ann Bossier married my great grandfather John Livingston Lum. I would love to have more info on them. Contact me at Beved@cox.net

Ed Lum

Re: JOSEPH Anthony St Ange Bossiere

2006-10-22 19:54:55Z

Re: JOSEPH Anthony St Ange Bossiere

AliceTucker50 — 2006-10-20 14:20:44Z

I would like the full story and be glad if you would e-mail the story to me.
The Bossier of Louisiana were once good friends with King Louis he was instermental in them going to New France (Louisiana.) to escape being put to death, over politics in france. My mother Quintilla Cassandra Bossier were related to them.

Thanks

Re: JOSEPH Anthony St Ange Bossiere

AliceTucker50 — 2006-10-20 14:20:44Z

I would like the full story and be glad if you would e-mail the story to me. The Bossier of Louisiana were once good friends tih King Louis he was instermental in them going to New France (Louisian) to escape being put to death, over politicas infrance. My mother Quintilla Cassandra Bossier was related to them.

Re: R. R. Bossier

AliceTucker50 — 2006-10-20 14:20:44Z

Yes the R. R. Bossier were relative

Re: R. R. Bossier

AliceTucker50 — 2006-10-20 14:20:44Z

Yes R. R. Bossier is connected to the Bossier's that originated in France and Bossier Parish was named after them. They were related to the Bossier's (Sen. Pierre Bossier of Louisiana).

Thanks

Re: R. R. Bossier

2006-10-19 15:43:06Z

I knew R. R. Bossier because I grew up in Queensboro Baptist Church. My maiden name was Beverly Watt and I thought maybe he was connected to my husband's family. His great grandmother was Laura Ann Bossier, the daughter of Sylvester Debrun Bossier. Laura married John Livingston Lum, my great grandfather.

Re: R. R. Bossier

2006-10-19 03:36:44Z

I was wondering if this R. R. Bossier is connected to the Bossier's that originated in France and Bossier Parish was named after them. My husband is related to the Bossier's (Sen. Pierre Bossier of Louisiana).

Re: R. R. Bossier

alicect176 — 2006-10-19 03:05:09Z

Roy Rupert Bossier was born on 18-Oct-1885 in Clarksville, Texas ( Red River County), and he died 25 Feb 1998 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
He married Claudia Clare Boswell on 13 -Nov-1910 in Mendenhall, Mississippi (Simpson County), and had the following children: Frances 1913, Eleanor 1918, Roy 1921. Roy Rupert Bossier was a deacon in Queensborough Baptist Church and Willow Point Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana. His parents were Winstead David Bossier, born 7 May-1852 in Texas, family legend has him born Spencer, Indiana died 19-Jan-1925 in Sarepta, Webst er Parish, Louisiana) and Margaret Alice Bethany born 4-May-1860 in Mississippi, died 6-March-1922 in Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana. Winstead David and Margaret Alice Bossier had 11 children.

I am his neice.

Re: JOSEPH Anthony St Ange Bossiere

Vernon1963 — 2006-10-04 02:44:17Z

Re: JOSEPH Anthony St Ange Bossiere

Vernon1963 — 2006-10-04 02:44:17Z

Hi Deb -
Let's attribute it to the late hour......rather than replying to your msg moments ago, I posted a new one re: Joseph St-Ange. You'll find it at or near the top of the Bossier postings. ARGH - sorry about that.

Do read my "new" posting and let me hear from you, please, at plemee@aol.com.

Best-
Patty Lemee

Jos St-Ange Bossiere

Vernon1963 — 2006-10-04 02:44:17Z

Hi Deb -
Have emailed your son Will and would very much like to speak with you. I tried calling him today, but didn't make contact.

Had a long conversation this afternoon w/Nellie Burke, brining her up to speed on my recent research. fyi = Jos. St-Ange's half sister, Marie Eugenie Lemee nee Lamarlere, is my gr gr grandmother. Since you lived in Alex, possibly you've visited Natchitoches and seen there The Old Lemee House, home of Ma. Eugenie.

Interestingly for you, Jos. St-Ange's mother (Ma. Francoise Galluchat) died in that home as did Jos St-Ange's full sister, Ma. Charlotte, nicknamed Tully - sometimes written Tulita.

Let me hear from you = directly at plemee@aol.com.

Best -
Patty

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

2006-07-22 04:17:52Z

I am a descendant of Elise Bossier and Aristide Renaud. They moved to New Orleans sometime after the Civil War.

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

2006-07-22 04:00:07Z

SOURCE: Ancestry Library Edition:

1850 US CENSUS
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
November 28, 1850
DWELLING 2302/FAMILY 2757
Opelousas Grammar School
RENAUD, Aristide, 14, m, w, La.

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

2006-07-22 03:26:47Z

Maggie,

Here is more:

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS by Donald J. Hebert:

BOSSIER, Pierre - of the parish of St. John the Baptiste aux cotes des allemands [on the German coast] (Pierre BOISSIER & Margueritte BORNE) m. -- Aug.-Dec. 1810 Marie GUIDRY - of this parish (David & Modeste BORDA) Wits: Vidal ESTILETE, Onezime GUIDRY. Fr. Louis BUHOT (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.207)

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

2006-07-22 03:24:26Z

Maggie,

I am glad your wrote, because there is one other name I wanted to contact you about, but I will write you directly with that name.

You asked if I could provide detailed sources for my info.

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS by Rev. Donald J. Hebert:
RENAUD, Aristide (Aristide Prosper & d. Aglae AUVET) m. 30 Sept. 1856 Eliza BOSSIER (SM Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 1309)

BOSSIER, Elise (Diogene & Coralie Marie WEBRE) m. 30 Sept. 1856 Aristide BERNARD (SM Ch.: v. 9, #185)

BOSSIER, Diogene of Opel. (Pierre, fils & Marie GUIDRY) m. 6 May 1837 Marie Coralie WEBRE (SM Ch.: v.8, #46)

WEBRE, Marie Coralie (Adam & Agnes RODRIQUEZ) m. 6 May 1837 Diogene BOSSIER (SM Ch.: v. 8, # 46)

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

2006-07-22 03:03:21Z

Thanks, Robin. Can you provide detailed sources for your info?

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

MBroussard1221 — 2006-07-22 02:52:43Z

Hi, i hae Louis Vial married to Louise Clotidle Bossier with one child Martha Alice Vial married to ? Schexnayder.
Can you provide more info anb sources from Louise and Louis down?
Thanks

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

2006-07-22 01:53:08Z

Robin,

Elisa/Eliza BOSSIER was a daughter of Diogene/Diogenes BOSSIER and Marie Coralie WEBRE.

SOURCE: SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS by Rev. Donald J. Hebert

NOTE: When researching your BOSSIER family, remember: BOSSIE' = BOSSIER

Here is more information, some from SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS by Rev. Donald J. Hebert and some from other sources:

Diogene/Diogenes BOSSIER was a son of PIERRE BOSSIER, Jr. and MARIE GUIDRY. Pierre BOSSIER, Jr. was a son of Jean Pierre BOSSIER and Marguerite BORNE. Marie GUIDRY was a daughter of Louis David GUIDRY and Marie Modeste BORDA.

Marie Coralie WEBRE as a daugher of Adam WEBRE and Agnes RODRIGUEZ

Aristide RENAUD was a son of Aristide Prosper RENAUD and Aglae AUVET/AUVE/ARNAUD [perhaps AUVERE?].

BOSSIER / BOSSIE' letter >1806 > Natchitoches County, Louisiana

2006-07-13 17:40:25Z

Attached are photocopies of two letters dated March 1806 and July 1806, written from Natchitoches County, Louisiana. The author was writing to "Mon Oncle" ("my uncle"), and the letters were addressed to Charles BARRE' in Opelousas. The authors signature is a bit flourished and difficult to decipher, but is looks like it is a BOSSIE' [BOSSIER] signature.

These letters were written in French.

Charles BARRE' was a brother of Rosalie Charlotte BARRE' (wife of Francois Paul BOSSIER I), and Charles BARRE' was an uncle to their BOSSIER children.

Hopefully someone will a look at these photcopies of the letters and compare the signature to other Natchitoches Parish/County BOSSIER / BOSSIE' signatures of that era.

I am trying to learn the full name/identity of the person who authored those letters. (an English translation would be nice, too <grin>).

The March 1806 letter consists of one page front and back, one side being the letter, the other side being the cover. The July 1806 letter consists of a two page letter plus the cover.

The original letters are in the John Close papers collection, housed in the Special Collections Department at Hill Memorial Library at LSU in Baton Rouge, La. The collection consists of about 300 - 325 letters and other documents dated 1802 through 1872. Early documents were addressed to Charles Barre', his son-in-law, John Close, and the later letters (after 1865) were addressed to John Close's son-in-law, Desire' Godet.

Re: Pompose Placide Bossier

2005-07-13 09:10:47Z

Hello and thank you for posting this information. The information you located was actually posted by me - smile. They misspelled my first name however. It's good to know that this information is readily available just in case someone else is looking for Pompose. I did get a possible lead from a volunteer at the Natchitoches Genealogical Library. He noted a baptism record of a Marie Pompose, mulatto, born March 4, 1799, daughter of a slave named Genevieve (slaveholder's name was Louis Buard). Her godparents are Marie Therese Eugenie Buard and guess who? PLACIDE BOSSIER. Interesting. I'll have to research this more to see if this could possibly be the Pompose I am looking for. I am still baffled why she took on the middle and last name of Placide Bossier. Placide is NOT a female name. Perhaps she used the name to help her in her business dealings since Placide Bossier was a well known and respected name all over Louisiana - this may have worked to her advantage being a free person of color in a slaveholding society. Again, thank you for your desire to help!

Re: Pompose Placide Bossier

2005-07-12 23:24:20Z

Hello. Thank you so much for your reply. I haven't checked the message boards in a while so I did not realize you send a reply. The baptism record you referenced is interesting. I have seen this record before but I am not absolutely sure this is the same Pompose. I have copies of the land patent you are referring to and the subsequent succession opened upon her death. Our family is still in possession of a portion of the original land reference in the original land patent (most is no longer in the family). I have been to the Genealogical Library in Natchitoches but I am still baffled about Pompose. How/Why did she take the middle and last name of PLACIDE BOSSIER? Is this because her godfather was PLACIDE BOSSIER or is it possible he may have been her father? She is also connected to the well known Rambin family also. In fact the person who opened the succession on her property was a free man of color named Louis Rambin, he was one of only 14 free people of color in all of DeSoto Parish in the 1860 Census. Anyway...enough of my rambling. I plan to visit Natchitoches within the next two weeks. I hope to visit the courthouse to see if I can find manumission papers on Pompose Placide Bossier or Marie Pompone. Thank you for taking the time to find the baptism papers. I will definitely rethink this. God bless you!

Re: Pompose Placide Bossier

2005-03-25 02:10:07Z

R. R. Bossier

EdBeverly — 2005-03-23 19:31:17Z

Looking for any info on R. R. Bossier, who died a few years ago in Shreveport, LA. He lived to be around 100 yrs. old. Was a deacon in a Baptist Church.

marks

2005-01-26 14:49:03Z

I would like to hear from any one who is related to the Hastings Marks family as i would like to inquire to see if my grandmother belonged to this family her name was Florance Marks

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

MaggieBroussard — 2005-01-19 18:58:27Z

I haven't heard of a Bossier Family Reunion. Sounds great. Ours last summer was just immediate family.
My Bossier file is online. I do need to make some corrections and haven't had time, but you are welcome to visit the site. Let me know if you find errors or want to add info.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&...

Re: reply ; Margaret Broussard

MaggieBroussard — 2005-01-19 18:58:27Z

Would love to hear from you. Email me at Maggieb5@houston.rr.com
Margaret

Where are all the Bossier's out there???

2004-11-19 23:53:50Z

I see a ton of people on here looking for other's in Bossier Parish, but very few looking for our almost 300 years of scatteredBossier family in Louisiana out there...If you are related to the Bossier Family :e-mail me I have a great site I can invite you to.
colette95@msn.com......
We have a really interesting history as on of the first familys of Louisiana.....

To all the Bossier's out there!

2004-11-17 15:39:22Z

I started a website at my family.com ." Bossier Family of Louisiana"
If you are related to the Bossier's in any way would love to have you join us! Send me an e-mail at: colette95@msn.com and I will send you an invatation to join. It's a great way to share pictures, information, and get to know all of our lost family! Hope to hear from you!!

Re: Bossier in Louisiana

RobinRafferty84 — 2004-10-23 07:11:28Z

Colette, my gg grandmother was Elisa Bossier. We have been able to research to her marriage in 1860 to gg grandfather, Aristede Renaud. I was wondering if you had any Bossier's in St. Landry or St. Martin Parish.

Thanks, Robin Rafferty