The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-22
nd those residing elsewhere in North

were all. we think, residents OF the
Cotton Valley country. +. w. Hodges
Is well remembered. He has grandchil-
dren residing in this community and
In observation-disclosures Floyd. Egan
and A. J. Hodges being three of them
known to the writer. Also, SOIL
Alex Hodges-who removed to Texas,
is thought to he living. The elder
Hodges was. we think. from Georgia.
II. r. Koby was also Georgian. He
was Il grandfather of DIR. 1. NJ. Cal
laway. of Shreveport.
Thomas Applewhite was probably
grandfather Of Mr.. 5. Il. Doyle. now
of IawtOn, Okla. but formerly for
number Of years resident of Bossier
Parish. and Mrs. Leon Sanders. OF
Plain Dealing. Anyway. the second
wife of their father. James Marion
Dolye. was Miss Applewhite.
No known relatives of DIR. Z. NJ.
Schrock are known to reside in the
parish.
I. H. Moreton is not remembered.
The Deck family was perhaps from
Tennessee. There were some two or
three SONS in the family. The Decks
are spoken Of AS very early settlers.
finding IA primeval forest where they
made their first clearing and erected
a place of residence.
There is at least one living daughter
of II. X. Pridmore-MrS. Joe Sugg. re-
siding In Oak Cliff, residence section
of Dallas. Texas. Mr.. Pridmore's home
was in the lotions. not far, we think,
from the Bellevue and Shreveport road.
Possibly John H. Hodges should have
been printed John c. Hodges. The last
named was brother of Edwin W..
Hodges. above mentioned. and father
of John H. Hodges who it is thought
was too young sixty years ago to have
acted in the capacity named
w. q. Springfield was mentioned in
this department last week as u physi-
clan who resided near Fillmore.
A. J. Hitchcock is not remembered.
II. l.. Gilmer resided in South Bos-
sier. and was perhaps a brother OF
Thomas Merriweather Gillner. Of De-
Soto Parish. who later removed to
river land he acquired in Bossier Par
ish. located near the site Of the present
flag station of Brownlee.
]. y. Cooper was u river farmer, his
holdings being located near the present
l.. and A. flag station of Allendale, and
no doubt were latterly a portion of the
big Foster plantation.
J. y. Platt for many years resided
about one and Il half miles west of the
old Fillmore Academy building. He was
the father Of Messrs. Jim and Ed platt
long since dead. Miss Aline Platt, wht
became Mrs. Turner McDade. and pass
| cd away years ago. and Miss Rebeccs
4 I'latt. who became Mrs. Taylor and /.
now the Mrs. Wafer who resides ii
Haught0n.
The AIillers We're no doubt from
Alabama. Jacob Miller was known IA
and near by the younger people. an,
perhaps many of the older heads. a
Uncle Jake Miller" Hney Miller.
brother. and perhaps the younges
member Of the family married Mis-
Jane Perkins, an orphan girl reared b,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Biggs, Of Bellevue
They settled OH a small farm aborl
four miles from Bellevue. somewha
east of sotth. Jacob Miller and hi
four sisters who resided In Bossier Pal
ish were already married when the
came to the parish. The four sister
: were Mrs. w. :. Edwards. Mrs. A. (.
McDade, Mrs. J. g. McDade and Mr.
, J. Nj. Afford. Their descendants no,
residing in the parish are many.
George Hearne was the father {
the well known George NJ. Hearne. {
Shreveport Mr.. Hearne volunteers
! for service IN the Confederate Arm
and did not live to return home. HI
I death occurred either In North Missi
sippi, or in Tennessee, near the Missi
u sippi line. and resulted from too frt
e use Of cool spring water on his persO
= following a march on Il hot SUNNI,
y day. The Hearn farm in Bossier Paris
4 was some miles out from the Bellev,
> rrairies. in the Pleasant Valley col
: munfty. The place was later acquir.
y by jesse Smith. father of Mr. &. \
Smith. of Haughton.
y There il to-day ut least one livil
daughtef. of H. Swearingen-Mrs Fl
e ma Stothard, Of Couslatta.
d w. u. Martin was grandfather
L. Mr.. w. ]. Martin. now resident
Benton.
y OF late we have read consideral
y in the Banners old files about t
u Jones ferry road and would app
II ciate 1t If some of the old-timers wOr
p call by and tell us where the ferry "
located and to what point the read
re from the ferry. Also, we would t
p the story Of the steam mill If
ut knew It.
- just sixty years ago things politi,
ie had waxed pretty warm. There were
- the national field not less than TIL
= Democratic tickets, all referred to
y the third paragraph following belt
:" There were during the spring and SUI
nler of 1850 at least two national c,
9 yentions of the party. held ut charl
- ton. $. G.. and Baltimore. Many OF
u Southern delegates withdrew from
= Charleston convention. which act
~ gave birth to the Baltimore conventi
Stephen A. Douglas. of Illinois. is 81,
nc most credit for the breach in the Dt
!" ocratic ranks. He was promin
candidate for the presidency before
~ Charleston convention and it seems
&C nominations followed because of
~ deadlock brought about through
instrumentality of his Delegates II