16th Louisiana Infantry

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Sylvester was originally from Randolph Co. Alabama but moved to Texas.Sylvester joined the 16th. Louisiana and after the war returned to Texas and was a farmer.Sylvester passed away in 1909

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William Ray was wounded on the first day of Shiloh. I would be happy to hear from anyone who has an interest in the 16th LA, particularly concerning the Battle of Shiloh.

The 16th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry was organized at Camp Moore (Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery and Museum) on Sep 29, 1861, just north of Tangipahoa, Louisiana. It contained men from East Feliciana, Caddo, Livingston, Rapides, Bienville, St. Helena, and Avoyelles parishes of Louisiana. * Winter of 1861/62 spent at Camp Benjamin in New Orleans In February, 1962, the regiment went to Corinth, Mississippi, as part of General Daniel Ruggles' brigade. * SHILOH, Tennessee (Apr 6-7, 1862) * CORINTH, Mississippi (Apr-Jun 1862) * FARMINGTON, Mississippi (May 9, 1862) * KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN (Aug-Oct 1862) The regiment was part of General Daniel W. Adams' Louisiana brigade during the invasion of Kentucky. * PERRYVILLE, Kentucky (Oct 8, 1862) Winter of 1862/63 spent at Tullahoma, Tennessee. At Shelbyville, Tennessee, General Braxton Bragg consolidated the 16th regiment into five companies and merged it with the 25th Louisiana Regiment on Nov 30, 1862 as the 16th and 25th Consolidated Regiment Infantry. The 25th Infantry Regiment was originally organized in April, 1862, with men from Madison, Morehouse, and Concordia parishes of Louisiana. 16th & 25th Consolidated Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Battles * MURFREESBOROUGH, Tennessee (Dec 31, 1862-Jan 3, 1863 * JACKSON SIEGE, Mississippi (Jul 10-17, 1863) * CHICKMAUGA, Georgia (Sep 19-20, 1863) * CHATTANOOGA SIEGE, Tennessee (Sep-Nov 1863) * MISSIONARY RIDGE, Georgia/Tennessee (Nov 25, 1863) Winter of 1863/64 spent at Dalton, Georgia. * ATLANTA CAMPAIGN, Georgia (May-Sep 1864) * ROCKY FACE RIDGE [Mill Creek], Georgia (May 8, 1864) * RESACA, Georgia (May 14-15, 1864) * NEW HOPE CHURCH, Georgia (May 25-Jun 4, 1864) * ATLANTA, Georgia (Jul 22, 1864) * EZRA CHURCH [outside Atlant], Georgia (Jul 28, 1864) * ATLANTA SIEGE, Georgia (Jul-Sept 1864) * JONESBOROUGH, Georgia (Aug 31-Sep 1, 1864) * FLORENCE, Alabama (Oct 30, 1864) * FRANKLIN, Tennessee (Nov 30, 1864) * NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Dec 15-16, 1864) On Feb 3, 1865, while at Mobile, Alabama, the regiment was broken up. The remnants of the 16th Louisiana were consolidated with the 1st Louisiana Regulars and 20th Louisiana as a new unit. The men of the 25th Louisiana were merged with those of the 4th Louisiana Battalion.' 16th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Battles Continued * MOBILE, Alabama (Mar 17-Apr 12, 1865) * SPANISH FORT, Alabama (Mar 27-Apr 8, 1865) CS Brigadier General Randall L. Gibson evacuated the garrison, on Marc 8, 1865, after dark along a treadway only eighteen inches wide and about 1,200 yards long and fled to Mobile. Following the evacuation of Mobile, Alabama the men of the 16th Louisiana were consolidated with the 13th Infantry Regiment and designated as the Chalmette Consolidated Infantry Regiment in April 1865. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee's surrenders the army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant. The 16th Louisiana surrendered with the Chalmette Consolidated Infantry Regiment at Gainesville, Alabama on May 8, 1865. Joseph Welch Penny was assigned to Co. J of the 16th Louisiana Infantry. Present on all Rolls to April, 1864. Rolls May, 1864, to April 30, 1865, Absent, captured at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 15, 1864. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured near Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 3, 1864. Recd. Military Prison, Louisville, Ky., from Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 12, 1864. Forwd. to Camp Chase, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1864. Paroled Camp Chase, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1865. Exchanged Boulware's and Cox Wharf, James River, Virginia, Feb. 20-21, 1865.

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Edwards Guards.

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Battles fought: 31 Dec. 1862 - Stones River 20 Sep. 1863 - Chickamauga 25 Nov. 1863 - Missionary Ridge Im sure there are more but above is what I found. Any additional info would be greatly appreciated

Battles fought: 31 Dec 1862 - Stones River 20 Sep 1863 - Chickamauga 25 Nov 1863 - Missionary Ridge

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Died March 27 or 28 1862 Oxford Mississippi of Typhoid Fever.

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Enlisted Sept 29 1861 Camp Moore LA. {by R. Agen} admitted apr 6 1862 sick 1st Mississippi CSA Hospitial Jackson Miss. B: Sep 19 1841 Miss. D: Dec 31 1902 St Helena LA.

Died at The Battle of Stones River, TN

we have pictures of him and his grave and location

Please email me with any information on this Company or John Reed. Thank You

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Any information regarding this Company will be greatly appreciated. I have at the very least 11 ancestors that were in Company B of the 16th Louisiana Infantry.

Kyleww1@yahoo.com. 2252769284. He became a captain by wars end. His brother James Warren took ill in Murfreesboro Tn of Typhoid fever and died there.

Confederate Research Sources Volume 2 M page 844 Mahle, Robert J.,Pvt. Co. C, 16th La. Inf. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on Rolls to Feb., 1862. Roll for June and July, 1862, Absent, on 90 day furlough, May 11, 1862. Rolls from June. 1862, to Aug., 1863, Present. Rolls from Sept., 1863, to April, 1864, Absent, sent to Hospl., by order Dr. Wilkinson, Sept. 23, 1863. Roll for May to Aug. 31, 1864, Present. Rolls from Sept., 1864, to April 30, 1865, Absent, ordered to command from Hospl., Nov. 28, 1864, not yet reported.

John was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina 28 June 1836 and died 31 Dec 1924 in Brilliant, Marion Co. Alabama. He was 26 years old when he enlisted at Camp Moore, La. when the Regiment was formed 29 Sept 1861. Known as the {Caddo Fencibles] The Regiment was reorganized and consolidated several times due to heavy losses re: disease and combat. Fought at Shiloh, Corinth, Farmington, Kentucky Campaign, Perryville, Mobile and Spanish Fort. He was promoted to 1st Corporal 31 Oct 1863. 16 Dec 1864 it is reported that he is in the hands of the enemy at Nashville. He is sent to Louisville, Ky, Camp Chase, Ohio and then to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill. On 12 June 1865 he was forced to [Swallow the Yellow Dog] and was released... He has 24 cards in his archival file. We are related by a very distant marriage on my mothers side.

Booth's books says he enlisted 2 Dec 1861 at Camp Chalmette and was present on all rolls to June 1862. He was also on the roll for September and October 1862, discharged at Moccasin, TN, and paid off. His stepson Private William B. Albritton served with him in the Walker Roughs, which I believe was a nickname for what became this company. Other records say he was discharged 'Being overage' at 47 years of age. His sons, George and Thomas also fought for the Confederates.

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Born in 1834 in Dekalb County Tennessee and died in 1922 in Coffee County Tennessee.

Born in 1834 in Dekalb County Tennessee and died in 1922 in Coffee County Tennessee.

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Enlisted:April 24,1862, Alexandria, LA. Rolls: June 30,1862 to Oct. 31,1862, Absent sick in Hospital. Death: June 28, 1862, in a hospital in Tupelo, Mississippi.Cause of death: Disease: Place of Burial: unknown. (Note: brother Joshua Peavy enlisted in same company on same day, died same day of disease in a hospital in Tupelo, Mississippi)

Enlisted: April 24,1862, Alexandria, LA. Rolls to Oct. 31, 1862, Absent, sick, in Hospital. Died June 28,1862: Tupelo Mississippi, in hospital. Cause of death : Disease: Place of Burial: Unknown (Note: his brother John W. enlisted in same company on same day, died same day in a hospital in Tupelo Misssissippi.)

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Brother of Ephraim Slaughter also of 16th Louisiana Infantry

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Enlisted 13 May 1861 @ Camp Moore,La. Paroled 12 May 1865 @ Meridian,Ms. Listed on rolls as a Drummer. Born 1844, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Married 1869 to Caroline/6 children, Died 1920, interment @ Laurel Hill, Vernon Parish, Louisiana

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This was my 3rd Great Grandfather. Enlisted Confederate Army, September 29, 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana. He was a Private in Company G, 16th Louisiana Infantry. He was shown as present on rolls to February 1862; roll for May and June 1862. He was made a Sergeant prior to his death on June 3, 1862. He died, while still on active duty, at Camp Jackson, Mississippi June 3rd, of 1862 due to complications of chicken pox. (Source: 'Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Commands' Louisiana Commissioner of Military Record s Volume II, Book I, Page 122)

Pvt. Co. G, 16th La. Inf. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore. Rolls from Sept., 1861, to June, 1862, Present. Roll for Sept. and Oct., 1862, Absent, sick, at Hospl. [p.284] Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Present. Roll for May and June, 1863, Present, sick. Roll for July and Aug., 1863, Absent, sick, June 28, 1862, by order Dr. Ware. Roll for Sept. and Oct., 1863, Present. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1864, Absent on furlough since Feb. 6, 1863, for 28 days. Rolls from March, 1864, to April 30, 1865, Present.

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Please add Robert's brother, who served along beside him. Pvt. Frank Stanly Co. G 16th. La. Inf.

Died 22 Jul 1862 in Okalona, Ms. He was 18 Years old.

Died 17 NOV 1862 in Alexandria, Tn. He was 19 years old.

Died 1 Jul 1862 in Corinth, Ms. He was 21 years old.

Broken thigh at Battle of Shiloh, left on field and taken prisoner, exchanged at Vicksburg. Present at Battle of Stones River, taken to Tullahoma, Tennessee where he died on January 2, 1863. Buried in a mass grave in the Confederate section of Maplewood Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tennessee.

Andrew Jackson Koonce enlisted with his brother, Robert Amander Koonce, on 29 Sep 1861 as a Private in the Castor Guards, Company I, 16th Regiment, Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. This group assembled on 1 September 1861 at the Castor Church (now the site of the Old Castor Cemetery), and rode to Camp Moore, Louisiana. He was killed at the Battle of New Hope Church in Paulding County, Georgia on 26 May 1864. Sources Abstracts Confederate Research Sources Volume 2 K page 593 Koonce, Andrew J.,Pvt. Sergt. Co. I, 16th La. Inf. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to Oct., 1863.

Koonce, Robert A.,2nd Lt. 1st Lt. Co. I, 16th La. Inf. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to June, 1862. Roll for June 30 to Oct. 31, 1862, Resigned July –, 1862. Robert Amander Koonce enlisted on 29 Sep 1861 at the age of 21 as a Second Lieutenant in the Castor Guards, Company I, 16th Regiment, Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. This group assembled on 1 September 1861 at the Castor Church (now the site of the Old Castor Cemetery), and rode to Camp Moore, Louisiana. He was in the Battle of Shiloh on 6 April 1862, where his best friend, John M. Havard was killed. Robert was devastated at his friend’s death, and, as he thought perhaps that he had been getting preferential treatment because he was an officer , he resigned his commission as First Lieutenant in July 1862 and re-enlisted on 28 February 1863 as a Private in Company C of the 9th Louisiana Infantry; Confederate States of America, at Camp Ewell, Petersburg, Virginia. Koonce was admitted to C.S.A General Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia on 25 Feb 1863. Remarks: 'Without regular discharge, convalescent from variola' (smallpox) and returned to duty on 26 Feb 1863. He received a gunshot wound to the hand on 4 May 1863 in the battles near Fredericksburg, Virginia, and admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 in Richmond, Virginia on 6 May 1863. On 7 May 1863 he was transferred to Lynchburg, Virginia. Koonce was captured at Strasburg, Virginia on September 22, 1864 at the Battle of Fisher's Hill. He was received by Union forces at Harper's Ferry, Virginia on Oct. 3, 1864 and sent to Point Lookout, Maryland Prisoner Camp. On February 10, 1865 he was paroled and transferred for exchange. He was received at Coxes Landing, James River, Virginia on February 14 and 15, 1865, and exchanged. He was officially paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 10, 1865, at the close of the Civil War, and returned to his home in Bienville Parish. Robert Amander Koonce was said to have broken his sword in battled, so he “borrowed” a sword from a dead Yankee soldier, whom he assumed didn’t need it anymore

Mabry killed at Battle of Shiloh

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Jacob Scoggins (“Scoggin” on enlistment records) enlisted on 29 Sep 1861 at the age of 21 as a private in the Castor Guards, Company I, 16th Regiment, Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. This group assembled on 1 September 1861 at the Castor Church (now the site of the Old Castor Cemetery), and rode to Camp Moore, Louisiana. He was killed at the Battle of New Hope Church in Paulding County, Georgia on 26 May 1864. Sources: Andrew B. Booth. Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers & Confederate Commands. Vol. I-III. New Orleans, LA, USA: n.p., 1920. Confederate Research Sources Volume 3 S page 490 Scoggin, Jacob S.,Pvt. Co. I, 16th La. Inf. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to Feb. 28, 1862. Roll May and June, 1862, Absent on furlough. Rolls June 30, 1862, to June 30, 1863, Present. Roll July and Aug., 1863, Absent, sent to Hospl., July 26, 1863. Rolls Sept., 1863, to April, 1864, Present. Roll May 1 to Aug. 31, 1864, Killed at New Hope Church, May 26, 1864.

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My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Leufroy Pierre-Auguste was a black creole Confederate soldier who served under Col. Daniel Gober, Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Adams, and Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, who became the 14th Vice-President of the United States. John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States, to date the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36. Organization of the Confederate Army at the Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston Gen. G. T. Beauregard SECOND ARMY CORPS. Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg Escort Company Alabama Cavalry, Capt. Robert W. Smith FIRST DIVISION Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles Third Brigade Col. Preston Pond, jr., 16th Louisiana 16th Louisiana, Maj. Daniel Gober. 18th Louisiana:Col. Alfred Mouton.« Lieut. Col. Alfred Roman. Crescent (Louisiana) Regiment, Col. Marshall J. Smith. Orleans Guard (Louisiana) Battalion, Maj. Leon Querouze.« 38th Tennessee, Col. Robert F. Looney. Ketchum's Alabama Battery, Capt. William H. Ketchum ------------------------------------------------------------- The Battle of Perryville October 8, 1862 Order of Battle Army of the Mississippi General Braxton Bragg Right Wing Major General Leonidas Polk SECOND DIVISION Brigadier General J. Patton Anderson 2nd Brigade Brig. Gen. Daniel Adams 14th Battalion Louisana Sharpshooters - Maj. J.E. Austin 13th Louisiana - Col. Randall Gibson 16th Louisiana - Col. Daniel Gober 20th Louisiana - Col. August Reichard 25th Louisiana - Col. S.W. Fisk Capt. Cuthbert Slocomb's 5th Company, Washington Artillery ------------------------------------------------------------- BRECKINRIDGE'S DIVISION ------------------------------------------------------------- Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge Adams' Brigade. Brig. Gen. DANIEL W. ADAMS. Col. RANDALL L. GIBSON. 32d Alabama, Maj. John C. Kimbell. { Col. Randall L. Gibson, 13th Louisiana { Col. Leon von Zinken, 20th Louisiana { and Capt. E. M. Dubroca. 16th Louisiana } Col. Daniel Gober. 25th Louisiana } 19th Louisiana: Lieut. Col. Richard W. Turner. Maj. Loudon Butler. Capt. H. A. Kennedy. 14th Louisiana Battalion, Maj. J. E. Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------- Confederate Research Sources ------------------------------------------------------------- Civil War Service: Auguste, Lufoy Pierre. Pvt. Co. K. 16th La. Infty. En. Sept. 29th, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on All Rolls from Sept., 1861, to Oct., 1862. Roll for Nov. and Dec., 1862, ?Colored Man. Dropped from Roll by Order of Col. Gober, Dec. 8th, 1862.? Lufroy Pierre-Auguste was born in St. Landry Parish about 1830. He was the son of Pierre Pierre-Auguste and Gabriele Tessier, free persons of color. The 1860 census shows that Lufroy worked as a stockherder for Francois P. Pitre, Jr. Lufroy left his farm and joined Captain Daniel Gober's Big Cane rifles, which became Company K, Sixteenth Louisiana Infantry Regiment. The first two muster rolls of this company list him as a free man of color-the only such instance found in researching these men. None of the men discussed in this manuscript, except for Lutz and possibly Gabriel Grappe, pretended they were white. The other men in their units undoubtedly knew them as free blacks. The Sixteenth Louisiana fought in the battles of Shiloh, Farmington, and Perrysville. On December 8, 1862, while in camp at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Lufroy received a discharge from Confederate service. The reason given for his dicharge was that he was a 'colored man.' Apparently superior authorities had finally discovered that he was black and ordered his separation from the army. Lufroy went home, but he did become involved in one other incident before war's end. On May 13, 1865, he surprised two Jayhawkers near Opelousas. These men made up part of a band of outlaws, deserters, and draft dodgers who resisted Confederate authority. The two Jayhawkers fired at him, and he returned fire, hitting one of the men. Lufroy married in 1869, but no further information on his life after the war has come to light so far. 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Lupay Pre Auguste Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1827 Birth Place: Louisiana Race: Mulatto Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): St Landry, Louisiana ------------------------------------------------------------- 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Lufroid p Auguste Age in 1860: 30 Birth Year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Saint Landry Home in 1860: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana Race: Mulatto Gender: Male Post Office: Grand Coteau Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Francois P Pitre 33 Azeline C Pitre 28 Francois Pitre 10 Estelle Pitre 9 Arthure Pitre 7 Azeline Pitre 5 Armant Pitre 3 Octave Pitre 9.12 Diomel s Durio 16 Lufroid p Auguste 30 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Meranthe Pierre Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Age in 1870: 6 Birthplace: Louisiana Home in 1870: Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana Race: Mulatto Gender: Female Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Bayou Chicot Household Members: Name Age Auguste Lufros Pierre 40 Caroline Pierre 37 Celestine Pierre 21 Narcisse Pierre 17 Azelie Pierre 14 Valmont Pierre 13 Pierre Pierre 11 Eugenie Pierre 8 Meranthe Pierre 6 William Leblanc m. November 26, 1879 Merante Pierre August (Opelousas Courthouse marriage #11100). Married December 18, 1879, St. Landry Catholic Church, Vol. 2, page 521 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Marrent Lablanc Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 1, Saint Landry, Louisiana Age: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Louisiana Relationship to head-of-house: Wife Spouse's name: William Race: Black Occupation: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Lablanc 41 Marrent Lablanc 38 Uless Lablanc 19 William Lablanc 19 Albert Lablanc 12 Marrie Lablanc 9 Robert Lablanc 7 Joseph Lablanc 5 Josephine Lablanc 5 Henry Lablanc 4 Adam Lablanc 3 Ella Lablanc 2 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Eulis Leblance [Eulis Leblanc] Age in 1910: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1881 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Louisiana Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana Spouse's name: Madlene Home in 1910: Police Jury Ward 1, St Landry, Louisiana Marital Status: Married Race: Mulatto Gender: Male Eulis Leblance 29 Madlene Leblance 21 Octavie Leblance 4 Ledia Leblance 2/12 ------------------------------------------------------------- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Eulice Leblanc City: Not Stated County: Okmulgee State: Oklahoma Birth Date: 8 Jul 1879 Race: Colored (Black) Roll: 1852063 DraftBoard: 0 Age: Occupation: Nearest Relative: Height/Build: Color of Eyes/Hair: Signature: View Image ------------------------------------------------------------- 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Ulis Lablanc [Ulis Lablan] Home in 1920: Bald Hill, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Age: 40 years Estimated birth year: abt 1880 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Martina Father's Birth Place: Louisiana Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana Marital Status: Married Race: Mulatto Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: No Able to Write: No Image: 887 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ulis Lablanc 40 Martina Lablanc 31 Ostava Lablanc 14 Ester Lablanc 9 Gladston Lablanc 8 Austin Lablanc 7 Aulton Lablanc 6 Arthur Lablanc 5 Ella May Lablanc 3 9/12 Lucille Lablanc 1 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Ulice Labanc Home in 1930: Morris, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Age: 51 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Madeline Race: Negro (Black) Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ulice Labanc 51 Madeline Labanc 42 Jaston Labanc 18 Austin Labanc 17 Alton Labanc 15 Eartha Labanc 14 Ellene M Labanc 12 Lucile Labanc 11 Melvin Labanc 9 Preston Labanc 8 Martha Labanc 5 ------------------------------------------------------------- I am the great-grand son of Ulixes LeBlanc, (1879- 1934) and Magdelen Papillon, (1888- 1966). Ulixes and Magdelen had nine children: Esther, Gaston, Aulton, Arthur, Ella, Luceil, Austin, Melvin and Martha LeBlanc. Esther LeBlanc married Lee LaTour, son of Ozeme LaTour and Marie Guillory. Ozeme LaTour was the son of Homer A. LaTour and Helene Richard. Information regarding Helene Richard is vague; there is no record of her marriage to Homer A. LaTour, however, there is a record of her first marriage to Julien Bellard. When I started research on the family, all I knew was that the family was from Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. My father told me after my mother, Catherine LaTour died, that her family was from Opelousas and Toulouse. Ozeme LaTour and Marie Guillory had eleven children: Lee, Ophelia, E'villa, Laura, Clarence, Marie, Joseph, elestine, Adam, Ulysse, and Ethel. Lee LaTour, my grandfather, married Esther LeBlanc. Ophelia LaTour, my great-aunt married Joseph LeBlanc, brother of Ulixes LeBlanc, my great grandfather, two brothers married sister and brother. My paternal grandparents, Esther LeBlanc and Lee LaTour were married December 12, 1928 at Uganda Martyrs Catholic Church in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. From their union, five )5) children were born: Catherine, Lorene, Rayfield, John Adam, and Charles. The family lived in Boynton, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. For some reason, uknown to me, Lee left or divorced Esther, moved to California, and joined the military. Esther moved to Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma were she meet Fred D. Wakefield. They produced one (1) child together, Mildred Wakefield. My mother, Catherine LaTour, daughter of Lee LaTour and Esther LeBlanc married my father, Osborne Thomas son of John Bennett Thomas and Viola Coursey on September 15, 1951. To this union, six (6) children were born: Patricia Ann, Osborne (fils), LaRita Viola, Kathy, Derrick Lee, and Harrison. Harrison Thomas LaTour LaTour Genealogical Collection Copyright 2005-2009

My great-grandfather Elmus (known as Eloi) was born May 25, 1842 and died in 1912. He served in the 16th Louisiana Infantry, Co. K from Shiloh through the end of the Civil War. He was wounded during the series of battles near Atlanta, GA on July 22, 1864, but returned to duty after a stay in the hospital. He is buried in the Campbell Cemetery (donated the land and was the first to be buried there) just northwest of Pine Prairie, LA.

Stagg, Etienne, Sergt. 2nd Lt. Co. K, 16th La. Inf. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to Feb., 1862. Roll March 1 to July 1, 1862, Present. Apptd. 1st Sergt., April 2,1862. Apptd. 3rd Lt., May 22, 1862. Rolls June 30, 1862, to Feb., 1863, Present. Roll May and June, 1863, Dropped from Roll, order Col. D. Gober.

Stagg, Louis, 1st. Lt. Capt. Co. K, 16th La. Inf. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to Feb., 1862. Roll March 1 to July 1, 1862, Comdg. Co. Apptd. Capt., May 22, 1862. Roll to October 31, 1862, Absent, sick. Rolls Nov., 1862, to Oct., 1863, Present. Rolls Jan.,1864, to April 30, 1865, Absent, captured Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Recd. Military Prison, Louisville,Ky., from Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 4, 1863. Forwd. to Johnson's Island,Ohio, Dec. 7, 1863. Released on Oath of Allegiance to U. S. from Johnson's Island, Ohio, June 13, 1865. Res. Ville Platte, La., age 31 years, complexion dark, hair dark, eyes hazel, height 5 ft. 10 in.

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