Claiborne Parish (Images of America: Louisiana) I got this book a few days ago and the folks from The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum did a great job putting it together. It is full of wonderful pictures and history of Claiborne Parish. Visit their Facebook page or better yet take a trip to Homer and … Continue reading Claiborne Parish (Images of America: Louisiana)
Gene Barron
The Tragic Life of Rosanna Hamilton White
Written by Gene Barron The sufferings of Rosanna Hamilton White bring feelings of sympathy even today. In 1890 she married Willis White and by 1912 she had given birth to ten children. Her sorrow began on a wash day on the family farm in 1900. Her infant daughter was scalded to death before her own … Continue reading The Tragic Life of Rosanna Hamilton White
John Thomas Heard
Written by Gene Barron After the South began to recover from the Civil War, Thomas J. Rabun came to the Spearsville area and built a store. It was located on the left side of the Spearsville - El Dorado road as you left town. Soon after that, Simp Ramsey moved in and built another … Continue reading John Thomas Heard
Historian Recounts Old Family Feud
Written by Gene Barron James Taylor Spencer (21 Jan 1861 – 3 Oct 1915) and his friend, John Dean were attacked late Sunday afternoon, October 3, 1915. Spencer was shot and killed and Dean seriously wounded and Jesse Randall Pinchard (24 Oct 1859 – 24 May 1934) was arrested and charged with the shooting. Spencer … Continue reading Historian Recounts Old Family Feud
The Murder of George Archimedes “Arkie” Pryor
Written by Gene Barron William Stokes Pryor (November 15, 1811 – February 2, 1898) along with his wife, Talithia Killgore Pryor (April 15, 1823 – August 27, 1869) and ten of their children, nine boys and one girl, came to Union Parish from Selma, Alabama shortly after the Civil War and settled near the Zion Hill Community. … Continue reading The Murder of George Archimedes “Arkie” Pryor
The Tragic Death of Ethel Ogden
There is an old country song entitled Tragic Romance. The writer of that song could have gotten his inspiration from an event such as the tragic death of Ethel Ogden. She was born on August 11, 1901 to Robert “Bob” and Elizabeth Breazeal Ogden. At the age of sixteen, she was in love with Charlie … Continue reading The Tragic Death of Ethel Ogden
William Jacobs’ Murder
Written by Gene Barron William Jacobs was born on May 12, 1812 in Georgia to Joshua and Sarah Jacobs. He and his wife, Sarah, came to Union Parish and settled in Spearsville before 1842, as did his father and brother, Aaron, and their families. William became a talented mechanic and blacksmith. At some point in … Continue reading William Jacobs’ Murder
The Death of Assassin Paul Roberts
Written by Gene Barron Mahlon H. Farrar (1871-1930) remembered a man who lived in the Bernice area named Paul Roberts as being a paid assassin. Paul was born in 1867 in Ward 1 of Union Parish to Judge William R. and Antoinette Roberts. In the 1880 and 1900 census he was living with his sister, … Continue reading The Death of Assassin Paul Roberts
Shiloh to Canaan 
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