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From: Ed Crump Jr <>
Subject: Re: [LARAPIDE-L] The Sage of Fishville
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 01:09:58 -0600


B.A. - Fishville still exists. It is in South Grant Parish on La Hwy 8 off
US
Hwy 165 just a few miles. I have been there many times. I think Big Creek
is a part of "Little River" which runs through Fishville. Pollock
Louisiana is 3 miles west of Fishville and Colfax is about 13 miles West of
Pollock. This was all early Timber Country in Louisiana. I am also
familiar with the Hooper family who has owned land on the Rapides Grant
Parish border area for many years. An associate of mine boutht some land
from Mr. Hooper about 20 years ago to build a house. The property in is
Rapides Parish, but the Grant Parish line is within a couple of miles. I
think this Mr. Hooper died a few years ago. Ed in Alexandria, Louisiana

At 05:29 PM 2/13/99 EST, you wrote:
>I have transcribed a newspaper article that my Grandmother gave my daughter
>before she died. (My Grandmother, not my daughter) It has some references to
>some of the family that were settlers of Fishville. Does anyone know where
>Fishville is or was? And where Big Creek is? BTW, the relationship mentioned
>is wrong. Thos. J. Hooper according to some findings sent to me by a kind
lady
>in Utah and my own suspicions was not my GGAunt Fan's Grandfather but at
least
>a GreatGrandfather and probably GG.
>Enjoy, Charlotte
>
>The back of the article is what I based the year on. There are 2 legal
notices
>one from the State of Louisiana Supervisor of Public Funds, Baton Rouge,
>La.10/10/1958 to Colfax Chronicle, Colfax, Louisiana. The other is a
financial
>report for the town of Pollock, Sept. 1, 1958.
>
>SAGE POINTS OUT TOMB OF SETTLER WHO DIED IN 1851 by the Sage of Fishville.
>
>We had visitors at Fishville Friday, Oct. 10, from Freer, Texas, Mr. and Mrs.
>Jim McAnear, who were making inquiries as to the wherabouts of her
>Grandfather, Tom's tomb. After failing to find it at Friendship Cemetery
they
>made inquiries of the Rev. Norris and he directed them to the Sage, who led
>them across the creek to Fishville proper to the secluded spot and to the
>tomb. The tomb of marble, 14 inches square and some seven or eight feet
tall,
>had the inscription, first a masonic emblem then Thomas J. Hooper Born March
>7, 1788, Died May 8, 1851. According to historical information, Mr. Hooper
>was the first settler of this area and acquired some 1200 acres of land on
>each side of Big Creek. He must have acquired it from Spain as it has been
>known as the Spanish Grant. This part of the country had not been
sectionized
>at that time. Mr. Hooper sold this land to George Deen, who moved here from
>Georgia and he in turn sold it in in (sic) lots to a group: the Lovells,
>Jordans, Wagoners, Prices, Maxwells and Keeses, who began building homes,
>clearing land and raising hogs, cattle and children. All of those oldtimers
>have long since gone to their reward, but many of their offsprings still
>remain to bless the memories of their ancestors. Mrs. McAnear has in her
>possession her grandfathers masonic apron, which is quite a relic. B.A.
>Maxwell
>
>

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