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     Elizabeth Tindle was born at Virginia.¹ She married Charles Nelson.¹

     Lettie Marie Holt was born August 25, 1924 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Shamrock is an extinct sawmill town about five miles north of Robeline, LA.³ Lettie Marie Holt was the daughter of Melvin David Holt Sr. and Nancy Fernandoz Crow.² Lettie Marie Holt died on 17 November 2008 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 84 The Funeral Service was in the Friendship Nazarene Church in the community of Ft. Jessup, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The officiating ministers were Rev. Steve Hunt, Rev. Winston Lowe, Rev. Gerald Freeman, and Rev. Ray Holt.⁴ She was buried on 20 November 2008 at Lamberttown Cemetery, Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.⁴

     Lola Ruth Holt was born October 30, 1917 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Lola Ruth is the first born of Melvin and Nannie Holt. Her birthdate is confirmed by the inscription on her tombstone in Marthaville Cemetery where she will be buried by her husband Lloyd.¹ Lola Ruth Holt was the daughter of Melvin David Holt Sr. and Nancy Fernandoz Crow.^2,3 Lola Ruth Holt was baptized on 26 September 1926 at Shamrock Methodist Episcopal Church, Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, She was baptized by the Rev. R. G. Swanson, the pastor of the circuit.⁴ Lloyd Budd Donaho married Lola Ruth Holt December 23, 1936 at Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Lloyd and Lola were the parents of 12 children.⁵ She died on 2 August 2006 at Austin, Travis County, Texas, at age 88.⁶ She was buried on 5 August 2006 at Marthaville Cemetery, Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, The funeral service was at Calvary Baptist Church on Linwood Ave. in Shreveport, Lousiana where Lola had been a long time member. The officiating ministers were the Reverend Step Martin, her pastor, Joe Ward, Wade DeForrest, her grandsons, Richard Kaufman, her grand sone in law, and the Reverend Steve Gilley, the present pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.⁶

     Elvin Roy Holt was born July 2, 1934 on "the old place" near Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Roy was the eighth born to Melvin and Nannie Holt. There is a discrepancy in the reference to the place in the Bible and on the Birth Certificate. The Birth Certificate lists Marthaville as the Post Office Address.³ Elvin Roy Holt was the son of Melvin David Holt Sr. and Nancy Fernandoz Crow.² Elvin Roy Holt died on 8 March 1944 d at In the home of his parents, Melvin and Nannie Holt, Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Roy contracted acute encephalitis due to a bacterial infection when he was seven years of age and was in a comatose condition until his death at the age of nine. At the time of his death he had no control over any of his bodily functions. The officiating ministers at his funeral were Rev. G. W. Durr of the Congregational Methodist Church and Elder W. M. Muse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The service was held in the old Methodist Episcopal Church in the village of Shamrock.^4,1,5 P was buried on 10 March 1944 at Lamberttown Cemetery, Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^6,7,8
     Roy died of Encephalitus, a disease that slowly destroys the brain until the person afflicted is little more than a vegetable. The death certificate says it was caused by a bacyterial infection.⁸

      William Thomas Crow was born June 9, 1860 at Milo, Pike County, AL. Milo is a once thriving community a few miles south of Troy, the County Seat of Pike County, AL.^4,5,6 He was the son of W. L. D. Crow and Nancy Roberts.^2,3 William Thomas Crow married Lola Victor Mims on 13 April 1887 at Home of J. J. Mims, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, According to the wedding certificate, a copy of which is in possession of Rev. Melvin Ray Holt, Sr., a grandson of Tom and Lola, the wedding took place in the home of Josiah Jackson and Lacero Martin Mims, the parents of Lola. The minister was Rev. Lilly and the witnes was John Fisher.^7,5,8,9 William Thomas Crow died on 26 April 1947 at Home of Melvin and Nannie Holt, Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 86.¹⁰ He was buried after 26 April 1947 at Lambertown Cemetery, Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.¹¹
     William Thomas' nickname was "Tom."; Everybody who knew William Thomas called him Tom.¹² The Us 1870 listed William Thomas Crow in addition to Joseph W. Gibson, Alice R. Gibson, James M. Gibson, Nancy Roberts, Fannie Augustus Gibson, Albert Bradford Crow and Margaret M. Crow in the household of John P. Gibson, in District # 8, Milo, Pike County, Alabama; John is a 57 year old white male, his occupation is farmer, the value of his real estate is $700.00, the value of his personal estate is $600.00, and he was born in Alabama.¹³ William Thomas Crow witnessed the purchase of land by Albert Elias Mims on 18 November 1904 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; The description of the property as given in the conveyance deed is The NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Section No. 2, Township 8, Range 10 containing forty acres more or less lying and situated in Sabine Parish, LA.¹⁴ William Thomas Crow resided on 28 January 1930 at Precient 1, Ward 5 near Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, He was registered as a democrat for voting purposes. This is not surprising as his father, W. L. D., died as a prisoner of war in the Civil War. His occupation was given as farming. He had been living in Ward 5 since coving to Louisiana in 1879.¹⁵ Granddady never remarried after the death of Lola in 1917. From my earliest memories he lived in the home of my parents, Melvin and Nannie Crow Holt. We grandchildren used to love to hear him talk about this youth. I am so disappointed now that we never recorded those conversations.
Granddaddy never knew his daddy. He was born in June of 1860 and his daddy died as a prisoner of war during the Civil War. The family moved to the Palo Pinto area if Texas after his mother, Nancy, married Berry Lambert. I do remember him talking about being a cowboy near Weatherford, TX and coming down the Red River to Louisiana in 1879. He always love his Lola and he love his children and grandchildren.¹⁶

     Lola Victor Mims was born on 12 November 1864 at Sabine Parish, Louisiana.^6,7,8 She was the daughter of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^2,3,4,5 Lola Victor Mims married William Thomas Crow on 13 April 1887 at Home of J. J. Mims, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, According to the wedding certificate, a copy of which is in possession of Rev. Melvin Ray Holt, Sr., a grandson of Tom and Lola, the wedding took place in the home of Josiah Jackson and Lacero Martin Mims, the parents of Lola. The minister was Rev. Lilly and the witnes was John Fisher.^9,10,11,12 Lola Victor Mims died D at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 52.^13,14 Lola Victor was buried after February 12, 1917 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^15,16
     Lola Victor Mims resided in the same house as Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin in 1880 at Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.¹⁷

     William Holt Jr. was born circa 1785 at Wilkes County, North Carolina, I am assigning the birthplace on the assumption that this William Holt is the son of William Holt and Susan Carper Holt who originated in Lunenberg County, VA. This has not been proven however.^5,3 He was the son of William Holt Sr. and Susan Carper.⁴ William Holt Jr. was sealed as a spouse of Rhoda Powell at DA; Sealed by proxy.⁶ William Holt Jr. married Rhoda Powell, daughter of Jesse Powell and Rhoda Braswell, circa 1807 at probably South Carolina.^7,3 William Holt Jr. was sealed as a spouse of Rhoda Powell on 26 February 1986.⁸ William Holt Jr. died on 2 May 1836 at Probably somewhere between Raymond and Utica, MS, Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi.^5,9
     William Holt Jr. served in the War of 1812 from 15 September 1814 to 14 March 1815 William served as a Pvt. in Captain Samuel Bullen's Company of Militia, Battalion of Infantry, Mississippi Territory commanded by Lt. Colonel Peter Perkins. He received $8.00 per month or a total of $48.00 for actual service plus $4.53 traveling pay, $2.72 for traveling subsistence or a grand total of $55.25.(I am not yet completely certain that this is the William Holt who was in Hinds County, Mississippi.).¹⁰ He resided at Hinds County MS, Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi, after 1822 Land Records show that William owned land in the southern part of Hinds County by the late 1920's.⁸ According to Certificate No. 1840 in in Volume 012, page 14 of the records of the General Land Office of the United States William purchased the following Land : the East half of the south east quarter of section thirty two in township four of range four west in the district of choctaw in the state of Mississippi containing twenty nine and ninety four hundredth of an acre.¹¹ He and Rhoda Powell resided in 1830 at Southern part of Hinds County, near Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi, According to the land records on file in the Courthouse in Raymond, MS William's land was near the boundary with Copiah County.^12,13 William Holt Jr. is head of household in the Us 1830 of Hinds County, Mississippi There were 2 males in the household under 5 years of age, 1 male of 10 and under 15, 1 male of 20 and under 30, and 1 male of 50 and under 6. There were 1 female under 5, 1 female of 10 and under 15, 2 females of 15 and under 20, and 1 female of 40 and under 50.. Enumerated with William Holt Jr. was.¹³ He was sealed as a child to , son of William Holt Sr. and Susan Carper; SUBMITTED.¹⁴ William Holt Jr. was baptized in the LDS church at DA .^5,14 He received his endowment at DA.⁷ He witnessed the sealing of Reuben Holt to , son of William Holt Jr. and Rhoda Powell, on 30 October 1984.¹⁴ William Holt Jr. was baptized in the LDS church on 27 September 1985.⁸ He received his endowment on 7 December 1985.⁸

     W. L. D. Crow was born between 1823 and 1824 in GA.² If the family tradition is true W. L. D. Crow married Mrs. W. L. D. Crow before 1850 in GA; I am not sure if this is W. L. D. Crow or not. According to the 1860 census W. L. D. was born in Georgia. This is the only William Crow I can find in the right age range. .³ W. L. D. Crow married Nancy Roberts, daughter of Jesse Hancock Roberts and Margaret McCorkle, after 1852 at Georgia If the family tradition is correct and Nancy was the second marriage for W. L. D. then the date of the wedding would have to have been after 1852, when John was born, and 1855 when Margaret was born.¹ W. L. D. Crow died on 2 February 1865 at Camp Chase Military Prison, Columbus, Ohio. He was captured at Nashville, TN December 16, 1864. He was transferred to Camp Chase where he died just short of two months later of pneumonia. We believe he contracted pneumonia from complications following measles.^4,5 He was buried on 2 February 1865 at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.⁴
     W. L. D. Crow is head of household in the Us 1850 of an unknown place I am not sure this is my W. L. D. Crow. The age range makes me think this is him.
.. Enumerated with W. L. D. Crow was Elizabeth Crow.³ W. L. D. Crow resided at Milo, Pike County, Alabama, in 1860 According to the 1860 census which was enumerated on July 20, 1860, W. L. D. Crow was living in Milo, Pike County, AL with his wife Nancy, and children: John C, Margaret, and Andrew B. William Thomas is not listed so the census must have been taken before his birth. W. L. D. lived house # 703 and was family # 710. He Real Estate valued at $960 and a Personal Estate valued at $895.

There is a deed dated February 17, 1860 on file on page 270 of Deed Book L in the Pike County Courthouse at Troy, AL stating that William Crow bought land from James McCaleb Wiley.¹ He purchased land on 17 February 1860 at Pike County, Alabama, The land was purchased from James McCaleb and Cornelia A. Wiley and from Hugh R. and Sarah A. Segars for the sum of sixteen hundred and sixty six ($1666.00). It consisted of the north west quarter and west half of the norteast quarter and the west half of the southwest quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter in section nineteen, township eight and range twenty in Pike County.⁶ According to the 1860 census for Pike County, AL W. L. D. and Nancy were living at Milo, Pike County, AL on July 20, 1860 when the enumeration took place; According to the 1860 census which was enumerated on July 20, 1860, W. L. D. Crow was living in Milo, Pike County, AL with his wife Nancy, and children: John C, Margaret, and Andrew B.

There is a deed dated February 17, 1860 on file on page 270 of Deed Book L in the Pike County Courthouse at Troy, AL stating that William Crow bought land from James McCaleb Wiley.¹ W. L. D. Crow is head of household in the Us 1860 of the Eastern Division, Milo, Pike County, Alabama W. L. D. is listed as a Farmer,age 36, born in Georgia, with Real Estate valued at $960.00, and with a personal estate valued at $895.00. The Crow family and the Roberts family -- Nancy's birth family -- were adjacent to each other. Also the youngest son seems to be given the name of Andrew B. The family Bible gives it as Albert B.. Enumerated with W. L. D. Crow was Nancy Roberts, John C. Crow, Margaret M. Crow and Albert Bradford Crow.¹ W. L. D. Crow began military service on 12 February 1863 at Greenville, Butler County, Alabama, He was a private in Company A of the 57th. Alabama Infantry. He was recruited by Major C. J. L. Cunningham and enlisted for the duration of the war. The muster roll for July and August gives the Regiment as the 54th. Alabama Infantry Regiment and states that it later became Company A of the 57th. Among his service records is a special requisition made October 24, 1864 in Cuthbert, GA for a pair of pants and a pair of drawers. The requisition states: "This soldier being destitute of the above articles. The Surgeon-in-charge was D. H. Thomson and the Quartermaster was Major J. M. Thomson. It is signed by W. L. D. Crow.⁷ He ended military service on 2 February 1865 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, His military career ended with his death in the Camp Chase Military Prison in present day Columbus, OH, the state capital of Ohio.⁸ A history of the 57th. Alabama Infantry Regiment in which W. L. D. Crow fought during the Civil War details some of the terrible battles that the unit was engaged in. It suffered some of the heaviest casualties of the Civil War. It was while he was engaged in battle near Nashville, TN. in November of 1864 that W. L. D. was captured. He was first carried to Louisville, KY and then transferred to Camp Chase, which is now a part of Columbus, Ohio, the state capital of Ohio. He died of Pneumonia while he was a prisoner there. My wife, Elizabeth, and I are the only members of our family, as far as I am aware, who have had the privilege of visiting his grave site. It is in a lovely location and is carefully maintained by the Historical Society of the State of Ohio. On a sign over the entrance to the Cemetery is the one word "Americans." I thank the people of Ohio for their sensitive recognition of the patriotism of these men, even though in retrospect we now know that their cause was a hopelessly flawed one. We their, descendents, can be proud of their bravery and dedication, even while we recognize that it would have been a tragedy if they had prevailed in that bloody conflict. It is time that we put the past completely behind us and as common American brothers and sisters work to make this the great nation we all desire for it.⁹

     Nancy Roberts was born in 1834 at Georgia The census gives her age as 26, which would give her a birthdate of about 1834.¹ She was the daughter of Jesse Hancock Roberts and Margaret McCorkle.² Nancy Roberts married W. L. D. Crow after 1852 at Georgia If the family tradition is correct and Nancy was the second marriage for W. L. D. then the date of the wedding would have to have been after 1852, when John was born, and 1855 when Margaret was born.¹ Nancy Roberts married John P. Gibson, son of Theodosia (?), on 7 October 1869 at Troy, Pike County, Alabama, The officiating minister was the Rev. J. J.Macon, minister of the Gospel.^3,4,5 Nancy Roberts married Berry B. Lambert, son of Isaac Buck Lambert and Ellenor Thompson, on 2 May 1874 at Erath County, Texas, The ceremony was performed by M. J. Morton, L. M. One curiosity in the marriage license, which I located in the archives of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, is that the marriage date given is earlier than the date on the issuing of the License itself. I speculate that M. J. Morton was a circuit riding minister who showed up before they had the license, so they went ahead and had their religious service. Afterwards they went to Stephenville, secured the license, and the next time Bro. Morton was back in the area he filled in the date of the service and then filed it the next time he was in Stephenville, which was 12 Feb. 1875.^6,7,8 Nancy Roberts died in 1909 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.⁹ She was buried in 1909 at Central Baptist Church Cemetery, Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.⁹
     According to the 1860 census for Pike County, AL W. L. D. and Nancy were living at Milo, Pike County, AL on July 20, 1860 when the enumeration took place; According to the 1860 census which was enumerated on July 20, 1860, W. L. D. Crow was living in Milo, Pike County, AL with his wife Nancy, and children: John C, Margaret, and Andrew B.

There is a deed dated February 17, 1860 on file on page 270 of Deed Book L in the Pike County Courthouse at Troy, AL stating that William Crow bought land from James McCaleb Wiley.¹ The Us 1860 listed Nancy Roberts in addition to John C. Crow, Margaret M. Crow and Albert Bradford Crow in the household of W. L. D. Crow, in the Eastern Division, Milo, Pike County, Alabama; W. L. D. is listed as a Farmer,age 36, born in Georgia, with Real Estate valued at $960.00, and with a personal estate valued at $895.00. The Crow family and the Roberts family -- Nancy's birth family -- were adjacent to each other. Also the youngest son seems to be given the name of Andrew B. The family Bible gives it as Albert B.¹ Nancy Roberts resided at Milo, Pike County, Alabama, in 1870 Page 364 in the 1870 census for Pike County Alabama. In the 1870 census John and Nancy with their children were living in house number 22 in the Milo community. They had assests worth $700 and had real estate valued at $600.¹⁰ The Us 1870 listed Nancy Roberts in addition to Joseph W. Gibson, Alice R. Gibson, James M. Gibson, Fannie Augustus Gibson, Albert Bradford Crow, Margaret M. Crow and William Thomas Crow in the household of John P. Gibson, in District # 8, Milo, Pike County, Alabama; John is a 57 year old white male, his occupation is farmer, the value of his real estate is $700.00, the value of his personal estate is $600.00, and he was born in Alabama.¹¹ Nancy Roberts and Berry B. resided at Grand Ranche, Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1875 There is a certified letter return receipt on file in the probate records of Pike County, Alabama saying that Nancy and B. B. Lambert lived in the community of Grande Ranche, Texas which is no longer in existence. According to a letter I have received from the United States Postal Service in Washington, D.C., there was a Grande Ranche Post Office in Palo Pinto County, Texas. This Post Office was established on March 10, 1876 and was discontinued on February 1, 1881. Palo Pinto is the next county west of Parker County, of which the County Seat is Weatherford. Tom Crow, my granddaddy, used to talk about being a cowboy in Texas. Aaccording to the recollections of some of my siblings the family came down the Red River to Louisiana.
According to the recollections of some of the other siblings they traveled the road between Fort Gibson and Shreveport, Louisiana. I would think they probably used the wagon road. According to an article on Old Roads by Allen Ramsey in the book History of Palo Pinto County Texas, Grande Ranche was south of the present day community of Santo in southern Palo Pinto County, Texas.^12,13 Nancy Roberts and Berry B. Lambert were Named in the record of the sale of Crow land in Pike County, Alabama to the eldest son of W. L. D. Crow and Nancy, John Crow, who evidently remained in Pike County, Alabama when the rest of the family leftfor Texas.Margaret Crow Lambert, Nancy and W. L. D.'s daughter, also signed the document. The witness was a man by the name of Isaac Taylor. The Justice of the Peace who executed the document in Palo Pinto County, Texas Precient 4 was William E. Wade. on 7 March 1877 at Justice of the Peace Office in Palo Pinto County, TX, Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Texas.¹⁴ Nancy Roberts and Berry B. Lambert resided at Ward 5, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in 1880.¹⁵ The Us 1880 listed Nancy Roberts in addition to Charles Lambert, Mae C. Lambert and Alice Gibson in the household of Berry B. Lambert, in Ward 5, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.¹⁶

     Mary Jane Davis was born on 29 September 1845 at Jasper County, Mississippi.^1,2 She was the daughter of Sidney S. Davis and Sarah Ann Watkins.³ Mary Jane Davis married David Woodard Hall, son of Reding 'Red' Hall and Sarah L. Morris, before 23 August 1865 at Paulding, Jasper County, Mississippi.^1,2 Mary Jane Davis died on 16 August 1868 at Jasper County, Mississippi, at age 22.^4,1
     The an unknown person listed Mary Jane Davis in addition to Sarah Ann Watkins, Martha Ann Davis, William Martin Davis, Thomas Sidney Davis, Sarah Jane Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Alfred Davis, Susan Davis and Mary Unknown in the household of Sidney S. Davis, in Paulding, Jasper County, Mississippi.⁵

     Josiah Jackson Mims was born on 7 August 1829 at Georgia.^4,5,1,3 He was the son of Calvin Mims and Elizabeth Delk.² Lacero Fernandoz Martin and Josiah Jackson Mims obtained a marriage license in Natchitoches Parish, LA on January 31, 1861.⁶ Josiah Jackson Mims married Lacero Fernandoz Martin, daughter of James Hiram Martin Sr. and Martha Loucretia Reddish, on 31 January 1861 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, They were married in the home of her parents, James Hiram and Loucretia Reddish Martin, near Robeline, LA. The officiating minister was a Rev. Y. Prewitt.^6,5,7,8,3 Josiah Jackson Mims died April 8, 1900 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, LA at age 70 at age 70.^4,1,3 He was buried after April 8, 1900 in Central Baptist Church Cemetery near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^4,1,3
     His nickname was "Jack."⁵ The Us 1850 listed Josiah Jackson Mims in addition to Elizabeth Delk, Samantha Mims, Boneta Mims, Caledonia Elizabeth Mims, Henry Mims, Narcissa Helinoy Mims and Bunyan Tally Mims in the household of Calvin Mims, in Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia.⁹ Josiah Jackson Mims began military service as a private in Company K, Crescent Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, C.S.A. on 6 May 1862 at Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.¹⁰ He ended military service in April 1865 at Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.¹⁰ Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacera Fernandoz Martin resided in Ward 4 of Sabine Parish, LA in 1880.¹¹

     Lacero Fernandoz Martin was born November 17, 1844 in Randolph County, GA; The minutes of Central Baptist Church at the time of Lacera's mother's death states that James Hiram and Loucretia moved to Randolph County, GA after their marriage and lived there until they came to Louisiana in 1854. Since Lacera was born in 1844 this says that her place of birth would have to be Randolph County, GA.^7,6,8,3 She was the daughter of James Hiram Martin Sr. and Martha Loucretia Reddish.^4,5,3,6 Lacero Fernandoz Martin and Josiah Jackson Mims obtained a marriage license in Natchitoches Parish, LA on January 31, 1861.⁹ Lacero Fernandoz Martin married Josiah Jackson Mims, son of Calvin Mims and Elizabeth Delk, on 31 January 1861 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, They were married in the home of her parents, James Hiram and Loucretia Reddish Martin, near Robeline, LA. The officiating minister was a Rev. Y. Prewitt.^9,6,10,4,3 Lacero Fernandoz Martin died on 17 August 1912 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 67.^11,2,3 She was buried after August 17, 1912 in the Central Baptist Church Cemetery near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^12,2,3
     Her nickname was "Lossie."² The Us 1860 listed Lacero Fernandoz Martin in addition to Martha Loucretia Reddish, Cora Cremonia Martin, Alma Lavonia Martin, Susan Octavia Martin and Thomas B. Gilbert in the household of James Hiram Martin Sr., in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.¹³ Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacera Fernandoz Martin resided in Ward 4 of Sabine Parish, LA in 1880.¹⁴ Lacero Fernandoz Martin is head of household in the Us 1900 of Ward 4, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Enumerated with Lacero Fernandoz Martin was Albert Elias Mims, Ira Hortense Mims, Lulu Jackson Mims, Lucia Roberta Mims, Homer Hampton Mims and Charles William Mims.¹⁵ Lacero Fernandoz Martin witnessed the purchase of land by Albert Elias Mims on 18 November 1904 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; The description of the property as given in the conveyance deed is The NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Section No. 2, Township 8, Range 10 containing forty acres more or less lying and situated in Sabine Parish, LA.¹⁶

     Willie Jackson Crow was born February 9, 1888 at Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Marthaville was the Post Office, but Uncle Willie was really born in a rural area between Marthaville and Shamrock.¹ Willie Jackson Crow was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^2,3 Willie Jackson Crow married Minnie Mae Freeman August 28, 1910 in Natchitoches Parish, LA; Uncle Willie was married three times. Minnie was the aunt of Cecil Freeman who married Lettie Marie Holt.^4,5 Willie Jackson Crow married Mae Flannagan March 13, 1926 in Natchitoches Parish, LA.⁶ Willie Jackson Crow married Annie Kirk February 10, 1947 in LA; .⁷ He died December 31, 1970 at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA; Uncle Willie died in Shreveport, although I don't have any documentation as yet to prove it.⁸ He was buried January 1971 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.⁹

     Coleman Leroy Crow was born June 17, 1889 near Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^6,3 He was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^2,3,4,5 Coleman Leroy Crow married Rosa Lee Irby on 19 April 1914 at Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^7,4,8 He died February 28 in the Oak Grove Community, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^9,3 He was buried March 1920 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^10,11

     Annie Lee Crow was born October 14, 1890 near Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; I think Tom and Lola were living between Marthaville and Shamrock when Annie Lee was born.¹ Annie Lee Crow was the daughter of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^2,3 Loyd Quin married Annie Lee Crow August 13, 1918 in Natchitoches Parish, LA; I have no information as to the place in Natchitoches Parish in which Loyd and Annie Lee were married.⁴ She died in 1975 at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA.^5,6 She was buried in 1975 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Lamberttown Cemetery is in the extinct sawmill town of Shamrock about five miles north of Robeline, LA.⁵

     Larry Crow was born November 1892 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.¹ Larry Crow was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^2,3 He died August 1894 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.¹ He was buried August 1894 in Lamberttown Cemetery, Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Lamberttown Cemetery is in the extinct sawmill town of Shamrock about five miles north of Robeline, LA.⁴

     Joe Crow was born September 1894 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.¹ Joe Crow was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^2,3 He died September 1894 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Joe was stillborn.¹ He was buried September 1894 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Lamberttown Cemetery is in the extinct sawmill town of Shamrock about five miles north of Robeline, LA.⁴

     Clyde Crow was born November 1897 near Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, LA.¹ Clyde Crow was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.¹ He died August 15, 1899 near Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, LA.¹ He was buried August 1899 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.²

     David Bradford Crow was born June 27, 1900 at Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, LA.¹ David Bradford Crow was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^2,3 Davie Bradford Crow married Mamie Day June 17, 1926 at Marian, Union Parish, LA.¹ He died July 17, 1972 at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA; Uncle David and Aunt Mamie had lived in Baton Rouge for most of their married life. Uncle David was employed by Standard Oil Company, now known as Exxon Company.^4,5 He was buried July 1972 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Lamberttown Cemetery is in the extinct sawmill town of Shamrock about five miles north of Robeline, LA.⁶

     Maurice Ray Crow was born May 1, 1902 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^1,2 He was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^3,2 Maurice Ray Crow married Versie Leona Flowers on 26 April 1926 at Marshall, Harrison County, Texas.^2,3,4 Maurice Ray Crow died on 10 October 1982 at Hinds General Hospital, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, at age 80 The death certificate reads: Acute Extensive Anterior Myocardial Infarction due to Atherosclerotic Heart Disease. It is signed by Dr. R. M. Akin.⁵ He was buried October 1982 in Greenwood Cemetery at Greenwood, Caddo Parish, LA.⁶

     Lola Lodell Crow was born October 10, 1904 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^1,3 Lola Lodell Crow was the daughter of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.¹ Lola Lodell Crow was baptized on 27 October 1925 at Shamrock Methodist Episcopal Church, Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, She was baptized by the Rev. R. O. Swanson, the pastor of the circuit.⁴ She married Richard Wesley Haynes on 27 December 1926 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^5,6,3 Lola Lodell Crow died on 25 December 1985 at West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, at age 81.⁷ She was buried December 1985 in Lamberttown Cemetery at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.⁸

     Martin Thomas Crow was born October 9, 1906 in Natchitoches Parish, LA.¹ Martin Thomas Crow was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^2,3 Martin Thomas Crow married Vivian Prothro September 27, 1928 in Natchitoches Parish, LA.⁴ He died June 10, 1984 in the Spanish Lake Community near Powhaton, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Martin died of a massive heart attack at his home.^5,6 He was buried after June 1984 in Beulah Cemetery near Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, LA; Beaulah Methodist Church Cemetery is about four or five miles east of Marthaville, LA. Buddy's grave is located on the third row to the left of the road through the lower gate of the cemetery.⁶
     Martin's nickname was "Buddy."; I never remember him going by any other name. He was not Uncle Buddy. He was just Buddy to everybody.⁷

     Carl Bruster Crow was born June 17, 1909 at Shamrock, Natchitoches Parish, LA.^1,2 He was the son of William Thomas Crow and Lola Victor Mims.^1,2 Carl Bruster Crow married Edna Scroggins on 17 October 1936 at Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^3,1,2 Carl Bruster Crow died on 18 January 1983 at Schumpert Medical Center, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 73 It was my privilege to be the pastor of Carl and Edna and their family while I was pastor at the Ringgold United Methodist Church in Ringgold, La. where they were also active members. I was the officiating minister at each of their funerals and preached the funeral funeral. They were no only my uncle and aunt. They had also become my very close friends. One of these days I hope to meet them in heaven and we can once again argue about which one of us is the ugliest.^4,5 He was buried on 21 January 1983 at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; Carl is buried in Lot 49B, Grave 3.⁵

     John Anson Mims was born on 26 February 1866 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,2 He was the son of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^3,1,2 John Anson Mims died on 11 July 1875 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 9.^1,2 He was buried after 11 July 1875 at Central Baptist Church Cemetery, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^4,1

     Henry Jackson Mims was born on 25 December 1861 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,4 He was the son of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^1,2,3 Henry Jackson Mims married Ella Lynch on 21 January 1886 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,4 Henry Jackson Mims died on 21 August 1886 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 24.^1,5 He was buried after 21 August 1886 at Central Baptist Church Cemetery, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^5,1
     Henry Jackson Mims resided in the same house as Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin in 1880 at Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.⁶

     Cora Lucretia Mims was born on 1 September 1867 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,5,2 She was the daughter of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^3,1,2,4 Cora Lucretia Mims married Andrew Jackson Whitley on 20 December 1888 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,2,5,6 Cora Lucretia Mims died on 15 March 1924 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 56.^7,2,5 She was buried after 15 March 1924 at Central Baptist Church Cemetery, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Central Baptist Church and Cemetery is located about five miles west of Robeline, La. just to the south of La. Highway 6. It is also just to the east of the Sabine Parish line.^5,1,2
     Cora Lucretia Mims resided in the same house as Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin in 1880 at Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.⁸ The Us 1900 listed Cora Lucretia Mims in addition to Johnnie Whitley, Otho Whitley, Jack Whitley, Essie Whitley and Hampton Whitley in the household of Andrew Jackson Whitley, in North half of Ward 4, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.⁹ Cora Lucretia Mims witnessed the purchase of land by Albert Elias Mims on 18 November 1904 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; The description of the property as given in the conveyance deed is The NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Section No. 2, Township 8, Range 10 containing forty acres more or less lying and situated in Sabine Parish, LA.¹⁰

     Fredonia Elizabeth Mims was born on 29 December 1868 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,3 She was the daughter of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^2,1,3,4 Fredonia Elizabeth Mims married Leslie Dyson on 5 January 1887 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,3,5 Fredonia Elizabeth Mims died in 1932 at Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^6,3 She was buried in 1932 at Marthaville Cemetery, Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^7,1,3
     Her nickname was "Dawny."^8,3 She resided in the same house as Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin in 1880 at Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.⁹ Fredonia Elizabeth Mims witnessed the purchase of land by Albert Elias Mims on 18 November 1904 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; The description of the property as given in the conveyance deed is The NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Section No. 2, Township 8, Range 10 containing forty acres more or less lying and situated in Sabine Parish, LA.¹⁰

     Lacero Mary Ann Mims was born on 6 November 1870 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,6 She was the daughter of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^3,4,5,1 Lacero Mary Ann Mims married William Green Ellis on 17 February 1895 at Sabine Parish, Louisiana.^7,1,6,2 Lacero Mary Ann Mims died on 2 September 1901 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 30.^1,6,8 She was buried after 2 September 1901 at Central Baptist Church Cemetery, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, .^1,6
     Her nickname was "Annie."⁶ According to some records her full name was Lasroe Mary Ann Mims.⁶ She resided in the same house as Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin in 1880 at Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.⁹

     Nellie Rebecca Mims was born on 20 February 1878 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^5,1,3 She was the daughter of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^2,1,3,4 Nellie Rebecca Mims married Joseph Shelby Casady, son of Albert Evan Casady and Martha Ann Sibley, on 17 March 1895 at Sabine Parish, Louisiana.^1,3,6 Nellie Rebecca Mims died on 28 April 1914 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 36.^7,1,3 She was buried after 28 April 1914 at Central Baptist Church Cemetery, near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^8,1,3
     Nellie Rebecca Mims resided in the same house as Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin in 1880 at Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.⁹ Nellie Rebecca Mims was baptized in the LDS church in October 1953.^10,11 She received her endowment on 31 October 1953.^10,11

     Albert Elias Mims was born on 29 December 1873 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^1,3 He was the son of Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin.^2,1,3,4 Albert Elias Mims married Annie Pearl Bailes [PARIO] on 20 August 1903 at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^5,1,3 Albert Elias Mims died on 6 July 1938 at Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, at age 64.¹ He was buried after 6 July 1938 at Marthaville Cemetery, Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.^6,1
     Albert Elias Mims resided in the same house as Josiah Jackson Mims and Lacero Fernandoz Martin in 1880 at Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.⁷ The Us 1900 listed Albert Elias Mims in addition to Ira Hortense Mims, Lulu Jackson Mims, Lucia Roberta Mims, Homer Hampton Mims and Charles William Mims in the household of Lacero Fernandoz Martin, in Ward 4, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.⁸ Albert Elias Mims purchased land on 18 November 1904 at Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, The description of the property as given in the conveyance deed is The NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Section No. 2, Township 8, Range 10 containing forty acres more or less lying and situated in Sabine Parish, LA.⁹