No Man's Land: A History of El Camino RealNardini, Louis Raphael
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No Man's Land: A History of El Camino Real
Nardini, Louis Raphael
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (Tex. and La.); Louisiana -- History
Mr. Dean is a son of Garland Carlton Dean and Leona Creed. Garland
Carlton Dean is a son of Albert Allen Dean and Clara Price. Albert Allen
Dean founded Fairmount Landing on the Red River between Colfax and
Boyce. Shipping ledgers now in the possession of Lloyd Earl Dean show
that the Fairmount Landing did business with the Steamboats _Garland_,
_Valley Queen_, _Laura Lee_, _Keokuk_, _Peninah_, _Halliette_, _Jesse K.
Bell_, _G. W. Sutree_, _Decotah_, _E. B. Wheelock_, _The John D. Scully_
and the _Nat F. Dortch_. With Steamboat Captains John J. Dodd, F. T.
Aucoin, H. J. Brinker, G. Scully, S. J. Bozaman, A. G. White, William
Gillin and James T. O’Rey.
Albert Allen Dean was the steamboat agent for the Red River and
Coastline Steamship Co., The Red River Packet Co., and the T&P Railway
Company which had the Steamboats _E. B. Wheelock_ and the _C. W.
Sutterlee_.
Lloyd Earl Dean traces his ancestry to Abraham Alexander who signed the
“Mecklinburg Declaration” of North Carolina just prior to the
Declaration of Independence.
The Dean family dates back to 1608, the birth date of Nathanial Dean who
came to America on the ship _Paul_ in 1635.
Alvin J. DeBlieux, Sr.★
Alvin J. DeBlieux, Sr., owner of the New Drug Store at corner of St.
Denis and Second Sts., and DeBlieux’s Drug in Broadmore Shopping Center,
wed Miss Anette Block of Bunkie, La. Their children are Alvin, Jr. and
Margaret Ann who wed Robert Ross Anderson of Chicago, Ill. Mr. DeBlieux
is a fifth generation Natchitochan. His great-great grandfather settled
land on the east bank of Red River opposite the Bluffs at Grand Ecore,
La.
Jack Lestan DeBlieux★
Jack Lestan DeBlieux, Planter, Stockman and Agent 1 of the Enforcement
Division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, wed Eloise Adkins
of Coushatta, La. Their children are: Freddy, Barry Freeman, Molly Darla
and Dan David. The Gaines Military Road from Fort Jesup to Arkansas
borders the DeBlieux property. The River-crossing was just arear of the
DeBlieux residence. Jack Lestan’s ancestors saw the coming of Yankee
Gunboats up the Red River.
Mrs. Lawrence Cleveland DeLatin★
Mrs. Lawrence Cleveland DeLatin, neé Florence Adeline Case, owns and
manages Florence’s Beauty Shop at 575 West Main Street, Many, La. She
was born in Palatka, Florida. Mr. DeLatin is a descendant of Durango y
Oconna (Ocon), who, after having served his required tenure as a Spanish
soldier, acquired and settled land in the Robeline area. There are many
descendants today branching from Durango Oconna.
Mrs. Percy Roberts Dillon★
Mrs. Percy Roberts Dillon, neé Caroline Eloise Brook. From her marriage
are these children: Percy Roberts, Jr., wed Kathleen Lambert, their son
is Michael John; and Rilla Diana wed Garland Carlton.
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