No Man's Land: A History of El Camino RealNardini, Louis Raphael
History
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
Henry Oscar Lestage, Jr., member of the law firm of Lestage & Arnette
and City Judge of City Court of Jennings, La. Wed to Juliet Xavier
Barfield. Their children are: (a) Henry Oscar III wed Anne Scates
Warton—one child, Henry Oscar IV. (b) Daniel Barfield, medical student,
LSU. (c) David Ramsey, JHS (d) Richard Butler 5th grade. Mr. Lestage’s
maternal grandmother was Aimie Barberousse. This branch of the family
tree dates back to 1713 in the Natchitoches area. A descendant of one of
the two Barberousse brothers who were with St. Denis when the Post Des
Jean Baptiste Des Natchitoches was founded in the spring of 1714.
William Tell (W.T.) Lestage★
William Tell (W.T.) Lestage, owner and manager of Lestage’s Hardware and
Appliances, Campti, La. He represents a 9th generation descendant in the
Campti-Natchitoches area. Mr. Lestage wed Mary Catheryn Marcelli of
Campti. Their children are: Catheryn Ann, who wed John Edward O’Shea of
Tullos, La.; William Tell, Jr., and Robert Frank. Guierlero is Spanish
for William. Guierlero Lestage was listed as a Natchitoches soldier in
1746.
George Washington Lucius
George Washington Lucius, Planter and Cotton Gin owner, wed Milinda
Youngblood. His children were: Mecie Lucius, who wed Tal C.
Gibson—Mattie Lucius who wed J. Henry Cain—James W. Lucius who wed Sarah
Pharis—Rupert L. Lucius who wed Laona Stone. Mr. Lucius was for many
years Secretary and Treasurer of the Masonic Lodge at Fort Jesup, La.
All of his children have added greatly to the economic welfare of Sabine
Parish.
Christopher C. McCaa★
Christopher C. McCaa wed Eunice La Cour of Natchitoches. They own and
operate McCaa’s Grocery at the junction of the Allen Road with Highway
6, one mile north of Robeline, La. This is just three tenths of a mile
from the site of El Presidio Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Los Adais. Mrs.
McCaa is always ready to assist visitors to the Los Adais area. This
location was at one time a stage coach station on El Camino Real between
Natchitoches and Fort Jesup.
Mrs. McCaa’s family name, La Cour, appears very early in Natchitoches
history. La Cour one of the fourteen French soldiers sent by St. Denis
in 1723 to establish “Post du Rapides” which was the beginning of
Alexandria, Louisiana. This post was established at the request of
D’Artagnan, who was a direct envoy of King Louis XV, to Louisiana, and
who later became known in French folklore as one of the Three
Musketeers.
Arthur R. McClery
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