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
James Woodrow Prudhomme★
James Woodrow Prudhomme, owner and manager of Sport-A-Pak on Highway 6
at the junction of the Grand Ecore-Campti, Highway. This business
establishment dispenses all the necessary needs of the hunter or
fisherman. Mr. Prudhomme is a 12th generation descendant of the
Prudhomme listed on Breutin’s map of 1722 of the Natchitoches area.
James Woodrow Prudhomme wed Beatrice Thadis Black of Natchitoches. Their
children are: James Larry, who attends N.S.C., and Catherine Diane who
attends St. Mary’s Academy.
Ray Joseph Raines
Ray Joseph Raines, owner and manager of Raines General Store at
Marthaville, La. wed Lillie Mae McCartney. Mr. Raines is a great nephew
of J. J. Raines who founded Marthaville, La. His maternal grand father
was John Spicher, a mess officer of the 7th U. S. Inf. who established
Fort Jesup. Mr. Raines spear-headed the drive which successfully
resulted in the establishment of the Marthaville Hospital, a community
project.
Stephen Clyde Rambin★
Stephen Clyde Rambin, owner and manager of Steves Texaco Service Station
and Garage, Highway 1 at Powhattan, La. His father was Frank Louis
Rambin and his mother Zelia Possiot. The family name, Rambin, is
mentioned with St. Denis in 1713 and the Possiot name appears on
Breutin’s map of 1722. Stephen represents the 10th generation of the
Rambin-Possiot union in the Natchitoches-Powhattan area. The Rambin
family is well represented in the entire Ark.-La.-Tex. section.
Mrs. Elaine R. Smith★
Mrs. Elaine R. Smith, neé Elaine Russell of Cypress, La., is Deputy
Clerk of Court in Natchitoches, La. She is wed to Ellis Smith of
Natchitoches, La. Mrs. Smith is a descendant of Thomas Vascoque, who is
mentioned on another page. She is also a descendant of Armand who is
mentioned in DeMezieres’ report of 1769 on the merchants in
Natchitoches.
Riley John (R.J.) Stoker
Riley John (R.J.) Stoker, Principal of Pleasant Hill High School, wed to
Bernice Williams of Fair View Alpha, La. They have one daughter, Revicca
Ann who attends Louisiana Tech. Mr. Stoker is a fourth generation
descendant of Henry Stoker who settled on land two miles from the
present site of Fort Jesup in 1818. He gained extra land by trading
ponies to the Indians. This Stoker, a leading member of the Citizens
Committee, a vigilantes organization, assisted greatly in quelling the
banditry of the Neutral Strip. He later supplied Fort Jesup with farm
produce.
John Coleman Tarver★
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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