Tag: Iberville Psh. Louisiana

Additional Notes about Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843) of Louisiana: Problematic Misreadings of Documents at Ancestry Site

August 2, 2025

Or, Subtitled: When a Widow Isn’t a Widow This brief posting is a bit of a footnote to the posting I made a few days back about my recent discovery of burial information for my 3-g-grandmother Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843). As I’ve reviewed my notes for Eliza Jane with this new discovery, I’m … More Additional Notes about Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843) of Louisiana: Problematic Misreadings of Documents at Ancestry Site

Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): The Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Years, 1835-1848 (2)

August 18, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Maj. Samuel K. Green, an old veteran in the cause gave a splendid ball in the evening” So with the previous posting, we’ve gotten Samuel Kerr Green from New Orleans to Natchitoches Parish in northwest Louisiana by October 1835, when he bought 640 acres there from Dr. John Sibley. As the conveyance record … More Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): The Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Years, 1835-1848 (2)

Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): Arkansas Territory Records, 1821-1833, and Brief Sojourn in Arkansas, 1821-2

July 25, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Civilization had at last come to Arkansas. So overjoyed were the inhabitants that the community celebrated the first publication of the Arkansas Gazette with a barrel of whiskey” As I ended the previous posting, I told you that, having brought the story of Samuel Kerr Green up to 1830, when he ended his … More Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): Arkansas Territory Records, 1821-1833, and Brief Sojourn in Arkansas, 1821-2

Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (1)

July 1, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “The motion came with ill grace from the one presumed to be the father” In a number of previous postings, I’ve sketched some parts of the life of Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – after 1900), father of Mary Ann Green Lindsey (1861-1942) and son of Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860) and Eliza Jane Smith … More Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (1)

Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1)

June 19, 2023

Or, Subtitled: A Family History Full of Twists, Turns, and Confusion When I began Begats and Bequeathals back in January 2018, I stated that my goal here would be to share some 40+ years of research on my family lines, in the hope of providing accurate documentation to anyone who might be researching these families … More Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1)

“The Reputed Father of a Child … Will Not Be Permitted Afterwards to Bastardize Such Issue”: The Case of Ezekiel Samuel Green (and His Father Samuel Kerr Green) (1)

April 27, 2018

Here’s an experience I’ve had, oh, once or twice (including in my several decades of doing family history): I’m motoring along, absolutely certain I know where I’m headed, and all of a sudden, a signpost appears by the roadside telling me I’ve been on the wrong road all the time. When I was certain I knew … More “The Reputed Father of a Child … Will Not Be Permitted Afterwards to Bastardize Such Issue”: The Case of Ezekiel Samuel Green (and His Father Samuel Kerr Green) (1)