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Clayton Family History - From England to Virginia, the Carolinas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Beyond (Hardcover): Melinda Clayton Clayton Family History - From England to Virginia, the Carolinas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Beyond (Hardcover)
Melinda Clayton
R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Forgotten Jews of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (Hardcover): Carol Mills-Nichol The Forgotten Jews of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (Hardcover)
Carol Mills-Nichol
R1,424 Discovery Miles 14 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the first ever book written about the Jewish men and women who came to Central Louisiana to settle as early as the 1830s in Avoyelles Parish. Far more than a genealogy, the author takes the reader on a journey through time from the earliest beginnings of the parish, through the Civil War, and two World Wars, and finally, to the last man standing who practices Judaism today in this mostly agrarian section of the state. These families, their triumphs and tragedies, are treated within the context of the development of Avoyelles, as well as, to a lesser degree, Winn, Rapides, St. Landry, Evangeline, and Grant Parishes, where some moved on to find better opportunities. Formerly from Alsace, Bavaria, and later, Poland, Russia, and Austria-Hungary, these Jews were merchants and farmers, slave owners and Confederate soldiers, jayhawkers and prisoners of war, mayors, constables, aldermen, and builders and owners of shortline railroads. They founded towns, ran sawmills, discovered oil, and ginned cotton. For the earliest Jewish residents who often married out of their faith, this was a story of assimilation and loss of their religious identity. For the post-Civil War arrivals who, more often than not, came with wives and children, this was a story of the constant struggle to remain Jewish. The lives of the earliest immigrants: Maurice Fortlouis, Adolph and Charles Frank, Abe Felsenthal, Sam and Alex Haas, Simon, Leopold and David Siess, Isaac Lehmann and Leopold and Lazard Goudchaux, who intermarried with the Porch, Bordelon, Gaspard, Aymond, Guillot, Marshall, Cole, Blount, Chatelain, and Cochrane pioneer families of Avoyelles Parish, are analyzed in the context of the external forces of history which shaped their lives, the major event being the Civil War. The conflicts between Union sympathizers and Confederate loyalists in Avoyelles Parish, the catastrophic consequences of the Red River campaign, the fall of Fort DeRussy, and the Union army's final march through Marksville and Mansura, may now be seen through the eyes of the immigrants who lived through them. These first Jewish men were followed by numerous postbellum arrivals including the Levy, Karpe, Wolf, Weill, Weil, Moch, Hiller, Kahn, Bauer, Weiss, Gross, Anker, Rich, Warshauer, Elster, Goldring, Rosenberg, Schreiber, Schlessinger, and Abramson families who, along with the sons and daughters of the first Jewish immigrants, continued to shape the destiny of the parish during the difficult years of Reconstruction, which brought with it the brief specter of anti-Semitism. These Jewish families continued to prosper well into the twentieth century. Their leadership in the development of Louisiana's lumber and petroleum resources, their contributions as physicians, dentists, and politicians, as well as their innovations in the retail ready-to-wear clothing industry, have given them a place of importance in the development of Central Louisiana, which can no longer be forgotten. Hardbound, 2012, Biblio., Illus., Index, 610pp.

Genealogy of the Holt Families From Scotland to Virginia to Tennessee to Missouri and several Midwest States - Including the... Genealogy of the Holt Families From Scotland to Virginia to Tennessee to Missouri and several Midwest States - Including the 230 Marriages The Rev. James Madison Holt Recorded in North East Missouri, 1830-1904 (Hardcover)
Paul Lawrence Holt Jr
R744 Discovery Miles 7 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Seton - Earls of Winton (Hardcover): Karen Hancock, Joyce Lee Kunz Joy Peck Seton - Earls of Winton (Hardcover)
Karen Hancock, Joyce Lee Kunz Joy Peck
R1,996 Discovery Miles 19 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The new Peerage; or, Ancient and Present State of the Nobility of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Containing a Genealogical... The new Peerage; or, Ancient and Present State of the Nobility of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Containing a Genealogical Account of all the Peers The Third Edition, Considerably Improved. .. of 3; Volume 3 (Hardcover)
Edward Kimber
R1,041 Discovery Miles 10 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The First Muirs Of The Province Of Quebec, Including Two Millers, James and William Muir, Their Origins In Scotland - The... The First Muirs Of The Province Of Quebec, Including Two Millers, James and William Muir, Their Origins In Scotland - The Descendants Of James Muir Of Beloeil, Vercheres, Quebec, who settled in various towns in Quebec, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut (Hardcover)
Edward Wallace Phillips
R1,133 R967 Discovery Miles 9 670 Save R166 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The First Muirs of The Province of Quebec" is the first professional research effort to identify all of the early Muir's who arrived after the French and Indian War which ended in 1763. Their origins and relationships are explored and parents identified for the first time for some of them. Evidence is presented herein that the Two Millers, James and William Muir, were brothers and were possibly related to Adam and Archibald Muir. James and William's Scottish origins were discovered as were their siblings.

The Descendants of James Muir of Beloeil, Vercheres, Quebec, are documented through five generations to include all descendants that could be identified. Many of the spouses of these descendants and their parents were also identified for the first time. Many descendants migrated to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts to work in the mills that were springing up in the nineteenth century there.

The variation of French names which changed from record to record as well as the French custom of "dit" names were major challenges that had to be overcome in this research.

History of the Great Kanawha Valley. Two Volumes in One (Hardcover): Fuller and Co Brant History of the Great Kanawha Valley. Two Volumes in One (Hardcover)
Fuller and Co Brant
R1,604 Discovery Miles 16 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Peerage of Scotland - a Complete View of the Several Orders of Nobility, of That Ancient Kingdom; Their Descents,... The Peerage of Scotland - a Complete View of the Several Orders of Nobility, of That Ancient Kingdom; Their Descents, Marriages, Issue, and Relations; Their Creations, Armorial Bearings, Crests, Supporters, Mottos, Chief Seats, and the High Offices... (Hardcover)
Edward 1719-1769 Kimber; Created by John Adams Library (Boston Public Lib, John 1735-1826 Adams
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Registers of Chester Cathedral, 1687-1812; Transcribed by the Late Thomas Hughes; Revised by T. Cann Hughes; 54... The Registers of Chester Cathedral, 1687-1812; Transcribed by the Late Thomas Hughes; Revised by T. Cann Hughes; 54 (Hardcover)
Chester Cathedral; Thomas 1827-1890 Hughes
R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pronouncing vocabulary of geographical and personal names (Hardcover): Elias Longley Pronouncing vocabulary of geographical and personal names (Hardcover)
Elias Longley
R837 R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Save R70 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Miracles and Riches of God - Autobiography of John Nimley Wulu, Sr. of Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa (Founder and Builder... The Miracles and Riches of God - Autobiography of John Nimley Wulu, Sr. of Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa (Founder and Builder of Schools) (Hardcover)
Sr. John Nimley Wulu
R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ancestral Chronological Record Of The William White Family, From 1607-8 To 1895 (Hardcover): Thomas White, Samuel White Ancestral Chronological Record Of The William White Family, From 1607-8 To 1895 (Hardcover)
Thomas White, Samuel White
R1,041 Discovery Miles 10 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Gregory Stone Genealogy - Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917 (Hardcover): Joseph... Gregory Stone Genealogy - Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917 (Hardcover)
Joseph Gardner Bartlett; Created by Stone Family Association
R1,399 Discovery Miles 13 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Old Bellvale - Historical Notes by the Late Thomas Burt, With Letter to John B. Bradner (Hardcover): Thomas Burt Old Bellvale - Historical Notes by the Late Thomas Burt, With Letter to John B. Bradner (Hardcover)
Thomas Burt
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Genealogical Notes Bearing Upon the New England Ancestry of the Children of William Johnson Goldthwait - and Mary Lydia... Genealogical Notes Bearing Upon the New England Ancestry of the Children of William Johnson Goldthwait - and Mary Lydia Pitman-Goldthwait of Marblehead, Massachusetts Other Than Recorded in the Goldthwait Genealogy. (Hardcover)
Hannah Tutt
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Jared Line (Hardcover): Nan Jared Powell The Jared Line (Hardcover)
Nan Jared Powell
R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Registers of St. Michael Le Belfry, York; 1 (Hardcover): York (England) St Michael Le Belfry The Registers of St. Michael Le Belfry, York; 1 (Hardcover)
York (England) St Michael Le Belfry; Francis Collins
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Libby Family in America,1602-1881 (Hardcover): Charles Thornton Libby The Libby Family in America,1602-1881 (Hardcover)
Charles Thornton Libby
R1,281 Discovery Miles 12 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Visitation of the County of Leicester in the Year 1619 (Hardcover): William Camden The Visitation of the County of Leicester in the Year 1619 (Hardcover)
William Camden
R1,731 Discovery Miles 17 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fortitude - Preserving 400 years of an American family's faith, patriotism, grit and determination (Hardcover): Dale... Fortitude - Preserving 400 years of an American family's faith, patriotism, grit and determination (Hardcover)
Dale Spaulding
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Southwest Louisiana Records Volume 47(XLVII), 1915 - Civil and Church Records (Hardcover): Donald J Hebert Southwest Louisiana Records Volume 47(XLVII), 1915 - Civil and Church Records (Hardcover)
Donald J Hebert; Edited by Anthony P Cassard
R1,791 Discovery Miles 17 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Making Their Luck - The Zetmeir Family in Bavaria and America (Hardcover): Karl David Zetmeir Making Their Luck - The Zetmeir Family in Bavaria and America (Hardcover)
Karl David Zetmeir
R756 Discovery Miles 7 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Transcript of the First Volume, 1538-1636, of the Parish Register of Chesham - in the County of Buckingham (Hardcover):... A Transcript of the First Volume, 1538-1636, of the Parish Register of Chesham - in the County of Buckingham (Hardcover)
Chesham (England), John William Garrett- Pegge
R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ye Descendants of One Thomas Hamilton (Hardcover): Mary E Hamilton Ye Descendants of One Thomas Hamilton (Hardcover)
Mary E Hamilton
R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blount and Blunt Family Records (Hardcover): John H Fl 1884 Wheeler Blount and Blunt Family Records (Hardcover)
John H Fl 1884 Wheeler
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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