| Died at her
residence in the parish of
Caldwell on Monday morning the
10th inst. Mrs. Laura E
King wife of Major Richard
King, in the thirty third
year of her age. With sorrow
this notice will meet the eye of
the numerous friends of this
esteem able lady, whose deepest
sympathies were enlisted with
her misfortunes in the hope of
restoration of health,
which was lost four years ago
from exposure on the ill fated
steamer Buckeye with the sad
recollection that by the same
disaster she lost from her arms
two lovely children, and
previously from an epidemic, two
other children within days of
each other, thus leaving her
childless and engendering
a fatal disease that took her to
the brink of the grave, in a few
months after. The deceased was a
native of the parish of Quachita,
and has left wide and extended
family connexions and friends
who deeply regret the loss of
one gifted of rare acquirements
to constitute the character of
the affectionate wife, kind
neighbor and warm friend, and
retaining them through life
being adorned and beautified by
Gospel privileges, being a
member of the church militant
but has passed the cold Jordan
of death and joined the Church
Triumphant. By the religious
devotions of visiting ministers
and church members she being a
member of the Episcopal Church
her mind was calm, her faith
being strong and unshaken rising
above doubt and uncertainty, her
views of heaven and immortal
glory being bright and
enchanting with holy delight.
She bade a last farewell to
weeping friends resigning her
spirit through the triumphs of
her Christian faith, to the
father of Spirits, leaving the
consoling evidence with
her bereaved husband, and
friends, that her bright spirit
is now enjoying the presence of
god in the climes of eternal
repose.( Mississippi Free Trader
and Natchez Gazette,
Tuesday, April 25, 1848; Issue
50; col A ) |
| Bres
At his residence Vicksburg Miss,
on Sunday June 2, 1895, at 10:17
o'clock a.m. John Ballard
Bres aged 44 years 2 months,
and 6 days eldest son of John
B Bres and Elizabeth
Adams of this city. The
deceased was born in
Caldwell parish, La but for the
last twenty years has resided in
the city of Vicksburg. (The
Daily Picayune, Monday,June 03,
1895; pg. 4; Issue 130; col G) |
CALDWELL
PARISH OBITUARIES