Daunton Gibbs

 

Archival Collection

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 1

Folder

1. The Saturday Evening Post, January 17, 1914, Volume 186, Number 29

2. Collier’s, The National Weekly, July 10, 1915

3. Era Leader, Courthouse Edition, 1938

4. Six (6) Small Notebooks containing historical and genealogical information (handwritten);
also address books

5. Newspaper Clippings, 1956-1991 (some obituaries and articles rerun in the newspapers
about 1931); Some obituaries and articles rerun in the newspaper from 1931-1984; The
Pioneers, 1976; Reflections, 1989; The Daily News, September 20, 1992 (about Franklinton court houses)

6. Inventory of the Municipal Archives of Louisiana, Town of Franklinton, prepared by the Louisiana Historical Records Survey, Works Projects Administration,
Department of Archives, LSU, April 1941 (Contains History of Franklinton) (2 copies)

7. The Louisiana Police Jury System, n.d. (contains a short history of Louisiana)

8. Louisiana History, Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association, Winter 1977, Vol. XVIII, No. 1

9. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 1, 1974

10. Southeast Louisiana Historical Papers, Volume 10, 1984-85; Southeast Louisiana Historical Papers, Volume 11, 1986-87

11. TangipaH2Oa (brochure showing points of interests in Tangipahoa Parish)

12. “History of Amite Given,” by C. G. “Doc” Pettit, June 1961 in the Kentwood Commercial

13. Around Kentwood It Is Remembered, by Irene R. Morris (From columns titled “Be It Known and Remembered” printed July
1966-September 1967 in The Kentwood Ledger, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, November 1967

14. First Year Report of the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, 1955-1956

15. Franklinton, The Parish Seat of Washington Parish, Louisiana, The Garden Spot of the
South
, by W. Sanford (booklet); Also newspaper for Franklinton Anniversary, September 27,
1989

16. Franklinton Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet (Programs for 1951, 1961, 1962, and 1967); Also a newspaper clipping about the Chamber
of Commerce installing new officers in the Bogalusa News, January 23, 1980; Also Franklinton Community Theatre presents A Fairy Tale Evening with Hans Christian Andersen,
April 19-20-21, 1991
(Program)

17. 1978 Calendar compliments of The First State Bank & Trust Co. with sketches of
Bogalusa -The Magic City; 1979 Calendar compliments of The First State Bank & Trust
Co. with sketches of Franklinton-The Fair City; 1980 Calendar compliments of The First
State Bank & Trust Co. with sketches of Bogalusa and Franklinton (2 copies); All sketches
by M. Guell Fabian Bateman

18. Bogalusa Golden Jubilee, Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Incorporation of
Bogalusa
(Official Program, June 30-July 1, 2, 3, 4, 1964

19. Bogalusa Diamond Jubilee, An Historical Publication of the Daily News, Bogalusa, LA,
July 4, 1914-1989

20. Maps of Louisiana, Washington Parish, and Tangipahoa Parish (13 maps)

21. Forest & People, official publication of The Louisiana Forestry Association, Vol. 13, No. 1, First Quarter, 1963

22. Police Jury Minutes of Washington Parish, 1888-1902 (xerox copies)

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 2

Folder

1. Correspondence and Notes About Family History to and from Daunton Gibbs

2. Bear Tracks #29, May-June 1984

3. Fourth Census 1820, Parishes of St. Helena, St. Tammany, and Washington, Louisiana,
Volume 4
, by Mabel Van Dyke Baer, Washington D. D., March 1955

4. 1830 Enumeration of Washington Parish, Louisiana, by Donald W. Johnson, Mrs. Walter, and Mrs. Warren Strickland, published by the
Baton Rouge Genealogical and Historical Society, 1975

5. 1840 Enumeration Census of Washington Parish, Louisiana, by Dixie S. Moss

6. Eighth Census Report, 1860, Washington Parish, Louisiana, by Thelma S. Bateman, January 1965

7. Washington Parish Louisiana Resources & Facilities, Washington Parish Development Board and Louisiana Department of Public Works, 1958?

8. The History of Washington Parish, Louisiana, as Compiled from the Records and Traditions,
by Hon. Prentiss B. Carter (2 xerox copies from The Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, January-October 1931)

9. History of Washington Parish, 1959-1960, compiled by Zuma Magee, 1978 (contains lists of births, deaths, and marriages)

10. “Washington Parish,” (xerox copy of Chapter III, Eastern Louisiana, A History of the Watershed of the Ouachita River and The Florida
Parishes
, The Historical Record Association, Shreveport, Louisiana, Frederick William Williamson
and George T. Goodman, ed.)

11. The Bankston Family Lineage, by Edna Robertson Vacher (2 copies)

12. Memoirs of J. W. Bateman (1884- ), printed by Robert S. Bateman & Associates, Inc., December 1967

13. Letters from Bickham Christian, Notes about Bickhams

 

BOX 3

Folder

1. Bickham Family History, Edited by Jerome C. Hafter, 1978

2. The Eugene B. Bunch Story, compiled by Zuma F. Magee, 1975; Also a poem “Eugene Bunch, Bully of the Town”;
Also a letter to Zuma Magee from Rick Miller, November 12, 1980

3. The Burch Family, by Zuma Magee, 1977

4. Foyle (Foil) Genealogy, compiled by Zuma Fendlason Magee and Aletha Barker Hamiter, 1956

5. Cousins, Magee-Barber-Thomas Ancestors, by Judieth A. Magee; Magee Bible Records, Washington Parish, by Mrs. Judy Magee,
1987

6. Family Histories: Magee, Daniel, MacGregor, MacKgehee, Miller, and Simmons

7. The Name and Family of McGee or Magee, compiled by The Media Research Bureau, Washington, D. C.

8. Pierce (Peirce) Genealogy, Descendants of Humphrey Asa Peirce (Pierce), compiled by Florence Peirce Peck, 1953

9. The Ancestry of Laura Elaine Rigsby, by Michael H. Rigsby and Carolyn E. Rigsby, 1987

10. The John Scarle-Sarah “Sally” Brown Family, by Zuma F. Magee and Dixie S. Moss, 1974

11. Richard Stringfield Family, compiled by Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1960

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 4

Folder

1. List of Cemeteries in Washington Parish; Also some headstone inscriptions, one
in Collins, Mississippi, 1984

2. Lot Owners Ponemah Cemetery, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, 1936-1977, by Zuma F. Magee, 1979 (includes William H. Sullivan Family)

3. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Volume I, 1962, by Zuma F. Magee and Thelma S. Bateman

4. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Volume II, 1964, by Zuma F. Magee and Thelma S. Bateman

5. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Volume 1II, 1966, by Zuma F. Magee and Thelma S. Bateman

6. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Volume 1V, 1976, by Zuma F. Magee and Dixie S. Moss

7. Washington Parish Cemeteries Copied in 1976, Volume V, by Mrs. R. A. Magee and Dixie S. Moss

8. Washington Parish Cemetery Records, Volume VI, 1980, by Dixie S. Moss and Zuma F. Magee

9. Cemetery Records Louisiana and Mississippi, Vol. VII, 1985, by Zuma F. Magee

10. Early Records of Ellis Cemetery, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1812-1940s

11. Ellis Cemetery Association, Franklinton, Louisiana, Minutes and Financial Records,
1904-1941 (2 copies)

12. Ellis Cemetery Association, Franklinton, Louisiana, Financial Reports, Lot Owners,
Map, 1904-1942

13. Ellis Cemetery Records, Franklinton, Louisiana, Old Section–Graves and Base Rows
and Miscellaneous Data (original copy and a typed copy)

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 5

Folder

1. History of Franklinton First Baptist Church, by Daunton Gibbs, 1976-1977; Also
a newspaper picture of First Baptist Church, Franklinton in 1905

2. Original handwritten draft of History of Franklinton First Baptist Church, by Daunton
Gibbs, 1976-1977

3. History of Tangipahoa Baptist Church, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, 1844-1965, compiled
by Miss Norma Lambert, from Minute Books, October 1965

4. History of Bonner Creek Baptist Church, 1865-1988, Washington Parish

5. Ben’s Ford Missionary Baptist Church (History)

6. What Did Happen to Half Moon Bluff?, by Dixie Sylvest Moss, 1985 (A speech made
before the Louisiana Baptist Convention Historical Committee in Baptist Building,
Alexandria, Louisiana on March 30, 1985)

7. History of Half Moon Baptist Church Research, by Dixie S. Moss and Zuma F. Magee,
1978; Also Baptist Message, Vol. 93, No. 42, October 26, 1978 (showing picture of replica of Half Moon Bluff
Church at the Washington Parish Fair)

8. Biography of Dr. Albert Wayne Robbins, by Zuma F. Magee (Pastor of First Baptist
Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, August 1, 1949-July 31, 1980)

9. Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Records, Tangipahoa Parish, La. (Excerpts), Copied from
Russ Williams, Jr.

10. Records of Hayes Creek Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, From its organization
in 1866 to 1902 (xerox copy); “Early Washington Parish Juror Helped to Found Old Church
[Hayes Creek]”, Bogalusa Daily News, December 9, 1963 (xerox copy)

11 The Origin and Spread of the Baptist Denomination in Washington Parish, by Daunton
Gibbs, 1978 (Diagram)

12. History of the Baptist Church in Louisiana and Washington Parish, by P. Burch,
1964

13. A History of Baptist Associations, Baptist Message, May 17-June 14, 1979 (newspaper clippings)

14. First Baptist Settlement in Mississippi, Copied from the History of the Mississippi Baptist Association from 1806 to 1906, by A. Varnado, edited by T. C. Schilling

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 6

Folder

1. Baptist Association and Church History, Mississippi and Louisiana, Research compiled
by Daunton Gibbs, Zuma Magee, and A. W. Robbins

2. A History of the Washington Baptist Association of the Louisiana Baptist Convention,
Franklinton, Louisiana, 1894-1983, by A. W. Robbins

3. Annual of the Louisiana Baptist Convention in 73rd Annual Session held with the Highland
Baptist Church, Shreveport, Louisiana, November 15-18, 1921; Annual of the Louisiana
Baptist Convention in 74th Annual Session held with the First Baptist Church, Bogalusa,
Louisiana, December 5-8, 1922

4. 92nd Annual Session of the Washington Baptist Association, 1985 held with First Baptist Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, October 7, 1985 and
Highland Baptist Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana, October 7, 1985; 93rd Annual Session of the Washington Baptist Association, 1986 held with Westside Emmanuel Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana, October 6, 1986 and Bonner
Creek Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, October 6, 1986; 94th Annual Session of the Washington Baptist Association, 1987 held with Sunlight Baptist Church, 8:30 A.M., October 5, 1987 and Superior Avenue
Baptist Church, 6:30 P.M., October 5, 1987

5. Washington Baptist Association Book of Reports, 1977, 1978 and 1980

6. Program, Third Annual Christmas Pageant, First Baptist Church, Franklinton, LA,
December 14, 16, 18, 1988, The Matchless Mystery

7. The Baptist Review, May-June 1964, Vol. 19, No. 3

8. Golden Jubilee of the Woman’s Missionary Union, First Baptist Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana,
Commemorating Fifty Years of Missionary Service
(Souvenir Booklet)

9. A Story of Glory, 1812-1962, Sesquicentennial Year of Louisiana Baptists (Special Program Unit for Louisiana Training Unions-Designed for Adults and Young
People)–9-page booklet; The Baptist Message, Sesquicentennial Edition, No. 1, Thursday, Oct. 1, 1962 (2 pages)

10. Map showing Direct Mission Work in Louisiana, 1970, publisher LA Baptist Convention

11. Minutes of the Sixty-Second Annual Session of the State Line Association of Regular
Missionary Baptist
, October 20th and 21st, 1964; Minutes of the Sixty-Fourth Annual Session of the State Line Association of Regular
Missionary Baptist
, October 18th and 19th, 1966; Minutes of the West Pearl River Missionary Baptist Association, 95th Annual Session, October 1, 1966; 1966 Annual and Proceedings of the Forty-Second Annual Session of the Louisiana State
Association of Regular Missionary Baptist Churches
, November 15th and 16th, 1966; 1977 Annual and Proceedings of the Fifty-Second Annual Session of the Louisiana State
Association of Regular Missionary Baptist Churches
, January 11th, 1977; Fiftieth Anniversary, Hurricane Creek Baptist Church, 1913-1963, September 8, 1963

12. Journal, 1954 Session Mississippi Conference, The Methodist Church, Southeastern Jurisdiction,
142nd Annual Session held in the Galloway Memorial Church, Jackson, Mississippi, June
16-20, 1954
; History of Methodism in Alabama and West Florida, by Marion Elias Lazenby, 1960; Minutes of the 60th Session of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South
held in Felicity Street Methodist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 3-9, 1906;
The First Hundred Years of the Mount Nebo United Methodist Church, Mount Hermon, Louisiana,
1874-1974
, compiled by Ernestine Dyson, Centennial Celebration, September 29, 1974; 1200 Bible Questions and Answers in Consecutive Order, by J. J. Hill, 1930; Commemorating One Hundred Years of Christian Service, 1842-1942, Centenary Methodist
Church, Franklinton, Louisiana

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 7

Folder

1. Picture From The Past: 1938: Last of rail ferries saw action during Civil War,
Times-Picayune, Sunday, December 9, 1990

2. Newspaper Clippings: Steam Locomotive Chugs from Mobile to Meridian; Southern Railroading
The Amite Progress , October 1, 1936 (xerox copy); Kentwood & Eastern Railway Pass, 1911

3. Little Railroad Which Helped Build Communities, by E. E. Puls, 1988

4. Natchez Route, A Mississippi Central Railroad Album, by David S. Price and Louis R. Saillard, 1975

5. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. News, Issue No. 19, Summer 1979; Issue
No. 26 & 27, 1981; Issue No. 28 & 29, 1982

6. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. News, Issue No. 30, 31, and 32 & 33,
1983

7. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. News, Issue No. 34, and 36 & 37, 1984

8. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. News, Issue No. 38, 39, and 40 & 41,
1985

9. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. News, Issue No. 42, 43, and 44 & 45,
1986

10. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. News, Issue No. 50, 51, and 52 &
53, 1988

11. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. News, Issue No. 54, 55, 56, and 57,
1989

12. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. Calendars, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987,
1988 and 1990

13. Nineteenth Century Steam Locomotives, January 1982 Calendar

14. Railroad Magazine, Vol. 95, No. 6, April 1974

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 8

Folder

1. Copies of some letters written to our men in service in World War II, compiled
by Zuma Magee, 1977

2. History of the 205th Engineer Battalion (xerox copy)

3. Military Histories

4. Military History of Washington Parish, by Zuma Magee, 1978

5. Louisiana in the Civil War–A Bibliography (pamphlet)

6. Correspondence and newspaper clippings about Woodrow Reeves

7. Miscellaneous Correspondence

8. Pacific Ocean Handbook, by Eliot G. Mears, 1944 (paperback)

9. Japanese Writing Translation book

10. United States Defense Savings Bonds

11. The Story of the Washington Parish Fair, 1911-1973, written and compiled by Emma Burris and Elizabeth Ott Watts, August 1973

12. Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Clippings about the Washington Parish Fair

13. Washington Parish Fair Catalogs, 1924, 1930, and 1949

14. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, Diamond Jubilee, October 19-22, 1988

15. Official Programs, Washington Parish Fair, 1972-1990

16. Mile Branch Settlement Brochures, Washington Parish Fair, 1977-1989

17. Franklinton Central Institute, Franklinton, La., Sixteenth Annual Session, 1907-908
(xerox copy); Also Franklinton High School, Class of 1930 Reunion, May 31, 1980 (program);
Also a list of the Graduating Class, Franklinton High School, 1930

18. Various Legal Documents (xerox copies)

19. Newspaper Clippings about the UDC and the Washington Rifles, 1955-1971

20. Photographs about the UDC; Also post cards of Mile Branch Settlement

21. 1869 Records from Washington Parish Courthouse (they are partially burned)

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 9

Folder

1. The History of Freemasonry and Masonic Digest, by J. W. S. Mitchell, M. D., Volume I and Volume II

2. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, 1906

 

BOX 10

Folder

1. Miscellaneous items about the Masons; Also a newspaper clipping “Cornerstone dedicated
at Pine Masonic Lodge”

2. Petitions for Degrees in Masonry, 1977-1982

3. Outline of the Rise and Progress of Freemasonry in Louisiana, by James B. Scott, 1912; Also a 1923 edition

4. Masonry in Louisiana, by Glen Lee Greene

5. Ritual of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, 1953; Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, by George Thornburgh, 1909; The Louisiana Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master
Mason
, by G. C. Huckaby, 1927; Symbolism of The Three Degrees, Part One, The Entered Apprentice Degree, by Oliver Day Street; Freemasonry in the American Revolution, by Sidney Morse, 1924; The Morgan Affair and Anti-Masonry, by John C. Palmer, 1924

6. History of Freemasonry of Louisiana, A Sketch Prepared and Presented by Edwin F. Gayle, at the 121st Annual Communication, New Orleans, February 1-3, 1932; Annual Address of Ernest E. Sykes, Grand Master of Louisiana 1931 of the 121st Annual
Grand Communication
, New Orleans, February 1-3, 1932

7. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 54th Annual Communication, New
Orleans, February 1866; Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 54th Annual
Communication, New Orleans, February 1871

 

BOX 11

Folder

1. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 98th Annual Grand Communication,
New Orleans, February 14-16, 1910; Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at
its 99th Annual Communication, New Orleans, February 6-8, 1911

2. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 100th Annual Grand Communication,
New Orleans, February 5-7, 1912; Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its
105th Annual Communication, New Orleans, February 7-9, 1916

3. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 109th Annual Grand Communication,
New Orleans, February 2-4, 1920; Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its
114th Annual Communication, New Orleans, February 2-4, 1925

4. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 116th Annual Grand Communication,
New Orleans, February 7-9, 1927

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 12

Folder

1. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 138th Annual Grand Communication,
New Orleans, February 14-16, 1949; Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at
its 144th Annual Communication, New Orleans, February 14 and 15, 1955

2. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 157th Annual Grand Communication,
New Orleans, February 4, 1968; Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its
160th Annual Communication, New Orleans, February 1 and 2, 1971

3. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 167th Annual Grand Communication,
January 30 and 31, 1978; Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 169th
Annual Communication, January 28 and 29, 1979

4. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana at its 172nd Annual Communication,
February 7 and 8, 1983

 

BOX 13

Folder

1. Paget’s Surgical Pathology

2. Wood’s Therapeutics & Pharmacology, Vol. I, Third Edition; Wood’s Therapeutics & Pharmacology, Vol. II, Third Edition

 

BOX 14

Folder

1. Confederate Military History, A Library of Confederate States History, in twelve volumes, written by distinguished
men of the South, and Edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia, Volume I, 1899;
A Distant Mirror, The Calamitous 14th Century, by Barbara W. Tuchman

2. Antietam, National Battlefield Site, Maryland, by Frederick Tilbert, National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 31, Washington,
D. C., 1960 (revised 1961)

3. Michelin Guide to the Battlefields of the World War, Vol. 1, The First Battle of the Marne, including the operations on the Ourcq, in
the Marshes of St. Gond and in the Revigny Pass, 1914, 1919

4. The Story of Louisiana, Revised Edition, by William O. Scroggs, 1953

5. The St. Tammany Historical Society Gazette, Volume 1, September 1975

6. The St. Tammany Historical Society Gazette, St. Tammany 1885-1945, A Photographic Essay, by C. Howard Nichols, John R. Kemp
and S. Harvey Colvin, Jr., Mandeville, 1981

 

BOX 15

1. Scrapbook done by Daunton Gibbs during World War II

2. Negative of School Bus Fleet at Franklinton High School about 1920 (taken from
P. E. Greenlaw Collection)

3. Territorial Papers of the United States, Compiled and edited by Clarence Edwin Carter, Vol. 5, The Territory of Mississippi,
1798-1817, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1937

4. Various photographs of Daunton Gibbs and family throughout his life. Dates unknown.
9 items. (copies of originals)

 

BOX 16

1. Collier’s World Atlas and Gazetteer, New York, 1938

2. Conveyance Records from Washington Parish Courthouse, 1909-1915 (original book)

 

GIBBS, DAUNTON, COLLECTION

BOX 17

Maps:

1. Louisiana, Tangipahoa Parish, Bolivar Quadrangle, U.S. G. S.

2. Louisiana, Washington and St. Tammany Parish, Zona Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

3. Louisiana, Washington and St. Tammany Parish, Rio Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

4. Louisiana, Washington Parish, Clifton Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

5. Louisiana, Tangipahoa and Washington Parish, Sunny Hill Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

6. Louisiana, Washington and Tangipahoa Parish, Wilmer Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

7. Louisiana, Washington Parish, Thigpen Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

8. Louisiana, Tangipahoa Parish, Spring Creek Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

9. Louisiana, Washington Parish, Thomas Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

10. Louisiana, Washington Parish, Franklinton Quadrangle, U.S.G.S.

11. Survey Map, Louisiana, Greensburg District, T. 4 S.-R. 9 E., 1848.

12. Survey Map, Louisiana, Greensburg District, T. 3 S.-R. 10 E., 1852.

13. Map of Franklinton, Louisiana, March 1910.

14. Map of town of Franklinton, Louisiana, n.d.

15. Louisiana, Washington Parish, street and highways map, 1958.

16. Louisiana, Washington Parish, street and highways map, 1968.

 

War of 1812 Muster Roles:

1. Muster Role of 13th Regiment of Louisiana Militia, Captain Thomas Bickham Commanding,
from 13 December 1814 to 31 January 1815.

2. Muster Role of 12th and 13th Regiments of Louisiana Militia (Consolidated), Captain
William Watson Commanding, from 28 December 1814 to 10 March 1815.

3. Muster Role of 12th and 13th Regiments of Louisiana Militia, Captain Thomas Bickham
Commanding, from 23 December 1814 to 10 March 1815.

4. Muster Role of 13th Regiment of Louisiana Militia, Captain Thomas Bickham Commanding,
from 23 December to 10 March 1815.

5. Muster Role of 13th Regiment of Louisiana Militia, Captain Thomas Bickham Commanding,
from 23 December 1814 to 10 march 1815.

6. Muster Role of Captain Thomas Buck’s Louisiana Militia, from 23 December 1815 to
10 March 1815, incomplete.

7. Pay Role of 12th and 13th Regiments of Louisiana Militia, Captain Thomas Bickham
Commanding, from 23 December 1814 to 10 March 1815.

 

BOX 18

1. Southeast Louisiana Review, Volume 1, Fall 2008 

     -Includes Sustaining the Glory: Spain’s Melting Pot Army in the Lower Mississippi Valley, 1779-1781) by King S. Robinson. Examines less-considered aspects of Bernardo de Galvez’s expedition
against the British holdings in West Florida during the American Revolution.

     -When Hammond, Louisiana was the Southern Terminal of the Illinois Central Railroad
by Judge Leon Ford III. Highlights history of Illinois Central Railroad which traverses
the Florida Parishes north to south and the economic impetus Hurricane Betsy afforded
Hammond as it became the southern terminus of the ICRR.

     –The Road Less Traveled By by Emma Davoll. Reveals many of the less spoken commonalities of the rural south rooted
by a ghost story based on historical fact.

2.Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 1, 1974

3. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 2, 1975

4. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 3, 1976 (2 copies)

5. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 4, 1977 (2 copies)

6. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 6, 1979

7. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 7, 1980

8. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 8, 1982

9. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 9, 1983

10.Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 10, 1984-85

11. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers, Volume 11, 1986-87

12. Regional Dimensions, Southeastern Louisiana University, Volume 1, 1983

13. Regional Dimensions, Southeastern Louisiana University, Volume 2, 1984

14. Regional Dimensions, Southeastern Louisiana University, Volume 3, 1985

15. Regional Dimensions, Southeastern Louisiana University, Volume 4 No 2, 1986

16. Regional Dimensions, Southeastern Louisiana University, Volume 5, 1987

 

BOX 19

 1. Centerpiece Newsletter of the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University. New Director, New Direction at the Center for Regional Studies (Volume VI, Spring/Summer 1998) (2 copies); Exhibits, Conferences and Lectures Complement Center’s Year (Volume VII, Fall 1999); Year 2000 witnesses emergence of the Center! (Volume VII, Winter 2000/2001); Centerpiece (Volume X, Winter 2003); Centerpiece (Volume XI, Winter 2004/2005); Centerpiece (Volume XII, Winter 2005/2006); Centerpiece (Volume XIII, Winter 2006/2007); Centerpiece (Volume XV, Winter 2008/2009); Centerpiece (Volume XVI, Winter 2009/2010.

2. Donation agreements from the Center to Vicki Knight.

3. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol. XXI Number 4, December 1974   

4. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXII Number 1, March 1975

5. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVI Number 4, December 1979

6. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVII Number 1, March 1980

7. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVII Number 2, June 1980

8. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVII Number 3, September 1980

9. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVII Number 4, December 1980

10. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVIII Number 1, March 1981

11. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVIII Number 2, June 1981

12. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVIII Number 3, September 1981

13. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXVIII Number 4, December 1981

14. Index to Volume XXVIII of The Louisiana Genealogical 1981 Register

 

BOX 20

  1. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXIX Number 1, March 1982
  2. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXIX Number 2, June 1982
  3. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXIX Number 3, September 1982
  4. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXIX Number 4, December 1982 and 1982 Index
  5. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXX Number 1, March 1983
  6. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXX Number 2, June 1983
  7. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXX Number 3, September 1983
  8. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXX Number 4, December 1983 and 1983 Index
  9. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXXI Number 1, March 1984
  10. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXXI Number 2, June 1984
  11. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXXI Number 3, September 1984
  12. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXXI Number 4, December 1984 and 1984 Index
  13. The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol XXXI Number 4, December 1985 and 1985 Index

 

BOX 21

1. Issues of The Louisiana GenealogicalRegister, including Vol XXXII Number 1, March 1985; Vol XXXII Number 2, June 1985; Vol XXXII Number 3, September 1985; Vol XXXIII Number 1, March 1986; Vol XXXIII Number 2, June 1986;  Vol XXXIII Number 3, September 1986;  Vol XXXIII Number 4, December 1986 and 1986 Index. 

2. Issues of L’Heritage, periodical of the St. Bernard Genealogical Society. Includes Vol I No 1, January 1978; Vol
I No 2, March 1978;  Vol I No 3, June 1978;  Vol I No 4, September 1978; Vol I-IV,
1978 Index (Compiled by Shirley Y. Bourqard); Vol II No 5, January 1979; Vol II No
6, March 1979; Vol II No 7, June 1979; Vol II No 8, September 1979. 

3. Several DVD interviews, including:

    -Carl and Jerry Gayer by Vicki Pichon Knight discussing music and league baseball
(July 2015).

    -Gaylord Bickham by Vicki Pichon Knight (2019).

    -Mr. Ila Hennessy by Vicki Pichon Knight (1996) discussing school bus made into
traveling country               store.

    -1992-1993 Washington Parish Fair Parade.

    -WWII veteran and musician Earl Moak of Bogalusa (4 DVDs, part 1-4). Also includes
two BMM camcorder original tapes of interview.  

 

BOX 22

Folder 1:

  1. Copy of St Tammany Parish and the East Louisiana Railroad by Bill Long (Working draft-12/28/2004)- history of transportation methods throughout
    Louisiana; highlights the dominant industries that defines the growth of St Tammany
    parish, largely resulting from Lake Pontchartrain, lumber, logging railroad, and first
    building boom.

Folder 2:

  1. The Bogue Chitto Branch, Historical Society NEWS, Issue No. 139 (2015) (31 pages) containing articles and photos
    by Daunton Gibbs.

Folder 3:

  1. Photos, writings, typed pages, and much history pertaining to railroads and trains
    by Daunton Gibbs.
  2. Newspaper article “Gibbs takes a look back at the N.O.G.N’s special old time trains” (February 10, 1982).
  3. Photos and hand-written notes from Daunton Gibbs of the first train from Franklinton
    to New Orleans (February 1907).
  4. The New Orleans Great Northern Railroad by Daunton Gibbs (1979)- pg 5-6, 27, 30-35, 56 (3 copies), 64 (3 copies), 66. 
  5. The New Orleans Great Northern Railroad by Daunton Gibbs (1983)- pg 27, 28 (3 copies), 29-34, 36.
  6. Second copy of The New Orleans Great Northern Railroad by Daunton Gibbs (1983)- pages 27-36.
  7. The New Orleans Great Northern (N.O.G.N) Railroad- Train Time in Franklinton (2 pages + handwritten notes by Daunton Gibbs).
  8. The N.O.G.N Story/The Railroad Story (11 pages, pgs 7-17)

   9. Additional handwritten notes by Daunton Gibbs

  1. Typed letter from Chief Executive Officer of KOA, Inc addressing issues with public
    gasoline availability on business on revenue
  2. New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Locomotives (January 1960) (2 pages)
  3. The Bogue Chitto Branch Passenger Train (3 pages+ handwritten notes by Daunton Gibbs)
  4. The Farmers and Merchants Bank Building by Daunton Gibbs (1980) (1 page, pg 4)

Folder 4:

1. Full copy of The New Orleans Great Northern Railroad by Daunton Gibbs (1979) (71 pages)

Folder 5:

1. Various notes by Daunton Gibbs regarding N.O.G.N and its history + drafts.

Folder 6:

1. Photos with handwritten descriptions on back side by Daunton Gibbs, maps of railroad
routes.

2. Military history in back- Washington Parish Troops in Confederate Army, Death Notice During Civil War by Daunton Gibbs (1978), Copy of Captain John K. Goff’s Company, Louisiana Militia,
War of 1812 (5 pages), Copy of newspaper article with lists of confederates killed
and wounded in the Ranks of Company I of the 9th, Headquarters 361st Engineer Special Service Regiment APO 660 (January 19, 1946) (13 pages), Hand-written
notes by Daunton Gibbs on military history in Washington Parish.

Folder 7: Churches in Washington Parish

Contains photos, writings, lists and booklets including First Baptist, Franklinton,
Methodist, and Half Moon Bluff.

1. Vintage photos of local churches and church members (11 items)

2. Franklinton First Baptist Officers, 1966-1967 (4 pages, 3 copies)

3. Franklinton First Baptist Officers, 1967-1968 (3 pages)

4. First Baptist Church Officers 1969-1970 (5 pages, 2 copies)

5. Proposed Church Officers 1975-1976 (4 pages, 1 copy of first page)

6. Teachers and Officers 1977-1978 (3 pages, 1 copy of first page)

7. Nominating Committee Recommendations for 1982-1983 Officers and Teachers (2 pages)

8. First Baptist Church 1985-1986 Organizational Leadership

9. First Baptist Church 1986-1987 Organizational Leadership

10. 1987 First Baptist Church Committee Nominations

11. First Baptist Church 1987-1988 Organizational Leadership

12. First Baptist Church 1988-1989 Organizational Leadership

13. History of Franklinton Baptist Church hand-written by Daunton Gibbs (1976-1977) (97 pages)

14. Baptist Message Newsletter (September 1963, June 1963, July 1965)

15. Some Facts About Some of the Franklinton Area Churches by Daunton Gibbs (1987)

 

BOX 23

Folder 1:

Washington Parish Land Records hand-written by Daunton Gibbs (1869-1936) (14 pages)

Folder 2:

Culmination of many hand-written notes (later typed) by Daunton Gibbs into The History of Washington Parish (1987) (22 pages)

Folder 3:

News article Far Away from Noise and Hurry, N.O. Times Picayune (June 6,1902)- about Franklinton and Washington Parish establishment.
(2 copies)

Folder 4: Names/Lists/Records of Officers of Washington Parish (state and local)

  1. Letters from National Archives and Records Service (January 31, 1955) to Daunton Gibbs
    regarding names of postmasters and dates of appointment (7 copies)
  2. Recorders for Washington Parish (1966)
  3. Representatives for Washington Parish in the State Legislature (1966), Washington
    Parish Assessors, Clerks of Court (1976) (4 pages).
  1. District Judges Serving Washington Parish (1976) (2 pages)
  2. State Senators (1976)
  3. State Representatives (1976)
  4. Sheriffs of Washington Parish killed on duty (1976) (2 pages)
  5. Parish of Washington Clerk of Courts (1977) (3 pages)
  6. Assessors- Parish of Washington (1977)
  7. Representatives for Washington Parish in the State Legislature (1978) (3 pages)
  8. Washington Parish Coroners (1978) (3 copies)
  9. Washington Parish Agriculture Agents (1978) (2 copies)
  10. Tax Collectors Serving Washington Parish (1978) (4 copies)
  11. Recorders Serving Washington Parish (1978) (4 copies)
  12. Assessors Serving Washington Parish (1978) (4 copies)
  13. Washington Parish Home Demonstration Agents (1978) (3 copies)
  14. Sheriffs Serving Washington Parish (1978) (2 pages. 5 copies)
  15. District Judges Serving Washington Parish (1978) (2 pages, 5 copies)
  16. District Attorneys Serving Washington Parish (1978) (2 pages, 3 copies)
  17. Early Washington Parish Superintendents of Education (1978) (2 pages, 3 copies)
  18. Clerk of Court- Parish of Washington (1978) (2 copies)
  19. Franklinton Postmasters (1978) (2 pages, 5 copies)
  20. Franklinton Postmasters Page 2 (1978) (5 copies)
  21. Past Masters Living Franklinton Lodge 101, F&A.M. Franklinton, LA 70438 (1978) (2
    pages, 4 copies)
  22. The Homer Magee American Legion Post #113 Franklinton, LA (1978) (5 copies)
  23. Hand-written notes by Daunton Gibbs on Franklinton mayors and town councils (1978)
  24. Parish Superintendents of Washington Parish (1979) (3 copies)
  25. Washington Parish Home Demonstration Agents (1979) (4 copies)
  26. Washington Parish Agriculture Agents (1979) (7 copies)
  27. Washington Parish Coroners (1979) (3 copies)
  28. Clerk of Courts- Parish of Washington (1979) (5 copies)
  29. Clerk of Court- Parish of Washington (1979) (3 copies)
  30. Louisiana House of Representative list, e-mail addresses, location, and telephone
    numbers (4 pages)
  31. Vintage photos of Oxen, Logging in Washington Parish with hand-written notes and historical
    facts written by Daunton Gibbs on backside of photographs (11 items)
  32. Photos of homes, buildings, and cemeteries in Washington Parish (1955) (4 items)
  33. Vintage photos of Washington Parish towns/communities aside from Franklinton (early
    1900s, 21 items) containing hand-written notes by Daunton Gibbs on backside of photos;
    hand-written map of Hackley (est. 1905) and typed map of Hackley, as recalled by J.O.
    Bickham (1905)
  34. 8 x 10 early photos of Franklinton, LA (early to mid 1900s) with history and photo
    descriptions hand-written on backside of photographs by Daunton Gibbs, also includes
    photos from Washington Parish Fair

 

BOX 24

Folder 1:

  1. Vintage photos of Franklinton courthouses and buildings with hand-written descriptions
    on the backside of photos (29 items)

Folder 2:

  1. Vintage photos of Franklinton School Athletes (1920s-1930s) with hand-written descriptions
    on the backside of photos with indications of name by row (left to right) (13 items)

Folder 3:

  1. Franklinton High School Class of 1959 30th reunion program with data sheets from each prior student stating name, occupation,
    children/grandchildren, spouse, address, if planning to attend the reunion, etc (1989)

Folder 4:

  1. Vintage photos of schools of Franklinton and Washington Parish containing students,
    lists, reunion books, senior portraits, records, etc.

Folder 5: Franklinton High School Class of 1930, First Reunion (1970)

  1. 5 copies of photo of 40th anniversary celebration of Franklinton High School graduating class of 1930 (June
    6, 1970)- includes an additional page with a list of graduating class names
  2. Program for Franklinton High School 40th reunion
  3. Senior class play program “Bertie’s Cave Women” with characters, roles, and synopsis
    of acts (1930)
  4. Graduation announcement (1930)
  5. Copies of graduation announcement and program (22 pages)
  6. Additional copy of 40th reunion program (21 pages)
  7. Hand-written notes by Daunton Gibbs of names in attendance of the 40th reunion
  8. Hand-written notes by Daunton Gibbs giving the dates and locations of first, second,
    and third reunion of the Class of 1930
  9. Vintage photos from 40th reunion

Folder 6: Franklinton High School Class of 1930, Second Reunion (1980)

  1. Franklinton High School Class of 1930 Reunion (May 31, 1980) by Daunton Gibbs, listed six surviving that did not attend, classmates
    deceased prior to 1970, and classmates deceased after 1970 but prior to 1980
  2. Personal data cards of classmates collected for the second reunion where it states
    name, occupation, children/grandchildren, spouse, address, if planning to attend the
    reunion, etc)
  3. Letters to Daunton Gibbs from classmates (30 pages)
  4. Lists of classmates who wanted photos mailed (4 pages)
  5. Copy lists of classmates who were surviving but did not attend, deceased prior to
    1970, and classmates deceased after 1970 but prior to 1980 (2 pages)
  6. Copy of newspaper article of group photo from 50th anniversary
  7. Hand-written notes of attendance (2 copies)
  8. 7 copies of group photo
  9. Copy of hand-written note indicating from left to right the names of attendees in
    photos
  10. Copies of personal data sheets and letters to Daunton Gibbs
  11. A Brief History of Members in 1980 (6 pages, 6 copies)
  12. Obituary of Enoch McLain Causey and letter from Nancy Causey

Folder 7: Franklinton High School Class of 1930, Third Reunion (1985)

  1. Invite to the third reunion (April 27, 1985)
  2. List of names in attendance who wanted to purchase photos (2 pages)
  3. Newspaper article FHS Class of 30’ reunited by Daunton Gibbs, includes cap and gown photos with names (1 copy)
  4. Hand-written drafts of FHS 1930 Graduates Held Reunion by Daunton Gibbs (3 pages)
  5. Two copies of FHS 1930 Graduates Held Reunion by Daunton Gibbs (1985) (5 pages)
  6. Hand-written notes by Daunton Gibbs on attendees of third FHS reunion(1985)

 Folder 8: Franklinton High School Class of 1930, Fourth Reunion (1988)

1. Working draft of welcome program for 4th reunion

2. Hand-written draft of 1930 F.H.S. Graduates Held Reunion by Daunton Gibbs (1988)

3. 1930 F.H.S Graduates Held Reunion by Daunton Gibbs (1988)

Folder 9: Other Franklinton High School Reunions (Class of 1932 and 1933)

1. Newspaper article FHS Class of ’32 holds 44th year reunion (photo included) (August 9, 1976)

2. Newspaper article 1932 FHS Grads Return for Gala Celebration (photo included)

3. Newspaper article 1933 F.H.S. Grads Stage Second Class Reunion (August 16, 1973)

 

BOX 25

Folder 1: 

  1. Print-outs of early marriage records in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky (1750-1900)
    and reference lists for Mississippi Murray Genealogy Study

Folder 2:

  1. Letter to and from Pelican Publishing Company and Vicki Pichon Knight in regards in
    attempting to get some of Daunton Gibbs’ notes published (9 pages) (1997)

Folder 3: 

  1. Booklet of The Covington and St Tammany Land and Improvement Company offers for sale
    squares and town lots in New Covington, also choice squares and lots in New Clariborne

Folder 4: 

  1. Folder containing miscellaneous hand-written notes by Daunton Gibbs, mostly concerning
    new landmarks.

Folder 5: 

  1. Folder containing important hand-written notes and research by Daunton Gibbs during
    his time working for Coca-Cola.

Folder 6: Collection of materials containing information about Franklinton High School,
railroads, and military

  1. 39th Annual Banquet program for Franklinton Chamber of Commerce “Image in Progress” at
    Franklinton Country Club (January 12, 1973)
  2. 55th Annual Installation Banquet program for Franklinton Chamber of Commerce at Franklinton
    Country Club (January 6, 1989)
  3. Program for “Starlight Evening” school spring concert (1992)
  4. Letter from Verna Gibbs to the Center of Regional Studies concerning the donation
    of Daunton Gibbs historic materials
  5. Newspaper article Log Trains of the N.O.G.N (June 23,1982) (2 pages)
  6. Newspaper article about recent projects of the Center of Regional Studies (July 6,
    1997)
  7. Photo of scale model of Franklinton, LA made by artist Carl Thorp (1980s)
  8. GN&O Historical News Society Issue No. 35 (1984)- Along the Right of Way South End Sojourn Part Three by Dave Wagner (photos included) (23 pages)
  9. GN&O Historical News Society Issue No. 20 (1979)-Steam Power on the Road of Service Part Two by P. Allen Copeland (19 pages)
  10. Hand-written notes by Daunton Gibbs with dates regarding Bogue Chitto Branch (1905-1980)
  11. Babington Bros. and the Railroad Saved Franklinton by Daunton Gibbs (1977) (2 pages)
  12. School Names In the Minutes of the Washington Parish School Board (April 3, 1905)
  13. Photo of Franklinton Class of 1930 Juniors (names indicated from left to right and
    top to bottom with hand-written notes on relations)
  14. Copy of Era Leader newspaper article with photos of faculty and students from Hackley School (1971)
  15. Typed hand-written descriptions by Daunton Gibbs from backs of photos of Washington
    Parish Courthouse
  16. Newspaper article in Era Leader History of Franklinton High School football (July 12, 2000) (3 pages)
  17. Long Range Skeet Club (1976-1977) Duty Roster
  18. Membership Roster Long Range Skeet Club (1974)
  19. The School House Acre by Daunton Gibbs (1979) (4 pages)
  20. Dolls are Special to Me by Artie Varnado (1983) (7 pages)
  21. Troop C 3rd Wingsfield Louisiana Cavalry (7 pages)
  22. Copy of William Bickham’s Company, Louisiana Militia, War of 1812 (4 pages)
  23. Information on Washington Parish Civil War Troops as found in Lee’s Lieutenants Vol.
    I
  24. Confederate Records- Washington Parish soldier records
  25. The Franklinton Expedition Union Troop (February 1-3,1864) (10 copies)
  26. A Brief History of the Washington Rifles by Daunton Gibbs (1978) (3 pages)
  27. Hand-written Pearl River-Highway to Glory Land (3 pages, 5 copies)
  28. The Captain Abner Bickham Home Site by Daunton Gibbs (2 pages)
  29. Grave of Confederate Hero Marked by Daunton Gibbs
  30. Expedition to Betsy Creek-Scene of Wiley Pierce, Wes Crain murder in 1923 (3 pages)
  31. Speech What Did Happen to Half Moon Bluff? by Dixie Sylvest Moss (1985) (11 pages)
  32. Eight miscellaneous cardboard original photos of people, groups, and schools