St. Charles Parish Inquest Records--March 1877-Dec 1886

Page 38.  Inquest was held on a corpse found floating in the river on 16 Apr 1880. This corpse was found by William Johnson. The verdict is that we believe he lost his life by being burned by some ill-fated steamboat, as all the back part of his body is burned and charred and appears to have been in the water about two months. Jurors were R. B. Baguie, Louis Thomas, C. C. A. Stevens, Louis Friloux, Leonce Zeringue, and J. F. Mojonnier, M.D., Coroner.

Page 39.  Inquest was held on the body of Aristide Ursin on 26 Apr 1880, found dead. He was born in this parish, age 51. The verdict is that he came to his death from excessive liquor drinking on the evening of 24 Apr 1880. Jurors were Manuel Bush, Jerry Shurnton, Jerry Stevenson, R. Gooseberry, William Washington, and J. F, Moujonnier, Cornorer.

Page 40.  Inquest was held om the body of Thomas Robson on 19 July 1880 found dead in the 5th Ward. The verdict is that he received his death from two pistol shots in the hand and fired at him on the evening of Sat. 17 July between 19 and 11 o'clock by Fanny Williams. Two balls penetrating the right side of the liver perforated the colon transverse, one ball laceratinng the right kidney, which ball was extracted at the autopsy and the other lodging in the vertebra of the lumbar region, both balls having caused two mortal wounds which produced death in 24 hours.

WWI--Record of Veterans--St Charles Parish Courthouse

Officer US Army--Lawrence Hampton Stevens, Officer ORC
           White; Residence, Ama, LA; born Darrow, LA; 30 Aug 1890
            1 LT. Inf. 27 Nov 1917 fr CL
            Enlisted training Camp, Leon Springs, TX; 165 DB to discharge
            Promotion Capt., 10 Oct 1918, Principal Stations, CP Travis, TX
            Leon Springs, Tx; Cp Sheridan, AL; Cp Gordon, GA; Chicago, IL
            Discharged 14 Jun 1919----not disabled


Enlisted Men     U.S.Army

Aiken, Joe 4,423,147
           Colored; Res Boutte; born Boutte, LA; 27 Feb 1890
            Date inducted 1 Sep 1918; 52 Co 161 Dep Brig to 16 Nov 1918;
            Co A, Development Bn #4 Camp Beauregard, LA to discharge PVT
            Discharged  15 Feb 1919----no injuries

Alexander, Henry 1,619,756
            Colored; Res Hahnville; Born Hahnville, LA; 18 Dec 1896
            Date inducted 25 Sep 1918; 1 Co Detention Camp, Camp Beauregard, LA to 21 Oct 1918
            Co F Col Cos Det to discharge  PVT
            Discharged 8 Jan 1819----no injuries

Alexander, Tobe 2,133,986
            Colored; Res Boutte; Born Boutte,LA;  26 9/12 years
             Date inducted 28 Oct 1917 Hahnville
             20 Co 5 Tng Bn 162 Dep Brig to 1 Jan 1818; Co D 512 Engrs Serv Bn to 10 Jan 1918
             13 Co 4 Tng Bn 162 Dep  Brig to 19 Jan 1918
             5 Co 2 Tng Bn 162 Dep Brig to 4 Feb 1918
             Co A 512 Engrs to discharge Pvt 1c1 , 1 Oct 1918; Served overseas 18 Apr 1918 to 18 Jun 1819
             Discharged 30 July 1919----no injuries