John M. Gwin Family
and Gwin Family Cemetery
Richland Parish, LA

(Lat: 32° 22' 29"N, Lon: 91° 45' 21"W) -- (T14N R7E Sec16)

COULD HE BE A DESCENDANT OF
ISOM GWIN'S SON, WILLIAM GWIN?


 

Page Started June 2006 and Updated April 2010

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Contributed by Dorothy Atkins, Oct 19, 2003 <dotatkins2003atyahoodotcom>.  Total records = 3.

This was an old family cemetery; it is in very bad shape and is overgrown with vines and bushes, very hard to get through. The land belongs to the Thompson family. I can't say if this is all of the people in this cemetery or not. I did copy all of the stones that I could find, when I visited this cemetery on Oct 15, 2003. -- Dorothy Atkins
How to get there--i.e., to what we're calling, for now, the Parish Farm Road Cemetery:
Take I-20 in Louisiana, exit 141, and go south on Bee Bayou Rd. six miles to where it curves to the right. Around the curve, the name changes to Crawford Road [John M. Gwin Note: According to Google maps, now you're going west]. Nine-tenths of a mile later the name of the road changes again to John Crocker Rd. for another nine-tenths of a mile, then tees into another road [John M. Gwin Note: According to Google maps, this would be Johnny Walker Road] which is unmarked. Go south about fifty feet, then turn east on Parish Farm Rd. for about one and three-tenths miles. [John M. Gwin Note: According to Google maps, John Crocker Rd. tees into Johnny Walker Road, but going south on JWR, it is approximately 1600 feet--not 50--to Parish Farm Rd.--and PFR only goes to the west, not the east.] The cemetery is on the south side next to the road, but it's so overgrown, you can't see the stones from the road. [John M. Gwin Note: Until we have a more correct name, we'll call this the Parish Farm Road Cemetery.]

Stones Dorothy read:
Gwin, Isabell, b. 25 Jun 1845; d. 8 Jan 1919
Gwin, John M., b. 29 Oct 1845; d. 22 Oct 1910
Gwin, Oscar L., b. 11 Jun 1876; d. 20 Aug 1901

Roberts, Vencent, b. 2 May 1909; d. 11 Aug 1939

A Rough Outline of the Known Family So Far


40.00--James Gwin1, b. ca. 1806; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Malinda2 (nee unk., b. ca. 1813; d. unk. bd. unk.); at least four ch.
1[listed as James Gwin, farmer, 74 and b. in TN/TN/Scotland, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]
2[listed as Malinda Gwin, 67 and b. in LA/KY/KY, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]

41.00--unk. dau.3, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Covington4 (b. unk.; d. unk. bd. unk.); at least one ch.

42.00--Willie O. Covington5, b. ca. 1862 in LA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
5[listed as Willie Covington, farm laborer, 18 and b. in LA/TN/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]

41.00--unk. dau.6, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Carpenter7 (b. unk.; d. unk. bd. unk.); at least one ch.

42.00--Willie Carpenter8, b. ca. 1864 in LA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
8[listed as Willie Carpenter, farm laborer, 16 and b. in LA/LA/LA in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]

41.00--John M. Gwin9, b. 29 Oct 1845 (from tombstone) in TN; d. 22 Oct 1910 (from tombstone); bd. Parish Farm Rd. Cem.; m. Isabelle10 (nee unk., b. ca. 1845; d. unk. bd. Parish Farm Rd. Cem.); at least six ch.
9[listed as John M. Gwin, farmer, 34 and b. in LA/TN/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]; [listed as John M. Gwin, 54, m. 32 yrs., and b. in LA/TN/TN in the 27 Jun 1900 census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA]
10[listed as Isabelle Gwin, wife, 35 and b. in LA/TN/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]; [listed as Isabelle Gwin, 54, m. 32 yrs., and b. in LA/TN/TN in the 27 Jun 1900 census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA]

42.01--Levi James Gwin11, b. ca. 1870; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Julia I.18 (nee unk., b. ca. ; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 2 ch.
11[listed as James Gwin, 10 and b. in LA/LA/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]; [listed as Levi J. Gwin, 40, farmer, b. LA/LA/LA, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Ward 5, Mangham Village, Richland Parish, LA]
18 [listed as Julia I. Gwin, 37, wife of 17 yrs. w/2 of 2 ch. lvg., b. AL/AL/AL, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Ward 5, Mangham Village, Richland Parish, LA]

43.01--Isabell W. Gwin19, b. ca. 1894 in LA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
19 [listed as Isabel W. Gwin, 16, single, b. LA/LA/AL, in the 15 Apr 1894 census of Ward 5, Mangham Village, Richland Parish, LA]

43.02--Mabel Gwin20, b. ca. 1894 in LA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
20 [listed as Mabel Gwin, 14, single, b. LA/LA/AL, in the 15 Apr 1894 census of Ward 5, Mangham Village, Richland Parish, LA]

42.02--Harvy James Gwin12, b. ca. 1873; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
12[listed as Harvy J. Gwin, 7 and b. in LA/LA/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]; [listed as James H. Gwin, 28, single, and b. in LA/LA/LA, in the 27 Jun 1900 census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA]

42.03--Oscar L. Gwin13, b. ca. 1876; d. 20 Aug 1901 (from tombstone); bd. Parish Farm Rd. Cem.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
13[listed as Oscar L. Gwin, 4 and LA/LA/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]; [listed as Oscar L. Gwin, 23, single, and b. in LA/LA/LA, in the 27 Jun 1900 census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA]

42.04--John Gwin14, b. Feb 1880; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
14[listed as John Gwin, 4mos and b. in Feb in LA/LA/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]

42.05--Maggie Gwin15, b. ca. 1883; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
15[listed as Maggie Gwin, 17, single, and b. in LA/LA/LA, in the 27 Jun 1900 census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA]

42.06--Malinda Gwin16, b. ca. 1886; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
16[listed as Malinda Gwin, 14, single, and b. in LA/LA/LA, in the 27 Jun 1900 census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA]

41.00--Andrew J. Gwin17, b. ca. 1857; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
17[listed as Andrew J. Gwin, 23 and b. in LA/TN/LA, in the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA]

Some Pertinent Census Data
From the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Ward 4, Alto, Richland Par., LA:
Res/Fam
Name
 Age
Est.YOB
Marr
Stat
Relat
2HoH
POB
S/F/M
Occupation
  
John M. Gwin's Comments
193/212
 John M. Gwin 34
 1846 m
 Self TN/LA

It occurs to me that this could be a grandson of William Gwin, son of Isom and Mary Canterbury Gwin. We know that William and Susanna were married in Tennessee and several of their children were born there as well.

Isabelle Gwin 35
 1845 m
 Wife TN/LA

I would like to see Isabelle's maiden name.

Levi J. Gwin 10
 1870 s
 Son . .
This middle initial probably is a J; however, it could easily be a  mistranscribed "I"--for Isom? 

Tracking down the descendents of these four sons (Levi, Harry, Oscar, and John) in later censuses could lead us to living descendents who might be able to tell us about these parents, John M. and Isabelle.

Harvy J. Gwin 7
 1873 s
 Son . .
This middle initial probably is a J; however, it could easily be a  mistranscribed "I"--for Isom? 

Tracking down the descendents of these four sons (Levi, Harvey, Oscar, and John) in later censuses could lead us to living descendents who might be able to tell us about these parents, John M. and Isabelle.

Oscar L. Gwin 4
 1876 s
 Son . .
Oscar is buried with his parents at the cemetery, above. Tracking down the descendents of these four sons (Levi, Harvey, Oscar, and John) in later censuses could lead us to living descendents who might be able to tell us about these parents, John M. and Isabelle.

Jno. Gwin 4mos.
 Feb 1880 s
 Son . .
Tracking down the descendents of these four sons (Levi, Harvey, Oscar, and John) in later censuses could lead us to living descendents who might be able to tell us about these parents, John M. and Isabelle.
191/210
 James Gwin
 74
 1806
head
 TN/TN/Scotland

James is the one who would be the son of our William and Susannah Beard Gwin, i.e.,  if any of these are.  He and William were b. in TN, but I don't tink Susannah was b. in Scotland, though we can't rule that out yet.

Malinda Gwin
 67
 1813
wife
 LA/KY/KY



Andrew J. Gwin 23
 1857
son
 LA/TN/LA



Willie O. Covington
 18
 1862
grandson
 LA/TN/LA



Willie Carpenter
 16
 1864
grandson
 LA/LA/LA
































From the 27 Jun 1900 Census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA:
Res/Fam
 Name
 Relat
2HoH
 Race/
Sex
 DOB Age
 MS/YrsMd/
#Ch/#Lvg
 POB
S/F/M
 Occupation
 Other
 John M. Gwin Comments
307/329
 John M. Gwin
 head
 wm
54
 m/32 LA/TN/TN
 farmer


Isabelle Gwin wife
 wf
54
 m/32/7/5
 LA/LA/LA



James H. Gwin son
 wm
28
 s
 LA/LA/LA



Oscar L. Gwin son
 wm
23
 s
 LA/LA/LA



Maggie Gwin daughter
 wf
17
 s
 LA/LA/LA



Malinda Gwin daughter
 wf
14
 s
 LA/LA/LA



From the 5 May 1910 Census of Ward 4, Richland Par., LA:
Res/Fam
 Name
 Relat
2HoH
 Race/
Sex
 DOB Age
 MS/YrsMd/
#Ch/#Lvg
 POB
S/F/M
 Occupation
 Other
 John M. Gwin Comments
307/329
 John M. Gwin
 head
 wm
64
 m1/42 LA/KY/KY
 farmer
Oho! Now John says his parents were from Kentucky!  I really don't think this is true; however, that's what the enumerator reports.

Isabelle Gwin wife
 wf
64
 m1/42/7/4
 LA/LA/LA

One more of their children has died, according to this report.















































From the Thames page at http://www.indixie.com/genealogy/newberry/datafile/newberry_the_thames_connections.htm

After Thoughts

During the 1820's and "30's, when William Hixon was living a few miles east of the Alabama River near Claiborne, Alabama, Samuel Boughton had a store across the river several miles north in the next county. He had married Harriet P. Strother, a native of South Carolina; most, if not all, of their children, including Rebecca (Prewitt) and Roger Sherman, were born there at Lower Peach Tree.

James and Lucy Newberry, the parents of Mary (Hixon), Susan (Hixon), and Jane (Thames), had a number of sons, one named James. James, likewise, had a son named James Henry, who was the father of Eugene, Mack, and Julia; Julia married Levi Gwin, and their daughter, Isabelle, married T.A. Judd.
 

 
[John M. Gwin Note: It is this last paragraph above which seems to positively relate to the family of this John M. and Isabelle Gwin of Richland Parish, LA, and I translate it here to my format:]
1.0--James and Lucy (nee Thames) Newberry
2.0--Mary Newberry (Hixon)
2.0--Susan Newberry (Hixon)
2.0--Jane Newberry (Thames)
2.0--James Newberry
3.0--James Henry Newberry
4.0--Eugene Newberry
4.0--Mack Newberry
4.0--Julia Newberry m. Levi Gwin 
5.0--Isabelle Gwin married T. A. Judd.
[John M. Gwin Note: But the census documents (1880 and 1900 so far) tell a different story: Isabelle, nee unk., has married John M. Gwin.  The only way these two could be the same person is if T. A. Judd is her first husband and John M. Gwin is her second.]