Ouachita StandardFriday, March 29, 1839Page 2, Column 3
"In the midst of life we are in death."DIED,In the Parish, on the 12th inst., Mr. James Huey, aged 105 years. The deceased was a man of exemplary character, and highly respected by all who knew him. He joined the Baptist Church when he was 65 years of age, and lived up to the period of his death a member of that denomination. He left a numerous family to deplore his loss. His own, together with his grand and great grandchildren, amount to upwards of 150. He had selected, two years prior to his decease, the spot in which he was interred – between his daughter and son-in-law. – Long will his memory be cherished in the hearts of his surviving friends, while his spirit, bright and beautiful, will wing its course to that celestial sphere, where the joys and ills of earth are remembered but as evanescent shadows, to claim the rich reward of a well-spent life. "May my last end be like his." R.L.
(This information provided by contributor Lora Peppers)
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(His marker indicates he was 97 yrs old)
Married to Sarah Mason - eight children - Mason, John, Winifred, Susanna Jane, James III, Elizabeth and Dorcas
Born in Virginia, moved to SC where his children were born and then the family eventually migrated to Louisiana.
He was a Revolutionary War veteran. New marker was recently placed in July 2009 for James Huey by the Louisiana Society of the Son's of the American Revolution. According to his obituary he requested that he be buried beside son James III and daughter-in- Priscilla Franklin Huey. Family story says his original grave marker was dug up to make room for a cotton crop.(?) He fought in S Carolina militia in 1777 under Col. John Winn. The Huey family made its way to Louisiana in 1812 according to newspaper report.
When he was 97 years old he walked, according to reports, 20 miles from his property to the Ouachita Parish Courthouse to claim a pention he never received for his service in the war.
"In the midst of life we are in death."DIED,In the Parish, on the 12th inst., Mr. James Huey, aged 105 years. The deceased was a man of exemplary character, and highly respected by all who knew him. He joined the Baptist Church when he was 65 years of age, and lived up to the period of his death a member of that denomination. He left a numerous family to deplore his loss. His own, together with his grand and great grandchildren, amount to upwards of 150. He had selected, two years prior to his decease, the spot in which he was interred – between his daughter and son-in-law. – Long will his memory be cherished in the hearts of his surviving friends, while his spirit, bright and beautiful, will wing its course to that celestial sphere, where the joys and ills of earth are remembered but as evanescent shadows, to claim the rich reward of a well-spent life. "May my last end be like his." R.L.
(This information provided by contributor Lora Peppers)
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(His marker indicates he was 97 yrs old)
Married to Sarah Mason - eight children - Mason, John, Winifred, Susanna Jane, James III, Elizabeth and Dorcas
Born in Virginia, moved to SC where his children were born and then the family eventually migrated to Louisiana.
He was a Revolutionary War veteran. New marker was recently placed in July 2009 for James Huey by the Louisiana Society of the Son's of the American Revolution. According to his obituary he requested that he be buried beside son James III and daughter-in- Priscilla Franklin Huey. Family story says his original grave marker was dug up to make room for a cotton crop.(?) He fought in S Carolina militia in 1777 under Col. John Winn. The Huey family made its way to Louisiana in 1812 according to newspaper report.
When he was 97 years old he walked, according to reports, 20 miles from his property to the Ouachita Parish Courthouse to claim a pention he never received for his service in the war.
Ouachita StandardFriday, March 29, 1839Page 2, Column 3
"In the midst of life we are in death."DIED,In the Parish, on the 12th inst., Mr. James Huey, aged 105 years. The deceased was a man of exemplary character, and highly respected by all who knew him. He joined the Baptist Church when he was 65 years of age, and lived up to the period of his death a member of that denomination. He left a numerous family to deplore his loss. His own, together with his grand and great grandchildren, amount to upwards of 150. He had selected, two years prior to his decease, the spot in which he was interred – between his daughter and son-in-law. – Long will his memory be cherished in the hearts of his surviving friends, while his spirit, bright and beautiful, will wing its course to that celestial sphere, where the joys and ills of earth are remembered but as evanescent shadows, to claim the rich reward of a well-spent life. "May my last end be like his." R.L.
(This information provided by contributor Lora Peppers)
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(His marker indicates he was 97 yrs old)
Married to Sarah Mason - eight children - Mason, John, Winifred, Susanna Jane, James III, Elizabeth and Dorcas
Born in Virginia, moved to SC where his children were born and then the family eventually migrated to Louisiana.
He was a Revolutionary War veteran. New marker was recently placed in July 2009 for James Huey by the Louisiana Society of the Son's of the American Revolution. According to his obituary he requested that he be buried beside son James III and daughter-in- Priscilla Franklin Huey. Family story says his original grave marker was dug up to make room for a cotton crop.(?) He fought in S Carolina militia in 1777 under Col. John Winn. The Huey family made its way to Louisiana in 1812 according to newspaper report.
When he was 97 years old he walked, according to reports, 20 miles from his property to the Ouachita Parish Courthouse to claim a pention he never received for his service in the war.
"In the midst of life we are in death."DIED,In the Parish, on the 12th inst., Mr. James Huey, aged 105 years. The deceased was a man of exemplary character, and highly respected by all who knew him. He joined the Baptist Church when he was 65 years of age, and lived up to the period of his death a member of that denomination. He left a numerous family to deplore his loss. His own, together with his grand and great grandchildren, amount to upwards of 150. He had selected, two years prior to his decease, the spot in which he was interred – between his daughter and son-in-law. – Long will his memory be cherished in the hearts of his surviving friends, while his spirit, bright and beautiful, will wing its course to that celestial sphere, where the joys and ills of earth are remembered but as evanescent shadows, to claim the rich reward of a well-spent life. "May my last end be like his." R.L.
(This information provided by contributor Lora Peppers)
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(His marker indicates he was 97 yrs old)
Married to Sarah Mason - eight children - Mason, John, Winifred, Susanna Jane, James III, Elizabeth and Dorcas
Born in Virginia, moved to SC where his children were born and then the family eventually migrated to Louisiana.
He was a Revolutionary War veteran. New marker was recently placed in July 2009 for James Huey by the Louisiana Society of the Son's of the American Revolution. According to his obituary he requested that he be buried beside son James III and daughter-in- Priscilla Franklin Huey. Family story says his original grave marker was dug up to make room for a cotton crop.(?) He fought in S Carolina militia in 1777 under Col. John Winn. The Huey family made its way to Louisiana in 1812 according to newspaper report.
When he was 97 years old he walked, according to reports, 20 miles from his property to the Ouachita Parish Courthouse to claim a pention he never received for his service in the war.
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