82 years old
1st wife Lizzie Florance Knox Buatt
Married Jan 28, 1889
Double headstone with Sallie B. Buatt
2nd wife married Sept 26, 1898
Their children:
1. George Hunter Buatt b. 7/20/1899 d, 10/30/1899
2. Mildred Augusta Buatt b. 8/22/1900 d. 11/30/1900
3. Irma Buatt m. William Greene Renfro
4. Mary Alma Buatt b. 5/10/1907 d. 12/31/1909
5. Billie Buatt
m (1) Narvin Hersey Sawyer
m (2) Arthur Rood McCleary
Siblings:
1. Joseph Lucas Buatt m Minnie M. Rorax
2. Bessie Buatt
3. Hunter P. Buatt m Alma Stevenson
4. Bennie Buatt
Wooding is a family name. It is the maiden name of his grandmother Elizabeth Wooding Williams who is buried in Oak Ridge.
"The governor of Louisiana proclaimed Bonita a bona fide town on December 19, 1903. Dr. Robert L. Credelle was first mayor, with Jake Seligman, Charles Calhoun, D.E. "Mark" Hap and Harry W. Buatt as aldermen" Page 130 "Bartholomew's Song".
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 24 April 1941 page 11
BONITA RESIDENT ONLY LIVING MAN WHO HELPED FOUND TOWN
By Jeannette Roe
H.B.Buatt, 78, of Bonita has literally watched Morehouse Parish in the making. While in Bastrop last week, returning fro a winter spent in Biloxi, Mississipppi, Mr. Buatt stopped by the Enterprise Office and enjoyed a short visit with the staff.
He lived in Bastrop for several years and is the only man alive today who shared in the founding and building of the Town of Bonita. Mr. Buatt was born in Richland Parish and came to Bastrop with his parents, Dr. S. P. Buatt, his father was a dentist and the family owned a home in the east side of town in the place where W. H. Todd, Jr., now lives. At that time Bastrop, which was the parish seat, had a population of about 500 people. Mr. Buatt attended the first public school instituted in the parish. The school opened in 1872 and was incorporated in a one-room frame building west of the present day Methodist Church.
The school was presided over by a Scotchwomman, Miss MacCloud, who took care of all classes. For two years that was the only educational unit the parish afforded, but soon the school began to enlarge and has progressed steadily ever since.
On October 5, 1898, Mr. Buatt married Miss Sallie Bethard of White Sulphur Springs, Louisiana. They have two daughters:
Mrs. W. T. Renfrow of Monroe
Mrs. N. H. Sawyer, Jr. of Lake Providence
Mr. & Mrs. Buatt came to Bonita in 1891 and cultivated the old Bunkley plantation That the year the railroad was established and the town began to build that spring. Most of the inhabitants came from Plantersville and Lind Grove on Bayou Bartholomew, where boats docked. Later on, 1896, the Buatts built a large six-room house.
Mr. Buatt engaged in the mercantile business in 1902. Land was cheap in those days, he says - only $5 an acre in woodlands and $15 to $20 an acre for cultivated land. Mr. Buatt bought places for his customers and estimates that he bought about eighty farms at that time. "I never had to sue any of them," he says, speaking of his customers.
For 24 years, Mr. Buatt was in the mercantile business and since then has lent his customers cash to operate on. He is not trying to compete with the government, he says, but has confined his relations to those who don't ask the government for help.
A census was made of the town and it was incorporated in 1902. Dr. R. L. Crille was the first mayor of Bonita/ Charles Calhoun, Mark Harp, and Mr.s Buatt were councilmen, and Ed Jones was town marshall.
Bonita has always thrived as a shipping center for a farm community. A boom condition was experienced there in 1919, when cotton went to 44 cents a pound. The population has always been around 500. The first mail route in that part of the parish was established in 1906. With the assistance of Senator Joseph P. Ransdell of Lake Providence, who was a personal friend of Mr. Buatt, a 28 mile route was installed. Mr. & Mrs. Buatt have been married 43 years.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 28 June 1945 Front Page
HARRY W. BUATT OF BONITA DIES
Funeral Services Held Friday For One Of Oldest Residents
Funeral services for Harry W. Buatt, 82, one of Bonita's oldest citizens, were held Friday afternoon and interment was in the Bonita Cemetery. Rev. T. J. C. Cotten officiated. Mr. Buatt died Thursday afternoon, June 21, 19345, at he home of his daughter, Mr. Green Renfrow, in Monroe, after a long illness.
Mr. Buatt is survived by his wife:
Sallie Bethand Buatt
Two daughters:
Irma Buatt (Mrs. WilliamGreen Renfrow) of Monroe
Mrs. W. H. Sawyer of Oak Grove
Two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Info from Known Burials of Morehouse Parish and page 130 of Rebecca DeArmond-Huskey's "Bartholomew's Song"
1st wife Lizzie Florance Knox Buatt
Married Jan 28, 1889
Double headstone with Sallie B. Buatt
2nd wife married Sept 26, 1898
Their children:
1. George Hunter Buatt b. 7/20/1899 d, 10/30/1899
2. Mildred Augusta Buatt b. 8/22/1900 d. 11/30/1900
3. Irma Buatt m. William Greene Renfro
4. Mary Alma Buatt b. 5/10/1907 d. 12/31/1909
5. Billie Buatt
m (1) Narvin Hersey Sawyer
m (2) Arthur Rood McCleary
Siblings:
1. Joseph Lucas Buatt m Minnie M. Rorax
2. Bessie Buatt
3. Hunter P. Buatt m Alma Stevenson
4. Bennie Buatt
Wooding is a family name. It is the maiden name of his grandmother Elizabeth Wooding Williams who is buried in Oak Ridge.
"The governor of Louisiana proclaimed Bonita a bona fide town on December 19, 1903. Dr. Robert L. Credelle was first mayor, with Jake Seligman, Charles Calhoun, D.E. "Mark" Hap and Harry W. Buatt as aldermen" Page 130 "Bartholomew's Song".
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 24 April 1941 page 11
BONITA RESIDENT ONLY LIVING MAN WHO HELPED FOUND TOWN
By Jeannette Roe
H.B.Buatt, 78, of Bonita has literally watched Morehouse Parish in the making. While in Bastrop last week, returning fro a winter spent in Biloxi, Mississipppi, Mr. Buatt stopped by the Enterprise Office and enjoyed a short visit with the staff.
He lived in Bastrop for several years and is the only man alive today who shared in the founding and building of the Town of Bonita. Mr. Buatt was born in Richland Parish and came to Bastrop with his parents, Dr. S. P. Buatt, his father was a dentist and the family owned a home in the east side of town in the place where W. H. Todd, Jr., now lives. At that time Bastrop, which was the parish seat, had a population of about 500 people. Mr. Buatt attended the first public school instituted in the parish. The school opened in 1872 and was incorporated in a one-room frame building west of the present day Methodist Church.
The school was presided over by a Scotchwomman, Miss MacCloud, who took care of all classes. For two years that was the only educational unit the parish afforded, but soon the school began to enlarge and has progressed steadily ever since.
On October 5, 1898, Mr. Buatt married Miss Sallie Bethard of White Sulphur Springs, Louisiana. They have two daughters:
Mrs. W. T. Renfrow of Monroe
Mrs. N. H. Sawyer, Jr. of Lake Providence
Mr. & Mrs. Buatt came to Bonita in 1891 and cultivated the old Bunkley plantation That the year the railroad was established and the town began to build that spring. Most of the inhabitants came from Plantersville and Lind Grove on Bayou Bartholomew, where boats docked. Later on, 1896, the Buatts built a large six-room house.
Mr. Buatt engaged in the mercantile business in 1902. Land was cheap in those days, he says - only $5 an acre in woodlands and $15 to $20 an acre for cultivated land. Mr. Buatt bought places for his customers and estimates that he bought about eighty farms at that time. "I never had to sue any of them," he says, speaking of his customers.
For 24 years, Mr. Buatt was in the mercantile business and since then has lent his customers cash to operate on. He is not trying to compete with the government, he says, but has confined his relations to those who don't ask the government for help.
A census was made of the town and it was incorporated in 1902. Dr. R. L. Crille was the first mayor of Bonita/ Charles Calhoun, Mark Harp, and Mr.s Buatt were councilmen, and Ed Jones was town marshall.
Bonita has always thrived as a shipping center for a farm community. A boom condition was experienced there in 1919, when cotton went to 44 cents a pound. The population has always been around 500. The first mail route in that part of the parish was established in 1906. With the assistance of Senator Joseph P. Ransdell of Lake Providence, who was a personal friend of Mr. Buatt, a 28 mile route was installed. Mr. & Mrs. Buatt have been married 43 years.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 28 June 1945 Front Page
HARRY W. BUATT OF BONITA DIES
Funeral Services Held Friday For One Of Oldest Residents
Funeral services for Harry W. Buatt, 82, one of Bonita's oldest citizens, were held Friday afternoon and interment was in the Bonita Cemetery. Rev. T. J. C. Cotten officiated. Mr. Buatt died Thursday afternoon, June 21, 19345, at he home of his daughter, Mr. Green Renfrow, in Monroe, after a long illness.
Mr. Buatt is survived by his wife:
Sallie Bethand Buatt
Two daughters:
Irma Buatt (Mrs. WilliamGreen Renfrow) of Monroe
Mrs. W. H. Sawyer of Oak Grove
Two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Info from Known Burials of Morehouse Parish and page 130 of Rebecca DeArmond-Huskey's "Bartholomew's Song"
82 years old
1st wife Lizzie Florance Knox Buatt
Married Jan 28, 1889
Double headstone with Sallie B. Buatt
2nd wife married Sept 26, 1898
Their children:
1. George Hunter Buatt b. 7/20/1899 d, 10/30/1899
2. Mildred Augusta Buatt b. 8/22/1900 d. 11/30/1900
3. Irma Buatt m. William Greene Renfro
4. Mary Alma Buatt b. 5/10/1907 d. 12/31/1909
5. Billie Buatt
m (1) Narvin Hersey Sawyer
m (2) Arthur Rood McCleary
Siblings:
1. Joseph Lucas Buatt m Minnie M. Rorax
2. Bessie Buatt
3. Hunter P. Buatt m Alma Stevenson
4. Bennie Buatt
Wooding is a family name. It is the maiden name of his grandmother Elizabeth Wooding Williams who is buried in Oak Ridge.
"The governor of Louisiana proclaimed Bonita a bona fide town on December 19, 1903. Dr. Robert L. Credelle was first mayor, with Jake Seligman, Charles Calhoun, D.E. "Mark" Hap and Harry W. Buatt as aldermen" Page 130 "Bartholomew's Song".
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 24 April 1941 page 11
BONITA RESIDENT ONLY LIVING MAN WHO HELPED FOUND TOWN
By Jeannette Roe
H.B.Buatt, 78, of Bonita has literally watched Morehouse Parish in the making. While in Bastrop last week, returning fro a winter spent in Biloxi, Mississipppi, Mr. Buatt stopped by the Enterprise Office and enjoyed a short visit with the staff.
He lived in Bastrop for several years and is the only man alive today who shared in the founding and building of the Town of Bonita. Mr. Buatt was born in Richland Parish and came to Bastrop with his parents, Dr. S. P. Buatt, his father was a dentist and the family owned a home in the east side of town in the place where W. H. Todd, Jr., now lives. At that time Bastrop, which was the parish seat, had a population of about 500 people. Mr. Buatt attended the first public school instituted in the parish. The school opened in 1872 and was incorporated in a one-room frame building west of the present day Methodist Church.
The school was presided over by a Scotchwomman, Miss MacCloud, who took care of all classes. For two years that was the only educational unit the parish afforded, but soon the school began to enlarge and has progressed steadily ever since.
On October 5, 1898, Mr. Buatt married Miss Sallie Bethard of White Sulphur Springs, Louisiana. They have two daughters:
Mrs. W. T. Renfrow of Monroe
Mrs. N. H. Sawyer, Jr. of Lake Providence
Mr. & Mrs. Buatt came to Bonita in 1891 and cultivated the old Bunkley plantation That the year the railroad was established and the town began to build that spring. Most of the inhabitants came from Plantersville and Lind Grove on Bayou Bartholomew, where boats docked. Later on, 1896, the Buatts built a large six-room house.
Mr. Buatt engaged in the mercantile business in 1902. Land was cheap in those days, he says - only $5 an acre in woodlands and $15 to $20 an acre for cultivated land. Mr. Buatt bought places for his customers and estimates that he bought about eighty farms at that time. "I never had to sue any of them," he says, speaking of his customers.
For 24 years, Mr. Buatt was in the mercantile business and since then has lent his customers cash to operate on. He is not trying to compete with the government, he says, but has confined his relations to those who don't ask the government for help.
A census was made of the town and it was incorporated in 1902. Dr. R. L. Crille was the first mayor of Bonita/ Charles Calhoun, Mark Harp, and Mr.s Buatt were councilmen, and Ed Jones was town marshall.
Bonita has always thrived as a shipping center for a farm community. A boom condition was experienced there in 1919, when cotton went to 44 cents a pound. The population has always been around 500. The first mail route in that part of the parish was established in 1906. With the assistance of Senator Joseph P. Ransdell of Lake Providence, who was a personal friend of Mr. Buatt, a 28 mile route was installed. Mr. & Mrs. Buatt have been married 43 years.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 28 June 1945 Front Page
HARRY W. BUATT OF BONITA DIES
Funeral Services Held Friday For One Of Oldest Residents
Funeral services for Harry W. Buatt, 82, one of Bonita's oldest citizens, were held Friday afternoon and interment was in the Bonita Cemetery. Rev. T. J. C. Cotten officiated. Mr. Buatt died Thursday afternoon, June 21, 19345, at he home of his daughter, Mr. Green Renfrow, in Monroe, after a long illness.
Mr. Buatt is survived by his wife:
Sallie Bethand Buatt
Two daughters:
Irma Buatt (Mrs. WilliamGreen Renfrow) of Monroe
Mrs. W. H. Sawyer of Oak Grove
Two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Info from Known Burials of Morehouse Parish and page 130 of Rebecca DeArmond-Huskey's "Bartholomew's Song"
1st wife Lizzie Florance Knox Buatt
Married Jan 28, 1889
Double headstone with Sallie B. Buatt
2nd wife married Sept 26, 1898
Their children:
1. George Hunter Buatt b. 7/20/1899 d, 10/30/1899
2. Mildred Augusta Buatt b. 8/22/1900 d. 11/30/1900
3. Irma Buatt m. William Greene Renfro
4. Mary Alma Buatt b. 5/10/1907 d. 12/31/1909
5. Billie Buatt
m (1) Narvin Hersey Sawyer
m (2) Arthur Rood McCleary
Siblings:
1. Joseph Lucas Buatt m Minnie M. Rorax
2. Bessie Buatt
3. Hunter P. Buatt m Alma Stevenson
4. Bennie Buatt
Wooding is a family name. It is the maiden name of his grandmother Elizabeth Wooding Williams who is buried in Oak Ridge.
"The governor of Louisiana proclaimed Bonita a bona fide town on December 19, 1903. Dr. Robert L. Credelle was first mayor, with Jake Seligman, Charles Calhoun, D.E. "Mark" Hap and Harry W. Buatt as aldermen" Page 130 "Bartholomew's Song".
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 24 April 1941 page 11
BONITA RESIDENT ONLY LIVING MAN WHO HELPED FOUND TOWN
By Jeannette Roe
H.B.Buatt, 78, of Bonita has literally watched Morehouse Parish in the making. While in Bastrop last week, returning fro a winter spent in Biloxi, Mississipppi, Mr. Buatt stopped by the Enterprise Office and enjoyed a short visit with the staff.
He lived in Bastrop for several years and is the only man alive today who shared in the founding and building of the Town of Bonita. Mr. Buatt was born in Richland Parish and came to Bastrop with his parents, Dr. S. P. Buatt, his father was a dentist and the family owned a home in the east side of town in the place where W. H. Todd, Jr., now lives. At that time Bastrop, which was the parish seat, had a population of about 500 people. Mr. Buatt attended the first public school instituted in the parish. The school opened in 1872 and was incorporated in a one-room frame building west of the present day Methodist Church.
The school was presided over by a Scotchwomman, Miss MacCloud, who took care of all classes. For two years that was the only educational unit the parish afforded, but soon the school began to enlarge and has progressed steadily ever since.
On October 5, 1898, Mr. Buatt married Miss Sallie Bethard of White Sulphur Springs, Louisiana. They have two daughters:
Mrs. W. T. Renfrow of Monroe
Mrs. N. H. Sawyer, Jr. of Lake Providence
Mr. & Mrs. Buatt came to Bonita in 1891 and cultivated the old Bunkley plantation That the year the railroad was established and the town began to build that spring. Most of the inhabitants came from Plantersville and Lind Grove on Bayou Bartholomew, where boats docked. Later on, 1896, the Buatts built a large six-room house.
Mr. Buatt engaged in the mercantile business in 1902. Land was cheap in those days, he says - only $5 an acre in woodlands and $15 to $20 an acre for cultivated land. Mr. Buatt bought places for his customers and estimates that he bought about eighty farms at that time. "I never had to sue any of them," he says, speaking of his customers.
For 24 years, Mr. Buatt was in the mercantile business and since then has lent his customers cash to operate on. He is not trying to compete with the government, he says, but has confined his relations to those who don't ask the government for help.
A census was made of the town and it was incorporated in 1902. Dr. R. L. Crille was the first mayor of Bonita/ Charles Calhoun, Mark Harp, and Mr.s Buatt were councilmen, and Ed Jones was town marshall.
Bonita has always thrived as a shipping center for a farm community. A boom condition was experienced there in 1919, when cotton went to 44 cents a pound. The population has always been around 500. The first mail route in that part of the parish was established in 1906. With the assistance of Senator Joseph P. Ransdell of Lake Providence, who was a personal friend of Mr. Buatt, a 28 mile route was installed. Mr. & Mrs. Buatt have been married 43 years.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Thursday - 28 June 1945 Front Page
HARRY W. BUATT OF BONITA DIES
Funeral Services Held Friday For One Of Oldest Residents
Funeral services for Harry W. Buatt, 82, one of Bonita's oldest citizens, were held Friday afternoon and interment was in the Bonita Cemetery. Rev. T. J. C. Cotten officiated. Mr. Buatt died Thursday afternoon, June 21, 19345, at he home of his daughter, Mr. Green Renfrow, in Monroe, after a long illness.
Mr. Buatt is survived by his wife:
Sallie Bethand Buatt
Two daughters:
Irma Buatt (Mrs. WilliamGreen Renfrow) of Monroe
Mrs. W. H. Sawyer of Oak Grove
Two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Info from Known Burials of Morehouse Parish and page 130 of Rebecca DeArmond-Huskey's "Bartholomew's Song"
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