James Franklin Ansley  Sr.

Relationship: 2 Great Grand Father

*James Franklin Sr. - Born 1817 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County Georgia.  Married Ursule T. Hardy(b.1825 d.1900 see Hardy) 5 Mar 1845 in Dallas Co. Alabama. James and Ursule left Alabama around 1856.  J.F. Ansley and Ursula Ansley are next found in the Parish of Caddo Louisiana.  James and Ursula became members of the Providence Baptist Church Parish of Caddo, Louisiana in 1857.  It has been reported that James Ansley died in Shreveport La. In 1894 and is buried in East Texas near the LA border.  Their children are:

 

James Franklin Ansley  Sr. And Ursule T. Hardy

 

James F. Ansley Jr. - Born 1846 in Alabama Married Julia  Johns [1] (b.1854 in La.).  Julia became a member of Providence Baptist Church Parrish of Caddo, Louisiana 1867.  In the 1880 census of Texas James and Julia were living in Van Zandt Co.  The listed children are:

 Alice V. - Born 1849 in Mt. Willing Lownes County, Alabama.

 William - Born 1853 in Mt. Willing Lownes County, Alabama.

 Samuel B. Ansley - Born 1850 in Mt. Willing Lownes County, Alabama.  Became a member of Providence Baptist Church Parrish of Caddo, Louisiana 1867.  At the same time Julia Johns Ansley also joined the church.  In 1872 Samuel was elected church clerk and was reappointed after W.J.Alexander left the post. 

 *Rufus Ansley - Born  24 Aug 1854 in Mt. Willing Lownes County, Alabama [2] .  Rufus married Josephine C. Brown (b. Abt 1857 in La) in the Parish of Caddo Louisiana abt. 6 Oct 1874.

 David - Born 1858 in  Caddo Parish, La. Became a member of Providence Baptist Church Parrish of Caddo, Louisiana 1880.

 Mattie - Born 1860 in Caddo Parish, La. Became a member of Providence Baptist Church Parrish of Caddo, Louisiana 1879.  Mattie died 1910.

 

Notes: Caddo Parish, and Shreveport in particular, were gateways for freed slaves and other settlers heading west into Texas and other states and territories. Before the Civil War, Western Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas were also home to many free persons of color. There were intermarriages of black, white and Indian settlers, many of whose ethnic origins were inadvertently or consciously obscured. Much research and preservation is still wanting in this area, and volunteers, both genealogic and scholastic, will be welcomed. As databases and links become available, they will be posted.

 

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