John Wesley Sarvaunt

Notes:

Buried:
Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Son of Pierre Servant & Marie Josette Benoit.

Buried:
Orange Grove Cemetery

Amos married Sara Evelina Gardner. Sara (daughter of Thomas Sinky Gardner and Charlotte Emily Kendall) was born on 6 Feb 1852 in Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 16 Feb 1912 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1860, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Obituary:
Mrs. B. Sarvaunt, A Pioneer Citizen, Called to Reward

Death Occurred at family residence at 3:30 o'clock This Friday, Morning

LIVED IN THIS CITY 27 YEARS

Funeral will take place Saturday. Was Evelina Gardner of St. Landry Parish

Dies, at 3:40 o'clock this, Friday, morning, at the family residence, at 213 Canal street, Lake Charles, LA. Mrs. Evelina Sarvaunt, beloved wife of Benjamin Sarvaunt, aged 63 years and 11 days.

In the death of Mrs. Evelina Sarvaunt, nee Evelina Gardiner, the beloved wife of Benjamin Sarvaunt this city and parish suffer the loss of one of its pioneer citizens and an estimable woman, whose many good deeds and noble traits of character will live for many years to come. For more than twenty-seven years Mrs. Sarvaunt was a resident of the city of Lake Charles, coming to the city from Pointe Coupee Parish where she was wedded to Mr. Sarvaunt, who survives her, on the 4th day of April in the year 1864, following the Civil war.

Mrs. Sarvaunt was well and favoribily known over the city and practically throughout the parish of Caleas.... (can't read rest of paragraph)....

Mrs. Sarvaunt was born in the town of Washington, St. Landry parish on the 6th day of February, 63 and 12 days ago. She lived there with her parents until later years, receiving education in the schools of St. Landry parish and moved to Pointe Coupee parish when she was in her youth.

Deceased is survided by her husband Benjamin Sarvaunt, and seven children, two daughters and five sons, as follows: Mrs. T. B. Holloway of Lake Charles; Mrs. Mabel Hardy, of Orange, Texas; Richard, Thomas, Dudley, Robert and Wesley Sarvaunt, all of Lake Charles. She is also survived by ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild all of this city and Calcasieu parish.

Funeral Saturday. Funeral arrangements are being made today.

The funeral will take place from the family residence, 213 Canal street, at 4 o'clock tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon and interment will be made in the cemetery in this city.

Reletives, friends and acquaintances of the deseased and of the family are invited to attend the funeral.

ANOTHER OBIT:

Estimable Lady Call to Her Final Reward

Mrs. Evelina Sarvaunt, wife of Benjamin Sarvaunt, died this morning at 4:30 oclock, at the family home, 213 Canal street this city, aged 63 years and 10 days; Death was due to an attack of pueumonia contracted a few days ago.

The funeral arrangements had nor been completed this afternoon although the services will take place some time tomorrow afternoon. The deceased is survived by her husband and seven children, five sons and two daughters, all residents of Lake Charles except one son, Wesley Sarvaunt, who lives in Oklahoma. The other children are Thomas, Richard, Dudley, Robert, Mrs. T.H. Holloway and Mrs. Mabel Hardy.

Evelina Gardner was born Feb. 4, 1849 at Washington, St. Landry parish. On April 1, 1861 she was wedded to Benjamin Sarvaunt and to this union 10 children were born, seven surviving. In 1886 the family moved to Lake Charles where they have resided since, representing one of the oldest and best know families in the city. Mr & Mrs. Sarvaunt were married in Pointe Coupee parish.

The deceased was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and was among the regular attendants of the services of Broad Street church. She was a Christian woman in every sense of the word and her death comes as a loss not only to the family but to the community in which the better portion of her life was spent.

Besides her children and husband the deceased is survived by two uncles in Washington, St. Landry parish; Capt. Crawford and William Gardner, and a brother-in-law, Frank Jennings at Port Barre, La, besides many other relatives at points in St. Landry.

Obit - The Lake Charles American Press. Friday, Feb 23, 1912. There is a hand written note on the article that says Feb. 16, 1912. Notice the differences in the 2 obituaries.

Buried:
Orange Grove Cemetery

Died:
Died of Pueumonia. Buried in Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles

Other Events:

• Residence: 1860, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Thomas Gardner was reported missing during Civil War and buried behind enemy lines during The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties.

From the New Orleans Daily Picayune, 17 Dec 1862:
Louisiana Wounded at Antietam. Also Those Since Dead. Federal Report.
[Among those listed, is the following:]
Eighth Louisiana
Thos Gardner, private, Co. H, bad fracture near head, left femur, arm, flesh, died Oct. 30


Buried:
Thomas S. Gardner is buried in one of the unmarked graves in the Washington Confederate Cemetery within Rose Hill Cemetery. As noted in "A Descriptive List of the Burial Places of the Remains of Confederate Soldiers" he was initially buried in "Rev. J. J. Adams town lot, back of M. E. Graveyard" and was later moved to Washington Cemetery.

The Washington Confederate Cemetery map at http://www.whilbr.org/assets/uploads/Confederate%20Cemetery%20Hagerstown.pdf shows B. Gardner but this is obviously in error. The Louisiana men are all buried around him, and he was the only Gardner from Louisiana killed in that battle. You will see the notation to the left of another row to the left that states Louisianans. J. Garto and P. N. Duplesis, who were mess mates of Gardner, are in the same row as he is.

The Rev. Adams previously noted is actually Rev. John Alexander Adams who was the rector at St. Paul's Episcopal church in downtown Sharpsburg in 1866 according to http://archive.org/details/journalannualco29convgoog. Also, refer to the historic site survey at http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/021000/021500/021555/pdf/msa_se5_21555.pdf for more information on Rev. John Alexander Adams.

St. Paul's Episcopal church in downtown Sharpsburg was used as a hospital by the Confederates. They did bury men outside of it, and they were later reinterred at Washington Cemetery.

Washington Confederate Cemetery is a separate cemetery located within the grounds of Rose Hill Cemetery. It was dedicated on June 15, 1877. Most of the graves are of Confederate soldiers who died in the nearby battles of Antietam and South Mountain. More than 2000 soldiers are buried here but only 346 were identified. Only three of the graves have any markers, but an old map of the cemetery is mounted on a plaque at the site.

Washington Confederate Cemetery

Thomas married Charlotte Emily Kendall on 26 Oct 1847 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Charlotte (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 9 Mar 1830; died on 2 Feb 1896 in Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Gardner Hinckley Cemetery, Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1860, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
• Baptism: 11 Apr 1866, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; St. Landry Catholic Church

Notes:

From marriage license: Emily is the dauther of Esther Purday, wife of George Purday, and widow of Kendall.

Name:
Surname spelled Kendall, Kimball, or Kimbal.

Buried:
Emily Kimbal
Wife of Thomas Gardner
1830 - 1896
Thomas Gardner
Reported missing during Civil War

Died:
Died Feby. 2nd, 1896 at 10 A.M. Charlotte Emily Kimbal. Widow of Hy. Gallenhausen. Aged 65 yrs. 10 mos. & 24 days. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Monday, Feby. 3rd at 10 o’clk A.M. from her residence. Interment at the Family Graveyard.

Notes:

Married:
Marraige License
From the Marriage Record, St. Landry Parish
This is to certify that I Esther PURDAY wife of George PURDAY and widow of KENDALL consent to the marriage of my daughter Emily KENDALL with Thomas GARDNER and desire the Clerk of the Court to issue licence to that effect.
Parish of St. Landry, Oct. 25, 1847.
[Signed] "Esther Purdy"
To: Clerk of the D. Court, Parish of St. Landry

Marriage Record
State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Landry

This is to certify that in compliance with the annexed Licence [sic] issued by the Clk. of the D. Court in & for the Parish of St. Landry I Frederick C. Kauffman, Justice Peace in & for said Parish, have this day celebrated the marriage of Thomas S. GARDNER with Emily KENDALL of said Parish.

In testimony whereof the said parties have signed these presents with the assisting witnesses and me said Justice this twenty sixth day of October A.D 1847.

Witnesses:
Thos E. Anderson
James Blesson [?],
Jas. McDaniel

[signed]
Thos S. Gardner
Emily Kendall
F. C. Kauffman, Justice Peace St. Landry

Other Events:

• Probate: 20 Mar 1850, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Name:
Also GARDINER or GARDENER.

Died:
Thomas Gardner's death notice reads:
You are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
of the late Thos Gardner, deceased. The procession will
leave his late residence at 5 o’clock P.M. for the family
burying ground. Washington Sept 19th 1844.

Thomas married Mary Norton on 30 Aug 1811 in St Mary, Louisiana, USA. Mary (daughter of Asa Jesse Norton and Anna Hawley) was born on 20 Apr 1797 in Stamford, Delaware, New York, USA; died on 24 Sep 1853 in Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Gardner Hinckley Cemetery, Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Probate: 30 Sep 1853, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1810, Attakapas, Louisiana; Inhabitants from the Atacapas Church down to Berwick's Bay

Notes:

Around 1797 Asa moved his young family to Louisiana.

Asa married Anna Hawley in 1794. Anna (daughter of William Hawley and Mary Glover) was born on 23 Jun 1772 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 9 May 1841 in Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Gardner Hinckley Cemetery, Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Probate: 29 Nov 1786, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

Died:
The Asa Norton guardianship record establishes that Asa Norton Sr. died prior to 29 November 1786.

Asa married Mabel Booth. Mabel (daughter of Jonathan Booth, II and Phebe Sherman) was born on 9 Aug 1743 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 16 Feb 1792 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
In the absence of a marriage record, we located a guardianship record that proves that Asa and Mabel Norton were husband and wife.15 The record documents that on 29 November 1786 in the Danbury Court of Probate, Asa Norton, son of deceased Asa Norton, chose his mother, Mabel Norton of Newtown, to be his guardian.

Other Events:

• Residence: Hawleyville, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

William married Mary Glover. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Glover and Mary Burwell) was born on 6 Apr 1739 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Apr 1791 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Lands End Cemetery, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]