Joseph Harrison Henderson

Joseph married Mary E. Gibson on 10 Dec 1844 in Adams, Mississippi, USA. Mary was born on 25 Dec 1825 in Mississippi, USA; died on 10 Oct 1853 in Rapides, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1860, Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA; Age: 12; AttendedSchool: Yes

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Buried:
Hot Wells, Henderson James Cemetery

Died:
The Louisiana Democrat.
Alexandria, Louisiana
October 4, 1871
Page 3

DIED: - On Friday, September 8th, 1871, at the residence of Mr. J. McDonald Taylor, near Natchitoches, la., MRS. NONA ROSANNA HENDERSON, wife of Mr. LEON DUFILHO, aged 24 years.

Nona married Leon Dufilho on 8 Nov 1866 in Rapides, Louisiana, USA. Leon (son of Louis Antoine Dufilho and Louise Delphine Myrthée Bozonier Marmillion) was born about 1845; died before 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 12 May 1869, Grand Coteau, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

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Baptism:
[Original in French]
Les douze mai, mil huit cent soixante neuf, J'ai baptisé John Macdonalt, né sept janvier mille huit cent soixante-huit, fils légitime de Leon Dufilho et de Nona Henderson. Parrains John Macdonald Taylor, Marraine Delphine Louise Marmillon.

[English Translation]
On twelve May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, I baptized John Macdonalt [McDonald], born January 7, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, legitimate son of Leon Dufilho and Nona Henderson. Sponsors John Macdonald Taylor, Godmother Delphine Louise Marmillon.

Buried:
Bethel Cemetery

Died:
Colfax Town Marshal Killed
J. M. Dufilho, 52, Dead; J. R. Whittington is Wounded
Special to Town Talk
COLFAX, La., May 19-A tragedy occurred here at 12:40 o’clock today which resulted in the instant death of J. M. Dufilho, town marshal of Colfax, and the serious wounding of J. R. Whittington, well-known timber contractor also of this town.
Dufilho was shot twice by Whittington with a double-barrel shot gun loaded with buck-shot. His heart was torn out and he expired immediately. Whittington was shot once by Dufilho, with a 41-caliber Colts revolver. The shooting occurred at Whittington’s home. Dufilho is believed to have fired the first shot, according to Deputy Sheriff Perkins in a long-distance message to Town Talk this afternoon. Whittington was rushed to the Baptist Hospital in this city, immediately after the shooting. He admitted shooting Dufilho but his condition was such that he was unable to give any details in reference to the trouble.
Dufilho is about 52 years old and has a wife and a daughter. He has been a resident of Colfax for many years, having held the office of town marshal for a number of years.
Whittington is married, but has no children. He is 48 years old. Both men have been good friends, and cause of the trouble has not been ascertained.
Dr. Jones, coroner of Grant parish, accompanied Whittington to the hospital, and Dr. A. J. Morat, acting coroner, viewed the body of Dufilho, but did not hold an inquest, as Whittington admitted the killing.
The tragedy has thrown the town into a fever of excitement.

Killed in pistol duel

Family/Spouse: Martha A. Shackelford. Martha (daughter of Samuel Boyle Shackelford and Amelia Shidell) was born on 22 Jul 1871 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA; died on 22 Nov 1939 in Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary:
SHACKELFORD-Mrs. Nona R. Shackelford, 77, died at the residence of her son, Peter H. Shackelford, in Alexandria at 5:30 a.m. today, Dec. 29,1948. Born July 4, 1871 in Cloutierville, La., she was the widow of Gus Shackelford. Survivors include one son, Peter H. Shackelford, and five nephews, Sam Shackelford, Leon and Louis Dufilho, all of Shreveport, Normand and Alfred Dufilho, both of Longview, Tex. The body is at Hixson Bros. funeral home. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a. m. Thursday at Hixson Bros. Chapel. Interment will be in Bethel cemetery.
"Nona R. Shackelford," obituary, The Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana), 29 December 1948, p. 7 ]

Buried:
Bethel Cemetery

Nona married Edmund Frederick Augusta Shackelford on 3 Sep 1889 in Rapides, Louisiana, USA. Edmund (son of Samuel Boyle Shackelford and Amelia Shidell) was born on 27 Jul 1867; died on 13 Feb 1941 in Rapides, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, USA
• Obituary: 15 Jun 1935, Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA

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Obituary:
Miss Edith Dufilho of Colfax Dies; Funeral Held
News of the death of Miss Edith Dufilho early Thursday morning, June 6, in Shreveport, caused a profound shock to the citizens of Colfax. Miss Dufilho had been seriously ill for several weeks with typhoid fever and complications and on May 24 she was taken to Shreveport for treatment and remained there until her death.
Miss Dufilho was the adopted daughter of Mrs. J. M. Dufilho and had just passed her 25th birthday. She was a graduate of the Colfax High School, of the class of 1928, and also a graduate of a Shreveport business college.
The remains were brought to Colfax Thursday night and her funeral was held Friday. Interment was made in the Bethel cemetery.
[Source: The Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana), 15 June 1935, p. 4, col. 7]

Buried:
Bethel Cemetery

Died:
Typhoid Fever

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]