Vol. I No. 4
EDITORIAL
Don C. Marler
This, the fourth quarter, ends the first year of the Hineston Chronicles. I hope you have enjoyed each issue. A community with no memory is dead. Lets keep it alive. Share your memories. Write an article and if you need assistance with editing I will be glad to assist. I am the editor—which means that I should edit what is submitted.
The Bounds reunion held at New Hope Church this summer was a success despite the sparse attendance. The Bounds family is related to more different families than one might expect. They have been part of the Hineston community for several generations now. It was a pleasure seeing them after so many years.
Your editor has been out of Louisiana for more than 50 years, but recently moved back. He and his wife, Sybil, live on Hwy 107 between Pineville and Marksville.
Address:
112 Chris Lane
Pineville, La. 71360
318 443 7985 H.
409 594 8221 C.
Bounds Reunion
The Bounds family reunion was held in November at the New Hope Baptist Church with a modest turnout. There was good sharing of genealogical information along with good food and visitation. Your editor’s camera was on the blink so there are no photos to share. Look on facebook for these—sorry.
Sieper Creek Indian Mound:
An article is planned to depict the mound and its history. Information on the mound is scarce, so if anyone has anything to contribute please send it to me or to Dee Brister. Dee informs that he has been told that Sam Terry, son of Mr. and Ms. W. S. Terry of Hineston, wrote a paper on the mound while he was at LSU. Sam is deceased as is much of the Terry family. If anyone has a copy of his paper or knows how to contact anyone in the family who might know of it, please contact me or Dee. LSU has been unable to locate it.
Appeal/Invitation for Literary Contributions:
We had planned for 4 issues per year, but the articles and other materials are not as forth coming as expected. It is not appropriate for the editor to be the most active author. If you have a story to tell and are not a writer just do your best to get the information to me and I will work with you on it.
News:
Sheriff, William E. Hilton, our illustrious Hineston resident, has won election for Rapides Parish Sheriff again after several years of retirement. Congratulations!!
Linda Dyess Stewart did not win her race for Clerk of Court this time but there will likely be other opportunities.
Emily Weatherford is no longer principal of Oak Hill High School. She is now personnel director for the Rapides Parish School Board. Good luck to Emily.
Deaths:
Some of our readers do not live in the area and would like to know when someone in the community has deceased. Please notify me when that happens--giving as much detail as possible. I may miss the announcement so to make sure send it to me please.
Deaths in the last few weeks/months are:
- Floyd “Cap” Golemon,
- Sam Newman,
- Connie George Marler,
- Thomas “Rex” Andries,
- Peck Leavines,
- Cecil Price,
- Gill Marler.
EXTINCT COMMUNITIES
[Editor’s Note: As filler when the content of the Chronicles is lacking, I plan to add short articles on obscure communities in the Hineston area. These were published in Historic Hineston. Anyone desiring to purchase a copy of that book should contact Dogwood Press by going online through Google to: dogwoodpressonline. It is located in Oakdale, La.]
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ASHER
Asher was apparently located near Big Creek and the Big Hammock area. There was a post office there from 1890 to 1898 and when it closed the mail went to Hineston. The postmasters were Archibald Smith and Rose Smith. Rose was the daughter of Archibald. When Archibald died in 1894, Rose took over as postmistress. They are buried at the Smith Cemetery on Big Creek. Little information exists today on this community.
The name Asher is known to many as the name of one of the 12 children of Israel. There was a surprising number of Jews in the Hineston area in those days.
- Hineston 200th birthday commemorative coin
In honor of the 200th birthday of Hineston this commemorative coin is made available. It should be an historic piece that reflects our memory of the place and most of all, its people—our forbearers.
When these are gone there will likely be no more. The cost including S & H is $12.50. Send to: Don C. Marler, 112 Chris Lane Pineville, La. 71360.
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