MARRIAGES - LOUISIANA

NAME MF SPOUSE DATE PARISH REFERENCE
Effie Braswell F D.S. Sims 8 Oct 1896 Lincoln 2
E.R. Braswell ? M.A. Bullatt 15 Sep 1880 Lincoln 2
Gordon Braswell M Mary Slayter 14 Sep 1836 Louisiana  
James H. Braswell M Sallie P. Gullatt 28 Dec 1898 Lincoln 2
Julia Ann Brazil F John Flanagan 3 Feb 1820 St. Helena 2
Katie E. Braswell F W.E. Lann 23 Dec 1897 Lincoln 2
Mattie Braswell F N.L. Smith 19 Jan 1898 Lincoln 2
Peter Brazile M Phena Taylor 26 Jun 1882 St. Helena  
Robert Brazil M Constance Margatanq 26 Apr 1787 St. Martinville 1
R.R. Braswell M Jessie M. Calcote 18 Dec 1892 Lincoln 2
Virgie Braswell F Wade Madden 8 Jan 1899 Lincoln 2

1.  Robert is the son of Robert Brazil and Justina Crofet.  Robert and Constance were married at the Opelousas Catholic Church.  Their children were all baptized at St. Martins of Tours Church, St. Martinville.
     Julie Brazil, b. 27 Feb 1789
     Jean Baptiste Valentine Brazil, b. 28 Feb 1791
     Marie Prudence Brazil, b. 10 June 1794

Reference:  Rev. Donald J. Herbert's article in Volume 1 of "Southwest Louisiana Records" as reported by Pam Hall.

Comment by Carey Bracewell:  One might be tempted to dismiss the senior Robert Brazil as a Latin voyageur were it not for the telltale Braswell given names--VALENTINE and ROBERT--and the Quaker-line virtue name PRUDENCE.

2.  Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Louisiana Marriages, 1851-1900.  Provo, UT:  Ancestry.com, 2000.