Israel Baron LAYFIELD
Birth:
1840
Pointe Coupee, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana
Death:
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Burial:
Bethany Cemetary, Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Marriage:
13 Sep 1886
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
SOURCES:
1. 1850 Census of Pointe Coupee, LA
2. Vital Records of Pointe Coupee, LA - marriage certificate #1019 to Elizabeth McBride
3. Vital Records of Pointe Coupee, LA - marriage certificate #13 to Mrs. N. A. Owens
4. Pension Application of Red River, LA
NOTES:
Confederate Pension application in Red River, Louisiana dated oct 8, 1898. In this application he states the following: That he was born in 1840 in Pointe Coupee, La. He enlisted in Opolusas, La. in 1861, 7th Louisiana Calvary, Company "E" contrary to his tombstone which says Co "C". He stated that his wife was dead and that he has one male and one female child, ages 9 and 12. One born 1886 and one 1889. He stated he has lived in Louisiana in Pointe Coupee, St. Landry and Red River Parishes. The letter attached stated that he was still living on the 1910 Census and was 71 yrs old.
(Owens) M. Araminta WREN
Birth:
1850
Butler, Alabama
Death:
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Census: 1860 Louisiana Natch, father Andrew Jackson Wren with six
children, Araminta at age 10 Listed as Martha on 1850 Butler Co, Ark. Census
Marriage Records: Certificate #123 Coushatta, Red River Louisiana Court House
Marriage to James Owens, Nov 10, 1872
Marriage Records: Certificate # P.13 Coushatta, Red River La. Court
House marriage to I.B. (Israel Baron) Layield
as Araminta wren: b: 17 apr 1992 dalla temp
e: 30 may 1992 dalla temp
sp: 18 jun 1992 dalla temp
also sealed to Mr Owens
Family records show she is buried in vicinity of Huckabay Hosp. in Coushatta.
Aslo that she was confirmed 8 sept 1874 as Emelie Araminta Wren i the Campti
Catholic Church register. Family records also state she was married to a Mr.
Hooper after Layfield and there was a third child, Lizzie? HOWEVER: HER GRAND
SAID SHE WAS TOLD SHE DIED 3 DAYS AFTER HER DAUGHTER "PET" WAS BORN, AND THAT
IS WHY FRANK AND MILDRED RAISED PET.
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
Abt 1884
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Death:
1939
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Notes:
Census: 1920 Soundex M11564 #71 vol.50(52), ED 20, Sheet 4, Line 36
Listed as Jodie Layfield, age 36, La, Red River, wife Florence age 30
with 3 children, Claude, Doyle and Robert
2
Birth:
3 Mar 1889
Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana
Death:
1 Feb 1987
Oak Grove, Louisiana
Notes:
Info gotten from grandaughter, Arrilia Kief from Martinsburg, W.V.
FURNERAL CEREMONY:
Copy of furneral ceremony, feb 1, 1987, age 97 at Carroll Nursing Home in Oak Grove, La. Burial at Kilbourne Cemetary: listed survivors as following, George R. of Falling Waters, W. Va., Deloy R. of Shreveport, La., Fadra Young, of New Albany, Miss. 19 grandchildren, 43 GGchildren
MARRIAGE CERT #233, LOUISIANA, RED RIVER between G.W. Robertson and Miss
Arrilia May Lafield on dec 1 1909, yet she signed Arilla.
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Israel Baron Layfield - (Owens) M. Araminta Wren
Israel Baron Layfield
was born at Pointe Coupee, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana 1840.
His parents were Sanford E. Layfield and Elizabeth Keen.
He married (Owens) M. Araminta Wren 13 Sep 1886 at Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana . (Owens) M. Araminta Wren was born at Butler, Alabama 1850 daughter of Andrew Jackson Wren and Sarah "Sally" Lassiter .
They were the parents of 2
children:
Joseph Henry "Jody" Layfield
born Abt 1884.
Arrilia May "Pet" Layfield
born 3 Mar 1889.
Israel Baron Layfield died at Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana .
(Owens) M. Araminta Wren died at Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana .