Israel Baron LAYFIELD
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.
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.
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
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.
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 .