Mary Harriett Burch

Mary married Andrew Jackson about 1889 in Louisiana. Andrew was born about 1870; died after 1890 in of, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Cornelia Helen Jackson was born on 24 Jul 1890 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 6 Mar 1966 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas; was buried in Johnsons Bayou Cem, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Mary married Orelien Trahan on 4 Oct 1901 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Orelien (son of Armand Trahan and Marie Octavine Primeaux) was born on 25 Oct 1864 in Youngsville, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; died on 29 Mar 1929 in Johnson's Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Head of the Hollow Cem, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Willie Trahan was born in 1890 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died in 1890 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
2. Alfred Trahan was born on 13 Jan 1893 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 18 May 1973 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Head of the Hollow Cem, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
3. Uriah Rye Burch-Trahan was born on 31 Aug 1896 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 Jul 1974 in Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
4. Henry Trahan was born on 23 Dec 1901 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 11 Dec 1970 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
5. Oran Trahan was born on 25 Sep 1903 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 10 Nov 1976 in Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana.
6. Theodore "Sid" Trahan was born on 5 Sep 1905 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 19 Jun 2001 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
7. Molena "Ena" Trahan was born on 29 Aug 1907 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 30 Mar 1995 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
8. Archie Donald Trahan was born on 14 Jan 1910 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 Mar 1948 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
9. Halena "Lena" "T-Lean" Trahan was born on 7 Nov 1912 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; died on 2 Mar 1992 in Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 23 Oct 1850, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
• Residence: 1865, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 03 Aug 1870, Grand Chenier, Sub Div 18, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 1880, 5th Ward, Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Charles C. Burch was a steamboat captain and came to Johnson's Bayou, LA. in the early 1800's from Ohio. Moved to Sabine Pass, TX in 1846. His 2 brothers, Increase R. moved to Sabine Pass, TX in 1847 and Sherwood moved in 1854. Charles moved cotton & timber up and down the Neches & Sabine Rivers. He was captain of the steamboat Mary Falvey as early as 1858.
In the mid 1800's, it was possible to get a riverboat as far north as Longview, TX when the rainy season was good. Today one can only go as far as North Orange, TX.


Charles' father was from New York and his mother was from Scotland. Charles was found in the 1870 Census of Cameron (Johnson's Bayou), LA. and the 1850 census in Jefferson Co. (Sabine Pass), TX.
In the publication: Cotton Bales, Keelboats, and Stern wheelers. A History of Sabine River Trade, 1837-1900, in 1859 the steam boat "Sabine" appeared on the Sabine River out of Sabine Pass, TX. The packet belonged to the Burch brothers of Sabine Pass and Capt. Charlie Burch soon left his command as master of the "Mary Falvey" to become the Pilot on the "Sabine". It's 15 member crew list enumerated in the census would indicate that the steamboat was well equipped to accommodate freight and passengers. The crew included Increase R. Burch and Master Sherwood Burch, clerk. It also mentions Neil Burch. Also in the same publication, it is mentioned by Henry R. Green, a Galveston newspaper correspondent and school teacher at Beaumont, while on a trip on the steamer, "Mary Falvey:, in November 1859, that Captain Charles Burch was a "popular commander, sociable, generous and clever." Green added that the packet was "fitted up in fine style...having good accommodations, excellent fare, and kind and gentlemanly officers."


In April, 1861, the "Sabine" was tied up at Sabine Pass. Increase Burch became captain of a Confederate artillery company and Charles Burch served as a pilot or captain on a number of Confederate gunboats and transports. During the Battle of Sabine Pass in 1863, Charles Burch is listed among the crew as pilot of the "Uncle Ben". The "Uncle Ben" and "Josiah Bell" steamed from Orange, TX on January 20, 1863 and arrived in Sabine Pass in order to take part in the battle. Both steamers were instrumental in towing the captured Union vessels back to Sabine Pass.
Charles C. Burch is listed in the 1850 Census of Jefferson Co., TX, in the household of Increase (J.R.) Burch.
In the early 1850's there was an outbreak of yellow fever in Sabine Pass and it's possible that Hannah Topping (Charles' first wife) succumbed to the fever. Facts are unknown as of yet.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32407518/person/18253107883/story/483705cb-1a92-419e-93c4-b6cee70f106c?src=search


Census:
199 Otis McGaffey 30 1820 merchant 700 Ohio
Mary Jane 28 1822 New York
Mary J. 9 1841 Texas Michigan
Sary . 7 1843 Texas
Delia F. 5 1845 Texas
John W. 4 1846 Texas
Amelia 2 1848 Texas

200 Burch J.R. 30 1820 carpenter 150 New York
Julia Ann 17 1833 Michigan
Rachel J. 6 1844 Ohio
Neal M. 3/12 Texas
Charles 28 1822 Laborer Ohio <<<
Hannah 25 1825 Ohio

Census:
Birch, CC 47 Ohio farmer
Joanna 35 Texas
Elizabeth 15 Texas
Hannah 11 Texas
Georgiana 8 Texas
Harkaway 6 Texas
Charles H 1 Louisiana
Lovan, William, 17 farm laborer


Census:
wife Joana
father and mother b NY
steam boat pilot


Died:
On one of his trips to Orange, the Emily's steam boiler exploded, and Capt. Burch was killed instantly on Jan. 28,1884. His body was returned to Johnsons Bayou for interment, but no headstone exists there for him today

Charles married Joanna Orr on 22 Feb 1852 in Jefferson Co, Texas. Joanna (daughter of George Orr and Priscilla Clark) was born in Dec 1835 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, or Liberty, Liberty Co, Texas; died after 1906 in of, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Census:
Joana Burch 64 Dec 1835 widowed Texas Pennsylania Louisiana
Hiram Burch 30 Dec 1869 single Louisiana New York Texas
hunting wild game
Mary H Burch 18 Mar 1872 Louisiana
Mark T Burch 28 Feb 1875 Louisiana hunting wild game
Comelia Burch 9 granddaughter Jul 1890 Louisiana
Alfred Burch 7 grandson Jan 1893
Uriah Burch 4 grandson Aug 1895
John Orr 67 brother May 1833 67 widowed Texas Pennsylvania Louisiana

Jasper married Jane Atwood about 1819 in New York. Jane was born on 10 Oct 1797 in Scotland/New York; died on 12 Sep 1883 in Fairbury, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1820, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
• Property: 23 Apr 1831, Liberty Co, Texas

Notes:

The Orrs ran an inn in the Atascocita District of Texas before it became a Republic. George Orr was the Alcade for a time. They divorced, and Tilpah got a divorce, or he did, and she remarried Ben C. Franklin, her overseer.
The marriage was told in a history of the county. I do not find any papers on this but it was a Catholic settlement under the Mexican Government. The officers for Mexico were housed in the Orr inn. I think they were able to arrange it. The son, Willaim Orr, married my gggrandmother, Martha
Caroline Munson but died at an early age.
From: Jane Matthews
To:
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 5:08 PM
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LA-LGHS/2000-04/0955155462
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Joannah Orr, daughter of George and Priscilla Orr, were formerly of Johnsons Bayou, but about 1822 Orr followed Henry Griffith, Reuben and Solomon Barrow to Chambers County, Texas. In 1825 Orr was appointed the Mexican "alcalde" for the Liberty Municipality, which then contained an area the size of ten present-day Southeast Texas counties. In 1826 Stephen F. Austin appointed Orr to accompany and guide John C. Williams, who had been appointed by Austin to map and chart all navigable waterways, which fed into Sabine Lake.
Block article: Charles Burch, Early Sabine Lake Steam Boat Captains (see attached)

Census:
1820, Aug 7 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
George Orr
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 1810-1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 1795-1804
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 1776-1795 George
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 <1775
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 1795-1804
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Number of Persons - Engaged in Commerce: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6

probably widowed, living with son and or dau and their spouse and a grandson

enumerated between Thomas Berwick and Jacob Hampshire.
same page James Ashworth

later married Marie Zilpha Berwick, dau of Thomas Berwick.


Property:
Grantee: George Orr
Patent Date: 23 Apr 1831
Acres: 4428.40
District: Liberty
County: Liberty
Patent #: 832
Patent Volume: 38
Class: Title

George married Priscilla Clark about 1831. Priscilla (daughter of James* (Jacques) William Clark and Esther* "Hester" Comstock) was born on 11 Mar 1796 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died in 1870 in Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 19 Jun 1797, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

SLR Clark, Priscilla (James of diocese of St. Peter of Baltimore U.S.A. & Ester Comstock of Massachusetts, U.S.A.) b 11 March 1796, bt 19 Jun 1797. spons: Eugene Crlin & Julienne Dartes, wife of Pierre Dubos. Note: Continuing the mission at Prairie James, the English Coast at the home of James Clark. Fr. Michel Bernard Barriere (SM Ch: v.4 #879)

Notes:

SLR Clark, Jacques (Francois Clarg of Maryland in American & Rachuel Milone) m 8 July 1790 Esther Constaq of Hosac in Province of Neuva Yorca (in the State of New York) (William & Rachel Auldbridge). Wits: Joseph Nickson, Loisel, David Harmon, William White. Fr. de Deva (SM Ch.: v.4 # 42)

Clark, Jacques ( Francois & Raquel Milone of Maryland) m 8 Jul 1790 Ester Comstaq or Comstock (SM ch v 4, #42/StMartin of Tours Church)
Clark, James of Maryland (Patrick of Ireland & Rachel Melony) m Ester Cumstok of New England (SM Ch/St.Martin of Tours Church, St.Martinville, LA)
Attakapas Gazette
James married (1) Esther Comstock on 8 Jul 1790 in St. Martinville, St.Martin, LA. Esther was b about 1768 in RI/MA.

Residences:
Prairie James, the English Coast - 1790, 1797
of Lower Bayou Teych - 1805
Living on Bayou Vermillion, 1810
Vermillion, 1813

Died:
some places give a death date of 15 NOV 1804 in Opelousas. Others give no date but say he died in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish. Children born to him later than that date are documented by SWLA Father Hebert's books. He clearly died later.

James* married Esther* "Hester" Comstock on 8 Jul 1790 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Esther* (daughter of William* "Guilermo" Comstock and Rachel* Aldrich) was born in 1772 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; was christened on 11 Jun 1786 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died in Jan 1850 in Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Last name also Constaq, Comstok, Cumstok)
Possibly born in (Hosac?) New York, (Norfolk Co) Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Maryland.

SWR 1: Esther Comstock (Guilermo & Rachel AULD BRIDGE) m 8 July 1790 Jacques Clark SM Ch.: v. 4 # 42)
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From: algravois@mobiletel.com (Albert Gravois)
Reply-to: algravois@mobiletel.com
To: Lumoto@aol.com

Hi Sherry,
I am not good at all on the internet, so you can be assured that the reason you couldn't find the JOHNLYONS-L group was because I did something wrong in sending you the address. Sorry! Try USGenWeb.com then go to their archives, select Louina, and type in "Merriman" or
"Lyons." They'll have things about the Lyons group in there.
I found a "Grandinego" (I think is how it's spelled), which is the name of a witness on one of your group's documents, who was given an English land grant in a DeVille book about English land grants in Louisiana. I also found an "Aldridge Plation" mentioned in an
abstract of newspaper articles from Assumption Parish. That may be why the Comstocks came to Louisiana, through Rachel and whoever this Aldridge Plantation belonged to. I'm going to have to do some searching to find out who owned it.
I also found a William Comstock who served in the Confederate Navy and who was buried in Donaldsonville. He listed his next of kin as a daughter named "Gussie." Have you ever run across a "Gussie" or anyone whose name would transpose itself o the nickname "Gussie"?
By the way, the wife of one of the guys in our local genealogy group in Terrebonne Parish is a descendant of Hester (Ester) Comstock in your group. He says he has a folder on the Comstocks and we are trying to get copies of everything he . I'll let you know if anything pops up.
Sorry about the wrong address! I'll get the hang of this one day.
Patty.


Died:
Surname: Hester Clark (This Hester?)
Year: 1850
County: Jefferson CO.
State: TX
Age: 80
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: Jan
State of Birth: CT
ID#: MRT197_58280
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause of Death: DROPSY