James Ruckins Freeman Bible
LOUISIANA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED
Volume Two Bible Records 1961: Pages 1 - 60.
JAMES RUCKINS FREEMAN AND VALERIA BLANCHE McCANTS BIBLE
The COMPREHENSIVE BIBLE containing the OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS according to
THE AUTHORIZED VERSION. Published Philadelphia, 1856, by J. B. Lippin-
Cott & Co.
Original owners: James Ruckins Freeman (son of Zachariah Canty Freeman & Sarah
Ann Jelks) and Valeria Blanche McCents (dau. of David McCints & Maria
Young Livingston), of East Feliciana Parish, La.
Submitted by present owner, Mrs. George Greely Richardson (Mabel Imogene
Freeman, dau. of orig. owners), Route #1, Box 84, Jackson, La. Copied March
1961 by her daughter, Mrs. Eric S. Aspin (Lurline Richardson), 5536 Belmont
Ave., Cincinnati 24, Ohio, from photostats made Aug. 1960 and now in her pos-
session.
MARRIAGES
Thursday March 1st 1866 --- J(ames) R(uckins) Freeman to V(aleria) B(lanche)
McCants.
Z(achariah) C(anty) Freeman & S(arah) A(nn) Boatner was married Aug. 20th
1838. (Sarah Ann Jelks, widow of William I. Boatner)
Octo. 4th 1839 --- at the residence Hon. T(hos.) W. Scott by Rev. A.D.
Wooldridge, David McCants to Maria Y(oung) Livingston.
1875 -- Jan. 11th at the residence of Dr. Flynn, W(illiam) O(rlando) B(utler)
McKneely to W(ilhelmina) E(rnestine)McCants.
Oct. 10th 1865 -_At the residence of Mrs. McCoy St. Helen parish R(obert)
Y(oung) McCants to M(ary) A(nna) Collingsworth.
George Greely Richardson and Mabel Imogene Freeman, Thursday, April 14, 1904
at Hickory Hill.
George Livingston Richardson and Mona Lisa Fisher, Friday, April let, 1932, at
Marshall, Texas.
Lurline Valeria Richardson and Eric Scardeburg Aspin, July 21, 1936 at Hickory
Hill.
George Livingston Richardson and Winnie Mae Harvell, Aug. 27, 1941 at the home
of Rev.. Wilkinson, The Plains.
BIRTHS
Children of J. R. and V. B. Freeman:
Oct. 28th 1842 born --- James Rukins Freeman.
Nov. 24th 1845 born --- Valeria Blanche McCants.
March 2nd 1867 born --- Gustavus Adolphus Scott Freeman.
Aug. 20th 1868 born --- William Emmett Freeman ,
Dec. 4th 1870 born --- James Rukins Freeman, Jr.
March 7th 1872 born --- Blanche Beatrice Freeman.
September, 20th 1873 born --- Mabel Imogene Freeman..
March 29th 1875 Born -- Sarah Maria Lilliam Freeman.
Minnie Ernestine Freeman born March 15th 1878.
Thomas McCants Freeman Born January 12th 1880.
Zachie David Freeman Born October 7th 1882.
Junius Clarence Freeman Born January 16, 1885.
Edwin Scott Freeman Born Jan. 23rd 1887.
"Baby" Freeman Jan. 14, 1890.
Zachariah Canty Freeman was born January 11th 1816 (Father of J. R.)
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Children of Z. C. and S. A. Freeman:
Sue Beatrice Freeman was born June 26th 1840
Alice Pamelia Freeman was born July 26th, 1841
James Rukins Freeman was born Oct. 28th 1842
Catherine Arick Freeman was born May 17th 1845.
David McCants born South Carolina Nov. 18th 1781 (father of V. B. McCants).
Lurline Valeria Richardson, Thursday, June 8, 1905, 11:25 P.M. at Hickory
Hill.
George Livingaton Richardson, Thursday, July 11, 1907, 9:30 P.M. at Hickory
Hill.
Mona Lurline Richardson, Jan. 8th, 1933 at Marshall, Texas.
Mary Gene Richardson Aspin, Sep. 18, 1941 at Vanderbilt University, Nashvilla,
Tennessee.
Eric David Aspin (adopted son of E. S. & L. R. Aspin) born Sept. 26, 1945 in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
DEATHS
David McCants died Jan. 4th 1864 aged 82 years.
Newspaper clipping: Died. McCants-- On Wednesday, July 25, 1877 at 11 1/2 P.M.
Maria Y. Livingston -wife of the late David McCants.
Junius Clarence Freeman Died June 10th 1865.
Newspaper clipping: We regret to chronicle the death of the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Freeman, which occurred a few days since at their
residence in this parish. July 14, 1890.
Thomas McCants Freeman died April 4th 1899.
James R. Freeman Sr. Died Nov 9th 1928.
James R. Freeman Jr. Died Jun; 16th 1934, Saturday, at 1:00 P.M.
Malvina Imogene McCants Died May 24, 1937 at Hickory Hill home of her sister,
Mrs. J. R. Freeman --- age 93 years.
Z. C. Freeman died Nov. 18th, 1873.
Alice P. Freeman died Aug. 27 - 1846.
Catherine A. Prep-An died July 25th 1849
Anna Maria McCants died 18th Dec. 1942.
Constantia Rafaella McC. died Feb. 10th 1854.
William Scott McCants died near Franklin Ten. 4th March 1862 Company E Scotts
Regiment La. Mounted Men.
Gustavus Adolphus Scott Freeman -- Died Feb. 28, 1948 at his home in
Collinston, LA. Buried in Collinston. Age 81 years lacking 2 days.
Minnie Ernestine Freeman Matthews (Mrs. Otis Matthews) -- March 8, 1923.
Blanche Valeria McCants Freeman -- Saturday, April 29th, 1939. Age 93 yrs, 5
months 5 days.
George Greely Richardson -- Sunday, May 19, 1907.
Lillian Sarah Maria Freeman Kemp --- Nov. 31st 1948. Age 73.
Zachariah David Freeman -- Thursday, April 14, 1932. 48 yrs, 6 mo. 5 days.
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Newspaper Clipping: IDENTIFIED: The body of the man found drowned at the
head of Pleasant street on Tuesday, has been identified as that of Junius
McCantz, secretary of the Grain Trimmers Benevolent Association. Mr. McCantz
left his home, corner Louisiana Avenue and Prytania street, last
Sunday morning and was last seen alone at two o'clock Sunday afternoon.
It is believed that he stooped over the edge of the wharf to get a drink of
water out of the river and lost his balance and fell overboard. His head
striking a pile he was knocked insensible and unable to save himself. This
theory would account for the contusions found on the head of the drowned man.
(This is Junius C. McCants of New Orleans - no date given).
Newspaper Clipping: McCants Of 4304 Bienville street, on Thursday, January 21,
1943, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., Helen Minerva Anderson, wife of the late Junius
C. McCants, mother of Junius Walter McCants, sister of Mrs. Eva Dorsey Grey,
grandmother of Mrs. C. E. Griffith and Junius Clarence McCants of U.S.N., and
great-grandmother of Jean Griffith. Aged 83 years, a native of Wilmington,
Del. And a resident of New Orleans for the past 70 years. Funeral, Saturday,
January 23, 1943, from Jacob Schoen and Son, 3827 Canal street, the Rev. James
R. Bullock of Canal Street Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment in
Cypress Grove cemetery.
McCANTS RECORD
This record was copied by Lurline Richardson (Mrs. Eric S. Aspin), 5536
Belmont Ave., Cincinnati 24, Ohio, and submitted to the Society March,
1961. It is on loose ragged pages found in the J. R. Freeman-Blanche McCants
Bible. The pages are from an older smaller Bible. It was probably originally
owned by Blanche McCants Freeman's mother, Maria Young Livingston and David
McCants.
The McKay girls of New Orleans were daughters of Malvina Althena Livingston,
sister of Maria Young Livingston McCants.
The last four death entries were made by Mabel F. Richardson, mother of
Lurline Richardson Aspin.
The first entry copied here was written all the way across the top of the
first page above the printed words, "Family Record."
BIRTHS
David McCants was born in the State of South Carolina 18th Nov. 1781.
R(obert) Y(oung) L(ivingston) McCants was born 15th July 1840 between 4 and 4
o'clock Wednesday morning. Was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Wheaton, Christ
Church, New Orleans.
Ann Maria McCants, born Sunday afternoon 8th August 1841.
William Scott McCants born between 3 and 4 o'clock Sunday morning, 25th
Sept. 1842. Baptized by the Rev. Mr. Ranney, Christ Church, New Orleans.
Malvina Imogene McCants born Sunday afternoon 4th February 1844. Baptized
by the Rev. Mr. Ranney, Christ Church, N. Orleans.
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Valeria Blanche McCants born Monday 24th November 1845. baptised by Rev. Dr.
Hawkes, Christ Church, N. Orleans.
Junius Clarence McCants born Sunday 14th March 1847 baptised by Rev. Dr.
Hawkes, Christ Church, N. Orleans.
Thomas Scott McCants born May 10, 1848. baptised by Rev. Hawkes, Christ
Church, N. 0.
Constantia Raffaella McCants Born November 1849. baptised by Rev. ?erville
Christ Church, New Orleans.
Wilhelmina Ernestine McCants born thursday 25th May 1853. baptised by the Rev.
Mr. Flagg, Trinity Church, New Orleans.
MARRIAGES
Thursday, Oct. 4th 1839. At the residence of the Hon. T. W. Scott by Rev. A.
D. Wooldridge, David McCants to Maria Y. Livingston.
Tuesday, Oct. 10th 1865 At the residence of Mrs. M. McCoy St. Helena parish by
the Rev. T. Clinton, R. Y. McCants to M. A. Collinsworth.
Thursday, March 1st 1866 At the residence of the brides Mother by the Rev. J.
Smedes, J. R. Freeman to V. B. McCants.
Newspaper Clipping: MACKNEELY-McCANTS -- On Monday, Jan. 11, at the residence
of Rev. Dr. Flinn, W. 0. B. Mackneely, of East Feliciana, to Miss W. E.
McCants, of New Orleans, youngest daughter of David McCants. No cards. Date,
handwritten: 1875.
Newspaper clipping (No date on this clipping but date of marriage was Jan. 3,
1860 in Christ Church records):
MARRIED: On Tuesday evening 3d inst., at Christ Church, by the Rev. Dr.
Leacock, Mr. Thomas S. McKneely, of East Feliciana, to Miss Texana M(aria)
McKay of this city. The newly wedded pair, and particularly the bride, whom we
have known since she was a little star, one of the three sister stars, just
twinkling above the horizon of life, have our heartiest wishes for a long,
prosperous and happy life. And in their circuit around the orbit of matrimony,
may the wedded ones be so blessed that, as we grow old, we shall still be able
to see little stars rising from the horizon of life to remind us of the three,
of which one, the fair Texana, has so happily taken her leave! Rep. Crescent.
Newspaper clipping: SIMMONS-McKAY -- On Wednesday, April 15, 1868, by Rev. G.
W. Stickney, Mr. Louis R. Simmons to Miss Virginia B. McKay, all of this city.
No cards.
DEATHS
Anna Maria McCants died Sunday morning 18th Dec. 1842.
Constantia Raffaella McCants died Friday Feb. 10th 1854.
William Scott McCants died near Franklin, Tennessee 4th March 1862, Company E.
Scott's Regiment, Louisiana Mounted Men. (First La. Cavalry under Col. John
Sims Scott).
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David McCants died Janus, 4th 1864 aged 82 years.
Blanche Beatrice Freeman Matthews died Feb. 21, 1927.
Minnie Ernestine Freeman Matthews died March 3rd 1923.
Zachariah David Freeman died April 14th 1932.
Blanche Valeria McCants Freeman -- Died April 29, 1939.
Age 93 yrs. 5 mo. 5 days.
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