Oak Alley was a Southern plantation typical of those owned by many of our ancestors during the first half of the nineteenth century. Cotton plantations were even more common.

The Southern part of the United States thrived on sugar and cotton fields as much of it was sold to the Northern part of the United States where the mills were located.
 

OAK ALLEY PLANTATION

ECHOES FROM THE RIO GRANDE
written by John R. Peavey, details
his activities in law enforcement
along the border.

JOHN R. PEAVEY
came to the region of the Rio Grande from St. Louis, Mo. He married Susie Wells Cottingham on May 22, 1917 and they celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary in May 1977.

He spent 37 years in the law enforcement field which began in 1915, when he became a Deputy Sheriff in Cameron County. He spent three years as a Texas Ranger and later became an appraiser of real estate and cattle.