D-7      Joseph Cole was born December 16, 1851 in Bayou Dubonne, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He was married to Denise Cole on October 10, 1892. He died April 28, 1905 in Hickory Flat, Calcasieu Parish, (now Allen Parish) Louisiana. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in DeRidder, Louisiana.

 

Denise Cole was born March 10, 1854 in Hickory Flat, Allen Parish, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Absalom Cole and Arthemese Augustine. She died in August, 1937 in Hickory Flat, Allen Parish, Louisiana. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, in DeRidder, Louisiana. Joseph and Denise had the following children:

 

             E-1       William Cole was born January 22, 1872. He died April 6, 1915.

 

             E-2       Matilda Cole was born May 18, 1874. She was married to John Ihles. She died October 27, 1905.


                          John Ihles. John and Matilda had the following children:

 

                          F-1       Conrad Ihles.

 

                          F-2       Herman Ihles.

 

                          F-3       Iva Ihles.

 

                          F-4       Flossie Ihles. She was married to Cunningham.

 

Cunningham. and Flossie had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Juanita Cunningham.

 

             E-3       Emily Cole was born April 20, 1876. She was married to J. M. “Tobe” Hanchey. She died January 31, 1972. She was buried in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder, Louisiana.

 

J. M. “Tobe” Hanchey was born December 19, 1870. His occupation was building contractor. He died September 30, 1959. He was buried in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder, Louisiana. Tobe and Emily had the following children:

 

                          F-1       Mae Hanchey was born May 1, 1896 in Mittie, Louisiana. She was married to Leonard A. Ford on November 12, 1913.

 

Leonard A. Ford was born April 11, 1893. He was the son of John D. Ford and Emma Spears. His occupation was salesman. He died May 19, 1947. He is buried in Oakdale, Louisiana.

 

                                       G-1      Leonard Clyde Ford, Sr. was born November 8, 1914 in Beauregard, Louisiana. He was married to Fern Howell. His occupation was public school teacher and supervisor in Allen Parish, Louisiana.

 

Fern Howell. She was the daughter of Seaborne Howell and Glarenda Samantha Johnson. Leonard and Fern had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Leonard Clyde Ford, Jr. was born December 2, 1951 in Alexandria, Louisiana. He was married to Connie Broussard on March 11, 1982.

 

Connie Broussard was born December 26, 1954 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Kirby Ray Broussard and Edith Pelafigue. Leonard and Connie had the following children:

 

                                                                 I-1        Christopher Len Ford was born April 5, 1883 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

 

                                                    H-2      Gregory Ford.

 

                                       G-2      Verone Ford was born February 18, 1918 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. She was married to William J. “Bill” Dodd.

 

William J. “Bill” Dodd. His occupation was public school teacher and Louisiana Superintendent of Education. Bill and Verone had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      William F. Dodd. He was married to Rene Russell.

 

Rene Russell. William and Rene had the following children:

 

                                                                 I-1        William S. Ford.

 

                                                                 I-2        Katherine Ford.

 

                                                    H-2      Bruce Dodd. He was married to (1)Martha Dominigue. He was married to (2)Janis Simmeaux.

 

(1)Martha Dominigue. Bruce and Martha had the following children:

 

                                                                 I-1        Elizabeth Ann Dodd.


                                                                 (2)Janis Simmeaux.

 

                                       G-3      Doris Ford. She was married to J. Wayne Medley.

 

J. Wayne Medley. Wayne and Doris had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Verone Denise Medley. She was married to Steve Travis.

 

Steve Travis. Steve and Verone had the following children:

 

                                                                 I-1        Laurene Denise Travis.

 

                                                    H-2      Cara Medley.

 

                          F-2       Ollie Hanchey was born in 1899. She was married to (1)Arthur Herrin. She was married to (2)Grady Killman.


                                       (1)Arthur Herrin.

 

(2)Grady Kilman, Sr. Grady and Ollie had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Grady Kilman, Jr.

 

                          F-3       Lillie Hanchey. She was married to Ferney A. Moore, Sr.

 

Ferney A. Moore, Sr. Ferney and Lillie had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Ferney A. Moore, Jr.

 

 

                          F-4       Leo Harmon Hanchey was born in 1903. He was married to (1)Audrey Bilbo. He was married to (2)Archie Maud Williamson.


                                       (1)Audrey Bilbo. Leo and Audrey had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Milton Joseph Cormier was born in 1926. He was adopted by Audrey’s second husband and took his name. His occupation was a doctor.

 

(2)Archie Maud Williamson. Leo and Maud had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Carl Harmon Hanchey was born May 30, 1936 in Oakdale, Louisiana. He was married to Sharon Brown on May 13, 1960. His occupation was an attorney.

 

Sharon Brown was born May 24, 1942 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Sammie H. Brown and Melba Cruvant. Her occupation was a public school teacher. Carl and Sharon had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Lisa Diane Hanchey was born December 29, 1961 in Fort Polk, Louisiana.

 

                                                    H-2      David Harmon Hanchey was born April 16, 1963 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

                                       G-2      Eugene Curtis Hanchey was born October 15, 1938 in Oakdale, Louisiana. He was married to Betty Page Richard. His occupation was a pubic school teacher.

 

Betty Page Richard. Eugene and Betty had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Debbie Hanchey.

 

                                                    H-2      Susan Hanchey.

 

                                                    H-3      Tammy Hanchey.

 

                                                    H-4      Laurie Hanchey.

 

                                       G-3      Emily Jane Hanchey was born November 16, 1944. She was married to Mark McCune.

 

Mark McCune. Mark and Emily had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Michelle McCune.

 

                                                    H-2      Steven McCune.

 

                          F-5       Russell Curtis “Tobe” Hanchey was born in DeRidder. He was married to Edith Craft. He died in 1975.

 

                          F-6       Orville Hanchey was born in DeRidder. He was married to Stephanie Fournet. His occupation was head of the Art Department at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana for 23 years. The University’s 2500 square foot Art Gallery is named in honor of him.

 

Stephanie Fournet. Orville and Stephanie had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Jackie Hanchey.

 

                                       G-2      Jimmy Hanchey.

 

             E-4       Erastus Cole was born July 28, 1878. He was married to Tressie Kearney. He died March 3, 1956.

 

             E-5       Gustavus “Gus” Cole was born August 22, 1880 in Reeves, Louisiana. He died December 13, 1970. He was buried in Dry Creek Cemetery in Dry Creek, Louisiana.

 

Bertha Miller. Bertha Miller was born January 24, 1887. She died August 17, 1983 in DeRidder, Louisiana. She was buried in Dry Creek Cemetery in Dry Creek, Louisiana. Gus and Bertha had the following children:

 

                          F-1       Gladys Amanda Cole was born March 1, 1907. She was married to J. Grady Youngblood on October 18, 1936.

 

J. Grady Youngblood. He was the son of Robert Youngblood and Bertha Brown.

 

                          F-2       Murrell Gustavus Cole was born February 9, 1909. He was married to Inez Nixon. He died February 5, 1974. He was buried in Dry Creek Cemetery in Dry Creek, Louisiana.

 

                          F-3       Mansel Sherman Cole, Sr. was born September 27, 1911. He was married to Marion Winn.


                                       Marion Winn. Mansel and Marion had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Mansel Sherman Cole, Jr.

 

                          F-4       Marshall Eugene Cole was born December 4, 1913. He was married to Iva Jean Iles.


                                       Iva Jean Iles. Marshall and Iva had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Ronald Marshall Cole was born February 10, 1943. He was married to Charlotte .

 

Charlotte . Ronald and Charlotte had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Peyton Cole.

 

                          F-5       Ray Leon Cole was born January 28, 1917. He died May 12, 1956.

 

                          F-6       Ollie Cole was born March 11, 1921 in Reeves, Louisiana. She was married to Joseph Beuron Payne in Dodson, Louisiana. He was the son of Joseph Braxton Payne and Della Elizabeth Gaar. He died April 8, 1963. Joseph and Ollie had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Joan Adele Payne was born October 26, 1948. She was married to Allan Hauser on December 28, 1974.

 

Allan Hauser. Allan and Joan had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Allen Beuron Hauser was born December 13, 1976.

 

                                                    H-2      Marie Elizabeth Hauser was born March 23, 1979.

 

                          F-7       Genevieve Cole was born February 9, 1923. She was married to Lee Nichols.


                                       Lee Nichols. Lee and Genevieve had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Logan Lee Nichols was born April 6, 1948. He was married to Christine Broussard.

 

Christine Broussard. Logan and Christine had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Ashley Nichols.

 

                                                    H-2      Leslie Nichols.

 

                                       G-2      Genny Lynn Nichols.

 

                          F-8       George Harold Cole was born August 25, 1925. He was married to Elizabeth Mire.

 

             E-6       Nettie Cole was born November 8, 1882. She was married to Simon Bilbo. She died December 8, 1918.


                          Simon Bilbo. Simon and Nettie had the following children:

 

                          F-1       Alphonse Bilbo.

 

                          F-2       Jewel Bilbo.

 

             E-7       Ollie Cole was born in 1885. He died in 1938.

 

             E-8       Conrad Cole was born in 1887. He was married to Inez Ihles. He died about 1940.


                          Inez Ihles. Conrad and Inez had the following children:

 

                          F-1       Ray Cole.

 

                          F-2       Rue Cole.

 

             E-9       Arthemise Cole was born on Mar 6, 1876 in Dry Creek, Calcasieu Parish, (now Beauregard Parish) Louisiana. She was married to Pleasant Wilbur “P.W.” West on June 20, 1907. She died on Apr. 2, 1941 in DeRidder, Louisiana. She was buried in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder Beauregard Parish, Louisiana..

 

Pleasant Wilbur “P.W.” West was born on Nov. 16, 1876 in Newton Co., Texas. He died on May 27, 1966 in DeRidder, Louisiana. He was buried in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. P.W. and Arthemese had the following children:

 

                          F-1       Eleanor Denise West was born September 11, 1912 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. She was married to Theodore Lloyd “Teddy” Berry, Sr. on August 16, 1929 in Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana. She died May 20, 2001 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. She is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

 

Theodore Lloyd “Teddy” Berry, Sr. was born July 31, 1907 in Woodworth, Calcasieu Parish, (now Allen Parish) Louisiana. He was the son of William Walton Berry and Sarah Maudie Brown. He died November 1, 1986 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. Teddy and Denise had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      living

 

                                       G-2      Richard West “Dick” Berry, Sr. was born on November 7, 1936 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. He attended and graduated from Leesville High School, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 1954. He attended McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. He is listed on the 1960 U.S. Federal Census in Kaplan, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. He is listed on the 1970-2000 U.S. Federal Census in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. He was married to (1) Nancy Bybee. He was married to (2) Patricia Genius Hanchey on June 29, 1956 in Orange, Texas.

 

(1)Nancy Bybee was born on December 25, 1935. She attended Leesville High School, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. She attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. She married (2) Abraham Cyrus Steiner in 1958. Richard West Berry and Nancy Bybee had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Denise Steiner was born on February 9, 1953. She attended and graduated from Shades Valley High School, Birmingham, Alabama in 1970.. She attended and graduated from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1974. At the Univ. of Alabama, she pledged and was initiated into Sigma Delta Tau. She attended and graduated from Georgia State Law School, Atlanta, Georgia in 1993. In 2002, she was appointed Magistrate Court Judge in Brunswick, Georgia. She appears on the 1980 and 1990 Census in Atlanta, Georgia. She appears on the 2000 Census in St. Simons Island, Georgia. She married Eddie Esserman in 1991 in Bellagio, Italy.


                                                                 Eddie Esserman.

 

                                                                 I-1        Hannah Morgan Esserman was born on Mar 2, 1998.

 

(2) Patricia Genius “Pat” Hanchey was born on January 21, 1937 at her grandparents house, Frank and Emma Genius in Kinder, Allen Parish, Louisiana. She spent her younger years in Oberlin and Kinder, Allen Parish, Louisiana. She attended and graduated from LaGrange High School, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana in 1955 . She attended McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. She is listed on the 1960 U.S. Federal Census in Kaplan, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. She is listed on the 1970-2000 U.S. Federal Census in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. Dick and Patricia had the following children:

 

                                                    H-2      Richard West “Dicky” Berry, Jr. was born on Mar. 9, 1957 at Bryd War Memorial Hospital in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 1964. He attended and graduated from Leesville High School, Vernon Parish, Leesville, Louisiana in 1975 . He attended Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana from Sep 1975 through Feb. 1976. He attended Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana from Sep. 1976 through Aug. 1979. At Northwestern, he pledged Gamma Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order and was initiated February 5, 1977. He was elected At Large member of the Vernon Parish Democratic Executive Committee from 1975 to 1979. He was elected at age 18, one of the first 18 year olds elected to public office in the State of Louisiana. He was elected At Large member of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee, District 103, from 1979 to 1983. He was listed on the 1990 Federal Census in Orlando, Florida. He was listed on the 2000 Federal Census in Stockbridge, Clayton Co., Georgia. He served in the following weddings: Jimmy and Sonia Funderburk, usher; Gerald and MaryJo McCain, usher; Ronald and Debbie Fertitta, usher; Tim and Carolyn Gravette, usher; Randy and Virginia Berry, groomsman; Bubba and Amy Sexton, groomsman; Danny and Karen Montgomery, best man; Will and Karen Anderson, best man, and Jimmy and Marty Berry, best man.

 

                                                    H-3      James Lloyd “Jimmy” Berry was born on June 11, 1958 at Bryd War Memorial Hospital in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. He attended and graduated from Leesville High School, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 1976. He attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. He attended and graduated from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. At Northwestern, he pledged Gamma Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order and was initiated in the fall of 1977. He married Marty DeBlieux. on April 21, 1989 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana.


                                                                 Marty DeBlieux.

 

                                                                 I-1        James Hertzog Berry was born on October 17, 1991.

 

                                                                 I-2        Matthew West Berry was born on August 26, 1994.

 

                                                    H-4      Lisa Gay Berry was born on June 13, 1961 at Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. She was baptized in 1971 at Grace Southern Methodist Church, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. She attended and graduated from Leesville High School, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 1979. She attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. She attended and graduated from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She attended and graduated from Northwestern State University in 1992 with Masters Degree in Education. She was Elementary School Teacher of the Year for Vernon Parish in 2001. She married (1)Michael Chapman on December 7, 1983 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. She married (2)Greg Franklin on December 16, 1989 at Holly Groove Methodist Church in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.


                                                                 (1) Michael Chapman

 

                                                                 I-1        Tiffany Michelle Chapman Franklin was born on May 5, 1984 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. She was baptized at First United Methodist Church in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. She attended and graduated from Anacoco High School in Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana in 2002. She attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. At Louisiana Lafayette, she pledged and was initiated into Phi Mu Sorority.


                                                                 (2) Greg Franklin.

 

                                       G-3      Robert Donald Berry was born January 29, 1943 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. He attended and graduated from Leesville High School in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. He died in 1971 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

 

                                       G-4      living

 

                          F-2       Madeline Doris West was born on Dec. 29, 1916 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. She was married to Harry Paul Thompson, Sr.

 

Harry Paul Thompson, Sr. Harry and Madeline had the following children:

 

                                       G-1      Harry Paul Thompson, Jr. was born June 2, 1936 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

 

                                       G-2      Matilda West “Tillie” Thompson was born May 11, 1945 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. She was married to David Lutcher Baer was born June 5, 1965 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

 

David Lutcher Baer was born October 4, 1939 in San Francisco, California. David and Tillie had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Elizabeth Madeleine Baer was born September 26, 1966 in San Francisco, California.

 

                                                    H-2      Robert Paul Baer was born November 24, 1967 in San Francisco, California.

 

                                                    H-3      Susan Denise Baer was born May 10, 1970 in San Francisco, California.

 

                                       G-3      Eleanor Susan “Suzie” Thompson was born November 21, 1949 in Jasper, Texas. She was married to Philip Sterling Mayeaux on April 16, 1977 in Jasper, Texas.

 

Philip Sterling Mayeaux was born July 21, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida. Philip and Suzie had the following children:

 

                                                    H-1      Michael Phillip Mayeaux was born October 27, 1980 in Jasper, Texas.

 

                                                    H-2      Ryan West Mayeaux was born August 5, 1982 in Jasper, Texas.

 

                          F-3       Lucille Matilda West was born on May 11, 1923 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. She was married to Robert Nichols.

 

             E-10     Murphy Cole was born in 1891. He died in 1918 in World War I.

 

             E-11     Edwin Jay Cole was born October 15, 1897. He was married to May Bailey. He died March 9, 1967.

 

             E-12     Guy Cole was born March 18, 1900. He was married to Minnie Chapman. He died November 27, 1960.