Laura was Henry Sherman's third child. Her mother was Wilhelmina M. Willhaven, Henry's second wife. Henry died just a few years after Laura was born, and her mother remarried soon after. Both Laura and her half-sister, Genevieve Lillian, were raised by their step-mother and the man she married, James W. Hulbert. The family moved to Illinois, where she met George W. Remage, a former Civil War surgeon 28 years her senior. Following her marriage to George, the couple lived in Jennings, Louisiana, in a home named Magnolia. Laura and George had no children together.
Laura remained in Jennings after George passed away and ran the rice farm she then owned. Later in life, Laura developed dementia. One of her half-brothers traveled from California to Jennings, where he made sure she had a will drawn up to primarily benefited him and his family, then asked the court to declare her incompetent. The court made the declaration, and Laura's step-brother had her placed in a New Orleans facility for the insane. She died there about five years later. When her remaining half-siblings learned of the will they successfully challenged it in court. All of her half-siblings benefited quite well from the will, as did virtually everyone else who had any sort of professional relationship with her after she developed dementia (doctor, attorney, etc.). She was buried next to her husband. May she rest in well-deserved peace.
Laura remained in Jennings after George passed away and ran the rice farm she then owned. Later in life, Laura developed dementia. One of her half-brothers traveled from California to Jennings, where he made sure she had a will drawn up to primarily benefited him and his family, then asked the court to declare her incompetent. The court made the declaration, and Laura's step-brother had her placed in a New Orleans facility for the insane. She died there about five years later. When her remaining half-siblings learned of the will they successfully challenged it in court. All of her half-siblings benefited quite well from the will, as did virtually everyone else who had any sort of professional relationship with her after she developed dementia (doctor, attorney, etc.). She was buried next to her husband. May she rest in well-deserved peace.
Laura was Henry Sherman's third child. Her mother was Wilhelmina M. Willhaven, Henry's second wife. Henry died just a few years after Laura was born, and her mother remarried soon after. Both Laura and her half-sister, Genevieve Lillian, were raised by their step-mother and the man she married, James W. Hulbert. The family moved to Illinois, where she met George W. Remage, a former Civil War surgeon 28 years her senior. Following her marriage to George, the couple lived in Jennings, Louisiana, in a home named Magnolia. Laura and George had no children together.
Laura remained in Jennings after George passed away and ran the rice farm she then owned. Later in life, Laura developed dementia. One of her half-brothers traveled from California to Jennings, where he made sure she had a will drawn up to primarily benefited him and his family, then asked the court to declare her incompetent. The court made the declaration, and Laura's step-brother had her placed in a New Orleans facility for the insane. She died there about five years later. When her remaining half-siblings learned of the will they successfully challenged it in court. All of her half-siblings benefited quite well from the will, as did virtually everyone else who had any sort of professional relationship with her after she developed dementia (doctor, attorney, etc.). She was buried next to her husband. May she rest in well-deserved peace.
Laura remained in Jennings after George passed away and ran the rice farm she then owned. Later in life, Laura developed dementia. One of her half-brothers traveled from California to Jennings, where he made sure she had a will drawn up to primarily benefited him and his family, then asked the court to declare her incompetent. The court made the declaration, and Laura's step-brother had her placed in a New Orleans facility for the insane. She died there about five years later. When her remaining half-siblings learned of the will they successfully challenged it in court. All of her half-siblings benefited quite well from the will, as did virtually everyone else who had any sort of professional relationship with her after she developed dementia (doctor, attorney, etc.). She was buried next to her husband. May she rest in well-deserved peace.
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