Born Ella Wilder; possibly the daughter of Joseph and Selina Wilder of Caddo parish. On February 18, 1872, she married William Armstrong Pleasants.
There are no dates on her headstone, however obituaries listed her as a survivor in 1898, however she had passed away by the 1903 death of her husband.
William A. was born and raised in Henrico, Virginia, the son of Edwin C. Pleasants and his wife, Indiana. William would serve in the CSA in Company 1st, Virginia 1st Co. Howitzers Light Artillery Battery on 07 Mar 1862 enlisting at the age of 20.
1880 US FEDERAL CENSUS for Shreveport, Caddo parish, Louisiana:
PLEASANTS, W. A. - white, male, age 38; occupation: clerk in store, married, birthplace: Virginia.
PLEASANTS, Ella - white, female, age 27; occupation: keeps house, married, birthplace: Louisiana.
HALL, Sarah - black, female, age 25; occupation: servant/cook; birthplace: Texas.
There are no dates on her headstone, however obituaries listed her as a survivor in 1898, however she had passed away by the 1903 death of her husband.
William A. was born and raised in Henrico, Virginia, the son of Edwin C. Pleasants and his wife, Indiana. William would serve in the CSA in Company 1st, Virginia 1st Co. Howitzers Light Artillery Battery on 07 Mar 1862 enlisting at the age of 20.
1880 US FEDERAL CENSUS for Shreveport, Caddo parish, Louisiana:
PLEASANTS, W. A. - white, male, age 38; occupation: clerk in store, married, birthplace: Virginia.
PLEASANTS, Ella - white, female, age 27; occupation: keeps house, married, birthplace: Louisiana.
HALL, Sarah - black, female, age 25; occupation: servant/cook; birthplace: Texas.
Born Ella Wilder; possibly the daughter of Joseph and Selina Wilder of Caddo parish. On February 18, 1872, she married William Armstrong Pleasants.
There are no dates on her headstone, however obituaries listed her as a survivor in 1898, however she had passed away by the 1903 death of her husband.
William A. was born and raised in Henrico, Virginia, the son of Edwin C. Pleasants and his wife, Indiana. William would serve in the CSA in Company 1st, Virginia 1st Co. Howitzers Light Artillery Battery on 07 Mar 1862 enlisting at the age of 20.
1880 US FEDERAL CENSUS for Shreveport, Caddo parish, Louisiana:
PLEASANTS, W. A. - white, male, age 38; occupation: clerk in store, married, birthplace: Virginia.
PLEASANTS, Ella - white, female, age 27; occupation: keeps house, married, birthplace: Louisiana.
HALL, Sarah - black, female, age 25; occupation: servant/cook; birthplace: Texas.
There are no dates on her headstone, however obituaries listed her as a survivor in 1898, however she had passed away by the 1903 death of her husband.
William A. was born and raised in Henrico, Virginia, the son of Edwin C. Pleasants and his wife, Indiana. William would serve in the CSA in Company 1st, Virginia 1st Co. Howitzers Light Artillery Battery on 07 Mar 1862 enlisting at the age of 20.
1880 US FEDERAL CENSUS for Shreveport, Caddo parish, Louisiana:
PLEASANTS, W. A. - white, male, age 38; occupation: clerk in store, married, birthplace: Virginia.
PLEASANTS, Ella - white, female, age 27; occupation: keeps house, married, birthplace: Louisiana.
HALL, Sarah - black, female, age 25; occupation: servant/cook; birthplace: Texas.
Gravesite Details
Grave had been a bedstead style; has "footboard" propped up against main monument base. No dates on monument.
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