seeking names and comments from people who once lived at Rochelle
We are currently seeking names and comments from people who once lived at Rochelle. Thie saw mill town was once located on the MOP railroad near Georgetown, LA., about 40 miles north of Alexandria, LA and 60 miles south of Monroe, LA. The mille closed in 1945 and reopened at Joyce ,La., near Winnfield, LA.
Hi – I have never lived in Rochelle but remember the town well, having
been born and raised in Urania. But my reason for writing is that I have
downloaded most, if not all the names of members of Little River Masonic
Lodge andthe Royal Arch Chapter there. A lot of biological information is contained.
Write me and let’s see if you can use any of the infoprmation.
E. Forrest Cook efcook71480@yahoo.com
Hi Joe: In your article about Son evans, JD Laseon was the cab driver that was hit by the train.
My brother Jr. Griffin was asked to ride with them But was busy , the drove to the crossing and
was Killed. I hope this helps to sat the records straight.
Lyndal Griffin contact me at cajunjim1@ yahoo.com
my greatgrandmother was Granny Carter the postmaster at Rochelle.I have the type writer she used at the Rochelle post office.I would like to know more about her if anyone knows
I was born in Rochelle in 1930. My dad (Wim Tooke) was a a bookkeeper for Tremont Lumber Co. and worked in the General(?) office. We moved from Rochelle to Jena in about 1939 or 1940. We lived in a house on the street where the Catholic Church was on the corner. Some of our neighors on the street were: the Giteaus(?sp) and their grand-daughter, Pat, the Letsons (he was manager at the office), Vera and Lawrence(I may have never known their last name–at that time friends of our parents were just called, “Miss Vera” or “Mr. Lawrence”, etc.) For a period of time, Mr. Lawrence would sing on a radio station in Alexandria on Sunday afternoons. Also, there was a time when my aunt, Hazel Butler, who lived in Jena would whistle on the radio station. Other neighbors were the W. E. Moores, the Abels (Mrs. Abel was my fourth grade teacher), and I remember there were two Moss families (father and son). Later Fred
Neal lived on the same block. One of my classmates, Fred
Downs and his family lived at the corner and another,
Earl Killingsworth and his family lived nearby.
Killingsworth’s family lived near the corner.
My Father in Law grew up in Rochelle. His Father worked at the saw mill. I have been trying to gather as many photos of the mill as I can for him. He is now in his early 80’s and lives in Hodge, LA
My Father was born in Rochelle on June, 1906…I don’t have the day of the month of his birth. If anyone out there knew John Thomas White please send an email to teefrtwo@yahoo.com. I just want to say “Happy Father’s Day” DAD even though you are no longer with us, we remember you always. Love You
My name is Wanda Jones Batiste, my family and I are researching our family background. Our great grandparents were Stella and Oscar Jones. My grandmother’s name was Gloria Mae Jones. Her and her siblings moved to Alexandria, at a young age and we do not have much information about Rochelle La.. If you all can point us in the direction of anyone with the information please do. It is very important to introduce our children to their family history. thanks.
My father, Carl Phillips, was born in Rochelle on May 19th, 1927. My grandfather, Lannie Phillips, was from Eros but had moved the family to Rochelle when he got a job at Tremont. Daddy said that he thinks they moved back to Eros when he was about four. I would love to hear from anyone who knew my grandparents, Mattie and Lannie Phillips and their children, Gene, Wilda and Carl.
Several years back, Daddy and his sisters drove back to Rochelle to see if there was anything there that they might recognize. They didn’t find any buildings but were able to locate the cemetery.
Please, if you have any additional information about Rochelle and the people who lived there, email me at i20east@gmail.com.
My father was raised in Rochelle. His name was Lonzo Bruce. He took us out there a few times when I was a kid and he could remember just where everything used to be. I have always been interested in finding out mor about the town. Hi sister Mary Bruce Smith lived in Winfield and I had no idea that the saw mill there had been moved there from Rochelle. Most of my dads family including my grand parents are buried close by n the Georgetown Cemetary. Thanks for posting.
Used to live in Winnfield. I wish I had heard about this back then, I love exploring places like that.
I would like to find out more about Rochelle also. My grandfather, Fred Bandy, married a woman with the last name of Arrington there, before he married my grandmother. Her name was Mary Arrington, and she died in childbirth, along with the baby. I also found something from the Little River Lodge, #341 that shows my grandfather joined there on May 18, 1912. I’d like to find out more about the area, and the woman’s family if anyone knows who the family might be.
Thanks, and you can email me at Nancye1962@gmail.com.