Overton GATHERING 12/3/2011 Apparently there were people buried at Overton from the early 1820's up until the mid 1870's, which would make for a rather large cemetery, most of which is non-existent now. The original parish seat for Claiborne parish was the Overton Community. A saw mill and grist mill was established at the junction of Cooley Creek and Bayou Dorcheat. Over the next few years commercial traffic and Overton grew. The economic life of Minden centered around commerce on Bayou Dorcheat. Three separate landings on the bayou served the Minden community, and the city served as a shipping point for goods from much of the interior of North Louisiana. Before the War Between the States, warehouses and commercial buildings extended from more than a mile along the East bank of Bayou Dorcheat. In 1848 after being hit by two Yellow Fever epidemics, Overton lost the title as Claiborne Parish seat to the town of Athens.
| Judge R. Harmon Drew talks to group concerning family of RM Drew |
From Left: Drew White Judge Harmon Drew Jean Drew James Colvin Caldwell Drew Colvin Aiden Mealey Piper Mealey Amy Mealey Shari White Joyce Carey Judith Barrett Ward Dr. Terry Ward Reverend John Cannon
From left: Jean Drew Judge Harmon Drew Shari White James Colvin
From Right: Pastor John Cannon Dr. Terry Ward his wife, Judity Barrett Ward(went to schoo with 1967 MHS grads, finished out of state) James Colvin and his wife Caldwell Drew Colvin, MHS 1968The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments
Judge Harmon Drew
Allyn Drew Barrett(MHS 1944) and her daughter Judith Barrett Ward
Gravestone of Judge R. M. Drew placed in Minden City Cemetery
Perhaps the best picture in the group, the picture at the Old Minden Cemetery
Went with the group to Overton Saturday
saw the broken tombstone of Cordelia Remer, age 7, sister of Johnny, Joe, and Henry Inabnett's great grandmother, Georgia Remer Inabnett.
It was a pretty day. The Minister said a prayer on top of the bluff where the remaining tombstones exist.
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Subject:
Dr. John Andrew Jackson Inabnett married Georgia Missouri
Remer, September 1859
Dr. John Andrew Jackson INABNETT b. Charleston,
SC in 1834 and his wife Georgia Missouri (Remer) Inabnett b.
Abt. 1839 in New Orleans, LA. Married September 1859 in
Bossier Parish, LA. Lived in Bellevue, LA until late 1869 or
early 1870. Family is found in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
Dr. John Andrew Jackson Inabnett received his doctor's degree
from Louisiana State University in 1875. This family bought
land in Garland City, Miller Co., AR in 1885. I know they had
a daughter, Georgia M. Inabnett who was born in 1868 and died
in 1886. She is buried in Wilson Cemetery (on private
property) somewhere between Garland City and Genoa, AR. The
family probably moved about the time they bought the property
in Garland City, AR. We do not know when the wife, Georgia
Missouri (Remer) Inabnett died but Dr. John Inabnett is
listed as a physician and a widower in the 1900 Census for
Miller County. (this from Mrs. Brehm)
Dr. Terry Ward, married to Judith Barrett who is the daughter of Allyn Drew Barrett, and Allyn's husband, Harold Barrett.
Richard Drew Carey,
his granddaughter Piper Mealey,
Richard's daughter, Amy Carey Mealey,
Amy's son, Aiden Mealey, and
Joyce Humphries Carey, Richard's wife.
James Wiley Colvin, married to Margaret Caldwell Drew Colvin.
Caldwell's nephew Robert Drew White, and his wife, Shari Dickson White
. Richard Harmon Drew, Jr., his sweet wife Jean Talley Drew,
Ace photographer and all-around good sport: Rev. John Cannon, First United Methodist Church, Minden, LA.
Not pictured: Dr. Thomas Drew Carey, Organizer. took the photo
Jean and
Harmon Drew
1002 Broadway Street
Minden, LA 71055-3313
Phone: 318.377.6289
FAX:318.377.3685
Websites:
Band: www.harmondrew.com
Criminal LawBooks/Teaching: www.drewlawbooks.com
Went with the group to Overton Saturday Sa
the broken tombstone of Cordelia Remer, age 7, sister of Johnny, Joe, and Henry Inabnett's great grandmother, Georgia Remer Inabnett.
It was a pretty day. The Minister said a prayer on top of the bluff where the remaining tombstones exist.
tdc
Subject: Dr. John Andrew Jackson Inabnett married Georgia
Missouri Remer, September 1859
Dr. John Andrew Jackson INABNETT b. Charleston,
SC in 1834 and his wife Georgia Missouri (Remer) Inabnett b.
Abt. 1839 in New Orleans, LA. Married September 1859 in
Bossier Parish, LA. Lived in Bellevue, LA until late 1869 or
early 1870. Family is found in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
Dr. John Andrew Jackson Inabnett received his doctor's degree
from Louisiana State University in 1875. This family bought
land in Garland City, Miller Co., AR in 1885. I know they had
a daughter, Georgia M. Inabnett who was born in 1868 and died
in 1886. She is buried in Wilson Cemetery (on private
property) somewhere between Garland City and Genoa, AR. The
family probably moved about the time they bought the property
in Garland City, AR. We do not know when the wife, Georgia
Missouri (Remer) Inabnett died but Dr. John Inabnett is
listed as a physician and a widower in the 1900 Census for
Miller County. (this from Mrs. Brehm)
All everyone except 2, age 85, made it to the bluff
when
the first-time visitors saw the bluff front side, they were
in awe then we showed them how to get around to the north
side crawl up area still, it is slippery for the folks in
dress shoes, but some had them on. 
Broken tombstone of Lucien Bonner: daughter of J.L. Bonner and Sarah Reed Bonner and Granddaughter of Jane Hays Drew Reed. It is really shocking to see the tombstones broken up so badly, this done by dozers when I-20 was built. In present time, this would never happen I am told. Work stops when a cemetery is found and either the bodies are moved to another cemetery (at contractor's expense) or the road moves.
THE IMPRESSIVE OVERTON CEMETERY BLUFF
Repaired Tombstone of Richard M. Drew
Judge R. M. DREW 1828-1850
CORDELIA REMER died 7 years and 1 month old. Daughter of the River Boat Captain .
UNMARKED GRAVE
Dr. H. S. Newman of Warren Co. Pa. died August 1959, age 39 years. He was the doctor who treated little Cordelia Remer. When he died they buried him beside her. Today he sleeps in an unmarked grave. One day his tombstone showed up at Minden High School. No one knows how it got there. Today, it is at the D'orcheat Museum.
HILANDE INGALSBY, born in Warren Couny, Pa. according to Clif Cardin. He may have been born 28 Aug 1838 His stone has had repair work done on it when Ann Harlan toured the Cemetery several years ago.
Dr. Samuel Mays Grigsby was an in law of Dr. Glass
Born in South Carolina
This is tombstone in a small cemetery maintained by R.O. Machen and supported by family members. Dr. Samuel Mays Grigsby is GGG Grandfather to Harmon, Caldwell, Tom, Richard, Beth, and Katie. Flat Lick Cemetery is 17 miles north of Minden on Line Road just barely in Claiborne Parish. Dr. Grigsby and his wife Sarah Sally Green are buried in that cemetery, side by side. He/she are also the GG Grandparents of our cousin and high school classmate, Charles "Red-Eye" Grigsby and his deceased brother, Jerry. Charles is a Minister in Tennessee, close to Memphis. The son of the GGG Grandparents was Lemuel Grigsby and he is the common ancestor to Reverend Charles Grigsby and us. Lemuel had a son, also Dr. Samuel Mays Grigsby, 1860-1892. He was my Grandmother Drew's Father. Thanks to R.O. Machen and his son for taking care of this cemetery where his ancestors and ours are buried.
Submitted by Tom Carey
Wife ofDr. T. A. Glass Dr. Glass practicied medicine in Minden one hundred years ago.
R. M. Drew Recovery Crew