Enoch Barfield, Grant Parish, Louisiana

Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana

The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890

ENOCH J. BARFIELD

Enoch J. Barfield has been a prosperous planter of this parish for about

twenty years, but was born in Macon county, Ga., in 1842, to Jesse and Senith

(Taylor) Barfield, who were born in Duplin county, N. C., in 1813, and Georgia

in 1819, respectively. Their marriage was celebrated in Macon County, of the

latter State, and there they are still residing, the father engaged in tilling

the soil. He was with Gen. Scott in the Mexican War for a short time, and as

a man and citizen possesses many admirable traits. He is a son of Roger and

grandson of Barty Barfield, both of whom were born in South Carolina, the

former dying in the War of 1812, and the latter passing from life in Georgia,

when the subject of this sketch was eight years of age. He was of Scotch

Irish descent and in all probability served the American cause in the War of

the Revolution.

William Taylor, the maternal grandfather, was a North Carolinian, and died in

Georgia, a farmer.

The subject of this sketch is the fourth of eleven children, and received his

education in the common schools. In 1861 he put aside all personal

considerations to serve the Confederacy, enlisting in Company F, Twenty

seventh Georgia Infantry, serving in the Army of Virginia and fighting at

Pineville, Cold Harbor, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam (where he

was wounded), Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, the seven day's

fight around Richmond, Petersburg, and was then sent to Charleston, S. C., and

assisted in the defense of Fort Sumter, Fort Gregg, etc. From there he went

to Florida, where he was in one fight, after which he returned to Virginia,

and surrendered with Gen. Lee, then returned home.

After the war he spent two years in Mississippi, in 1868 went to Texas, and in

1869 came to Winn Parish, La., where he was married the same year to a lady

with whom he had been acquainted in Georgia, Mary, daughter of William and

Tabitha Taylor, who were born in Georgia, coming to Winn Parish in 1859. Mr.

Taylor died on the farm on which Mr. Barfield is residing, about 1880, his

wife being now a resident of Natchitoches Parish. Mrs. Barfield was born in

Macon county, Ga., and is the mother of thirteen children, seven of whom are

living. Mr. Barfield resided near Alexandria until 1870, and since then in

Grant Parish, and on his present farm since 1889, it comprising 360 acres, all

of which is the result of his own industry. His wife is an earnest member of

the Baptist Church.

Notes: 12-27-1998

Anyone having any information on the Barfield family please contact James D.

Taylor, (costfall@prodigy.net) , Irving Texas

My name is James D. Taylor and I have been researching my family tree

for the last 22 months and noticed the biographical sketch of Enoch J.

Barfield that was published on the internet.

Enoch was the husband of my great aunt Mary (Taylor) Barfield. He is

buried at the beautiful "Old Montgomery Cemetery" which my wife Nancy

and I visited for the first time last August.

Enoch obtained the farm mentioned in the biographical sketch from my

Great Grandmother Tabitha Taylor after the death of my great grandfather

William Taylor in 1880. William Taylor is also buried at the "Old

Montgomery Cemetery" (1 mile west of Montgomery, Louisiana).

William and Tabitha Taylor raised their 13 children on the above

mentioned farm until about 1889 when Enoch assumed the property and

later moved into Montgomery, Louisiana with his two sons Marion and

Jackson Barfield. Enoch and his two sons died in 1918 in Grant Parish.

Tabitha

Taylor died in 1914 at Ardmore, Ok and was buried at the remote

abandoned Hignight Cemetery just east of Ardmore.

I would be interested in any other knowledge anyone might have on Enoch and

the Barfield's/Taylor's and their descendants.

Also, I do know that James Henry Hickman-1897-1982 (husband of Joy Marie

Antee Hickman-1921-1975) was a grandson of Enoch J. Barfield.

Jim Taylor

Irving, Tx