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| Frank Parkinson, of the Louisiana Confederate Guards, was an uncle of Cathy's g-grandmother. He lived in New Orleans and Ocean Springs, MS. |
| Confederate Guards, Company B This is to certify that F. R. Parkinson was duly elected a Member of the Company on this Company on the twenty-fourth day of April, 1861, and has properly qualified himself as such, being entitled to all the rights and privileges attached thereto. ___ Wood, Captain ___, Secretary New Orleans, ___ 8th, 1861 |
| My cousin, Dennis Hancock's wife, Cathy Crozat, shared the picture of Frank Parkinson, along with his CSA membeship certificate, shown below. Both the picture and the document are in excellent condition. I've included interesting information about some of Cathy's old New Orleans families, If you have a connection to any of these families, Cathy would like to hear from you! I'll pass along your message to her. Nancy |
| Cathy's g-grandmother was Jessie Campbell Handy Palfrey and Jessie's father, Thomas Hughes Handy, was originally from the Eastern shore of Maryland. He moved to New Orleans as a child; served in the Confederate Army and, eventually, became a sheriff in New Orleans under Governor Nicholls. He was involved in the fight to get the courts back; he bought the Sazerac Bar, and was responsible for the final recipe of the famous Sazerac drink! His wife, Cathy's g-g-grandmother, was Josie Campbell Handy, daughter of Dr. Thomas Campbell and Ethalinda McComb Campbell, who was originally from McComb, MS. They lived in Carrollton, LA, when it was first established. (Carrollton is now within the New Orleans city limits.) Some newspaper articles have been found in which Dr. Campbell was called "the father of Carrollton." He was a respected physician and was a surgeon in the CSA, appointed by Gov. Moore, leaving the army with the rank of Major. The McCombs have been traced back to Scotland and Cathy has information on them, as well as on the Handy family. Rev. Isaac W. K. Handy was a political prisoner at Fort Delaware during the Civil War. |
| Click on certificate to see a larger image. |
| Old New Orleans Families: Crozat, Campbell, Handy, McComb, Palfrey, Parkinson |
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| Photo of Crozat vault in St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery. Inscription is in French, two of the names are: Gaston Ernest Crozat and Edwin Ernest Crozat. Click on graphic to see photo. |
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