(this passage is from a family history typed up by one of my great-uncles. I only present here the information that I know to be accurate. There was more to this passage, but my findings prove a few things false or not quite right, so I ommitted those things.) 

Narcisse and Mary Francis Kerry lived off Hwy 119 in Central Louisiana approximately 3 miles west of Derry, LA and I-49 Hwy. They homesteaded 160 Acres of land approximately 2 miles off Hwy 119. History of the property is recorded in the court house in Natchitoches Parish. The first owner was Narcisse. Narcisse's children sold the land to Ace Beebe of Lena, LA in the mid 1940's for the sum of $10 per acre. Narcisse's daughter, Francis and husband, Wilson Basco, purchased a small part of the land.

Narcisse and Mary Francis built a large house on the property with a porch all around the house. Narcisse farmed some and raised live stock. Mary Francis and their son Arzene worked closely in raising cattle and hogs as soon as he was old enough. Arzene stayed with his parents until he married at the age of thirty. He was the last child to leave home. He helped his mother with the business. Narcisse let them run the business and retired.

Narcisse owned a white horse with one brown spot. He saddled this horse daily and visited.

Narcisse was a short man, approximately 5ft 10in tall. He had fair skin, light colored hair when he was young, and white as cotton when he was old. He always had a full head of hair. He almost never raised his voice. He agreed and listened well, and loved to tell good jokes.

He died at the home of Arzene and Louvenia, his wife, at the age of 94. He had stopped riding his horse and walked. He walked 3 miles a few days before his death to Arzene's home.

Narcisse and his wife separated approximately 4 to 6 years before her death and his. She moved in with her daughter, Francis Basco, where she died. He stayed with Pauline, Arzene, and Polite.

Narcisse is buried at the Gorum Cemetary in Gorum, LA.

It was rumored that Narcisse was Irish, though he spoke perfect French. There is information that one of his grandfathers was from Canada.

Narcisse was not educated at all. He could not read or write. The only place he ever traveled to was Natchitoches, La, 20 niles from his home.

(this passage is from a family history typed up by one of my great-uncles. I only present here the information that I know to be accurate. There was more to this passage, but my findings prove a few things false or not quite right, so I ommitted those things.) 

As a young man, Arzene farmed, raised livestock, and logged some. Before he married in 1930, he worked for his mother raising cows and hogs. In 1926, he purchased a new model-T for $500.00. The car could not be used much. All the roads were of dirt and for wagons only. The hills were steep too. The car was used very little.

He loved to hunt and wild game. He made cross ties for the railroad which sold for 30 cents each in the 1940's.

In the early 1940's, he did some Oil Pipe Line work in central Louisiana and the New Orleans areas. In the mid 1940's, he went to Baton Rouge and worked for Esso, Standard Oil, or Exxon Oil, where he retired in approximately 1959.

Arzene and Louvenia separated in 1949. Arzene remarried two more times. First to Kate and later to Daisy.

In about 1940, Arzene and Louvenia purchased 40 acres of land in Natchitoches Parish, approximately 3 miles wets on Hwy 119. The cost was about $400.00. The property was good for timber. They sold the timber for about $390.00 not too long after the purchase.

In about 1947, the couple moved the family from the 40 acre property to Baker, LA, where they lived until they separated. Arzene bought more acreage near Lena, LA and lived there until a few years before he died.

He died in 1979 and is buried in Baker, LA.

Arzene had no education. He could not read or write. He attended school just a few days, in a one room school located off Hwy 119 about 3 miles west of Derry. He remembered places and things better than average. He tried to serve in the millitary, but was refused.

He trucked, farmed, and raised cows. He taught his children to work hard to support the family. He believed all should help.