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Emerson Francis MacDonell

Emerson Francis MacDonell

Male 1893 - 1963  (69 years)

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  • Name Emerson Francis MacDonell 
    Birth 21 Sep 1893  Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Jun 1963  Burial: Greenwood Cem., Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0247  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell,   b. 7 Jun 1855, lived in Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA & Lake Charles, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald 
    Family ID F0084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mildred Hoag,   b. 28 Mar 1900, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1992, Burial: Greenwood Cem., Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Phillip MacDonell,   b. 4 Oct 1927, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1977, Lake Arthur, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F0992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis (1893-1963)
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis (1893-1963)
    Individual photo was taken in Jennings, LA, about 1911, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark Collection by Jan Worthy.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855) & Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855) & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in the 1940's, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark Collection by Ann Fraser/Jan Worthy. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855) & Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855) & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence photo of the MacDonell Plantation sign in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in 2011, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855)& Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855)& Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in the late 1940's, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855) & Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855) & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in 2011, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855) & Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855) & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in the late 1940's, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855) & Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855) & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in 2011, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855) & Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855) & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence/ Pier photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in the late 1940's, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    MacDonell, John Angus 'Rice King' (b.1855) & Frances 'Aunt Frank' MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    MacDonell, John Angus "Rice King" (b.1855) & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation
    Farm/ Residence/ Pier photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in the 2011, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.
    Smith, William Dunham, Jr. & Jerry Smith & unidentified boy in hat & Charles 'Chuck' Smith & Kay Smith Ward & Doris 'Doe' Peterson Ribbeck & Patricia Smith Voorhies & Robert 'Bob' Peterson & Francis Howard Peterson (1921-1979)
    Smith, William Dunham, Jr. & Jerry Smith & unidentified boy in hat & Charles "Chuck" Smith & Kay Smith Ward & Doris "Doe" Peterson Ribbeck & Patricia Smith Voorhies & Robert "Bob" Peterson & Francis Howard Peterson (1921-1979)
    Farm/ Residence/ Group/ Water/ Pier photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in 1951, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.

    Included in the photo are (L-R) William Dunham Smith, Jr. & Jerry Smith & unidentified boy in hat & Charles "Chuck" Smith & Kay Smith Ward & Doris "Doe" Peterson Ribbeck & Patricia Smith Voorhies & Robert "Bob" Peterson & Francis Howard Peterson.
    Smith, William Dunham, Jr. & Jerry Smith & unidentified boy in hat & Charles 'Chuck' Smith & Kay Smith Ward & Doris 'Doe' Peterson Ribbeck & Patricia Smith Voorhies & Robert 'Bob' Peterson & Francis Howard Peterson (1921-1979)
    Smith, William Dunham, Jr. & Jerry Smith & unidentified boy in hat & Charles "Chuck" Smith & Kay Smith Ward & Doris "Doe" Peterson Ribbeck & Patricia Smith Voorhies & Robert "Bob" Peterson & Francis Howard Peterson (1921-1979)
    Farm/ Residence/ Group/ Water/ Pier photo of the MacDonell Plantation in Lake Arthur, LA, was taken in 1951, and came from the MacDonell/ Clark/ Peterson Collection by Kent Peterson. John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell & Frances "Aunt Frank" MacDonald MacDonell owned and operated the MacDonell Plantation which was built in 1855 by John Revlon, a wealthy Creole from New Orleans, LA. (See source notes for John Angus "Rice King" MacDonell.) The MacDonell Plantation was famous for production of rice, cotton, citrus fruit, and live stock. It was the site of many MacDonell family reunions. Also, the John Sayles' movie "Passion Fish" was filmed on site in 1992.

    Included in the photo are (L-R) William Dunham Smith, Jr. & Jerry Smith & unidentified boy in hat & Charles "Chuck" Smith & Kay Smith Ward & Doris "Doe" Peterson Ribbeck & Patricia Smith Voorhies & Robert "Bob" Peterson & Francis Howard Peterson.

    Documents
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis: Obituary of Emerson Francis MacDonell (1893-1963)
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis: Obituary of Emerson Francis MacDonell (1893-1963)
    Obituary was provided by Ann Frazer/Jan Worthy.

    Headstones
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis (1893-1963)
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis (1893-1963)
    Emerson Francis MacDonell (1893-1963); Greenwood Cemetery, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis (1893-1963)
    MacDonell, Emerson Francis (1893-1963)
    Emerson Francis MacDonell (1893-1963); military headstone in Greenwood Cemetery, Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Ann Fraser
      Jan Worthy:
      Obituary:
      Emerson MacDonell lived in Jennings, LA. He came to Jennings in 1910 with his family and later became the manager of the MacDonell Plantation located on the south side of Lake Arthur. He was a veteran of World War I and was active in the American Legion and Elks Lodge. He owned and operated the Capitol City Hardware Co., with his brother in Jennings.

      Source:
      Ann Fraser
      Jan Worthy:
      How We Became Southerners:
      In undated notes of Mary Katherine "Kitty" Clark (1892-1976), Kitty says John MacDonell and his wife Frances (Aunt Frank) lived in Ottumwa, IA, and he raised horses. John told the story that he met a man on a train one day... they talked...and he traded his car load of horses for a rice farm in Louisisana... When he did get to visit the rice farm, he called it Heaven. He had some trouble getting his wife and family to come there to live, but they did eventually. Until then he got my mother (Kitty's mother was Catherine Anne "Katie" MacDonell Clark, 1862-1942, by then a widow) to come to help him with the house and that's how we became Southerners.



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