Lawyer and newspaper editor.
Post-war dry goods merchant.
Son of Allen S. Angevine and Maria Harriet (Warren) Angevine. Husband of Missouri Mayhew Angevine.
Captain of Company G, 29th Mississippi Volunteers, Confederate States Army.
The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (1996) by Janet B. Hewett, vol.1, p.189.
When the Civil War began, he and his brothers chose different sides but all promised their mother they would never fight each other should they meet in battle. When it later happened that Saxton did meet his brother Warren on the battle field, each brother surrendered his sabre to the other. Saxton Angevine's sabre is owned today by the descendants of their younger brother, Allen, who was too young to enlist in the war.
Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal, January 15, 1863, page 1, column 4:
“List of Wounded from Murfreesboro.
From the Atlanta Confederacy.
…Received into Empire Hospital (Atlanta, Georgia).
…S.S. Angevine, lieutenant, company G, 29th Miss., hand and hip; G.W. Mayhew, sergt., co. G, 29th Miss., hand…. The wounded continue to arrive by every train, and are receiving every attention which it is possible, by those engaged in caring for them. Further arrivals will be noticed to-morrow.”
Memphis Daily Appeal, Jan. 20, 1863, p.1 column 4:
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN WALTHALL'S
BRIGADE AT MURFREESBORO'.
…Casualties of the 29th Mississippi in the Battle of
Murfreesboro'.
…COMPANY G.--Captain K. Williams, bowels mortally;…Corporal E. Mayhu, knee; privates…S.S. Angevine, head; Sergeants…G.W. Mayhue, finger;….
Saxton Angevine was severely wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga but saved by the slave and personal body servant who carried him from the field on his back and shielded him with his own body. He was afterwards sent home and appointed Provost Marshall of Grenada until the end of the war. The Civil War ledger maintained at his post, Fort Grenada, is in possession of descendants today.
The New York Commercial Advertiser, Nov. 27, 1865, p.4, column 1:
"Mississippi Items.
Buildings are going up rapidly in Grenada. Seven fine brick stores are in the course of erection for Colonel A.S. Brown, Lake Bros., H.B. Sherman, Angevine & Co., Jas. F. Holden, and Dr. McAfee. Colonel Mister and the managers of the Collins Express intend rebuilding their blocks."
Jackson (Mississippi) Weekly Clarion, Aug. 4, 1875, page 1, columns 1-2: Meeting of the Democratic Convention at Grenada July 26, 1875: Capt. S.S. Angevine, Secretary.
Jackson (Mississippi) Clarion-Ledger, June 5, 1878, page 3, column 6: S.S. Angevine appointed Registrar of Grenada County.
The Williams Family of S.C. and Mississippi (1954) by John Ben Perry: "It is said that he (S.S. Angevine) helped to ease the carpetbag yoke on the people of this area through his appeals to friends in the North for help."
He died of yellow fever at 210 South Main Street, in the house his father-in-law gave to his daughter Mrs. Angevine, a two-story brick home with large double parlors and rear wing later used as a school before it was demolished and the Masonic Temple erected there. (See also, Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi, Volume 57, Page 767: Eugene Wolfe v. Hallie Angevine, et. al.) His daughter Lena reported later than she saw the nurse rob and strangle her father as he lay dying.
A History of Grenada County and Surrounding Areas by J.C. Hathorn, page 111.
New York Herald, Aug. 29, 1870, p.3 column 2: Capt. S.S. Angevine among the dead. (Aug. 20, 1878, p.3 col. 2 listed daughter Mary Angevine).
New York Courrier des Etats-Unis, Aug. 30, 1878, p.1 col. 3 (“Captaine Angevine”).
Adrian, Michigan WEEKLY PRESS, Sept. 6, 1878, p.3, column 2: "Among the deaths by yellow fever at Grenada, Miss., we notice S.S. Angevine and Mary Lou Angevine, his daughter. The former is a son of A.S. Angevine of this city."
Jackson Weekly Clarion, Sept. 11, 1878, page 1, column 6: S.S. Angevine in the list of dead.
SAXTON SMITH ANGEVINE,
MAN WITHOUT A HEADSTONE
Dying at the height of the yellow fever epidemic, he was buried without family or friends in attendance, save the Episcopal bishop, in his inlaws' old family plot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery rather than beside his wife in the new family plot at Odd Fellows Cemetery. In 1893, his daughter Hallie Angevine Weir moved his tombstone to the new cemetery beside her mother's, leaving a small stone with the initials SSA on the actual grave. In 1932, the original marker was replaced by a marker from the Veterans Administration. In 1954, the old markers in the Angevine-Weir plot at Odd Fellows were replaced with uniform modern markers. Hallie A. Weir's sons intended to return the old S.S. Angevine marker to its original spot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery but the monument company misunderstood the instructions and never took it here. When the oversight came to light, the monument movers said the old stones had been destroyed or sanded and recarved. Thirty years later, descendants attempted to mark Saxton Angevine's true grave once again and a Veteran's Administration marker was delivered to the Mayhew plot at Yellow Fever Cemetery. The small stone bearing the initials SSA had sunken or disappeared between 1954 and 1970, along with most of the other Mayhew markers, but the location ascertained by an old pencil sketch compared to the remaining markers. However, members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans saw the new marker and, believing they were correcting a mistake, moved the new V.A. marker to Odd Fellows as well. So today Captain Angevine is still without a marker, while the empty grave at Odd Fellows Cemetery is marked with two.
Angevine Lineage:
Louis Angevin(e) b. c1550 Angers or Poitou, d.1628 LaRochelle
+ (wife unknown)
Capt. Francois Angevin(e) b. 1588 France
+ Marie (d.1628 at Seige of La Rochelle)
Henri Angevin(e) b. 1611
+ Charlotte, daughter of Louis Guinere (Guinere, Guynier, Guinier)
Louis Angevin(e) b. 1633
+ Marguerite, daughter of Henri de Chalons
Pierre Angevine b. 1666 France, d. New York
+1 Deborah Guion
+2 Marguerite de Bonrepos
Pierre Angevine Jr. the Younger
+ Margaret Williams
Joseph Angevine
+ Margaret Bailey
Peter Angevine
+ Sarah Conklin
Allen S. Angevine
+ Maria Harriet Warren
* deBonrepos line:
Lineage:
1 Artaud ARMUET, Seigneur de BONREPOS, (Lord Bonrepos) Secretaire to the Dauphin of France in 1426
2 Guillaume Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, d.30 May 1494, Château de Bon Repos
+Marguerite de VILLAR d. after 1497
3 Martin Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, Bresson et La Garcie, & d'Efchirolle, Gentleman in service to the Dauphin, son of King Francis I; died in 1530/32
Some references show Jean Armuet de Bonrepos as son of Martin, rather than brother:
3 JEAN ARMUET, Seigneur de Bonrepos et Saint Martin d'Hères
+ 1537 Jeanne Flotte, daughter of N. Flotte, Seigneur (Lord) of Jarciages, & Catherine (de la Villette)
4 Louis, Seigneur (Lord) de Bonrepos, Governor of Embrun in Dauphine
+ Francoise de St. Marcel d'Avanton
5 Charles de Bonrepos (brother of Francois, Doyne of Notre Dame Cathedral)
+ Blanche d'Aultric de Vingtville; record proves her son was Alexandre de Bonrepos (her father Gaspard’s 19th-great grandmother was Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk II, Count of Anjou)
6 Rev. Alexandre de Bonrepos
+ Margaret ("Angevin"? some speculate)
7 Elie de Bonrepos 1652-1717
+ Esther ("Angevin"?)d. 1705-10
8 Marguerite de Bonrepos
+ Pierre Angevine
Aug. 23, 1869: S.S. Angevine (white) & Frank Mayhew (black) were appointed delegates to the National Union Republican Convention. S.S. Angevine had been a Democrat prior to the War and his daughters and grandchildren said he remained so all his life. None of them ever mentioned he was a delegate to the Republican Convention. Frank Mayhew, a former slave, is mentioned as a Reconstruction-era Democrat in several books.
The (Jackson, Miss.) Weekly Clarion, September 2, 1869, page 3, column 3:
At a meeting of the citizens of Grenada and vicinity held in the City Hall, on the 23rd inst., the following resolutions were adopted. They have the ring of the true metal:
1st, That we are for a cheerful and firm support of the Reconstruction Acts, and acquiescence in the adoption of the 15th amendment.
2nd, That we are for recognizing to the fullest extent, and supporting the political eqity of all men, without distinction as to race, color or previous condition.
3rd, That we pledge a hearty and cheerful support to the National Union Conservative party, and will do all we can to elect men of liberal and sound views, in accordance with the above enunciated principles.
In this State we have presented to us two parties. We recognize in one men of liberal sentiments and patriotic actions, whilst we see in the other that bitter proscription, which is the result of hatred and district. Conscious of their inability to cope with men, if admitted upon terms of political equality; they are for depriving a large class of our best citizens of the right to vote and hold office.
After which the following resolutions were introduced and read by Capt. S.S. Angevine, which were also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That a speedy restoration of the State of Mississippi, to its original position and relations with the Union, should be the desire of all good citizens; and that the material interest and prosperity of the State demands it; furthermore, that no people can expect to receive the benefits and blessings of a Republican Government, unless their laws are made by their own immediate representatives elected by their vote.
Resolved, That we earnestly invite all, irrespective of race, color or previous political opinions, who desire a fair and speedy admission of this State, upon terms of exact justice to all, to unite with us in supporting the National Conservative Party.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following delegates to the said Convention:
Col. J.A. Signaigo, Col. A.P. Dunaway, Capt. S.S. Angevine, Dr. T.C. Buffington, Dr. O.R. Early, Dr. J.L. Milton, Capt. Benton Turner, Mr. J.W. Beasly, and R.S. Bowles, (white;)
Frank Mayhew, Warren Evans, Robert Ratcliff, Henry Ratcliff, Wm. Myers, Andrew Davis and James Baskerville; (colored.)
There being no further business, on motion the meeting adjourned.
M.K. MISTER, President.
P.W. GAUSE, Secretary.
Frank Mayhew, born a slave in Grenada, Miss. in Aug 1841 (according to the 1900 census; 1846 per 1880 census). He was said to have accompanied S.S. Angevine to war and saved his life at the Battle of Chickamauga. When Capt. Angevine was wounded, he caught him as he fell from his horse, carried him on his back from the field, shielded him with his own body at one point, and tended his wounds.
Early Hist. of Grenada by J.C. Hathorn (Chapter 8, p. 92) mentioned Frank Mayhew as "a good one."
S.S. Angevine's grandsons S.A. Weir and L.T. Weir and F.E. Weir all told this story: After the war, the former slave was arrested on some untrue charge, probably due to his political involvement. S.S. Angevine demanded his release and threatened to burn down or blow up the courthouse and the jail if he were not released, and ultimately the sheriff turned him loose. S.A. Weir Jr. said he threatened to fire the canon, which sat on the courthouse square, through the building, although his aunt Lucille Thomas said the canon was not placed there until around 1900. She disagreed with other particulars and said her grandfather never threatened to do violence himself but did assure the sheriff that it would be done by someone if Frank Mayhew were not released.
Frank Mayhew was a barber in Grenada in later years. He is thought to have been the one who saved Lena Angevine in 1878 after she nearly died during the yellow fever epidemic (The American Plague by Molly Crosby, p.1 says his name is not preserved).
A History of Grenada County by J.C. Hathorn, p.88: "The immediate effect of the Civil War was to leave Mississippi, as well as the other Southern states, in political eclipse and economic ruin…and neither recently freed slaves nor former slave owners knew how to adjust to the new relationship between former slaves and masters…."
Page 92: "Some of the negro Democrats who stood by the white people were Ben Staham, John Golding, Bob Reed, John Cooly, and Frank Mayhew. They were probably attracted to the party because of their admiration and affection for men like Major Barksdale."
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, vol. XII (1912), ed. By Franklin Lafayette Riley, p.226: "Democrats who ought to be remembered because of their fidelity to their white friends were Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, and Frank Mayhew." Frank Mayhew also mentioned on pp. 271, 486, 492, 500.
Climax and Collapse of Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1874-1876 by John Seymore McNeily, p. vi: Frank Mayhew.
Reconstruction in Yalobusha and Grenada Counties by Miss J.C. Brown (cited as mentioning Frank Mayhew, not searched).
Blacks in Mississippi Politics, 1865-1900 by Buford Satcher (1978), p. 79: "Supplementing the office holders at the local level were those Blacks who held no major offices but were effective as leaders. However, some occupied insignificant positions in both Republican and Democratic clubs. Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, Frank Mayhew, Bob and Austin Dudley, were all members of the Democratic Party in Grenada County. Bob Reed was also a member of the Democratic Party and denounced the Republicans in Grenada County."
Grenada GAZETTE, Nov. 5, 1887, p.8, col. 1:
"Took a fresh start. Neigle Ingram. Sold out and bought a new stock. Now in the Belew building east of Frank Mayhew's barber shop."
Grenada Sentinel, May 9, 1903, page 6 column 6:
FRANK MAYHEW DEAD.
Frank Mayhew, one of the oldest and best known negroes in Grenada, died early Wednesday morning at his home in this city, and was buried Thursday, the funeral taking place from the colored Methodist church. Frank was a faithful colored man, and during the war of '61-65 he was with his young masters, Messrs. Bob, Jim, and Zick (Ezekiel/Zeke) Mayhew, and followed them through all that trying time. He afterwards returned to Grenada, and opened a barber shop, which he conducted until about four years ago.
During the last year of his life he was janitor at the court house, and faithful servant. He was always polite and courteous, and was held in high esteem by the white people in general, a great many of whom attended the funeral services at the church. He was about 63 years of age."
Post-war dry goods merchant.
Son of Allen S. Angevine and Maria Harriet (Warren) Angevine. Husband of Missouri Mayhew Angevine.
Captain of Company G, 29th Mississippi Volunteers, Confederate States Army.
The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (1996) by Janet B. Hewett, vol.1, p.189.
When the Civil War began, he and his brothers chose different sides but all promised their mother they would never fight each other should they meet in battle. When it later happened that Saxton did meet his brother Warren on the battle field, each brother surrendered his sabre to the other. Saxton Angevine's sabre is owned today by the descendants of their younger brother, Allen, who was too young to enlist in the war.
Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal, January 15, 1863, page 1, column 4:
“List of Wounded from Murfreesboro.
From the Atlanta Confederacy.
…Received into Empire Hospital (Atlanta, Georgia).
…S.S. Angevine, lieutenant, company G, 29th Miss., hand and hip; G.W. Mayhew, sergt., co. G, 29th Miss., hand…. The wounded continue to arrive by every train, and are receiving every attention which it is possible, by those engaged in caring for them. Further arrivals will be noticed to-morrow.”
Memphis Daily Appeal, Jan. 20, 1863, p.1 column 4:
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN WALTHALL'S
BRIGADE AT MURFREESBORO'.
…Casualties of the 29th Mississippi in the Battle of
Murfreesboro'.
…COMPANY G.--Captain K. Williams, bowels mortally;…Corporal E. Mayhu, knee; privates…S.S. Angevine, head; Sergeants…G.W. Mayhue, finger;….
Saxton Angevine was severely wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga but saved by the slave and personal body servant who carried him from the field on his back and shielded him with his own body. He was afterwards sent home and appointed Provost Marshall of Grenada until the end of the war. The Civil War ledger maintained at his post, Fort Grenada, is in possession of descendants today.
The New York Commercial Advertiser, Nov. 27, 1865, p.4, column 1:
"Mississippi Items.
Buildings are going up rapidly in Grenada. Seven fine brick stores are in the course of erection for Colonel A.S. Brown, Lake Bros., H.B. Sherman, Angevine & Co., Jas. F. Holden, and Dr. McAfee. Colonel Mister and the managers of the Collins Express intend rebuilding their blocks."
Jackson (Mississippi) Weekly Clarion, Aug. 4, 1875, page 1, columns 1-2: Meeting of the Democratic Convention at Grenada July 26, 1875: Capt. S.S. Angevine, Secretary.
Jackson (Mississippi) Clarion-Ledger, June 5, 1878, page 3, column 6: S.S. Angevine appointed Registrar of Grenada County.
The Williams Family of S.C. and Mississippi (1954) by John Ben Perry: "It is said that he (S.S. Angevine) helped to ease the carpetbag yoke on the people of this area through his appeals to friends in the North for help."
He died of yellow fever at 210 South Main Street, in the house his father-in-law gave to his daughter Mrs. Angevine, a two-story brick home with large double parlors and rear wing later used as a school before it was demolished and the Masonic Temple erected there. (See also, Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi, Volume 57, Page 767: Eugene Wolfe v. Hallie Angevine, et. al.) His daughter Lena reported later than she saw the nurse rob and strangle her father as he lay dying.
A History of Grenada County and Surrounding Areas by J.C. Hathorn, page 111.
New York Herald, Aug. 29, 1870, p.3 column 2: Capt. S.S. Angevine among the dead. (Aug. 20, 1878, p.3 col. 2 listed daughter Mary Angevine).
New York Courrier des Etats-Unis, Aug. 30, 1878, p.1 col. 3 (“Captaine Angevine”).
Adrian, Michigan WEEKLY PRESS, Sept. 6, 1878, p.3, column 2: "Among the deaths by yellow fever at Grenada, Miss., we notice S.S. Angevine and Mary Lou Angevine, his daughter. The former is a son of A.S. Angevine of this city."
Jackson Weekly Clarion, Sept. 11, 1878, page 1, column 6: S.S. Angevine in the list of dead.
SAXTON SMITH ANGEVINE,
MAN WITHOUT A HEADSTONE
Dying at the height of the yellow fever epidemic, he was buried without family or friends in attendance, save the Episcopal bishop, in his inlaws' old family plot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery rather than beside his wife in the new family plot at Odd Fellows Cemetery. In 1893, his daughter Hallie Angevine Weir moved his tombstone to the new cemetery beside her mother's, leaving a small stone with the initials SSA on the actual grave. In 1932, the original marker was replaced by a marker from the Veterans Administration. In 1954, the old markers in the Angevine-Weir plot at Odd Fellows were replaced with uniform modern markers. Hallie A. Weir's sons intended to return the old S.S. Angevine marker to its original spot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery but the monument company misunderstood the instructions and never took it here. When the oversight came to light, the monument movers said the old stones had been destroyed or sanded and recarved. Thirty years later, descendants attempted to mark Saxton Angevine's true grave once again and a Veteran's Administration marker was delivered to the Mayhew plot at Yellow Fever Cemetery. The small stone bearing the initials SSA had sunken or disappeared between 1954 and 1970, along with most of the other Mayhew markers, but the location ascertained by an old pencil sketch compared to the remaining markers. However, members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans saw the new marker and, believing they were correcting a mistake, moved the new V.A. marker to Odd Fellows as well. So today Captain Angevine is still without a marker, while the empty grave at Odd Fellows Cemetery is marked with two.
Angevine Lineage:
Louis Angevin(e) b. c1550 Angers or Poitou, d.1628 LaRochelle
+ (wife unknown)
Capt. Francois Angevin(e) b. 1588 France
+ Marie (d.1628 at Seige of La Rochelle)
Henri Angevin(e) b. 1611
+ Charlotte, daughter of Louis Guinere (Guinere, Guynier, Guinier)
Louis Angevin(e) b. 1633
+ Marguerite, daughter of Henri de Chalons
Pierre Angevine b. 1666 France, d. New York
+1 Deborah Guion
+2 Marguerite de Bonrepos
Pierre Angevine Jr. the Younger
+ Margaret Williams
Joseph Angevine
+ Margaret Bailey
Peter Angevine
+ Sarah Conklin
Allen S. Angevine
+ Maria Harriet Warren
* deBonrepos line:
Lineage:
1 Artaud ARMUET, Seigneur de BONREPOS, (Lord Bonrepos) Secretaire to the Dauphin of France in 1426
2 Guillaume Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, d.30 May 1494, Château de Bon Repos
+Marguerite de VILLAR d. after 1497
3 Martin Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, Bresson et La Garcie, & d'Efchirolle, Gentleman in service to the Dauphin, son of King Francis I; died in 1530/32
Some references show Jean Armuet de Bonrepos as son of Martin, rather than brother:
3 JEAN ARMUET, Seigneur de Bonrepos et Saint Martin d'Hères
+ 1537 Jeanne Flotte, daughter of N. Flotte, Seigneur (Lord) of Jarciages, & Catherine (de la Villette)
4 Louis, Seigneur (Lord) de Bonrepos, Governor of Embrun in Dauphine
+ Francoise de St. Marcel d'Avanton
5 Charles de Bonrepos (brother of Francois, Doyne of Notre Dame Cathedral)
+ Blanche d'Aultric de Vingtville; record proves her son was Alexandre de Bonrepos (her father Gaspard’s 19th-great grandmother was Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk II, Count of Anjou)
6 Rev. Alexandre de Bonrepos
+ Margaret ("Angevin"? some speculate)
7 Elie de Bonrepos 1652-1717
+ Esther ("Angevin"?)d. 1705-10
8 Marguerite de Bonrepos
+ Pierre Angevine
Aug. 23, 1869: S.S. Angevine (white) & Frank Mayhew (black) were appointed delegates to the National Union Republican Convention. S.S. Angevine had been a Democrat prior to the War and his daughters and grandchildren said he remained so all his life. None of them ever mentioned he was a delegate to the Republican Convention. Frank Mayhew, a former slave, is mentioned as a Reconstruction-era Democrat in several books.
The (Jackson, Miss.) Weekly Clarion, September 2, 1869, page 3, column 3:
At a meeting of the citizens of Grenada and vicinity held in the City Hall, on the 23rd inst., the following resolutions were adopted. They have the ring of the true metal:
1st, That we are for a cheerful and firm support of the Reconstruction Acts, and acquiescence in the adoption of the 15th amendment.
2nd, That we are for recognizing to the fullest extent, and supporting the political eqity of all men, without distinction as to race, color or previous condition.
3rd, That we pledge a hearty and cheerful support to the National Union Conservative party, and will do all we can to elect men of liberal and sound views, in accordance with the above enunciated principles.
In this State we have presented to us two parties. We recognize in one men of liberal sentiments and patriotic actions, whilst we see in the other that bitter proscription, which is the result of hatred and district. Conscious of their inability to cope with men, if admitted upon terms of political equality; they are for depriving a large class of our best citizens of the right to vote and hold office.
After which the following resolutions were introduced and read by Capt. S.S. Angevine, which were also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That a speedy restoration of the State of Mississippi, to its original position and relations with the Union, should be the desire of all good citizens; and that the material interest and prosperity of the State demands it; furthermore, that no people can expect to receive the benefits and blessings of a Republican Government, unless their laws are made by their own immediate representatives elected by their vote.
Resolved, That we earnestly invite all, irrespective of race, color or previous political opinions, who desire a fair and speedy admission of this State, upon terms of exact justice to all, to unite with us in supporting the National Conservative Party.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following delegates to the said Convention:
Col. J.A. Signaigo, Col. A.P. Dunaway, Capt. S.S. Angevine, Dr. T.C. Buffington, Dr. O.R. Early, Dr. J.L. Milton, Capt. Benton Turner, Mr. J.W. Beasly, and R.S. Bowles, (white;)
Frank Mayhew, Warren Evans, Robert Ratcliff, Henry Ratcliff, Wm. Myers, Andrew Davis and James Baskerville; (colored.)
There being no further business, on motion the meeting adjourned.
M.K. MISTER, President.
P.W. GAUSE, Secretary.
Frank Mayhew, born a slave in Grenada, Miss. in Aug 1841 (according to the 1900 census; 1846 per 1880 census). He was said to have accompanied S.S. Angevine to war and saved his life at the Battle of Chickamauga. When Capt. Angevine was wounded, he caught him as he fell from his horse, carried him on his back from the field, shielded him with his own body at one point, and tended his wounds.
Early Hist. of Grenada by J.C. Hathorn (Chapter 8, p. 92) mentioned Frank Mayhew as "a good one."
S.S. Angevine's grandsons S.A. Weir and L.T. Weir and F.E. Weir all told this story: After the war, the former slave was arrested on some untrue charge, probably due to his political involvement. S.S. Angevine demanded his release and threatened to burn down or blow up the courthouse and the jail if he were not released, and ultimately the sheriff turned him loose. S.A. Weir Jr. said he threatened to fire the canon, which sat on the courthouse square, through the building, although his aunt Lucille Thomas said the canon was not placed there until around 1900. She disagreed with other particulars and said her grandfather never threatened to do violence himself but did assure the sheriff that it would be done by someone if Frank Mayhew were not released.
Frank Mayhew was a barber in Grenada in later years. He is thought to have been the one who saved Lena Angevine in 1878 after she nearly died during the yellow fever epidemic (The American Plague by Molly Crosby, p.1 says his name is not preserved).
A History of Grenada County by J.C. Hathorn, p.88: "The immediate effect of the Civil War was to leave Mississippi, as well as the other Southern states, in political eclipse and economic ruin…and neither recently freed slaves nor former slave owners knew how to adjust to the new relationship between former slaves and masters…."
Page 92: "Some of the negro Democrats who stood by the white people were Ben Staham, John Golding, Bob Reed, John Cooly, and Frank Mayhew. They were probably attracted to the party because of their admiration and affection for men like Major Barksdale."
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, vol. XII (1912), ed. By Franklin Lafayette Riley, p.226: "Democrats who ought to be remembered because of their fidelity to their white friends were Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, and Frank Mayhew." Frank Mayhew also mentioned on pp. 271, 486, 492, 500.
Climax and Collapse of Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1874-1876 by John Seymore McNeily, p. vi: Frank Mayhew.
Reconstruction in Yalobusha and Grenada Counties by Miss J.C. Brown (cited as mentioning Frank Mayhew, not searched).
Blacks in Mississippi Politics, 1865-1900 by Buford Satcher (1978), p. 79: "Supplementing the office holders at the local level were those Blacks who held no major offices but were effective as leaders. However, some occupied insignificant positions in both Republican and Democratic clubs. Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, Frank Mayhew, Bob and Austin Dudley, were all members of the Democratic Party in Grenada County. Bob Reed was also a member of the Democratic Party and denounced the Republicans in Grenada County."
Grenada GAZETTE, Nov. 5, 1887, p.8, col. 1:
"Took a fresh start. Neigle Ingram. Sold out and bought a new stock. Now in the Belew building east of Frank Mayhew's barber shop."
Grenada Sentinel, May 9, 1903, page 6 column 6:
FRANK MAYHEW DEAD.
Frank Mayhew, one of the oldest and best known negroes in Grenada, died early Wednesday morning at his home in this city, and was buried Thursday, the funeral taking place from the colored Methodist church. Frank was a faithful colored man, and during the war of '61-65 he was with his young masters, Messrs. Bob, Jim, and Zick (Ezekiel/Zeke) Mayhew, and followed them through all that trying time. He afterwards returned to Grenada, and opened a barber shop, which he conducted until about four years ago.
During the last year of his life he was janitor at the court house, and faithful servant. He was always polite and courteous, and was held in high esteem by the white people in general, a great many of whom attended the funeral services at the church. He was about 63 years of age."
Lawyer and newspaper editor.
Post-war dry goods merchant.
Son of Allen S. Angevine and Maria Harriet (Warren) Angevine. Husband of Missouri Mayhew Angevine.
Captain of Company G, 29th Mississippi Volunteers, Confederate States Army.
The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (1996) by Janet B. Hewett, vol.1, p.189.
When the Civil War began, he and his brothers chose different sides but all promised their mother they would never fight each other should they meet in battle. When it later happened that Saxton did meet his brother Warren on the battle field, each brother surrendered his sabre to the other. Saxton Angevine's sabre is owned today by the descendants of their younger brother, Allen, who was too young to enlist in the war.
Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal, January 15, 1863, page 1, column 4:
“List of Wounded from Murfreesboro.
From the Atlanta Confederacy.
…Received into Empire Hospital (Atlanta, Georgia).
…S.S. Angevine, lieutenant, company G, 29th Miss., hand and hip; G.W. Mayhew, sergt., co. G, 29th Miss., hand…. The wounded continue to arrive by every train, and are receiving every attention which it is possible, by those engaged in caring for them. Further arrivals will be noticed to-morrow.”
Memphis Daily Appeal, Jan. 20, 1863, p.1 column 4:
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN WALTHALL'S
BRIGADE AT MURFREESBORO'.
…Casualties of the 29th Mississippi in the Battle of
Murfreesboro'.
…COMPANY G.--Captain K. Williams, bowels mortally;…Corporal E. Mayhu, knee; privates…S.S. Angevine, head; Sergeants…G.W. Mayhue, finger;….
Saxton Angevine was severely wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga but saved by the slave and personal body servant who carried him from the field on his back and shielded him with his own body. He was afterwards sent home and appointed Provost Marshall of Grenada until the end of the war. The Civil War ledger maintained at his post, Fort Grenada, is in possession of descendants today.
The New York Commercial Advertiser, Nov. 27, 1865, p.4, column 1:
"Mississippi Items.
Buildings are going up rapidly in Grenada. Seven fine brick stores are in the course of erection for Colonel A.S. Brown, Lake Bros., H.B. Sherman, Angevine & Co., Jas. F. Holden, and Dr. McAfee. Colonel Mister and the managers of the Collins Express intend rebuilding their blocks."
Jackson (Mississippi) Weekly Clarion, Aug. 4, 1875, page 1, columns 1-2: Meeting of the Democratic Convention at Grenada July 26, 1875: Capt. S.S. Angevine, Secretary.
Jackson (Mississippi) Clarion-Ledger, June 5, 1878, page 3, column 6: S.S. Angevine appointed Registrar of Grenada County.
The Williams Family of S.C. and Mississippi (1954) by John Ben Perry: "It is said that he (S.S. Angevine) helped to ease the carpetbag yoke on the people of this area through his appeals to friends in the North for help."
He died of yellow fever at 210 South Main Street, in the house his father-in-law gave to his daughter Mrs. Angevine, a two-story brick home with large double parlors and rear wing later used as a school before it was demolished and the Masonic Temple erected there. (See also, Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi, Volume 57, Page 767: Eugene Wolfe v. Hallie Angevine, et. al.) His daughter Lena reported later than she saw the nurse rob and strangle her father as he lay dying.
A History of Grenada County and Surrounding Areas by J.C. Hathorn, page 111.
New York Herald, Aug. 29, 1870, p.3 column 2: Capt. S.S. Angevine among the dead. (Aug. 20, 1878, p.3 col. 2 listed daughter Mary Angevine).
New York Courrier des Etats-Unis, Aug. 30, 1878, p.1 col. 3 (“Captaine Angevine”).
Adrian, Michigan WEEKLY PRESS, Sept. 6, 1878, p.3, column 2: "Among the deaths by yellow fever at Grenada, Miss., we notice S.S. Angevine and Mary Lou Angevine, his daughter. The former is a son of A.S. Angevine of this city."
Jackson Weekly Clarion, Sept. 11, 1878, page 1, column 6: S.S. Angevine in the list of dead.
SAXTON SMITH ANGEVINE,
MAN WITHOUT A HEADSTONE
Dying at the height of the yellow fever epidemic, he was buried without family or friends in attendance, save the Episcopal bishop, in his inlaws' old family plot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery rather than beside his wife in the new family plot at Odd Fellows Cemetery. In 1893, his daughter Hallie Angevine Weir moved his tombstone to the new cemetery beside her mother's, leaving a small stone with the initials SSA on the actual grave. In 1932, the original marker was replaced by a marker from the Veterans Administration. In 1954, the old markers in the Angevine-Weir plot at Odd Fellows were replaced with uniform modern markers. Hallie A. Weir's sons intended to return the old S.S. Angevine marker to its original spot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery but the monument company misunderstood the instructions and never took it here. When the oversight came to light, the monument movers said the old stones had been destroyed or sanded and recarved. Thirty years later, descendants attempted to mark Saxton Angevine's true grave once again and a Veteran's Administration marker was delivered to the Mayhew plot at Yellow Fever Cemetery. The small stone bearing the initials SSA had sunken or disappeared between 1954 and 1970, along with most of the other Mayhew markers, but the location ascertained by an old pencil sketch compared to the remaining markers. However, members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans saw the new marker and, believing they were correcting a mistake, moved the new V.A. marker to Odd Fellows as well. So today Captain Angevine is still without a marker, while the empty grave at Odd Fellows Cemetery is marked with two.
Angevine Lineage:
Louis Angevin(e) b. c1550 Angers or Poitou, d.1628 LaRochelle
+ (wife unknown)
Capt. Francois Angevin(e) b. 1588 France
+ Marie (d.1628 at Seige of La Rochelle)
Henri Angevin(e) b. 1611
+ Charlotte, daughter of Louis Guinere (Guinere, Guynier, Guinier)
Louis Angevin(e) b. 1633
+ Marguerite, daughter of Henri de Chalons
Pierre Angevine b. 1666 France, d. New York
+1 Deborah Guion
+2 Marguerite de Bonrepos
Pierre Angevine Jr. the Younger
+ Margaret Williams
Joseph Angevine
+ Margaret Bailey
Peter Angevine
+ Sarah Conklin
Allen S. Angevine
+ Maria Harriet Warren
* deBonrepos line:
Lineage:
1 Artaud ARMUET, Seigneur de BONREPOS, (Lord Bonrepos) Secretaire to the Dauphin of France in 1426
2 Guillaume Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, d.30 May 1494, Château de Bon Repos
+Marguerite de VILLAR d. after 1497
3 Martin Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, Bresson et La Garcie, & d'Efchirolle, Gentleman in service to the Dauphin, son of King Francis I; died in 1530/32
Some references show Jean Armuet de Bonrepos as son of Martin, rather than brother:
3 JEAN ARMUET, Seigneur de Bonrepos et Saint Martin d'Hères
+ 1537 Jeanne Flotte, daughter of N. Flotte, Seigneur (Lord) of Jarciages, & Catherine (de la Villette)
4 Louis, Seigneur (Lord) de Bonrepos, Governor of Embrun in Dauphine
+ Francoise de St. Marcel d'Avanton
5 Charles de Bonrepos (brother of Francois, Doyne of Notre Dame Cathedral)
+ Blanche d'Aultric de Vingtville; record proves her son was Alexandre de Bonrepos (her father Gaspard’s 19th-great grandmother was Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk II, Count of Anjou)
6 Rev. Alexandre de Bonrepos
+ Margaret ("Angevin"? some speculate)
7 Elie de Bonrepos 1652-1717
+ Esther ("Angevin"?)d. 1705-10
8 Marguerite de Bonrepos
+ Pierre Angevine
Aug. 23, 1869: S.S. Angevine (white) & Frank Mayhew (black) were appointed delegates to the National Union Republican Convention. S.S. Angevine had been a Democrat prior to the War and his daughters and grandchildren said he remained so all his life. None of them ever mentioned he was a delegate to the Republican Convention. Frank Mayhew, a former slave, is mentioned as a Reconstruction-era Democrat in several books.
The (Jackson, Miss.) Weekly Clarion, September 2, 1869, page 3, column 3:
At a meeting of the citizens of Grenada and vicinity held in the City Hall, on the 23rd inst., the following resolutions were adopted. They have the ring of the true metal:
1st, That we are for a cheerful and firm support of the Reconstruction Acts, and acquiescence in the adoption of the 15th amendment.
2nd, That we are for recognizing to the fullest extent, and supporting the political eqity of all men, without distinction as to race, color or previous condition.
3rd, That we pledge a hearty and cheerful support to the National Union Conservative party, and will do all we can to elect men of liberal and sound views, in accordance with the above enunciated principles.
In this State we have presented to us two parties. We recognize in one men of liberal sentiments and patriotic actions, whilst we see in the other that bitter proscription, which is the result of hatred and district. Conscious of their inability to cope with men, if admitted upon terms of political equality; they are for depriving a large class of our best citizens of the right to vote and hold office.
After which the following resolutions were introduced and read by Capt. S.S. Angevine, which were also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That a speedy restoration of the State of Mississippi, to its original position and relations with the Union, should be the desire of all good citizens; and that the material interest and prosperity of the State demands it; furthermore, that no people can expect to receive the benefits and blessings of a Republican Government, unless their laws are made by their own immediate representatives elected by their vote.
Resolved, That we earnestly invite all, irrespective of race, color or previous political opinions, who desire a fair and speedy admission of this State, upon terms of exact justice to all, to unite with us in supporting the National Conservative Party.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following delegates to the said Convention:
Col. J.A. Signaigo, Col. A.P. Dunaway, Capt. S.S. Angevine, Dr. T.C. Buffington, Dr. O.R. Early, Dr. J.L. Milton, Capt. Benton Turner, Mr. J.W. Beasly, and R.S. Bowles, (white;)
Frank Mayhew, Warren Evans, Robert Ratcliff, Henry Ratcliff, Wm. Myers, Andrew Davis and James Baskerville; (colored.)
There being no further business, on motion the meeting adjourned.
M.K. MISTER, President.
P.W. GAUSE, Secretary.
Frank Mayhew, born a slave in Grenada, Miss. in Aug 1841 (according to the 1900 census; 1846 per 1880 census). He was said to have accompanied S.S. Angevine to war and saved his life at the Battle of Chickamauga. When Capt. Angevine was wounded, he caught him as he fell from his horse, carried him on his back from the field, shielded him with his own body at one point, and tended his wounds.
Early Hist. of Grenada by J.C. Hathorn (Chapter 8, p. 92) mentioned Frank Mayhew as "a good one."
S.S. Angevine's grandsons S.A. Weir and L.T. Weir and F.E. Weir all told this story: After the war, the former slave was arrested on some untrue charge, probably due to his political involvement. S.S. Angevine demanded his release and threatened to burn down or blow up the courthouse and the jail if he were not released, and ultimately the sheriff turned him loose. S.A. Weir Jr. said he threatened to fire the canon, which sat on the courthouse square, through the building, although his aunt Lucille Thomas said the canon was not placed there until around 1900. She disagreed with other particulars and said her grandfather never threatened to do violence himself but did assure the sheriff that it would be done by someone if Frank Mayhew were not released.
Frank Mayhew was a barber in Grenada in later years. He is thought to have been the one who saved Lena Angevine in 1878 after she nearly died during the yellow fever epidemic (The American Plague by Molly Crosby, p.1 says his name is not preserved).
A History of Grenada County by J.C. Hathorn, p.88: "The immediate effect of the Civil War was to leave Mississippi, as well as the other Southern states, in political eclipse and economic ruin…and neither recently freed slaves nor former slave owners knew how to adjust to the new relationship between former slaves and masters…."
Page 92: "Some of the negro Democrats who stood by the white people were Ben Staham, John Golding, Bob Reed, John Cooly, and Frank Mayhew. They were probably attracted to the party because of their admiration and affection for men like Major Barksdale."
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, vol. XII (1912), ed. By Franklin Lafayette Riley, p.226: "Democrats who ought to be remembered because of their fidelity to their white friends were Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, and Frank Mayhew." Frank Mayhew also mentioned on pp. 271, 486, 492, 500.
Climax and Collapse of Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1874-1876 by John Seymore McNeily, p. vi: Frank Mayhew.
Reconstruction in Yalobusha and Grenada Counties by Miss J.C. Brown (cited as mentioning Frank Mayhew, not searched).
Blacks in Mississippi Politics, 1865-1900 by Buford Satcher (1978), p. 79: "Supplementing the office holders at the local level were those Blacks who held no major offices but were effective as leaders. However, some occupied insignificant positions in both Republican and Democratic clubs. Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, Frank Mayhew, Bob and Austin Dudley, were all members of the Democratic Party in Grenada County. Bob Reed was also a member of the Democratic Party and denounced the Republicans in Grenada County."
Grenada GAZETTE, Nov. 5, 1887, p.8, col. 1:
"Took a fresh start. Neigle Ingram. Sold out and bought a new stock. Now in the Belew building east of Frank Mayhew's barber shop."
Grenada Sentinel, May 9, 1903, page 6 column 6:
FRANK MAYHEW DEAD.
Frank Mayhew, one of the oldest and best known negroes in Grenada, died early Wednesday morning at his home in this city, and was buried Thursday, the funeral taking place from the colored Methodist church. Frank was a faithful colored man, and during the war of '61-65 he was with his young masters, Messrs. Bob, Jim, and Zick (Ezekiel/Zeke) Mayhew, and followed them through all that trying time. He afterwards returned to Grenada, and opened a barber shop, which he conducted until about four years ago.
During the last year of his life he was janitor at the court house, and faithful servant. He was always polite and courteous, and was held in high esteem by the white people in general, a great many of whom attended the funeral services at the church. He was about 63 years of age."
Post-war dry goods merchant.
Son of Allen S. Angevine and Maria Harriet (Warren) Angevine. Husband of Missouri Mayhew Angevine.
Captain of Company G, 29th Mississippi Volunteers, Confederate States Army.
The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (1996) by Janet B. Hewett, vol.1, p.189.
When the Civil War began, he and his brothers chose different sides but all promised their mother they would never fight each other should they meet in battle. When it later happened that Saxton did meet his brother Warren on the battle field, each brother surrendered his sabre to the other. Saxton Angevine's sabre is owned today by the descendants of their younger brother, Allen, who was too young to enlist in the war.
Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal, January 15, 1863, page 1, column 4:
“List of Wounded from Murfreesboro.
From the Atlanta Confederacy.
…Received into Empire Hospital (Atlanta, Georgia).
…S.S. Angevine, lieutenant, company G, 29th Miss., hand and hip; G.W. Mayhew, sergt., co. G, 29th Miss., hand…. The wounded continue to arrive by every train, and are receiving every attention which it is possible, by those engaged in caring for them. Further arrivals will be noticed to-morrow.”
Memphis Daily Appeal, Jan. 20, 1863, p.1 column 4:
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN WALTHALL'S
BRIGADE AT MURFREESBORO'.
…Casualties of the 29th Mississippi in the Battle of
Murfreesboro'.
…COMPANY G.--Captain K. Williams, bowels mortally;…Corporal E. Mayhu, knee; privates…S.S. Angevine, head; Sergeants…G.W. Mayhue, finger;….
Saxton Angevine was severely wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga but saved by the slave and personal body servant who carried him from the field on his back and shielded him with his own body. He was afterwards sent home and appointed Provost Marshall of Grenada until the end of the war. The Civil War ledger maintained at his post, Fort Grenada, is in possession of descendants today.
The New York Commercial Advertiser, Nov. 27, 1865, p.4, column 1:
"Mississippi Items.
Buildings are going up rapidly in Grenada. Seven fine brick stores are in the course of erection for Colonel A.S. Brown, Lake Bros., H.B. Sherman, Angevine & Co., Jas. F. Holden, and Dr. McAfee. Colonel Mister and the managers of the Collins Express intend rebuilding their blocks."
Jackson (Mississippi) Weekly Clarion, Aug. 4, 1875, page 1, columns 1-2: Meeting of the Democratic Convention at Grenada July 26, 1875: Capt. S.S. Angevine, Secretary.
Jackson (Mississippi) Clarion-Ledger, June 5, 1878, page 3, column 6: S.S. Angevine appointed Registrar of Grenada County.
The Williams Family of S.C. and Mississippi (1954) by John Ben Perry: "It is said that he (S.S. Angevine) helped to ease the carpetbag yoke on the people of this area through his appeals to friends in the North for help."
He died of yellow fever at 210 South Main Street, in the house his father-in-law gave to his daughter Mrs. Angevine, a two-story brick home with large double parlors and rear wing later used as a school before it was demolished and the Masonic Temple erected there. (See also, Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi, Volume 57, Page 767: Eugene Wolfe v. Hallie Angevine, et. al.) His daughter Lena reported later than she saw the nurse rob and strangle her father as he lay dying.
A History of Grenada County and Surrounding Areas by J.C. Hathorn, page 111.
New York Herald, Aug. 29, 1870, p.3 column 2: Capt. S.S. Angevine among the dead. (Aug. 20, 1878, p.3 col. 2 listed daughter Mary Angevine).
New York Courrier des Etats-Unis, Aug. 30, 1878, p.1 col. 3 (“Captaine Angevine”).
Adrian, Michigan WEEKLY PRESS, Sept. 6, 1878, p.3, column 2: "Among the deaths by yellow fever at Grenada, Miss., we notice S.S. Angevine and Mary Lou Angevine, his daughter. The former is a son of A.S. Angevine of this city."
Jackson Weekly Clarion, Sept. 11, 1878, page 1, column 6: S.S. Angevine in the list of dead.
SAXTON SMITH ANGEVINE,
MAN WITHOUT A HEADSTONE
Dying at the height of the yellow fever epidemic, he was buried without family or friends in attendance, save the Episcopal bishop, in his inlaws' old family plot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery rather than beside his wife in the new family plot at Odd Fellows Cemetery. In 1893, his daughter Hallie Angevine Weir moved his tombstone to the new cemetery beside her mother's, leaving a small stone with the initials SSA on the actual grave. In 1932, the original marker was replaced by a marker from the Veterans Administration. In 1954, the old markers in the Angevine-Weir plot at Odd Fellows were replaced with uniform modern markers. Hallie A. Weir's sons intended to return the old S.S. Angevine marker to its original spot at the Yellow Fever Cemetery but the monument company misunderstood the instructions and never took it here. When the oversight came to light, the monument movers said the old stones had been destroyed or sanded and recarved. Thirty years later, descendants attempted to mark Saxton Angevine's true grave once again and a Veteran's Administration marker was delivered to the Mayhew plot at Yellow Fever Cemetery. The small stone bearing the initials SSA had sunken or disappeared between 1954 and 1970, along with most of the other Mayhew markers, but the location ascertained by an old pencil sketch compared to the remaining markers. However, members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans saw the new marker and, believing they were correcting a mistake, moved the new V.A. marker to Odd Fellows as well. So today Captain Angevine is still without a marker, while the empty grave at Odd Fellows Cemetery is marked with two.
Angevine Lineage:
Louis Angevin(e) b. c1550 Angers or Poitou, d.1628 LaRochelle
+ (wife unknown)
Capt. Francois Angevin(e) b. 1588 France
+ Marie (d.1628 at Seige of La Rochelle)
Henri Angevin(e) b. 1611
+ Charlotte, daughter of Louis Guinere (Guinere, Guynier, Guinier)
Louis Angevin(e) b. 1633
+ Marguerite, daughter of Henri de Chalons
Pierre Angevine b. 1666 France, d. New York
+1 Deborah Guion
+2 Marguerite de Bonrepos
Pierre Angevine Jr. the Younger
+ Margaret Williams
Joseph Angevine
+ Margaret Bailey
Peter Angevine
+ Sarah Conklin
Allen S. Angevine
+ Maria Harriet Warren
* deBonrepos line:
Lineage:
1 Artaud ARMUET, Seigneur de BONREPOS, (Lord Bonrepos) Secretaire to the Dauphin of France in 1426
2 Guillaume Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, d.30 May 1494, Château de Bon Repos
+Marguerite de VILLAR d. after 1497
3 Martin Armuet, Lord Bonrepos, Bresson et La Garcie, & d'Efchirolle, Gentleman in service to the Dauphin, son of King Francis I; died in 1530/32
Some references show Jean Armuet de Bonrepos as son of Martin, rather than brother:
3 JEAN ARMUET, Seigneur de Bonrepos et Saint Martin d'Hères
+ 1537 Jeanne Flotte, daughter of N. Flotte, Seigneur (Lord) of Jarciages, & Catherine (de la Villette)
4 Louis, Seigneur (Lord) de Bonrepos, Governor of Embrun in Dauphine
+ Francoise de St. Marcel d'Avanton
5 Charles de Bonrepos (brother of Francois, Doyne of Notre Dame Cathedral)
+ Blanche d'Aultric de Vingtville; record proves her son was Alexandre de Bonrepos (her father Gaspard’s 19th-great grandmother was Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk II, Count of Anjou)
6 Rev. Alexandre de Bonrepos
+ Margaret ("Angevin"? some speculate)
7 Elie de Bonrepos 1652-1717
+ Esther ("Angevin"?)d. 1705-10
8 Marguerite de Bonrepos
+ Pierre Angevine
Aug. 23, 1869: S.S. Angevine (white) & Frank Mayhew (black) were appointed delegates to the National Union Republican Convention. S.S. Angevine had been a Democrat prior to the War and his daughters and grandchildren said he remained so all his life. None of them ever mentioned he was a delegate to the Republican Convention. Frank Mayhew, a former slave, is mentioned as a Reconstruction-era Democrat in several books.
The (Jackson, Miss.) Weekly Clarion, September 2, 1869, page 3, column 3:
At a meeting of the citizens of Grenada and vicinity held in the City Hall, on the 23rd inst., the following resolutions were adopted. They have the ring of the true metal:
1st, That we are for a cheerful and firm support of the Reconstruction Acts, and acquiescence in the adoption of the 15th amendment.
2nd, That we are for recognizing to the fullest extent, and supporting the political eqity of all men, without distinction as to race, color or previous condition.
3rd, That we pledge a hearty and cheerful support to the National Union Conservative party, and will do all we can to elect men of liberal and sound views, in accordance with the above enunciated principles.
In this State we have presented to us two parties. We recognize in one men of liberal sentiments and patriotic actions, whilst we see in the other that bitter proscription, which is the result of hatred and district. Conscious of their inability to cope with men, if admitted upon terms of political equality; they are for depriving a large class of our best citizens of the right to vote and hold office.
After which the following resolutions were introduced and read by Capt. S.S. Angevine, which were also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That a speedy restoration of the State of Mississippi, to its original position and relations with the Union, should be the desire of all good citizens; and that the material interest and prosperity of the State demands it; furthermore, that no people can expect to receive the benefits and blessings of a Republican Government, unless their laws are made by their own immediate representatives elected by their vote.
Resolved, That we earnestly invite all, irrespective of race, color or previous political opinions, who desire a fair and speedy admission of this State, upon terms of exact justice to all, to unite with us in supporting the National Conservative Party.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following delegates to the said Convention:
Col. J.A. Signaigo, Col. A.P. Dunaway, Capt. S.S. Angevine, Dr. T.C. Buffington, Dr. O.R. Early, Dr. J.L. Milton, Capt. Benton Turner, Mr. J.W. Beasly, and R.S. Bowles, (white;)
Frank Mayhew, Warren Evans, Robert Ratcliff, Henry Ratcliff, Wm. Myers, Andrew Davis and James Baskerville; (colored.)
There being no further business, on motion the meeting adjourned.
M.K. MISTER, President.
P.W. GAUSE, Secretary.
Frank Mayhew, born a slave in Grenada, Miss. in Aug 1841 (according to the 1900 census; 1846 per 1880 census). He was said to have accompanied S.S. Angevine to war and saved his life at the Battle of Chickamauga. When Capt. Angevine was wounded, he caught him as he fell from his horse, carried him on his back from the field, shielded him with his own body at one point, and tended his wounds.
Early Hist. of Grenada by J.C. Hathorn (Chapter 8, p. 92) mentioned Frank Mayhew as "a good one."
S.S. Angevine's grandsons S.A. Weir and L.T. Weir and F.E. Weir all told this story: After the war, the former slave was arrested on some untrue charge, probably due to his political involvement. S.S. Angevine demanded his release and threatened to burn down or blow up the courthouse and the jail if he were not released, and ultimately the sheriff turned him loose. S.A. Weir Jr. said he threatened to fire the canon, which sat on the courthouse square, through the building, although his aunt Lucille Thomas said the canon was not placed there until around 1900. She disagreed with other particulars and said her grandfather never threatened to do violence himself but did assure the sheriff that it would be done by someone if Frank Mayhew were not released.
Frank Mayhew was a barber in Grenada in later years. He is thought to have been the one who saved Lena Angevine in 1878 after she nearly died during the yellow fever epidemic (The American Plague by Molly Crosby, p.1 says his name is not preserved).
A History of Grenada County by J.C. Hathorn, p.88: "The immediate effect of the Civil War was to leave Mississippi, as well as the other Southern states, in political eclipse and economic ruin…and neither recently freed slaves nor former slave owners knew how to adjust to the new relationship between former slaves and masters…."
Page 92: "Some of the negro Democrats who stood by the white people were Ben Staham, John Golding, Bob Reed, John Cooly, and Frank Mayhew. They were probably attracted to the party because of their admiration and affection for men like Major Barksdale."
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, vol. XII (1912), ed. By Franklin Lafayette Riley, p.226: "Democrats who ought to be remembered because of their fidelity to their white friends were Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, and Frank Mayhew." Frank Mayhew also mentioned on pp. 271, 486, 492, 500.
Climax and Collapse of Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1874-1876 by John Seymore McNeily, p. vi: Frank Mayhew.
Reconstruction in Yalobusha and Grenada Counties by Miss J.C. Brown (cited as mentioning Frank Mayhew, not searched).
Blacks in Mississippi Politics, 1865-1900 by Buford Satcher (1978), p. 79: "Supplementing the office holders at the local level were those Blacks who held no major offices but were effective as leaders. However, some occupied insignificant positions in both Republican and Democratic clubs. Ben Stratham, John Golding, John Cooley, Frank Mayhew, Bob and Austin Dudley, were all members of the Democratic Party in Grenada County. Bob Reed was also a member of the Democratic Party and denounced the Republicans in Grenada County."
Grenada GAZETTE, Nov. 5, 1887, p.8, col. 1:
"Took a fresh start. Neigle Ingram. Sold out and bought a new stock. Now in the Belew building east of Frank Mayhew's barber shop."
Grenada Sentinel, May 9, 1903, page 6 column 6:
FRANK MAYHEW DEAD.
Frank Mayhew, one of the oldest and best known negroes in Grenada, died early Wednesday morning at his home in this city, and was buried Thursday, the funeral taking place from the colored Methodist church. Frank was a faithful colored man, and during the war of '61-65 he was with his young masters, Messrs. Bob, Jim, and Zick (Ezekiel/Zeke) Mayhew, and followed them through all that trying time. He afterwards returned to Grenada, and opened a barber shop, which he conducted until about four years ago.
During the last year of his life he was janitor at the court house, and faithful servant. He was always polite and courteous, and was held in high esteem by the white people in general, a great many of whom attended the funeral services at the church. He was about 63 years of age."
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