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This page is
dedicated to my great, great, grandfather, Louis Dearborne.
He was born about May 1840 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish,
Louisiana. He enlisted in The United States Colored Troops
on April 27, 1864 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
He was assigned to Company K 4th Regiment U.S. Colored Cavalry. In March of 1865, he was promoted
to the rank of Corporal and transferred to Company A 4th Regiment
United States Colored Cavalry, where he served until the unit mustered
out, March 20, 1866. Upon his discharge, he returned to Louisiana.
He married Hester CARNAHAN on 24 December 1867 in Cloutierville,
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. They had thirteen (13) children.
In 1894, Louis, along with D.T. Wallace founded a church, and is
still used as a house of worship by his descendants. Louis
Dearborn died 1 June 1932 at the age of 92, and is buried in Cleveland/Cunningham
Cemetery in Lena, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
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