John Vertner Sevier - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 5/13/05 and 6/7/2014 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ John Vertner Sevier - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Vicksburg Evening Post, October 17, 1932 JOHN V. SEVIER BURIED TALLULAH, La. Oct. 17. John Vertner Sevier, age 60, a resident of Madison Parish for many years died at his home here Saturday night at ten o'clock after a long illness. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice Peterkin Sevier, three daughters, Mrs. Mason Spencer and Miss Vertner Sevier, of Tallulah and Mrs. Charles A. Dixon of Chestnut Hills, Pa., and a son John V. Sevier of Tallulah. Two brothers, W. P. Sevier of Tallulah and J. D. Sevier of Gulfport, Miss. and two sisters, Mrs. Ophelia S. Nicols of Tallulah and Mrs. Laura S. Herring of Innis also survive. The funeral took place from the family home Sunday afternoon, the Rev. David E. Holt, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church here officiated. Internment followed in Silver Cross Cemetery. From Madison Journal October 21, 1932 VERT SEVIER, R.T. STARRETT PASS AWAY THIS WEEK Both Old Residents of Tallulah, Had Been Ill Some Time Tallulah this week lost two of its oldest residents when Mr. J. V. Sevier and Mr. R. T. Starrett passed away. Both men were near the same age, Mr. Sevier being 69 and Mr. Starrett 67. Mr. Sevier died last Saturday night at his home in Tallulah, and Mr. Starrett died at a sanitarium in Vicksburg. Mr. Sevier Former Planter Mr. Sevier was at one time one of the larger planters of the parish, and one of several brothers who at one time owned extensive lands here. One brother, Geo. W. Sevier, died here several years ago and two other brothers still survive him-J. D., who discontinued his farming operations and now Lives on the Mississippi gulf coast, and W. P., now a resident of Tallulah, having moved to town from his plantation home a couple of years ago. He also has another brother who for many years has been in the hotel business at Ferriday, La. Mr. Sevier was a native of Mississippi, but came to Madison parish early in life and has made his home here ever since. He was married twice, the last time to Miss Alice Peterkin who, with one daughter Vertner, survives him. He is also survived by two daughters and one son by his first marriage, they being Mrs. Mason Spencer of Tallulah, Mrs. C. J. Dixon of Philadelphia, and John V. Sevier of Tallulah. Besides the brothers mentioned above, he leaves two sisters, Mrs. O. S. Nicols of Tallulah, and Mrs. L. S. Herring of Innis, La. as well as two grand children, George Spencer and Alex Dixon. The funeral took place from the home Sunday afternoon with the Rev. David E. Holt, rector of the Trinity Episcopal church, officiating, and interment followed in the Silver Cross cemetery with the following pall bearers: S. B. Bettis, Mason Spencer, E. F. Jones, George Webb, Charles Speed, Harry Nicols, Will Holmes, and L. Z. Naylor. Mr. Sevier was a member of the Masonic lodge.