The following is data on the children of Charlton Wright Havard and his wife, Sallie Morris, except JOYCE BENTLEY HAVARD, who has already been covered in Chapter IV, Part One.
KATHARINE C. HAVARD, born March 1, 1874. She married Walter Tally Smith of Shreveport, on April 30, 1902. They lived at Melville. They were both buried in the Episcopal Cemetery at Melville. Katharine and Walter had no children, but adopted a beautiful girl:
1. Eleanor Shamp, who married John Brock, of Opelousas.
JEANETTE AUGUSTA HAVARD, born February 24, 1877. On March 7, 1900, she married Gus Rosenberg, brother of Mamie Rosenberg, who married Leroy A. Havard. Gus and Jeanette Rosenberg lived at Melville, Louisiana. Both are deceased. They had five children:
- Alex Earl Rosenberg, born November 19, 1900, now deceased.
- Lucille Rosenberg, born February 8, 1905. She married Hardy O.
Wells, and they reside at Baton Rouge. Lucille and Hardy have
three children:
a. Hardy O. Wells, Jr., who married Willie Jean Kirkwood. They
have one child:
(1.) Jean Marie Wells
b. Joyce Wells who married Daniel Annison, on August 24, 1957.
c. Jeanette Wells who married Richard D. Prestridge of Atlanta,
Georgia. They have one child:
(1.) Richard Donald Prestridge, Jr., born February 15, 1957. Joyce and Jeanette are twins.
3. Joyce Katharine Rosenberg, born October 22, 1907, who married
Carl A. Harrison. They reside at Baton Rouge. Joyce and Carl
had five children:
a. Carl A. Harrison, Jr. who married Lila Mae Atwood. They have
three children:
(1.) Susan Gail Harrison
(2.) Jacquelyn Virginia Harrison
(3.) Ronald Lawrence Harrison
b. Charlton Earl Harrison, deceased.
c. Ernestine Joyce Harrison, who married M. A. Tircuit. They
have three children:
(1.) Beverly Tircuit
(2.) Debra Lynn Tircuit
(3.) Daniel Arlen Tircuit
d. Herman Havard Harrison
e. Patricia Ann Harrison
4. Herman Havard Rosenberg, born July 20, 1910, who married
Irene Burleigh. They live at Ferriday. They have one child:
a. Carolyn Rosenberg
5. Gus Woodrow Rosenberg, born June 14, 1917, a resident of Mel
ville.
JULIA HAVARD, born January 22, 1879. She married Arthur J. Shepard of New Orleans on November 14, 1899. He died August 19, 1955. Julia and Arthur had five children:
- Helen, who died in infancy.
- Arthur Joseph Shepard, Jr., born February 9, 1906. Arthur is an
attorney at Lafayette. He married Martha Eudora Moore, of
Spencer, Indiana. They have two children:
a. John Cox Shepard, born in June, 1934.
b. Nancy Havard Shepard, born October 28, 1938.
3. Blossom Shepard, born August 8, 1909. She married Henry Morton
Butler, Jr., now deceased. Blossom now lives at Monroe, Louisiana.
Henry and Blossom had one child:
a. Henry Morgan Butler, III, born December 11, 1931.
- Janice Shepard, born September 20, 1913. Janice is single. She
served with the Red Cross in India during World War II. - Ruth Shepard, born November 6, 1915. She married Jarrell Ed
ward Godfrey. They live at Winnsboro, Louisiana. They have two
children:
a. Jarrell Edward Godfrey, Jr., born June 21, 1942.
b. Janice Godfrey, born February 2, 1948.
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