Cyrus Talbot Bemiss

1827 - 1878  (51 years)

• Name	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	17 Jul 1827	Nelson Co., Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Western District, Madison Parish, Louisiana
  aged 23, born in Kentucky; lawyer
  Obituary	Obit. note, 25 Aug. 1878, New Orleans Item, p4 (This is not under the yellow fever deaths, which have their own lists): Cyrus T. Bemiss, 30 years, softening of brain Obituary, New Orleans Daily Democrat, 25 Aug 1878, p8: C.T. BEMISS - We have to be very watchful over our friends now: every morning we must count them to see who is missing. These are war times, and a record has to be kept. Yesterday Cyrus T. Bemiss, one of our ablest lawyers and most respected citizens, was taken away from us by the unknown and all-powerful agency that kills, and his honored remains were followed to the grave by a host of sorrowing friends. A gentlemen in the nicest sense of the term, a good friend, an ornament to the bar, of which he was an eminent member, many friends deplore his loss and sympathize with his bereaved family.
  Died	24 Aug 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  	as "Cyrus F.,"; aged 30
  Buried	Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  Notes	In 1850 he is living alone in Madison Parish, a lawyer. According to a family descendant, "His family is confusing because he was married to another woman (Alice Danforth) for the Civil War. Her family was from New York, and Cyrus was originally from Kentucky and living in Louisiana. Legend has it that after the Civil War the Danforth family were so upset with Cyrus for serving in the Confederacy that they would not let him back into the family. Cyrus later "married" Lambella Downing (originally from Maryland) around 1868, but the marriage was not made official until 1878, soon before Cyrus' death. The general consensus is that there was some problem with getting the marriage annulled or finalized." The entry appears in the 1866 Directory for the City of New Orleans: Bemiss, Cyrus T., attorney . . . Carondelet c. Gravier His wife also applied for a pension as a Confederate veteran. He is included on the Civil War page. A “W. Bemiss” served in the Watson Battery, but I don’t see a relation between him and Cyrus. His own civil war records show that he was a Captain. According to a letter included in the pension application, "The records show that Cyrus T. Bemiss was appointed Captain and Paymaster, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Louisiana Militia, August 25, 1861, and accepted August 30, 1861. On August 17, 1863, he is shown to have been serving as Acting Quartermaster at Camp Pratt, Louisiana, and was recommended for a commission as Quartermaster in the Conscript Department, State of Louisiana, Confederate States Army. . . . By Special Orders dated April 11, 1864, having failed to execute the bond provided by law, his name was ordered dropped from the rolls. No later record of him has been found." An Alice Bemiss died in New Orleans on 15 Nov. 1869 (vol. 46, page 317), aged 14. She may be his daughter by his first marriage. [4]
  Person ID	I4968	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	13 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Bloomer Bemiss           b. Abt 1803           d. 26 Feb 1859, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Talbot           b. Nelson Co., Kentucky           d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10450	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Alice Talbot Danforth           b. New York State           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Oct 1854	Westchester Co., New York   [5]
  	Also see New Orleans (La.) Justices of the Peace.-Index to marriage records, 1846-1880 (at nutrias.org)
  Last Modified	13 May 2020
  Family ID	F9186	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Lambella Downing           b. 29 Apr 1844, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland           d. 27 Jul 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 97 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana   [6]
  Children	1. Richmond Cyrus Bemiss           b. 18 Aug 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 29 Jan 1961  (Age 91 years) + 2. Barsilla Bemiss           b. Aug 1871, Louisiana           d. 8 Nov 1954  (Age ~ 83 years)   3. St. John Bemiss           b. 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 16 Mar 1951  (Age 81 years) + 4. Alice Bemiss           b. 30 Jan 1878           d. 27 Aug 1945  (Age 67 years)   5. Cloudsley Bemiss           b. Abt 1874           d. 1884, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 10 years)
  Last Modified	2 May 2008
  Family ID	F3504	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 17 Jul 1827 - Nelson Co., Kentucky  Married - 27 Jan 1878 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 24 Aug 1878 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Buried - - Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Cyrus Talbot Bemiss". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4968&tree=1sttree (accessed July 15, 2020).