Cyrus Talbot Bemiss

1827 - 1878  (51 years)

John Bloomer Bemiss

Abt 1803 - 1859  (~ 56 years)

Birth	Abt 1803
Died	26 Feb 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Kentucky
Father	John Bemiss           b. 16 Feb 1773, Massachusetts
Mother	Elizabeth Bloomer           b. 13 Jun 1780, New York State
Family	Elizabeth Talbot           b. Nelson Co., Kentucky
Children	+ 1. Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky + 2. John Bemiss           b. 1832

Elizabeth Talbot

- Yes, date unknown

Birth	Nelson Co., Kentucky
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	John Bloomer Bemiss           b. Abt 1803
Children	+ 1. Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky + 2. John Bemiss           b. 1832

Alice Talbot Danforth

- Yes, date unknown

Birth	New York State
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Married	4 Oct 1854	Westchester Co., New York

Lambella Downing

1844 - 1941  (97 years)

Birth	29 Apr 1844	Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Died	27 Jul 1941	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Samuel S. Downing           b. Virginia
Mother	Nancy Fighter           b. Virginia
Family	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Married	27 Jan 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Richmond Cyrus Bemiss           b. 18 Aug 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Barsilla Bemiss           b. Aug 1871, Louisiana   3. St. John Downing Bemiss           b. 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Alice Bemiss           b. 30 Jan 1878   5. Cloudsley Bemiss           b. Abt 1874

Richmond Cyrus Bemiss

1869 - 1961  (91 years)

Birth	18 Aug 1869	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	29 Jan 1961
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Mother	Lambella Downing           b. 29 Apr 1844, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Married	27 Jan 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Mary Eugenia Belden           b. 1879
Married	1 Jun 1897	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

Barsilla Bemiss

1871 - 1954  (~ 83 years)

Birth	Aug 1871	Louisiana
Died	8 Nov 1954
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Mother	Lambella Downing           b. 29 Apr 1844, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Married	27 Jan 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Daniel Maupay Pitard           b. 15 Nov 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	27 Mar 1888	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Richmond Daniel Pitard           b. 21 Nov 1888, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Henry St. John Pitard           b. 15 May 1890, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. John Cloudesly Pitard           b. 9 Sep 1893, New Orleans, Louisiana   4. Daniel Maupay Pitard, Jr.           b. Abt 15 Jul 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana + 5. Lillian Cecilia Pitard           b. 1 Jun 1900, New Orleans, Louisiana + 6. Barsilla Lucille Pitard           b. 23 Sep 1904

St. John Downing Bemiss

1870 - 1951  (81 years)

Birth	1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	16 Mar 1951	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Mother	Lambella Downing           b. 29 Apr 1844, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Married	27 Jan 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana

Alice Bemiss

1878 - 1945  (67 years)

Birth	30 Jan 1878
Died	27 Aug 1945
Buried	Rose Hill Cemetery, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Father	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Mother	Lambella Downing           b. 29 Apr 1844, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Married	27 Jan 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family 1	John D. Stephens           b. Nov 1860, Mississippi
Children	+ 1. Frances Stephens           b. 1902, Louisiana   2. Alice Stephens           b. Abt 1904, Louisiana + 3. Marian Belle Stephens           b. Abt 1908, Louisiana   4. Marjorie Stephens           b. Abt 1911, Louisiana
Family 2	James M. Leavel           b. Abt 1864, Kentucky

Cloudsley Bemiss

Abt 1874 - 1884  (~ 10 years)

Birth	Abt 1874
Died	1884	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Cyrus Talbot Bemiss           b. 17 Jul 1827, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Mother	Lambella Downing           b. 29 Apr 1844, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Married	27 Jan 1878	New Orleans, Louisiana

• 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 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.
  Person ID	I4968	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2021

  
  

  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	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Alice Talbot Danforth           b. New York State           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Oct 1854	Westchester Co., New York   [4]
  Also see New Orleans (La.) Justices of the Peace.-Index to marriage records, 1846-1880 (at nutrias.org)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F9186	Group Sheet  |  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   [5]
  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 Downing Bemiss           b. 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 16 Mar 1951, New Orleans, Louisiana  (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	14 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F3504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		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 November 29, 2021).