Fogleman Cemetery - Typical Frontier Cemetery Dating From the Early 1800s

John Fogleman, a native of Virginia, was in this area in 1816, a witness to his sister's wedding in the St. Landry Courthouse. He married Polly Sandefur there Jan. 1, 1819. On Nov. 28, 1853, the estate of the deceased John Fogleman was sold in a bid auction at his 184 acre plantation. The plantation sold to P.L. Shaw with "there being one acre of the land reserved as a burying ground."