Frank Parkinson, of the Louisiana
Confederate Guards, was an uncle of
Cathy's g-grandmother.  He lived in
New Orleans and Ocean Springs, MS.
This is to certify that F. R. Parkinson was duly
elected a Member of the Company on this Company
on the twenty-fourth day of April, 1861, and has
properly qualified himself as such, being entitled to
all the rights and privileges attached thereto.
___ Wood, Captain
___, Secretary
New Orleans, ___ 8th, 1861
Cathy's g-grandmother was Jessie Campbell Handy Palfrey and Jessie's father,
Thomas Hughes Handy,  was originally from the Eastern shore of Maryland.  He
moved to New Orleans as a child; served in the Confederate Army and, eventually,
became a sheriff in New Orleans under Governor Nicholls.  He was involved in the
fight to get the courts back; he bought the Sazerac Bar, and was responsible for the
final recipe of the famous Sazerac drink.  His wife, Cathy's g-g-grandmother, was Josie
Campbell Handy, daughter of Dr. Thomas Campbell and Ethalinda McComb Campbell,
who was originally from McComb, MS.  They lived in Carrollton, LA, when it was first
established.  (Carrollton is now within the New Orleans city limits.)  Some newspaper
articles have been found in which Dr. Campbell was called "the father of Carrollton."  
He was a physician and a surgeon in the CSA, appointed by Gov. Moore, leaving the
army with the rank of Major.  The McCombs have been traced back to Scotland.  Rev.
Isaac W. K. Handy was a political prisoner at Fort Delaware during the Civil War.
Crozat, Campbell, Handy,
McComb, Palfrey, Parkinson
Photo of Crozat vault in St. Louis No. 1
Cemetery.  Inscription is in French, two of the
names are:  Gaston Ernest Crozat and Edwin
Ernest Crozat.  Click on graphic to see photo.