W. W. Carloss

William W. Carloss

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Louisiana State Representative
for Webster Parish

In office
1874-1878
Preceded by  |  Clarence Pratt
Succeeded by  |  J. J. Carter

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Born  |  May 1833
South Carolina, USA
Died  |  August 1, 1900 (aged 67)
Lafayette County, Arkansas
Resting place  |  Little Rock National Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas
Nationality  |  American
Political party  |  Democrat
Spouse(s)  |  (1) Emma A. Stewart Carloss (married March 1863)

(2) Mary F. Parks Carloss (married 1877)

Children  |  From first marriage:

Robert A., Virginia W., and Theodosia Carloss

Occupation  |  Farmer

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Military Service

Service/branch  |  Confederate States of America Army

American Civil War:
Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana

Rank  |  First Lieutenant and captain

William W. Carloss, known as W. W. Carloss (May 1833 - August 1, 1900),[1] was a Democrat who served from 1874 to 1878 as a state representative of the newly created Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.[2]

However, little is known of Carloss's time in Louisiana except for his service as a first lieutenant and captain in the Army of the Confederate States of America, particularly in May 1863, less than three months after his first marriage. He fought in the Siege of Port Hudson near Baton Rouge and was believed to have been mortally wounded. However, he soon recovered but surrendered to Union forces on July 8.[1][3]

In March 1863, Carloss married in adjoining Bossier Parish the former Emma A. Stewart,[1] and the couple had three children, Robert A., Virginia W., and Theodosia Carloss.[1][4] After Emma's death, he married in 1877 during his last year in the Louisiana House Mary F. Parks (1833-1909), not in Louisiana but in Lafayette (pronounced LA FAY ETTE) County in southwestern Arkansas. He earned his livelihood as a farmer.[1]

John Sidney Killen, a farmer and cattleman in first Claiborne Parish and then Webster Parish after its creation in 1871, was in office that year. From 1873 to 1874, the representative for Webster Parish was Clarence Pratt. J. J. Carter succeeded Carloss in the House[2] and was subsequently a mayor of Minden from 1891 to 1893.[5]

Carloss is interred at Little Rock National Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. His wife Mary is buried at Wilson Cemetery in Lewisville in Lafayette County, Arkansas. Her grave marker mentions that she was Carloss's wife.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 William W. Carloss. familysearch.org. Retrieved on March 19, 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Webster and Claiborne parishes. Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on February 27, 2021.
3. ↑ (1891) Congressional Edition, Vol. 2769. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 169–170. Retrieved on March 19, 2015.
4. ↑ Virginia Carloss. us-census.mooseroots.com. Retrieved on February 27, 2021.
5. ↑ City of Minden, List of Mayors since 1868.
6. ↑ Mary F. Carloss. findagrave.com. Retrieved on February 27, 2021.