Francis Xavier Ransdell
| Francis Xavier Ransdell | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Louisiana 6th Judicial District (then 9th District) | |
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In office June 1900 – December 31, 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Clifton F. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Frank Voelker, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 23, 1861 Alexandria Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 11, 1939 (aged 77) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Lake Providence Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Katie Blackburn Davis Ransdell (married 1892–1939, his death) |
| Relations |
Brother, U.S. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell |
| Children |
Six daughters, including: |
| Residence | East Carroll Parish, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Attorney; Judge |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Brother, U.S. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell
Son-in-law, Frank Voelker, Sr.
Son-in-law, John Martin Hamley
Grandson, Frank Voelker, Jr.
Six daughters, including:
Francis Xavier Ransdell (May 23, 1861 – February 11, 1939) was a lawyer and judge of the 6th Judicial District Court, based in Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish in the far northeastern corner of his native Louisiana. He was the younger brother of three-term U.S. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell.
Francis and Joseph Ransdell were born at Elmwood Plantation in Rapides Parish near Alexandria. During the American Civil War, a skirmish broke out between Union and Confederate troops in their yard. Their father sent his wife and children in a covered wagon westward to take refuge in Texas until the war ended. The senior Ransdell was accidentally killed in 1865 in the sugar mill on his plantation, and the family faced much difficulty during Reconstruction. Joseph helped his brother Francis through college and relocated to Lake Providence in 1882 to live with a sister and to study law successfully in the office of Judge Field Farrar Montgomery, as then permitted at a time before law school graduation was required prior to taking the bar examination.
Francis Ransdell joined his brother in Lake Providence, where he too studied in the law office of Judge Montgomery. The brothers soon established law offices, farms, and residences.
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