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| Jim and Othell Temple Homestead |
The old Jim Temple homestead is located in Amite, Louisiana. Jim and his second wife Othell Butler Temple their children in the home; Walter, Hollis, Robert, and Bernard. Near the old house is the Temple Cemetery.
The house was well built. In the back of the house is the old barn and the smokehouse was near by. Jim and his wife lived in the house until they died. The house was surrounded by lots of farm land. Jim and two sons; Walter and Robert Temple continue farming until they could no longer farm. Their son Hollis was a blacksmith in Amite, Louisiana. Hollis was born in 1908 in Amite, Louisiana and died in 1983.
James "Jim" Temple was born around 1845. Jim was first married to Margarette Amacker Temple. They had several children in their marriage; Mary, John, James, Margaret, Charles, Amelia, Victoria Mattie, Delia, and Ellen.
