Gypsy Heart
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1864: In the early part of the Civil War, Sam Cloud, Noah's nephew, whom he had raised, and an Elkins' boy (Uncle of J.T. Elkins, Eva Elkins's father) plotted to rob Noah, who had "quite a bit of money and silverware." Mrs. Elkins, the boy's mother who lived about a mile from Noah, heard them plotting; she slipped off to Noah's house and told him about the plan. He put his money in a buckskin bag and went around the house toward the smokehouse to bury it. He had his daughters, Mary and Ann, and his wife, Delilah, watching for him. He came back in about 10 minutes and said that it was alright. It is supposed that he moved it that night and planted a cedar bush to mark the place. The boys came to take the money as plotted, and in the skirmish, Noah was shot. He died a month later from gangrene poison without telling anyone where he buried his money. He is buried somewhere in Jackson Parish.
This buried treasure has been the subject of much conversation and search. It has been suggested that it was buried in the bottom of a 60 foot well; another idea was that it was buried under the smokehouse. About 1908 Noah Jr pointed out the location of the original smokehouse which was 18 by 18 feet, and said the original logs of his father's smokehouse were still there. After he marked off the spot, Lee Cloud, his son, and M.B. Evans, his son-in-law, dug 3 or 4 feet deep but did not find any money. They also dug where Noah Jr. said the cellar under the front porch was. They found pieces of dishes, a piece of chain, and a spur--but no money. They and many others, including Noah Sr.'s great grandson, Buddy Evans in 1970, have dug hunting the money many times, but no one has reported finding any. He was married to Delitia Delilah Folsom in 1838.
http://www.intersurf.com/~bevans/My Ancestors/d1244.htm
This buried treasure has been the subject of much conversation and search. It has been suggested that it was buried in the bottom of a 60 foot well; another idea was that it was buried under the smokehouse. About 1908 Noah Jr pointed out the location of the original smokehouse which was 18 by 18 feet, and said the original logs of his father's smokehouse were still there. After he marked off the spot, Lee Cloud, his son, and M.B. Evans, his son-in-law, dug 3 or 4 feet deep but did not find any money. They also dug where Noah Jr. said the cellar under the front porch was. They found pieces of dishes, a piece of chain, and a spur--but no money. They and many others, including Noah Sr.'s great grandson, Buddy Evans in 1970, have dug hunting the money many times, but no one has reported finding any. He was married to Delitia Delilah Folsom in 1838.
http://www.intersurf.com/~bevans/My Ancestors/d1244.htm
