William Werter Brasher, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Lester Norman Waddell Jr
Date: August 9, 2007

He was born about 1850 in Melrose Texas and moved with his family to Rapides Parish LA
during the Civil War. His father, Essex Preston Brasher, was killed by the Yankees there.
W W ('Werty') later owned thousands of acres of timberland near Tioga, and donated land for
the first school (Brasher school) on Washboard Road in that area. He was president of the school
board, had a logging railroad, and a huge home (Brasher mansion) in that area. A gravel pit in now
nearby. He is buried at Price Brasher cemetery in the property owned by Camp Beauegard.