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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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POST OFFICE BOX 136 JACKSON. MISSISSIPPI 39205
Heber Ladner
SECRETARY OF STATE
FOREWORD
More than 250 years have elapsed since the first Ladners came to what is now Mississippi. The descendants of these pioneer settlers have witnessed the course of Mississippi history from the French provincial era to the present day. I consider myself fortunate to be one of those descendants and am particularly grateful for having been given the opportunity to serve the people of this great state throughout my entire adult life.
Mr. Slade is to be commended for his thorough, tedious, and most exhaustive study of our family. It is my sincere hope that the readers of this volume will come to appreciate the sacrifices and the contributions of those who have gone before us and that they will be inspired to do their part in making this a better world for those generations yet to come.
HEBER LADNER SECRETARY OF STATE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I. ? THE ANCESTOR---------------------------------	1-6
CHAPTER II. ? CARLOS LADNER-------------------------------	7	-174
CHAPTER III. ? JULIAN LADNER------------------------------	175	-176
CHAPTER IV. ? SILVANO LADNER------------------------------	177	-200
CHAPTER V. ? MISCELLANEOUS--------------------------------	201	-208