Individual Details

The Indian Bayou Methodist Church was built on land which now contains the Methodist cemetery, land donated by Benager Spell. The earliest record now in hand of a land transfer is dated April 11, 1892 by Howard Hoffpauir as notary public, whereby, for the sum of $18, seven and six-tenths acres of land were sold by Benager Spell, with Thomas Hoffpauir, president of the board of trustees, witnessed by Hampton Morgan and Elijah Spell, bought by the Indian Bayou church "known as the Kimball's Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal Church South." This was in addition to the original tract of land that was donated.
"Our Roots Are Deep" [Indian Bayou Methodist Church]

Birth	Bet 1815 and 1818
Marriage	8 Nov 1841	Lafayette Parish, LA - Druzilla Laughlin
Death	18 Nov 1903
Alt name		Benajah Spell
Burial		Indian Bayou Methodist Church Cemetery, Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, LA

Spouse	Druzilla Laughlin (1826 - 1913)
Child	David Spell (1842 - )
Child	Elva Spell (1846 - )
Child	Jasper Spell (1848 - 1935)
Child	Ornan Spell (1851 - 1922)
Child	Helen Spell (1853 - )
Child	Elvina "Viana" Spell (1855 - 1952)
Child	Drusilla Spell (1857 - )
Child	Espena Spell (1859 - )
Child	Ellis Spell (1863 - 1928)

Father	Benager Spell (1765 - 1840)
Mother	Dorethea "Dorothy" Foreman (1784 - 1860)
Sibling	Suzanne "Susan" Spell (1803 - 1884)
Sibling	David Spell (1804 - )
Sibling	Sterling Spell (1806 - 1876)
Sibling	Joseph Spell (1808 - 1860)
Sibling	Lucinda Spell (1814 - 1883)
Sibling	Daniel Spell (1815 - )
Sibling	Elijah Spell (1820 - 1880)