Jan: How did your ancestor, SHAW, acquire his land. By purchase from another individual? Records would be in the Clerk of Courts Office in the parish courthouse. From the Federal Government by Homestead? OR by private land claim prior to LA becoming a state? Then the U.S. Tract Books would show the entry with legal descriptions and the Federal Government would have a case file on the claim. I have found ferry permits in Calcasieu Parish applied for and granted by the parish governing body, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, in their minutes of their meeting. Other parishes may have a parish council or something similar. Minutes are at the council or police jury offices. As to taxes....I'm not sure the records go back quite that far, but we have at our library in Lake Charles, the tax records for Calcasieu Parish going back (I believe) to 1865 on microfilm. I think the State Library of LA has it for other parishes. And yes there is a book of cattle brands for LA, but we don't have it. But cattle brands are also available on microfilm from the State Library of LA for a small fee for out-of-staters. Hope this helps. Anna Marie Hayes -----Original Message----- From: Jan Garland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [LA-LGHS-L] Shaw's Landing and other new questions >Hi Carolyn, and all my LA cousins > >Yeah, you're right. No one else responded, no hard feelings though. > >What you say makes sense. Problem is we don't know exactly where on the >Vermillion that land was. I assume they owned one of the "long lots" and >that's why it touched on the river. I was hoping to learn even more than >the location, though. Certainly, the family must have used the river for >transportation, which would be one reason for it, but I was wondering if >they ran a ferry business or if the dock could have been for shipping >lumber or just for taking farm produce to the market. Wondered if they >raised cattle or cane. So all this leads me to more questions that might >lead to more answers: > >Where would one look for ferry permits or other data referring to >ferries in public documents? > >Does anyone know of early tax lists--prior to 1845--that would list real >estate or items pertinent to the family business or farm? > >Does anyone have a book listing cattle brands or markings? > >Where would I find a legal description of the land owned on the >Vermillion River? > >What churches were near that location? > >Thanks >Jan > >[email protected] wrote: >> >> Hello Jan, >> >> It doesn't appear anyone else has responded to your query. >> In my limited experience, it appears that Shaw's landing >> would be the pier where the boats tie up at Mr. Shaw's place >> on the river. >> >> If anyone else has a difference explanation for this I too >> would be interested in hearing it. >> >> Hugs, Carolyn >> >> On Thu, 21 Oct 1999 17:00:17 -0700 Jan Garland <[email protected]> writes: >> >Hi >> > >> >Hoping one of you has an old map that might show Shaw's Landing, >> >which >> >was probably located on Vermillion River. This would date back to >> >1820-1840. Don't know how long the name would have survived on maps. >> >Probably belonged to James Stokes Shaw, a brother or his dad >> >originally. >> > >> >Any ideas or info would be appreciated. >> > >> >Thanks! >> >Jan Garland >> >CA >> > >> > >> >==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== >> >LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. Yearly dues are >> >$25. >> >To learn more about us, visit our website at >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/lghs.htm >> > >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> Get the Internet just the way you want it. >> Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >> Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >> >> ==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== >> LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. Yearly dues are $25. >> To learn more about us, visit our website at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/lghs.htm > > >==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== >LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. Yearly dues are $25. >To learn more about us, visit our website at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/lghs.htm > >