Hello everyone, Just wanted to know a quick question to those of you on the list who lives in Ascension Parish. Is there anyone out there know if anyone has ever put a listing of the graves for St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gonzales and the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Amant on the internet? I live all the way across country so it would be very nice if someone did and one of you could lead me to that website. I already checked out the website for Ascension Parish, nothing listed there as yet. Thanks everyone! Kathie Wilcox (direct descendant of Jacque Bourgeois)

You may also try posting on the USGenWeb surnames genforums at http://genforum.genealogy.com/ Family Census http://www.familycensus.com Genealogy, History & Culture -----Original Message----- From: djm [mailto:djm@etex.net] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 2:32 PM To: LAASCENS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: MCBRIDE Searching for Nobel ,Theodore,and Mauntree McBride son's of Edward Lawton McBride b August 29,1881 Plantersville,Alabama d November 7,1916 Mansfield,DesotoParish,LA married Hattie Bell. Thank You Jo McBride djm@etex.net

Searching for Nobel ,Theodore,and Mauntree McBride son's of Edward Lawton McBride b August 29,1881 Plantersville,Alabama d November 7,1916 Mansfield,DesotoParish,LA married Hattie Bell. Thank You Jo McBride djm@etex.net

If there is a kind sole out there that can help me Please do. I hunting for a obit for Willie May Weaver ( Bill) who died sometime between Jan. and June of 1999 in LA. I don't know where she lived for sure. She was married to Lewis Weaver. Gloria

I and my husband are in the process of building a website on states in the southeast. Im going to have basic information on records and links. If someone familiar with the records available for this county could take a look at it and correct me on information or can add info (especially county history), I would really appreciate it. Also any feedback from anyone is also helpfull. The address is www.segenealogy.com then go to the state and county page. Thanks in advance. Tracy - ------------------------------------------------------------ come visit SouthEastern Genealogy Online www.segenealogy.com - ------------------------------------------------------------

Hi, Has anyone ran across this guy? Hardy BROWN was born ca 1810 Barnwell SC. He was the s/o William BROWN & Nancy ADAMS. Hardy's parents left Barnwell in 1811 and settled in Amite Co Ms. He married Louisa WESTBROOK d/o Henry & Mildred WESTBROOK (date unknown) In 1846 Hardy married another daughter of Henry & Mildred's, Harriet WESTBROOK. Hardy & Harriet had 2 sons, James Hardy ca 1845 & William Henry ca 1845. (I know the marriage date & birth dates don't match, but thats the way it was) Hardy then married in 1849 Harriet CARROWAY. But by 1850 Hardy has no wife. His son James in living with Mildren WESTBROOK, and son William is with Hardy. By 1860 Hardy had moved to Livingston Parish La. He married Adeline HOPKINS and they had 2 daughters, Louisa Adeline ca 1861 & Nancy Josephine who married Joseph Alexander RICHARDSON in 1890 Acsension Parish. By 1870 Adeline had died and Hardy had a new young wife Sarah born ca 1843, with another child Sarah ca1868. Hardy had a lot of wives who died soon after they married him. Makes you wonder, don't it? Robin

One of the questions often asked on genealogy email lists is "Where an I find that book?". Because of this, I am developing a site where societies and individuals can list publications for sale as well as links to the society's web site. GeneaSearch.com will provide a central point for users to look for books they want to purchase. Users are invited to add their favorite links to help other researchers, as well as to add their own sites. The goal is to make an interactive resource for assisting in online and offline research. I would like to invite you to list your society on our list of societies and to list any publications and any links you would care to add. You can add them directly on the GeneaSearch.com site. The address is: http://www.geneasearch.com By the way, GeneaSearch is genealogy + research. Thanks, Donna

Sharing info --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CTDenton1@aol.com To: DENTON-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:45:33 EDT Subject: [DENTON-L] Fw: WWI Draft Cards Message-ID: <c191f9ac.24ed647d@aol.com> Forwarded From Another List: M. Dean Hunt Louisville, KY Good Morning everyone: I played hooky from work yesterday and spent the day at the NARA Branch in Atlanta and it jogged my memory to pass on some information to everyone. Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual draft board. But by and large the cards include: The full name of the person (this means first, full middle name, any additional middle names and last name); the current address of the man; his age; his birthdate (some include his place of birth); whether he is a US citizen or a naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen and his father's race); his race; his occupation; where he is employed (name of employer); address or location of employment; name and address of his next of kin; some cards ask if the man is married or single and how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee. On the back of the card his physical description is noted: Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give the actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout although some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and hair; any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, blind in one eye, etc); the name and address of the draft board and the date. When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and filmed them - in state order. However, within each state the cards were filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least. The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends deserveall the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm you can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. And BTW - Ancestry.com lists WW1 Draft cards in their searchable data bases, however I know for a fact that there are 22 cards for the surname WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry only gave me 4 of them so don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday that some reps from Ancestry had visited the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about filming the cards, took one look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes and simply left. For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: NARA Southeast Region 1557 St. Joseph Ave East Point, GA 30344 In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WWI Draft application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the return of you copies. The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents for the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the difference is to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after all they did all this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> If you have any other questions about the cards please write to me and I'll try to help. I've been "delving" into these cards for the past few years. But PLEASE don't ask me to get the copies for you. It is difficult for me to take the time off from work to visit the archive to do my own research <g>. And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on.

Sharing info --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CTDenton1@aol.com To: DENTON-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:45:33 EDT Subject: [DENTON-L] Fw: WWI Draft Cards Message-ID: <c191f9ac.24ed647d@aol.com> Forwarded From Another List: M. Dean Hunt Louisville, KY Good Morning everyone: I played hooky from work yesterday and spent the day at the NARA Branch in Atlanta and it jogged my memory to pass on some information to everyone. Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual draft board. But by and large the cards include: The full name of the person (this means first, full middle name, any additional middle names and last name); the current address of the man; his age; his birthdate (some include his place of birth); whether he is a US citizen or a naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen and his father's race); his race; his occupation; where he is employed (name of employer); address or location of employment; name and address of his next of kin; some cards ask if the man is married or single and how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee. On the back of the card his physical description is noted: Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give the actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout although some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and hair; any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, blind in one eye, etc); the name and address of the draft board and the date. When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and filmed them - in state order. However, within each state the cards were filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least. The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends deserveall the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm you can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. And BTW - Ancestry.com lists WW1 Draft cards in their searchable data bases, however I know for a fact that there are 22 cards for the surname WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry only gave me 4 of them so don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday that some reps from Ancestry had visited the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about filming the cards, took one look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes and simply left. For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: NARA Southeast Region 1557 St. Joseph Ave East Point, GA 30344 In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WWI Draft application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the return of you copies. The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents for the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the difference is to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after all they did all this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> If you have any other questions about the cards please write to me and I'll try to help. I've been "delving" into these cards for the past few years. But PLEASE don't ask me to get the copies for you. It is difficult for me to take the time off from work to visit the archive to do my own research <g>. And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on.

Hi, everyone, for those with Galle ties.....the GALLE list is up and going. If interested send an email to Galle-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word subscribe in the subject line. Insert an D for the digest. Thanks, Deanie

I am in the process of setting up a new site, and would like to invite you to visit it and let me know if you see any problems with it. Kind of a Sneak Preview. I have not announced the site yet, but plan to soon. While you are there, be sure to add your Genealogy related society's listing as well as any books or materials they or you have for sale. There is also a place to put a query if you are looking for a particular book or genealogy material. There are links to sites I have found helpful in researching on the internet. I would like to invite all of you to add sites that have been particularly useful in your research so others can benefit from your experience. Also, if you have a site, add it, too. That way, you will be there when I announce the site. My purpose is to create an interactive site where users can obtain information and share their information and experience. The URL is: http://www.geneasearch.com/ Thanks in advance, Donna Trewitt trewitt@fullnet.net

I posted a query to the Iberville Parish list and was referred to this one. I am looking for family from White Castle, LA with the names of JARONE or JARONA or GIADONE. This family came from Italy and was in White Castle by 1905 where Carl JARONE was born (son of Philip GIADONE and Josephine SPARACINO). Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Debbie, IBSSG

Dear all This is my first posting to the list. I am looking for more info on Henry HIERSIN. As per the records of Diocese of Baton Rouge Vol. 15, page 160 he married Agnes Honore (Nora) DAIGLE on 7 December 1881 : How old was he in 1881 ? Where did he live ? If somebody has access to the 1880 LA Census I would greatly appreciate a lookup for Henry HIERSIN. Thank you for your kind assistance. Kind regards, Christiane hongler@bluewin.ch

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Hello all... I am still trying to hunt some of my Duvernay's who were born in Natchez, Mississippi, ended up in New Orleans for a time, then moved on to Ascension Parish. I am having a heck of a time finding any resources for early Natchez, from the time Fort Rosalie was formed through the massacre in 1729 (or even until 1740). Can you all give me some sources of information, even if it is a little clip of info, maybe I can piece the whole story together somehow...I can't even find anything that gives a history beyond a brief little, "Was formed in, by, and the massacre was in..." type thing. Is there a written history of Natchez somewhere??? Thanks for any help! Debbie Tabeek

the cath diocese records available vol 2-18 covers 1770-1893

Hi ! I'm new to the list and I'm helping my mother-in-law track down the homes of her great-grandfather, JAMES E. SLAUGHTER. We have received a copy of his probate records which indicate some connection to Donaldsonville. We know that he had 3 children by a Adeline Evans though they never married: 2 boys and a girl, Olga. Can anyone tell me if Donaldsonville has city directories that would be available on microfilm from the FHC? Are there any birth records available from the area for the 1880 period? The man's will was handwritten in New Orleans in December 1900 just before he left on a trip to Mexico where he died over the new year weekend. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.. Jeanne in San Antonio

Domingo, General practice in genealogy books is to capitalize the surname. However, you don't mention what the source of this information is. Also, I don't really know how Spanish surnames work.... but if this were an Anglo name I would assume in each case that the surname was what was capitalized, if I found this in a genealogy book. gonzales wrote: > > What are the letters or name at the end of my ancestors names. > Everyone has the Gonzales name but when I get to these ancestors they > have another name or letters. > I do not know what is it or what does it mean. I am hoping someone > outthere will know. > > Domingo Gonzales CAYO born abt. 1731 died abt. 1756 > > Domingo's Son: Joseph Papa Ramos Gonzales CAVO born 1757 > died 24 Sept. 1799 -- Charlie Hoffpauir Yes, there is a HOFFPAUIR mail list, hosted by ROOTSWEB http://web.wt.net/~charlieh/ http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/f/Charles-R-Hoffpauir/ http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/choffpauo/thomas.htm