This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CCB.2ACE/186.1 Message Board Post: Claiborne Parish records begin in 1849 as a fire destroyed the previous marriage records. Have you checked out the Claiborne Parish Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/claiborn.htm ? There is a search box on that page. If they were in Claiborne by 1840 you might find them on the recent addition of the census images there. Also if you need to contact the clerk of Court in Homer, LA you will find the address and phone # at http://www.rootsweb.com/~laclaib2/resources.htm Good luck.