Do anyone know where the town Parham is located? Rhonda

Searching for information regarding my greatgrandfather's parents James Jackson\malatto born 1840 East Baton Rouge La. James served in the Union Army.Married Barbara Polk Jan. 2, 1867, Free man of Color, In 1880 they lived in West Feliciana with eight children (all born in WFP) of which one is my grandfather Elliott Jackson Born Nov. 1875.Ella Ary, Lucinda, Henry, Anna, Ocey and Jennie (twins), I am still trying to find James Parents. Please help.

You stated, "material about Benjamin can also be found in the Louisiana Genealogical Register vol 29 32 p114". I was unable to find this record. "vol 29 32"? I checked volumes 29-32 with no success. Would you please verify the citation. Isabella Jewell married Louis Daigre in Pointe Coupee Parish (Marriage contract, No 4405, Book 1832, Vol 1) on May 7, 1832. She was the daughter of Benjamin Jewell and Sarah Isaacs (No 2754, Conveyance Book 1832). Louis Daigre died February 28, 1838 (succession in Old Probate, #144). Only two children are listed: Henry Louis Daigre and Benjamin Marion Daigre. Isabella married Morgan Morgan in West Feliciana Parish on February 18, 1839 (West FelicianaParish Louisiana 1791-1875, page 45, published by Hunting for Bears, Inc.) I have additional information from the Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk of Court, on Henry Louis Daigre, my line, and on Benjamin Marion Daigre.

I am looking for records on the Old state Prison on Foster Drive 1900-20 or any info on Learoy Byrd born in Bedias, Texas 1876 or Laura E.(May) Byrd, Madison County Texas, all moved to B.R. in early 1900's. Also any info on Frank or Tom Byrd deceased and buried in old cemetary on Florida St. across from Cat. Church, or Scott family.

Washington Parish Historical Our group's program for August will be presented by one of our members, Barbara Kennedy Taylor.  Barbara will show how to create GEDCOM files in your genealogy programs, as well as how to merge them.  She will also cover importing and exporting these files. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 14, at the Bogalusa Branch of the Washington Parish Library.  Meeting time is 5:30 p.m. Our meetings times are the second Tuesday evening of each month. Even-numbered months, we meet in Bogalusa;  odd-numbered months, we meet at the Franklinton Library Branch. Sylvia Smith

From: Ruby2978 i am looking for any information on the thompson family. i know that they lived in st. helena parish in 1900 and 1910. father was thadeus, nickname (dunc) wife was mamie from ireland. they had ten children: willie,annie, bessie, claude, louisa, aline, alan, myrtle, george and bertrane. this info. would be greatly appreciated.

Have you check out Evans, Gates,& Packwood Family of SE LA book by Ronald Mark Evans? Did you find the 1830 EBR census records?

Tangipahoa Historical & Genealogical Society Meeting: Saturday [first Saturday of each Month] Tangipahoa Parish Library {Main Branch] 739 West Oak Street Amite, Louisiana 11:00 AM

I am searching desparately for a Lily May Mcdonald Burge. I know that she married an HT or HD Lawless sometimes after 1938 and that the lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

My ggreat-grandparents were Thomas Powers Honea/Nancy Mixon/m.12-24-1853, in Amite Co., MS. Looking for any info on them, their parents,siblings,children,etc. We have been told Thomas had 4 brothers and one was a Robert Wilkes Honea.

http://www.interment.net/us/nat/veterans.htm United States Veterans Cemeteries Listed by states. Don

http://www.interment.net/data/us/ms/adams/natchnat/index_meq.htm Natchez National Cemetery Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi 41 Cemetery Road Natchez, MS 39120 (601) 445-4981 Total records = 4,406

Edward Livingston Historical Meeting: Thursday -- July 19, 2001 6:00 P. M. Main Library Livingston, La. Speaker: Judy Riffel Member of Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiana New Additions to the holdings of the State Archives and on how to research them.

Ephriam Bates Cemetery St Helena Parish, this cemetery is on Parish Rd 89 which is off Hwy 43 north of a little town called Easleyville. The turn off to the cemetery appears to be about 2 miles below the MS-LA line on hwy 43 . You walk in the gate and there is on the left: Sgt. John R Bates Co. B, 4th LA Inf 1826-1879 beside him is Amanda J. Welch (no dates) Behind John R. is Pvt. John Bates LA Militia 2nd Div 12th & 13th Regt War of 1812 1786-1842 (I wonder if this is John R.'s father?) beside him (And behind Amanda) is Elizabeth Robertson (no dates) Behind them is Thomas Bates 1777-1827 Elizabeth Holliday 1795-1816 To the right of Ms Holliday is Ephriam H Bates 1817 Texas that is all that was on the headstone To the right of him is Mariah Louise Newson (no dates) to the right of her is John H Bates 1823-1826 Behind Ephriam H and Mariah Newson (by the back of the cemetary) is Rev Ephriam Bates (had "War" on marker) Sarah Griswold 1750 - 1841 Also, even with John R. and to the right when you walk in is one marked "Unknown" The cemetary isn't but 30 x 30 square or so. I kinda mapped it out. Would have took pictures, but can't find my digital camera, and my regular one is out of film. Maybe next time. All the markers were wooden crosses, except, John R., and John Bates which had government markers. As to the dates, I don't know what to tell you. Virgil Roberts

HI: I'm researching CHARLES BROWN, born in 1839 in Norwood, LA. He married AMANDA HOWARD, b. 1848. Their children: James b. 1863 George, b. 1864 William, b. 1865 Charles, b. 1870 Freeman, b. 1872 Thomas "Tom", b. 1874 Estella, b. 1875 A.J., b. 1879 Charles' son, Charles (my gggranddad) was married three times -- to EMILY WALLACE ZELSER (my granddad's mother), Their children: Savannah, b. 1900 Charles b. 1903 James, b. 1905 Mattie, b. 1907 Theodore b. 1909 And to LUCY, born in 1883 Their children: Martha Alvin Ruffin Rosa Cryer Olivia Cryer (Olivia and Rosa were Charles' stepchildren and Lucy's children) And he married ROSA. Charles and Rosa's child: Arleasia As you can see, Charles Brown had many children and stepchildren. Their descendants are all over the Baton Rouge area. My granddad remembers working on the Norwood Plantation in the early 1900s. I'd like to trace the Charles Brown born in 1839. All info on researching in the East Baton Rouge/East Feliciana Parish areas appreciated (sources of info, etc.) K.Berry

Hi all La-Tx mailing list http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/LA-TX.html Charlotte

July 6, 2001 Elsie Mary Whipple LeJeune Elsie Mary Whipple LeJeune, 87, a native and resident of Bourg, died at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2001. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Ann Community Center in Bourg. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. T.C. (Shirley) Jolly of New Orleans. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clement LeJeune; her parents, Thomas and Lottie Hotard Whipple; and one sister, Edrie Whipple Hanna. She was a retired librarian after 48 years with the Terrebonne Parish Public Library in Bourg. She was a member of the Terrebonne Genealogical Society and a parishioner of St. Ann Catholic Church.

Tangipahoa Historical & Genealogical Meets the first Saturday of each Month. At the Tangipahoa Parish Library Main Branch 739 West Oak Street Amite, Louisiana 11:00 A. M. The next meeting will be July 07, 2001 - Saturday

Louisiana Cemeteries and Grave Yards Most of us do not stop to think there may be a difference. A Cemetery is a fenced in area for the burial of the deceased. Usually from that area. A Grave Yard is usually referred to as a burial plot for Family Members and is not fenced. Louisiana does have a Cemetery Board where the cemeteries can be "Registered". However the board does not keep a list of the burials in these cemeteries. I would say only about ten percent of these Louisiana Cemeteries are Registered. Most perpetual cemeteries keep a list of Plot owners and no record of the burials are usually kept. Some Cemeteries are now putting these burial on computer files. Most of the Old Family Country Type of cemetery is donated property. Most have not been recorded as such in the local Parish Court House. Some sucessions and probates mention the Family Grave Yard. Records of burial are not a requirement or a fact of Law. A lot of the Cemeteries are started on the Church Grounds. Family Members are buried as they expire. The church usually keep no records. Exception is that most Cathloic Churches Do keep Records. There are no Laws stating that Records be kept of burial in these Cemeteries. In Most cases there is no record of any sort. Some indivisuals and groups have recorded a number of cemeteries in many of the Louisiana Parishes. This is of great value for the Genealogical researcher. It is hopefull that someday all the cemeteries will be recorded. Remember there are mistakes is some of these recordings. Typo's and etc. You may need to located the cemetery and double check. DWJ

GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES AND RECORDS IN LOUISIANA The Historic New Orleans Collection invites the public to a lecture presented by noted Louisiana genealogical specialist, Claire Bettag, on Saturday August 11, 2001, from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. at the Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street (New Orleans, LA 70130-2102).  The lecture will provide a basic overview of records useful for Louisiana genealogists from both colonial (pre-1803) and post-colonial periods and of the various repositories where these records can be found today.  Settlement patterns in Louisiana will be covered.  Special Emphasis will be on documents of the colonial period, such as church, Superior Council, Cabildo, and Santo Domingo records.  Genealogical study sources from the period following the Louisiana Purchase will highlight those records whose character and importance were influenced by the colonial period and differ from those found in other states because of the continued impact of French and Spanish record keeping.  Such colonial influences include Catholic Church records, probate documents, and Land records, especially those related to private land claims. Ms. Bettag is a Certified Genealogical Record Specialist, whose extensive work has focused on French, Acadian, and Spanish families of Louisiana.  She has conducted research at repositories in the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, and England and maintains memberships in U.S. and foreign genealogical societies.  She has lectured and written extensively about Louisiana genealogy. Cost for this lecture is $15 and includes a light lunch followed by a Curator's tour of The Historic New Orleans Collection's current exhibition "In Search of Yesterday's Gardens: Landscapes of 19th Century New Orleans." Participants will receive a sample family preservation kit, courtesy of the Hollinger Corporation. Please call 504/598-7171, FAX 504-598-7108, or e-mail: elsa@hnoc.org Point of Contact: Alfred Lemmon, Director, Williams Research Center.