If your family is connected to our Autrey family through one of the children of Absalom and Elizabeth Autrey, and want to be included as a contact for your branch of the family, please feel free to contact me as it will be much easier to add these references now before the pages are added to my web site. There will be a chapter for each of the Autrey children and one for the Norris family. I hope to have these pages added soon, so please contact me as soon as possible if you wish to be added to your related chapter. In your message, please use Autrey Book, Chapter ____ in the Subject line so it will not be deleted in error. Please double check your email address, or whatever you wish to have included for your contact information. "Absalom and Elizabeth (Norris) Autrey and Their Descendants with a Section on Thomas Norris" by Jeanne McDuff Murphy and Jo Lyon Autrey Ch. 1 - The Early Autrey Family Ch. 2 - Absalom and Elizabeth (Norris) Autrey Ch. 3 - Albert H. and Sarah E. (Autrey) Neighbors Ch. 4 - John Mabe and Diancy A. (Wallace) Autrey Ch. 5 - John Brown L. and Lucinda (Autrey) Mitchell Ch. 6 - Joseph N. and Harriett (Autrey) Wiley William Jackson and Harriet (Autrey) Field Ch. 7 - Silas Marion and Elizabeth Jane (Autrey) Fuller Ch. 8 - William Norris and Rebecca (Henry) Autrey Ch. 9 - Cornelius and Arminda Penelope (Brown) Autrey Ch. 10 - James Jackson Autrey Ch. 11 - William Jackson and Celia J. (Autrey) Field Ch. 12 - Robert Marin and Elizabeth Jane (Kemp) Autrey Robert Martin and Sara Jane (Scarborough) Autrey Ch. 13 - Syria S. Autrey Ch. 14 - Abraham and Martha Ann (Autrey) Reed Ch. 15 - Thomas Jefferson and Cynthia E. (Heard) Autrey Thomas Jefferson and Mary Henrietta (Wise) Autrey Ch. 16 - Bird Griffin and Georgia Ann (Moncrief) Autrey Bird Griffin and Mary Olevia (Hughes) Autrey Ch. 17 - Charles Henry and Mary Jane (Moncrief) Autrey Charles Henry and Willie Joanna (Michael) Autrey Ch. 18 - Norris Family Thanks, Jo Autrey jautrey9@attbi.com Other Autrey connections: Colvin, Henry, Green, McGee, Huffman, Young, Harris, Tubb(s), Farley, many others Louisiana Parishes: Union, Jackson, Lincoln, Claiborne and others. Texas Counties: Dallas, Kaufman, Coryell, Robertson, Van Zandt, Collin, Bowie and others

Just put up - in "Church Records" - three membership rolls for Mars Hill Church from the 1880s - thanks to Fay Kitchens. Fay plans to have Mars Hill Cemetery for us soon. Thanks, Fay!! Karen

Sorry Bob and Ray (you guys still have your radio show? If you caught that joke, you're giving away your age!) The story about the Hopkins House is filed alphabetically on the Parish History sub-section. Karen

Great new article tonight submitted by Alice Ogles, and put on our archives through the permission of the good folks at the Louisiana Forestry Association about the legend of the Hopkins House in Marion. Thanks, Alice - and please convey our thanks to Janet Tompkins! Karen

Received this from the What's New from Cyndi's List and thought it might be of interest. The map system they use is MapQuest. Jo Autrey http://www.usroots.com/~jautrey http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey Autrey, Fuller, Colvin, Neighbors, Reed, Henry, Tubb(s) Louisiana Parishes: Union, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln URL: http://home.pacbell.net/spmorse/census TITLE: Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step DESCRIPTION: Query based database that shows for a given area whether it is in Soundexed States or Counties, NARA Series M1931 (addresses to ED numbers of selected cities with the reel number given), or NARA Series T1224 (ED definitions, reel number given). For 56+ of the top population areas of the U.S., one can pick streets within those cities and find (or at least reduce to a few choices) the census district number of a target location. Has an extensive FAQ section on Census finding tools.

I am forwarding this message to the Union Parish mailing list - perhaps someone there will have information that can help you. Surprise, Stacy, I'm from Oklahoma, too. I live in Illinois now. I don't have any more access to Union Parish records than you do. Every thing you find on the Union Parish Archives was donated by a volunteer of one kind or another who came across things to share during their researches. Most of them are on this mailing list. You are welcome to join us. Just send an email to LAUNION-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" the body of the e-mail and nothing in the subject line. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Stacy Cooper To: aberizn1@gte.net Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 11:09 PM Subject: obituaries I am trying to locate information on a man named Young WHITE. He was born 1851 in Union Parish, Louisiana. He married a woman, California HENDRICK(S) in March 1873 in Union Parish. She was more commonly known as Callie I believe. Although, they had a daughter named Callie who may have been the one more known. Young died sometime between August and December of 1883. How would I go about finding an obituary on him? I am in Oklahoma and do not have access to many of the records you do. Thank goodness for the genweb! I've found tons of information through your page!

Hi Gang, Go see the wonderful pix of the two old stores at D'Arbonne that Mary Davis-Odom sent tonight. If any of you know any history or tales to go with it we'd love to get it. Read what Mary says below. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Davis-Odom" <modom132@yahoo.com> To: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 4:59 PM Subject: Pix of the Old D'Arbonne Stores > Karen, here is a picture of the two old stores at > D'Arbonne, La. in Union Parish, just off Hwy 33 South > of Farmerville. I don't know the history of them, but > they have been there since the early 1900s. Some of > our Union Parish genealogist probably will remember > them. There was a post office in one of the stores. > Maybe one of our Union Parish genealogist can write up > a history about them or maybe their remembrance of > them. > > Mary > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > http://greetings.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

Please change my email address to lbsmith@starband.net. It was smith@penn.com. My name is Lillian Smith

Hi Karen. You may be able to help me on this one. I was told that my great grandfather, Sam (John) Foster, born about 1866 in Alabama, was full blood American Indian. (This has not been proven yet). While checking a site for Alabama (Native Americans in the Civil War), I came upon a name, J.C. RICHARDSON that was in I believe the 23rd or 28th division of Alabama, (I can't locate that site anymore) and he was listed as Co.I. Anyway, I have just recently located the graveyard that my great Uncle and his mother was buried. It was Smyrna Cementery in Union Parish. Within a chain enclosure of the graveyard, there was a J.C. RICHARDSON , JR. and Sr. buried in that enclosure. I strongly feel that there is a connection to my Indian relations and to this J.C. Richardson. Does anyone have any information on this Richardson. By the way, it was listed on his tombstone that he was a doctor. I would appreciate any and all help. Here is the information that I copied off the tombstones: Dr. J. C. Richardson 4-17-62 to 8-21-1883 J. C. Richardson 8-11-1875 43 years, 7 months, & 14 days One was a Sr. and the other a Jr. Thanking you in advance, Nancy

I just vested the site and found many of our related families: Autrey, Tubbs, Colvin, Fuller, Green, Heard, Mitchell and possibly others. Thanks to everyone who worked on this project and made it available for us. Our Autrey family came with many others from Perry County, Alabama. Thanks Karen, for all the great work you do on the site. We are connected to the parish through our Absalom and Elizabeth (Norris) Autrey family who came to this area in 1847 and settled here with their huge family. The area they settled in later became part of Lincoln Parish, but I'm also interested in learning more of Union Parish. The site for Union Parish is so informative, all the hard work shows. Thanks to everyone so shared their information. So many of us are not in the area and this information is sometimes the only way we have to "research" Union Parish. Sincerely, Jo Autrey jautrey9@attbi.com http://www.usroots.com/~jautrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:39 PM Subject: NEW on the Archives tonight > AT LAST!! Our 1840 transcription is up! Thanks, Bruce Odom - Good Job! > We can expect to see more of 1880, and parts of 1870 and 1920 soon. > Karen > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > >

AT LAST!! Our 1840 transcription is up! Thanks, Bruce Odom - Good Job! We can expect to see more of 1880, and parts of 1870 and 1920 soon. Karen http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

We've got Auld's Chapel Cemetery contributed by Fay Kitchens - thanks, Fay!! And four more tutorship and succession documents from Tracy Jones - thanks, Tracy!! AND - you're ALL going to love this one - two postcards of the main street of Bernice in the early 50s. I swear if I squint my eyes just right, one of those cars is the light gray '53 Buick we took my grandmother to Bernice in!! Thanks for this one go to Edna Wilson - thanks Edna!! Karen http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Hello Karen. I am searching for my great grandfather, Sam (John) Foster, born about 1866 in Alabama. Sam was married to Dicy (Unknown) Foster. Sam and Dicy lived in Walnut Lane, Louisiana. I know that one of their children is buried in Smyrna Cementery. He is John Foster, born about 1892 in Union Parish, LA. I did find Dicy and her 4 children listed on the 1900 Census of Union Parish, LA. According to oral family history, both Sam and Dicy were full blooded American Indians. I am trying to find out who Sam's parents were. Any help is appreciated. Nancy

I am first cousin to Troy Coplen. Nancy Coplen Williford.

We have in the "Court Records" section : Tutorship of the Minor Heirs of W. A. Wade, 1894 Tutorship of the Minors Grace and Rufus Phelps, 1913 Emancipation of the Minor Rufus Waldon Wade, 1916 All contributed by our new listmember, Tracy Jones. Thanks, Tracy! Tracy, I'm still working on the other six files you sent. Karen

Hi everyone. I don't always catch it when we get a new list member, but this one just happens to be one of my many cousins, and I'm the one who told her to get on the list. Welcome to Tracy Jones. Tracy's G-G-G-G-grandfather, Richard Tubb Moore was brother to my G-G-grandfather, George Washington Moore. Tracy, you have several other cousins on this list. Gaylon Powell and Gloria & Troy Coplen are related to the Moores through the Copelands. Bobby Bayles is related through William McClelland Moore (another brother of RT and GW). There is at least one lady, if not two, on the list who I think are direct descendants of Richard Tubb Moore. Speak up ladies, and accept my apologies for not being able to remember your names. I vowed I wasn't going to work on my personal genealogy until we reached my goal of getting all the censuses on the archives, but we're getting darned close!! Alice Ogles has hers finished (was it 1880, Alice?), Bruce Odom has the 1840 finished, and Shawn Martin and I are 3 wards away from having the 1920 transcribed and 5 wards away from having it proofed. Shawn and her daughter and transcribing and proofing the 1870. The folks up at GenWeb just have to get busy and put our stuff on the Archives. But I got so bored with the census over the holidays, and so fascinated with a new genealogy program I got that I've spent considerable time getting most of my people re-entered (some of you may recall my genealogy program crashed shortly after I took over the Union Parish Archives, and my back-up file would not allow me to open it! What good is a back-up file you can't get into?), and had just started to work on the Moores when I got a communique from Tracy, who found us on the Archives. Well, I'm determined to get all my Moores and Cooks re-entered and start working on finding the current generations. I don't have much beyond the book "The Canon Creek Moores of Newberry Co, SC" which was published way back in 1961. Lord, that's the year my oldest son was born, and he's 40 now!! Have I really been doing genealogy that long? Roy Austin 1 - aren't the Moores and the Austins related? and 2 - remember the question you posed for all of us not too long ago? about who was going to fall heir to and love and treasure the mounds of data we've accumulated through the years? My youngest daughter recently volunteered for the job. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Anyway, I'll keep plugging away on the archives until we get all the censuses up (by then the 1930 will be available, but that can be somebody else's problem), but in the meantime, I'm going to get to work on my Cooks and Moores, while not neglecting my Mabrys and Copelands - so come on out of the woodwork, cousins, tell Tracy how you connect! Karen

Tonight we have a Union Parish family reunion picture from Sue Linder-Linsley that has 80 people in it. It is from 1977, and Sue has about 20 or so of the people and their parents' names identified. She included a numeric location chart, an explanatory text file, and a numerical list, along with a request that anyone who can make an identification e-mail it to her. Thanks, Sue! Karen

Oh, but Fred, it DOES matter - it always matters. And the reason I'm forwarding this to the list is because I want everyone on the list who has sent me corrections to know that I really do appreciate it. I've said many times, I'm no expert on the history of Union Parish, and I can easily get things wrong, and any help I receive to correct an error makes OUR website just that much better! Thanks to Fred & everyone else, Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred or Freida Hamilton" <fredh@cox-internet.com> To: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:10 PM Subject: Re: New on the archives > Karen, Not that it matters, but it's my great-grandparents and their 8 > children--James Calhoun Hamilton was my grandfather. Fred > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:14 PM > Subject: New on the archives > > > > Nine new family histories to be found in the "Parish History" section, the > great-great-grandparents of Fred Hamilton and their eight children. Six of > the names are Hamilton, but of course the 3 daughters had different married > names. Rather than putting them in strictly alphabetical order, as I > usually do, I put the 3 daughters right after their 5 brothers. Hope that > doesn't make it hard for anyone. > > Karen > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > >

Nine new family histories to be found in the "Parish History" section, the great-great-grandparents of Fred Hamilton and their eight children. Six of the names are Hamilton, but of course the 3 daughters had different married names. Rather than putting them in strictly alphabetical order, as I usually do, I put the 3 daughters right after their 5 brothers. Hope that doesn't make it hard for anyone. Karen http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

I'm replying to the list because others have asked about this cemetery. I e-mailed a friend whose Dad (I thought) had a connection to the Smyrna cemetery, but she was of no help. I have been to cemetery years ago and know where it is. I always thought it was connected to the Aulds Chapel community, but I don't know anybody from that community to ask. I'll keep inquiring and let you know. Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:18 PM Subject: Fw: Fw: Cemetery question > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "fay kitchens" <swkitchens@hotmail.com> > To: <aberizn1@gte.net> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:04 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: Cemetery question > > > > Fred, > > Thanks for your response. I am not sure how far this cemetery may be from > > Downsville, but I was told that the road I turned off of (and I am not > > certain now whether they were talking about Hwy 15 or Walnut Lane Road) > went > > on into Downsville. I know that I went past Aulds Chapel Church on Hwy 15 > > and turned left on Walnut Lane past that church after passing Garland Gin > > Road. I am not familiar with that area and have to follow other's > > directions very carefully. I hope this may help you. I am not aware of > > another Smyrna Cemetery. It had a chain link fence around it. --Fay > > > > > > >From: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> > > >Reply-To: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> > > >To: <swkitchens@hotmail.com> > > >Subject: Fw: Cemetery question > > >Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:41:02 -0600 > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Fred or Freida Hamilton" <fredh@cox-internet.com> > > >To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:51 PM > > >Subject: Fw: Cemetery question > > > > > > > > > > Are you asking about the Smyrna cemetery near Downsville? If this is > > >the > > > > cemetery you want info on, I can ask around and maybe find out > something > > >on > > > > it. > > > > > > > > Fred > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> > > > > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:07 PM > > > > Subject: Fw: Cemetery question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "fay kitchens" <swkitchens@hotmail.com> > > > > > To: <aberizn1@gte.net> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:06 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: New photos on the Archives > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Karen, > > > > > > This is a message for the Union Parish Web > > > > > > Site. Thanks, Fay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any information regarding the history of Smyrna > > > > Cemetery > > > > > or > > > > > > community? Was there ever a church by the cemetery? If so, does > > >anyone > > > > > > know anything about records of that church? Does anyone know > > >perhaps > > > > what > > > > > > church the Smyrna people attended? On a recent trip to this > > >cemetery, > > > > > the > > > > > > cemetery was in excellent condition but has a number of unmarked > > >graves. > > > > > > Would appreciate any help. --Fay Kitchens > <swkitchens@hotmail.com> > > >or > > > > > > <fbk2@juno.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> > > > > > > >Reply-To: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> > > > > > > >To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > >Subject: New photos on the Archives > > > > > > >Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:33:27 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >We got one of a lady from the late 1800s from JoAnn Ward McBride > > >for > > > > the > > > > > > >unidentifieds. She thinks it might be a lady named Anna > Nyegaard, > > >who > > > > > was > > > > > > >the 2nd wife of Martin Batte Lee, but hopes someone can confirm > or > > > > refute > > > > > > >that. Then we got one from Shawn Martin of her grandmother's > > >house, > > > > > which > > > > > > >was the general store and Post Office for the community of Laran. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Karen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ...Fay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ...Fay > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >