We have much info. on our Union Parish Lines. But its still pays off to post from time to time,because you may just come across a forgotten child, old picture,or good story. Our lines are Ward,Seale,Lee,Sawyer,Taylor,Pardue ,Skains,Wall,Caver Jo Ward McBride djm@etex.net

I'm Fred Hamilton from Ruston, LA. I'm a native of Downsville, Union Parish, LA. Am researching Hamilton's, Smith's, Sutton's, Hay's, Findley's. and some Reppond's. Most of my Union parish ancestors were from the Downsville or Shiloh area.

Hi, The Union Parish Surnames I am researching are John Thomas HUDSON b. 1850 Susannah Jane GOYNE b. 1851 (Her Father was Henry B.T. GOYNE) Any information on the MURRAY families from Warren and assoc. Co of Georgia. (Wife of Henry B.T. Goyne was Mary Ann MURRAY b. 1823) The McGough, Ward , Edwards, Farmer, Crow and others married into these families. I am also, researching them. ACREE : Susan Acree b. ca1822 came from Rutherford ,TN She married Joseph C. HUDSON b. 1800 of Alabama They settled in Union Parish,LA. HUDSON : William D. HUDSON b.1829 -1/2 brother of John Thomas HUDSON and son of Joseph C. HUDSON My Grandfather was Elgin Dean HUDSON anyone that knew him or any of his family I would love to hear from. Thank you, Robbie

I am Louis Taunton of Louisville (Winston County) MS, but grew up in Union County, Ark. Tillman and Mary (BROWN) TAUNTON came from Coffee County, AL after the Civil War to Union Parish. Their eight children all married in either Union Parish or Union County, Arkansas. My great grandfather was James Eli TAUNTON who married Sarah Ann GILMORE, daughter of Greene and Lucinda (MILLER) GILMORE. All buried in Good Hope Cemetery near Oakland. John Boswell URSERY came from Shelby County, Ala. married Elizabeth FARRAR, daughter of Henry and Piety (BRITTAIN) FARRAR of Perry County, Ala, in Union County, AR, but they lived around Spearsville/Lillie area. My great grandmother, Sardonia Jane URSERY, married George Washington SLATER and they lived around the Lockhart, La area in the northern part of Union Parish. I appreciate what this list has done and learn more everyday about folks from Union Parish - Thanks to the great people that are involved in research. And thanks to the Listowner/Manager - She is SUPER!!!

Looking for info on the following individuals: HK MARSHALL, EB BILBERRY, GEORGE BILBERRY, HARRIET LOUISE FITZGERALD BILBERRY COBB aka LOU, ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" EMERSON MARSHALL TURNAGE or LOUISE "LIZZIE" VARNEY MARSHALL TURNAGE. Thank you RuthAnn Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/

I'm new to the list but love this site ! I am a descendant of David Redden and Jane Glass of Union Parish, LA( 1840-?). One of thier daughters (Louisa Jane) is my great great grandmother. Her life has been difficulty to follow but with the help of the web site I have been able to find out where she lived and know her siblings... Redden married Bagwells and Feazeal's. I am still wanting info, documents and pictures on the familiies of Redden, Glasses, Bagwell, and any cousins that could up. Thanks for the help that I have been given. Nelda Lubbock, Texas

My Union Parish names (formerly Ouachita Parish)are listed in the Subject Line above. Chauvin's went from Missouri to Ft. Miro (Monroe) in 1790. Felicity Chauvin (Shovan) married John Kelley in Union Parish in 1850. John Kelley had moved at age 19 from unknown county, Alabama, for a land grant in Ouachita, later Union Parish. They raised kids in Union Parish. Descendants now live in Jackson Parish. Jolie Blanchard mailto: jblanca25@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hi! My name is Gloria Coplen. E-mail is gcoplen@samlink.com Doing research for the COPLEN/COPELAND, MOORE, EDDY families in and around Union Parish. Have some new information on today's generation and still finding cousin's. Checking into some of the latest info now.

According to an article I have , passed along to me many years ago, many of our people left Perry Co. Al. in 1841 for two reasons: 1. A cholera epedemic 2.Some kind of superstition about the stars falling and some bad omens or signs---they left in droves. There was also the lure of public lands just opened up. There were so many from Alabama that the place on the ouachita river where they crossed into Union Parish was called Alabama Landing and after crossing they formed a small settlement west of the river named Marion after the county seat of Perry Co. I know that a lot of my ancestors were together in Ga. before Al. Brenda Gray Felder

Jack F Milam - Jacksonville, FL Searching for Milam, Brasher, DeShazo I would like to see something about goings-on, a TimeLine of Events, why families moved to Union Parish in mid 1800's, why my gf, a single man, would have moved there from Georgia about 1905, etc.

Forgot to add that along with the Denton's I am also searching for the Webb family. Particularly, the parents of Margaret Drucilla Webb who was born 02-10-1877 in Lillie, Louisiana. She married Marshall Boykin Denton on 03-06-1898 in Junction City, Louisiana. Any help would be appreciated. Angela Heller Weaver

I am researching the families of: John Wood and Janetta Cole and their children. Their children married into the lines of Stripling and Farrar. I know they are related somehow to the other Wood family of Matthew and Hannah Payne Wood but don't know the connection. My other surnames I am searching for in this general area are: Adams,Smith,Martindale,Roark,Farrar

Greetings, I'm researching the SPEIR family. My great-grandparents came from Pike Co. Alabama to Union Parish probably between their marriage in 1857 and 1860. Jefferson B. SPIER (1836-1910) m. Sarah J. BOWEN (1841-1921). They lived in Ward 2, and many of the family members are buried at Liberty Cemetery in Linville. Would like to determine if they joined other family already in Union Parish by 1857. Perhaps SPEIR/SPIER/SPEAR spellings. They were connected to STRINGER, and married into following families: EDWARDS, ALLEN, PARKS, BARR, HAILE. Will appreciate any leads and sharing information. Larrie Spier Curry lscurry@kih.net

I had a cousin - Odie Fitzgerald that married a Carrie Kelley at Pisgah, Union Parish and they had 3 sons, Roy, Dean and Donald....does this ring a bell with you? If so, I know someone that can tell you all about this Kelley line and I am including his address as a CC in this message, also Roy's....mmst ----- Original Message ----- From: J.A. Blanchard <jblanca25@hotmail.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 8:43 AM Subject: Chauvin/Chovan/Shovan and John Kelley 1850-80 > My Union Parish names (formerly Ouachita Parish)are listed in the Subject > Line above. Chauvin's went from Missouri to Ft. Miro (Monroe) in 1790. > Felicity Chauvin (Shovan) married John Kelley in Union Parish in 1850. John > Kelley had moved at age 19 from unknown county, Alabama, for a land grant in > Ouachita, later Union Parish. They raised kids in Union Parish. > Descendants now live in Jackson Parish. > > Jolie Blanchard > mailto: jblanca25@hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >

My name is Gina Green Sherrard. I live in Rhome, Texas. I am searching Wallace (1839), Green (1850's), Dison (1890's) and Tanner (1870's). All in the Union, Claiborne, and Lincoln Parish area. As far as the web site goes...It is fantastic and growing all the time. Thank you Karen! Gina __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Jack...this is a good idea....I have often wondered why most of Union Parish came from the same area in AL and if most of those families came from the same area in GA....mmst ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack F Milam <byjacque@bellsouth.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:46 AM Subject: RollCall > Jack F Milam - Jacksonville, FL > > Searching for Milam, Brasher, DeShazo > > I would like to see something about goings-on, a TimeLine of Events, why families moved to Union Parish in mid 1800's, why my gf, a single man, would have moved there from Georgia about 1905, etc. > > >

We are researching the following names from Union Parish: Scarborough, Flowers, Pace, Livingston, Puler. Billy and Deloes Tousinau

One family that I am researching for Union & Lincoln Parishes is my Powell family: My ggg grandparents were William Jasper Powell and Mary Elizabeth Britton. They lived near Downsville and had 9 children and moved here from Heard County GA about 1871 (two daughters were married in Heard Co before moving to Louisiana). I am currently trying to find out what became of all of his children. I do know where the 4 of the children are buried and I have some information (not much) on 2 others. Mary died near Downsville in the early 1870's and William married Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Edwards in Lincoln Parish in 1879 and Mrs. Mary Alline Byers in 1890 in Brown Co TX Buena Vista Jane Powell (Aunt Bunie) m. James K Fomby in Heard Co. GA.--I do know that she was still living in 1905, her picture was taken with her father, 2 brothers, & 2 sisters. The picture was taken in Brown Co TX--I do not know if she moved to Texas or if she was on a visit. They had 10 children: Laura, Lump, Leamon, Otis, James, Curtis, Edward, Lizzie, Jefferson, & Oscar. Laura's husband, Lump & his wife, & Lizzie are buried at Shiloh. Otis & his wife are buried in Brown Co, Texas. The rest I do not know Leroy N Powell m. Bertha Roberta Hamilton. They had six children: John Henry, W E, James F, Mattie May, Alex, and Robert Lee. Leroy remarried twice: 1889 & 1890 in Williamson Co TX and had 5 more children by his 3rd wife. May was only 7 or 8 when her father remarried and was raised by her mother's brother in Union Parish. Robert Lee was probably younger and he, too, took a wife (Ethel Coplen) from Union Parish. Leroy later moved to Brown Co., and after that, I do not know. Virginia E Powell m. Hiram S Burson in Heard Co. GA. They had 7 children: Ben, Joe, Mary, Pleasent, Cynthia, James F, and May. They moved to Williamson Co TX in the 1880's or 1890's and are buried in the Hutto City Cemetery, along with 4 of their children. Elovena P Powell m. Wash Clark, no children--this info was given to me by great grandfather's half sister. I do know she was born in 1855, I have yet to locate her in the 1880 Census. William Emanuel Powell, b. 1857--I do not know any more info Martha Texana Powell m. Joseph Jackson Edwards (her step-brother???) in 1879 in Lincoln Parish. They moved to Texas between 1880-1882, probably to Brown Co. They are buried at the De Leon City Cemetery in Comanche Co TX. I know that they lived their lives in Brown Co, I do not know if they moved to De Leon later or not. I do know that he was a minister and that may have been a factor. They had 10 children--all born in Texas John Thomas Powell m. Ida May Fuller (Lincoln Parish), Annie Coplen (Union Parish), and Nina Shaw (Union Parish). Ida May died giving birth and the child died also. Annie had 1 surviving child, Reed, and she died when Reed was 6 months old. Nina had 8 children, the first 3 (Mamie, Brooks, & Onnie Lee) were born in Union Parish and the others (Floyd, Esther, Fred, Burl, & JT) were born in either Brown or San Saba Counties. John and Nina are buried in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas. John moved his family to Texas in 1897. Joseph Edward Powell m. Samantha Ann ? he was living in Texas by 1891 and all 4 of his children were born in Texas. They are buried at Brady, McCulloch Co., Texas Purla P Powell (b. 1872) m. ? Edison--I do not have any other info. If anyone has any information to help me to fill in the gaps, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Gaylon

1) My name: Leah BARNHART Meador LeahLBM@aol.com 2) Surnames being researched in LA: COLE, COBB, FREEMAN, LOVE, MAYFIELD 3) When/where in LA: - Union/Ouachita - 1860 and later..... Isaac COLE and Sarah DUNCAN Cole left Tuscaloosa Co, AL abt 1857, went to AR for a brief time, and by October 1860 were purchasing land outside of Farmerville. I believe it was then Union Parish but became Ouachita Parish. Isaac died 1875 and Sarah died 1876. They are my only direct line ancestors to have lived in LA (that I am aware of!). Several of their children either came with them to LA in 1860 or moved there after the Civil War, also living in Union and/or Ouachita area: Martha Ann "Mattie" COLE m. Joel COBB (KIA, Civil War) Nancy Jane COLE m. Thomas Jackson FREEMAN (KIA, Civil War) Mary E. COLE m. Hosea COBB (Co E, 3rd AR Inf), 1865, Union Parish, LA (but later moved to Union County, AR) Sarah Francis COLE m. Josiah W. COBB (discharged twice-lung hemor.), 1861, Union Parish, LA (also later moved to Union County, AR) Harvey VanBuren COLE (Co G, 19th AR Inf.) m. Sarah Elizabeth COBB, 1865, Union Co, AR (but later moved to Union Parish, LA!) Lizzie COLE m. Samuel LOVE, 1872, LA (both buried Liberty Cemetery, Linville, LA) John Thomas COLE m. Mary "Mollie" FORD; m. Maria S. CHILDRESS; m. Kate CAROTHERS (all lived in LA - Union and/or Ouachita) Andrew Jackson COLE m. Rachel Errye MAYFIELD, 1874, Union Co, AR (moved to Union Parish, LA; both bured in Concord Cemetery) Isaac's parents were William COLE (b. 1776, SC; d. 1855, AL) and Martha "Patsy" JONES Mitchell Cole (b. 1775, GA; d. 1860, MS). Both William and "Patsy" are BRICK WALLS for me!! With the connections Isaac seems to have had with Union Parish, LA and Union Co, AR I have also been searching for COLEs in these areas..... HELP appreciated! Glad to SHARE as well!! - Leah

Hello, my name is Joyce Barrett, and I am researching the Barretts, Porters, and others related to them. The Barrett brothers, Calvin, Tillman, & John, along with their families, moved to Union Parish at the end of the Civil War to join their Uncle Tillman Porter and his family. They stayed there the rest of their lives. I would love to hear from anyone related. Joyce, Carthage, TX