Hi, gang, One new obit tonight - James L. Burns, Sep. 15, 2000 - thanks to Ann Pearson. Also, I have never kept track of who is new on this list and welcomed them before, and I'm not guaranteeing that I'm starting now - but I just want to make note that we do have a new member who lives in Union Parish - Mary A. Williams, and I invited her to share her info with us, but I'm going to just steal the march on her and copy what she wrote me earlier here: "I just joined the Union Parish mailing list. I didn't even know anything like this existed and I just happened on it while searching for something else at work. I was into geneology real heavy while I was laid off work for 6 months in 1979 and did most of my research then. Since that time I have not really had much time to do anything else with it. My brother in Indiana just completed a trace on our mother's side of the family from Desoto Parish. He had been working with me on our father's side years ago and we hit a dead end with our great-grandfather-A. A. Carroll. We had heard that he was a marshall or some type of law officer in Marion and that he was "waylaid" on his way home and ambushed and killed and two brothers were killed at the same time. I am not sure of the exact circumstances. We saw the gravesites of the two brothers who each died on the same day as our great-grandfather, but we do not know much about anything else. My father (Robert Lee Carroll) only knew what he had heard from his father (Robert Garland Carroll) and didn't remember much about it. Do you know Mary (Mrs. Gordon) Day? She was a Carroll, I believe. It has been so long since I worked on this I can't remember all the connections. I am related to Vera Thomas and Maggie Langston-on my grandmother's (Mary Willie Kenley) side. I had a great-uncle, Carl Carroll, who had a store between Huttig and Marion somewhere close to Litroe. I remember as a child riding down there and you could see the where the old railroad crossed by the old location of the store." Seems to me like I've heard the lawman story somewhere before - can anyone help her out here? Welcome, Mary. Some of us visit Union Parish occasionally, some of us have never set foot there, and some few of us live there - but we all have roots there and we all help each other out as much as possible. Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm Rootsweb Listowner, LAUNION-L & MABRY-L

Kelly: In The book Cemetery Inscriptions of Union Parish, Lousiana Volume III by W. C. Nolan. FARMERVILLE CEMETERY located in Farmerville, Louisiana. Cemtery organized in 1849. BROWN, H. T. 04 March 1852 12 Dec. 1930 BROWN, Mary A. HENNESSEY 04 Jun 1854 05 Jun 1932 On another page there is the following, I don't know if it is the same Henry Brown above or not. BRUNNER, Fannie 27 July 1856 26 Dec 1881 (daughter of L & G. Brunner; wife of Henry Brown) Hope this helps. Debi Burgess DMurphy265@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm forwarding an email I received from someone who isn't on the list. Maybe > you guys can help her. > > Debi > Subj: Union Parish Geneology > Date: 4/22/2001 10:11:19 PM Central Daylight Time > From: kcjs@texoma.net (kcjs) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:kcjs@texoma.net">kcjs@texoma.net</A> (kcjs) > To: DMurphy265@aol.com > > > > Mrs. Murphy, > I am looking for a William (Will) Murphy who married a Mary Brown who was > from Union County. I know that Mary's mother and father are buried in > Farmersville but I don't know what cemetery. Their names were Mary and HT > (Henry Thomas) Brown. Will and Mary are my great grandparents. Any of these > name ring a bell to you. Thank you > > Kelly Carter > kcjs@texoma.net >

Hi, I'm forwarding an email I received from someone who isn't on the list. Maybe you guys can help her. Debi Subj: Union Parish Geneology Date: 4/22/2001 10:11:19 PM Central Daylight Time From: kcjs@texoma.net (kcjs) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:kcjs@texoma.net">kcjs@texoma.net</A> (kcjs) To: DMurphy265@aol.com Mrs. Murphy, I am looking for a William (Will) Murphy who married a Mary Brown who was from Union County. I know that Mary's mother and father are buried in Farmersville but I don't know what cemetery. Their names were Mary and HT (Henry Thomas) Brown. Will and Mary are my great grandparents. Any of these name ring a bell to you. Thank you Kelly Carter kcjs@texoma.net

Three cemeteries, thanks to Gina Sherrard, Peggy Rockett, and Baker and Ethelle Colvin: Beech Grove Cemetery, Baughman Private Cemetery, and Jones Family Cemetery #1. Karen Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Hi gang, Well, tonight - thanks once again to Gina Sherrard & Peggy Rockett, we have 12 new cemeteries on the Archives. They are all small, family cemeteries and just little gold mines, jewels of data. Also, I put - in the Parish History section, because I didn't know where else to put it - a file that has most of the current and historic place names in Union Parish. Also, I have ordered the 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 Censuses. I will let you know as soon as I hear if the order goes through and can be filled. Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

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We now have the 1850 US Census Mortality Schedule, thanks to Debbie Richard. Thanks, Debbie! Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Kelby - Until your posting, I didn't realize there was a publication listing Slaveholders and Slaves in Union Parish..... Would it be possible for you to do a look up for me for the COLE family? There were several related COLEs in Union Parish pre-Civil War. Most are lateral lines - Isaac COLE and his wife Sarah HORTON are my direct line - in that area at that time. Would appreciate any help! - Leah

This appeared on another list that I am on, and I thought I'd send it to this list in the event that someone else might need information on cleaning tombstones.  There are so many do's and even more don'ts that you encounter. Cleaning Basics http://members.aol.com/ctgravenet/dosdonts.htm#CLEANING You might also want to Review this 2nd Site which is not an AOL site http://www.savinggraves.com/cleaning.htm   There are so many neglected tombstones, and with a little care, they will stand longer. Joyce

I am looking for the parents and ancestors of the Reaves siblings that came to Union Parish in the 1870's. The siblings are John Reaves-1842, Newton Livingston Reaves-1844, Elizabeth Reaves-1848, Mary Reaves-1849, Beckie Reaves-1850, Thomas Jefferson Reaves-1851, and Daniel Edward Reaves-1857. The parents could be John Daniel Reaves and Mary Cooper. They could have migrated from Mississippi, Alabama or Tenn.

Dear Dena, I looked through my copy of "Some Slaveholders & Their Slaves - Union Parish Louisiana 1839-1865". The only thing remotely close to Calbert is the following reference to a "Calvert": Book H, P 270 Received of Martha Jane Cooper, Wife of Hynson Cooper, the sum of $1150, in payment for a negro slave named Jim, 37. 27 Jan 1857 Mary Jane Calvert Mary Jane Cooper Witnesses: John Boatwright, B.F. Ratcliff Recorded 11 March 1857 I know this is a long shot to be of assistance but we can't afford to leave stones unturned in this peculiar business of geneology. Kelby Ouchley Rocky Branch, Louisiana -----Original Message----- From: Dena Jordan <jordan_dena@hotmail.com> To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, April 08, 2001 3:47 PM Subject: Union County Lookup Request (Please) >Dear List, I am 'despartly' looking for a listing of the 'slaves' that are on the Union County Slave Census Schedule. The owner is: >CALBERT, W. Union Parish, LA, Pg. 669, No Township listed, 1850 Slave Schedule. >There are so few Calbert's, and 'I am one of them.' I was starting to think we came from 'Out of Space.' If this is the correct person (keeping my fingers crossed), he owned my GG Grandfather, Sam Calbert who moved to Bradley County Arkansas (he is listed there on the 1880 Census and listed as being born in Louisiana. Can anyone help me? Any kind of time you can donate will be greatly appreciated. >Peace and Blessings to You All, >Dena Jordan >Pittsburg, California >San Francisco Bay Area >

Dear List, I am 'despartly' looking for a listing of the 'slaves' that are on the Union County Slave Census Schedule. The owner is: CALBERT, W. Union Parish, LA, Pg. 669, No Township listed, 1850 Slave Schedule. There are so few Calbert's, and 'I am one of them.' I was starting to think we came from 'Out of Space.' If this is the correct person (keeping my fingers crossed), he owned my GG Grandfather, Sam Calbert who moved to Bradley County Arkansas (he is listed there on the 1880 Census and listed as being born in Louisiana. Can anyone help me? Any kind of time you can donate will be greatly appreciated. Peace and Blessings to You All, Dena Jordan Pittsburg, California San Francisco Bay Area

Thanks to Debi Burgess, we've got a couple of new photos. One is her greatgrandmother, Della Henderson Elliott (b. Lillie, LA 1881) with 3 of her children and another lady and 2 other children who are unidentified - pic taken about 1900. Go take a look & see if the "unidentifieds" might be yours! The other is Della in maybe the 1930s near her garden - and, correct me if I'm wrong, southern cousins, but it looks like Miz Della is standing by a mighty fine patch of collards!! Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Can anyone supply information that will connect the Bagwell and Henry family in Perry County, Alabama? If not, can you supply information on the Perry County migration to Union/Lincoln Parish, Louisiana during this time frame? Thanks, Sherry Gresham Gritzaugh

Some recent corrections to Mt. Olive Cemetery by Hazel Craig. 2 photos from Bobby Bayles - 1 from early 1900s & 1 from WWII Land Patent to George W. Pierce, 1854 from Ann Pearson Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Hi Union Cousins!! I'm on the cybermove again, so please update your address books if I have the honor of being there :) Thanks! Lori

Mount Aarat Cemetery in Union Parish Louisiana is located about 3 miles east of Point on Louisiana Highway #552. The legal description of the land on which the cemetery is located is: Section 11, Township 19, Range 1 East. I have a cemetery survey made by my cousin W. C. Nolan in 1975. Tim Hudson -----Original Message----- From: CsbLadybug@aol.com To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 3/21/01 6:44 AM Subject: Mt. Ararat Cemetery Is anyone familiar with this cemetery in Union Parish? I have information that one of my ancestors is buried here, but I can't find a record of it. Any help would be appreciated. Cathy Babb

the us geological survey maps have no cemetary by that name in northern louisiana. sorry > -----Original Message----- > From: CsbLadybug@aol.com [SMTP:CsbLadybug@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 5:44 AM > To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Mt. Ararat Cemetery > > Is anyone familiar with this cemetery in Union Parish? I have information > > that one of my ancestors is buried here, but I can't find a record of it. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Cathy Babb

Is anyone familiar with this cemetery in Union Parish? I have information that one of my ancestors is buried here, but I can't find a record of it. Any help would be appreciated. Cathy Babb

Ruth Ann, You can get copies of successions, marriages, etc at the Union Parish Court House for 50 cents per copy......if you make your own copy. I don't know the cost if some employee copies it for you. You can look until your heart is content at all the books there. Very interesting! Mary Davis-Odom