Like others on this list, I am retired and the date is immaterial to me. However, I agree with those who state that summer is not acceptable. Outside in Union Parish in June, July, or August can be brutal, especially is like this past summer. My mother has a Little House in Junction House that we, as a family, use for our visits there so a place to stay is not a problem. Would like to see us keep this rather simple, but am looking forward to exchanging info with others. I too have tried without success to get info from some in Union Parish and if they attent this reunion, I may be there to try strong arm tactics on them. :) My surnames are Norris, Fitzgerald, Taylor, Shinpoch, Howell, Raborn, Harden(in), Doster - at lest for starters. I am still volunteering to keep the list of those who are interested in coming. I have enjoyed the "memory" bits posted of late. I would like to try to do some type of memory book for the event (if it doesn't get too big). Send individual posts to me and I will begin to put them together. When you send interest in coming or memories, please let me know where you are now - city,state, etc. Unfortunately, I have had "senior lapses" and deleted all the memory bits sent recently, so please do me a favor and resend. I will also volunteer to cook SOME peas for the gathering. If you people get to be a large group, don't count on enough for everyone! ") Ruth Stout

Like others on this list, I am retired and the date is immaterial to me. However, I agree with those who state that summer is not acceptable. Outside in Union Parish in June, July, or August can be brutal, especially is like this past summer. My mother has a Little House in Junction House that we, as a family, use for our visits there so a place to stay is not a problem. Would like to see us keep this rather simple, but am looking forward to exchanging info with others. I too have tried without success to get info from some in Union Parish and if they attent this reunion, I may be there to try strong arm tactics on them. :) My surnames are Norris, Fitzgerald, Taylor, Shinpoch, Howell, Raborn, Harden(in), Doster - at lest for starters. I am still volunteering to keep the list of those who are interested in coming. I have enjoyed the "memory" bits posted of late. I would like to try to do some type of memory book for the event (if it doesn't get too big). Send individual posts to me and I will begin to put them together. When you send interest in coming or memories, please let me know where you are now - city,state, etc. Unfortunately, I have had "senior lapses" and deleted all the memory bits sent recently, so please do me a favor and resend. I will also volunteer to cook SOME peas for the gathering. If you people get to be a large group, don't count on enough for everyone! ") Ruth Stout

In a message dated 12/13/98 2:30:14 AM PST, [email protected] writes: > #1 UNION Reunion !!!! ROLL CALL------ [[email protected]] Count me in! I will try if possible to come... Food: doesn't bother me how you do it, I'm easy too :) just depends on when. I have GATHRIGHT's, Tarkington, and other related family info., Love to share! Carolyn

Count me in too, I'm relatively new to this list, but am very interested in the genealogy swap. I have a lot of information on Hamilton's, Smith's, Reppond's, Calhoun's, etc. and would be glad to share what I have. The swap meet sounds like fun. I live in Ruston, so where ever it is, my wife (Freida) and I can come. Fred Hamilton

Everyone count me in. I look forward to coming whatever the date. Just maybe someone will show up who is working on TAUNTONS, GILMORES, SLATERS, USREYS, BROWNS, FARRARS of Union Parish. Louis Taunton

Morning cousins and friends. I am going to do my very best to come. I don't have any preference for where or how we eat. (Aren't I easy??) I do agree with Anna and Mary Margaret that some kind of swap would be good. We also need to remember that WE can send stuff to each other via email. We Don't have to wait for the reunion. Union families I have info on: Farrar, Brasher, Craven, Jamison, Gathright, DeShazo/DeShazer. Some of the info I have is very limited....other stuff is abundant! <G> I will be glad to send what info I have on these families to anyone who would like to have it. Ho Ho Ho. Jan At 11:09 AM 12/12/1998 EST, [email protected] wrote: >I agree with Mary Margaret that some sort of swap is necessary. I have been >trying to get information from her for a long time and if I have to do it in >person I will. Pisgah Baptist church held a reception for family and friends >after the funeral of my father-in-law at Pisgah Cemetery and they have a nice >meeting hall. It is a little bit out in the sticks, but so is everything in >Union Parish. What we probably need is a tentative roll call so we know how >much room is needed. I am looking forward to meeting my Union family. > >Anna > > >

For Roy.... Since I am retired, it does not make too much difference to me, just exactly what date you use..what seems to be best for the majority is ok....I do feel that for the main meal, it should be catered....... ...possibly from the group at Spearsville.....or we could go over there for a sitdown meal on Saturday evening early enough that we could go back to Shiloh, if that is what we want to do on Saturday nite.... I still feel that we should have somewhat of a swap...as some of us may not be able to make another one....Even though we fill out the family group sheet or ancestor sheet that is going to be on the list, we could share other things, particularly if there is a copy machine there. Since my family is Bernice, Grafton Corner and Pisgah oriented. I would like to see it at Pisgah Church and fellowship hall or in Bernice....just my wish, of course. Like the date, will go whereever... The whole of Union Parish is not that large, that we cannot just go where we need to....... WISHIN' Y'ALL A VERY MERRY AND HOLY CHRISTMAS SEASON AND A SCRUMPTIOUSLY SUCCESSFUL GENEALOGICAL NEW YEAR !!!! mary margaret

I agree with Mary Margaret that some sort of swap is necessary. I have been trying to get information from her for a long time and if I have to do it in person I will. Pisgah Baptist church held a reception for family and friends after the funeral of my father-in-law at Pisgah Cemetery and they have a nice meeting hall. It is a little bit out in the sticks, but so is everything in Union Parish. What we probably need is a tentative roll call so we know how much room is needed. I am looking forward to meeting my Union family. Anna

Looking for information on Richmond Rivers Thaxton b. Butts Co. Ga. 1830, died Union Parish, La. 1915 ; Richmond R. was married to Margaret J. Ferguson, b. 1836, died Union Parish, La. 1915. Harold [email protected]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------69D31B445485 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MMST --------------69D31B445485 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from 7-144.Ernie3.futura.net (7-144.Ernie3.futura.net [209.12.247.144]) by kermit.futura.net (NTMail 3.02.13) with ESMTP id mmtrahan for <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:42:21 -0600 Received: by 7-144.Ernie3.futura.net with Microsoft Mail id <[email protected]>; Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:43:21 -0600 Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: Janet Bryant <[email protected]> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Subject: Census Taker Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:40:47 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Info: Mail gateway to the Futura The Census Taker It was the first day of the census, and all through the land each pollster was ready... a black book in hand. He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride; his book and his quills were tucked by his side. A long winding ride down a road barely there, toward the smell of fresh bread wafting up through the air. The woman seemed tired, with lines on her face and wisps of brown hair tucked back into place. She gave him some water ...as they sat at the table and she answered his questions..... the best she was able. He asked her of children. Yes, she had quite a few --- the oldest was twenty, the youngest not quite two. She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red; his sister she whispered was napping in bed. She noted each person who lived there with pride, and she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside. He noted the sex, the color, the age...the marks of the quill soon filled up the page. At the number of children .......... she nodded her head .......and felt her lips quiver for the three that were dead. The places of birth she..."never forgot" was it Pennsylvania? or Ohio? or what? They had come cross the sea, of that she was clear, but she wasn't quite sure how long they'd been here. They spoke of employment, of schooling and such, they could read some, and write some, but really not much. When the questions were answered, his job there was done, so he mounted his horse and rode toward the sun. We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear, "May God bless you all for another ten years". Now picture a time warp .....its now you and me as we search for the people on our family tree. We squint at the census and scroll down so slow as we search for "THAT ENTRY" from long, long ago. Could they ever imagine on that long ago day that the entries they made would effect us this way? If they knew would they wonder at the yearnings we feel and the searching that makes them so lovingly real. Would they understand our efforts, our struggles, to reach back to touch them because they are ours? Hush now awhile, we can hear if we listen the words they impart, "Our bloods in your veins and our love is in your hearts". Author Unknown ********* "How can a tangled web that appears so open be so impregnable when we try to pierce it as when we delve into genealogy!" -Jerry A. Penley- --------------69D31B445485--

BJ & All, BJ, if you can get to Houston or even Shreveport, you can travel the rest of the way with me and we'll stay with my sister in Oil City. Anything y'all plan is fine with me. I can bring a dish or I can be happy at a restaurant too. I'm looking forward to a family style get together with all the Union Parish descendants - you know we're probably all connected in more ways than one. I've been offline for a few weeks while I moved, but I've tried to read through all the e-mails that were waiting. The is a Tubbs/Tabor connection back several generations; you see it on the Edna Liggin homepage. Interesting how they moved across the country together. It seems the more I learn about my family, the more I find the same families with them in different parts of the country. Addie Mae Houston, Texas TUBBS, REDDEN, COKER, & PAULK

Hello, Union Parish researchers-- There is a URL for an 1895 atlas for all states/counties. On the Union Parish map you will find Cherry Ridge. Corney Bayou is on it, but not the de Loutre; D'Arbonne's branches are shown coming in from the west; and of course the Ouachita River is shown. It's in color. http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm Ann Harper Bonner in Springhill, LA [Tim Hudson is my 1st cousin's son.] Hi, Tim!

To all, Is there a genealogy list for Bienville Parish, similar to this list for Union? If yes, what is the email address? Glenn [email protected]

There is a Cherry Ridge in Morehouse Parish,LA., also.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_912577959_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi, This was sent to me from Tim Hudson concerning where Cherry Ridge was. Hope it helps you. Debi --part0_912577959_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.math.ecu.edu.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from relay29.mx.aol.com (relay29.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.29]) by air05.mail.aol.com (v51.29) with SMTP; Tue, 01 Dec 1998 13:12:47 -0500 Received: from cs.ecu.edu (math0.math.ecu.edu [150.216.4.187]) by relay29.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with SMTP id NAA14278 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 13:12:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from math.ecu.edu by cs.ecu.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA15641; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 13:15:49 -0500 Received: by math.ecu.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA04733; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 13:24:19 -0500 Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 13:24:19 -0500 From: [email protected] (Tim D. Hudson) Message-Id: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Alabama Landing Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Debi, Will you please post to the Union Parish page something about Cherry Ridge? It was a small community in central Union Parish on the de Loutre, southeast of Laran and closer to Farmerville, I think. My grandfather knew the location exactly, but unfortunately he is now dead. It had a post office and a few stores, but that was all. It grew up in the 1850s and remained a post office until the 1890s I think. Someone wrote that this was in BAstrop, Morehouse Parish, LA, which is wrong. It has simply disappeared from all 20th century maps of Union parish, but the locals still know the location. Tim Hudson --part0_912577959_boundary--

I bought mine at Office Max for the same price. It is in atlas form. It shows even all dirt roads, and Alabama Crossing and Rum Center on on it! I think it's a must for exploring Louisiana!! Other states are available, too. Dorothy

Can anyone tell me about a Tabor reunion that has taken place recently, or going to take place soon? I'm asking for Lloyd Tabor. Joyce _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi all. I have a book with maps of the whole state. It shows every road and stream and such. It is great and I'll be glad to supply copies to anyone who wants it for Union Parish, or for any parish for that matter. It is called "The Roads of Louisiana". I bought it in a nautical shop here in Lake Charles. It was 16.95 and worth every penny! I LOVE IT!. Jan At 09:12 AM 11/30/1998 -0500, Sue Linder-Linsley wrote: >I have to agree with Gina. We usually visit the last week of May (Memorial Day weekend) and it is fine. It can be hot >but not to bad. By the Fourth of July we spend our time in the lake or in front of a fan. I like the heat but having an >out door reunion latter than the end of May would not be much fun. I find late March and November to be a good time to >just sit around out doors but the kids are still in school. Besides the heat in the summer there are the bugs and >mosquitoes. I'm not trying to make is sound like a bad place but those who do not come prepared will not have a good >time. The area is beautiful. Be sure to bring your camera, walking shoes or boots, long sleeve shirts and long pants for >exploring. You can walk through the pine forest bare foot and most every place else but be on the look out for fire ants >and don't forget the "red bugs" or "chiggers (sp?)." > >We will have to exchange home remedies. Being an archaeologists I have seen lots of different things used for chiggers >but the best prevention seems to be plain old brown bottle lysol applied directly to exposed skin before venturing out >into the woods. Actually they are found in grassy areas like cemeteries. > >My vote would be for the end of May. My kids have their last day of school on May 26. So the 27th through the 31st would >be good. > >We can print out maps to cemeteries, etc. from the web. I have used Tiger mapping service to locate several cemeteries. >The only problem is that it does not contain all of the street/dirt road names and not all of the streets/dirt roads >have signs. I think the idea of collecting a list of the cemeteries we are most interested in visiting is good. Then we >can get maps to hand out or set times to meet and go as a group. At the end of May visiting cemeteries can make for a >very long exhausting day. Does anyone have a good map of Union Parish we could add the cemeteries it does not have. > >Sue > > > >

Date forwarded: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 07:16:19 -0800 (PST) Date sent: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 09:12:49 -0500 From: Sue Linder-Linsley <[email protected]> Send reply to: [email protected] Organization: SMU Subject: Re: Union Reunion To: [email protected] Forwarded by: [email protected] Sue I agree with you. The end of May is good. I personally will be there for Weldon Baptist homecoming and would love to mix with you Union Parish folks. We Claiborne Parish folks do have lots in common with Union. Thanks Donald Lee Brown > I have to agree with Gina. We usually visit the last week of May (Memorial Day weekend) and it is fine. It can be hot > but not to bad. By the Fourth of July we spend our time in the lake or in front of a fan. I like the heat but having an > out door reunion latter than the end of May would not be much fun. I find late March and November to be a good time to > just sit around out doors but the kids are still in school. Besides the heat in the summer there are the bugs and > mosquitoes. I'm not trying to make is sound like a bad place but those who do not come prepared will not have a good > time. The area is beautiful. Be sure to bring your camera, walking shoes or boots, long sleeve shirts and long pants for > exploring. You can walk through the pine forest bare foot and most every place else but be on the look out for fire ants > and don't forget the "red bugs" or "chiggers (sp?)." > > We will have to exchange home remedies. Being an archaeologists I have seen lots of different things used for chiggers > but the best prevention seems to be plain old brown bottle lysol applied directly to exposed skin before venturing out > into the woods. Actually they are found in grassy areas like cemeteries. > > My vote would be for the end of May. My kids have their last day of school on May 26. So the 27th through the 31st would > be good. > > We can print out maps to cemeteries, etc. from the web. I have used Tiger mapping service to locate several cemeteries. > The only problem is that it does not contain all of the street/dirt road names and not all of the streets/dirt roads > have signs. I think the idea of collecting a list of the cemeteries we are most interested in visiting is good. Then we > can get maps to hand out or set times to meet and go as a group. At the end of May visiting cemeteries can make for a > very long exhausting day. Does anyone have a good map of Union Parish we could add the cemeteries it does not have. > > Sue > >

Debi; That was a great description of Point! I grew up and still live in Point. I am only 30 years old, so I don't remember using outhouses; but I know my grandparents still had them in the 70's. The old mantel clock is ticking in my home!! Have a Happy Holiday! Tina Whitehead Murray, Point, Louisiana