I had no idea Alabama Landing was close to Haile! My widowed aunt lives at Haile. Her daughter-in-law, my cousin's wife, had a tee shirt that read, "Where in the hell is Haile, La.?" When I was very small, around 1945, we lived at Spencer, toward Sterlington. Palmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyd Holley Farms" <bholley@bayou.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 4:12 PM Subject: [LAUNION] more Alabama Landing > I also forgot, Alabama Landing is closest to the former settlement of Haile, Louisiana and town of Marion, Louisiana. Haile, Louisiana no longer has a post office and therefore is a community but Marion, Louisiana is still a small town further north. > > I will do a little more research but I think this area was once a thriving thoroughfare for earlier pioneer families that seemed to have become an obsolete area with the coming of the railroads and the taming of the the Mississippi River system after the flood of 1927. > > Susan Holley > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hi y'all, My ggggrandfather, James Cole, had a sawmill in Union Parish from the 1840's through the 1870's. I've never known exactly where it was located, but for some reason I thought it was around Spearsville, or in that area. I'd like to find out more, some how, some day. Welcome. Judy

I was going through my papers and came across an article sent to me about the Ouachita Parish and the history. It is from the News-Star World, Sunday, July 22, 1984. By 1859, the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad had completed its line from the Mississippi River to the east bank of the Ouachita. The link from Monroe west to Shreveport wasn¹t completed until after the Civil War. Across the parish, other small communities were springing up in the early part of the 19th century. Across the river from Monroe, Cottonport and Trenton were thriving business centers. The area those towns occupied later became West Monroe. Further west, a community that later took his name began around the home of Archie Calhoun. North of Monroe, the Hamilton plantation and post office became a regular stopping place for steamboats. Area landowner John T. Sterling left his name with the spot that would become Sterlington.

Hi Randy, Today, Loch Lomond is a small community about one mile past the Ouachita River. It is located on Louisiana Highway 2, northwest of Sterlington. Given the proximity of the modern community to Sterlington, I would think that the Loch Lomond Landing was somewhere near Sterlington. Does anyone know for sure? Tim >From: "Randy Doring" <doring_rd@msn.com> >To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [LAUNION] lachloma landing >Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:32:29 -0700 > >I am also looking for information on a landing on the Ouachita River at or >near Sterlington La. It is the Lochloma Landing.The story goes, my family >the Freeman's and The in- laws Pace family, moved from Alabama, with the >other group. They settled in Colson, Union Parish (not around anymore) in >1872. Franklin Freeman married a Pace girl, who had connections with family >in England or Ireland and sent away for Jersey cows. They were suppose to >be the first cows of their kind in the U. S. Other lines of the Freeman >family and I think of the Pace family also have the same story. Was >wondering if I could find the landing and possible records also. We checked > with the jersey Assoc. but their records do not go that far back. Sidney >Winfield Freeman (son of franklin ) married Emma Laster in 1887 and had 7 >children born in Bernice. My great grand parents did not have any markers >on their graves, so this August My father John F Freeman and his sister (my >aunt Catherine Freeman Woll! >ard) will be placing a marker on their graves. All are welcome to come and >meet the family. I can't give a date yet, I have ordered from Rhodes >monuments there in Farmerville and Mr. Rhodes tell me it will be done in >early August and when I get the call my son and my self will be heading to >Bernice from Las Vegas where we live. I will keep everybody posted, as to >when. I am looking for information on the Laster, Lassiter Lasiter line the >Pace line and the Freeman line. They went to the Alabama Methodist church >and many are buried in the Bernice Cem. thanks Pat Doring > > >==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== >Timothy D. Hudson >Union Parish Louisiana List Manager >TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx

The Loch Lomand landing and former community that I am familiar with is due east of Rocky Branch on the Ouachita River at the mouth of Bayou de l'Outre. I have old accounts that document its use as a crossing before the Civil War. The community of Colsons was on the north edge of what is now Rocky Branch. A sawmill was there and it is on maps up through the early 1900's. Loch Lomand would have been the closest Ouachita River landing to Colsons. Many Paces and Freemans still live in Rocky Branch (which is on Hwy. 143 about 3 miles south of its junction with Hwy. 2) and many are buried in the Rocky Branch Cemetery. Kelby Ouchley Rocky Branch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 5:01 PM Subject: RE: [LAUNION] lachloma landing > Hi Randy, > > Today, Loch Lomond is a small community about one mile past the Ouachita > River. It is located on Louisiana Highway 2, northwest of Sterlington. Given > the proximity of the modern community to Sterlington, I would think that the > Loch Lomond Landing was somewhere near Sterlington. > > Does anyone know for sure? > > Tim > > > >From: "Randy Doring" <doring_rd@msn.com> > >To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [LAUNION] lachloma landing > >Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:32:29 -0700 > > > >I am also looking for information on a landing on the Ouachita River at or > >near Sterlington La. It is the Lochloma Landing.The story goes, my family > >the Freeman's and The in- laws Pace family, moved from Alabama, with the > >other group. They settled in Colson, Union Parish (not around anymore) in > >1872. Franklin Freeman married a Pace girl, who had connections with family > >in England or Ireland and sent away for Jersey cows. They were suppose to > >be the first cows of their kind in the U. S. Other lines of the Freeman > >family and I think of the Pace family also have the same story. Was > >wondering if I could find the landing and possible records also. We checked > > with the jersey Assoc. but their records do not go that far back. Sidney > >Winfield Freeman (son of franklin ) married Emma Laster in 1887 and had 7 > >children born in Bernice. My great grand parents did not have any markers > >on their graves, so this August My father John F Freeman and his sister (my > >aunt Catherine Freeman Woll! > >ard) will be placing a marker on their graves. All are welcome to come and > >meet the family. I can't give a date yet, I have ordered from Rhodes > >monuments there in Farmerville and Mr. Rhodes tell me it will be done in > >early August and when I get the call my son and my self will be heading to > >Bernice from Las Vegas where we live. I will keep everybody posted, as to > >when. I am looking for information on the Laster, Lassiter Lasiter line the > >Pace line and the Freeman line. They went to the Alabama Methodist church > >and many are buried in the Bernice Cem. thanks Pat Doring > > > > > >==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > >Timothy D. Hudson > >Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > >TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! > http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I also forgot, Alabama Landing is closest to the former settlement of Haile, Louisiana and town of Marion, Louisiana. Haile, Louisiana no longer has a post office and therefore is a community but Marion, Louisiana is still a small town further north. I will do a little more research but I think this area was once a thriving thoroughfare for earlier pioneer families that seemed to have become an obsolete area with the coming of the railroads and the taming of the the Mississippi River system after the flood of 1927. Susan Holley

Hi, We have a summer camphouse on the bank of the Ouachita River at Alabama Landing. We are probably less than a 1/4 mile from the original Alabama Landing. It was where one could cross the Ouachita River when the water was low. The river bottom there is a natural rock "bar", meaning that it is naturally covered with rocks and not mud. One could ford the river at this point in wagons or on horseback. The river has a shallow bend. Now it is shallow on the edges with natural gravel bottom and you can launch a boat there easily without getting stuck in mud or such. Now of course, the river is occasionally dredged in the main channel to be deep enough for barges but I imagine at one time this was not the case. I need to ask one of the local landowners there to tell me more about the history of this particular area and I'll report further to the list when I have that information. best regards, Susan Holley bholley@bayou.com

Please help me to welcome Jane Monroe to the Union Parish mailing list. Jane is searching for information on the ancestors of her late husband, J. T. Mizell (1934-1973). He and his siblings are dead and she would like to know more about his ancestry for her grandchildren. Below is a description of what she knows of the Mizells who lived around Bernice and Farmerville in the early to mid 1900s. If anyone knows of a connection, please help Jane. As she pointed out, most available resources deal with the period prior to 1920, so she doesn't have much to go on. Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is what Jane knows about the ancestors of J. T. Mizell: Albert Mizell b. 1885 in Vinegar Bend, AL married Elizabeth Dees b. 1884 or 1887 in Deerpark, AL. They had the following children who were born in Leakesville, MS.: J. T. Sr. b. 1907; Ardon b. 1909; Alvin b. 1910; Raymond b. 1912; Moses b. 1913; Albert & Eliz. were still living in Leakesville, Greene Co., MS in 1920. Beulah Mizell was born in 1921 in either Leakesville or Bernice, LA. Mildred was born in Bernice, and may still be living there. I believe most, if not all, siblings moved to the Bernice-Farmerville area in the mid 1920's with their parents, and have lived there or in Monroe/W. Monroe area since. Albert's wife Elizabeth died in 1929 in Bernice and is buried there. He then married Dora Causey from Farmerville. Albert and Eli.'s children's marriages were to: J. T. Mizell Sr. married Willie Mae Delaney in 1933. Her parents were William Franklin Delaney and Della Ann Dowdy. She may have been from the area, I'm not sure. She was widowed from Vernard Terrance Utley. Ardon Mizell married Nola Nash. Alvin Mizell married Velma M. Green. They are buried in Bernice and have a son Larry Mizell, maybe still living in area. There may be other siblings. Raymond Oscar Mizell married Gertrude Heneritta Sheffield married in 1935 in Bernice. They are buried there or in W. Monroe, LA. Moses Phillip Mizell married Irene Buckley and he d. in Farmerville. Beulah Mizell married Harold Gibson and have one son that I know of--Jim Gibson. Milded Lee Mizell married Joe Crump and have Joe, Jr. and Charles Crump. This is all I have on these lines. Any help would be appreciated. And I would love to hear from any family still living in the area. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

also wanted to know if the Lockloma landing is the same as the Alabama landing ? wasthere mor than one?

I am also looking for information on a landing on the Ouachita River at or near Sterlington La. It is the Lochloma Landing.The story goes, my family the Freeman's and The in- laws Pace family, moved from Alabama, with the other group. They settled in Colson, Union Parish (not around anymore) in 1872. Franklin Freeman married a Pace girl, who had connections with family in England or Ireland and sent away for Jersey cows. They were suppose to be the first cows of their kind in the U. S. Other lines of the Freeman family and I think of the Pace family also have the same story. Was wondering if I could find the landing and possible records also. We checked with the jersey Assoc. but their records do not go that far back. Sidney Winfield Freeman (son of franklin ) married Emma Laster in 1887 and had 7 children born in Bernice. My great grand parents did not have any markers on their graves, so this August My father John F Freeman and his sister (my aunt Catherine Freeman Woll! ard) will be placing a marker on their graves. All are welcome to come and meet the family. I can't give a date yet, I have ordered from Rhodes monuments there in Farmerville and Mr. Rhodes tell me it will be done in early August and when I get the call my son and my self will be heading to Bernice from Las Vegas where we live. I will keep everybody posted, as to when. I am looking for information on the Laster, Lassiter Lasiter line the Pace line and the Freeman line. They went to the Alabama Methodist church and many are buried in the Bernice Cem. thanks Pat Doring

Is there anyway to determine if the A in the head of the Sawyer families name stood for Asa? Could the girl born in 1883 have been Ella, or Eller? Can you find out if Elizabeth was Janes A.'s second wife? Thanks! Palmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Richard" <debjrichard@earthlink.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > Palmer, > > Welcome to the list! I spoke with you a few days ago about the Sawyers. I > checked on the 1900 Union Parish Census. Harriet Jane Sawyer was shown in > the household of James A. and Elizabeth E. Sawyer. Her birthdate was shown > to be January 1886. Siblings were shown as James W born 7/1880., Jordan > A. born 3/1889, and Mary L born 10/1890. There was another sister born > 10/1883, but I couldn't really make out her name. James A. was shown to > have been born in LA in January 1849. Elizabeth E. born in LA in April > 1852. Both of their parents were shown to have been born in AL. James may > have been the son of Daniel Sawyer. I will try to check that out more for > you. I plan on making a trip to Union Parish Courthouse either tomorrow or > Monday. Daniel Sawyer's estate was settled there. I descend from Daniel's > younger brother, Samuel Sawyer. I'll let you know what I find out. > > Debbie > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Palmer Frith <pdfrith@bellsouth.net> > > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: 6/30/04 9:54:46 PM > > Subject: Re: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > > > > Timothy: > > > > Thank you very much for the info. I suspected Richard Dean; he is buried > at > > Crossroads, as are both my grandparents, my mother, and many other > > relatives. > > > > Palmer > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Timothy D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> > > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:52 PM > > Subject: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > > > > > > > Please help me welcome Palmer Frith to our Union Parish Louisiana > mailing > > > list. Palmer is researching Charles E. Dean & his wife Harriett Jane > > Sawyer > > > of the Rocky Branch area. From the 1880 census, Charles was the son of > > > Richard Dean who lived in eastern Union Parish, but I don't know > anything > > > about Harriett Jane Sawyer. > > > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > > > Palmer would also like to know more about Alabama Landing. I know it is > > > located on the Ouachita River a short distance north of Ouachita City > and > > > Sterlington and roughly 10 miles due south of the Arkansas state line. > It > > > formed as a landing in the 1840s as settlers from Alabama began to pour > > into > > > northeastern Union Parish and southern Arkansas. I hope to have some > > > detailed maps posted on the Union Parish sites soon that can help > identify > > > such locations. > > > > > > Can anyone offer additional details about Alabama Landing? > > > > > > Happy 4th, everyone! > > > > > > Tim Hudson > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~launion/ > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - > FREE > > > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > > > Timothy D. Hudson > > > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > > > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > > Timothy D. Hudson > > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Do not know who Sterlington was named for, but I can venture a guess. I read an account where some pioneers from Marion, AL came to Union Parish and named a small village in their settlement Marion. (I have an aunt who lives near there at Haile.) I would guess that the people who settled Sterlington brought the name with them like the people of Marion did. By the way, Sterlington is only a few miles as the crow flies from my grandparents' place, and my uncle who died last week worked at the LA Power and Light power house there. Palmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryll Sumner" <csumner1@comcast.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [LAUNION] Alabama Landing/Sterlington question > I do not really research Deans, but I have a few in my data that married > into my family. One of my Butler Co., Alabama LEEs--Lucinda LEE--married > Andrew Dean in Butler Co. Ala. before 1860, and I believe Andrew's sister > Martha married Lucinda's brother William LEE. Andrew Dean was killed in the > Civil War, and then his widow Lucinda Lee Dean married Benjamin Norris and > they moved to Louisiana before 1880. I know of families named Lee, Burkett, > Joiner, Pearce, Franklin, Garrett, Pugh, Myrick, Shepherd, Gay and others > who left Butler Co. Ala. (1840s - 1870s) and ended up in Louisiana > (Bienville, Red River, DeSoto, and Union Parish). > > In Butler County, Alabama, they lived in a community not far from Georgiana > called STARLINGTON (where I was born). That community was named after > STERLING PARKER. Some of the Parker family headed west also. I found Tim's > mention of a community in Union Parish called Sterlington very interesting. > Does anyone know whom Sterlington, LA was named after? > > Cheryll > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:52 PM > Subject: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > > > > Please help me welcome Palmer Frith to our Union Parish Louisiana mailing > > list. Palmer is researching Charles E. Dean & his wife Harriett Jane > Sawyer > > of the Rocky Branch area. From the 1880 census, Charles was the son of > > Richard Dean who lived in eastern Union Parish, but I don't know anything > > about Harriett Jane Sawyer. > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > Palmer would also like to know more about Alabama Landing. I know it is > > located on the Ouachita River a short distance north of Ouachita City and > > Sterlington and roughly 10 miles due south of the Arkansas state line. It > > formed as a landing in the 1840s as settlers from Alabama began to pour > into > > northeastern Union Parish and southern Arkansas. I hope to have some > > detailed maps posted on the Union Parish sites soon that can help identify > > > such locations. > > > > Can anyone offer additional details about Alabama Landing? > > > > Happy 4th, everyone! > > > > Tim Hudson > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~launion/ > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > > Timothy D. Hudson > > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Palmer, Welcome to the list! I spoke with you a few days ago about the Sawyers. I checked on the 1900 Union Parish Census. Harriet Jane Sawyer was shown in the household of James A. and Elizabeth E. Sawyer. Her birthdate was shown to be January 1886. Siblings were shown as James W born 7/1880., Jordan A. born 3/1889, and Mary L born 10/1890. There was another sister born 10/1883, but I couldn't really make out her name. James A. was shown to have been born in LA in January 1849. Elizabeth E. born in LA in April 1852. Both of their parents were shown to have been born in AL. James may have been the son of Daniel Sawyer. I will try to check that out more for you. I plan on making a trip to Union Parish Courthouse either tomorrow or Monday. Daniel Sawyer's estate was settled there. I descend from Daniel's younger brother, Samuel Sawyer. I'll let you know what I find out. Debbie > [Original Message] > From: Palmer Frith <pdfrith@bellsouth.net> > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/30/04 9:54:46 PM > Subject: Re: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > > Timothy: > > Thank you very much for the info. I suspected Richard Dean; he is buried at > Crossroads, as are both my grandparents, my mother, and many other > relatives. > > Palmer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:52 PM > Subject: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > > > > Please help me welcome Palmer Frith to our Union Parish Louisiana mailing > > list. Palmer is researching Charles E. Dean & his wife Harriett Jane > Sawyer > > of the Rocky Branch area. From the 1880 census, Charles was the son of > > Richard Dean who lived in eastern Union Parish, but I don't know anything > > about Harriett Jane Sawyer. > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > Palmer would also like to know more about Alabama Landing. I know it is > > located on the Ouachita River a short distance north of Ouachita City and > > Sterlington and roughly 10 miles due south of the Arkansas state line. It > > formed as a landing in the 1840s as settlers from Alabama began to pour > into > > northeastern Union Parish and southern Arkansas. I hope to have some > > detailed maps posted on the Union Parish sites soon that can help identify > > such locations. > > > > Can anyone offer additional details about Alabama Landing? > > > > Happy 4th, everyone! > > > > Tim Hudson > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~launion/ > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > > Timothy D. Hudson > > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

I do not really research Deans, but I have a few in my data that married into my family. One of my Butler Co., Alabama LEEs--Lucinda LEE--married Andrew Dean in Butler Co. Ala. before 1860, and I believe Andrew's sister Martha married Lucinda's brother William LEE. Andrew Dean was killed in the Civil War, and then his widow Lucinda Lee Dean married Benjamin Norris and they moved to Louisiana before 1880. I know of families named Lee, Burkett, Joiner, Pearce, Franklin, Garrett, Pugh, Myrick, Shepherd, Gay and others who left Butler Co. Ala. (1840s - 1870s) and ended up in Louisiana (Bienville, Red River, DeSoto, and Union Parish). In Butler County, Alabama, they lived in a community not far from Georgiana called STARLINGTON (where I was born). That community was named after STERLING PARKER. Some of the Parker family headed west also. I found Tim's mention of a community in Union Parish called Sterlington very interesting. Does anyone know whom Sterlington, LA was named after? Cheryll ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:52 PM Subject: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > Please help me welcome Palmer Frith to our Union Parish Louisiana mailing > list. Palmer is researching Charles E. Dean & his wife Harriett Jane Sawyer > of the Rocky Branch area. From the 1880 census, Charles was the son of > Richard Dean who lived in eastern Union Parish, but I don't know anything > about Harriett Jane Sawyer. > > Can anyone help? > > Palmer would also like to know more about Alabama Landing. I know it is > located on the Ouachita River a short distance north of Ouachita City and > Sterlington and roughly 10 miles due south of the Arkansas state line. It > formed as a landing in the 1840s as settlers from Alabama began to pour into > northeastern Union Parish and southern Arkansas. I hope to have some > detailed maps posted on the Union Parish sites soon that can help identify > such locations. > > Can anyone offer additional details about Alabama Landing? > > Happy 4th, everyone! > > Tim Hudson > http://www.rootsweb.com/~launion/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Just a brief note about the 1920 online census transcriptions: Karen Rice and Shawn Martin have done an incredible amount of work with their transcriptions of the 1920 Union Parish census. They have just completed two additional Enumeration Districts (124, 129) and these new ones are now linked on the Union Parish pages (URLs below). While updating these, I noticed that I had the old EDs for 1920 were improperly linked. If any of you have tried to look at the 1920 census transcriptions before and couldn't find what you were searching for, please try again. The completed EDs are now linked right (I hope!). Thanks for your hard work, Karen & Shawn!! Tim Hudson http://www.rootsweb.com/~launion/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Regarding Josiah Deanes, Richard Dean, & Charles E. Dean of Union Parish: According to the 1880 census, Charles E. Dean was the son of Richard Dean (2 May 1814 - 19 June 1896) & Marthey J. Dean (1837 - 7 Dec 1918), who are buried in the Crossroads Cemetery in eastern Union Parish. I have not done any work on Richard, except to observe that he arrived in Union Parish prior to 1850. However, since I descend from Josiah Deanes, I have worked on this family extensively for the past 25 years. I'm sure there is a lot I don't know, but from Union Parish court records, I can say with certainty that Richard Dean is NOT a son of Josiah Deanes (given that Josiah was born in 1800 and Richard in 1814, this is expected). Moreover, I have no evidence that Richard was a brother of Josiah, either. I have found no connection between the two. It appears that Richard may have been related to the Dean families who lived in Lowndes County AL in the 1820s and 1830s. In case anyone is interested, I have included some additional data on Josiah Deanes' family below. Tim Hudson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL DATA ON JOSIAH DEANES' FAMILY: Josiah Deanes was the son of Jesse Deanes who lived in Hertford Co NC between 1790 and 1826. Josiah consistently spelled his surname like his father: Deanes. I have samples of Josiah's original signature as well as that of his second wife, Sarah Ann Taylor Deanes. They always signed their surname as 'Deanes' or 'Deans', just as did Josiah's eldest two sons. However, Josiah's sons by Sarah used "Dean" when they signed their name. Josiah Deanes was born about 1800 and died on 8 October 1851 in Union Parish. He moved from NC to Butler Co AL about 1825 and remarried there about 1826 to Sarah Ann Taylor, daughter of William Taylor & Catherine Gray. Josiah & Sarah moved with her brother John Taylor to north Louisiana in 1837. Children of Josiah Deanes: By first wife (name unknown): 1) William Deanes (c1822-April 1863); sheriff of Union Parish in 1860s 2) John Deanes (1824 - July/Oct 1863); died at Vicksburg By second wife Sarah Ann Taylor (1808/1811 - 1870s): 3) Jesse Dean (1827 - 1890) 4) Elijah M. Dean (10 Oct 1829 - 25 Feb 1900) 5) Permelia Dean (1832 - 1857/1859) 6) Mary Elizabeth Dean (1835 - 1885) 7) James Alexander Dean (9 Nov 1836 - 10 July 1903) 8) Sarah Catherine Dean (12 May 1839 - 16 Apr 1910) 9) Louisa J. Dean (1842 - 1 Apr 1879) 10) Nancy Dean (1844 - 1851/1858) 11) Thomas Dean (1847- Aug 1850/Apr 1851) 12) Thomas Allen Dean (29 Apr 1851 - 2 Aug 1924) I have more detailed data on these people if anyone is interested. >From: "Jan Bennett" <riverbottom@blackfoot.net> >To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [LAUNION] Re: [LA-UNION] New List Member Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 >21:27:07 -0600 > >I have a Joseph or Josiah DEAN married to Sarah 'Sallie" TAYLOR daughter of >William Taylor and Catherine Gray. > >His bd I have as 1800 in NC and death 3 Oct 1851. I show 11 >children...William D., John T., Jesse, Elijah M., Pamelia, Elizabeth, James >A., Sarah Catherine, Louisa, Nancy, and Thomas Allen. > >William Taylor and Catherine Gray are my ggg grandparents through Alexander >Marion Taylor and his daughter Emiline Independence. > >Jan Bennett > > >==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== >Timothy D. Hudson >Union Parish Louisiana List Manager >TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Movies - Trailers, showtimes, DVD's, and the latest news from Hollywood! http://movies.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200509ave/direct/01/

Thanks! Might be a connection, but can't say for sure. My grandfather, Charles E. Dean, was born in 1876; so his father, Richard, which I'm almost sure is right, was probably born before 1856. The 11 Dean children you named were probably born between 1820 and 1851; so one of the early ones could have been Richard's father. I think Richard came from Alabama. If we could somehow connect one of Joseph's boys with Alabama, that would be good. Dean is a very common name. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Bennett" <riverbottom@blackfoot.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:27 PM Subject: [LAUNION] Re: [LA-UNION] New List Member > I have a Joseph or Josiah DEAN married to Sarah 'Sallie" TAYLOR daughter of > William Taylor and Catherine Gray. > > His bd I have as 1800 in NC and death 3 Oct 1851. I show 11 > children...William D., John T., Jesse, Elijah M., Pamelia, Elizabeth, James > A., Sarah Catherine, Louisa, Nancy, and Thomas Allen. > > William Taylor and Catherine Gray are my ggg grandparents through Alexander > Marion Taylor and his daughter Emiline Independence. > > Jan Bennett > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Welcome Palmer - I like to tell the folks on this list I'm related to everyone in Union Parish. When Tim found a connection between us recently, I began to believe it. But you've got me stumped - no Deans, no Sawyers! Tim, I think Maradee should have something her mother wrote about Alabama Landing. It might even be somewhere on the Union Archives. Can't remember. Karen Mabry Rice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Palmer Frith" <pdfrith@bellsouth.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > Timothy: > > Thank you very much for the info. I suspected Richard Dean; he is buried at > Crossroads, as are both my grandparents, my mother, and many other > relatives. > > Palmer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:52 PM > Subject: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > > > > Please help me welcome Palmer Frith to our Union Parish Louisiana mailing > > list. Palmer is researching Charles E. Dean & his wife Harriett Jane > Sawyer > > of the Rocky Branch area. From the 1880 census, Charles was the son of > > Richard Dean who lived in eastern Union Parish, but I don't know anything > > about Harriett Jane Sawyer. > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > Palmer would also like to know more about Alabama Landing. I know it is > > located on the Ouachita River a short distance north of Ouachita City and > > Sterlington and roughly 10 miles due south of the Arkansas state line. It > > formed as a landing in the 1840s as settlers from Alabama began to pour > into > > northeastern Union Parish and southern Arkansas. I hope to have some > > detailed maps posted on the Union Parish sites soon that can help identify > > such locations. > > > > Can anyone offer additional details about Alabama Landing? > > > > Happy 4th, everyone! > > > > Tim Hudson > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~launion/ > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > > Timothy D. Hudson > > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Timothy: Thank you very much for the info. I suspected Richard Dean; he is buried at Crossroads, as are both my grandparents, my mother, and many other relatives. Palmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:52 PM Subject: [LAUNION] Welcome new list member. > Please help me welcome Palmer Frith to our Union Parish Louisiana mailing > list. Palmer is researching Charles E. Dean & his wife Harriett Jane Sawyer > of the Rocky Branch area. From the 1880 census, Charles was the son of > Richard Dean who lived in eastern Union Parish, but I don't know anything > about Harriett Jane Sawyer. > > Can anyone help? > > Palmer would also like to know more about Alabama Landing. I know it is > located on the Ouachita River a short distance north of Ouachita City and > Sterlington and roughly 10 miles due south of the Arkansas state line. It > formed as a landing in the 1840s as settlers from Alabama began to pour into > northeastern Union Parish and southern Arkansas. I hope to have some > detailed maps posted on the Union Parish sites soon that can help identify > such locations. > > Can anyone offer additional details about Alabama Landing? > > Happy 4th, everyone! > > Tim Hudson > http://www.rootsweb.com/~launion/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > Timothy D. Hudson > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I have a Joseph or Josiah DEAN married to Sarah 'Sallie" TAYLOR daughter of William Taylor and Catherine Gray. His bd I have as 1800 in NC and death 3 Oct 1851. I show 11 children...William D., John T., Jesse, Elijah M., Pamelia, Elizabeth, James A., Sarah Catherine, Louisa, Nancy, and Thomas Allen. William Taylor and Catherine Gray are my ggg grandparents through Alexander Marion Taylor and his daughter Emiline Independence. Jan Bennett