It's been many many months since I posted to this site about my gr gr grandfather, PEYTON A. HARDY....b. abt 1843, La. d. after 1884, La....was in the 1870 census Union Parish with wife ELIZABETH _____ , b. Ala. and children, MARY ELIZABETH "MOLLIE" b. 1870, & WILLIAM, b. 1867. Also living with them was an ELIZA ADAMS, also born Ala. It is believed she was a sister to ELIZABETH. In 1880 in Ouachita Parish with son COLUMBUS WILEY "LUMMIE" & daughter, SUSAN BELLE (my gr. grandmother) ELIZABETH d. between 1880 and 1884, and in Union Parish, in 1884, PEYTON md. "MRS. ELIZA SMITH"---this is probably the same Eliza who was living with them in 1870, who married a Smith, was widowed and eventually married Peyton. The trail ends with that 1884 marriage record. The story MOLLIE told was that her daddy married his 1st wife's sister, then he died...the kids were mistreated so MOLLIE took LUMMIE & BELLE and fled back to Ouachita Parish, never to make contact again. Can anyone add to this please?? This has been my brick wall for 45+ years!! Thanks! Jan Parsons Armstrong El Paso, Texas JArmstr904@aol.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janarmstrong

We are looking for any information on Joseph Livingston and his wife Euphama Puler (Peeler) who were married in Union Parish 12 Dec 1850. Their daughter Samantha Jane Livingston married Robert Dempsey Pace son of Alexander James (AJ) Pace and Margaret Ellen Bumpers who came to Ouachita Parish from Clarke Co AL. In the 1880 Census for Robert and Samantha Jane there is an A H Livingston single male age 26 living with them in the 5th Ward of Ouachita Parish. This may be a brother of Samantha's. The census also shows that Samantha's father and mother were from AL. Any information on Joseph Livingston and Euphama Puler would be helpful. Thank You Billy and Delroes Tousinau Slidell LA

Greetings to Everyone! As this is my first post to the list, I thought that I'd let everyone know which families I'm researching in Union Parish (Litroe) and Union County (Huttig), AR: BOYETTE, EATMAN, KNOX, MARTIN, MITCHELL,BIBBY, SMEDLEY, GASTON, WILSON, FERGUSON, BIRD, ATKINS, HENRY, LEE, SHELBURN I'm also interested in the following surnames: WASSON, MCLEMORE, CARTER, POOLE, HENDERSON, GOODGER It appears that most of those bearing these surmames arrived in Union Parish from Lauderdale County, MS in the 1840's and 1850's. Happy New Year! Garland D. Boyette _________________________________________________ FindLaw - Free Case Law, Jobs, Library, Community http://www.FindLaw.com Get your FREE @JUSTICE.COM email! http://mail.Justice.com

I have recently loaded some Union Parish Stripling, and related lines, data to my site..I do not have any connection to these lines, but was privileged to be allowed to copy these materials for the purpose of sharing with others. Enjoy!! Jan Parsons Armstrong El Paso, Texas JArmstr904@aol.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janarmstrong

Greetings, As many of you on this list know, I'm researching the family surname 'Calbert/Calvert/Culbert' of Union Parish, LA. Now..I already (I think) know that writing the Union Parish Courthouse is out. So, I must relay on the help of the list. I am pretty sure that the sale of the slave 'Jim' to Martha Jane Cooper, wife of Hiram from Mary Jane Calvert, wife of William, in 1857 is my Jim. After the sale, Mary J. Calvert vanishes..Did her husband William die? If so, how do I find out? Did Mary Jane remarry and move to another parish or state (if indeed, William did die)? Why was the sale between Mary Jane and Martha Jane and not Mary Jane and Hiram Cooper, Martha's husband? He was still alive at the time of the sale. These are just a few of the questions I find myself asking myself, and hoping you can point me in the right direction for answers. Happy Sunday All!! Dena.

Does anyone have any information on Lemuel A. GILBERT who married Susannah Fuller WHITE 27 Jan 1850 in neighboring Ouachita Parish?? Lemuel must have died before 1860 because by then Susannah had married Dr. John Randolph TRAYLOR and they were living in Union Parish. Best regards, Susan Hill Husij Phoenix, AZ

Hi All! Well, I just got back from Alabama..no William Culbert/Calbert there to match my man, but, check this out..I went to Ancestry.Com and saw a listing for a William Calbert, Union Parish, Louisiana, No Township Listed, for the year 1840, pg. 380. I went to the 1840 census on the Union Parish Web Page and there wasn't a page 380 there. I went back to Union Parish because I started thinking that maybe the first four children listed under William and Mary that were born in Alabama just might not be the children of William. This man seems to have come from 'nowhere' and vanished the same way. If anyone happens to run across this name in your course of research, I would sure appreciate the information regarding him in 1840, he would have been 29 years old. Thanks Again....I'm still searching and hunting, and will let you know my progress! Dena Calbert-Jordan

Hi Dena, Although you didn't ask for general sources, an excellent source for migration patterns and general lives of middle-class farmers (which constituted the majority of white Southerners prior to 1865) is Dr. Frank Owsley's "Plain Folk of the Old South." He was a history professor at Univ. of Alabama in the early part of this century and studied migration patterns, daily life of southerners, etc. I found this work extremely interesting and helpful; moreover, he appears to have been much more progressive in his attitudes towards equality of the races than many of his contemporary historians. His student, Dr. Grady McWhinney has written many excellent works dealing with Southerners, especially "Cracker Culture, Celtic Ways in the Old South." [Incidentally, Dr. Owsley's son, Frank Owsley, Jr., authored the only in-depth study of the War of 1812 in the South - this book describes the events that occurred in 1813-1815 in Georgia and Alabama as the whites fought the Creeks.] Dr. Owsley's work is particularly relevant to your comment Dena about whether the settlers of Union Parish all came from the same county or counties. He describes how settlers chose where to migrate as they moved west, and how they would choose regions with the same soil content, drainage, etc. as where they currently lived. His thesis is that farmers in, say, Georgia would settle in Alabama counties that were nearly identical to their Georgia farms, then as they moved into Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, they would do the same, so the types of land they farmed in all those locations was basically the same. That is a very brief synopsis of his excellent book, but I found it interesting. After reading his work, I began to carefully study where Union Parish settlers originated. The first "wave" of migration into what is now Union Parish occurred in early 1837, just prior to the Panic of 1837 that caused most of the nation's banks to fail. Colonel Matthew Wood and his son-in-law, former Butler County Alabama Sheriff John Taylor, apparently led this first wave of settlers. They came from Lowndes and Butler Counties. Many others followed in 1838 and 1839 from those counties, plus from Autauga and Dallas Counties. In the early 1840s, there was much additional migration into Union Parish from Lowndes, Butler, Autauga, and Dallas. In about 1846, a large group from Bibb, Dallas, and Perry Counties settled in Union Parish, and in 1847, another large group from Dallas and Wilcox Counties settled there. Of course, there were settlers who came to Union Parish from other regions, but those counties in particular saw large numbers of their residents migrate into Union Parish in the decade prior to 1850. Have you consulted the following site: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Type in "Alabama" and search for the surname "Culbert", etc. (leave the first name blank). This gives you the date that government land was patented to settlers in Alabama. Almost all white men who lived in Alabama between 1818 and 1860 for any length of time purchased government land at some point. Note that the dates here are the date that the government finally completed the red tape to issue the official patent to the settler, always years after the settlers actually settled on and paid for the land. Many times, the settler had sold the land before an official patent was issue to him for it. The more useful date is the actual "entry date", which is not found on this site. That tells you the precise date on which the settle purchased the land at his local government land office. Contact me if you wish to know how to locate the entry date. Good luck, Tim Hudson -----Original Message----- From: JUNEIRENE@aol.com [mailto:JUNEIRENE@aol.com] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:24 PM To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAUNION] Migration Patterens from Alabama to Union Parish, LA Hi All, as I search the census records, I notice quite a few folks from Alabama. My Calbert's/Culbert's came from Alabama ca. 1844, according to the age of their first child to be born in Louisiana. My question is, did most of the people from Alabama come from the same county in Alabama before coming to Union Parish? I am trying to locate a county in which to start looking for William and Mary Calbert with children, Eliza, James, Ellen and William Jr. who were born there. Age of William Sr. on the 1850 census is 39 (b. 1811 in Ireland), Mary is 33 (born 1817 S. Carolina), Eliza is 15 (b. 1835 Alabama), James is 12 (b. 1838 Alabama) and William Jr. is 8 (born 1842 in Alabama). Any imput would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Dena Calbert-Jordan ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== List manager launion-admin@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi All, as I search the census records, I notice quite a few folks from Alabama. My Calbert's/Culbert's came from Alabama ca. 1844, according to the age of their first child to be born in Louisiana. My question is, did most of the people from Alabama come from the same county in Alabama before coming to Union Parish? I am trying to locate a county in which to start looking for William and Mary Calbert with children, Eliza, James, Ellen and William Jr. who were born there. Age of William Sr. on the 1850 census is 39 (b. 1811 in Ireland), Mary is 33 (born 1817 S. Carolina), Eliza is 15 (b. 1835 Alabama), James is 12 (b. 1838 Alabama) and William Jr. is 8 (born 1842 in Alabama). Any imput would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Dena Calbert-Jordan

A reminder to all seeking marriage records for Union Parish ancestors, there are missing volumes of records. It is thought that the missing volumes were lost during the transportation and storage of the record books while the "new" courthouse was being built. The missing years are: 1844 to 1850; 1857 to 1866 (includes Civil War period); 1874 to 1880. Hope this helps with some frustrations of not being able to find marriage records when you "know" that your ancestors had to be married in Union Parish. Roy Austin

HI, If anyone has access to marriage and death records for Union Co., I could sure use some help. I am looking for a marriage for John Henry Auld and Sarah Johnston , probably around 1865. Also searching for information on death and burial for Rebecca Auld around 1860 to 1864 Many Thanks Jo Cox

Hi All, Thanks for the responses. I have the information on what I want copies of, I think I will send $10.00 with my request and see what happens..... I'll let you all know, Dena.

Good Sunday Afternoon All! Can someone please tell me how much it costs to have copies made of documents from the courthouse in Farmerville? Does it cost the same for people out of state as it costs for those that live in Louisiana? Thanks! Dena Calbert-Jordan

Have you actually received your copies. About 1.5 yrs ago I sent in a check to cover costs of copying stuff and postage and they cashed my check but I never received my copies. ----- Original Message ----- From: Elaine Parks To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 5:15 PM Subject: [LAUNION] Cost of Copies The cost of copying material in the clerk's office is 50 cents a sheet. When I order copies of court house records by mail I usually send a check for $10 to cover cost and postage. Elaine ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== List manager launion-admin@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

The cost of copying material in the clerk's office is 50 cents a sheet. When I order copies of court house records by mail I usually send a check for $10 to cover cost and postage. Elaine

Researching: William Callaway WILHITE b. June 22, 1803 NC d. July 02, 1888 Union Parish,Louisiana - Wilhite Cemetery s/o Absolom C. WILHITE and Unknown FRENCH (m) September 19, 1835 Ouachita Parish,Louisiana Elizabeth HONEYCUTT b. Abt. 1817 d.August 08, 1862 Union Parish,Louisiana - Wilhite Cemetery d/o John HONEYCUTT ,Jr. and Mary FEAZEL Issue: Daniel Ellis WILHITE b.August 17, 1850 Union Parish,Louisiana d.May 11, 1937 Quitman , Jackson Parish,Louisiana (m) February 21, 1872 Point, Union Parish,Louisiana Sarah Sybil WELLS b.June 23, 1853 Point, Union Parish,Louisiana d.April 26, 1920 Quitman, Jackson Parish,Louisiana d/o Abner Fletcher WELLS and Martha A. (Fannie) HORTON Daniel and Sybil WILHITE daughter- Cora Lee WILHITE (WELLET,WILLET) b.August 1885 Probably Quitman, Jackson Parish,Louisiana d. ? Quitman Cemetery , Jackson Parish,Louisiana (m) William Lafayette (LaFette) KELLEY b. September 17, 1863 Union Parish,Louisiana d. ? Quitman Cemetery , Jackson Parish,Louisana S/O John W. KELLEY and Sarah Felicity (Citty) SHOVAN Any information will be greatly appreciated . Thank you, Robbie

Mr. Cooper's name is listed as Hynson Cooper in the book 'Some Slaveholders and Their Slaves.' I *think* this is the same person on the 1850 Union Parish Census, pg. 49 Cooper, Hiram-35-M-Farmer-TN , Mariah-24-F-TN , John-6-M-TN They are also listed on the same census page as William Culbert for the same year. There is also a marriage record for: Cooper, Hiram (age would have been 28) and Cooper, Martha Jane (would have been 17) on January 13, 1843, Vol. M, Part 1, Pg. 71. Could Mariah and Martha Jane be the same person? Both have the last name of Cooper, I don't know if they were related at the time of their marriage or her surname was missed on the records. Neither Hiram Cooper or William Culbert are listed on the 1860 Union Parish, LA. census. Thanks again! Dena.

Greetings Everyone! I am looking for any person's that happen to be researching the 'Cooper' family of Union Parish, LA. My name is Dena Calbert-Jordan, and I live in California. I am interested in the Cooper's because this is one of the genealogy stones that I just can't pass 'turning over.' My family surname is 'CALBERT.' The family of one William Calbert/Culbert/Colbert came to Union Parish, Louisiana ca. 1844-45 (based on the last child born to this family in Georgia who is 6 year old Martha according to the 1850 Union Parish, LA. census, Pg. 49). At the time of this census, William was 39 years of age and is listed as being born in Ireland. His wife Mary is 33, born in S. Carolina. William is not listed on the 1860 census, I don't know if he died or left the area, but in the book 'Some Slaveholders and Their Slaves Union Parish Louisiana 1839-1865, there is an entry for: Book H, P. 270 Received of Martha James 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 My GG Grandfather's name was James Calbert/Calvert/Colbert, who was born in S. Carolina, his wife was from Alabama, and they were slaves in Union Parish, LA., according to the 1870 Census (they have children that were born there that were over 10 years old). Where can I go to find out when and if William Calbert/Culbert/Calvert died before 1860 and if he left a will? I have written the courthouse in Farmerville 2 times and have not received an answer as of this date. The first letter was mailed about a year ago, and the other about 4 months ago, could have gotten lost in the mail, not sure at this point. This is all the information I have on my family and their possible last slave owners. By 1880, they had moved to Union County, Arkansas. Thanks for any help or directions anyone can give. Dena Calbert-Jordan California

Just thought I would let everyone know the LDS Church has added the transcribed 1880 census for the entire United States to their website.  It is indexed by every name, not just the head of household.  It's free too!!  I found my gggggrandmother on the census by using this.  I thought she must have died in Union County AR after her husband died in 1871.  She was gone from there on the 1880 census.  But, when I typed in her name to look for her on the 1880 census at the LDS site, I found her living in Ouachita County with her daughter and son-in-law.  If you can't find your relative by their complete name, you can look for them in a specific place by the first name.  I looked for my Caroline Meeks and could not find her in Union Parish.  I knew she was there.  So, I typed in Caroline with no last name and told it to search Union Parish, LA.  She was there under the name of Caroline Mark, living with her son.  You can access the records at this web address: www.familysearch.org Good luck! Debbie Richard

Mary, I think you and I went to the same Antique shop in West Monroe.I also looked at all those old photos a couple of weeks ago there.I do have a sucess story I would like to share with everyone here about some that had a little informatation on the back.I ran into 2 small photos with the names of Emma & Anson Jones from Dodson,Louisiana.Well that really perked my interest,sense I do reasearch of my family in Winn Parish.I put a post out on LAWINN site asking if anyone had any info on these people {really hoping to find any decendants} of Emma & Anson.Annette Womack the Winn parish Genealogical & Historical Association President and Winn site coordinator emailed me back telling me that Emma was her G-grandmother & Anson was her son! I know Annette personally,and sent her the photos rite away.She had informataion on them but no photo. I have a good idea,why don't we ask our site coordinators if they could add a special section on the sites, where if anyone has old documented photos like I found could put them up for all reasearchers to see.I know that 3/4's of the photos at Antique shops do not have any doucumention on them,but as I just explained above i was able to take the photos I found away from that dusty box at that antique shop,and find their way back to Winn parish and their family. Susie Boyett Hodge