Dear John, These Fellow males purchased land from the US government in Union Parish Louisiana. The land they purchased lay in north/central Union Parish just south of the Arkansas line (not too far from the Conway/Oakland communities): John M. Fellow, 40 acres, purchased 1848/1849, patented 10 Aug 1850 William M. Fellow, 80.69 acres, purchased 1850/1851, patented 1 Sept 1852 William M. Fellow, 80.65 acres, purchased 1857/1858, patented 1 July 1859 This soldier served in the Confederate army from Union Parish LA; he served in Company I, 12th Louisiana Regiment. This company was raised in Union Parish. Could this be the same William "M". Fellow who purchased the above land? Fellows, William (also Fellow, W. O.), Pvt. Co. I, 12th La. Inf. En. Aug. 19, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to Dec., 1863. Apptd. to 5th Sergt. from ranks, Nov. 1, 1863. Roll for May and June, 1864, Present. Promoted 3rd Sergt., May 1, 1864. Present on Roll for July and Aug., 1864. Paroled at Jackson, Miss., May 19, 1865. Res. Union Par., La. Best wishes, Tim Hudson -----Original Message----- From: john fellows [mailto:JohnFellows7@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 12:52 PM To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAUNION] William M. Fellows & Ellen ( Eckles ? ? ? ) Would be interested in knowing if anyone is researching the Fellows family. I have William M. Fellows & Ellen in the 1850 Louisiana Censes , Union Parish , Marion Post Office. William M. Fellows age is 35 , Ellen 25 , son William 8 , daughter Mary 6 , son John 4 , son Edward 2 , and daughter Ellen 7/12 . All the children were born in Louisiana. William M. Fellows shows to be born in North Carolina . Ellen shows to be born in Virginia . Also living in the house hold is Edward Eckles born in Virginia. I think Edward may be Ellen's brother. John ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== Visit the Union Parish Archives at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm ============================== 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