Hi Dena, According to information from the Louisiana State Archives and the Union Parish courthouse, the earliest known complete tax records for Union Parish date only from 1864/1865. None exist for the 1840s/1850s. There is a tax document for 1838 Ouachita Parish (which includes present-day Union Parish), as well as an 1863 incomplete tax record. You can purchase the Union Parish tax records on microfilm from the Louisiana State Archives for the period 1865 - 1900s. The originals were moved from the courthouse to the State Archives in Baton Rouge some years ago, very poorly microfilmed, and then destroyed. Some years are more legible than others. Other than deeds or succession records, I have seen very few Union Paish records from the 1850s that list names of slaves. Happy New Year! Tim -----Original Message----- From: JUNEIRENE@aol.com To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 12/25/03 12:52 PM Subject: [LAUNION] County Records Hello All and Happy Holidays! Does Union Parish have a library? I was just wondering because of the null responses of the court house there. I'm looking to see if either William or Mary Jane Calvert paid taxes in 1850 on any kind of property and to see IF the tax document, if there is one, mentions any names of slaves. Does anyone know? Peace and Blessings to you All, and may 2004 break down those brick walls even more! -Dena Calbert-Jordan ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== Visit the Union Parish Archives at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm ============================== 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