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