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    2. Southeast Louisiana: 1) THE KEMP,TURNER,and ROBERTS FAMILIES on LITTLE SILVER CREEK, WASHINGTON PARISH, LOUISIANA: The Story of Three Pioneer families of early Louisiana, Their Ancestors and Progeny. Profusely illustrated and with numerous family pictures. 884 pages. This work centers mainly on the descendants of Bradford Kemp (1764-1838), Philip Turner (1894-1832) and George Roberts (ca. 1740-1808 or 09). The Kemp and Turner families remained, for the most part, in Louisiana. However, George Roberts of Hawkins County, Tennessee, died on the Bogue Chitto River in Louisiana, and his children scattered into Mississippi (especially Pike, Copiah and Yazoo Counties) and East Texas. Only one son, John Roberts, remained in Washington Parish. The index of about 20,000 entries, covers many family names found in LA, MS and TX. $65.00 + shipping 2) HISTORY OF WASHINGTON PARISH, LOUISIANA 1798-1992: The Story of a Land and People on Three Rivers: The Pearl, the Bogue Chitto and the Tangipahoa in Southeast Louisiana.Volume I - 485 pages. The first volume of this work historically covers the parish, its people from the time of inception through the Nineteenth Century. A few chapters goes into the Twentieth Century, every facet of life, (crime and violence, law, religion, military participation (War of 1812, Mexican and Civil war with rosters for all companies which served from the area), slavery, agriculture, intellectual and social outlets) are covered and often illustrated with appropriate historical pictures of buildings, people and events. This volume is pure history and only covers the genealogy of a family if it is pertinent to the topic under consideration. The last part of the work biographical sketches (with photographs when available) with anecdotes and documentation will be found on the Parish Sheriffs, Judges, State Representatives and Senators, Clerks of Court and Assessors covering the years 1819-1992. $47.50 + shipping. 3)A POTPOURRI OF HISTORICAL DATA CONCERNING THE FOUNDING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF WASHINGTON PARISH, LOUISIANA, 1798-1860. This work is an alphabetical listing of most persons and families who lived in Washington Parish (northern St. Tammany) in the dates covered. Included are some early Feliciana documents, government petitions, 1812 complete Tax list for St. Tammany Parish and all Federal Census reports through 1860. Additional family data has been included if the author found it in any available source.323 pages. $35.00 + shipping. 4) GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL LEGAL ABSTRACTS OF ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA, 1804-1970. About 350 pages. Contains abstract of all successions (wills & estates) in the St. Helena Courthouse in Greensburg, abstracts of all extant marriages from 1811 -1870 white and Negro; and the 1823, 1824,and 1826 personal tax assessment rolls. St. Helena is the mother parish of St. Tammany, Washington, Livingston and part of Tangipahoa. $40.00 + shipping North Louisiana: 5) AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDING FAMILIES OF THE OUACHITA VALLEY OF LOUISIANA FROM 1785 TO 1850. Two parts. Contains every genealogical mention of any person or family found in the legal records of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana from its founding ca. 1783 to approximately 1850. Includes census reports, tax list data, law suits, all marriages, naturalization papers, deeds, wills, successions and family date submitted by contributors.The family group records have been augmented with data drawn from similar primary materials from neighboring courthouses in Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Morehouse, Richland and Union. Data also has been drawn from printed secondary sources. The author-compiler has made every effort to trace the family's origins and denote to what area the person or family migrated. Part One (A-K) of this work contains 504 pages of text, name index, 100 pages of pictures and maps. 60# paper, library quality. Part 1 $50.00 + shipping. Part 2 (L-O) contains 640 pages $60.00 + shipping. Part 3 (P-Z and an addendum should be released soon. 6) SPANISH POSTE D'OUACHITA:THE OUACHITA VALLEY IN COLONIAL LOUISIANA 1783-1804, AND EARLY AMERICAN STATEHOOD 1804-1820; 383 PAGES. This indexed hard cover work is a reprint of the booklet series on the Ouachita Valley issued in 1983. The edition includes an additional chapter not in the earlier publications. In an added appendix will be included the 1790 and 1800 Census reports for the Ouachita, numerous documents (French and English) concerning colonial life and Fort Miro; and a complete printing of the 1814 Tax Assessment Roll for Ouachita Parish. Limited edition of 100 copies. $35.00 + shipping. All of the above books are library quality binding. Mississippi: 7) MARION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, 1986, soft cover, 368 pages plus index. This work, with the exception of Deed Book C, was issued in the 1960's by the abstractor-compiler. Included in this book on one of the few south Mississippi Counties with records commencing in 1812, will be found Wills and Estates through 1859. All available deeds abstracted in Books A, B, and C (through 1860-but not all for that year), 1816, 1850, and 1860 Census Reports. Road Minute Books and the 1813 Lawrence County tax list which included Marion County. Reprint by Southern Historical Press. This is a paper back publication. $32.50 + shipping Soon to be published, pre-publishing orders now being taken. 9) THE GENEALOGY OF THE MIZELL, RICHARDSON AND THOMAS FAMILY OF LOUISIANA. 10) THE WILLIAM "CHOCTAW BILL" WILLIAMS FAMILY 11) THE GENEALOGY OF THE WILLIAMS, MIZELL AND RICHARDSON FAMILY. Send orders to WILLIAMS GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS 32 Lakeview Drive, Monroe, LA 71203 Phone 318-343-7539 [sorry no email address]

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