The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 The United States Land Office issued a patent to Matthew Wood, President of the Union Parish Police Jury, on May 29, 1839, to the W 1/2 of SE 1/4 and E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of Section 30, Twp 21 N., R.1 East for the purpose of establishing the town site … Continue reading Patent Issued to Wood
Organization of Union Parish
Schools, Churches Early Concerned First Immigrants
The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 The establishment of schools and churches were among the first acts of the early settlers of this parish after they had carved their homes from the forests. Firm believers in worship and education, records show that they looked to the construction and provision of these institutes almost as soon as the … Continue reading Schools, Churches Early Concerned First Immigrants
Police Jury Records Tell Of Progress
The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 Body's Proceedings of First Meetings Show How Parish Started Nothing can tell the history of a parish better than the records of that parish's governing body the police jury. Fortunate is Union Parish in having an almost continuous record of the minutes of its police jury from the time of the … Continue reading Police Jury Records Tell Of Progress
Parish Police Jury Composed of Seven Men 100 Years Ago
The Gazette October 5, 1939 William Wilkerson's Home Was Meeting Place of the Group The men who formed Union Parish are worth remembering. The group that gathered at the home of William Wilkerson on May 16, 1939 near the mouth of Bayou Cornie were seven men "tried and true". They were John N. Farmer, … Continue reading Parish Police Jury Composed of Seven Men 100 Years Ago
Union Parish Had Parish Judges In Its Early History
The Gazette October 5, 1939 John Taylor Was First to Hold This High Office Here in 1839 Looked upon as an oddity today but no doubt as sane and business-like as any of our modern practices was the appointing of Parish judges in Union Parish up until 1878. When the parish was first founded in … Continue reading Union Parish Had Parish Judges In Its Early History
Parish Officers From Beginning Are Listed
The Gazette October 5, 1939 Many Listed Who Later Became Prominent in Affairs of Louisiana The following is a list of public officials of Union Parish, and the Town of Farmerville, since their organization, as shown by the records on file in the archives of the Parish and the Town. The list includes those appointed … Continue reading Parish Officers From Beginning Are Listed
Farmerville Granted First Charter in 1842
The Gazette October 5, 1939 Operated Under this Charter For 28 Years New Charter Granted By State Legislature on March 16th, 1870 Although Farmerville was organized and plotted in 1839, it wasn't until the general assembly of 1842 that the town was granted a charter and incorporated. It operated under this charter with several amendments … Continue reading Farmerville Granted First Charter in 1842
Creation of Union Parish Louisiana by the Louisiana Legislature
This was taken from the USGenWeb Archives and was submitted by Dr. Timothy Hudson. It was not included in the information I have. However, it is a very important part of what I will be posting. Official Journal of the 1839 Louisiana Legislature: Act Twelve of the 14th Legislature of Louisiana The 1839 Louisiana Legislature officially created … Continue reading Creation of Union Parish Louisiana by the Louisiana Legislature
Before Union Parish
An Encyclopedia of Union Parish History 1839 - 1994 Eugene F. Love & Dbale Malone Love Early settlers, between 1700 - 1800, in the area that became Union Parish found a dense forest covering the area. Some areas had bee burned over by lightening setting fires, and these had grown up in brush, vines and … Continue reading Before Union Parish
UNION PARISH POLICE JURY MINUTES
May 15, 1839 Pursuant to an order by Judge John Taylor, members-elect of the Union Parish Police Jury met at the house of William Wilkerson, at the mouth of the Corney Bayou, and presented their certificates of election, the result of a special election held on May 13. Members elected to seats on the first … Continue reading UNION PARISH POLICE JURY MINUTES
Shiloh to Canaan 