The Gazette October 5, 1939 Pictured above are two of the first officers of Union Parish and early settlers of Farmerville. Left to right: W. C. Carr, first sheriff and tax collector; his wife, Sallie Wood Carr; and John Taylor, first parish judge. Mr. Carr built the first house in Farmerville. It was at this … Continue reading Two Of The First Union Parish Officials, First Woman Resident
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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
