The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 Parish Jail Construction Was Given Much Consideration; Was Referred to As "Goal" At the meeting of the parish police jury on September 2, 1839, at the home of William C. Carr, the body voted approval for the first parish court house. The plans as adopted called for the building to be … Continue reading First Court House Ordered Built At Police Jury Meet Sept., 1839
Police Jury
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
Civil War Saw Money Printed Here
Edward Everett, Jr.The GazetteOctober 5, 1939 Paper Bills Issued In All Denominations To Care For Situation Not many people now living in Union Parish have knowledge of the fact that at one time Union Parish printed, issued and circulated its own money, unless it may be some of those few who can still remember those … Continue reading Civil War Saw Money Printed Here
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
Town of Farmerville Founded in 1839
Walter Hitesman The Gazette October 5, 1939 Organized at Second Meet of Police Jury: Named After Farmer Townsite Laid Out in Wilderness After Clearing of Land Had Taken Place Following Orders of Parish Governing Body The early settlers of our nation were concerned first with securing the necessities of life and giving then residence a … Continue reading Town of Farmerville Founded in 1839
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
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