It is a main street community and has received transportation enhancement funding for improvements in its historic district. Search usa louisiana morehouse county morehouse county. Bastrop, louisiana, history club preserves morehouse parish. Starting tuesday, october 29th, the main branch of morehouse parish library will host a three night series on george patton given by georgianne potts.
Bastrop is also the parish seat of morehouse parish and is within an area marketed to tourists as the sportsmans paradise region of louisiana. National register of historic places histories of specific towns and townships. Encompassing 802 square miles, morehouse parish was named for abraham morehouse, a pioneer settler. The family history club has provided a valuable service to morehouse parish over the past two decades by collecting and preserving historical and genealogical records. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, louisiana, landowners. In a more rural area of madison parish known as the omega plantation, carrie albert scott worked hard during the great depression to help her father provide for his family.
Morehouse parish was created in 1844 due to population increases and included parts of what is now richland parish. Compare properties, browse amenities and find your ideal in morehouse parish, louisiana javascript must be enabled. Welcome to our morehouse county family history research page. He earned a ba and ma in speech from louisiana state university and has professional experience in promotion and advertising. Join morehouse parish for a spring fling, a buffalo huntgeorgianne potts will teach a 3 evening course on native americans beginning tuesday, march 3rd and continuing march 10th and march 17th. The residents of madison parish agreed and elected him to serve as their representative in the louisiana state legislature under governor bob kennon in 1952.
Morehouse parish history morehouse parish history source. Usgenweb louisiana archives morehouse parish, louisiana source. All of the parish records were destroyed except for eight conveyance books and five mortgage books. Morehouse parish and vermilion parish were formed from ouachita and lafayette parishes. Smith plantation historical is a cultural feature locale in morehouse parish. The clubs library of historical books and ancestral records have recently moved into a new, larger genealogical room at the snyder museum in bastrop. They died in the swamp on their way to this parish as soon as they had crossed the eastern lines of it viz bosuff river. We are a place where the hunting, fishing, and outdoors that make louisiana a sportsmans paradise are close at hand in the richness of morehouse parish. Sylvester breard, born and raised in monroe, louisiana, is a direct descendant of the early french founders. Guide to morehouse parish, louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. The louisiana state coroners association was established to develop close professional relationships between the coroners offices of louisiana, to advance louisiana coroners knowledge of legislation which affects the coroners and their jurisdiction, as well as to increase involvement in the direction of such legislation. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds.
It was originally part of ouachita county, which was the area between the red and mississippi rivers north to the missouri river. Its provided as a service to our taxpayers, the community, and the public abroad to assist in obtaining information on properties within morehouse parish, louisiana. You are not on the morehouse parish official website, you are on, a private website that is not affiliated with any government agency. The only birth records that are available prior to 1911 are from orleans parish. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. River traffic and the steamboat era had a big impact on the population of morehouse parish, as well as the railroad, which came through the parish after 1890. Yes, it is free and yes there is a break for heavy snacksalias supper. Search the louisiana birth records index database through the secretary of state, and order certified copies of birth certificates for births that occurred in louisiana more than 100 years from the end of the current calendar year. Land for sale in morehouse parish, louisiana page 1 of 2. Genealogy trails history group morehouse parish death records source. In january 1916, morehouse parish training school was established with a school term of eight months. The economic and social history of morehouse parish.
Lc land ownership maps, 252 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section louisiana local histories. Footnote on this item for this area in place of data. Fire claimed the brick courthouse on march 16, 1870. History of morehouse morehouse high school preservation. As the morehouse parish assessor, id like to be the first to welcome you to our website. Historical sketch and roster of the louisiana 3rd cavalry. Welcome to the morehouse parish sheriffs office website. Free family records for researching ancestry in louisiana. The economic and social history of morehouse parish, louisiana, to 1900 northeast louisiana university, monroe. History of morehouse parish morehouse parish morehouse parish has a rich ancestry of irish, english, german and french. Jul 19, 2010 the family history club has provided a valuable service to morehouse parish over the past two decades by collecting and preserving historical and genealogical records. Morehouse parish is a beziak im bundesstoot louisiana in da usa.
The people living in this region of the state rode out the floodwaters of the 1927 mississippi. The louisiana legislature established morehouse parish in 1844. Everyone is urged to donate transcriptions of morehouse parish bible records, cemeteries, court records, old newspaper articles, biographies of residents, old letters, census data, obituaries, family histories, parish histories, military records, old photographs, etc. Morehouse parish, louisiana genealogy familysearch wiki. We are a place where history and culture meet progress and the living is easy, where the town square is still the hub of life and where folks take pride in making our community a better place. Its difficult to find a better source than the works of bennie mclain hixon 19232014, when it comes to research on richland parish and particularly, the first settlements along boeuf river. Oct 05, 2018 historical sketch and roster of the louisiana 3rd cavalry regiment harrisons louisiana regimental history series rigdon, john c. Goldringwoldenberg institute of southern jewish life. We are looking for any historical documents, articles, photos, etc. Profiles for 36 cities, towns and other populated places in morehouse parish louisiana. Browse 29 morehouse parish, louisiana for sale on lands of america.
Smith plantation historical cultural feature locale in morehouse parish. Including its history, the handy brake national wildlife refuge, the upper ouachita national wildlife refuge, and more sharon clyde on. Willie david parker says he could write four books on his fascinating life, which has taken him from mer rouge to the nfl and back to morehouse parish. Including its history, the handy brake national wildlife refuge, the upper ouachita national wildlife refuge, and more. Morehouse parish the official website of louisiana.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Galion, however spelled, is located now and in 1933, in mer rouge, morehouse parish, louisiana. The morehouse parish courthouse is located in bastrop, louisiana. Remarks pg 2 continued onto page 3 the cases of cholera above enumerated were emigranted from the state of geo.
In 1933 residents may have called it the galleons bridge cemetery before the jerusalem missionary baptist church assumed ownership over the cemetery now bearing its name. Africanamerican burials and obituaries in bastrop, louisiana houston public. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your morehouse county ancestors. Morehouse parish je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi luizijana.
Map of plantations in carrol sic parish, louisiana and issaquena county, mississippi shows names of residents. Morehouse parish, louisiana livros na amazon brasil. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of. Historical sketch and roster of the louisiana 3rd cavalry regiment harrisons louisiana regimental history series rigdon, john c. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. In 1848, bienville parish was formed from claiborne parish. Showing the drainage, topography, and different classes of land, with general location of railroads, towns and villages, publicroads, post offices, ferries, landings, and pricipal plantations and farms. The next year, jackson parish was formed, the old county units were abandoned, and the units were officially referred to as parishes. Local histories are available for morehouse parish, louisiana genealogy.
Usgenweb louisiana archives morehouse parish marriage records source. Morehouse parish and vermilion parish were formed from ouachita and lafayette parishes, respectively, in 1844. Morehouse parish history records usgenweb archives. For residents living in the eleven parish area of the louisiana delta, a pair of historic events not only changed the landscape but also altered the lives of those individuals who called northeast louisiana home.
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