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  History of Union Parish Louisiana
In fact, the only other pre-1836 sales of what later became Union Parish property were Mills Farmer's 5 July 1828 purchase of an 80-acre tract that adjoined his existing farm, as well as the 5 October 1832 purchase by John Huey of 40 acres on the Union/Ouachita Parish line, south of Farmer's farm.
Union Parish Police Jury President Colonel Matthew Wood went to the government land office in Monroe on 28 May 1839 and purchased 160 acres of government land for $1.25 per acre for the purpose of establishing the parish seat of Farmerville.
Union Parish experienced a great deal of political turmoil during the Reconstruction period, especially with the events surrounding the 1872 statewide elections.
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  Union County, LA
Union Parish, Louisiana can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 11.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000.
Union was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Louisiana's proportion of 18.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
Union ranks 27 of 64 counties by growth in total population in Louisiana and the county ranks 1,767 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.
www.ecanned.com /LA/Union.shtml   (1153 words)

  
 Union Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Union Parish is a parish (population 22,803 as of the 2000 census) located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Union Parish, Louisiana, is one of the few counties (or parishes) in the United States to border its namesake in another state--in this case, Union County, Arkansas.
In the parish the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Union_Parish,_Louisiana   (452 words)

  
 tripodfamilytree122104 - pafg300 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Harriet Catherine Jordan on 23 Mar 1867 in Union Parish, Louisiana.
Lula Spillers was born in Apr 1880 in Louisiana.
Amos Newton Jordan was born on 21 Jul 1890 in .
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 William Alexander Henderson
She was born October 9, 1864 in Union Parish, Louisiana and died October 11, 1955 in Union Parish, Louisiana.
Sarah Jane is buried in the Spearsville Cemetery in Union Parish, Louisiana.
Izilla Jane is buried at Bethel Cemetery in Union Parish, Louisiana.
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 Family of Austin Peay Duke, Sr.
Union Parish is in the middle of the northern Louisiana Parishes which border Arkansas and, in Union Parish, Isaac married in 1867 to Mary C.
This daughter was born in Jasper, Louisiana about 1855 and moved with her family to Union Parish, Louisiana, when she was nine years old.
This daughter was born in November, 1858, in Jasper County, Mississippi, and was moved to Union Parish in 1865.
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 Union Parish Louisiana Land
The other original Union Parish landowners were Mills Farmer, his brother-in-law Shepherd Wood, William Lyles, and John Stow, all of whom purchased property located a few miles east of the present-day Town of Downsville.
Land in eastern Union Parish lies in Range 1, 2, or 3 East of the Principal Meridian, whereas land in western Union Parish lies in Range 1, 2, or 3 West of the Principal Meridian.
Union Parish lies entirely north of the Base Line, and its land varies from Township 19 North (its the southern border with Ouachita Parish) through Township 23 North (its northern border with Union County Arkansas).
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 Family of Austin Peay Duke, Sr.
The Union County marriage record lists the name as Mary E. Duke and I point out that Mary Caldonia Duke was still living in Jasper County, Mississippi, with her parents at that time.
Duke died 11-2-1902 and is buried in the Knowles Cemetery, Union County, Arkansas.
Martha Jane Knowles Duke lived on in Union County, Johnson township, died in 1942 and is buried next to George in Knowles Cemetery Her daughter Jessie had married Carl Torrence and she lived with them.
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 Union Parish, Louisiana Genealogical Records Information
Union Parish was created on 1839, from Ouachita Parish and the parish was named in honor of the union of states which make up the U.S.
It is borderd by Union County, AR (northwest), Ashley County, AR (northeast), Morehouse Parish (east), Ouachita Parish (southeast), Lincoln Parish (southwest), Claiborne Parish (west).
Union Parish Clerk of Court has Court Records from 1839 and Land Records from 1839 and Probate Records from 1839 has Marriage Records from 1839 and is located at 100 East Bayou Street, Suite 105, Farmerville, LA 71241, (318) 368-3055.
www.mylouisianagenealogy.com /la_county/un.htm   (2783 words)

  
 Union Parish: Louisiana: Union Parish travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Union Parish was established by the Louisiana legislature on March 13, 1839.
Union Parish's economy is based upon forestry, agriculture, and light industry.
Farmerville, the parish seat, is home of the annual D'Arbonne Arts Festival and Watermelon Festival (July) and Black History Parade (February).
ccet.louisiana.edu /03a_Cultural_Tourism_Files/02.6_North_Louisiana_Files/Union_Parish.html   (143 words)

  
 Union Parish, Louisiana LA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Union Parish is one of 64 parishes in Louisiana.
The parish is in the Monroe metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 22,894.
This was an increase of.40% from the 2000 census.
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 George Washington Dutton and Mary Ann Moore
Felicia Ann Dutton, born 9 Dec 1856 in Louisiana, died 8 Sep 1907; married in 1877 to Preston Calhoun Colvin.
Nancy Rachel Dutton, born 1859/61 in Louisiana, died 18 Sep 1937 in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; married 27 Dec 1879 to William Henry Frasier.
Mary George Dutton, born 5 Aug 1864 in Louisiana, died 30 Dec 1948 in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; married 23 Dec 1882 to Thomas Robert Granville Hardin.
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 Louisiana Purchase Council Camps - Camp T. L. James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
One of the Louisiana Purchase Council Scout Reservation is located in Union Parish, Louisiana and consists of approximately 1142 acres of land.
It is owned and operated by the Louisiana Purchase Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America of Monroe, Louisiana.
Although facilities are modern and up-to-date, the natural beauty of the reservation has been maintained by careful planning on the part of the Council Camping Committee and of the Council Conservation Committee.
www.louisianapurchasecouncil.org /camp_tljames.phtml   (291 words)

  
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Captain Hodge returned to Union Parish after his resignation in early 1862, but he apparently went to work immediately recruiting to form another company from the area.
Hodge was a Methodist minister and served various churches in southern Union Parish and that region.
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 Union Parish Page Locale
Union Parish, bordered by Arkansas to the north and the scenic Ouachita River to the east, is truly a nature lover's paradise.
Upper Ouachita/D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuges, and Union Wildlife Management Area, there are plenty of opportunities for fishing, boating, sailing, swimming and waterskiing.
Union Parish is located at latitude 32.83 degrees North, longitude 92.38 degrees West.
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 USDA Rural Development's - Telecommunications Programs - DLT Awards - Louisiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Union General Hospital is a private non-profit 35-bed hospital located in Farmerville in northern Louisiana.
Allen Parish Hospital is a 49-bed community owned hospital located in the flat, rural area of rice and soybean farming in southwest Louisiana.
The Northeast Louisiana Health Network, Inc., is a non-profit health care consortium of ten hospitals based in northeast Louisiana that serves an area of 9 rural Louisiana parishes with an approximate population of 287,600 people.
www.usda.gov /rus/telecom/dlt/dltaward-summaries/dltawards_la.htm   (2978 words)

  
 Louisiana Tech University - Special Collections::M-046
Personal letters to his father, H. Ramsey, a farmer in Union Parish, and to his mother; news of one child's death and the birth of another; other personal information.
Letters recommending persons in Union Parish suitable to be appointed U. Supervisor of Elections.
Letter to Editor of the Farmers' Union, Roan, Louisiana enclosing for publication a card signed by Union Parish citizens and an article by Ramsey in response to Trimble's articles.
www.latech.edu /specialcollections/collections/m046.shtml   (706 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Marion Pressure Treating Company, Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Office of Public Health (OPH)/Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology (SEET) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) determined that the site currently poses an indeterminate public health hazard because of the absence of data on contaminated soils and sediments at and around the site.
The MPTC site is a 10-acre tract of land in the city of Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, along State Highway 551, approximately 0.5 miles north of the junction of State Highways 551 and 33.
However, upon receipt of the Louisiana Tumor Registry data for Union Parish, OPH staff determined that the data was not well suited for a health statistics review.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/marion/mpt_p1.html   (5488 words)

  
 2005 Ouachita Parish Louisiana Queries
In the 1900 census of Ouachita Paris, LA is shown the household of M. Parish, head, m, age 34, with wife, Lizzie, age 28, with Charlie, son, age 2, and Mrs.
In 1910 census Ogden Parish is in the household with (I assume a brother and family).
She lived in Union Parish in 1890's thru 1900's She married William A Bearden in 1897,they divorced and she latter married John E. Boggs in 1899.
www.bayou.com /~suelynn/2004queries.html   (5933 words)

  
 Union Parish, Louisiana houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union Parish is $416 a month.
Churches in Union Parish include: Antioch Church, Spring Hill Church, Meridian Church, Holmesville Church, Millard Hill Church, Beech Grove Church, Shady Grove Church, Halls Church.
Union Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Louisiana state average.
www.city-data.com /county/Union_Parish-LA.html   (509 words)

  
 LOUISIANA Bad Cop News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Calcasieu Parish Louisiana Deputy Sheriff Joshua Foch Arrested, Charged With Fatal DWI Accident - Drunk Underaged Deputy Was Accompanied By Two Other Deputies, Jarred Malone And Gregory Nall.
Lockett was booked into parish prison on one count of attempting to enter contraband into a penal facility, malfeasance in office, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute Ecstasy, attempt to distribute marijuana and attempt to distribute Ecstasy.
BERNARD PARISH, LOUISIANA – A grand jury in St. Bernard Parish Wednesday indicted former St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Minton and Deputy Chip England for aggravated cruelty to animals.
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 Union Parish schools - district elementary, middle, and high school information
In 2005-2006 Louisiana used the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) to assess students in grades 4 and 8 in math, English language arts, science and social studies.
In 2005-2006 Louisiana used the Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) to test grade 10 students in math and English language arts and grade 11 students in science and social studies.
The GEE 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana.
www.greatschools.net /cgi-bin/la/district_profile/67   (460 words)

  
 Louisiana parish maps cities towns full color
Part of the vast region claimed by La Salle for France in 1682, it was first successfully settled in 1718 with the foundation of New Orleans.
Control of the area passed to the United States in 1803, and the Territory of Orleans was created in 1804 when the northern part was split off to form the District of Louisiana (later the Territory of Louisiana and the Missouri Territory).
Full color Parish (County) maps, list of cities, towns, State of Louisiana
www.parishmapslouisiana.com   (122 words)

  
 Bio data for Edward S. Pipes
Joseph was the oldest son of Abner Pipes who first came to Louisiana in 1781 with his brother Windsor Pipes.
Edward was born in June of 1829 and married Nancy Jane Hicks on August 22nd, 1860 in Union Parish, Louisiana.
Reuben also served in the same company and their names show up together after the war in records of Union Parish.
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 The Political Graveyard: Union Parish, La.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to parishes is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current parish names and boundaries.
Any corrections to parish locations would be greatly appreciated.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/LA/UN.html   (501 words)

  
 Louisiana Real Estate and For Sale By Owner Listings
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 Using the Web to Further Your Genealogy
The 1946 death certificate for Edward Gray "Wes" Hughes indicated that he was born in 1920, in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, son of Edward Hughes, and that his mother’s maiden name was Ward.
The FHC also happened to have the 1910 census for Union Parish on hand, and an entry was found for Ed Hughes, living with parents John W. and Della Hughes.
I was able to order exactly the census, marriage, and cemetery records for Union Parish that were needed, because I had the birth, marriage and death dates and locations for all of the direct ancestors of Edward Gray Hughes from 1850 onward.
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