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Newspaper Articles on Union Parish Louisiana
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Filename |
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Submitted |
Contributor |
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| 1841 |
Runaway Slave Notice |
Jan 2009 |
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1844 |
Allen Carr Murdered by his Slaves; Slaves Executed |
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| 1850–1855 |
"Farmerville Enquirer" Articles of the 1850s |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin
& T. D. Hudson |
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| 1850 |
"Farmerville Enquirer" Editorial Against Southern Secession |
T. D. Hudson |
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Abram Kills Joe, both slaves of P. Baylor of Marion |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1851 |
Mail Rider Disappears between Farmerville & Ouachita City |
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Duncan Hanged for Attempted Murder of his Owner, R. K. Love of Marion |
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1851 Union Parish Election Results |
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Opening Union Parish Post Offices at Lindville & Ouachita City |
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| 1853 |
A. J. Perdue Convicted of Murder of Manning Scott Near Farmerville |
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| 1859 |
"Union Democrat" Gives Crop Report |
T. D. Hudson |
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Baptist Meeting Yields Twenty-two Baptisms |
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| 1860 |
"Union Democrat" Reports Man Drowns in Bayou d'Arbonne |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1861 |
"Farmerville South" Reports Salt Spring Near Bayou d'Arbonne |
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Henry J. Reese Murdered Near Ouachita City |
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Union Parish Confederate Soldier John Wise Dies of Typhoid Fever |
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| 1862 |
Letter of W. B. Terrel Describes Lack of Paper |
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| 1865 |
Public Meeting of Union Parish Citizens |
Jan 2005 |
T. D. Hudson |
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November 1865 Union Parish Election Results |
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Phoney Tax Collector Swindles Mrs. Feazel |
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| 1866 |
Steamboats Serving Union Parish |
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The "Union Record" Debuts in Farmerville |
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Accident of the Steamer "Victoria" at Farmerville Landing |
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Union Parish Election Results |
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Capt. Ames of the "Victoria" Disappears |
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Freedmen Complaints Cause Dissatisfaction in Farmerville |
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Lt. George W. Everett Becomes Cotton Agent |
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| 1867 |
Political Opinion of James E. Trimble |
Dec 2006 |
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Political Statement Concerning Dr. William C. Carr |
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Cotton Worm Infestation in Union Parish |
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Charles W. Hodge of Union Parish Works as Cotton Factor |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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"Union Record" on Emigration to Brazil |
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| 1868 |
W. C. Carr Denies Membership in State Radical Committee |
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"Union Record" Crop Report |
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Scheduled Steamer Service to Union Parish Bayous |
June 2008 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Shiloh Election for Radical Constitution |
Nov 2008 |
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Union Parish Democratic Mass Meeting |
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Union Parish Presidential Election Results |
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Union Parish Bankruptcies |
June 2008 |
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Capt. W. W. Farmer Edits Newspaper |
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| 1869 |
Murder of Charles Heard by Daniel Lee near Shiloh |
Jul 2000 |
Dorothy Taylor |
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Former Citizen Exposes Jackson Parish Corruption |
Jan 2005 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Yankees Finally Release Confederate Soldier Dixon |
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"Union Record" Editor Mims vs. Horace Greeley |
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| 1870 |
Steamboats on the D'Arbonne |
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"Union Record" Notices |
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Reconstruction Governor Visits Farmerville |
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| 1872 |
Jackson Jones Stabs Pleas Coleman |
Aug 2001 |
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Democratic Barbecue |
Shawn Martin |
Dec 2008 |
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"Union Record" Letter About Bribed Louisiana Legislators |
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Captain W. W. Wood Candidate for Judge |
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| 1873 |
Accidental Discharge of Pistol Causes Death |
Aug 2001 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Reported Murder of N. H. Bray in Error |
Jan 2002 |
Alice Ogles |
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Marriage of Elisha T. Sellers & Sarah A. Hodge |
Nov 2006 |
John A. Sellers |
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| 1874 |
Elections Disrupted by Radical Republican Tricks |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Judge Trimble Hailed as Hero for Conviction of Yankee Officers |
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John Thomas Murdered at his Home Near Ouachita City |
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Crop Failure Across North Louisiana |
Nov 2008 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Monument Proposed for Henry Reganburg |
June 2008 |
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| 1875 |
Dr. R. Mayo Edits the Union Record |
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Radical Republicans Attempt to Impeach Judge Trimble |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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David Arent Property Sold Due to Bankruptcy |
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| 1876 |
Ouachita City Killing Ruled Self-Defense |
Apr 2005 |
Lora Peppers |
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| 1877 |
Archy Walls Shot to Death |
Aug 2001 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Neecy Hardin, Suicide by Drowning |
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Union Parish Inmate Loses Both Feet to Frostbite |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Police Jury Appoints James A. Ramsey District Attorney |
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| 1878 |
Embezzlement Charges Against Judge Trimble Fail |
June 2007 |
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Farmerville Execution for Murder |
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Bethel Springs Post Office Opened – J. P. Huff as Postmaster |
Dec 2008 |
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Spearsville forms Greenback Club |
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Shiloh Town Officials |
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| 1879 |
Fires Destroy Farmerville Business District |
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Final Notices from "Union Record" |
T. D. Hudson |
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Capt. E. T. Sellers of Union Parish Visits Monroe |
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Jack Overstreet Hung for Murder |
Aug 2001 |
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Killing of W. H. Baker |
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| 1881 |
Negro Lynched |
Dec 2001 |
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| 1882 |
Dr. William P. Welch Kills William Jacobs |
Dec 2006 |
Gene Barron |
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Union Parish Votes out Whiskey |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Mattie Dozier Drowns Self in Fit of Insanity |
Aug 2001 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Thomas Taylor Dies of Hydrophobia |
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Dick Auld Accidentally Hung |
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| 1883 |
Grand Jury Investigates a murder by D. S. McFarland |
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Stranger Dies of Hydrophobia |
Dec 2001 |
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Farmerville Fire and Tornado |
Aug 2001 &
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin &
Tim Hudson |
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G. W. Moore's Store in Shiloh Burns |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Spearsville Store Burns |
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| 1884 |
Concord Institute at Shiloh Burns |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Union Parish Political Resolution |
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| 1885 |
Murder of William P. Mabry |
Karen Rice
& Shawn Martin |
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Perry & William Melton in Prison for Murder |
Shawn Martin |
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Louisiana Governor Orders Stay of Execution for Perry & William Melton |
Controversial Hanging of Perry & William Melton
"Home Advocate"
"Times Picayune"
Other Nationwide Newspapers |
Dec 2001 &
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin &
T. D. Hudson |
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The Ida Schuster Tragedy |
Dec 2001 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Six-year old Boy Murdered by Ten-year old Boy |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Lonewell Postmaster James H. McCroome Acquitted of Theft of $50 |
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Minerals, Coal, and Chalybeate Springs in Union Parish |
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| 1886 |
Armistead B. Norman Killed by Falling Scantling |
Apr 2005 |
Lora Peppers |
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Union Parish Horse Thief Caught near Shreveport |
June 2007 |
Shawn Martin |
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Accidental Shooting Death of Charles Oliver |
Aug 2001 |
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1887 |
Calvin Skinner Killed by Shotgun Blast |
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Assassination of Constable J. N. Ferguson |
Farmerville Gunfight: Lawyers Trimble vs. Ramsey
New Orleans Paper
Monroe Paper
Baton Rouge Paper
New York Times #1
New York Times #2
Other Papers |
Aug 2001 &
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin &
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1888 |
Louisiana & Farmerville Election Violence |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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1888 Union Parish Democratic Convention |
Nov 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Luther Hayes Shot to Death by Nathan Broadnax |
Aug 2001 |
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J. J. Loper Kills brother-in-law C. J. Payne |
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| 1891 |
Creath McGough & James H. Aulds Bushwhacked by Joiners |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1892 |
Serious Illness of State Auditor William W. Heard |
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| 1893 |
Marion Gunbattle Between the Carroll & Cox Families |
Aug 2005 |
Mary Anne Williams |
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Union Parish Moonshiners Caught |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1894 |
Shootout Kills Rev. Joseph D. Platt of Marion |
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Jim Flunder Lynched Near Ouachita City |
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Henry Gulledge Killed in Monroe Shootout with J. O. Johnson |
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Frank Hughey Killed by Shotgun Blast |
Dec 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Petition of Shiloh Residents Against Lawlessness |
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1894 Populist Parish Convention |
Nov 2006 |
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| 1895 |
Junction City Moonshiners |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Love Story Set in Marion |
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1895 Populist Parish Convention |
Nov 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Horse Stolen From Farmerville |
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Populist Newspaper "Herald" Debuts in Farmerville |
Dec 2006 |
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Simon Stein Killed by Brother-in-Law Sam Blum |
Dec 2004 |
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Stranger Steals a Horse from Farmerville |
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Farmerville Jailbreak |
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Steamer Burns on Bayou D'Arbonne |
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George Carroll 1st in Class at Tulane Medical College |
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Bale of Cotton Kills young Boy in Spearsville |
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Steamer "Rosa B" Begins Bayou Service |
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Coffee Grown in Farmerville |
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Farmerville Brass Band Invited to Junction City |
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| 1896 |
1896 Union Parish Election: Democrats vs. Populists |
Nov 2006 |
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Timber Feud Between Ward and Joiner Families |
Dec 2008 |
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Boiler Explosion at Stein's Saw Mill |
Oct 2004 |
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Oliver C. Dawkins Ends Tenure as Editor |
Dec 2004 |
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John Abbott's Saw Mill Near Cherry Ridge Burns |
June 2008 |
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Poisoning Fish in Bayous d'Arbonne & Cornie |
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B. T. Hopkins' Store in Marion Robbed |
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| 1897 |
Railroad Coming to Farmerville! |
Apr 2008 |
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Railroad Again Coming to Farmerville! |
Dec 2004 |
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1897 Union Parish Democratic Convention |
Nov 2006 |
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1897 Union Parish Populist Convention |
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Meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee |
Dec 2006 |
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November News from Spearsville |
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December News from Spearsville |
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Oakland Gunbattle Between J. Davis Everett & R. A. Gibson |
June 2008 |
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Biography of Lt. Col. Ruffin G. Pleasant of Shiloh |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Biographical Sketch of Robert Roberts of Shiloh |
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Accidental Shooting Death of Joe Shaw |
June 2002 |
Debbie Richard |
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| 1898 |
J. T. Taunton Killed Falling out of Wagon |
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Union Parish Hurricane |
Sept 2004 |
T. D. Hudson |
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1898 Political Debates: Democrats vs. Populists |
Nov 2006 |
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1898 Union Parish Election: Democrats vs. Populists |
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Wheat Growing in Spearsville |
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Unusual Vegetables Grown near Spearsville |
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1896 – 1897 Drought & Hard Times Ends!!! |
Dec 2006 |
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Hope for Railroad Through Shiloh |
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J. N. Ferguson's Assassins Finally Convicted of Murder |
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Daring Burglary at O. P. Johnston's Home |
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Duncan Austin Fatally Cuts John E. Thomas in Fight |
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Covington & Moore Brawl in Shiloh |
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J. W. Loper's Barn & Corncrib Burn |
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Johnson & Jones Injured Cutting Wood near Cherry Ridge |
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Farmerville Baptist Church Parsonage Catches Fire |
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Concerns over Stock Law |
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Daring Burglary at O. P. Johnston's Home |
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November News From Spearsville |
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March – April Newspaper Notices |
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December Newspaper Notices |
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Fees Collected by Constables and Justices of the Peace |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1899 |
Union Parish Court Proceedings |
July 2001 |
Debbie Richard |
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The Shiloh Fire of 1899 |
Nov 1999 |
Roy Austin |
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1899 Union Parish Democratic Convention |
Nov 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Creation of Lillie |
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February Temperatures Plunge to 15 Below Zero! |
Dec 2006 |
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Sam Davis Injured While Baling Cotton at Cherry Ridge |
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Junction City Town Marshal Charley Barham Shot |
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New Minister of Farmerville Methodist Church Arrives |
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Honor Roll of Everett Institute at Spearsville |
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Program of the Everett Baptist Association Meeting |
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Program of the Concord Baptist Association Meeting |
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February 1899 Newspaper Notices |
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February 1899 News From Spearsville |
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April 1899 News From Spearsville |
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June 1899 News From Spearsville |
Dec 2008 |
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Drownings in Ouachita River |
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Confederate Pensions Awarded |
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| 1900–1905 |
The Taylor – McQueen Tragedies |
May 2004 |
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| 1900 |
Port Union Affray Between Webb & Ham |
Aug 2005 |
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Populist Meeting Has Low Turnout |
Dec 2006 |
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F. N. B. Moore's House in Point Burns |
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Biography of James Guy Trimble of Farmerville |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Biography of Judge George Allen Kilgore, Native of Farmerville |
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| 1901 |
Herschel Post Office Supposedly Opened in Union Parish |
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Rosa B Burns at Farmerville Landing! |
June 2008 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Accidental Homicide While Hunting |
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| 1902 |
Locomotive Sparks Cause Bernice Cottonyard Fire |
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Farmerville Brass Band Reorganizes |
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Confederate Veteran Camp Reorganizes |
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Democratic Executive Committee Appoints Commissioners |
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Union Parish Fair Winners |
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Farmerville Municipal Election Results |
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Farmerville Railroad Planing |
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April Downpour |
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Telephone Lines Repaired from Farmerville to Monroe |
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Farmerville Mayor's Wife Gets Wheelchair |
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Giants' 1902 Pitcher Native of Bernice |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1904 |
Railroad To Bring a "New" Farmerville |
Dec 2004 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Barbecue Celebration of the Railroad Arrival |
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Louisiana Governor Celebrates with Farmerville |
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Widow Meeks of Colson Robbed |
Dec 2006 |
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Ward & Callaway Hold Baptist Meeting at Evergreen |
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| 1905 |
Murder of Jefferson Davis Everett in Marion |
Oct 2004 |
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Minnie Jordan Ham Stancil Accidentally Killed by Son |
Aug 2005 |
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1905 Jury Venire |
Nov 2006 |
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Baughman Warehouse Fire |
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Farmerville Schools Praised |
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Trimble Buried Treasure & Two Old Trees |
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| 1906 |
Dendys of Bernice Arrested for Peonage |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Edward Caldwell Stabbed to Death by Friend |
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| 1907 |
Description of Railroad Town of Randolph |
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Union Parish Merchant Declares Bankruptcy |
June 2007 |
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| 1908 |
Bernice Shootout Between C. J. Morton & W. F. Barham Kills One |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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Union Parish Police Jury Sued over Bayou D'Arbonne Bridge |
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| 1909 |
Union Parish Woman's Husband Commits Suicide |
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Harrison Auld Drowns in Bayou d'Loutre |
April 2008 |
Pauline Mobley &
Beth Mathews |
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Confederate Veteran Reunion in Farmerville |
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| 1910 |
Nip & Tuck Shootout Between Nolan Family |
Oct 2004 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Fishing Explosion on Little Cornie Bayou |
Dec 2004 |
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Miss Wilbur Peek Saves Ouachita City from Fire |
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First Armadillo in Union Parish |
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Attempted Murder of Town Marshal Leander Ward |
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No Trespass Notice by Spearsville Farmers |
Dec 2006 |
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Floyd Rockett Declares Bankruptcy |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1911 |
Union Parish Residents Attend CSA Reunion |
April 2008 |
Pauline Mobley &
Beth Mathews |
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W. M. Cole's Confederate Service under Gen. R. E. Lee |
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State Health Train Report on Farmerville |
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| 1912 |
1912 Union Parish Singing Convention Meeting |
Nov 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Cyclone Hits North Louisiana! |
Oct 2004 |
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Early Memories of Downsville Settler S. P. Lewis |
Dec 2004 |
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Captain L. Brunner Visits New Orleans |
May 2006 |
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Articles relating to the Murder of O. Z. Gresham |
Apr 2000 |
Sherry Gritzbaugh |
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Political Biography of Oliver Cromwell Dawkins |
Apr 2008 |
Beth Mathews &
Pauline Mobley |
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| 1913 |
1913 Union Parish Singing Convention Meeting |
Nov 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1915 |
CSA Memories of Major Gaskill of Union Parish |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1916 |
Union Parish Native Tate Grafton Murdered in Dallas |
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John Fowler Albritton's Daughter Visits from Fort Worth |
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| 1918 |
Former Resident Celebrates Right of Women to Vote in Texas |
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| 1921 |
Bernice Minister M. C. Cargill Moves to Texarkana |
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Former Governor W. W. Heard of Bernice Turns 68 |
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Union Parish Delegate: Ban Japanese/Chinese Land Ownership |
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Harry Scarborough Assassinated After Acquittal |
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John Charles Scarborough Killed by Son Defending his Mother |
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Storm Wipes Out Spencer, Killing 7 & Injuring 25 |
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| 1922 |
Marion Mayor G. C. Payne Kills Stancil Westbrook |
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Bernice Wonder Baby |
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| 1923 |
Mother/Daughter Denied Clemency in Murder Conviction |
June 2007 |
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Murder of Point Postmaster James David Auld, Sr. |
Mar 2004 |
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1924 |
Bernice Man Run Over by Railway Car |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1925 |
Bernice Bank Cashier Charged with Murder |
June 2007 |
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| 1926 |
Rep. Hudson Introduces Ban on Teaching Evolution |
June 2007 |
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Little Boy Run Over by Car in Farmerville |
Mar 2004 |
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1927 |
Joe Rockett: 80 year-old Cotton Picker |
Nov 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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Mrs. Susan S. George Thomas' 91st Birthday |
June 2007 |
Shawn Martin |
Martin Batte Brantley Turns 74
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July 2004 |
Sharon K. Ray |
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Automobile Accident Injures Four |
Dec 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1931 |
Willie B. Dozier Obituary |
Mar 2001 |
Harold Dozier |
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| 1933 |
Murder of Armon Smith
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Oct 2004 |
Lyle Smith
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| 1934 |
Buried Wood Near Port Union
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July 2004 |
Sharon K. Ray |
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| 1937 |
Headlines of 28 July 1937
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Apr 2004 |
Stacy Cooper
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| 1940 |
Odom Family Reunion at Zion Hill |
July 2004 |
Sharon K. Ray |
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Wilhite Family Reunion |
Dec 2006 |
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U.S. Military Inductions from Union Parish |
Dec 2006 |
T. D. Hudson |
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| 1942 |
Ten Sons Born to Bernice Woman |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1943 |
Birthday of Joe Ann Caroline Howell McCarty |
June 2007 |
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| 1946 |
Union Parish Native Sellers Runs for Governor of Texas |
Dec 2008 |
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| 1952 |
1952 Article on Union Parish Louisiana |
April 2006 |
Robert S. Hendrick |
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| 1955 |
Retirement of Lillie Rural Mail Carrier Izzie P. Breazeal |
June 2005 |
Gene Barron |
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| 1962 |
50th Wedding Anniversary of Union Parish Native H. G. Read |
Dec 2008 |
Shawn Martin |
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| 1964 |
Marion Murder of Union Parish Sheriff & Deputy |
June 2007 |
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| 2000 |
Profile of Purvis & Myrtis Christian, by Peggy Rockett |
Nov 2000 |
Gina Sherrard |
