East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

From “A Place to Remember” by Georgia Pinkston State Legislature created the office of Parish Sheriff in 1810. Year & Name 1832 Duke G....

From "A Place to Remember", by Georgia Pinkston Year: Mayor: Salary: 1855-0857 Robert M. Campbell 1859 Francis M. Hayes 1861 Geor...

POLITICAL PEOPLE OF LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOUISIANA John W. Cook , of Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republica...

From "A Place to Remember", by Georgia Pinkston Parish records are filled with the names of lawyers serving in the parish. Each ye...

From “A Place to Remember”, by Georgia Payne Pinkston, & "Between the Rivers" by Florence Stewart McKoin, else where mentione...

( "A Place to Remember" by Georgia Pinkston) 1876 Health Board Physicians Egelly, C. R. Armstrong, A. Powell, T. J. Hays, F. M. ...

As their were no bridges across the Mississippi, trade and travel made ferries necessary. Here are some of the early operators from Providen...

1832 Parish Recorder Thomas J. Cooley 1837 9th District George G. Skipworth 1846 10th District Eli Harris 1859 10th District P. W. DeFrance ...

1873 Robert K. Anderson 1878 David L. Morgan 1882 James Beard, Sanders D. Oliver (Deputy) 1885 James Beard 1886 William J. Kilbourne 1888 O....

Postmaster & Year Appointed Thomas I. Chambliss 1835 William R. Jones 1837 Joseph C. Hollingsworth 1840 Hercules Hillman 1844 Thomas V. ...

(from “Old Man River”, by Maude Van Fossen, newspaper article from 1980‘s) In the course of time there were four women steamboat captains on...

I'm sure this is not all of the Steamboats and Wharf-boats that visited and plied along East Carroll Parish's coastal waterways. I w...

Monticello Masonic Lodge #92 (Recorded on Sept. 1, 1866) "Walter T. C. Anderson and wife, Pamela Jane Jackson, in consideration of his ...

(Organized on October 29, 1935) The luncheon club met every Wednesday at a local restaurant. PRESIDENT: C. Rupert Evans VICE PRESIDENT: J. S...

(Organized on September 26, 1907) The first meeting was at the Pecan Grove Lodge Hall. Early activities included social and musical programs...

Sponsored by the Order of the Eastern Star This organization was organized in 1952 with forty-five members. The following young ladies serve...

from "A Place to Remember", by Georgia Payne Pinkston To gratify the needs for the performing arts, a group of the theatrically in...

Before the newspapers came out there were three public places that listed notices. (1) The oak tree at "the mouth of Hood's Lane...

TELEGRAPH: Colonel Barber, of Bunch's Bend, in the Pre-Civil War times, rode "posthaste" into L. P. to get the daily market re...

sketch by Sandy Guthrie Moore In 1951, the Police Jury financed an airport, located about 2 miles east of L. P.. The first airport was the ...

[compiled by Sandy Moore] July 1875 Newspapers in Carroll Parish ~ CARONDELET REGULATORS BASE BALL CLUB ~ Mr. Carpe, Captain of the nine. T...

Knight of the Pythians, No. 28. [newspaper articles] July 21, 1883 Thomas O. Benton, Grand Chancellor of the District of Louisiana K. of P. ...

Bands, Musicians, Pianists, Opera Singers, etc.... [compiled by Sandy Moore from local historical newspapers, unless otherwise acknowledged]...

May 06, 1875, Banner-Democrat Was a success on the part of the Providence Fire Company No. 1 and the school children. It far exceeded any di...

March 5th, 1867: (East Carroll Parish newspapers) We have just learned that the levee at Mrs. Savage's plantation, in Thompkin's Ben...

(March 20th, 1869 newspaper) In this village on the evening of the 10th inst., at the residence of the bride, by the Reverend M. DuBose, Col...

February 26, 1867 (East Carroll Parish newspaper) Steamer DAVID WHITE. This boat was blown up a few days ago, about sixty miles above this p...