Prior experience includes 1 year as administrative assistant at north desoto lower elementary and 10 years as a teacher in the desoto and lincoln parish school systems. While talking with my cousin about details of our family genealogy, we discussed his attending a rosenwald school in st. Welcome to the desoto parish clerk of courts website. History of desoto early years desoto is one of the oldest settlements in north texas. The initial request for a library in desoto parish, as recorded in louisiana state library archives, was dated september 14, 1929. Biographical and historical memoirs of northwest louisiana index including. Committee meetings are held on the first monday of the month and regular meetings are held on the following monday of the. North louisiana is sometimes overlooked when it comes to its.
Louisiana local and regional history books feature vintage images of small towns and downtowns across the state. Each title celebrates the unique cultures and traditions of the bayou state through historical images and descriptive captions. Beth russell and linda trichel have cataloged an additional 1100 books on. It was in 1847, just eleven years after texas won its independence from mexico, that families first settled in the area that is now desoto. The desoto parish police jury meets twice a month at 5. Eastern part of the parish was set off 2 march 1871 to form red river parish. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. We are proud to provide an online resource offering the citizens and visitors of desoto parish instant access to resources. Usa 1,015,348 louisiana 12,686 louisiana histories and genealogies 484 desoto parish.
Desoto county trust deed sectiontownshiprange abstracts. Residence, pleasant hill, sabine parish, louisiana. We are looking for any historical documents, articles, photos, etc. It was issued some years prior to 1849 by peter shearer. The other book is the history of desoto parish vol. There were a number of civil war battles fought in this parish. Desoto parish health profile history1, 2 desoto, which includes land from both caddo and natchitoches parishes, became a parish on april 1, 1843. Handbook of north louisiana online north louisiana. Published quarterly, the journal began in 1960 and is consistently ranked as one of the. The unfortunate lost history of rosenwald schools creolegen. The mansfield female college museum grand opening was saturday, march 14, 2009. Archives and special collections at noel memorial library serves as the most important resource center for the preservation and study of the historical development of northwest louisiana and the surrounding red river region, commonly known as the arklatex.
Four ledgers include employee records and accounts, sick book, land sales, individual. Desoto parish health profile 15 maternal, child, and. Local histories are available for desoto parish, louisiana genealogy. History of desoto parish told through photographs publisher. Annual report international boundry marker points of interest in desoto parish louisiana paperback 1976 by desoto historical society. John james marshall was a pioneer north louisianian of allendale plantation in desoto parish. Desoto parish in car police video watchguard video. Spiralbound, 2006, 812 x 11 plus coil, 1420304356, 9781420304350. Shop for important louisiana history books at arcadia publishing today. Located in the midst of one of the finest agricultural centers of this parish, the plantation which mr. The clermont family came on the venus july 3, 1730 first families of louisiana, glenn r. April 2018 desoto parish library newsletter light and champion. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county or town, go to locating online databases, and can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the family history. She submitted numerous articles to the desoto parish history book vol.
Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1914. The parish was in fact named after the unrelated marcel desoto. Madlyn was a member of mansfield garden club, desoto. He married rebecca conner1 october 24, 1838 in pike al, book a, page 96 and book 1. Desoto parish is in fact named after the unrelated marcel desoto, who led the first group of european settlers there, to a settlement historically. Desoto parish library huge book sale stonewall friends of the library will be hosting its annual stonewall book. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 26,656. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. The following two books will be very helpful to you.
The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by. Desoto parish, louisiana genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The chancery court clerks office disclaims any responsibility and makes no representations or warranties as to the quality. In this volume, you will find a brief history of the parish. Class 1 operation of motorboat without numbers andor certificate on board. Guide to desoto parish, louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage. Church and desoto fire district 8 for helping host an. It was named for marcel desoto who led the first group of european settlers to the area settling on the bayou pierre. The collection is housed at the mansfield female college museum. History of castor old memories 1923 school house fire origin of castor name. The finance department maintains records on the financial operations of the parish, prepares financial reports for all funds and departments, monitors expenditures and revenues to.
It director, desoto parish, louisianna recommends watchguard video 4re high definition digital incarvideo system. This volume in the family maps series contains newly created maps of original. I dream of genealogy free databases louisiana county. Desoto parish, louisiana genealogy familysearch wiki. Number 1 falls at mouth of bulls bayou and bed of logs. The parish was an early louisiana meeting ground of frenchmen from natchitoches, who settled along bayou pierre and traded with the native.
Desoto parish library july 2018 volume 11, issue 4 all locations of the desoto parish. Usa 1,015,348 louisiana 12,686 louisiana histories and genealogies 484 desoto parish histories and genealogies. Desoto parish is a parish located in the state of louisiana. Annual report international boundry marker points of interest in desoto parish louisiana paperback 1976 by desoto historical society author. The region has a rich and colorful heritage, and the sources for this history. Ebenezer record book 17541781, births, baptisms, marriages and burials of jerusalem evangelical lutheran church of effingham, georgia. The mansfield advertiser was established in april, 1849. Handbook of north louisiana online guide to the collections. F v logansport library progress desoto parish library. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Louisiana history is a scholarly publication of the louisiana historical association lha. Everyone is urged to donate transcriptions of desoto parish bible records, cemeteries, court records, old newspaper articles, biographies of residents, old letters, census data, obituaries, family histories, parish. Free family records for researching ancestry in desoto.