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DeSoto Parish Archives
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Map
of Louisiana Parishes in 1840+42
(shows what parishes created DeSoto Parish, which is the area in gray)
Source: Historical Records Survey WPA |
40 K
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Sept
1999 |
Trudy
Marlow |
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Map
of Louisiana Parishes in 1843
Source: Historical Records Survey WPA
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27 K
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Sept
1999 |
Trudy Marlow |
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River
Sabine from its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico in the Sea to Logan's
Ferry (Showing the Boundary
between the United States and the Republic of Texas between said
points, as marked and laid down by Survey in 1840 under the direction
of the Commissioners appointed for that purpose under the 1st Article
of the Convention signed at Washington April 25th, 1838. Surveyed in
1840 by - on the part of the United States: J.D. Graham, Major U.S.
Corps of Top Eng., Thomas J. Lee, 1st Lieut. U.S. Top Eng., George C.
Meade, C.E. and Ass. - on the part of Texas: P.J. Pillans, Engineer,
D.C. Wilber, Surveyor, A.B. Gray, Asst. Engineer. Drawn by Lieut. T.J.
Lee, U.S. Topographical Engineers) Source: The
International Boundary Park Edited and Compiled from various sources
by Cdr. Hobart Key, Jr. USNR; Printed by Bradley Printing Company for
the Texas State Historical Foundation; Published By Port Caddo Press;
510 N. Bolivar St. Marshall, Texas 75670 ~ For more information -
The International Boundary Park - A historic
site near Logansport, LA
Also see Photo Gallery
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34 K |
Sept 1999 |
Marylee Knight |
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The
32nd Parallel and the North-South Line
Source: The International Boundary Park Edited and
Compiled from various sources by Cdr. Hobart Key, Jr. USNR; Printed
by Bradley Printing Company for the Texas State Historical
Foundation; Published By Port Caddo Press; 510 N. Bolivar St.
Marshall, Texas 75670 ~~ For more information -
The International Boundary Park - A historic
site near Logansport, LA Also
see Photo Gallery |
17 K
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Sept 1999
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Marylee
Knight |
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Map
of the River Sabine from Logan's Ferry to 32nd Degree of North
Latitude (Showing the
Boundary between the United States and the Republic of Texas
between said points, as marked and laid down by Survey in 1840
under the direction of the Commissioners appointed for that
purpose under the 1st Article of the Convention signed at
Washington April 25th, 1838.) Source: The International Boundary
Park Edited and Compiled from various sources by Cdr. Hobart Key,
Jr. USNR; Printed by Bradley Printing Company for the Texas State
Historical Foundation; Published By Port Caddo Press; 510 N.
Bolivar St. Marshall, Texas 75670 ~~ For more information -The
International Boundary Park - A historic site near Logansport, LA
Also see Photo Gallery
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52 K
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Sept 1999
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Marylee
Knight |
GET INVOLVED!
We are looking for any historical documents, articles, photos, etc. 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 histories, military records, old photographs, etc.
The USGenWeb has provided an easy to use form for submitting RECORDS to the Louisiana
GenWeb. It will be forwarded to me for the Desoto Archives. You can still submit a free
form text document if you choose not to use the form provided.
Click here to go
to the FORMS or send your documents to
Ann Allen Geoghegan if you would like to contribute to the Desoto Parish Archive Project.
Please click
here to view the instructions on how to submit your information:
USGenWeb Archives File Preparation
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DeSoto Parish Courthouse
101 Texas St.
P.O. Box 1206
Mansfield, LA 71052
Phone: 318-872-3110
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