{"id":17,"date":"2016-02-28T22:17:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T22:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlasfamily.org\/dev16\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2020-03-25T00:23:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:23:28","slug":"find-east-carroll-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.atlasfamily.org\/dev16-rewrite\/east-carroll-parish-genealogy-resources\/find-east-carroll-ancestors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools to Find Your East Carroll Ancestors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Online Research<\/h2>\n<h4>Books<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/atlaorgblog-20\/detail\/157003818X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Witness to the Truth: My Struggle For Human Rights In Louisiana&#8221; by John H. Scott with Cleo Scott Brown (2003)<\/a> <\/em>Presents the history of East Carroll Parish from an African American perspective, along with the story of African American voting rights violations and triumphs.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=DX5ZHi75APcCu0026amp;printsec=frontcoveru0026amp;dq=witness+to+the+truthu0026amp;ei=ecRoSpPXLIzMkAS1zLXuAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preview available on Google Books<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google Books Searches<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22providence%2C+la%22u0026amp;btnG=Search+Booksu0026amp;tbm=bksu0026amp;tbo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Providence, LA<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22lake+providence%2C+la%22u0026amp;btnG=Search+Booksu0026amp;tbm=bksu0026amp;tbo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lake Providence, LA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Census Records<\/h4>\n<p>The first federal census that was done on the state of Louisiana was in 1810.\u00a0 Prior territorial census records would cover the area that is now East Carroll Parish.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.ancestry.com\/group\/usfedcen\/US_Federal_Census_Collection.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Federal Census &#8211; 1810-1940 <\/a>&#8211; Ancestry.Com (Subscription Required)<\/li>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/list#page=1u0026amp;region=UNITED_STATESu0026amp;recordType=Census\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Federal Census &#8211; 1810-1940<\/a> &#8211; FamilySearch (Free)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">Death Records<\/h4>\n<p class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">State mandated record keeping of deaths did not happen until 1918, although we have found records before that date in the form of a death certificate.\u00a0 They are an exception, not the rule.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.ancestry.com\/search\/db.aspx?dbid=6697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900 to 1964<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Ancestry.Com (Subscription Required)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/show#uri=http:\/\/familysearch.org\/searchapi\/search\/collection\/1609793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1956<\/a> &#8211; FamilySearch (Free)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.la.gov\/HistoricalResources\/ResearchHistoricalRecords\/LocateHistoricalRecords\/Pages\/LouisianaDeathRecords.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana Statewide Death Records Index<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Louisiana State Archives (Search Free for deaths that took place over 50 years ago. $5 for a printed copy of the certificate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">Maps and Tax Documents<\/h4>\n<p class=\"_mce_tagged_br\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwslodms.doa.la.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana State Land Office &#8211; Historical Documents<\/a> has old survey\/plat maps of the parish before the Civil War and after. Also contains limited tax payment information.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">Marriage Records<\/h4>\n<p class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">Marriage records have been kept since the parish was created in 1832.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/search.ancestry.com\/search\/db.aspx?dbid=7837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Ancestry.Com (Subscription Required, East Carroll Parish Marriages Available: 1832-1900)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Newspapers<\/h4>\n<p>A number of newspapers have existed in the parish since it&#8217;s creation.\u00a0 Few early records have survived.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/lccn\/sn88064237\/issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library of Congress, Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers<\/a> &#8211; East Carroll Parish Banner Democrat (Free, Selected issues from 1892-1909)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Various Records<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The USGenWeb Project - Louisiana Archives Index Of East Carroll Parish Records \" href=\"http:\/\/www.usgwarchives.net\/la\/ecarroll.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Carroll Parish GenWeb Site<\/a> (Free, Selected records abstracted by volunteers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Offline Research<\/h2>\n<p>Most records available to conducting genealogy research in East Carroll Parish are not available on the internet.\u00a0 This list is by all means not conclusive, but has a number of the records and repositories we&#8217;ve most utilized.<\/p>\n<p>[row]<br \/>\n[column lg=&#8221;6&#8243; md=&#8221;12&#8243; sm=&#8221;12&#8243; xs=&#8221;12&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasfamily.org\/dev16-rewrite\/?page_id=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Books<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Pinkston, Georgia Payne Durham.\u00a0<em>A Place to Remember: East Carroll Parish, LA 1832-1976.\u00a0<\/em>Baton Rouge: Claitor\u2019s Publishing Division. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.claitors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to order a copy online.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Birth Certificates<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"dnn_ctr1590_FAQs_lstFAQs_ctl08_A\" class=\"Normal\">For all current birth records (1918 to present) and all current death records (1961 to present), please contact:\u00a0 Department of Health u0026amp; Hospitals, Office of Vital Records Registry, P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans LA\u00a0 70160, phone:\u00a0 504-568-5152 (recorded message), or visit the website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhh.louisiana.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.dhh.louisiana.gov<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0 These records are subject to privacy restrictions and will only released to a verified next of kin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>East Carroll Parish Clerk of Court Office,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/qFDgttvLXx12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">400 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Original Copies of civil and criminal court, coroner&#8217;s inquests, Land and property (conveyances), marriage certificates, Mortgages, Successions(probates), Tax, wills, and more.Hon. Beatrice Carter and staff are wonderful and can help you get started.\u00a0 The clerk&#8217;s office is open Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm and is closed on major holidays.\u00a0 Records before 2009 are available in hard copy form while records after 2009 are available via computers set up in the office.\u00a0 Records for before the parish split (from 1832 to 1877) are available at the East Carroll Clerk of Court.\u00a0 Copies are $1 per page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>FamilySearch<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/catalog\/results?count=20u0026amp;placeId=192992u0026amp;query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Louisiana%2C%20East%20Carroll%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microfilm<\/a> copies of land and property (Conveyances), marriage certificates, successions(probates), wills.<br \/>\nYou can order it and have it sent to your <a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">local family history center<\/a>.\u00a0 You do not have to be a member of the Mormon Church to do this.\u00a0 The cost is approximately $6-$7 per roll.\u00a0 You can also access this film at the <a title=\"Family History Library website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/locations\/saltlakecity-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FamilySearch Library<\/a> in Salt Lake City, UT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/microfilm\/m1905.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freedmens Bureau Records, Lake Providence Field Office, National Archives and Records Administration (M1905)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>These records are key to tracing one&#8217;s ancestors immediately following the Civl War and during Reconstruction. Contracts and agreements were established between former slaveowners or landowners and former slaves to ensure that the former slaves or freedman were paid for their work. \u00a0Sometimes the freedman stayed at the plantation that they were enslaved on, other times they worked for other former owners or new land owners in the area. Other records include letters and correspondence, applications for rations, lists of indignant people, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Indexes do not exist for most of the rolls of microfilm in this collection.\u00a0 We have indexed selected records.\u00a0 For more on the Freedman&#8217;s Bureau, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/microfilm\/m1905.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit the National Archives website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/column]<br \/>\n[column lg=&#8221;6&#8243; md=&#8221;12&#8243; sm=&#8221;12&#8243; xs=&#8221;12&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<h4><a title=\"Louisiana State Archives website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.la.gov\/HistoricalResources\/LearnAboutTheArchives\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Microfilm copies of Tax Records, Death Certificates<br \/>\n<br title=\"Louisiana State Archives website\" \/>Tax records are available for a number of years, even during Reconstruction.\u00a0 Death certificates are available for deaths that occurred over 50 years ago.\u00a0 We suggest searching the online index prior to your visit so you can get a lot done while you are there.\u00a0 Copies are $.50 per page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Newspapers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Microfilm<br \/>\nLimited copies of the <em>East Carroll Banner Democrat<\/em> are available outside of the East Carroll Parish Public Library.\u00a0 For a list, <a title=\"Libraries that Have It: The Banner-Democrat\" href=\"http:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/lccn\/sn88064237\/holdings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 For a listing of what&#8217;s available for the <em>East Carroll Banner Democrat<\/em> at the East Carroll Parish Public Library, <a title=\"East Carroll Banner Democrat - East Carroll Parish Public Library\" href=\"http:\/\/ecpl.tlcdelivers.com:8080\/#section=searchu0026amp;term=banner%20democratu0026amp;dbTab=ls2pac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"style23\">Newspaper Abstract Books by Sandy Guthrie Schmitz<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"style23\">Book I. &#8220;Murder, Mayhem, u0026amp; Misc. of Carroll Parish, Louisiana&#8221;, is from the years 1866 thru 1876, right after the Civil War. The parish seat was in Floyd until the division of the parish into the &#8216;East&#8217; and &#8216;West&#8217; parishes, with the division line being the Macon Bayou in 1877. This book is 308 pages.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style23\">Book II. &#8220;Murder, Mayhem, u0026amp; Misc. of East Carroll Parish, La. II&#8221;. It&#8217;s excerpts are from the years 1877 &#8211; 1888, over 275 pages.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style23\">Book III. &#8220;Murder, Mayhem, u0026amp; Misc. of East Carroll Parish, La. III&#8221;, excerpts from 1889 &#8211; 1891, over 250 pages.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style23\">Book IV. It covers 1892 &#8211; 1895, and contains 1892 map sections of the town of Lake Providence. The book is 365 pages plus.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style23\">Book V.\u00a0\u00a0This book\u00a0will cover years 1896 thru 1899.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style23\">Book VI. &#8220;Murder, Mayhem, u0026amp; Misc. of E. Carroll Parish,La. VI&#8221; contains 200 pages. It covers 1904 &#8211; 1906 and 1918 &#8211; 1928, issues during this time period where somewhat scarce.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These books are available directly from Sandy and have great information.\u00a0 For more information,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eastcarrollparishlouisianagenealogy.blogspot.com\/2012\/07\/carrolleast-carroll-newspaper-excerpt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">please visit her blog.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>[\/column]<br \/>\n[\/row]<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online Research Books Witness to the Truth: My Struggle For Human Rights In Louisiana&#8221; by John H. 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