Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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Guide to Assumption Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Map
Location in the state of Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 31, 1807
County Seat	Napoleonville
Courthouse
Address	4809 Hwy 1 Napoleonville, La 70390 (985) 369-6653 Assumption Parish Clerk of Court Website
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Parish Courthouse

Assumption Parish Courthouse
105 Dr Martin Luther King Drive
PO Box 249
Napoleonville, LA 70390
Phone: 985.369.6653

Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1800,
probate records from 1841, land records from
1788, divorce and court records from 1868Allen Parish Courthouse
PO Box G
Oberlin, LA 70655-2007
Phone: 337.639.2803

Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate
and court records from 1913 .

Parish Organization

Parish Courthouse 

Parent Parish

• 1807--Assumption Parish was created 31 March 1807 from Lafourche Parish.
  Parish seat: Napoleonville

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

For a list of record loss in Louisiana Parishes see: Louisiana Parishes with Burned Courthouses

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

• Ascension
• Iberia
• Iberville
• Lafourche
• St. James
• St. Martin
• St. Mary
• Terrebonne

Resources

African American

• Louisiana African American Griots Project  ~  USGenWeb Project
• Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

• LA Tombstone Transcription Project  ~  partial records and photos  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Interment.net  ~ LA cemetery records by county 
• African American Cemeteries  ~  listing by county 
• FindaGrave.com  ~  cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname

 

Census

• Louisiana Census Images   ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members, such as: name; age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden names; and death. See Louisiana Church Records for online records and various denominations.

• Louisiana Historical Church Information 
• Directory of Churches in Louisiana  ~  by city  ~  Church Angel

Court

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Louisiana Land and Property for additional information about early Louisiana land ownership. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse where records are also currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Louisiana Local Histories. Louisiana Museums

Maps

• Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
• USGW Digital Map Collection  ~  USGenWeb Project

Military

Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War

Regiments. Service men in Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy:

- 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company H

Newspapers

• Louisiana Newspaper List  ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
• Louisiana Newspaper  ~  listing  ~  Newslink

 

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Probate

Probate records (sometimes called "Succession Records") may give date of death, names and residences of heirs (spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, relative) and neighbors or associates. See Louisiana Probate Records for more information.

Louisiana Probate Records  ~  information on.

Taxation

Louisiana tax records can be used in place of missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years. For more information, see Louisiana Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of civil records of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. For online sources and obtaining records, see Louisiana Vital Records.

Louisiana Records and Statistics Information  ~ where and how to order information.

Societies and Libraries

See also a List of Louisiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

• Louisiana Historical Society
• Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Assumption Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• LAGenWeb  -  Louisiana State Records
• USGenWeb  ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
• Louisiana Archives  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project *Family History Library Catalog
• Assumption Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References