Louisiana African American Resources

African American Genealogy records are much more difficult to find due to the scant nature of record keeping for blacks prior to the Civil War. We have modeled this center much like we have for Native Americans, whose research can also be hampered by the available records. The links below provide an accurate reflection of what African American genealogy is available online.

Bible Records

1880 Natchitoches Parish Partial listing of African Americans (hosted at LAGenWeb Archives )

Biographies

Following Biographies (hosted at LAGenWeb Archives )

Biography of “Uncle Bill” Jones – Winn Parish

Biography of Ben Allen and Ike Martin – Winn Parish

Biography of Abraham Wyche Jackson – Desoto Parish

Biography of W.H.Payne – Planter and Businessman

Biography of Uncle Billy – Slave History-Franklin Parish

Biography of Jim Thribling – From Kentucky to Louisiana

Census

Following Census records (hosted at African American Genealogy USGenWeb Archives )

Assumption Parish

• 1845 Slave Schedule Assumption Parish

Franklin Parish

• 1850 Slave Schedule Franklin Parish

Jackson Parish

• 1880 Jackson Parish – Partial listing of African Americans

Livingston Parish

• African Americans on the 1920 Livingston Parish Census

Madison Parish

• 1860 Slave Schedule Madison Parish
• 1850 Slave Schedule Madison Parish

Natchitoches Parish

• 1880 Natchitoches Parish – Partial listing of African Americans

Plaquemine Parish

• 1860 Slave Owners Plaquemine Parish

Rapides Parish

• 1860 Slave Schedule Rapides Parish

Tangipahoa Parish

• 1870 Tangipahoa Parish Census – Ward 1 African Americans
• 1870 Tangipahoa Parish Census – Ward 2 African Americans
• 1870 Tangipahoa Parish Census – Ward 3 African Americans
• 1870 Tangipahoa Parish Census – Ward 4 African Americans
• 1870 Tangipahoa Parish Census – Amite African Americans
• 1870 Tangipahoa Parish Census – Ponchatoula African Americans
• 1870 Tangipahoa Parish Census – Tangipahoa African Americans

St. Helena Parish

• 1870 Census – Ward 1 St. Helena Parish
• 1870 Census -Ward 2 St. Helena Parish
• 1870 Census – Ward 3 St. Helena Parish
• 1870 Census – Ward 4 St. Helena Parish
• 1870 Census – Ward 5 St. Helena Parish
• 1870 Census – Ward 6 St. Helena Parish

St. John the Baptist Parish

• African Americans on 1870 St. John the Baptist Parish Census – Ward 1
• African Americans on 1870 St. John the Baptist Parish Census – Ward 2
• African Americans on 1870 St. John the Baptist Parish Census -Ward 3
• African Americans on 1870 St. John the Baptist Parish Census -Ward 4
• African Americans on 1870 St. John the Baptist Parish Census -Ward 5
• African Americans on 1870 St. John the Baptist Parish Census -Ward 6

Tensas Parish

• 1860 Slave Schedule Tensas Parish

Washington Parish

• Washington Parish 1850 Slave Schedule
• Washington Parish 1860 Slave Schedule

Winn Parish

• African Americans on the 1880 Winn Parish Census Page A
• African Americans on the 1880 Winn Parish Census Page B
• African Americans on the 1880 Winn Parish Census Page C
• African Americans on the 1880 Winn Parish Census Page D
• 1860 Slave Schedule Winn Parish
• African Americans on the 1870 Winn Parish Census
• 18th Century FPC South Louisiana 1890 Census – Fifth Ward & Darrow Ascension Parish

Church Records

Following Church Records (hosted at African American Genealogy USGenWeb Archives )

Livingston Parish

• Galilee Baptist Church

• Macedonia Baptist Church
• Robert’s Chapel United Methodist Church
• St. James Methodist Chruch

Tensas Parish

• Grace Episcopal-Baptisms & Births 1856-1857
• Grace Episcopal-Marriages 1856-1857

Court Records

• Following Marriage Records (hosted at LAUSGenWeb Archives )
• Claiborne Parish
  • Bugg and Handson Marriage Record
  • Hatter and Bugg Marriage Record
  • Martin & Bugg Marriage Record
  • Martin and Jacob Marriage Record
  • Martin and Oliver Marriage Record
  • DeSoto Parish Marriages
  • Cleavins & Ellick Marriage Certificate – Rapides Parish
• Tensas Parish
  • African American Marriages: 1860-65
  • African American Marriages: 1860-65 (Part 2)
  • African American Marriages(Part 3)
  • Free Person of Color Marriages, 1865-1869 – West Feleciana Parish
• Conveyance Records
  • Extractions from Porter Conveyance Records
  • Lafourche Parish Conveyances for the Triche Name LaFourche Parish
  • Conveyance Records – Catahoula Parish
  • Conveyance of Bird W. Stroud to Louisa Owens – Natchitoches & Sabine Parish
  • 1810 Conveyance Records – St. Landry Parish
• Succession Records
  • Succession of George W. Keller – W. Feleciana Parish
  • Succession of Pierre Durand – 1861 – Iberville Parish
  • Succession of Simpson Whaly, Sr. – 1861 – Iberville Parish
  • Succession of Henry Sheridan-1825 – Natchitoches Parish
  • Succession of Robert Anderson – Carroll Parish
  • Succession of Lightfoot Williams – Desoto Parish
• Notarial Records
  • Lafayette Parish Notarial Records, Page 31-91 Lafayette
  • Lafayette Parish Notarial Records, Page 92-137 Lafayette
  • Lafayette Parish Notarial Records, Page 137-200 Lafayette
  • Lafayette Parish Notarial Records, Page 1-30 Lafayette
• Emancipation Records
  • Emancipation of Sylvain-1 – St. Charles Parish
  • Emancipation of Sylvain-2 – St. Charles Parish
  • Emancipation of Nancy – Tensas Parish
  • Emancipation of Melite Gradenigo – St. Landry Parish
• Inquest Records
  • Inquest Of Carolina – Winn Parish

Miscellaneous Records

• Somerset Plantation John Perkins
• Matilda vs Absalom and Elizabeth Autrey
• Sheriff Sale – Barbet vs Roth – 1861 – Iberville Parish
• Adeliza Pickett Vs. Phillip Quay – Carroll Parish
• Elmore Family of Jackson & Ouachita Parishes
• Marsh Family of Jackson Parish
• Hayes Settlement – Livingston Parish
• Black Republican Advertisements for Locating Relatives
• West Livingston High School – Livingston Parish
• Tensas Parish African American Marriages – 1924
• Criminal Justice Matters Hal Frazier and Jesse Robinson – Winn Parish