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United States Arkansas Desha County

Guide to Desha County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.




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Cemeteries
Desha County Cemetery Transcriptions (partial list) -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Census Records
1840 Federal Census Index  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

1850 Federal Census Index -  USGenWeb Project Archives

Church Records
Dumas Churches -  churchangel.com

McGehee Churches - churchangel.com

African Americans

 * 1867-1872 - Desha County Marriage Index 1867-1872 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1868 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Napoleon at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; letters, contracts

Land and Property Records
Desha County Federal Land Records -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories
Riverboat History - Desha County ARGenWeb

Goodspeed's Historry -  Desha County ARGenWeb


 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas. Chicago, IL, USA: Goodspeed Publishing, 1890. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * 1895 Desha County Map -  livgenmil.com
 * Township Map -  Desha County USGenWeb

Military Records
War of 1812

Military Land Grants War of 1812 (partial list) -  USGenWeb Project Archives

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 5th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - 6th Regiment, Arkansas Militia (Confederate), Napoleon Cavalry
 * - 8th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - Carlton's Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate)

Civil War Amnesty List -  Desha County ARGenWeb World War II Rohwer Relocation Center -  Desha County ARGenWeb World War II Enlistees A-F - USGenWeb Project Archives World War II enlistees G-L -  USGenWeb Project Archives World War II Enlistees M-R -  USGenWeb Project Archives

Newspapers
Desha County Newspapers -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Marriage

 * 1856-1952 - Desha County Marriage Books A-Z, A1-I1 Index 1856-1952 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Records - Free; Index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Desha County
 * - Select Places within... for cities and towns
 * WorldCat -  Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library - Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * Arkansas History Commission Select the county - Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
 * Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records
 * ARGenWeb -  Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives -  Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * RootsWeb -  Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

More Desha County genealogy links
 * Linkpendium -  Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList -  Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)