Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Louisiana Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Jefferson Davis. The County has Jennings as its seat and the County was created January 1, 1913. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
Jefferson Davis Parish Courthouse 500 East Court Street PO Box 730 Jonesboro, La 71251 Phone: 318-259-2424 Parish Clerk has marrige, divorce, land, probate,military, and court records from 1880.

Parent Parish

 * 1912--Jefferson Davis Parish was created 12 June 1912 from Calcasieu Parish. Parent seat: Jennings

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit https://louisiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,053,c,jefferson%20davis.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Acadia
 * Allen
 * Beauregard
 * Calcasieu
 * Cameron
 * Evangeline
 * Vermilion

Biographies

 * Index to Jefferson Davis Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Jefferson Davis Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Index to Jefferson Davis Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)
 * FamilySearch Places

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

American Indian
Indian Village Cemetery Records, Jefferson Davis Parish. WorldCat

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * Index to Jefferson Davis Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this parish - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military

 * Louisiana Military History Online
 * Veterans Interred in Francois Hebert Cemetery, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Veterans Interred in Pine Hill Cemetery, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1898-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

World War I

 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Korean War

 * 1951-1957 Korean War Casualties, Jefferson Davis Parish (USGenWeb Archives)

Vietnam War

 * Vietnam War Casualties, Jefferson Davis Parish (USGenWeb Archives)

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)

Obituaries

 * Index to Jefferson Davis Parish Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Jefferson Davis Parish Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1756 – 1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry — index and images $

Vital Records

 * Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
 * Index to Jefferson Davis Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Societies and Libraries

 * Jennings Genealogical Society 136 Greenwood Drive Jennings, LA 70546-4302
 * Louisiana Historical Society 428 Hector Ave Metairie, La. 70005-4412 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association 101 LSU Student Union LSU Box 25435 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Facebook Website
 * Jefferson Davis Parish Library 118 West Plaquemine Street Jennings, LA Phone: 337-824-5444 Website Genealogy room features original collection of bound volumes of voter registration cards circa 1920-1935, Catholic church records compiled by Rev. Donald J. Hebert, and other helpful resources. The Carnegie Public Library is across the street; both libraries have helpful genealogical resources.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Lafayette Louisiana FamilySearch Center
 * Opelousas Louisiana FamilySearch Center
 * Orange Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Calcasieu Parish Public library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Jefferson Davis Parish (LAGenWeb)
 * Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jefferson Davis Parish Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * Jefferson Davis Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Jefferson Davis Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)