St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to St. Mary Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 

Description
The County was named for Saint Mary. The County has Franklin as its seat and the County was created 1811. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
St. Mary Parish Courthouse 101 Wilson Street Franklin, LA 70538 Phone 337.828.4238 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1800.

Parent Parish
1811--St. Mary Parish was created 17 April 1811 from Attakapas, (Discontinued 1811), Parish. Parish seat: Franklin

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 HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Assumption
 * Iberia
 * St. Martin
 * Terrebonne

African American

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

Biographies

 * St. Mary Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Mary Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on St. Mary Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county
 * Cemeteries in or near St. Mary's Parish by epodunk.com

Census

 * Census Records of St. Mary Parish (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Census Images (USGenWeb Census Images Project)

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)

Court

 * St. Mary Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Land

 * St. Mary Parish Deeds (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * St. Mary Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military

 * St. Mary Parish Pensioners on Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images
 * Company G, 13th Louisiana, "St. Mary Volunteers" (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Abraham, John Pierre, Union Draftee (USGenWeb Archives)
 * - King's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate)
 * - Landry's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Donaldsonville Artillery) (Confederate)
 * - 1st Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate), Company I
 * - 6th Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Grosse Tete Flying Artillery) (Confederate)

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in St. Mary Parish:


 * April 12-13, 1863 - Fort Bisland, also known as Bethel Place


 * April 14, 1863 = Irish Bend, also known as Nerson's Woods or Franklin


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * World War II Casualties, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

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


 * St. Mary Parish Birth, Engagement, and Marriage Announcements (USGenWeb Archives)

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
 * Do a St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~  information on.

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

Obituaries

 * St. Mary Parish Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Mary Parish Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Vital Records

 * Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
 * St. Mary Parish Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Mary Parish Birth, Engagement, and Marriage Announcements (USGenWeb Archives)

Birth

 * St. Mary Parish Birth Records (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * St. Mary Parish Marriage Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. Mary Parish Marriage Announcements (Genealogy Trails)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * St. Mary Parish Death Records (Genealogy Trails)

Societies and Libraries

 * St. Mary Genealogical & Historical Society PO Box 662 Morgan City, LA 70381-0662
 * Attakapas Historical Association PO Box 43010 Usl Lafayette, LA 70504-3010
 * Louisiana Historical Society Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association Website

Websites

 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * St. Mary Parish (LAGenWeb)
 * St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. Mary Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * St. Mary Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)