Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

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.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



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

Cemeteries

 * LA Tombstone Transcription Projectpartial records and photos USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Interment.netLA cemetery records by county
 * African American Cemeteries listing by county

Census

 * Louisiana Census ImagesUSGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

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

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots ProjectUSGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

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

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

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

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List listing by name/parish USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing Newslink

Probate
Louisiana Probate Recordsinformation on.

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

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Jennings Genealogical Society 136 Greenwood Dr. Jennings, Louisiana 70546-4302

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


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association
 * Jefferson Davis Parish LibraryJennings Headquarters Branch located at 118 W Plaquemine Street, Jennings, Louisiana. Phone: 337-824-5444.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.This library and the Carnegie Public Library are across the street from each other, both have helpful genealogical resources.

Web Sites

 * Jefferson Davis 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 *
 * Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)