Union Parish Louisiana

1870 Union Parish Louisiana Census

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The tables below contain a full-name index to, complete transcriptions of, and images of each original page of the 1870 Union Parish Louisiana Federal Census (Population Schedule). This is the first census enumeration of Union Parish that lists all people residing in the parish, both black and white. Previous censuses only recorded the white residents by name. Also given here is a transcription of the Mortality Schedule for Union Parish that lists all deaths reported to the enumerator as occurring between 1 June 1869 and 31 May 1870.

1870 Post Offices and Ward Boundaries
During the postwar turmoil of 1866 – 1872, the United States Government repeatedly closed and then reopened many old Union Parish post offices. Spearsville (Ward 3) closed on 28 June 1866, whereas Shiloh (Ward 4) closed on 21 December 1869. Thus, when the 1870 census enumerator surveyed the parish, those families enumerated in Wards 3 and 4 had no nearby post office. Both post offices reopened soon after 1870. For a detailed explanation of the ward boundaries, see our Ward Designations Page

Index to the 1870 Union Parish Louisiana Census

1870 Union Parish Louisiana Census Transcriptions
Post Office	Ward #	Transcriptions of Pages
Farmerville	1	1B – 12B	13A – 27A
Marion	2	27B – 39A	39B – 49A
No Office	3	49B – 60A	60B – 71A
No Office	4	71B – 85A	85B – 99A
Downsville	5	99B – 116A	116B – 135A
Union Cross Roads	6	135A – 147A	147A – 154B

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1870 Union Parish Louisiana Census Images
Post Office	Ward #	Sheet Numbers
Farmerville	1	1B	2A	2B	3A	3B	4A	4B	5A	5B	6A	6B	7A
		7B	8A	8B	9A	9B	10A	10B	11A	11B	12A	12B	13A
		13B	14A	14B	15A	15B	16A	13B	14A	14B	15A	15B	16A
		16B	17A	17B	18A	18B	19A	19B	20A	20B	21A	21B	22A
		22B	23A	23B	24A	24B	25A	25B	26A	26B	27A
Marion	2	27B	28A	28B	29A	29B	30A	30B	31A	31B	32A	32B	33A
		33B	34A	34B	35A	35B	36A	36B	37A	37B	38A	38B	39A
		39B	40A	40B	41A	41B	42A	42B	43A	43B	44A	44B	45A
		45B	46A	46B	47A	47B	48A	48B	49A
No Office	3	49B	50A	50B	51A	51B	52A	52B	53A	53B	54A	54B	55A
		55B	56A	56B	57A	57B	58A	58B	59A	59B	60A	60B	61A
		61B	62A	62B	63A	63B	64A	64B	65A	65B	66A	66B	67A
		67B	68A	68B	69A	69B	70A	70B	71A
No Office	4	71B	72A	72B	73A	73B	74A	74B	75A	75B	76A	76B	77A
		77B	78A	78B	79A	79B	80A	80B	81A	81B	82A	82B	83A
		83B	84A	84B	85A	85B	86A	86B	87A	87B	88A	88B	89A
		89B	90A	90B	91A	91B	92A	92B	93A	93B	94A	94B	95A
		95B	96A	96B	97A	97B	98A	98B	99A
Downsville	5	99B	100A	100B	101A	101B	102A	102B	103A	103B	104A	104B	105A
		105B	106A	106B	107A	107B	108A	108B	109A	109B	110A	110B	111A
		111B	112A	112B	113A	113B	114A	114B	115A	115B	116A	116B	117A
		117B	118A	118B	119A	119B	120A	120B	121A	121B	122A	122B	123A
		123B	124A	124B	125A	125B	126A	126B	127A	127B	128A	128B	129A
		129B	130A	130B	131A	131B	132A	132B	133A	133B	134A	134B	135A
Union Cross Roads	6	135B	136A	136B	137A	137B	138A	138B	139A	139B	140A	140B	141A
		141B	142A	142B	143A	143B	144A	144B	145A	145B	146A	146B	147A
		147B	148A	148B	149A	149B	150A	150B	151A	151B	152A	152B	153A
		153B	154A	154B

1850 – 1880 Federal Census Schedules
The United States Federal Censuses of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 were all divided into various parts, called schedules. The regular "census" is technically known as the Population Schedule. Another part was the Mortality Schedule, which gives information on all people who died in the year preceeding the census day, which in those years was June 1, 18x0 (where x=5,6,7,8). Here is a verbatim transcription of all residents of Union Parish whose deaths were reported to the 1870 census enumerator: 1870 Union Parish Louisiana Mortality Schedule

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This page was last updated on 6 March 2010.
The 1870 census transcriptions and index were donated to the Union Parish Archives in February 2004.
The 1870 images were donated in August 2001.
The 1870 transcribed mortality schedule was donated in April 2003.