St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Heirship Series: Selected Annotated Abstracts of Court Records, 1811-1837

Jacket Description/Back:"Another reason for publishing these records is that publication is an excellent way to preserve them. In Louisiana, each person who cares what happens to our precious records needs to do whatever he can in this direction, for they have been disappearing at an alarming rate."--Mary Elizabeth SandersSt. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Heirship Series Vol. III: Selected Annotated Abstracts of Court Records, 1811-1837 includes a wealth of information from Marriage Book 2 1830-1837, Civil Suits 1811-1836, Mortgage Record Books and Conveyance Books 1811-1837, Donation Book A 1811-1837, and selected abstracts of Estates 1834-1837. Painstakingly researched and compiled by Mary Elizabeth Sanders, this series is a gold mine for historians, genealogical researchers, or students of south Louisiana history. Marc Notes: Originally published in 1978 in Baton Rouge, La., as Selected annotated abstracts of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, court records, 1811-1837.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: Another reason for publishing these records is that publication is an excellent way to preserve them. In Louisiana, each person who cares what happens to our precious records needs to do whatever he can in this direction, for theyhave been disappearing at an alarming rate. --Mary Elizabeth SandersSt. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Heirship Series Vol. III: Selected Annotated Abstracts of Court Records, 1811-1837 includes a wealth of information from Marriage book 2 1830-1837, Civil suits 1811-1836, mortgage record books and conveyance books 1811-1837, donation book a 1811-1837, and selected abstracts of Estates 1834-1837. Painstakingly researched and compiled by Mary Elizabeth Sanders, this series is a gold mine for historians, genealogical researchers, or students of south Louisiana history.

Contributor Bio:  Sanders, Mary Mary Elizabeth Sanders was a charter member and president of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society, as well as the editor for three years of its publication, the Louisiana Genealogical Register.