Source Information
“Southwest Louisiana Deaths.” Index. FamilySearch. Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Index entries derived from Donald J. Hébert. Southwest Louisiana Records. 47 volumes. Baton Rouge: Claitor's, 2009. And from Clerk of Court. "St. Mary Parish, Louisiana marriage records, licenses and certificates, 1807–1916; marriage indexes, 1807-1971." St. Mary Parish Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana.
About Southwest Louisiana, U.S., Deaths Index, 1861-1905
This database contains an index extracted from death records in seven Louisiana parishes.
What’s in the Index
This index was extracted from various death records in seven Louisiana parishes: Calcasieu, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermillion. The majority of the records are for the years 1861–1865, 1873–1876, and 1879–1882.
While details vary based on date, information required on the original form, or whether the form was filled out completely, entries in this index may list
- name
- gender
- birthplace
- birth date
- age
- race
- occupation
- residence
- place of death
- date of death
- place of burial
- date of burial
- cemetery
- spouse’s name
- father’s name
- mother’s name
- mother’s birthplace
- FHL film number
Some of the death records were extracted from marriage records, which sometimes include information on individuals who are deceased, such as former spouses.
The FHL film number refers to a microfilm copy of the source held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Updates:
14 Dec 2020: Additional records created though database improvements.
