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Franklin Parish
Franklin Parish was created in 1843 from portions of Ouachita, Catahoula and Madison parish.  The parish was named "Franklin" in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

The parish seat is Winnsboro

Photo by Billy Hathorn CC BY SA 3.0
Franklin Parish Courthouse

Cities, Towns, and Villages
Baskin * Gilbert * Winnsboro * Wisner
 


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ONLINE DATA

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WEBSITE UPDATES:

Jan 2025: Death News: BONNER, OSBORN; Birth News: CARTER, BASKIN, KEENE, MORSE; Military: Franklin Sharpshooters

Oct 2024: Ads: WELLS, CORKERN, MONTGOMERY, BOATNER, ELAM, RATLIFF, ELLIS, CAMPBELL, HAWKES, GORHAM, HOUGH, MEREDITH

Jun 2024: Sick List News: ELLIS; Crime News: HUBBARD; Weather News; Visiting News: YORK, MCVEY, GUICE, SCOTT, COOK, EARLE, GRIFFING, EARHART, MOORE, POWER, GOGGIN, THOMPSON, TALIAFERRO, O'KEEFE; Ads: 1894: The Earle House, EARLE, BERRY, MURPHY, TAYLOR, BURN, GRIFFIN; Parish Records: 1894 County Officials

Jan 2024: Marriages: Marriage Book A: 1844-1861 Marriages; Census: 1850 Mortality Schedule; Military: 1890 Veterans Schedule; Weather News: 1879 Hurricane, MOORE, THOMAS; Death News: BOWDEN

Sept 2023: History: First Settlement on Tensas; News: Newspapers of Franklin Parish; Visiting News; LANDAUER, NEILSON, BUIC, GUICE, MARTIN, KENTON; Ads: BARRY, MOORE, MURPHY, SCOTT, CORDILL, LANDAUER, SCOTT, SLATTERY, Flam House, European Hotel, KENTON

May 2023: Marriage News: MARTIN, WHITTINGTON; Death News: WILSON, NEWMAN, ZIM, WHITTEN, ROSS; Crime News: WARD; Community News: KAUFMAN; Ads: HARPER, WHITE; Sick List News: NIELSEN, MARTIN, BARFIELD; School News: 1913 Oak Grove School - Closing Program, Winnsboro High School 1913 Graduates; Visiting News: LEWIS, BUIE, PITTMAN, MASK, FERRINGTON, BUSH, MCMAHN, EDDINS, SHIPP, PARKER, JARRELL, BONDURANT, SCOTT, GILBERT, LANGFORD, CARLTON

Jan 2023: Death News: McKASKLE, BRADLEY, RAMAGE; Ads: JONES, BRADSTREET; Community News: Cholera; Crime News: SMITH, BLACKSTON; Marriage News: BRADLEY, DAVIS, JONES, NUGENT; Community News: RAPP, MORSE; Slavery News: REUBEN, EDDINS; Military: World War 2 Army Casualties, Korean War Casualties, Vietnam War Casualties

 
 


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Adjacent Parishes

Richland Parish (northwest)
Madison Parish (northeast)
Tensas Parish (southeast)
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