Ascension Parish, Louisiana Records

Ascension Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on March 31, 1807 from Acadia (old) County, Louisiana Territory, as one of the original 19 parishes. The parish was named for the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville, Louisiana..

Ascension Parish is bordered by East Baton Rouge Parish (north), Livingston Parish (northeast), St. John the Baptist Parish (east), St. James Parish (southeast), Assumption Parish (southwest), Iberville Parish (west).

Ascension Parish Cities and Towns include Donaldsonville, Gonzales, Sorrento.

A Map of Ascension Parish, Louisiana contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Ascension Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

The Ascension Parish Courthouse is located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Learn More About State of Louisiana Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Ascension parish. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Ascension Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1763, Land Records from 1770, Probate Records from 1800 and Court Records from 1800. The Parish Clerk of Court performs the functions of more than one office. As the Recorder, the office of the Clerk of Court receives, files, records and indexes all mortgages, conveyances and all other instruments recorded in the Public Records for the Parish. The Clerk’s Office receives and files all pleadings, such as petitions, answers, motions and other filings in Civil and Probate matters, as well as indictments, bills of information and other filings in Criminal matters. Another function of the Clerk’s Office is the issuance of Marriage Licenses and recording their returns after the marriages are performed.

Ascension Parish, Louisiana Census Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1699 Through 1732
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Ascension Parish, Louisiana Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Vital Records
• Birth Records: from  July 1914 to present
• Marriage Records: from 1914 to present
• Death Records: Certified copies available from the Clerk of the Court
• Divorce Records: Certified copies are available from the Clerk of the Court
• Locations: Louisiana Office of Vital Statistics, Louisiana State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth or Death Certificate Applications.

Ascension Parish, Louisiana Resources

• Ascension Heritage Association, P.O. Box 1085, Donaldsonville 70346-1085
• East Ascension Genealogical And Historical Society, P.O. Box 1006, Gonzales 70707-1006
• Ascension Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
• Ascension Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards

Ascension Parish, Louisiana External Links

• Louisiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
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• Ascension Parish, Louisiana - FindaGrave
• Louisiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Ascension Parish, Louisiana Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Louisiana (1805 - 1985)
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• Ascension Parish, Louisiana Ancestry Database Collections
• Ascension Parish, Louisiana Military Records