1910 Census, Surname Index, introduction, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Compiled and submitted to the USGenweb by James M. Perrin, Mar. 1999 Prepared by Jerry Nelson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ 1910 Census - Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana An Index To All Surnames Listed On The 1910 Census Compiled by James M. Perrin, Hammond, LA FOREWORD In indexing the 1910 census report for Tangipahoa Parish, the author has attempted to create an accurate and useful tool for historians and genealogists. Because several different census takers recorded the population data for the parish, there are many varieties of script and spelling on the original document. Readers are advised to check for alternate spellings of surnames. Several families with the same surname may appear on the same page. All page numbers in the index refer to the printed page numbers appearing on the original census rolls. When the census was taken in 1910, the listing for Tangipahoa Parish was recorded in two volumes. Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6, were enumerated in Volume 73, while Wards 5, 7, & 8 were listed in Volume 74. Since the pages for Tangipahoa Parish were numbered in sequence in each volume, there are duplications of printed page numbers. For example, there are two pages numbered 27, 89, etc. This division of the parish in two volumes, with two sets of page numbers necessitated the creation of a separate index for each volume. Thus this index volume is divided into two sections. Readers are advised to check each section. TANGIPAHOA PARISH Newest of the Florida Parishes, Tangipahoa Parish is located in the center of southeastern Louisiana. The parish was created in 1869 from the eastern parts of St. Helena and Livingston parishes, and from the western portions of Washington and St. Tammany parishes. Settlement in the area which was to become Tangipahoa Parish was very slow until the construction of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern railroad line in the 1850's. Soon after the completion of the railroad line, small towns began to develop where country roads crossed the railroad tracks. The destruction caused by the Civil War and the economic disruption of the reconstruction period were followed by increased prosperity in the 1880's and 1890's. New families from the Midwest moved into the parish in the 1880's and 1890's. Many Italian families migrated into the parish between 1890 and 1910. Many large lumber mills were constructed at Kentwood, Natalbany, and several other areas in the parish by 1910. The increased lumbering activities throughout the parish accounted for much of the parish's substantial population growth. The population increased from 17,626 in 1900 to 29,170 in 1910. Besides lumbering and related activities, many parish residents were employed in railroad operations and farming. There were eight wards in the parish in 1910, as there are now. The wards were numbered one through eight, from north to south. The accompanying chart of the parish may assist the reader in locating the residence of families found in the index. VOLUME 73 Ward Page #'s Population Towns or Localities 1 1-55 5,215 Tangipahoa, pp. 1-4 Rural areas, pp. 5-17 Kentwood, pp. 18-55 2 56-77 1,836 No incorporated areas 3 78-127 4,469 Roseland, pp. 78-83 Arcola, p. 84 Rural areas, pp. 85-106 Amite City, pp. 107-127 4 128-158 2,840 No incorporated areas 6 159-223 6,097 Natalbany, pp. 159-172 Rural areas, pp. 173, 175-195, 202-210 Tickfaw, p. 174 Genessee, pp. 196-201 Independence, pp. 211-222 VOLUME 74 5 1-20 1,919 No incorporated areas 7 21-93 6,389 Hammond, pp. 21-32, 48-82 Rural areas, pp. 33-47 Ponchatoula, pp. 83-93 8 94-98 405 No incorporated areas