1822 Certificate of Character of George Feazle, Union Parish Louisiana Early Resident

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by John N. Feazell, 7/2004
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Certificate of Character of George Feazle, 1822
Original Record on Deposit among the Stephen F. Austin Papers,
University of Texas Libraries
Austin Texas
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EXPLANATION & BACKGROUND:
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Johannes Gorge (George) Feazle arrived in Ouachita Parish Louisiana about 1814. He and 
his extended family settled along Bayou D'Arbonne in the Piney Hills community, the region 
that later became southern Union Parish Louisiana. Given that one of George Feazle's 
daughters married John Honeycutt, the earliest known permanent Union Parish settler of 
European descent, it appears that Feazle settled in what is now Union Parish upon his 
arrival in the region. This makes Feazle the fourth oldest white settler of Union Parish, 
after John Honeycutt, Mills Farmer, and the Liles. 

In 1822, Feazle made preparations to visit Texas. As such, he had the Ouachita Parish Judge 
as well as the District Judge sign a certificate of character for him. Feazle apparently 
made the trip to Texas and presented the certificate to Stephen F. Austin, who retained it. 
The certificate is today located in the Austin papers housed in the University of Texas 
Libraries in Austin, Texas. 
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TRANSCRIPTION OF RECORD:
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Mr. George Feazle the bearer has been an inhabitant of this parish for about eight years 
and has conducted himself as an honest industrius Citizen.

      Mr. Fazle being about to visit the Province of Texas for the purpose of making 
arrangements to move his family. I therefore recommend Mr. Feazle as a good industrious 
farmer and deserving the Patronage of the government of the said Province. 

I am with due respect
Oliver J. Morgan
Parish Judge of 
Ouachita in the
State of Louisiana
July 10th, 1822


J. H. Overton
Judge 7th District of
the State of Louisiana


Wm Wood 

I am with due respect
Oliver J. Morgan
Parish Judge of 
Ouachita in the
State of Louisiana
July 10th, 1822


J. H. Overton
Judge 7th District of
the State of Louisiana


Wm Wood 
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George Freazle
Certificate of Character
July 10th 1822 



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