Submitted by:  Timothy D. Hudson



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1866 - 1883 UNION PARISH LOUISIANA OBITUARIES

These newspaper articles were abstracted by me from Louisiana newspapers available 
on microfilm at the Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University campus, 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I acknowledge that the research of Ms. Lori Peppers, 
Ouachita Parish Librarian, was helpful in compiling these early obituaries, 
as almost all of these obituaries come from Ouachita Parish newspapers 
(Union Parish has no extant newspapers from this era).
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The Ouachita Telegraph 
Friday, 17 Oct 1873, page 2, column 3 

"UNION. [From the Record, 10th.] Last Wednesday night, during the progress of the 
entertainment given by the Coronet Band, just when the performance had reached the height 
of interest, the audience was suddenly startled by the sharp report of a pistol and a cry 
of agony from some one on the gallery in front of the building. It was at first supposed 
that a murder had either been committed or attempted, and for a few minutes the wildest 
excitement ensued.  Upon investigation it was ascertained that Mr. Andrew Cooper, a worthy 
young gentleman residing five miles east of this place, had dropped his pistol, which, the 
hammer striking the edge of the gallery, was discharged, and the ball entering the abdomen 
of the unfortunate young man caused almost instant death."

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