Jefferson Genealogy (in Jefferson Parish, LA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Jefferson are also found through the Jefferson Parish and Louisiana pages.


Jefferson Birth Records

Louisiana, Birth Records, 1911-present Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics

Jefferson Cemetery Records

First Zion Cemetery Find a Grave online

Record of interments in the Jefferson City and Catholic cemeteries, 1855-1868 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Jefferson, Louisiana LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Jefferson City Directories

Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued LDS Genealogy online

Gardner's New Orleans directory for 1861 : including Jefferson City, Gretna, Carrollton, Algiers, and McDonogh : with a new map of the city, a street and levee guide, business directory, an appendix of much useful information, and a planters directory containing the names of the cotton and sugar planters of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas : a summary of the commercial history of New Orleans, continued Internet Archive online

Jefferson City, LA 1851, 1853-1856 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Jefferson City, LA 1861, 1866-1869 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Jefferson Death Records

1819-1964 Louisiana Death Index (selections) Ancestry online

1819-1969 Louisiana Death Index MyHeritage online

Louisiana, Death Records, 1911-present Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics

Register of deaths, 1868-1870; death certificates, 1869 FamilySearch Library

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Jefferson Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

Jefferson Marriage Records

1718-1925 Louisiana Compiled Marriage Index (includes selections from Jefferson 1836-1900) Ancestry online

Louisiana, Compiled Marriage Records, 1851-1900 (selections) Ancestry online

Louisiana, Compiled Marriages 1728-1850 (selections) Ancestry online

Jefferson Newspapers and Obituaries

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Jefferson Probate Records

1756-1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Jefferson School Records

Jefferson High School yearbook, 1955 Classmates online

Jefferson High School yearbook, 1955 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Jefferson High School yearbook, 1955 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Riverdale High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Riverdale High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1999 Classmates online

Riverdale High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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