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Tensas Parish, Louisiana

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Christopher JEWEL GUIN (1929 - 1999)
Robert H. Snyder (1855 - 1905)
H. Snyder (July 13, 1855 – November 17, 1905) was a Democratic politician from St. Joseph, the parish seat of Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana.Snyder served in the Louisiana House of Representat...
Claire Lee Chennault (1893 - 1958)
Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II. Chenn...
Clifford Cleveland Brooks (1886 - 1944)
Cleveland Brooks, also known as C. C. Brooks (September 19, 1886 – October 16, 1944), was a Georgia native who served as a Democrat from 1924 to 1932 in the Louisiana State Senate. Brooks represented t...
Brigadier General, Confederate Louisiana Governor Henry Watkins Allen, (CSA) (1820 - 1866)
Sources: Henry Allen served Confederate Louisiana as an officer in the Battle of Shiloh and in the defense of Baton Rouge, La. where he was wounded in both legs. As governor, Allen persuaded...

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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.

Established in 1843, the name Tensas is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people. The parish was founded in 1843 following Indian Removal.

The parish was developed for cotton agriculture, which dominated the economy through the early 20th century. There has also been some cattle ranching in the 1930s and timber extraction.

Adjacent Counties & Parishes

Towns, Villages & Communities

Balmoral
Crimea
Helena
Mayflower
Newellton
St. Joseph (Parish Seat)
Somerset
Waterproof
Yucatan Landing

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Louisiana

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Genealogy Trails

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

National Register of Historic Places