1. George HELMER was born about 1795 in Pennsylvania and died about 1850 about age 55.
George married Elsie WHITE [MRIN: 132] on 25 Oct 1820 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Elsie was born between 1779 and 1803 in South Carolina.
Children from this marriage were:
2 F i. (Girl) HELMER .
3 M ii. Abe HELMER .
4 F iii. Anne HELMER .
5 M iv. Thomas HELMER .
Thomas married Eviline JACKSON [MRIN: 139] on 15 Jan 1848 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
6 M v. Robert White HELMER was born on 21 Oct 1822 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 21 Oct 1886 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 64, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Robert married Martha Ann JACKSON [MRIN: 103] (b. 1 Jul 1832, d. 26 Jan 1860) on 17 Sep 1850 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
Robert next married Elizabeth Hall AVERY [MRIN: 5] (b. 12 Jan 1832, d. 19 Sep 1915) on 12 Jul 1860 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
George next married Mary Ann SILVEY [MRIN: 303] on 1 Sep 1836 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
2. (Girl) HELMER (George1).
3. Abe HELMER (George1).
4. Anne HELMER (George1).
5. Thomas HELMER (George1).
Thomas married Eviline JACKSON [MRIN: 139] on 15 Jan 1848 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
6. Robert White HELMER (George1) was born on 21 Oct 1822 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 21 Oct 1886 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 64, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Succession dated 17 Oct 1889 in Opelousas Courthouse.
Robert married Martha Ann JACKSON [MRIN: 103] on 17 Sep 1850 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Martha was born on 1 Jul 1832 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 26 Jan 1860 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi at age 27, and was buried in Helmer Cemetery, Woodville, Wilkinson Ccunty, Mississippi.
General Notes: Martha is buried in the Helmer cemetery north of Woodville Mississippi in
the community of Dolorosa
Children from this marriage were:
7 M i. John H. HELMER was born on 17 Aug 1852 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
8 F ii. Caroline Elmira HELMER was born on 6 Sep 1855 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 12 Nov 1930 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana at age 75, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Caroline married Andrew Jackson WALKER [MRIN: 2] (b. 17 Feb 1851, d. 4 Jan 1926) on 20 Sep 1874 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
9 F iii. Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER was born on 1 Jun 1858 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died in 1927 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 69, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Catherine married David Owen BASS [MRIN: 6] (b. 1855, d. 29 Apr 1937) on 12 Jun 1880.
Catherine next married Hiram C. SOLOMON [MRIN: 297].
Robert next married Elizabeth Hall AVERY [MRIN: 5] on 12 Jul 1860 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Elizabeth was born on 12 Jan 1832 in Tennessee, died on 19 Sep 1915 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 83, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Elizabeth was living with Robert M. in the 1900 Ward 6 (all east of Meridian & Turkey Creek), St. Landry, Louisiana, United StatesSt. Landry Census at 64 yrs. of age (b. 1836)
Elizabeth was living with Robert M. in the 1910 St. Landry Census at 76 yrs. of age
Children from this marriage were:
10 M i. Robert Macdonald HELMER was born on 27 Mar 1864 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi and died on 13 Sep 1944 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 80.
Robert married Sarah Ola DOUCET [MRIN: 11] (b. 15 Sep 1875, d. 15 Jul 1971) on 23 Sep 1912.
Robert next married Martha DOSSMAN [MRIN: 12] (b. Abt 1869) on 18 Nov 1893 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
11 M ii. Wilbur King HELMER was born on 18 Apr 1866 in Mississippi and died on 16 Apr 1950 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana at age 83.
Wilbur married Anna Rosa TATMAN [MRIN: 21]. (b. 15 Sep 1875, d. Jan 1968)
Wilbur next married Arasitia Cecilia Emma SAVANT [MRIN: 13] on 29 Jul 1886 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Wilbur next married Alice Josephine HARRISON [MRIN: 166] on 10 Dec 1895 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
12 F iii. Lizzie Emma HELMER was born in Jul 1869 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died about 1905 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana about age 36.
Lizzie married Lawrence Madison RASBERRY [MRIN: 301] (b. 15 Jul 1869, d. 1962) on 10 Sep 1888 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
7. John H. HELMER (Robert White2, George1) was born on 17 Aug 1852 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
8. Caroline Elmira HELMER (Robert White2, George1) was born on 6 Sep 1855 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died on 12 Nov 1930 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana at age 75, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Caroline was Carrie.
Caroline married Andrew Jackson WALKER [MRIN: 2] on 20 Sep 1874 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Andrew was born on 17 Feb 1851 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 Jan 1926 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 74, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Andrew was Jack WALKER.
General Notes: 1900 Census - St. Landry Parish, Louisiana - June 27, 1900
Ward 6 (east of meridian)
Enumerated by - Frank Wharton
WALKER, Andrew J. head W M B:Feb 1851 Age:49 M 26yrs La La La Farmer
Caroline wife W F B:Sep 1855 Age:44 M 26yrs 8 children 8 living MS MS MS
Thomas J. son W M B:Jul 1876 Age:23 Widowed LA LA MS
Andrew J. Jr. son W M B:Aug 1882 Age:17 Single LA LA MS
Irene dau W F B:Jul 1885 Age:15 single LA LA MS
Frances E. dau W F B:Jul 1887 Age:12 single LA LA MS
Robert R. son W M B:Oct 1889 Age:10 Single LA LA MS
William R. son W M B:Dec 1892 Age:7 Single LA LA MS
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Children from this marriage were:
13 M i. Thomas Jefferson WALKER was born on 21 Jul 1875 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 23 Jun 1931 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 55, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas married Martha A. OLIVIER [MRIN: 32] on 18 Mar 1897 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas next married Laura Lee WASSAN [MRIN: 548] (b. Abt 1884, d. 12 Aug 1917) on 7 Feb 1901 in St. Landry, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas next married Ada HAZELTON [MRIN: 31] (b. 1903) on 11 Apr 1921 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas next married Eunice OLIVER [MRIN: 339] (b. Abt 1903) on 17 Feb 1923 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
14 M ii. John Wilbur WALKER was born on 15 Mar 1877 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 31 Jan 1947 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 69, and was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
John married Mary Eliza RUSSELL [MRIN: 25] (b. 17 Sep 1880, d. 10 Feb 1974) on 18 Dec 1895 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
15 F iii. Ola Mae WALKER was born on 6 May 1879 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 24 Jul 1953 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 74.
Ola married Mathew L. YOUNG [MRIN: 39] (b. 2 Dec 1870, d. 28 Dec 1909) on 28 Oct 1897 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Ola next married Lon STRANGE [MRIN: 40].
16 M iv. Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr. was born on 20 Aug 1882 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 10 Jul 1962 in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana at age 79, and was buried in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
Andrew married Margaret Louisiana WIGGINS [MRIN: 509] (b. 4 Aug 1881, d. 21 Jan 1971) on 19 Jan 1908 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Andrew next married Jewell Iona THOMPSON [MRIN: 47] on 24 Sep 1903 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
17 F v. Kate Irene WALKER was born on 5 Feb 1885 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 7 Feb 1981 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 96.
Kate married Henry E. FOREMAN [MRIN: 24]. (b. 24 Dec 1886, d. 15 Jun 1951)
18 F vi. Frances E. WALKER was born on 19 Jul 1887 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 25 Mar 1957 in Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 69.
Frances married Luther D. YOUNG [MRIN: 26]. (b. 29 Mar 1882, d. Abt 1937)
19 M vii. Robert Ridley WALKER was born on 30 Oct 1889 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 15 Jun 1977 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 87, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Robert married Ruby Viola OLIVER [MRIN: 554] (b. 23 Apr 1893, d. 12 Apr 1947) on 23 Apr 1913 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
20 M viii. William Raymond WALKER was born on 15 Dec 1892 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 7 Nov 1951 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 58, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
William married Mary Missouri OLIVER [MRIN: 364] (b. 22 Jan 1897, d. 27 May 1977) on 22 Oct 1913 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
9. Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER (Robert White2, George1) was born on 1 Jun 1858 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, died in 1927 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 69, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Catherine married David Owen BASS [MRIN: 6] on 12 Jun 1880. David was born in 1855 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 29 Apr 1937 in Dequincy, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 82, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for David was D. O. BASS.
General Notes: 1900 census - D. O. was living in St. Landry Parish as a widower.
Catherine next married Hiram C. SOLOMON [MRIN: 297].
Children from this marriage were:
21 M i. Emmet Ross SOLOMON was born on 5 Mar 1890 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
22 M ii. H. A. SOLOMON was born on 2 Nov 1893.
H. married Unknown UNKNOWN [MRIN: 300] on 12 Nov 1913.
23 F iii. Geraldine Eliska SOLOMON was born on 9 Feb 1899.
24 M iv. Godefrey SOLOMON .
Godefrey married Ruby Ann PATTON [MRIN: 298] on 1 Nov 1900.
25 M v. Harold Abram SOLOMON was born on 24 Nov 1894.
10. Robert Macdonald HELMER (Robert White2, George1) was born on 27 Mar 1864 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi and died on 13 Sep 1944 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 80.
General Notes: 1900 census - His mother Elizabeth was living with him at age 64.
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His death registration states that his father was Wilber Helmer and mother Elizabeth Helmer. The only Wilber I have on record is his brother spelled Wilbur.
Robert married Sarah Ola DOUCET [MRIN: 11] on 23 Sep 1912. Sarah was born on 15 Sep 1875 and died on 15 Jul 1971 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 95.
General Notes: The Evangeline Parish, Louisiana 1920 census has her age at 39 which which would make her birth year 1881.
The child from this marriage was:
26 M i. George R. HELMER was born on 19 May 1917 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 4 Jan 2004 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 86.
George married Loretta Margaret UNKNOWN [MRIN: 171].
Robert next married Martha DOSSMAN [MRIN: 12] on 18 Nov 1893 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Martha was born about 1869 in Louisiana.
General Notes: Martha was Robert's wife listed in the 1910 St. Landry Parish Census
11. Wilbur King HELMER (Robert White2, George1) was born on 18 Apr 1866 in Mississippi and died on 16 Apr 1950 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana at age 83.
Wilbur married Anna Rosa TATMAN [MRIN: 21]. Anna was born on 15 Sep 1875 in Louisiana, died in Jan 1968 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 92, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
27 M i. Carl Willis HELMER was born on 26 Sep 1918 and died on 17 Jun 1960 in Jacinto City, Harris County, Texas at age 41.
Carl married Thelma WEST [MRIN: 169]. (b. Abt 1918)
Wilbur next married Arasitia Cecilia Emma SAVANT [MRIN: 13] on 29 Jul 1886 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
28 F i. Mary Emma HELMER was born on 27 Jun 1887 in Louisiana.
Mary married Unknown HAZELTON [MRIN: 165].
Mary next married HAZELTON [MRIN: 23].
29 M ii. Robert Homer HELMER was born on 19 Jan 1889 in St. Landry, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 6 Jun 1967 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 78, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Robert married Frances C. WHATLEY [MRIN: 259] (b. 11 Aug 1894, d. 16 Mar 1969) about 1910.
30 M iii. Benjamine H. HELMER was born on 26 Dec 1890 in Louisiana, died on 1 Mar 1983 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 92, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Benjamine married Bessie WHATLEY [MRIN: 574] (b. 1 Jul 1899, d. 27 Dec 1983) on 1 Sep 1917 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Wilbur next married Alice Josephine HARRISON [MRIN: 166] on 10 Dec 1895 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Alice Josephine was the widow of Charles S. Jackson.
Children from this marriage were:
31 M i. Richard Wilbur HELMER was born on 27 Sep 1896 in Louisiana and died on 31 May 1967 in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 70.
Richard married Goldie B. GLAZE [MRIN: 170] (b. 22 Jun 1903, d. 19 Dec 1992) about 1923.
32 F ii. Marie Richard HELMER .
12. Lizzie Emma HELMER (Robert White2, George1) was born in Jul 1869 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died about 1905 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana about age 36.
Lizzie married Lawrence Madison RASBERRY [MRIN: 301] on 10 Sep 1888 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Lawrence was born on 15 Jul 1869 in Maxie, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died in 1962 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 93.
General Notes: Name
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Citing this Record
"Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-11K8 : 15 October 2015), Lawrence Rasberry and Laurence Fontenot, 12 May 1910; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,701.
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Children from this marriage were:
33 M i. Rupert Elder RASBERRY was born on 19 Dec 1890 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 13 Jan 1951 in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 60.
34 F ii. Helen Agnes RASBERRY was born on 8 Mar 1895 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Helen married Jean Marie CASTETTE [MRIN: 666] (b. Abt 1888) on 2 Apr 1913 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
35 M iii. Allen White RASBERRY was born on 27 Nov 1896 in Louisiana and died on 9 Jun 1978 in Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas at age 81.
36 F iv. Hilda RASBERRY was born about 1898 in Louisiana.
Hilda married Hiram Clarence KELLAM [MRIN: 665] (b. Abt 1881) on 28 Aug 1919 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
37 M v. Raoul B. RASBERRY was born on 16 Jul 1901 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 22 Feb 1985 in Livingston, Polk County, Texas at age 83.
13. Thomas Jefferson WALKER (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 21 Jul 1875 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 23 Jun 1931 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 55, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Thomas was Uncle Tom.
General Notes: 1900 St. Landry Parish Census lists his birth year as 1876 and age as 23. Previous notes indicated a birth year as 1875.[Walkerxx.FTW]
1910 St. Landry Parish Census lists his age as 31 which would put his birth year as 1879. Married for 9 years to Laura L. (Wassan) and no children on this census.
Buried in the Vandenberg Cemetery in Bayou Chicot next to Van W. Walker.
Thomas J. Walker of St. Landry Parish purchased and registered a tract of land (Certificate 18,426) at the U.S. General Land Office in St. Landry Parish. The land was 165.17 acres described as "the South East quarter of section twelve in Township three South of Ronge two West of Louisiana Mefidian in Louisiana, containing one hundred and sixty-five acres and seventeen hundreths of an acre." The document is dated July 5, 1902. This puts "Uncle Tom" in St. Landry Parish in 1902.
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The Opelousas courier
March 27, 1897
Page 4
Mr. Thomas Walker was married to Miss Dinah Oliver, at Turkey Creek, on Thursday night, March 18th, Judge E. P. Carson officiating.
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Thomas married Martha A. OLIVIER [MRIN: 32] on 18 Mar 1897 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas next married Laura Lee WASSAN [MRIN: 548] on 7 Feb 1901 in St. Landry, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Laura was born about 1884, died on 12 Aug 1917 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana about age 33, and was buried on 14 Aug 1917 in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: [Walkerxx.FTW]
The Weekly Gazette, Ville Platte, LA August 18, 1917
Mrs. T.J. Walker Dead
Mrs. Thos. J. Walker of St. Landry died at the Alexandria Sanitarium
on last Sunday afternoon after a lingering illness of several months,
aged about thirty five years. Before marriage she was Miss Laura Lee
Wassan and even as a girl was noted for her accomplishments and
lovable disposition. As a wife, her natural gifts were only strengthened
and developed so that in her maturer years she was referred to in still
more enduring terms as a model neighbor and wife. She is survived by her
husband who was formerly a member of the police jury from the fifth ward
and who has many friends here who sympathize with him to his great
misfortune. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon and the body
laid to rest in the old cemetery at Chicot where lie the remains of many
who helped make the spot both sacred and historic.
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The 1910 census for St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, has her age at 26 which would make her 17 when she married and her birth year as 1884.
Thomas next married Ada HAZELTON [MRIN: 31] on 11 Apr 1921 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Ada was born in 1903 in Louisiana.
Thomas next married Eunice OLIVER [MRIN: 339] on 17 Feb 1923 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Eunice was born about 1903 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Name
Titles and Terms
Event Type
Event Date
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Mother's Name
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Spouse's Titles and Terms
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Spouse's Age
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Spouse's Mother's Name
Citing this Record
"Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-N95X : 15 October 2015), Thomas J Walker and Eunice Oliver, 17 Feb 1923; citing Evangeline, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,378,079.
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Children from this marriage were:
38 M i. Thomas Jefferson WALKER Jr. was born on 27 Oct 1923 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
39 M ii. Bobby Lee WALKER was born on 30 Dec 1927 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died in Jun 1947 at age 19.
40 M iii. Kenneth WALKER was born about 1931.
14. John Wilbur WALKER (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 15 Mar 1877 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 31 Jan 1947 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 69, and was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: LSU Library System
F379 .C5 T5 1959
Old families and tales of old Chicot, or Miss Emma's memoirs
Scott, Emma Lucey, 1857-1952.
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1900 St. Landry Census has John's wife's name as "Emma E." and one son "Curley" and one daughter "Beulah". Married 4 years which would be about 1896. I believe Emma E. is the same woman as Mary Eliza Russell, married 18 Dec 1895.
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John married Mary Eliza RUSSELL [MRIN: 25] on 18 Dec 1895 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Mary was born on 17 Sep 1880 in Turkey Creek, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 10 Feb 1974 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana at age 93, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Listed as Emma E. Walker in the 1900 St. Landry Parish census and as Mary Walker in the 1910 St. Landry Parish census.
Children from this marriage were:
41 M i. Currey Russell WALKER was born in Nov 1896 and died about 1951 about age 55.
42 F ii. Beulah Mae WALKER was born on 25 Dec 1899 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 20 Apr 1999 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana at age 99, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Beulah married Peter William WOODRUFF Sr. [MRIN: 79] (b. 22 Apr 1895, d. 12 Feb 1967) on 18 Oct 1919 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
43 M iii. William W. WALKER was born on 4 Sep 1900, died in Apr 1974 at age 73, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
44 F iv. Effie Loraine WALKER was born on 28 Oct 1902 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 13 Jan 1998 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas at age 95, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Effie married Louis Eldred MOWRY Sr. [MRIN: 473]. (b. 27 Oct 1903, d. 19 Sep 1971)
45 M v. Charles WALKER was born on 27 Sep 1905, died on 4 Jul 1906 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
46 F vi. Belvie Eunice WALKER was born about 1910 and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Belvie married Unknown MANGHAM [MRIN: 1066].
47 F vii. Carry WALKER was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
15. Ola Mae WALKER (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 6 May 1879 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 24 Jul 1953 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 74.
Ola married Mathew L. YOUNG [MRIN: 39] on 28 Oct 1897 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Mathew was born on 2 Dec 1870 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 28 Dec 1909 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 39, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
48 F i. Carrie L. YOUNG was born about 1905 in Louisiana.
Carrie married Herbert COATES [MRIN: 153].
49 F ii. Sunshine YOUNG was born about 1907 in Louisiana.
Sunshine married Jimmy KNIGHT [MRIN: 154].
50 M iii. Rodney L. YOUNG was born about 1909 in Louisiana.
Rodney married Celia HARRELL [MRIN: 155].
Ola next married Lon STRANGE [MRIN: 40]. Lon died in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
16. Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr. (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 20 Aug 1882 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 10 Jul 1962 in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana at age 79, and was buried in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: 1920 Census, Evangeline Parish, LA, 1930 Census, Richland Parish, LA
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The St. Landry Clarion
Opelousas, Louisiana
Saturday, February 8, 1908
Vol XVIII, No. 19, Page 1
Walker - Wiggins
The Cheney Field school house was the scene of a pretty wedding Sunday, January 19, 1908, at 11 o'clock a.m., the contracting parties being Mr. Andrew Jackson Walker, Jr., and Miss Margorite L. Wiggins, both popular young people of our neighborhood, who launched out on life's terrestial billows on the staunch little boat, "Love", with Determination, Hope and Will. Rev. J. J. Bird officiated.
The school room was well occupied by admiring friend[s].
The bride was attired in white, and pronounced by all a lovely bride.
The groom is one of St. Landry's prominent young men.
Their numerous friends and relatives unite in wishing them a long, prosperous married life.
T.
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Andrew married Margaret Louisiana WIGGINS [MRIN: 509] on 19 Jan 1908 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Margaret was born on 4 Aug 1881 in Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, died on 21 Jan 1971 in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana at age 89, and was buried in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Margaret was Maggie.
Children from this marriage were:
51 F i. Gladys Irene WALKER was born on 11 Oct 1909 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 29 Apr 1994 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 84.
Gladys married Willie LESTER [MRIN: 127] (b. Abt 1906) on 17 Dec 1925 in Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
52 M ii. Thomas A. WALKER was born on 8 Sep 1910 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 Jul 2003 in Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana at age 92, and was buried on 5 Jul 2003 in Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
Thomas married Wiley Mae LESTER [MRIN: 444]. (b. Abt 1910)
53 M iii. James Havard WALKER was born on 18 Nov 1912 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 19 Sep 1997 in Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana at age 84, and was buried in Stevenson Cemetery, Rayville, Richland Parish, Louisiana.
James married Annie Aline DAY [MRIN: 133] (b. 12 Jul 1920, d. 22 Jan 2006) about 1939 in Louisiana.
54 F iv. Bertha Valentine WALKER was born on 14 Feb 1915 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 11 Jul 2007 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 92, and was buried in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
Bertha married Horace E. PICKETT Sr. [MRIN: 138]. (b. 3 Nov 1918, d. 8 Nov 1984)
55 M v. Grady Murray WALKER was born on 18 May 1917 in Louisiana, died on 27 Nov 2007 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana at age 90, and was buried on 1 Dec 2007 in Mulhern Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
Grady married Jaunita JOHNSON [MRIN: 8]. (b. 29 Nov 1928, d. 26 Oct 2010)
56 F vi. Carrie Henrietta WALKER was born on 24 Aug 1921 and died on 20 Feb 1995 in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana at age 73.
Carrie married Iley David CHELETTE [MRIN: 122]. (b. 25 May 1912, d. 14 Sep 1990)
57 M vii. Rev. Ivan C. WALKER was born on 4 Jun 1924 and died in Oct 1991 at age 67.
Ivan married Mary UNKNOWN [MRIN: 452].
Andrew next married Jewell Iona THOMPSON [MRIN: 47] on 24 Sep 1903 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
58 M i. William Billy WALKER was born on 30 Jan 1905 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died in Sep 1972 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 67, and was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
William married Gladys Irene WOLFF [MRIN: 327] (b. 11 Oct 1909, d. 29 Apr 1994) on 5 Apr 1924 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
17. Kate Irene WALKER (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 5 Feb 1885 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 7 Feb 1981 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 96.
Kate married Henry E. FOREMAN [MRIN: 24]. Henry was born on 24 Dec 1886 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 15 Jun 1951 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 64.
The child from this marriage was:
59 M i. Henry E. FOREMAN Jr. was born on 29 Apr 1917 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 2 Jan 1970 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 52.
18. Frances E. WALKER (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Jul 1887 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 25 Mar 1957 in Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 69. Another name for Frances was Frances Emma WALKER.
Frances married Luther D. YOUNG [MRIN: 26]. Luther was born on 29 Mar 1882 and died about 1937 in Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana about age 55.
General Notes: I found a Luther Young living in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on the SSA Death Index with a death date of Jan 1972 at 90 years of age (b. 29 Mar 1882)
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Children from this marriage were:
60 M i. Luther D. YOUNG Jr. was born on 30 Apr 1911 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 8 Feb 1992 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana at age 80, and was buried in Green Oaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Luther married Lora Mae RAGAN [MRIN: 333]. (b. 18 Aug 1919, d. 9 Nov 2007)
61 F ii. Elsie L. YOUNG was born about 1914.
Elsie married John HAMILTON [MRIN: 150].
62 F iii. Esther B. YOUNG was born about 1916.
Esther married Dan WISE Jr. [MRIN: 152].
19. Robert Ridley WALKER (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Oct 1889 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 15 Jun 1977 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 87, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Weding Bells
[saved from a local newspaper]
Walker - Oliver
Mr. Rob R. Walker of Bayou Chicot and Miss Ruby Oliver of St. Landry were quietly married on Wednesday morning April 23, 1913 at the home of Judge John W. Walker, who performed the impressive ceremony.
Immediatly after the ceremony the happy couple and their many friends repaired [sic.] to the groom's parents where a reception was held. In the evening, a grand ball was given in their honor at the Dossman school house which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The bride was a picture of lovliness in a dress of white satin tastefully trimmed with shadow lace and white roses, with hat and shoes to match.
The groom never looked more handsome than on this happy day.
May they live long happy useful years and may they grow even dearer to each other as they pass through life together, and always bless the day when God so lovingly made them one.
F. Y.
Robert married Ruby Viola OLIVER [MRIN: 554] on 23 Apr 1913 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Ruby was born on 23 Apr 1893, died on 12 Apr 1947 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 53, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Ruby was Ruby OLIVER.
General Notes: Obituary Notice (Oakdale, La.)
Oakdale, La., April 12, 1947 - Special
Funeral for Mrs. Ruby Viola Walker, 54, of Bayou Chicot were held at the Calvary Baptist church of Chicot thursday, with the Rev. Leon Williamson officiating. Interment was in the Vandenburg cemetary under the direction of Hargrove Funeral Home of Oakdale.
Surviving her are her husband, Robert R. Walker of Ville Platte; five sisters (sic) (daughters), Mrs. Albert Causey of Ville Platte; Miss Lois Walker of Ville Platte; Mrs. A. J. Spears of St. Landry; Mrs. J. W. Grimball of Maplewood; Mrs. Walter Carpenter of St. Landry; two sons, Robert Walker of Bunkie; and Van Walker of Ville Platte; her father C. I. Oliver of Ville Platte; three brothers, Ivy Oliver and Ed Oliver, both of St. Landry; K. E. Oliver of Peoria, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Eugie Edmonson of Tallulah; 17 grandchildren.
Obituary Notice (Oakdale, La.)
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Children from this marriage were:
63 F i. Rubye Mae WALKER was born on 10 Feb 1914 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 7 Feb 1987 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 72, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Rubye married Albert William CAUSEY [MRIN: 37]. (b. 6 May 1907, d. 17 Jul 1965)
64 F ii. Erma Lois WALKER was born on 14 Mar 1915 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 25 Feb 2011 in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Lousiana at age 95, and was buried in Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
Erma married Mickey YOUNG [MRIN: 125]. (b. 10 Aug 1913, d. 1 Dec 1985)
Erma next married Clarence Silas EMMONS [MRIN: 124]. (b. 11 Nov 1899, d. 25 Jul 1973)
65 M iii. Robert Roy WALKER was born on 16 May 1916 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 16 Feb 2007 in French Settlement, Livingston Parish, Louisiana at age 90, and was buried on 19 Feb 2007 in St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery.
Robert married Laura Lillian CARPENTER [MRIN: 83]. (b. 19 Dec 1921, d. 2 Feb 2001)
Robert next married Gloria DELATTE [MRIN: 702].
66 M iv. Van Wilson WALKER was born on 17 Jul 1917 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 12 Oct 1981 in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 64, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Van married Ethel Mae WHATLEY [MRIN: 149] (b. 4 Apr 1922, d. 18 Jan 1991) on 22 Oct 1939 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
67 F v. Ivy Elizabeth WALKER was born on 20 Feb 1919 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Ivy married Alfred G. SPEARS [MRIN: 308]. (b. 12 Jan 1916)
68 F vi. Iris Joy WALKER was born on 20 Feb 1920 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 12 Feb 2003 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 82, and was buried in Mimosa Pines South Cemetery, Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Iris married John Wesley GRIMBALL Jr. [MRIN: 598]. (b. 4 Feb 1917, d. 2 Apr 2007)
69 F vii. Sylvia Allie WALKER was born on 1 May 1921 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 27 Aug 1980 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 59, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Sylvia married Walter Alex CARPENTER [MRIN: 433]. (b. 16 Mar 1918, d. 17 Jan 1990)
70 M viii. Max WALKER was born on 4 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 9 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
71 F ix. Maxine WALKER was born on 4 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
20. William Raymond WALKER (Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 15 Dec 1892 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 7 Nov 1951 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 58, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Name:
Age:
Estimated birth year:
Birthplace:
Race:
Home in 1920:
William R. Walker 27 - 1920 census
Was a salesman in a store
Mary - Wife 24
Evelyn - Daughter 5
Lee - Son 3
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William married Mary Missouri OLIVER [MRIN: 364] on 22 Oct 1913 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Mary was born on 22 Jan 1897 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 27 May 1977 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 80, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Her mother was living with her and William Raymond in the 1940 St. Landry census.
Children from this marriage were:
72 F i. Francis Evelyn WALKER was born on 24 Jul 1914 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 20 Oct 1976 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 62.
Francis married Sam BARONE Jr. [MRIN: 372] (b. 11 Nov 1917, d. 18 Nov 2003) on 10 Oct 1949 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Francis next married Robert YOUNG [MRIN: 354].
73 M ii. Willie Lee WALKER was born on 1 Sep 1916 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 13 Feb 1977 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana at age 60.
Willie married Anna Lou BURKE [MRIN: 373] (b. 7 Sep 1919, d. 7 Mar 1999) on 4 Nov 1938 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
74 F iii. Mary Leona WALKER was born on 9 Mar 1920 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 1 Mar 1983 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 62, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Mary married Davis Jules MOULIERE [MRIN: 319] (b. 11 Feb 1916, d. 22 Jun 1997) on 7 Oct 1938 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
75 F iv. Etta-V WALKER was born on 19 Aug 1922 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 20 Dec 1999 at age 77.
Etta-V married Lester Joseph MAYEUX [MRIN: 130] (b. 8 Dec 1915, d. 29 May 2007) on 14 Jul 1939 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
76 M v. William Raymond WALKER Jr. was born on 14 Aug 1925 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 3 Jun 2005 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 79.
William married Marie Wilda FONTENOT [MRIN: 163] (b. 21 Oct 1925) on 12 Apr 1947 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
77 F vi. Doris Ray WALKER was born on 28 Oct 1928 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 Aug 1935 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 6, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
78 M vii. Roy Glynn WALKER was born on 7 Jan 1931 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 25 Jan 1932 in Lacompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 1, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
79 M viii. Roland Lynn WALKER was born on 10 Nov 1932 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 11 Dec 2012 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 80, and was buried in St. Theresa Cemetery, St. Landry, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Roland married Jane THIBODEAUX [MRIN: 210] (b. 16 Sep 1933, d. 11 Feb 2006) on 23 Jul 1953.
21. Emmet Ross SOLOMON (Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 5 Mar 1890 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
22. H. A. SOLOMON (Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 2 Nov 1893.
H. married Unknown UNKNOWN [MRIN: 300] on 12 Nov 1913.
23. Geraldine Eliska SOLOMON (Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 9 Feb 1899.
24. Godefrey SOLOMON (Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Godefrey married Ruby Ann PATTON [MRIN: 298] on 1 Nov 1900.
25. Harold Abram SOLOMON (Catherine Kate Ellen HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 24 Nov 1894.
26. George R. HELMER (Robert Macdonald3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 May 1917 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 4 Jan 2004 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 86.
George married Loretta Margaret UNKNOWN [MRIN: 171].
27. Carl Willis HELMER (Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 26 Sep 1918 and died on 17 Jun 1960 in Jacinto City, Harris County, Texas at age 41.
General Notes: Karl was an adopted son of Wilber K.
Carl married Thelma WEST [MRIN: 169]. Thelma was born about 1918 in Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
80 F i. Elizabeth Ann HELMER was born about 1938 in Louisiana.
81 M ii. James HELMER .
82 M iii. Wayne HELMER .
83 F iv. Aline HELMER .
84 M v. Sherman HELMER .
28. Mary Emma HELMER (Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 27 Jun 1887 in Louisiana.
Mary married Unknown HAZELTON [MRIN: 165].
Mary next married HAZELTON [MRIN: 23].
29. Robert Homer HELMER (Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Jan 1889 in St. Landry, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 6 Jun 1967 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 78, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: 1920 Evangeline Parish census
Ward 3 - Sheet No. 18B - January 30, 1920 - K. L. Fontenot, enumerator
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Line 61 House No. 270 - Family 270
Helmer, Robert H. Head O F M W 28 M -- -- -- -- yes yes LA English Unknown English United States yes Farmer Cotton/Corn OA 133
Frances Wife F W 22 M yes yes LA English LA English Unknown yes none
Wilber Son M W 9 S yes -- -- LA English LA English LA English yes none
Harison Son M W 4 S --- -- -- LA English LA English LA English yes none
Homer Son M W 3 S --- -- -- LA English LA English LA English yes none
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Robert married Frances C. WHATLEY [MRIN: 259] about 1910. Frances was born on 11 Aug 1894 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 16 Mar 1969 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 74, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Frances was Francis WHATLEY.
Children from this marriage were:
85 M i. Wilbur Willis HELMER was born on 13 Sep 1910 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died in Apr 1983 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 72.
Wilbur married Clouttie LEMOINE [MRIN: 217].
86 M ii. Harrison Hugh HELMER was born on 9 Feb 1915 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 21 Feb 1950 at age 35.
Harrison married Eloise PERRIN [MRIN: 261]. (b. 9 Jan 1913, d. 28 Feb 1950)
87 M iii. Homer S. HELMER was born on 30 Nov 1916, died on 14 Feb 1930 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 13, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
88 F iv. Mildred HELMER was born about 1921.
Mildred married Herbert LEBLANC [MRIN: 203].
30. Benjamine H. HELMER (Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 26 Dec 1890 in Louisiana, died on 1 Mar 1983 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 92, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Benjamine married Bessie WHATLEY [MRIN: 574] on 1 Sep 1917 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Bessie was born on 1 Jul 1899 in Louisiana, died on 27 Dec 1983 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 84, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
89 F i. Shirley HELMER was born about 1919.
Shirley married Shelby JOHNSON [MRIN: 575]. (b. 8 Jun 1910, d. 1982)
90 M ii. Laurant Lester HELMER was born on 24 Jun 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 11 Jan 2007 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 84.
Laurant married Frances Eudora Janet WOLF [MRIN: 576]. (b. 2 Feb 1921, d. 27 May 1980)
91 M iii. Ronald HELMER .
Ronald married Brenda THERIOT [MRIN: 579].
Ronald next married Judy ESCABAS [MRIN: 578].
92 M iv. Robert Donald HELMER was born on 2 Sep 1927 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Robert married Joyce DAVENPORT [MRIN: 577].
31. Richard Wilbur HELMER (Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 27 Sep 1896 in Louisiana and died on 31 May 1967 in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 70.
Richard married Goldie B. GLAZE [MRIN: 170] about 1923. Goldie was born on 22 Jun 1903 in Pine Prairie, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 19 Dec 1992 in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 89.
Children from this marriage were:
93 M i. Richard W. HELMER Jr was born on 29 Oct 1924 in Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
94 M ii. Robert Donald HELMER was born on 2 Sep 1927 in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
95 M iii. Henry HELMER was born about 1931.
32. Marie Richard HELMER (Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
33. Rupert Elder RASBERRY (Lizzie Emma HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Dec 1890 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 13 Jan 1951 in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 60.
34. Helen Agnes RASBERRY (Lizzie Emma HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 8 Mar 1895 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Helen married Jean Marie CASTETTE [MRIN: 666] on 2 Apr 1913 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Jean was born about 1888.
35. Allen White RASBERRY (Lizzie Emma HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 27 Nov 1896 in Louisiana and died on 9 Jun 1978 in Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas at age 81.
36. Hilda RASBERRY (Lizzie Emma HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1898 in Louisiana.
Hilda married Hiram Clarence KELLAM [MRIN: 665] on 28 Aug 1919 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Hiram was born about 1881.
37. Raoul B. RASBERRY (Lizzie Emma HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 16 Jul 1901 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died on 22 Feb 1985 in Livingston, Polk County, Texas at age 83.
38. Thomas Jefferson WALKER Jr. (Thomas Jefferson WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 27 Oct 1923 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
39. Bobby Lee WALKER (Thomas Jefferson WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Dec 1927 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died in Jun 1947 at age 19.
General Notes: SSN - 437303854
40. Kenneth WALKER (Thomas Jefferson WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1931.
41. Currey Russell WALKER (John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born in Nov 1896 and died about 1951 about age 55.
General Notes: Listed on 1900 St. Landry Census as son of John W. Walker and Emma Walker. Only one other child listed, Beulah M.
42. Beulah Mae WALKER (John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 25 Dec 1899 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 20 Apr 1999 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana at age 99, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Beulah married Peter William WOODRUFF Sr. [MRIN: 79] on 18 Oct 1919 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Peter was born on 22 Apr 1895 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, died on 12 Feb 1967 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana at age 71, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
96 F i. Mary Jeannette WOODRUFF .
43. William W. WALKER (John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Sep 1900, died in Apr 1974 at age 73, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
44. Effie Loraine WALKER (John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 28 Oct 1902 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 13 Jan 1998 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas at age 95, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: She was married. Maybe more than once. Her name was given to us as "Effie Walker Williams Mowry".[Walkerxx.FTW]
She was married. Maybe more than once. Her name was given to us as "Effie Walker Williams Mowry".
Effie married Louis Eldred MOWRY Sr. [MRIN: 473]. Louis was born on 27 Oct 1903 in Oxford, Erie County, Ohio, died on 19 Sep 1971 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana at age 67, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
97 M i. Louis E. MOWRY Jr. was born about 1931.
45. Charles WALKER (John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 27 Sep 1905, died on 4 Jul 1906 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: LSU Library System
F379 .C5 T5 1959
Old families and tales of old Chicot, or Miss Emma's memoirs
Scott, Emma Lucey, 1857-1952.
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46. Belvie Eunice WALKER (John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1910 and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Belvie married Unknown MANGHAM [MRIN: 1066].
47. Carry WALKER (John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
48. Carrie L. YOUNG (Ola Mae WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1905 in Louisiana.
Carrie married Herbert COATES [MRIN: 153].
49. Sunshine YOUNG (Ola Mae WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1907 in Louisiana.
Sunshine married Jimmy KNIGHT [MRIN: 154].
50. Rodney L. YOUNG (Ola Mae WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1909 in Louisiana.
Rodney married Celia HARRELL [MRIN: 155].
51. Gladys Irene WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 11 Oct 1909 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 29 Apr 1994 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 84.
General Notes: SSA Death Index
Name:
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Last Residence:
70586 Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, USA
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Gladys married Willie LESTER [MRIN: 127] on 17 Dec 1925 in Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana. Willie was born about 1906 in Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
98 F i. Billie LESTER .
Billie married Unknown O'QUINN [MRIN: 558].
52. Thomas A. WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 8 Sep 1910 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 Jul 2003 in Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana at age 92, and was buried on 5 Jul 2003 in Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Birth:
Death:
Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA
Funeral services for Thomas Walker were held at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 5, 2003 in First United Pentecostal Church, Oakdale with Reverends Gerald McGahan and Wesley Lester officiating. Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.
Mr. Walker, 92, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Friday July 4, 2003 in Allen Oaks Nursing Home. He was a lifelong resident of Oakdale where he was a member of First United Pentecostal Church. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a member of the Sea Bees.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Maggie Walker; his wife, Wiley Mae Lester; two brothers, James "Jimmy" Walker and Billy Walker; and two sisters, Carrie Chellette and Gladys Lester.
He is survived by two brothers, Grady M. Walker of West Monroe and Reverend Iva C. Walker of Columbia, Mississippi; one sister, Bertha "Tincy" Pickett of Rayville; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Published in The Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 6, 2003
Burial: Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA
Created by: Ron Manley
Record added: Nov 16, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31463689
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1940 census - Lived in Richland Parish, Louisiana with his wife Wiley of 7 years and no children.
Thomas married Wiley Mae LESTER [MRIN: 444]. Wiley was born about 1910.
53. James Havard WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 18 Nov 1912 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 19 Sep 1997 in Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana at age 84, and was buried in Stevenson Cemetery, Rayville, Richland Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: MM3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
James married Annie Aline DAY [MRIN: 133] about 1939 in Louisiana. Annie was born on 12 Jul 1920 in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, died on 22 Jan 2006 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana at age 85, and was buried in Stevenson Cemetery, Rayville, Richland Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Aline Walker, 85, formerly of Delhi will be held at 2:00PM Friday, January 27, 2006 at West New Home Baptist Church north of Holly Ridge. Rev. Troy Dennard and Rev. Ivan Walker will officiate.
Interment will be in the Stevenson Cemetery in Rayville under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi.
Visitation will be held from 5-8PM Thursday at Cox Funeral Home.
Mrs. Walker died Sunday in Baton Rouge.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack H. Wlaker Sr., parents Arthur Day and Oza Grant Day, brother Leon Day, and three grandchildren Greg & Jimmy Walker and Theda Dupree.
She is survived by nine sons, Gil & Raylene Walker of Madison Wisconsin, Glenn & Barbara Walker of Ignicio, Colorado, James & Lois Walker of Travels Rest, South Carolina, Jack & Joyce Walker of Monroe, LA, Alvin Walker of Los Angeles, California, Norman & Cleo Walker of Isanti, Minnesota, Robert Walker of Lafayette, LA, Everett & Darlene Walker of Vicksburg, MS and Dallas & Janice Walker of Delhi, LA; four daughters Vivian Miller of Zachary, LA, Annette & Joe Dupree of Marshfield, Missouri, Bertha & Don Cowart of Denham Springs, LA and Odessa & Bobby Carr of Delhi, LA; two brothers Arthur E. & Millie Day of Bonita, California and Newton & Tanya Bruce of Garland, Texas; one sister Ellouise and Gary Sneed of Alexandria, LA; twenty five grandchildren, thirty two great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
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Mother's Birthplace:
Children from this marriage were:
99 F i. Bertha WALKER .
Bertha married Don COWART [MRIN: 136].
100 M ii. Andrew Jackson WALKER .
Andrew married Joyce UNKNOWN [MRIN: 134].
101 M iii. Gil WALKER .
Gil married Raylene UNKNOWN [MRIN: 500].
102 M iv. Glenn WALKER .
Glenn married Barbara UNKNOWN [MRIN: 501].
103 M v. James WALKER .
James married Lois UNKNOWN [MRIN: 504].
104 M vi. Alvin WALKER .
105 M vii. Norman WALKER .
Norman married Cleo UNKNOWN [MRIN: 505].
106 M viii. Robert WALKER .
107 M ix. Everett WALKER .
Everett married Darlene UNKNOWN [MRIN: 506].
108 M x. Dallas WALKER .
Dallas married Janice UNKNOWN [MRIN: 507].
109 F xi. Vivian WALKER .
Vivian married Unknown MILLER [MRIN: 508].
110 F xii. Annette WALKER .
Annette married Joe DUPREE [MRIN: 510].
111 F xiii. Odessa WALKER .
Odessa married Bobby CARR [MRIN: 511].
54. Bertha Valentine WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 14 Feb 1915 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 11 Jul 2007 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 92, and was buried in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Bertha was Tincy.
General Notes: Death of Bertha Valentine Walker Pickett on July 14, 2007. posted 7/15/2007 by Billie O'Quinn
We just returned from the funeral of our beloved Aunt Tincy. She passed away July 11, 2007. The family did such a good job of the funeral in that they used her recorded speaking and sang the songs that she had composed and written. She was so talented and taught all her children to sing, play and enjoy music. She played the piano and and wrote the music and words of numerous songs and ballads. She had so many talents and such a great personality. She treated us all as if we were her own children when we were growing up and we will always remember her being so active and caring. We will miss her very much and have wonderful memories of her.
A niece,
Billie O'Quinn
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Birth:
Death:
In Memory of
Bertha "Tincy" Valentine Pickett
Funeral services for Bertha "Tincy" Valentine Pickett, 92, of Rayville, LA were held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 14, 2007 at West New Home Baptist Church, Rayville with Rev. Butch Goodman and Rev. Troy Dennard officiating. Interment followed in Epps Cemetery, Epps, LA under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA.
Mrs. Tincy was born in Turkey Creek, Louisiana February 14, 1915 and went home to be with her Lord, July 11, 2007. She moved with her family to the Rayville area when she was a young girl. She was a charter member of West New Home Baptist where she served for 40+ years as pianist. She also served many years as church clerk and Adult Ladies Sunday School teacher. She was a prolific songwriter writing over 200 songs about the Lord she loved.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, Andrew Jackson Walker and Margaret Walker; Husband, Horace E. Pickett, Sr.; Son, Les Pickett; and Granddaughter, Amy Seffens.
Survived by Four Daughters, Frances Reeves and husband, Carroll of Branch, LA, Sharon Baum and husband, Dennis, Shelly Clack and husband, Bendel, Phyllis Thompson and husband, Andy all of Rayville; Two Sons, Horace E. Pickett, Jr. and wife, Jeanette of Cecilia, LA and Houston Pickett and wife, Judy of Lexington, MS; Two Brothers, Grady Walker and wife, Juanita of West Monroe and Ivan Walker and wife, Mary of Columbus, MS; 21-Grandchildren; 3-Step Grandchildren; 33-Great Grandchildren; and 1 Great-Great Grandchild; Numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Special caregivers, Marty Williams and Charlotte Gwin.
Pallbearers were Charlie Morgan, Claydeen Clack, Vic Cheek, Mitch Stokes, Richard Freeland, Tom Cullum, Tim Branch, and Aaron Branch.
Spouse: Horace F Pickett (1918 - 1984)*
Burial: Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA
Created by: Karen Klemm Pinckard
Record added: Jan 21, 2009
Bertha married Horace E. PICKETT Sr. [MRIN: 138]. Horace was born on 3 Nov 1918, died on 8 Nov 1984 in Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana at age 66, and was buried in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
112 M i. Les PICKETT .
113 F ii. Sharon PICKETT .
Sharon married Dennis BAUM [MRIN: 447].
114 F iii. Shelly PICKETT .
Shelly married Bendel CLACK [MRIN: 448].
115 F iv. Phyllis PICKETT .
Phyllis married Andy THOMPSON [MRIN: 449].
116 M v. Houston PICKETT .
Houston married Judy UNKNOWN [MRIN: 451].
117 F vi. Frances R. PICKETT was born about 1935.
Frances married Carroll REEVES [MRIN: 445].
118 M vii. Horace E. PICKETT Jr. was born about 1938.
Horace married Jeanette UNKNOWN [MRIN: 450].
55. Grady Murray WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 18 May 1917 in Louisiana, died on 27 Nov 2007 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana at age 90, and was buried on 1 Dec 2007 in Mulhern Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Grady was Buddy.
General Notes: Funeral Services for Mr. Grady M. “Buddy” Walker, 90, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 1, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA with Rev. Todd Perry officiating. Interment will follow in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Walker passed away on November 27, 2007 at his residence. He was a veteran of the United States Army during WWII and was retired from Olinkraft with 34 years of service. Mr. Walker is preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita J. Walker; children, Gary Walker and wife Vickie, Ann Walker and Priscilla Leon and husband Philip; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren and by his brother, Ivan Walker.
Pallbearers will be Chris Nadler, Rich Nadler, Josh Walker, Nathanael Walker, Gavin Walker and Philip Leon.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM Friday, November 30, 2007 under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road.
Grady married Jaunita JOHNSON [MRIN: 8]. Jaunita was born on 29 Nov 1928 and died on 26 Oct 2010 in Sterlington, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana at age 81.
Children from this marriage were:
119 F i. Ann WALKER .
120 M ii. Gary WALKER .
121 F iii. Prescilla WALKER .
Prescilla married Phillip LEON [MRIN: 141].
56. Carrie Henrietta WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 24 Aug 1921 and died on 20 Feb 1995 in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana at age 73.
Carrie married Iley David CHELETTE [MRIN: 122]. Iley was born on 25 May 1912 and died on 14 Sep 1990 in Epps Cemetery, Epps, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana at age 78.
The child from this marriage was:
122 F i. Rhonda CHELETTE .
Rhonda married Unknown SANDERS [MRIN: 564].
57. Rev. Ivan C. WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Jun 1924 and died in Oct 1991 at age 67.
General Notes: Ivan was 5 years old on the 1930 cesnsus conducted in Apr 1930 and may have been born on 6 Jun 1924 as listed for an Ivan Walker in the SSA Death Index. Death of the SSA Ivan was Oct 1991.
Ivan married Mary UNKNOWN [MRIN: 452].
58. William Billy WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Jan 1905 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died in Sep 1972 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 67, and was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Other names for William were Little Billie and Billie WALKER.
General Notes: LSU Library System
F379 .C5 T5 1959
Old families and tales of old Chicot, or Miss Emma's memoirs
Scott, Emma Lucey, 1857-1952.
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William married Gladys Irene WOLFF [MRIN: 327] on 5 Apr 1924 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Gladys was born on 11 Oct 1909, died on 29 Apr 1994 at age 84, and was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
123 M i. Anthony WALKER .
124 M ii. Michael Wayne WALKER .
59. Henry E. FOREMAN Jr. (Kate Irene WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 29 Apr 1917 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 2 Jan 1970 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 52.
60. Luther D. YOUNG Jr. (Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Apr 1911 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 8 Feb 1992 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana at age 80, and was buried in Green Oaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Luther married Lora Mae RAGAN [MRIN: 333]. Lora was born on 18 Aug 1919 in Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, died on 9 Nov 2007 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana at age 88, and was buried in Green Oaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Lora Mae Young
Founder and retired original owner of West Side Journal of Port Allen, she died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at her home in Baton Rouge. She was 88 and a native of Port Allen. Visiting at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. until religious service at noon. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Loretta Young Decuir and Judge Oswald A. Decuir, of New Iberia; son, Douglas R. Young, of Port Allen; four grandchildren, Jon Scott Decuir and wife Loren "Missey" Decuir, of New Iberia, Becky Young, of Georgia, Michelle Y. Smith and husband Paul Raymond Smith, of New Roads, and Dana Y. Kahn and husband Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, of Baton Rouge; nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Preceded in death by her husband, L.D. Young Jr.; son, L.D. "Dee" Young III; daughter-in-law, Thelma M. Young; parents, S. Homer and Nealy L. Ragan; and brothers, Robert "Bob" Ragan and Charles "C.H." Ragan. Pallbearers will be Oswald Decuir, J. Scott Decuir Sr., Jon S. Decuir Jr., Paul Raymond Smith, Jeffrey Kahn, Gary Kennedy, Robert Hebert Sr. and Errol Simpson. Honorary pallbearers are Soren Young and Mike Russell. She was a 50-year member of Order of the Eastern Star, a member of West Side Women's Club, Tuesday Night Bridge Club, West Side Garden Club and a founding charter member of First Baptist Church. Arrangements by Wilbert Funeral Home, Port Allen.
Published in The Advocate from 11/11/2007 - 11/12/2007
Children from this marriage were:
125 M i. Luther D. YOUNG III .
126 M ii. Douglas R. YOUNG .
127 F iii. Loretta YOUNG .
Loretta married Judge Oswald A. DECUIR [MRIN: 71].
61. Elsie L. YOUNG (Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1914.
Elsie married John HAMILTON [MRIN: 150].
62. Esther B. YOUNG (Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1916.
Esther married Dan WISE Jr. [MRIN: 152].
63. Rubye Mae WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 10 Feb 1914 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 7 Feb 1987 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 72, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: She was second cousin to Albert.
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Rubye married Albert William CAUSEY [MRIN: 37]. Albert was born on 6 May 1907 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 17 Jul 1965 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 58, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Albert was Albert CAUSEY.
The child from this marriage was:
128 M i. Ronald Gayle CAUSEY was born on 13 Aug 1935 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 2 Apr 2009 in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Lousiana at age 73, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
64. Erma Lois WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 14 Mar 1915 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 25 Feb 2011 in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Lousiana at age 95, and was buried in Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Erma was Lois WALKER.
Erma married Mickey YOUNG [MRIN: 125]. Mickey was born on 10 Aug 1913 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 1 Dec 1985 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 72, and was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Mickey Young
EUNICE - Funeral services for Mickey Young, 72, were to be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Ardoin's Funeral Home here with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. Young, a retired rice mill worker of Eunice, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Eunice Nursing Home after a long illness.
He is survived by four sons, Donald Lee Young of Sulphur, Joseph D. Young of Lake Charles, Mike Young of Sulphur and David Young of Eunice; a daughter, Linda Taylor of Sulphur; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Ardoin Funeral Home of Eunice is directing.
The child from this marriage was:
129 F i. Carmen Hope WALKER was born on 12 Oct 1937 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Carmen married Sam FOSTER [MRIN: 38].
Erma next married Clarence Silas EMMONS [MRIN: 124]. Clarence was born on 11 Nov 1899 in Lone Pine, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 25 Jul 1973 in Clearwater, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 73. Another name for Clarence was Clarence EMMONS.
65. Robert Roy WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 16 May 1916 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 16 Feb 2007 in French Settlement, Livingston Parish, Louisiana at age 90, and was buried on 19 Feb 2007 in St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery. Another name for Robert was Robert Roy WALKER Jr.
General Notes: Walker Jr., Robert Roy
The Advocate - Baton Rouge
Robert Roy Walker Jr.
Walker Jr., Robert Roy A resident of Livingston, he passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center at the age of 90. He was a World War II veteran having served in the U.S. Army during the Battle of the Bulge under the command of Gen. George S. Patton. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, on Sunday, Feb. 18, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Monday, Feb. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon. Funeral service will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, French Settlement, on Monday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Rubin Reynolds and Deacon Jimmy Little. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survived by his wife, Gloria Delatte Walker; daughters, Betty Tweedel, Carol Walker. Jane Bergeron, Judy Morse, Brenda Vincent and Sandra Walker; stepdaughter, Jackie Forman; stepsons, Roland and Ross Guitreau; sisters, Lois Emmon and Ivy Spears; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Keith Majors, Eddie Jenkins, Dale Vincent Jr., Robert Richard, Kenny Bergeron and Patrick Bickham. He was preceded in death by parents, Robert Roy Sr. and Ruby Oliver Walker; stepson, Gill Guitreau; sisters and brothers, Sylvia Carpenter, Ruby Causey, Iris Grimball, Van Walker and Max and Maxine Walker.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Published in The Advocate on 2/18/2007.
Additional Comments:
Robert R. Walker was awarded the Bronze Star in World War II. He was born Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, La. His parents were Robert Ridley Walker and Ruby Viola Oliver, both from Bayou Chicot
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SSN - 438093178
Robert married Laura Lillian CARPENTER [MRIN: 83]. Laura was born on 19 Dec 1921, died on 2 Feb 2001 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 79, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Laura was Laura CARPENTER.
General Notes: Opelousas Daily World
Monday -- February 05, 2001
Laura Walker
ST. LANDRY " Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Carpenter Walker, 79, were held
at 11 a.m. today in St. Landry Baptist Church here with burial in Vandenburg
Cemetery in Bayou Chicot.
LaVille Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of arrangements.[Walkerxx.FTW]
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Dear Bryant,
This is my first contact with you in many, many years, and I am sending you sad news.
Laura Walker died this morning at home. It seems as though she died quietly, during the night.
I have no details about arrangements as of yet.
Julie Solar (nee Sally Carpenter)
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Dear Bryant,
Just in case you have not received any information yet, I thought I would let you know what arrangements have been made for Laura Walker.
There was a wake tonight at Labille Funeral Home in Ville Platte starting at 5:00.
There will be a wake held tomorrow at St. Landry Baptist Church starting at 2:00 P.M. The funeral services will be held Monday, but I do not know the time.
Julie Solar (nee Sally Carpenter) Solstar20@aol.com
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Children from this marriage were:
130 F i. Betty Jean WALKER was born on 25 Jul 1941 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 12 Dec 2009 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 68.
Betty married Bruce RICHARD [MRIN: 104].
Betty next married Glenn GIROUARD [MRIN: 105].
Betty next married Lionel TWEEDEL [MRIN: 696] (b. 18 Oct 1946, d. 5 Dec 2012) about 1994 in Louisiana.
131 F ii. Carrol Ann WALKER was born on 1 Nov 1943 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
132 F iii. Loretta Jane WALKER was born on 14 Feb 1945 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Loretta married Kenneth BERGERON [MRIN: 89].
133 F iv. Judith Faye WALKER was born on 25 Jan 1946 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Judith married Jim MORSE [MRIN: 102].
134 F v. Brenda Kay WALKER was born on 12 Jan 1948 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Brenda married Dale VINCENT [MRIN: 118].
135 F vi. Sandra Gail WALKER was born on 21 Jan 1950 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Robert next married Gloria DELATTE [MRIN: 702].
66. Van Wilson WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 17 Jul 1917 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 12 Oct 1981 in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 64, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Van was Doody.
Van married Ethel Mae WHATLEY [MRIN: 149] on 22 Oct 1939 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Ethel was born on 4 Apr 1922 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, died on 18 Jan 1991 in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 68, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: SSN - 435669621
Children from this marriage were:
136 M i. Van Gaylen WALKER was born on 22 Oct 1940 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 9 Sep 2003 in St. Marys, Camden County, Georgia at age 62, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Van married Catherine GORMAN [MRIN: 33] (b. 16 Mar 1942) on 10 May 1980 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington.
137 M ii. Bryant Wilson WALKER was born on 29 Aug 1942 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Bryant married Marlene Nancy STEWART [MRIN: 36] (b. 30 Apr 1941) on 17 Jun 1963 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Bryant next married Barbara Louise TUREK [MRIN: 35] (b. 13 Feb 1939, d. 8 Oct 2009) on 26 Mar 1982 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
138 F iii. Ethel Dianne WALKER was born on 11 Sep 1947 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 25 Oct 1988 in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 41.
Ethel married Dale POWERS [MRIN: 128].
139 M iv. Michael Roy WALKER was born on 4 Nov 1952 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Michael married Robin Roxana TURNER [MRIN: 34] (b. 13 Apr 1956) on 18 Aug 1976 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia.
67. Ivy Elizabeth WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 20 Feb 1919 in Bayou Chicot, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Ivy is Ivy WALKER.
Ivy married Alfred G. SPEARS [MRIN: 308]. Alfred was born on 12 Jan 1916. Another name for Alfred was A.J. SPEARS.
Children from this marriage were:
140 M i. Robert SPEARS .
141 M ii. Rodney Glenn SPEARS was born on 25 Dec.
142 M iii. Raymond SPEARS .
143 M iv. Kenneth Lane SPEARS was born on 23 Jul 1939 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, died on 23 Jul 1997 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana at age 58, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
68. Iris Joy WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 20 Feb 1920 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 12 Feb 2003 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 82, and was buried in Mimosa Pines South Cemetery, Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Iris was Iris WALKER.
Iris married John Wesley GRIMBALL Jr. [MRIN: 598]. John was born on 4 Feb 1917 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 2 Apr 2007 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 90, and was buried on 5 Apr 2007 in Mimosa Pines South Cemetery, Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Another name for John was J.W. GRIMBALL.
General Notes: John W. Grimball
Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 8:23 PM CDT
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John Wesley Grimball, Jr., 90, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, in a local hospital.
He retired from Cities Service and was Machine Supervisor/Data Processing. He was also
Treasurer/Manager of CSE Credit Union at the time of his retirement. He was a WWII
veteran, having served in the occupation forces for Japan at the end of the war.
Survivors include four sons, Terrance Grimball and wife Mary of Sulphur, Dr. Roger
Grimball and wife Deborah of Sulphur, Wayne Grimball and wife Frances of
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and John Grimball III and wife Lorise of Austin, Texas;
fourteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Iris Grimball; his parents, John and Effie Grimball;
three sisters, Della Fontenot, Florence Castette and Villa West; and three brothers,
Leonard Grimball, Floyd Grimball and Frank Grimball.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 5, at Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery of Carlyss. Visitation is from 4 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Children from this marriage were:
144 M i. Terrance GRIMBALL .
Terrance married Mary Elizabeth UNKNOWN [MRIN: 54]. (b. 4 Dec 1946)
145 M ii. Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL .
Roger married Deborah LITTLE [MRIN: 55]. (b. 28 Jul 1948, d. 1 Oct 2020)
146 M iii. Wayne GRIMBALL .
Wayne married Frances UNKNOWN [MRIN: 56].
147 M iv. John Wesley GRIMBALL III was born about 1953.
John married Lorise E. STEPHENSON [MRIN: 18] (b. Abt 1952) on 22 May 1978 in Harris County, Texas.
69. Sylvia Allie WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 1 May 1921 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 27 Aug 1980 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 59, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Sylvia was Sylvia WALKER.
Sylvia married Walter Alex CARPENTER [MRIN: 433]. Walter was born on 16 Mar 1918 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 17 Jan 1990 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 71, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Walter was Walter Alex CARPENTER.
Children from this marriage were:
148 M i. Gerald Stanton CARPENTER was born on 17 Mar 1939 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 2 Apr 2011 in Sacramento, Otero County, New Mexico at age 72, and was buried in Leblanc, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
Gerald married Mary Ann UNKNOWN [MRIN: 534] about 1956 in Louisiana.
149 F ii. Kathy CARPENTER .
Kathy married Patrick DALY [MRIN: 72].
150 M iii. Danny CARPENTER died on 3 Mar 2003.
Danny married HAZEL [MRIN: 523].
Danny next married Hazel UNKNOWN [MRIN: 97].
70. Max WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 9 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
71. Maxine WALKER (Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 Sep 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Maxine was Max WALKER.
72. Francis Evelyn WALKER (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 24 Jul 1914 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 20 Oct 1976 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 62.
Francis married Sam BARONE Jr. [MRIN: 372] on 10 Oct 1949 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Sam was born on 11 Nov 1917 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 18 Nov 2003 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 86, and was buried in Clearwater Cemetery, Clearwater, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Francis next married Robert YOUNG [MRIN: 354].
73. Willie Lee WALKER (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 1 Sep 1916 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 13 Feb 1977 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana at age 60.
Willie married Anna Lou BURKE [MRIN: 373] on 4 Nov 1938 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Anna was born on 7 Sep 1919, died on 7 Mar 1999 in Carencro, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana at age 79, and was buried in Alexandria Memorial Gardens, Woodworth, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Anna L. Burke Miller
Birth:
Death:
Lafayette
Lafayette Parish
Louisiana, USA
Services for Anna L. Miller will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Hixson Bros. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Miller, 79, of Carencro, died Sunday, March 7, 1999, in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Lafayette.
Survivors include three sons, Roy Walker of Port Vincent, Jerry Walker of Houma and David Walker of Lafayette; two brothers, Webster Burke of Simmsport and Theodore Burke of Mississippi; one sister, Effie Reynolds of Poland Community; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Rapides Parish, La. March 8, 1999
Family links:
Spouse:
John Howard Miller (1919 - 1985)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Alexandria Memorial Gardens
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Louisiana, USA
Created by: debmcdaniel
Record added: Feb 17, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 65775774
Children from this marriage were:
151 M i. Roy Glenn WALKER was born on 31 Oct 1939 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
152 F ii. Mary Delores WALKER was born on 22 Aug 1941 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana and died on 19 Sep 1978 at age 37.
Mary married George O. CLARK Jr. [MRIN: 379] on 20 Jul 1957 in Mississippi.
153 M iii. Jerry D. WALKER was born on 25 Aug 1945.
Jerry married Bonnie DALE [MRIN: 63] (b. 1 Jul 1947) on 19 Nov 1966.
154 M iv. David Lynn WALKER was born on 3 Sep 1950 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
David married Patricia Marie SUTTON [MRIN: 123] (b. 6 Apr 1952) on 11 Sep 1971.
74. Mary Leona WALKER (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 9 Mar 1920 in Turkey Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 1 Mar 1983 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 62, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. The cause of her death was stroke.
Mary married Davis Jules MOULIERE [MRIN: 319] on 7 Oct 1938 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Davis was born on 11 Feb 1916 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, died on 22 Jun 1997 at age 81, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
155 M i. Billy Davis MOULIERE was born on 28 Jul 1939 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Billy married Dorothy Elizabeth SILMAN [MRIN: 100] (b. 11 Nov 1941) on 17 Feb 1958 in Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California.
156 M ii. James Moise MOULIERE was born on 20 Dec 1942 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
James married Peggy Sue MOREAU [MRIN: 195] (b. 13 Mar 1945) on 12 Feb 1966 in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
157 F iii. Nancy Ellen MOULIERE was born on 7 Jun 1951 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Nancy married Coy Arvel GREMILLION [MRIN: 368] (b. 29 Jun 1950) on 29 Aug 1970 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
75. Etta-V WALKER (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Aug 1922 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 20 Dec 1999 at age 77.
Etta-V married Lester Joseph MAYEUX [MRIN: 130] on 14 Jul 1939 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Lester was born on 8 Dec 1915 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, died on 29 May 2007 in Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina at age 91, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
158 M i. Donald Wayne MAYEUX was born on 26 Feb 1940 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Donald married Rebecca Jane SHELL [MRIN: 131] (b. 23 Feb 1944) on 16 Oct 1965 in Thornville, Perry County, Ohio.
159 M ii. Lester Darrell MAYEUX was born on 18 Sep 1942 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Lester married Dorothy Jane COOPER [MRIN: 688]. (b. 29 Sep 1940)
Lester next married Patricia Kathleen McQUADE [MRIN: 145] (b. 6 Feb 1948) on 10 Oct 1991 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
160 F iii. Evelyn Louise MAYEUX was born on 4 Mar 1949 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Evelyn married Michael Thomas TAKACH Jr. [MRIN: 146] (b. 23 Oct 1949) on 25 Jan 1970 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
76. William Raymond WALKER Jr. (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 14 Aug 1925 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 3 Jun 2005 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 79.
William married Marie Wilda FONTENOT [MRIN: 163] on 12 Apr 1947 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Marie was born on 21 Oct 1925 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
161 M i. Kenneth Raymond WALKER was born on 15 Dec 1948 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Kenneth married Glenda Gale GASPARD [MRIN: 164] (b. 6 Sep 1949) on 12 Dec 1969 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
162 M ii. Robert Owen WALKER was born on 12 Jan 1951 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Robert married Georgia Lackey UITHOVEN [MRIN: 181] (b. 6 Jul 1946) on 25 Mar 1975 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
163 M iii. Anthony Lyn WALKER was born on 16 Mar 1956 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Anthony married Jennifer Joan FONTENOT [MRIN: 182] (b. 22 Mar 1957) on 21 Dec 1976 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
77. Doris Ray WALKER (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 28 Oct 1928 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, died on 4 Aug 1935 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 6, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Doris Ray was killed in an accident in St. Landry. She fell off the back of a pick-up truck with all of the other children there. The truck rolled over her twice. My mom (Leona) was there and saw it happen.
78. Roy Glynn WALKER (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 7 Jan 1931 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 25 Jan 1932 in Lacompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 1, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
79. Roland Lynn WALKER (William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 10 Nov 1932 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 11 Dec 2012 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 80, and was buried in St. Theresa Cemetery, St. Landry, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Roland married Jane THIBODEAUX [MRIN: 210] on 23 Jul 1953. Jane was born on 16 Sep 1933 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 11 Feb 2006 in St. Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 72, and was buried in St. Theresa Cemetery, St. Landry, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
164 M i. Roland Lynn WALKER Jr. was born on 4 Dec 1962 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California.
165 M ii. Mark Ellis WALKER was born on 6 Apr 1968 in Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany.
80. Elizabeth Ann HELMER (Carl Willis4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1938 in Louisiana.
81. James HELMER (Carl Willis4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
82. Wayne HELMER (Carl Willis4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
83. Aline HELMER (Carl Willis4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
84. Sherman HELMER (Carl Willis4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
85. Wilbur Willis HELMER (Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 13 Sep 1910 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and died in Apr 1983 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 72. Another name for Wilbur was Wilber HELMER.
Wilbur married Clouttie LEMOINE [MRIN: 217].
The child from this marriage was:
166 M i. Clifford HELMER was born about 1933 in Louisiana.
Clifford married Frances MURREL [MRIN: 202].
86. Harrison Hugh HELMER (Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 9 Feb 1915 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 21 Feb 1950 at age 35.
Harrison married Eloise PERRIN [MRIN: 261]. Eloise was born on 9 Jan 1913 and died on 28 Feb 1950 at age 37. Another name for Eloise was Elise PERRISE.
Children from this marriage were:
167 F i. Vera HELMER .
168 M ii. Harrison HELMER Jr.
169 F iii. Anette HELMER .
87. Homer S. HELMER (Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Nov 1916, died on 14 Feb 1930 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana at age 13, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
88. Mildred HELMER (Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1921.
Mildred married Herbert LEBLANC [MRIN: 203].
The child from this marriage was:
170 F i. Millicent LEBLANC .
89. Shirley HELMER (Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1919.
Shirley married Shelby JOHNSON [MRIN: 575]. Shelby was born on 8 Jun 1910 in Louisiana and died in 1982 at age 72.
Children from this marriage were:
171 F i. Julia JOHNSON .
172 F ii. Marjorie JOHNSON .
173 M iii. Claude JOHNSON .
90. Laurant Lester HELMER (Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 24 Jun 1922 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 11 Jan 2007 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana at age 84.
Laurant married Frances Eudora Janet WOLF [MRIN: 576]. Frances was born on 2 Feb 1921, died on 27 May 1980 at age 59, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
174 M i. Benjamin L. HELMER was born on 12 Jul 1951.
Benjamin married Ellen PARKER [MRIN: 248].
175 M ii. Robert Paul HELMER was born on 12 Jul 1951 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Robert married Janice JOUBERT [MRIN: 527] (b. 12 Sep 1952) on 24 Jun 1972 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
176 F iii. Candace HELMER was born on 25 Sep 1962.
Candace married Michael FONTENOT [MRIN: 250].
91. Ronald HELMER (Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
Ronald married Brenda THERIOT [MRIN: 579].
Ronald next married Judy ESCABAS [MRIN: 578].
Children from this marriage were:
177 M i. Jon HELMER .
178 F ii. Joni HELMER .
92. Robert Donald HELMER (Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 2 Sep 1927 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: This birth date may be wrong. Robert Donald Helmer, son of R. W. Helmer has this birth date on his WWII draft registration card.
Robert married Joyce DAVENPORT [MRIN: 577].
Children from this marriage were:
179 M i. Glynn HELMER .
180 M ii. Jerry HELMER .
93. Richard W. HELMER Jr (Richard Wilbur4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 29 Oct 1924 in Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
94. Robert Donald HELMER (Richard Wilbur4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 2 Sep 1927 in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Robert Donald Helmer, son of Richard W. Helmer has this birth date on his WWII draft registration card. I believe he has been confused with Robert Donald Helmer, son of Benjamine Helmer.
95. Henry HELMER (Richard Wilbur4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1931.
96. Mary Jeannette WOODRUFF (Beulah Mae WALKER5, John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
97. Louis E. MOWRY Jr. (Effie Loraine WALKER5, John Wilbur WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1931.
98. Billie LESTER (Gladys Irene WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Billie married Unknown O'QUINN [MRIN: 558].
99. Bertha WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Bertha married Don COWART [MRIN: 136].
The child from this marriage was:
181 F i. Carissa COWART .
Carissa married Unknown LEWIS [MRIN: 517].
100. Andrew Jackson WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Andrew married Joyce UNKNOWN [MRIN: 134].
The child from this marriage was:
182 F i. Rebecca WALKER .
Rebecca married Unknown YOUNG [MRIN: 135].
101. Gil WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
General Notes: Gil lived in Madison, Wisconsin when I met him years ago and provided him with my database of Walker information.
Gil married Raylene UNKNOWN [MRIN: 500].
102. Glenn WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Glenn married Barbara UNKNOWN [MRIN: 501].
103. James WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
James married Lois UNKNOWN [MRIN: 504].
104. Alvin WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
105. Norman WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Norman married Cleo UNKNOWN [MRIN: 505].
106. Robert WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
107. Everett WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Everett married Darlene UNKNOWN [MRIN: 506].
108. Dallas WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Dallas married Janice UNKNOWN [MRIN: 507].
109. Vivian WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Vivian married Unknown MILLER [MRIN: 508].
110. Annette WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Annette married Joe DUPREE [MRIN: 510].
111. Odessa WALKER (James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Odessa married Bobby CARR [MRIN: 511].
112. Les PICKETT (Bertha Valentine WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
113. Sharon PICKETT (Bertha Valentine WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Sharon married Dennis BAUM [MRIN: 447].
114. Shelly PICKETT (Bertha Valentine WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Shelly married Bendel CLACK [MRIN: 448].
115. Phyllis PICKETT (Bertha Valentine WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Phyllis married Andy THOMPSON [MRIN: 449].
116. Houston PICKETT (Bertha Valentine WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Houston married Judy UNKNOWN [MRIN: 451].
117. Frances R. PICKETT (Bertha Valentine WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1935.
Frances married Carroll REEVES [MRIN: 445].
118. Horace E. PICKETT Jr. (Bertha Valentine WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1938.
Horace married Jeanette UNKNOWN [MRIN: 450].
119. Ann WALKER (Grady Murray WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
120. Gary WALKER (Grady Murray WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Gary married someone.
183 M i. Nathanael WALKER .
184 M ii. Josh WALKER .
121. Prescilla WALKER (Grady Murray WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Prescilla married Phillip LEON [MRIN: 141].
122. Rhonda CHELETTE (Carrie Henrietta WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Rhonda married Unknown SANDERS [MRIN: 564].
123. Anthony WALKER (William Billy WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
124. Michael Wayne WALKER (William Billy WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
125. Luther D. YOUNG III (Luther D. YOUNG Jr.5, Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1). Another name for Luther is Dee.
126. Douglas R. YOUNG (Luther D. YOUNG Jr.5, Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
127. Loretta YOUNG (Luther D. YOUNG Jr.5, Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Loretta married Judge Oswald A. DECUIR [MRIN: 71].
General Notes: He was a Louisiana Senator when Luther D. Young, Jr. died.
The child from this marriage was:
185 M i. Jon Scott DECUIR Sr.
Jon married Loren UNKNOWN [MRIN: 126].
128. Ronald Gayle CAUSEY (Rubye Mae WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 13 Aug 1935 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, died on 2 Apr 2009 in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Lousiana at age 73, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Ronald Gayle Causey, 73, a native of Bayou Chicot and resident of Houma, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2009.
Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. to funeral time Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church in Bayou Chicot. Memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church with burial to follow at the church cemetery.
He is survived by his aunt, Lois Emmons; and one cousin, Carmen Foster.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Ruby Walker Causey.
Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.
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129. Carmen Hope WALKER (Erma Lois WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 12 Oct 1937 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Carmen "Tommie" Walker Graduation Announcement
Bayou Chicot High School Commencement May 25,1955
Class Motto - Beyound the Horizon Lies the Hill of Success
Class Flower - Gladiolus
Class Colors - Purple and White
Class Roll -
Roy Earl Allen Jr.
Herman Andrus
Quida Nell Byrd
Jill B. Barton
Curtis L. Clark
Gary Compton
Hosea E. Currie, Jr.
Joe FitzpatrickJessie Mae Ramas
Ray Forman
Maxine Grimball
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Carmen Young
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYT9-LWM
name: Carmen Young
event year: 1940
event place: Police Jury Ward 5, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States
gender: Female
age: 2
marital status: Single
race: White
relationship to head: [grand] Daughter
birthplace: Louisiana
estimated birth year: 1938
residence in 1935:
Collection: "United States Census, 1940," Carmen Young in household of Robert Walker, Police Jury Ward 5, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Robert Walker M 50 Louisiana
wife Ruby Walker F 46 Louisiana
son Robert R Walker M 25 Louisiana
daughter Loise Walker F 24 Louisiana
granddaughter Carmen Young F 2 Louisiana
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYT9-LWM : accessed 03 Oct 2012), Carmen Young in household of Robert Walker, Police Jury Ward 5, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-23, sheet 6A, family 95, NARA digital publication T627, roll 1400.
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Carmen married Sam FOSTER [MRIN: 38].
Children from this marriage were:
186 F i. Ramona Lois FOSTER was born on 19 Oct 1957.
Ramona married Timothy Paul CORMIER [MRIN: 73] on 4 Feb 1978.
187 F ii. Patricia Gayle FOSTER was born on 26 Dec 1961.
Patricia married Carl Richard MINTER [MRIN: 74] on 12 May 1979.
188 F iii. Penny Diane FOSTER was born on 8 Aug 1963.
Penny married Kenny LANDRY [MRIN: 75] on 7 Feb 1981.
189 F iv. Diana Elizabeth FOSTER was born on 6 Sep 1967.
Diana married David GIUIDROZ [MRIN: 76] on 6 Sep 1986.
130. Betty Jean WALKER (Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 25 Jul 1941 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 12 Dec 2009 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 68. Another name for Betty was Betty WALKER.
General Notes: Betty Jean Tweedel
(July 25, 1941 - December 12, 2009)
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, December 14, 2009 in the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for Betty Jean Tweedel, 68, who passed away on December 12, 2009 at her residence.
Graveside services will take place at 1:00 pm in Vandenburg Cemetery in Bayou Chicot, LA.
Mrs. Tweedel, a resident of Eunice, LA, was the daughter of the late Robert Roy Walker of Bayou Chicot, LA and the former Laura Carpenter of Bayou Chicot, LA. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Lionel Tweedel of Eunice, LA; three daughters, Jamie Crawford of Lafayette, Kim Trahan and her husband Shannon of Breaux Bridge and Courtney Artigue and her husband Kevin of Youngsville, LA; One Son, Robert Richard and his wife Tina of Broussard, LA;one step-daughter, Helen Lantier; Ten grandchildren, Rob and Jake Richard, Dustin and Karlie Coker, Myles, Cayden and Noah Trahan, Bryce and Owen Artigue; one great-grandson, Coy Richard; two step-grandchildren, Jada and Karlie Lantier; six sisters, Jackie Foreman, Carole Walker, Jane Bergeron, Judy Morse, Brenda Vincent and Sandy Walker.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Sunday from 1:00 pm until 10:00 pm and will continue on Monday from 8:00 am until the time of services. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm Sunday at Delhomme Funeral Home of Lafayette.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Artigue, Rob Richard, Jake Richard, Shannon Trahan, Kenneth Bergeron, Dale Vincent Jr. Honorary pallbearer will be Jerry Carpenter.
Personal condolences may be sent to the family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, is in charge of funeral arrangements
Betty married Bruce RICHARD [MRIN: 104].
Children from this marriage were:
190 M i. Robert Bruce RICHARD was born on 21 Oct 1960.
Robert married Tina UNKNOWN [MRIN: 701].
191 F ii. Jamie Denise RICHARD was born on 30 Oct 1962.
Jamie married Unknown CRAWFORD [MRIN: 699].
192 F iii. Kimberly Karole RICHARD was born on 13 Apr 1969.
Kimberly married Shannon TRAHAN [MRIN: 700].
Betty next married Glenn GIROUARD [MRIN: 105].
The child from this marriage was:
193 F i. Courtney GIROUARD was born on 28 Jan 1975.
Courtney married Kevin ARTIGUE [MRIN: 533] (b. 25 Sep 1973) on 4 Nov 1995 in Scott, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Betty next married Lionel TWEEDEL [MRIN: 696] about 1994 in Louisiana. Lionel was born on 18 Oct 1946 in Louisiana, died on 5 Dec 2012 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana at age 66, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
131. Carrol Ann WALKER (Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 1 Nov 1943 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Carrol is Carol WALKER.
132. Loretta Jane WALKER (Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 14 Feb 1945 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Loretta married Kenneth BERGERON [MRIN: 89].
133. Judith Faye WALKER (Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 25 Jan 1946 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Judith is Judy WALKER.
Judith married Jim MORSE [MRIN: 102].
134. Brenda Kay WALKER (Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 12 Jan 1948 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Brenda is Brenda WALKER.
Brenda married Dale VINCENT [MRIN: 118].
135. Sandra Gail WALKER (Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 21 Jan 1950 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Sandra is Sandra WALKER.
136. Van Gaylen WALKER (Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 22 Oct 1940 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 9 Sep 2003 in St. Marys, Camden County, Georgia at age 62, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Other names for Van were Brother and Van Gaylan WALKER.
Van married Catherine GORMAN [MRIN: 33] on 10 May 1980 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington. Catherine was born on 16 Mar 1942 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Another name for Catherine is Rena.
General Notes: Catherine says her middle name is Hardy, Johnston, Hughes
137. Bryant Wilson WALKER (Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 29 Aug 1942 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Bryant married Marlene Nancy STEWART [MRIN: 36] on 17 Jun 1963 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California. The marriage ended in divorce. Marlene was born on 30 Apr 1941 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Children from this marriage were:
194 F i. Cheryl Ann WALKER was born on 9 Jan 1959 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Cheryl married Patrick NEILON [MRIN: 41] in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Cheryl next married Steve DERRINGER [MRIN: 42].
195 F ii. Bobbie Lynn WALKER was born on 19 Sep 1960 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Bobbie married Peter HECIMOVICH [MRIN: 43].
Bobbie next married Roger SCHILLER [MRIN: 137].
196 F iii. Tamera Irene WALKER was born on 18 Dec 1963 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Tamera married J. LANDERS [MRIN: 44].
Tamera next married Lance DAVIS [MRIN: 518].
197 M iv. Michael Van WALKER was born on 17 May 1965 in Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, San Diego County, California.
Michael Van married Susan Kay GILBERT [MRIN: 436].
Bryant next married Barbara Louise TUREK [MRIN: 35] on 26 Mar 1982 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Barbara was born on 13 Feb 1939 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, died on 8 Oct 2009 in Naples, Collier County, Florida at age 70, and was buried on 15 Oct 2009 in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI.
138. Ethel Dianne WALKER (Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 11 Sep 1947 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and died on 25 Oct 1988 in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 41.
Ethel married Dale POWERS [MRIN: 128].
Children from this marriage were:
198 F i. Susanne Tara POWERS was born on 17 Sep 1969 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Susanne married Rellon Dale GIBBY [MRIN: 441] (b. 17 Sep 1965) on 6 Jan 1990 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
199 F ii. Dana Lynn POWERS .
139. Michael Roy WALKER (Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Nov 1952 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Michael married Robin Roxana TURNER [MRIN: 34] on 18 Aug 1976 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia. Robin was born on 13 Apr 1956 in Roanoke, Virginia.
Children from this marriage were:
200 M i. John Michael WALKER was born on 29 Mar 1987 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
201 M ii. Joseph Roy WALKER was born on 15 Dec 1990 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
140. Robert SPEARS (Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
General Notes: 16 Jul 2009 06:15 PM
THIS NARRATIVE WRITTEN BY ROBERT "DEACON" SPEARS
A. G. Spears (1916-1990)
A. G. Spears was born January 12, 1916. He was the third child and oldest son of Greenberry Washington "Buddy" Spears and Malissa Hussey Spears. During the period from 1910 to approximately 1920 Buddy earned a living for his family by working at sawmills in St. Landry, Lone Pine, Blanks, Lavonia, and other small towns and rural communities in central Louisiana. Apparently this type of work was plentiful at that time, and he moved his family wherever the opportunity seemed best. Around 1920 he left sawmill work in order to farm. He did not own any farmland, however, his father, Robert A. Spears, several of his uncles, and an aunt owned considerable property in the community of Centerville along the east (left descending) bank of Bayou Cocodrie. I have no information about the whereabouts of A. G.'s birthplace. He might have been born in any one of the sawmill towns where his father worked, or possibly in the community of Centerville.
In 1922 the Spears family lived on, and farmed as sharecropper, the south end of Marion Spears' place. Marion was Robert A.'s youngest brother, and Buddy's uncle. Malissa's father, A. G. Hussey, (pronounced Heresy) and his wife lived about half a mile north of Buddy's home. Mr.
Hussey was married to his third wife, Dorothy Spears Griffin, who was Buddy's aunt (Robert A.'s only sister). Mr. Hussey was first married to Aliciana Griffin, who was the mother of Malissa and her younger brother, Edward Grossman Hussey.
Aliciana died around 1889, and Mr. Hussey married her older sister, Louisiana Blanche Griffin. They had one child, Jesse James Hussey. L.B. died around 1904, and Mr. Hussey married his third wife, Dorothy, shortly after that. Dorothy was the widow of James F. Griffin, A. and L.B.'s brother. They were married around 1880, and James died around 1904.
Greenberry Washington Spears, Buddy's grandfather, had purchased about 1000 acres of land along the banks of bayou Cocodrie when he migrated to Louisiana shortly after the end of the civil war. G.W. died in 1910, and by the time of A. G.'s birth in 1916 some of the land had been sold outside the family, and the remainder had been divided among G.W.'s heirs.
The Hussey's lived on property that was Dorothy's share of this inheritance. It consisted of approximately 200 acres that was located on the north end of the original Spears property. Malissa's father was about seventy-five years old at that time, and apparently he and his wife wanted someone to live with them. Shortly after 1922 Buddy and Malissa made an arrangement with them to share their home. Mr. Hussey was a confederate veteran and received a substantial pension, so they were reasonably well fixed by community standards. By 1922 the Spears family consisted of Buddy, Malissa, Gussie Lee, Ola B, A. G., Shirley, and Robert. They moved into the Hussey home in 1923. At that time only about 60 acres was being farmed. The remainder of the land was in heavy hardwood timber. Buddy farmed about 40 of the sixty cleared acres, planting cotton, corn, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, and peanuts as well as vegetables to be used by the family. The remainder of the cleared land was either rented to a sharecropper or was left fallow. The arrangement was such that Buddy did not have to pay his father-in-law a portion of his crop as rent.
Sharecroppers usually paid their landlord one-fourth of their yield if they owned their own mules and tools and paid for seed and other necessities. If the sharecropper provided only the labor, then he paid his landlord one-half of his yield. The family agreement was evidently considered to be mutually beneficial, because it lasted for many years. Buddy provided all the needs for the home, such as maintenance, firewood for heating and cooking, and took care of all the chores around the farm, and Malissa did all of the cooking and preparing meals for everyone.
There were no public utilities in that part of Evangeline parish at that time, so life in a home in that area was considerable different from the lifestyle that we are familiar with today. The day usually began with one of the children (ten or older) being roasted out of bed to make coffee for the rest of the family. That was no small task on a cold morning. The cook stove was a wood-burning stove, so he/she had to start a fire, and if it was wintertime he had to build a fire in the fireplace (no he didn't have to rub two sticks together; matches had been invented--ha). After he had served coffee to everyone in bed, the rest of the family arose and started their day.
The lack of refrigeration meant that Malissa had to cook most of the food just before it was served. She cooked three full meals each day. A typical breakfast menu consisted of rice, eggs (if the hens were lying), brown gravy, bacon (if it was on hand), biscuits, syrup, and milk (if the
Cows were producing). The main meal of the day was served at noon, Malissa had to start cooking as soon as she finished washing the breakfast dishes. It only occasionally had a meat dish. There was rice, dried beans, cabbage, turnip greens, tomatoes, cornbread, biscuits, milk, and syrup. Supper was also a heavy meal, and consisted mostly of the noon meal warmed over with fresh biscuits and cornbread added. When milk was available and plentiful, often clabber was served at supper. Clabber is milk that has soured and congealed. It is eaten by adding either syrup or sugar to it. The milk that is available in stores now will not make clabber. When it sours, it spoils and is unfit to eat.
Laundry was a major part of the workweek for the woman of the house. Two galvanized metal tubs, each holding about eight gallons of water, were filled. One of the tubs contained hot water, which had to be heated in the wash pot, a large iron pot that held about twelve to fifteen gallons of water. Although most of the work was done by the mother and daughters, the boys, after they reached about ten years old, had to fill the tubs and wash pot and build a fire under the pot. It there had been plenty of rain the cisterns were full, and they provided the laundry water. If the cisterns were near empty, the laundry operation was usually transferred to the bayou bank, and bayou water was used.
The clothes, usually quite dirty from farm work, were placed in the first tub with hot water. The laundry equipment included a washboard. This is a piece of corrugated metal about twelve by eighteen inches in size mounted in a wooden frame. This device was placed in the tub at about a forty-five degree angle; the clothes were soaped and rubbed against the rough metal to work out some of the dirt. Detergent had not been invented, and the soap that was available was not very effective and was hard on the hands. After most of the dirt had been coaxed out by the washboard, the piece was placed in the second tub where it was rinsed. After rinsing, the clothes were placed in the wash pot where they were boiled for an hour or two. The white pieces were then immersed in a mixture of water and bluing to bleach them. The clothes were then wrung as dry as possible and hung on a clothesline to dry.
This whole operation was hard work and especially unpleasant during cold weather. Washing usually occupied several people for a full day, and the next day was spent ironing most of what had been washed. No electricity meant that the ironing was done with heavy iron devices that had to be heated on the top of the wood-burning cook stove. It is understandable why people changed clothes only as often as necessity dictated. During this time the Spears children were the only grandchildren that Mr. Hussey had, and he was very fond of them, and was probably especially fond of A. G. since he was the oldest boy and named for his grandfather. Mr. Hussey's name was Abram Griffith, and while his first grandson had his initials, he did not share his grandfather's full name.
A. G. Spears had no other name than the initials. As he grew up all of his male friends called him John. I don't know who gave him the name, or why. None of his immediate family ever called him anything but A. G.
Grandpa Hussey did no work. He spent most of his time discussing politics with friends who also were idle. He smoked a pipe and took a drink of "shinny" occasionally, and was in pretty good health until his death in 1928. Since A. G. was seven years old, he considered him old enough to learn to smoke, and grandpa took on that task over the objections of A. G.'s mother.
A. G. started school at the age of six at Centerville grammar school.
The school was located about two miles south of the Spears home, and the children walked to school every day. The community of Centerville was made up of families who lived along two roads that followed both sides of bayou Cocodrie. The community extended for about four miles in a generally north and south direction with the schoolhouse approximately in the center. The Spears home was at the north end of the community. North of the Spears home was a similar community called Lone Pine, and to the south of Centerville was the small community of Dossman. St. Landry, a small town, was just south of Dossman. Each of these communities had its own grammar school.
Since all of the homes were located on the road, and the Spears children lived furthers north, they started for school early, and as they progressed down the road children from other families joined them, and by the time they reached school, approximately half of the student body was walking in a group. A similar group approached the school from the south. The schoolhouse consisted of three rooms plus living quarters for two of the three teachers, and accommodated about fifty students in grades one through seven.
When A. G. attended the school from 1922 to 1929 the first and second grades were taught by Mrs. Belle Foreman; third and fourth grades were taught by Miss Morgan; and fifth, sixth, and seventh grades were taught by Mrs. Harper, who later became Mrs. Smith. Each teacher had a separate room that was shared by all of her classes. For example, when Mrs. Harper was teaching seventh grade arithmetic, her fifth and sixth grade students were studying for their next class. This had some advantage in that the fifth and sixth grade students had an opportunity to listen to the seventh grade lessons ahead of time, and the bright ones probably learned something from the exposure.
About half the students in the school were from French-speaking families, and the other half from families that spoke English. The French-speaking children were in the majority and referred to English speaking children as "Americans". They insisted on being called Frenchmen over the objections of the teachers. The term "Cajun" that is now used to refer to them was considered pejorative at that time, and its use was sure to start a fight. Most of the French kids lived south of the school, with only a few French families in the other direction. Many of the families at that time spoke French in their homes, so many of the children started to school without knowing how to speak English. The teachers did not allow French to be spoken on the school grounds, and would punish children for disobeying. Some of the children who would have been in school with A. G. were: Louis West, Horace Leger, Ralph Doyal, Garland Foreman, Milton Monier, Howard Tate, Alwood Dossman, Curley Fontenot, Edison Smith, Lily Vidrine to name a few. At graduation Mrs. Harper gave each boy in the class a pocket watch, and each girl a compact.
Almost all of the children came from farming families, and most had to help out in the fields when there was work to be done. Both boys and girls worked in the fields and did chores, but tradition had established a division of labor that dictated which jobs the girls were allowed to do. Most families were large by today's standards. Five or six children were common, and it was not unusual for a family to have ten or even more children. The boys' chores usually consisted of the work that had to be done around the barn, while girls' work was around or in the house. Bringing in wood for the cook stove and for heating was shared by both sexes although only the larger boys had to saw and split the wood. In the field girls usually were not required to plow but were expected to hoe and pick cotton, pick tomatoes, and gather sweet potatoes. Boys shared all of these responsibilities, and larger boys also were required to pull corn, cut and gather soybean hay, cut sugar cane, and other miscellaneous chores.
Some parents in the community were illiterate, but A. G.'s father had attended school through the fifth grade, and his mother completed the third, so both realized to some extend the importance of education. Some parents in the community kept their children out of school to help with special work such as picking cotton, but the Spears children were not required to sacrifice school for work. While A. G.'s parents appreciated a need for some education they did not have any high expectations for their children. Their idea of an adequate education was to acquire the ability to read and do basic arithmetic, which would equip one to operate a farm and its household, or to learn a trade such as carpentry. It is likely that A. G. was grown before they began to realize the value of a high school education, and even then did not see a need for college in order to earn a living. Most families believed that if the husband provided food, clothing, and shelter for his family that he had discharged his responsibilities, and few families expected more than those basic needs. Prior to 1940, Alwood Dossman was the only person who had grown up in either Centerville or Lone Pine communities who had graduated with a degree from, or even attended, any college.
When A. G. completed the seventh grade there was no high school in Evangeline parish that was near enough for children to attend. The children from St. Landry and Dossman attended high school in Ville Platte when they finished grammar school, but distance and poor roads prevented Lone Pine and Centerville children from attending school there. The closest Evangeline parish high school to the Centerville community was at Pine Prairie, which was about thirty miles away. The roads in the community were nothing more than well-packed dirt tracks that were just wide enough for two wagons or cars to pass, so a trip to Pine Prairie would have been difficult in good weather and impossible in rainy weather.
The communities of Centerville and Lone Pine are located in the far northeast corner of Evangeline parish, and that area was always the last to receive benefits from the parish such as schools, roads, electricity, and phones. The area was more closely associated economically with Avoyelles and Rapids parishes than with Evangeline. Most of the people shopped in Bunkie, and they ginned their cotton in Cheneyville. Since there was no high school for the communities, the Evangeline parish school board must have made an agreement with the Rapids parish school board to allow students from those communities to attend Cheneyville high school. The transportation to the school was provided by privately operated school bus. Mr. Deville owned and operated an ancient model T ford truck with a homemade body that served as a school bus. It seated about twenty students. During the rainy part of the year his schedule was very unreliable, and quite often the bus would get stuck in the mud and never make it to Cheneyville. Each family paid him some amount for each child. The number $2.00 per month comes to mind. A. G.'s two older sisters attended school in Cheneyville. The bus was late so often and the children missed so much school that most of the students did not do well in school and soon lost interest in going.
The science teacher at Cheneyville high, Miss Hays, had a reputation for being a strict disciplinarian and was very intimidating to new students, especially country kids. A. G. had attended Cheneyville School only one or two days when he had a confrontation with Miss Hays. He was probably already afraid of her before he ever saw her, and her appearance left no doubt in a student's mind that her reputation was honestly earned. So when A. G. came in with muddy shoes and trousers from having to help push the school bus out of the mud, Miss Hays gave him a stern lecture on neatness, proving that his worst fears about her were true. His pride or fear prevailed over any interest he might have had in a higher education, and he walked the eight miles back home and abandoned academia forever. Any child who did not attend school was expected to become a full-time worker on the farm. A. G. became an apprentice to his dad, and set about learning how to operate a farm.
His school years ended in 1929 when he was 13 years old. His maternal grandfather, A. G. Hussey, had died in 1928, and his paternal grandfather, R.A. Spears, died in 1929. He was old enough to have remembered both grandfathers well, and it is likely that Grandpa Hussey had considerable influence on him since they lived in the same house. Before his death Grandpa Spears visited in their home occasionally, and the grand children all visited with Grandpa and Grandma Spears from time to time. Grandpa and Grandma Spears lived about halfway between school and the Spears home. Most of the school kids stopped by for some of Grandma's cookies on the way home from school. Shortly after Grandpa Spears died, Grandma Spears came to live with the Spears family.
The floor plan of the Spears home looked something like this:
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*I have never seen the term "cuddy room" used elsewhere, and no other family in the community used the term. The room was a pantry where flour, lard, canned goods, and other miscellaneous items were stored. The dictionary defines it as a small pantry or storage area.
**There were five levels of sophistication among the homes in the community. The category one home was built of rough lumber, had wooden shutters instead of glass windows. There was no inside ceiling to the walls, and there were cracks in the floor. There was no separate dining room. They often had a tin roof. There was no brick fireplace, and the only source of heat might be the kitchen range or a chimney and fireplace made of clay. Category two homes were different from category one in that they had wood shingle roof and a brick fireplace for heating in winter time. They had glass window panes instead of wooden shutters. Category three homes had inside ceiling on the walls, and often the walls were papered. They had screens on all doors and windows. Their floors were made of tongue and groove lumber, so there were no cracks in the floor. There was a separate dining room. Category four homes were similar to those in category three except there were doorknobs on the doors. Category five homes had a living room or parlor that was not also used as a bedroom. The inside walls were papered with a patterned wallpaper, and the exterior was painted. None of the homes had running water or electricity until the middle thirties, and then only some of the category five homes had a "Delco" unit. This consisted of a bank of six volt storage batteries with a gasoline engine driving a generator to charge the batteries. The engine started automatically when the voltage dropped below a certain value.
The lighting consisted of a single bulb--probably about 60 watts--hanging from the ceiling, and would be considered poor lighting by our present standards. However, the single bulb was far superior to a kerosene lamp. Centerville Baptist church had such a lighting system that was installed in the late thirties. Prior to that time some of the better homes had tried a gas lighting system that was fueled with carbide. One of the homes burned because of some malfunction in the system, and the scheme was not used again in the area.
The house had been built in three stages. The original house consisted of only the two front rooms, and they were made of poplar logs that had been split in half. The split side of the log faced the interior of the house. These logs were about twenty feet long, and they were very nearly the same diameter from one end to the other. The trees from which they came must have been very tall. So although A. G. was not born in a log cabin, he was raised in one. The kitchen and dining room were added next, and were separated from the house by some distance. This was a common practice, and the purpose was to isolate the heat produced by the kitchen from the living areas of the house. During the winter the kitchen was the warmest place in the house, and quite often was the gathering place for the family on a cold day. The three bed rooms were added next when the family outgrew the space.
The house was in category three**, meaning that it had: glass windows, floors without cracks, brick fireplaces, overhead ceiling in all rooms, inside ceiling on the walls of all rooms except the kitchen and dining room, and screens on all doors and windows. Since there were so many cracks throughout the house, the screens were more effective in keeping out chickens than as a defense against flies and mosquitoes.
If there were any laws regarding school attendance they were not enforced, because a very small percentage of the graduates of Centerville grammar school attended high school. Since A. G. was not attending school he was expected to work full-time on the farm. He learned to handle most of the jobs that had to be done in raising and gathering crops. Although there was a great deal of work to be done, there was also time for leisure, and a thirteen year old boy had lots of time for fishing and hunting.
Bayou Cocodrie was close-by, and at that time there were plenty of fish in it, and these fish made up a good part of the diet of many people in the community. Although the area was thickly wooded the deer population was small, and other game had been depleted because earlier generations had disregarded game laws. It was very rare occurrence for someone to kill a deer. There was an adequate supply of squirrels, rabbits, and game birds, and the young boys became skilled early in life at hunting them. Most people still did not pay much attention to game laws, so the game population continued to be depleted for some years until the laws were more strictly enforced. These activities along with swimming in the bayou accounted for most of the fun for youngsters. All of the kids learned to swim at an early age, and A. G. was one of the better swimmers. The boys in the community would gather at a spot along the bayou near Uncle Marion Spears' place. A large patch of high weeds grew between the bayou and the road giving them all the privacy they needed for skinny-dipping. Their swimming skills developed without the help of a coach to teach them the proper fundamentals, so their style was natural and did not resemble the form of a swimmer who had learned the proper technique. Instead of swimming low in the water as trained swimmers do, the upper body rose higher out of the water as speed increased--like a motorboat. The technique served them well, but they would probably not have fared well against a properly trained swimmer. During that time, most girls did not get an opportunity to learn to swim. A few years later this was changed and the boys had to learn to wear swimsuit or short pants when they swam.
Prior to 1929, there had been plenty of day work and the price of cotton, the major cash crop, was high enough for farmers to make a decent living from farming ten or twelve acres of cotton per family. Although few farmers were even aware that a stock market existed, the crash in 1929 affected the entire economy, making jobs scarce and lowering the price of cotton. Even though the price of necessities also dropped, most families experienced financial difficulties. The Spears family was probably affected by this less than most families in the community. Grandpa Hussey had been a civil war veteran, and received a pension for that service. His oldest son, Edward, had died in the flu epidemic during World War I, and he also received an income from his insurance. He had arranged his pension so that his widow continued to receive it after his death. I do not know how much the pensions amounted to, but as the price of commodities fell, the pension increased in buying power. Aunt Doff, his widow, continued to live with the family, and she contributed some to the household expenses. The family raised most of the food they ate, so their living expenses were not very great. Grandpa Hussey owned a car when he was alive, and Aunt Doff continued to keep one after his death. Not more than one in ten families in the community at that time owned a car. Buddy was the only driver for the car until A. G. became old enough to learn.
Up to 1928 the Spears household consisted of Buddy, Malissa, Gussie Lee, Ola B, A. G., Shirley, Deacon, Marshall, and Aunt Doff. These nine people somehow were fitted into the house plan shown above. Every room except the kitchen and dining room had a bed in it, and this was common practice throughout the community. Only category five houses had a living room.
Gussie Lee married in 1928 and moved out of the house, but at about the same time Grandma Spears joined the family. Leland Dossman and Gussie Lee lived in Pineville where Leland sold and delivered cane syrup that was manufactured by his Uncle Laurent Dossman. For some reason, perhaps because of the depression, Uncle Laurent went out of the syrup business around 1932. At any rate Leland was without a job for a while, and they came to live with the Spears family. The household then consisted of Buddy, Malissa, Aunt Doff, Grandma Spears, Ola B, Joy, A. G., Shirley, Deacon, Marshall, Gussie Lee, Leland, and Jerry. There were a total of thirteen people living together in the home. Malissa probably had some help with the housework, but she took care of most of the cooking. I have heard her say many times that that period was the happiest time of her life.
Since A. G. had left school, he was expected to become productive around the farm. His dad was still actively engaged in farming, and A. G. became his apprentice and learned to handle a team of mules, plow, cut firewood, and all the chores that are necessary to run a farm and feed thirteen people. That period was the deepest part of the depression, and cotton, the main cash crop, sold for about six cents per pound. About fifteen hundred pounds of raw cotton is required to produce a 500 pound bale of lent cotton (cotton with the seeds removed). The farmer received approximately six cents per pound for cotton when he had it ginned, and perhaps five dollars for the seed. A good cotton picker could pick around 300 pounds per day--a very long day--but many of the pickers were lucky to get 100 pounds in a day. At an average of 200 pounds per picker it would take seven days to pick a bale of cotton. In a good year farms in the
Centerville area yielded a bale per acre.
The cycle of work required to produce a bale of cotton consisted of preparing the land for the seed, planting, thinning the cotton plants to about one every six inches, cleaning out the grass with a hoe, plowing the field at least five times to control the grass, and then picking it and hauling it to the gin which was eight miles away. My estimate is that it would probably require 300 man hours to produce a bale of cotton. This comes out to about ten cents per hour in a good year. But since cotton was the only cash producing crop this rate of pay was further diluted when the labor required to produce the other crops and run the farm was taken into account. In years when the weather did not cooperate, even this low pay could be reduced to near zero. The Spears farm usually planted about ten acres of cotton, so in an average year they could depend upon getting a yield of eight bales, or $240.00. When the price of cotton dropped so low, the federal government instituted a plan to limit the amount of cotton that farmers could plant in order to reduce the amount of cotton on the market, and hopefully bring up the price. Each farm was given an allotment, and was not allowed to plant more than that. I'm not certain how this was enforced, but I suspect if an allotment was for ten acres and the farmer attempted to sell fifteen bales, he would probably have had to explain how he produced so much. When the plan was first started, farmers were forced to plow up their excess acreage and were paid for it by the government. This was probably the first time that farmers had had any interference from the government, and it is not surprising that they were disturbed by the new rules, and couldn't believe their good fortune when the government actually paid them for plowing up and not raising cotton.
One source of amusement and relaxation for the family was the radio. Radios began to appear in the community in the early and middle thirties. Our family, although not the first, was among the first in the community to own one. Again, this was bought by Aunt Doff. There was no electricity so the radio was operated from a six volt storage battery and a 90 volt "B" battery. One or the other of the batteries would always seem to run down just when a very important program was about to come on. The auto battery could be recharged, but the "B" battery was not rechargeable, and had to be replaced when it went out. Every evening after supper the entire family, including cousin Dorothy's family, would gather around the radio and listen to a few of their favorite programs. The favorites of country people included Lum and Abner, Amos and Andy, and Pit and Pat. Amos and Andy was one of the oldest serial type radio shows. Someone said that when Marconi invented the radio, the first thing he heard when he turned it on was Amos and Andy. These were comedy shows with two main characters and several less important supporting characters. The reason for bringing this up now is that I remember a comedy skit by Pit and Pat that had to do with the government's farm program that paid farmers for not producing certain products. The skit went something like this:
Pit: I got a letter from my Uncle Nicodemius today, and he's doing fine.
Pat: What do Uncle Nicodemius do for a living?
Pit: He don't raise hogs.
Pat: I don't wants to know what he don't do. I wants to know hat he do do.
Pit: Well, that's what he do do for a living--he don't raise hogs. The government pays him to not raise hogs, so he don't raise hogs.
Pat: What kind of hogs do he don't raise?
Pit: Uncle Nicodemius don't raise only the best breeds of hogs.
Pat: How many hogs don't the government pay him to not raise?
Pit: He don't raise about a hundred hogs.
Pat: What do Uncle Nicodemius not feed the hogs that he don't raise?
Pit: He don't feed them corn.
Pat: Where do he get the corn that he don't feed his hogs that he don't raise?
Pit: Uncle Nicodemius is a big farmer, so he don't raise corn that he don't feed to his hogs that he don't raise. Next year Uncle Nicodemius is gonna do even better. He not gonna raise two hundred hogs. And on and on. All of this done in blackface dialect, which was acceptable at that time.
Homes that had a radio usually had an antenna about two hundred feet long and mounted on the highest poles they could erect. There were not many radio stations around the country at that time, but we could hear stations from all over such as WLS, Chicago; KDKA, Pittsburgh; WHO Des Moines; KCMO, Kansas City; WOAI, San Antonio; WWVA, Wheeling, W.Va.; and of course WSM, Nashville. Every Saturday night the whole family stayed up until ten or eleven o'clock listening to the Grand Ole Opera from Nashville.
There were lots of fifteen minute adventure shows that came on in the late afternoons. Some of these were "Jack Armstrong--the All-American Boy", "Orphan Annie," "Sergeant Preston of the Mounties and His Dog King", and etc. I don't ever remember A. G. listening to these shows. Since we didn't get a radio until around 1935, when he was 19, he had probably outgrown them. He always read a lot, however, I'm afraid his reading list didn't include the well-known authors or many book-of-the-month club selections. He leaned more toward such classics as "Wild West Weekly" magazine. The heroes in these stories were hard-riding, gun-toting cowboys who spent their time protecting honest, but helpless, ranchers against dishonest tinhorn and cattle rustlers.
A. G. was probably older than sixteen before he saw a movie. After our lifestyle had advanced to a point where we had occasional transportation to Bunkie on Saturday nights he began to see a few movies. His taste in movies and the bill of fare at the Bailey Theater in Bunkie were consistent with his literary preferences. His heroes at the movies included: Tom Mix and his horse Tony, Bob Steele, Tim McCoy, and John Wayne in his early days. All of these movies were "B" grade products. The higher grade Gary Cooper or Randolph Scott western was usually shown during the week when country people were not in town. After the movie some of the kids might have an extra dime to buy a coke and hamburger. Often on a Saturday night after the movie a friend, Alwood "Snookem" Dossman or Marion "Biscuit" Spears would spend the night with A. G. From my cot in the same room I could lie and listen to them reviewing every detail of how the cowboy hero rescued the girl and put the culprit behind bars. When they
had exhausted their movie review, they often discussed some of the heroes
in the western magazines they had read.
Although the farm was pretty self sufficient, $240.00 per year was still a very meager income for thirteen people. Among the items that had to be purchased were: flour, sugar, coffee, rice, salt, lard, kerosene for lamps, and of course everyone had to have some clothes. The children went barefooted until they were in their late teens, even in the winter time. The Spears family was actually better off than many others in the community. Aunt Doff had her pension, and although I never knew how much it was, it amounted to a substantial sum in that economic environment, and she contributed at least $25.00 per month to family expenses. So this more than doubled the total income.
Many families did not have the luxury of being able to buy flour and sugar. Every family raised corn on their farm, and by the end of October everyone had a barn full of corn that was expected to last most of the year. The corn was used for feeding farm animals, and all during the week as the corn was shucked to feed the mules, the best ears--those without any sign of weevils or fungus--were thrown into a special pile to be used for making cornmeal. A ritual was observed around the Spears house once a week when this corn was brought into the house and members of the family would gather around to shell the corn and prepare it for grinding. Every family carried a sack of corn to the grist mill every Saturday to have it ground into cornmeal that would be used to make cornbread. The man who owned the little general store in the community also owned a grist mill, and he was busy every Saturday grinding cornmeal for his customers. He took a small percentage of the meal as payment for his services. Many families could not afford flour, so they substituted cornbread, and had flour bread only on rare occasions.
Cane syrup was a major staple for most tables in the community. Our family probably used fifty gallons of syrup a year. In addition to being used as an important food, many families used it as a substitute for sugar in sweetening coffee. One has to like coffee a great deal to drink it when it has been sweetened with syrup. The syrup was made from sugar cane that almost every family grew on their farm. There was a syrup mill in the community whose owner charged each customer a small percentage of his syrup for crushing the cane and cooking the juice to make syrup. Making good cane syrup is an art that not everyone can acquire. If the juice is not cooked enough, the syrup will turn sour, and if it is cooked too much or at too high a temperature it will crystallize and make rock candy.
It was in this economic climate around 1933, when A. G. was 18 years old, that the Spears family launched their carrot program. During the winter months when the field would have been idle, several acres of carrots were planted. I don't know if this was done on their own imitative or if there was a government sponsored program to encourage farmers to depend less on cotton for their incomes. The program was quite successful, and I suspect that its success was mostly due to Leland's work. The acreage that was planted produced a bumper crop of prime grade carrots. Leland had had experience selling syrup to grocery stores all over central Louisiana, and he made good use of it in selling the carrot crop. Probably no one else in the family would have had the self-confidence that was required to sell the product to stores in the area. The carrots had to be pulled up, washed, tied in bundles of approximately eight carrots, and hauled to market. The washing and tying operation took place on the bayou bank where there was plenty water. Since this was a wintertime operation, it was not a very pleasant task when the weather was cold. The bundles were stacked in a trailer that was towed by the family car. The major market was in Alexandria--probably because Leland was more familiar with that area, having worked it with the syrup business. As far as I know the entire crop was sold at a good profit. Our carrot venture was similar to the Blue Bell ice cream commercial that says that "we eat all we can, and sell the rest".
While the carrots were available Mamma prepared them for meals in as many ways as she could think of. Not many in the family liked them very much, and everyone ate them under protest. She made a carrot pie, similar to a pumpkin pie that was tolerated by everyone but after we quit raising them no one ever insisted on buying carrots for the regular fare. Producing a crop of carrots was not near so labor intensive as was cotton, so that made it even more attractive even though labor was not valued very highly. I believe that was the only year that the carrots were raised, and I don't know why it wasn't pursued further since it was so successful. Possibly it was because Leland and his family moved out of the house the next year. Being able to take advantage of an opportunity such as that was possible for the Spears family while it was not possible for some less fortunate families to do so, because they had no transportation to get the product to market. As far as I know the Spears family were the only ones in
the community who took advantage of the carrot bonanza, but several families began to raise tomatoes as a marketable crop. An acre or acre and a half was a typical amount of tomatoes for each family. Tomatoes were also quite labor intensive. The seeds were planted around the first of February in what was called a hot-house. When the plants emerged, they were transplanted into a cold-frame. The cold-frame was made by building a wooden frame about twelve inches high around a mulched area about twenty feet square. This was covered with a cloth impregnated with linseed oil to protect the plants from sleet and cold weather. On a cold night, a kerosene heater might be placed inside the enclosure. When the weather was right and the plants had reached the proper size they were transplanted to the field. When they had grown about ten or twelve inches high, a four foot stick was driven in the ground beside each plant and the plant was tied to the stick with a short piece of string. Following this operation the plants had to be suckered two or three times before they began to produce. While all this was taking place, they had to be hoed and plowed several times to keep the grass and weeds from taking over. The fruit was picked just before they turned pink, and sold to a wholesaler. Several pickings could be made before they advanced to a stage where the fruit ripened on the vine, and the ripe tomatoes were then picked and sold to a factory that made catsup. The tomato crop provided additional cash for the family, although I don't know what price was received.
By the time A. G. was seventeen years old he was able to handle all the responsibilities of the farm. It was about that time that his father's health began to fail badly. He began to have difficulty in breathing. This was the onset of emphysema, which grew progressively worse as time passed.
Aunt Doff bought a new car every two or three years, and A. G. was taught to drive, and did quite a bit of driving for the family.
Since farm work is cyclical, there are periods of several weeks at different times during the year that farmers have quite a bit of leisure time. Preparing the land for planting starts around the latter part of February, and work continues at a fast pace with a lot of sweat and long hours until July when the crops are left to ripen in the field. Around the latter part of August or first of September the cotton is ready for harvesting and another period of intensive work starts and lasts until latter part of October or November. During the slack periods the farmer is free to do pretty much as he pleases. These periods are often used for cutting firewood and other similar chores. There is also some leisure during this time that is spent in swimming, fishing, hunting, and group activities. Boys were able to participate in these things much more than girls.
Some holidays were observed, but some that are important to us today were very much ignored. The New Years holiday was not a big event, but usually someone would shoot a shotgun several times around midnight. Mardi gras was a popular and festive time. The young men in the community would coerce their mother or sister to make them a gaudy costume. These were usually made of bright red, yellow or green, and included a mask that covered the entire face. A group of about twenty on horseback would get together at one end of the community, elect a captain, and ride down the road on one side of the bayou and back on the other. There were usually two groups. One was called the "up-the-bayou" Mardi gras that was made up of mostly protestant "Americans". The "down-the-bayou" group consisted mostly of "French" Catholics. Both groups sang chants as they proceeded on their route. The French group sang in French, and were more colorful. There was usually some drinking, and it was the responsibility of the captains to keep the two groups from meeting on their routes. If they did meet, and the liquor had flowed freely enough, there would very likely be fights. Each group would visit every home in the community. They would make their horses prance around in the yard--especially if there were young girls in the family--and ask the homeowner for something that would be used to make a gumbo that night. They were usually given a chicken, guinea, file', or rice. After the riders had made the complete circuit they would meet at a prearranged location and make a big pot of gumbo. The gumbo was usually made in one or more wash pots. The community would gather, eat gumbo and party for most of the night. The up-the-bayou Protestants attempted to curtail the drinking, and often would not allow music at the party. If that were the case the party-goers had to content themselves with playing party games that they played at the church socials. The down-the-bayou catholic group were not quite so conservative as their neighbors. They allowed controlled drinking and usually had a musical group that was made up of fiddle, guitar, and accordion. At times they would declare a school holiday, and allow the children to make up costumes and have their own parade. The children were not allowed to ride horses, so they walked from house to house. A. G. rode Mardi gras on several
Occasions.
Easter was always celebrated. Families would save eggs for several weeks, and these eggs would be boiled and dyed, and each child was usually given about a dozen eggs. The purpose of the egg baskets was to promote an egg "fighting" contest. One contestant would hold an egg in his hand with the pointed end up, and only the very end exposed. His opponent would peck at the exposed end of the egg with one of his own. If you were playing for keeps, the victor took the broken egg. Our family were not allowed to play for keeps. The person who boiled the eggs attempted to place the eggs in the water with the pointed end down. This caused the insides of the egg to collect in that end, and would make that end harder to crack. Guinea eggs have a much harder shell than chicken eggs do, and quite often someone would try to substitute one of those in a fight. That was, of course, considered unfair.
Sometimes Memorial Day was celebrated. It was called Decoration Day then, and if it was noticed at all, the people in the community would decorate the graves in the cemetery. Sometimes there would be a picnic on Independence Day, and sometimes the family would go fishing. No one ever used fireworks to celebrate. Labor Day was mostly ignored, as was Halloween and Thanksgiving. Christmas was celebrated much as we do now with gifts for the children. There was often a program at church, and would include a Christmas tree with everyone drawing names and giving gifts. Fireworks were very popular for the Christmas celebration. There were no public displays, so each individual had to provide his own.
Because his poor health prevented A. G.'s father from doing heavy manual labor, he elevated himself to the position of C.E.O. of the enterprise, and gave A. G. the position of Chief Operating Officer. During this time A. G. received no wages. Being fed and clothed was his incentive for working.
At some point during his growing up, probably around his 18th birthday his father allocated an acre of cotton to him. This acre was worked along with the rest of the crop, and A. G. received the income for his own use. I recall that one of his first big purchases was a shotgun. It was a pump gun that served him well for many years, and might still be in his family. The gun was quite a prize because most boys, if they had a gun at all, owned a single-barrel. He was not selfish about it, and I remember that he allowed me to use it from time to time after the newness wore off.
A. G. did quite a bit of hunting and fishing, and was considered pretty much of an expert at both sports. Squirrels, rabbits, and birds were about the only game that was available in the local woods. In earlier years game laws had been ignored by most people in remote areas such as Centerville, and uncontrolled hunting had depleted the squirrel population. It was unusual to bag more than six squirrels in one hunt, and A. G. more often than not got about that many, while I was lucky to come home with more than two. Rabbits were more plentiful, and were hunted quite a bit during the winter months.
Hudy Foreman gave A. G. a pup from a Collie that he owned. The sire was a large mongrel that lived next-door. Tray looked more like his father, and grew up to be quite a good rabbit dog, and he lived with the family until he died of old age. When A. G. was ready to go hunting he could get Tray's immediate attention by operating the action of the pump gun.
Quite often boys in the neighborhood, such as the Leger family would get together for a rabbit hunt, with each boy bringing his dog, which he thought was the best rabbit hunter in the world. The dogs would range through the underbrush until they scared a rabbit out of his hiding place, and then the chase was on. More often than not a rabbit will run in a large circle, so one of the hunters would remain near the place where the chase started in the hopes of seeing the rabbit as he returned to his nest if he managed to elude the dogs. At times the rabbit would try to escape by getting into a hollow tree. Although a rabbit cannot climb a tree, he can manage to get far enough up the inside of a hollow tree to get out of reach of the dogs. When the rabbit is treed the dogs all gather around the tree frantically barking until the hunter arrives. The hunter cuts a stout flexible branch and pushes it up the hollow toward the rabbit. When he makes contact with the rabbit he twists the branch until it becomes entangled in the rabbit's fur, and then he pulls him out and dispatches him with a sharp blow the back of the neck.
Possums and coons were hunted at night with the same dogs that were used for hunting rabbits in the daytime. The dogs would locate the game by smell, and chase him up a tree. The dogs would stay at the base of the tree and bark until the hunter came. The hunters used a lamp that was powered by carbide pellets that produced a flammable gas, which in turn produced an adequate light. He would then shoot the animal out of the tree. The pelts were salable but the boys seldom got enough to make it worthwhile.
In addition to fishing in the bayou, some members of the family usually went fishing two or three times during the year in nearby lakes. There were two favorite fishing places in the area. These were Cocodrie Lake and Tiger Lake. Tiger Lake was a small, low, muddy, swampy area that collected drainage from its immediate area. The fishermen fished from the bank or a fallen log, or waded out into the muddy water to a convenient stump. The water was usually very muddy but was well populated with catfish and perch of various types. Most people would now refuse to eat the fish from such an environment, but they were acceptable at that time, and they tasted quite good and never poisoned anyone as far as was known.
Cocodrie Lake is a much larger lake that is located just south of LeCompte in a large low area that is fed by springs. Its water was much clearer and it held a wider variety of fish. It was not possible to fish from the banks with any success, so fishermen had to rent a boat to get to the fish. I might add that there were no reliable outboard motors at that time, so usually there were two or three people in a boat, and each had a paddle. Cocodrie is the source of bayou Cocodrie that runs through the community of Centerville.
Bayou Cocodrie was to that community what the Nile was to ancient Egypt. Although many families had cisterns or wells, the bayou was the only source of water for some. It furnished water for drinking, laundry, cooking, and bathing, and provided a livelihood for some families who were fulltime fishermen. It served as a bathtub and swimming pool during the summer months for everyone, and during periods of drought it provided a backup water supply for those people who had cisterns and wells. Later it became a irrigation water supply for local rice farmers.
Although the family made two or three fishing trips to these lakes every year, A.G. probably fished almost every day during the leisure periods and set out lines every night on which he often had a catfish the next morning. The result of his hunting and fishing expeditions provided extra protein for the family diet.
The family always had plenty food, although there was not always as much variety as they would like. The only refrigeration was an icebox that was visited by the iceman about three times a week, and its capacity was not great enough to keep any large supplies of food. No attempt was made to keep any large amount of perishable food.
Hogs were raised on the farm, and each winter there were usually several ready for butchering. Usually two or three hogs were killed and butchered at one time. This was a family affair with everyone doing his part. A fire was prepared under the wash pot that had been filled with water. A barrel was set up near the water pot, and when the water was hot, either A. G. or his dad killed a hog by shooting it or hitting it in the head with a large hammer, cut its throat, and hung it up to allow the blood to drain from the carcass. A barrel was tilted at about a forth-five degree angle and filled with hot water. As soon as the carcass was ready, it was plunged head-first into the barrel of hot water. After about a minute in the water the operation was repeated for the other end. Timing was an important factor. If the hair was not stripped off immediately it would "set" and would then be impossible to get off, and would have to be shaved off with a knife, and that was not acceptable. The carcass was hung up and relieved of its inner organs. A great treat for all of the kids was to get the "melt"--which was the name we had for what I believe was the spleen. This was roasted on a stick over the fire. It tasted a little like liver but not quite so strong. Of course it always tasted better cooked in that manner than it would have if it had been cooked in the kitchen.
While the kids were enjoying this feast, the grownups were cutting up the carcass. Some parts of it were cooked immediately, some were given to neighbors, and other parts that lent themselves to preservation were placed in a barrel with a layer of coarse salt between layers of meat. At times the intestines were saved and cleaned. Some of the meat was cooked, ground, and stuffed into these to produce sausage. When sausage was made they were usually preserved by smoking. They were hung in the smokehouse, a fire was built under them and smothered down so it produced only smoke. They were left to cure in this manner for several days. Occasionally the fat from around the intestines and other parts of the hog was used to make soap. This was done by mixing the fat with ashes, lye, and perhaps other ingredients and cooked in the big iron pot. Through some mysterious process it somehow produced a foul smelling soap that was used for laundry. It was not a really good soap, and would never be able to compete with modern detergents.
Beef was never preserved in salt, so only a small amount of it could be kept on hand, and that only for a few days. In order to have fresh beef during the year, the community organized neighborhood butchers. A group of a dozen or more families would form a club with each family raising a steer that was to be butchered during the year. Then every week or two they would have a butchering at the home of the family who was furnishing the steer for that week, everyone would help out with the butchering, and each member would receive a portion of the meat. In that way everyone had a fresh supply of beef throughout most of the year.
Most families owned one or more milk cows. The Spears family owned three such cows that were milked twice a day when they were producing. When cows were not producing milk they were expected to fend for themselves for food, and they were allowed to graze along the roadsides or in the woods on any land that was not fenced. Just before the cows were ready to produce a calf, they were kept in the barnyard and fed a special diet of cottonseed hulls and cottonseed meal. The hulls were cheap and provided bulk, and the meal was a source of protein that helped to ensure a healthy calf and later on to provide a good milk supply. A.G learned to milk cows at an early age and this became part of his daily chores.
One cow typically produced about three gallons of milk per day. This milk was strained through a fine screen to eliminate any trash that might have fallen into it, placed in a bowl and kept in the coolest place available. Cream would rise to the top overnight and would be skimmed off to be used for coffee, cooking, table, or for making butter. Every family owned a churn, and this became another of the endless chores that had to be done. The cream was placed in the churn and agitated for what seemed like an interminable length of time before it finally became butter.
The social and spiritual life in the community was centered around the Baptist church just down the road from the Spears home. There was never a full time pastor who lived in the community. The preachers usually were religion students from Louisiana College in Pineville. On Saturday afternoon he would ride a bus or train from Alexandria to either Cheneyville or Bunkie where some member of the church would pick him up and bring him out to his home. A church service was held Saturday night, and Sunday morning we would have Sunday school and preaching, followed by Training Union (BYPU) and another church service Sunday night. The pastor would spend Saturday night and would eat his meals with some member family.
The church began in the late twenties, and services were held in members' homes until the church building--a small frame structure-was built. The main building was portioned with curtains to provide separate Sunday school rooms. For a number of years preaching was held only once a month, and later increased to twice a month. Sunday School and Training Union was always conducted on those Sundays when there was no preaching. The Spears family, like most in the community, planted an acre of cotton for the church. The proceeds from the acre was given to the church, and unlike the character in the novel "God's Little Acre" the member did not always give God the acre that produced the least cotton. Aunt Doff was one of the financial mainstays of the church because she always tithed, and her contribution was always substantial.
The Sunday school and Training Union classes held a number of socials for the young people in the community. They would gather in the church yard in the evening and play party games and have food and beverages. These gatherings were not restricted to church members, and all the young people in the community attended. This was quite a concession by the parents of catholic families, because at that time the priest would have forbidden his parishioners to attend services or social functions at a protestant church. These socials were held for all ages, and games that were appropriate to each age group were played. The young adults--intermediates and seniors in BYPU and Sunday School--were allowed to play party games such as Dance Josie or Sandy Land where singing a chant was required, but they were not allowed to dance to music. These games allowed the boys and girls to hold hands, and the older teenagers would pair off after the party was over so the boys could walk the girl's home.
Parties were also frequently held in homes where small groups would gather and make home-made candy and popcorn, talk and play games. These get-togethers were about the only opportunity that young people had for courting, and probably many engagements were made under these circumstances.
Although the family had a car, it was very rare for A. G. to pick up a girl and take her on a date the way boys and girls do now. He probably felt lucky to have the price of a movie ticket for himself, so his courting consisted mostly of escorting girls home from church.
Marion "Biscuit" Spears visited with our family quite often, and often for extended periods of times. He was treated as one of the family, and he worked in the fields along with the other kids and took care of his share of the chores.
When Marion was going to high school, Uncle Jim--his father, and Daddy's brother--lived with his family along the banks of bayou Boueff between Cheneyville and Bunkie. Although they lived in Rapids parish, Marion attended school in Bunkie, while the rest of the kids attended Cheneyville School and rode a school bus. Marion had no transportation, so he hitch hiked to school and back home every day. After he graduated from high school, which must have been around 1932, he came to live with our family and stayed with us for several years.
There was always a friendly competition between him and A. G. They tried to beat each other picking cotton, pulling corn, or any other tasks that they did together, as well as trying to outdo each other in swimming and other sports. Biscuit was the stronger of the two, but they were about equal in endurance. Biscuit could chin himself using only one arm, which is not an easy task.
Cutting firewood was, while not enjoyed by everyone, was welcomed as a different type of work. We would drive a wagon, pulled by a team of mules into the woods behind our house, A. G. would pick out a suitable tree and direct the way it was to be cut in order to make it fall clear of other trees and into an area where it could easily be sawed up into blocks about 14 inches long for stove wood for the kitchen or about 24 inches long for wood for the fireplace. A.G. and Biscuit always tried to "burn out" the other when they were sawing firewood. Both of them could pull a cross-cut saw as fast as they could operate it. As soon as they finished one cut they immediately started on another without a break. They seemed to be able to continue this contest indefinitely. I took care of miscellaneous things that had to be done, but might occasionally be forced into some heavier work. Even after I got older I was never able to keep up with either of them in sawing. Nor could I pick as much cotton as either of them could. Because of these and other similar character traits the family always accused me of being lazy. I don't ever recall having anything but honest intentions, so I like to think that my poor performance might simply have been caused by a lack of the necessary skills.
Around 1932 after Daddy became too ill to do very much work, and before he believed that A.G. was mature enough to handle all the work, he hired Munson Burke, a young man from Cheneyville, to help out with the farm work. I seem to remember a salary of $12.00 per month. He lived with the family just as if he was one of us. He was about 20 to 25 years old at that time. He worked for us for no more than two years.
Munson was replaced when we added another member to our extended family. Daddy's older sister, Aunt Sally, had married Edgar Fruge (Fru'-jay). Aunt Sally died in 1930, and Uncle Edgar moved to New Orleans. He must have become unemployed due to the depression and was unable to find a job, so he came to live with our family. He was treated as one of the family. He was fed and given shelter, and in return for this he worked long hours in the field and other chores. Daddy gave him an acre of land similar to the agreement with A. G. where he could raise cotton that provided some income to buy his clothes and other necessities.
Our family always seemed to be able to take in one more member without causing any major problems. Uncle Edgar lived with us for several years, and although he was much older than A. G. and Marion, he worked alongside them and attended many of their parties. A.G. and Biscuit were old enough to call him Fruge just as Daddy did. To me and the younger ones he was always Uncle Edgar. He courted one of Daddy's cousins, Alice Spears Ware. They later married, had their own home, and continued to live in the Centerville community until he died in 1956.
With the passage of time the economy began to improve slightly, and the price of cotton rose, giving farmers more income. As A.G. grew older, Daddy allowed him a larger share in the income. Snookem Dossman and A.G. were always close friends, but they did not see much of each other while Snookem was away at college. After he graduated from Southwest Louisiana Institute in Lafayette--now USL--they began to renew their friendship, and on one occasion A. G., Snookem, and Biscuit made a trip to New Orleans in Snookem's car. J. B., Biscuit's brother, and I hitched a ride to Baton Rouge with them. He and I spent a week with J. B.'s cousins, and rode back with them on their return trip. With a little more money available, A. G. began to have more access to the family car, and was allowed to use it on dates. The dating was mostly done in groups. I was not old enough to participate, but he, Biscuit, Shirley, Thelma Sadler, and others in the community were allowed to drive to Bunkie for a movie on Saturday night. With more access to the car, he was able to extend his field of operations, and sometime in 1938 he surprised everyone when he showed up at church one Sunday night with a pretty blonde girl who didn't live in the community. This was Ivy Walker, who lived in Chicot. I don't know how they met. I and the kids who were attending school in Chicot knew Ivy. She and I were in the same class in school. A. G. never went out with other girls after
that date, and it soon became apparent that this was going to be a permanent arrangement.
Daddy had known Ivy's dad and his brothers when he was younger, and everyone knew her dad's brother, Billy Walker, who was the rural mail carrier for many years in our community. So it wasn't as if she was a complete stranger.
As I recall, Biscuit went with A. G. at times when he called on Ivy, and I believe that her sister Sylvia and Biscuit went along on dates. Parents always felt their daughters were less likely to get into trouble if they were with a larger group. When they became engaged, it was decided that A.G. would continue farming on our place. I suppose that he and Daddy must have arranged for some adequate income for him and his new family from the farm, but I don't know what it was. We built a house for the bride and groom on the farm just behind the family home. My recollection of the house was as follows and might be off in some details. It was a category one house. It was a square frame building divided into three rooms and a small porch, and was built of rough pine lumber that was bought from a local mill. The windows had wooden shutters instead of glass panes. The walls were single thickness, made up of 1 x 10 boards nailed vertically to the framework. The cracks between the boards were covered with 1x4 boards nailed to the outside of the house. I don't remember whether there was an overhead ceiling or not. The floor was also of rough lumber, probably 1x6. The cracks in the floor could not be covered the way they were in the outside walls, since that would have made a very uneven floor, so as the lumber dried and shrunk cracks appeared in the floor. This provided welcome ventilation in the summer but harsh, cold drafts in the winter. The family made the boards for the roof from cypress logs that had been dragged from the bayou where they had been buried in the mud for many years. The logs had sunk to the bottom when timber companies used the bayou for transporting them to their mills. Although the house seems to have been very crude by today's standards, it was similar to many other category one homes in the community, and respect for families living in these homes was equal to that for families in the category five homes.
A. G. and Ivy married in 1939, and shortly after that I left home to make my mark on the world, so my first hand knowledge beyond that point is sketchy, but the family remained in that home while the first children were born. By that time Daddy's health had deteriorated to a point where he was not able to work at all, so A.G. did all of the work on the farm. Oil was discovered in the general area in the late thirties, and this provided farmers with jobs when they were not working their crops. During the early forties A.G. and Ivy left the Centerville community and moved to Pointe la Hache where the rest of their family was born and grew up.
141. Rodney Glenn SPEARS (Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 25 Dec.
General Notes: [Walkerxx.FTW]
Birth announcement
Rodney Glenn - Dec. 25 7:30 p. m. - 9 lbs. 5 oz.Birth announcement
Rodney Glenn - Dec. 25 7:30 p. m. - 9 lbs. 5 oz.
142. Raymond SPEARS (Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
143. Kenneth Lane SPEARS (Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 23 Jul 1939 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, died on 23 Jul 1997 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana at age 58, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Kenneth was Kenneth SPEARS.
General Notes: Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m. Wenesday, July 30, 1997, at the
Delhornine Chapel of the Flowers for Kenneth Lane Spears, 58, who died
Monday, July 28, 1997, at Maisond De Lafayette Nursing Home. Interment
took place in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens A native of Bunkie, Mr. Spears
was the son of the former Ivy Elizabeth Walker and the late A.G. Spears.
He was a football coach in Belle Chasse and Dallas, Texas, and the athletic
director at North Vermilion Catholic in Abbeville. Mr. Spears is survived
by his mother, Ivy Elizabeth Walker Spears of Marshall, texas; one daughter
Catherine Elizabeth Spears Hargrave of Lafayatte; four sons, Michael Lane
Spears, Patrick Ronald Spears, and Christopher Keith Spears, all of
Lafayette, and Sean Bednarz of Spring, Texas; three brothers, Raymond L
Spears of Herndon, VA., Robert W. Spears of Belle Chasse and Rodney G.
Spears of Marshall; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in deeth by
his father, A.G. Spears.
Kenneth married someone.
202 M i. Christopher Keith SPEARS .
203 M ii. Sean BEDNARZ .
204 M iii. Patrick Ronald SPEARS .
205 M iv. Michael Lane SPEARS .
206 F v. Catherine Elizabeth SPEARS .
144. Terrance GRIMBALL (Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Terrance married Mary Elizabeth UNKNOWN [MRIN: 54]. Mary was born on 4 Dec 1946.
145. Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL (Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
General Notes: Biography
Dr. Roger G. Grimball, Sr, 64, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in a local hospital.
Dr. Grimball was born in Bunkie, Louisiana and was a lifelong resident of Sulphur. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School, McNeese State University, and Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He was a family practice physician in partnership with Dr. Allen Richert for 38 years at the Grimball and Richert Clinic in Sulphur. Dr. Grimball loved his work, never wanting to retire. What he most loved about his job was the personal interaction with his patients.
Above all things, Dr. Grimball loved his family. His wife was his best friend and his children and grandchildren were his pride and joy. He had many hobbies which included hunting, fishing, and golfing. He was a collector of antique fishing lures and Native American artifacts. He was an accomplished accordion player and his band, "The Cajun Cousins" played many local venues over the past 40 years.
He was an Eagle Scout and served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a member of the Calcasieu Parish Medical Society, Louisiana Academy of Family Practice, the American Academy of Family Practice, the West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Finance Committee, Trout Unlimited, the National Fishing Lure Collectors Club, and was a lifetime member of the Coastal Conservation Association.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Grimball of Sulphur; one daughter, Kimberly Ann Grimball Trahan and husband, Don of Sulphur; three sons, Dr. Roger Glen Grimball, Jr. and wife, Dr. Jenny Grimball of Sulphur, Joseph Wesley Grimball of Mississippi, and Phillip Remy Grimball and fiancee' Candice Winn of Westlake; three brothers, Terrance Grimball and wife, Mary of Sulphur, Wayne Grimball and wife, Frances of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and John W. Grimball, III and wife, Lorise of Austin, Texas; his sister and brother-in-law, Penny Taylor and husband, Ken of Sugar Land, Texas; seven grandchildren, Don Trahan, Jr, Zachary Trahan, Bridget Trahan, Jasper Grimball, Camille Grimball, Brayden Winn, and Drew Winn; numerous nieces and nephews; and his longtime friend and business partner, Dr. Allen Richert, his wife, Dale, and their family. He is preceded in death by his parents, John Wesley Grimball, Jr. and Iris Walker Grimball.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. The Revs. Joe Gosselin and Skip Negley will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery South in Carlyss under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation is from 2-9 p.m. Tuesday with a rosary service at 6 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. The family would like to express their deep gratitude to the staff of West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital for their loving care and friendship.
Roger married Deborah LITTLE [MRIN: 55]. Deborah was born on 28 Jul 1948 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and died on 1 Oct 2020 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 72.
General Notes: Facebook notes:
Deborah Jane (Little) Grimball
July 28, 1946 \endash October 1, 2020
Our loving mother and grandmother gained her angel wings on October 1, 2020, and is now dancing with her true love again. Although we know she is in a better place than we are, we can't help but to miss her dearly already, as losing her leaves a void that can never be filled.
Debbie was born July 28, 1946 in Sulphur, Louisiana to Jasper and Dorothy Little (Carrier). Her childhood years were spent with her three younger siblings enjoying their camp in Hackberry. She graduated from Sulphur High in 1964 and received a Certificate in Office Administration from McNeese State College shortly afterwards.
Children from this marriage were:
207 M i. Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL Jr.
Roger married Dr. Jenny UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1070].
208 F ii. Kimberly Ann GRIMBALL .
Kimberly married Don TRAHAN [MRIN: 1069].
209 M iii. Joseph GRIMBALL .
Joseph married Nichole UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1071].
210 M iv. Phillip GRIMBALL .
Phillip married Candice UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1072].
146. Wayne GRIMBALL (Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Wayne married Frances UNKNOWN [MRIN: 56].
147. John Wesley GRIMBALL III (Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1953.
John married Lorise E. STEPHENSON [MRIN: 18] on 22 May 1978 in Harris County, Texas. Lorise was born about 1952.
148. Gerald Stanton CARPENTER (Sylvia Allie WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 17 Mar 1939 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, died on 2 Apr 2011 in Sacramento, Otero County, New Mexico at age 72, and was buried in Leblanc, Allen Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: Jerry Stanton Carpenter
April 2, 2011
Ardoin Funeral Home
LeBlanc-Funeral service will be held for Jerry Stanton Carpenter, age 72, on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 2pm in St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. Father Carlos Garcia will officiate. Visitation will be held in Ardoin Funeral Home of Kinder beginning on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 5-9pm with a vigil service and rosary being held at 6:30pm. Visitation will continue on Wednesday at 8am until time of service. Jerry was a resident of LeBlanc having returned to this area after living for several years in New Mexico. He was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was an excellent horseman-having a love for horses since he was a small child. Not only did he enjoy riding but was a talented trainer of race horses and loved riding in trail rides, especially in the mountains. He also had a love for woodworking, crafting fine pieces from the beginning-gathering the wood from the mountains, milling it himself, and crafting beautiful treasures. He was especially proud of the log cabin home he built for he and his wife. He was a devoted husband as well as a loving dad and grandpaw who will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his loving wife of 55 years, Mary Ann Carpenter; his daughters, Donna Chambers and husband, Frank of LeBlanc, Sylvia Carpenter-Pitre of Kinder, and Tyrella Robinson and husband, Michael of Tolar, Texas; one sister, Kathy Daly and husband, Pat of Lafayette; ten grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Jerry is preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Sylvia Carpenter, his brother, Danny Carpenter, and his son,
Billy Joe Carpenter.
Additional Comments:
Ardoin Funeral Home
438 North 8th Street
Kinder, Louisiana 70648
Phone: (337) 738-2526
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Gerald married Mary Ann UNKNOWN [MRIN: 534] about 1956 in Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
211 F i. Donna CARPENTER .
Donna married Frank CHAMBERS [MRIN: 535].
212 F ii. Sylvia CARPENTER .
Sylvia married Unknown PITRE [MRIN: 536].
213 F iii. Tyrella CARPENTER .
Tyrella married Michael ROBINSON [MRIN: 537].
214 M iv. Billy Joe CARPENTER was born on 19 Apr 1960, died on 20 Feb 1985 at age 24, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
149. Kathy CARPENTER (Sylvia Allie WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Kathy married Patrick DALY [MRIN: 72].
150. Danny CARPENTER (Sylvia Allie WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) died on 3 Mar 2003.
General Notes: Kathy Daly - Mar 3, 2003
I wanted to let everyone know that Danny Passed away this morning from cancer. He just found out during the week so not much was known. We will post arrangements when they are made.
Kathy Daly - Mar 3, 2003
We just found out the arrangements. Danny will be at Ardoin funeral home in Oakdale. Visitation is from 6:00 until 10:00 tonight and 8:00 til 12:00 than 1:00 til 3:00 tomorrow. The service is there at 3:00. He will be buried in Chicot.
Danny married HAZEL [MRIN: 523].
Danny next married Hazel UNKNOWN [MRIN: 97].
151. Roy Glenn WALKER (Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 31 Oct 1939 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Roy married someone.
215 M i. Brian WALKER was born on 6 Apr 1963 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.
Brian married Laurie GARRISON [MRIN: 380] (b. 9 Aug 1966) on 5 Apr 1991.
152. Mary Delores WALKER (Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 22 Aug 1941 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana and died on 19 Sep 1978 at age 37.
Mary married George O. CLARK Jr. [MRIN: 379] on 20 Jul 1957 in Mississippi.
Children from this marriage were:
216 M i. George O. CLARK III was born on 8 Jan 1959.
217 F ii. Mary Cindy CLARK was born on 25 Jul 1960.
Mary married Unknown UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1067].
Mary next married Raymond E. ROOT [MRIN: 87] on 31 Aug 1979.
218 M iii. Robert K. CLARK was born on 30 Apr 1962.
219 M iv. Mark Dereck CLARK was born on 4 Sep 1963.
220 M v. James Darrell CLARK was born on 4 Sep 1963.
221 M vi. John D. CLARK was born on 2 Aug 1970.
222 M vii. Steven D. CLARK was born on 1 Feb 1976.
153. Jerry D. WALKER (Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 25 Aug 1945.
Jerry married Bonnie DALE [MRIN: 63] on 19 Nov 1966. Bonnie was born on 1 Jul 1947.
Children from this marriage were:
223 M i. Jerry D. WALKER Jr. was born on 20 Aug 1967.
224 F ii. Deborah WALKER was born on 11 Jul 1969.
154. David Lynn WALKER (Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 3 Sep 1950 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
David married Patricia Marie SUTTON [MRIN: 123] on 11 Sep 1971. Patricia was born on 6 Apr 1952 in Berwick, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
225 F i. Jennie WALKER was born on 6 Aug 1982.
155. Billy Davis MOULIERE (Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 28 Jul 1939 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Billy married Dorothy Elizabeth SILMAN [MRIN: 100] on 17 Feb 1958 in Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. Dorothy was born on 11 Nov 1941 in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
226 M i. Billy Dewayne MOULIERE was born on 12 Sep 1958 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
Billy married Tamera Jo BUHRLE [MRIN: 1] (b. 15 Oct 1958) on 30 Sep 1978 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
227 F ii. Sheila Marie MOULIERE was born on 8 Feb 1963 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Sheila married Todd Patrick LICKETTO [MRIN: 370] (b. 23 Jan 1966) on 25 Apr 1992 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
228 F iii. Linda Darlene MOULIERE was born on 24 Mar 1964 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Linda married Gerald Alan SHORT [MRIN: 251]. (b. 13 Aug 1961)
229 M iv. James Michael MOULIERE was born on 27 Sep 1966 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
James married Heather Lynn ALLEN [MRIN: 357] (b. 19 Apr 1969) on 12 Aug 1990 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
156. James Moise MOULIERE (Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 20 Dec 1942 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
James married Peggy Sue MOREAU [MRIN: 195] on 12 Feb 1966 in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. The marriage ended in divorce. Peggy was born on 13 Mar 1945 in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
230 M i. James Keith MOULIERE was born on 9 Sep 1967 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
James married Robin Anne DESORMEAUX [MRIN: 237] (b. 31 Dec 1963) on 9 Jul 1994 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
231 M ii. Gary Wayne MOULIERE was born on 21 Sep 1969 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Gary married Kelli Annette EYRE [MRIN: 162] (b. 2 Jul 1970) on 6 Aug 1994 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
232 M iii. Billy Jason MOULIERE was born on 1 Oct 1974 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
157. Nancy Ellen MOULIERE (Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 7 Jun 1951 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Nancy married Coy Arvel GREMILLION [MRIN: 368] on 29 Aug 1970 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. The marriage ended in divorce. Coy was born on 29 Jun 1950 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
233 M i. Michael Coy GREMILLION was born on 20 Sep 1973 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Michael married Lisa Renee' HARELSON [MRIN: 49] (b. 16 Apr 1966) on 14 Aug 1993 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
234 F ii. Christine Elaine GREMILLION was born on 29 Mar 1975 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
158. Donald Wayne MAYEUX (Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 26 Feb 1940 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Donald married Rebecca Jane SHELL [MRIN: 131] on 16 Oct 1965 in Thornville, Perry County, Ohio. Rebecca was born on 23 Feb 1944 in Thornville, Perry County, Ohio.
Children from this marriage were:
235 F i. Deborah Jane MAYEUX was born on 9 Sep 1966.
236 M ii. Michael Wayne MAYEUX was born on 6 Aug 1967 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia.
159. Lester Darrell MAYEUX (Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 18 Sep 1942 in Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
General Notes: RootsWebs WorldConnect Project has Dorothy Jane Cooper Mason as the wife of Lester Darrell mayeaux. Children are identified as the same.
Lester married Dorothy Jane COOPER [MRIN: 688]. Dorothy was born on 29 Sep 1940 in Virginia.
Children from this marriage were:
237 M i. Kevin Lane MAYEUX was born on 16 Dec 1968 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
238 F ii. Holly Lynn MAYEUX was born on 10 Mar 1970 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
Lester next married Patricia Kathleen McQUADE [MRIN: 145] on 10 Oct 1991 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Patricia was born on 6 Feb 1948 in Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan.
160. Evelyn Louise MAYEUX (Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Mar 1949 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Evelyn married Michael Thomas TAKACH Jr. [MRIN: 146] on 25 Jan 1970 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Michael was born on 23 Oct 1949 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
Children from this marriage were:
239 F i. Deanna Louise TAKACH was born on 9 Aug 1971 in Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
240 M ii. Michael Shane TAKACH was born on 24 Sep 1973 in Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
161. Kenneth Raymond WALKER (William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 15 Dec 1948 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Kenneth married Glenda Gale GASPARD [MRIN: 164] on 12 Dec 1969 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Glenda was born on 6 Sep 1949.
Children from this marriage were:
241 F i. Wendy Kim WALKER was born on 13 Sep 1968 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Wendy married Mickey James JOHNSON [MRIN: 192]. (b. 6 Sep 1966)
242 M ii. Donavan Lynn WALKER was born on 11 Mar 1971 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Donavan married Haley LEJEUNE [MRIN: 14] (b. 11 Oct 1972) on 14 Aug 1994 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
243 F iii. Kayla Brooke WALKER was born on 7 May 1976 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Kayla married John Peter MAY III [MRIN: 193] (b. 18 Feb 1974) on 9 Sep 1992 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
244 F iv. Brandy Renee WALKER was born on 21 Oct 1980.
162. Robert Owen WALKER (William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 12 Jan 1951 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Robert married Georgia Lackey UITHOVEN [MRIN: 181] on 25 Mar 1975 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Georgia was born on 6 Jul 1946 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
Children from this marriage were:
245 F i. Lee Ann UITHOVEN was born on 30 Nov 1966.
Lee married Brad GARRETT [MRIN: 9]. (b. 18 Sep)
246 M ii. George William UITHOVEN was born on 13 Oct 1970.
247 F iii. Ashley Marie WALKER was born on 18 Apr 1977.
248 F iv. Cassie Jo WALKER was born on 2 Nov 1978.
163. Anthony Lyn WALKER (William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 16 Mar 1956 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Anthony married Jennifer Joan FONTENOT [MRIN: 182] on 21 Dec 1976 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Jennifer was born on 22 Mar 1957.
Children from this marriage were:
249 M i. Jack Douglas WALKER was born on 31 Jul 1981.
250 M ii. Joseph William WALKER was born on 21 Jan 1984.
164. Roland Lynn WALKER Jr. (Roland Lynn WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Dec 1962 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California.
165. Mark Ellis WALKER (Roland Lynn WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 6 Apr 1968 in Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany.
166. Clifford HELMER (Wilbur Willis5, Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born about 1933 in Louisiana.
Clifford married Frances MURREL [MRIN: 202].
The child from this marriage was:
251 M i. Morris Ray HELMER was born on 3 May 1960 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, died on 11 Jul 2015 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 55, and was buried on 13 Jul 2015 in New Hackberry Cemetery, Hackberry, Cameron, Louisiana.
Morris married Kathy KYLE [MRIN: 172] about 1989 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
167. Vera HELMER (Harrison Hugh5, Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
168. Harrison HELMER Jr. (Harrison Hugh5, Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
169. Anette HELMER (Harrison Hugh5, Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
170. Millicent LEBLANC (Mildred HELMER5, Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
171. Julia JOHNSON (Shirley HELMER5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
172. Marjorie JOHNSON (Shirley HELMER5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
173. Claude JOHNSON (Shirley HELMER5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
174. Benjamin L. HELMER (Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 12 Jul 1951. Another name for Benjamin is Bennie HELMER.
Benjamin married Ellen PARKER [MRIN: 248].
175. Robert Paul HELMER (Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 12 Jul 1951 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Robert is Bobbie HELMER.
Robert married Janice JOUBERT [MRIN: 527] on 24 Jun 1972 in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Janice was born on 12 Sep 1952 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
252 F i. Julie HELMER was born on 23 Jun 1976.
Julie married Roy Don PAUL [MRIN: 526] (b. 23 Oct 1974) on 5 Jun 1997 in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
253 F ii. Jessica HELMER was born on 5 Jan 1982.
176. Candace HELMER (Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 25 Sep 1962.
Candace married Michael FONTENOT [MRIN: 250].
Children from this marriage were:
254 F i. Michelle FONTENOT .
255 M ii. Matthew FONTENOT .
256 M iii. Michael FONTENOT Jr.
177. Jon HELMER (Ronald5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
178. Joni HELMER (Ronald5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
179. Glynn HELMER (Robert Donald5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
180. Jerry HELMER (Robert Donald5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
181. Carissa COWART (Bertha WALKER6, James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Carissa married Unknown LEWIS [MRIN: 517].
182. Rebecca WALKER (Andrew Jackson WALKER6, James Havard WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Rebecca married Unknown YOUNG [MRIN: 135].
183. Nathanael WALKER (Gary WALKER6, Grady Murray WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
184. Josh WALKER (Gary WALKER6, Grady Murray WALKER5, Andrew Jackson WALKER Jr.4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
185. Jon Scott DECUIR Sr. (Loretta YOUNG6, Luther D. YOUNG Jr.5, Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Jon married Loren UNKNOWN [MRIN: 126]. Another name for Loren is Missey.
The child from this marriage was:
257 F i. Jon Scott DECUIR Jr.
186. Ramona Lois FOSTER (Carmen Hope WALKER6, Erma Lois WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Oct 1957.
Ramona married Timothy Paul CORMIER [MRIN: 73] on 4 Feb 1978.
187. Patricia Gayle FOSTER (Carmen Hope WALKER6, Erma Lois WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 26 Dec 1961.
Patricia married Carl Richard MINTER [MRIN: 74] on 12 May 1979.
188. Penny Diane FOSTER (Carmen Hope WALKER6, Erma Lois WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 8 Aug 1963.
Penny married Kenny LANDRY [MRIN: 75] on 7 Feb 1981.
189. Diana Elizabeth FOSTER (Carmen Hope WALKER6, Erma Lois WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 6 Sep 1967.
Diana married David GIUIDROZ [MRIN: 76] on 6 Sep 1986.
190. Robert Bruce RICHARD (Betty Jean WALKER6, Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 21 Oct 1960.
Robert married Tina UNKNOWN [MRIN: 701].
191. Jamie Denise RICHARD (Betty Jean WALKER6, Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Oct 1962.
Jamie married Unknown CRAWFORD [MRIN: 699].
192. Kimberly Karole RICHARD (Betty Jean WALKER6, Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 13 Apr 1969.
Kimberly married Shannon TRAHAN [MRIN: 700].
193. Courtney GIROUARD (Betty Jean WALKER6, Robert Roy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 28 Jan 1975.
Courtney married Kevin ARTIGUE [MRIN: 533] on 4 Nov 1995 in Scott, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Kevin was born on 25 Sep 1973.
194. Cheryl Ann WALKER (Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 9 Jan 1959 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Cheryl married Patrick NEILON [MRIN: 41] in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
The child from this marriage was:
258 M i. Sean Patrick NEILON was born on 19 Apr 1983 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Sean married Melissa ORTIZ [MRIN: 48].
Cheryl next married Steve DERRINGER [MRIN: 42].
195. Bobbie Lynn WALKER (Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Sep 1960 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Bobbie married Peter HECIMOVICH [MRIN: 43].
Children from this marriage were:
259 F i. Laura Leigh HECIMOVICH was born on 12 Feb 1983 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
260 M ii. Brian HECIMOVICH was born on 11 Sep 1985 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Bobbie next married Roger SCHILLER [MRIN: 137].
196. Tamera Irene WALKER (Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 18 Dec 1963 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California.
Tamera married J. LANDERS [MRIN: 44].
The child from this marriage was:
261 M i. Ryan Keith LANDERS was born on 21 Mar 1986 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Tamera next married Lance DAVIS [MRIN: 518].
197. Michael Van WALKER (Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 17 May 1965 in Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, San Diego County, California.
Michael Van married Susan Kay GILBERT [MRIN: 436].
198. Susanne Tara POWERS (Ethel Dianne WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 17 Sep 1969 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Another name for Susanne is Susann Tara POWERS.
Susanne married Rellon Dale GIBBY [MRIN: 441] on 6 Jan 1990 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. Rellon was born on 17 Sep 1965 in Livingston, Park County, Montana.
Children from this marriage were:
262 M i. Jordan Dale GIBBY was born on 16 Oct 1990 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
263 M ii. Jacob Walker GIBBY was born on 16 Jan 1993 in Livingston, Park County, Montana.
199. Dana Lynn POWERS (Ethel Dianne WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1). Another name for Dana is Dana POWERS.
Dana married someone.
264 F i. Haley POWERS .
200. John Michael WALKER (Michael Roy WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 29 Mar 1987 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
201. Joseph Roy WALKER (Michael Roy WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 15 Dec 1990 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
202. Christopher Keith SPEARS (Kenneth Lane SPEARS6, Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
203. Sean BEDNARZ (Kenneth Lane SPEARS6, Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
204. Patrick Ronald SPEARS (Kenneth Lane SPEARS6, Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
205. Michael Lane SPEARS (Kenneth Lane SPEARS6, Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
206. Catherine Elizabeth SPEARS (Kenneth Lane SPEARS6, Ivy Elizabeth WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
207. Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL Jr. (Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL6, Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Roger married Dr. Jenny UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1070].
208. Kimberly Ann GRIMBALL (Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL6, Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Kimberly married Don TRAHAN [MRIN: 1069].
209. Joseph GRIMBALL (Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL6, Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Joseph married Nichole UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1071].
210. Phillip GRIMBALL (Dr. Roger Glen GRIMBALL6, Iris Joy WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Phillip married Candice UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1072].
211. Donna CARPENTER (Gerald Stanton CARPENTER6, Sylvia Allie WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Donna married Frank CHAMBERS [MRIN: 535].
212. Sylvia CARPENTER (Gerald Stanton CARPENTER6, Sylvia Allie WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Sylvia married Unknown PITRE [MRIN: 536].
213. Tyrella CARPENTER (Gerald Stanton CARPENTER6, Sylvia Allie WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
Tyrella married Michael ROBINSON [MRIN: 537].
214. Billy Joe CARPENTER (Gerald Stanton CARPENTER6, Sylvia Allie WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Apr 1960, died on 20 Feb 1985 at age 24, and was buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
215. Brian WALKER (Roy Glenn WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 6 Apr 1963 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.
Brian married Laurie GARRISON [MRIN: 380] on 5 Apr 1991. Laurie was born on 9 Aug 1966.
216. George O. CLARK III (Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 8 Jan 1959.
217. Mary Cindy CLARK (Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 25 Jul 1960.
Mary married Unknown UNKNOWN [MRIN: 1067].
The child from this marriage was:
265 M i. Joey R. ROOT was born on 17 Jul 1977.
Mary next married Raymond E. ROOT [MRIN: 87] on 31 Aug 1979.
The child from this marriage was:
266 F i. Amy L. ROOT was born on 19 Feb 1980.
218. Robert K. CLARK (Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Apr 1962.
219. Mark Dereck CLARK (Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Sep 1963.
220. James Darrell CLARK (Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 4 Sep 1963.
221. John D. CLARK (Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 2 Aug 1970.
222. Steven D. CLARK (Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 1 Feb 1976.
223. Jerry D. WALKER Jr. (Jerry D. WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 20 Aug 1967.
224. Deborah WALKER (Jerry D. WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 11 Jul 1969.
225. Jennie WALKER (David Lynn WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 6 Aug 1982.
226. Billy Dewayne MOULIERE (Billy Davis MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 12 Sep 1958 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
Billy married Tamera Jo BUHRLE [MRIN: 1] on 30 Sep 1978 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Tamera was born on 15 Oct 1958 in Russell, Russell County, Kansas.
227. Sheila Marie MOULIERE (Billy Davis MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 8 Feb 1963 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Sheila married Todd Patrick LICKETTO [MRIN: 370] on 25 Apr 1992 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Todd was born on 23 Jan 1966 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
228. Linda Darlene MOULIERE (Billy Davis MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 24 Mar 1964 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Linda married Gerald Alan SHORT [MRIN: 251]. The marriage ended in divorce. Gerald was born on 13 Aug 1961 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.
The child from this marriage was:
267 F i. Amanda Marie SHORT was born on 19 Sep 1988 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.
229. James Michael MOULIERE (Billy Davis MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 27 Sep 1966 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
James married Heather Lynn ALLEN [MRIN: 357] on 12 Aug 1990 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. The marriage ended in divorce. Heather was born on 19 Apr 1969 in Burien, King County, Washington.
The child from this marriage was:
268 F i. Crystal Lynn MOULIERE was born on 7 Sep 1991 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
230. James Keith MOULIERE (James Moise MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 9 Sep 1967 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
James married Robin Anne DESORMEAUX [MRIN: 237] on 9 Jul 1994 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Robin was born on 31 Dec 1963 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
269 F i. Brooke Suzanne MOULIERE was born on 23 Sep 1995 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
231. Gary Wayne MOULIERE (James Moise MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 21 Sep 1969 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Gary married Kelli Annette EYRE [MRIN: 162] on 6 Aug 1994 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Kelli was born on 2 Jul 1970 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
232. Billy Jason MOULIERE (James Moise MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 1 Oct 1974 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
233. Michael Coy GREMILLION (Nancy Ellen MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 20 Sep 1973 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Michael married Lisa Renee' HARELSON [MRIN: 49] on 14 Aug 1993 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Lisa was born on 16 Apr 1966 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
The child from this marriage was:
270 F i. Mikhaela Denae' GREMILLION was born on 2 Nov 1994 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
234. Christine Elaine GREMILLION (Nancy Ellen MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 29 Mar 1975 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
235. Deborah Jane MAYEUX (Donald Wayne MAYEUX6, Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 9 Sep 1966.
236. Michael Wayne MAYEUX (Donald Wayne MAYEUX6, Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 6 Aug 1967 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia.
237. Kevin Lane MAYEUX (Lester Darrell MAYEUX6, Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 16 Dec 1968 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
238. Holly Lynn MAYEUX (Lester Darrell MAYEUX6, Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 10 Mar 1970 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
239. Deanna Louise TAKACH (Evelyn Louise MAYEUX6, Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 9 Aug 1971 in Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
240. Michael Shane TAKACH (Evelyn Louise MAYEUX6, Etta-V WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 24 Sep 1973 in Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
241. Wendy Kim WALKER (Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 13 Sep 1968 in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Wendy married Mickey James JOHNSON [MRIN: 192]. Mickey was born on 6 Sep 1966 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
271 F i. Abby Beth JOHNSON was born on 7 Nov 1991 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
272 F ii. Amber Shea JOHNSON was born on 3 Aug 1994.
242. Donavan Lynn WALKER (Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 11 Mar 1971 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Donavan married Haley LEJEUNE [MRIN: 14] on 14 Aug 1994 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Haley was born on 11 Oct 1972.
The child from this marriage was:
273 M i. Benjamin Graham WALKER was born on 2 Feb 1994 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
243. Kayla Brooke WALKER (Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 7 May 1976 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Kayla married John Peter MAY III [MRIN: 193] on 9 Sep 1992 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. John was born on 18 Feb 1974 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
Children from this marriage were:
274 F i. Lorena Elizabeth MAY .
275 F ii. Layna Nichole MAY was born on 8 Apr 1993.
244. Brandy Renee WALKER (Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 21 Oct 1980.
245. Lee Ann UITHOVEN (Robert Owen WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 30 Nov 1966.
Lee married Brad GARRETT [MRIN: 9]. Brad was born on 18 Sep.
The child from this marriage was:
276 M i. Reid GARRETT was born on 11 Mar 1994 in Mississippi.
246. George William UITHOVEN (Robert Owen WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 13 Oct 1970.
247. Ashley Marie WALKER (Robert Owen WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 18 Apr 1977.
248. Cassie Jo WALKER (Robert Owen WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 2 Nov 1978.
249. Jack Douglas WALKER (Anthony Lyn WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 31 Jul 1981.
250. Joseph William WALKER (Anthony Lyn WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 21 Jan 1984.
251. Morris Ray HELMER (Clifford6, Wilbur Willis5, Robert Homer4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 3 May 1960 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, died on 11 Jul 2015 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana at age 55, and was buried on 13 Jul 2015 in New Hackberry Cemetery, Hackberry, Cameron, Louisiana.
Morris married Kathy KYLE [MRIN: 172] about 1989 in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
252. Julie HELMER (Robert Paul6, Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 23 Jun 1976.
Julie married Roy Don PAUL [MRIN: 526] on 5 Jun 1997 in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Roy was born on 23 Oct 1974.
253. Jessica HELMER (Robert Paul6, Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 5 Jan 1982.
254. Michelle FONTENOT (Candace HELMER6, Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
255. Matthew FONTENOT (Candace HELMER6, Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
256. Michael FONTENOT Jr. (Candace HELMER6, Laurant Lester5, Benjamine H.4, Wilbur King3, Robert White2, George1).
257. Jon Scott DECUIR Jr. (Jon Scott DECUIR Sr.7, Loretta YOUNG6, Luther D. YOUNG Jr.5, Frances E. WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
258. Sean Patrick NEILON (Cheryl Ann WALKER7, Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Apr 1983 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Sean married Melissa ORTIZ [MRIN: 48].
Children from this marriage were:
277 F i. Alina Grace NEILON was born on 5 Jun 2010.
278 F ii. Amayiah NEILON .
279 M iii. Quinlan Miguel NEILON was born on 1 Jul 2000.
259. Laura Leigh HECIMOVICH (Bobbie Lynn WALKER7, Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 12 Feb 1983 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
260. Brian HECIMOVICH (Bobbie Lynn WALKER7, Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 11 Sep 1985 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
261. Ryan Keith LANDERS (Tamera Irene WALKER7, Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 21 Mar 1986 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
262. Jordan Dale GIBBY (Susanne Tara POWERS7, Ethel Dianne WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 16 Oct 1990 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
263. Jacob Walker GIBBY (Susanne Tara POWERS7, Ethel Dianne WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 16 Jan 1993 in Livingston, Park County, Montana.
264. Haley POWERS (Dana Lynn POWERS7, Ethel Dianne WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
265. Joey R. ROOT (Mary Cindy CLARK7, Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 17 Jul 1977.
266. Amy L. ROOT (Mary Cindy CLARK7, Mary Delores WALKER6, Willie Lee WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Feb 1980.
267. Amanda Marie SHORT (Linda Darlene MOULIERE7, Billy Davis MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 19 Sep 1988 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.
268. Crystal Lynn MOULIERE (James Michael MOULIERE7, Billy Davis MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 7 Sep 1991 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
269. Brooke Suzanne MOULIERE (James Keith MOULIERE7, James Moise MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 23 Sep 1995 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
270. Mikhaela Denae' GREMILLION (Michael Coy GREMILLION7, Nancy Ellen MOULIERE6, Mary Leona WALKER5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 2 Nov 1994 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
271. Abby Beth JOHNSON (Wendy Kim WALKER7, Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 7 Nov 1991 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
272. Amber Shea JOHNSON (Wendy Kim WALKER7, Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 3 Aug 1994.
273. Benjamin Graham WALKER (Donavan Lynn WALKER7, Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 2 Feb 1994 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
274. Lorena Elizabeth MAY (Kayla Brooke WALKER7, Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
275. Layna Nichole MAY (Kayla Brooke WALKER7, Kenneth Raymond WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 8 Apr 1993.
276. Reid GARRETT (Lee Ann UITHOVEN7, Robert Owen WALKER6, William Raymond WALKER Jr.5, William Raymond WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 11 Mar 1994 in Mississippi.
277. Alina Grace NEILON (Sean Patrick NEILON8, Cheryl Ann WALKER7, Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 5 Jun 2010.
278. Amayiah NEILON (Sean Patrick NEILON8, Cheryl Ann WALKER7, Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1).
279. Quinlan Miguel NEILON (Sean Patrick NEILON8, Cheryl Ann WALKER7, Bryant Wilson WALKER6, Van Wilson WALKER5, Robert Ridley WALKER4, Caroline Elmira HELMER3, Robert White2, George1) was born on 1 Jul 2000.