Ida (Boutte) Rochon (1876 - 1914)

Born 23 Sep 1876 in Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Biography

Ida (Boutte) Rochon is a part of US Black heritage.

Ida Boutte was born in September 1876 in Louisiana.

Ida and Gilbert Rochon were married about 1895.^[1]

On the 1900 US Census, The Rochon family lived in Ward 3 Lake Charles town Ward 1-2, Calcasieu, Louisiana in a busy household. Gilbert (28-Sep1871) and his wife Ida (23-Sep1876), their children Irene (2-Dec1897) and George (1-Dec1899), Ida's brothers: Joseph (8-Dec1892) and Charles (30-Sep1870), Ida's sister Mathilde (10-Mar1890), Ida's father Leon (66-Dec1833), her cousin Euphenies Delahoussaye (21-Oct1878) and three boarders: James Moleso (18), Paul Martin (18) and Pierre Gagne (21). All in the household were Black and born in Louisiana. Gilbert and Ida were married 5 years. Ida had 2 living children of 2 born. Gilbert worked as a carpenter as did Charles and Leon.^[1]

On the 1910 US Census, Gilbert (36) and Idia (34) and their children: Irenie (12), George (10), Ethel H (8), Carry (5), Thodore (3) and Gilbert's sister Matile (21) lived at home at 207 Read Street, Lake Charles Ward 2, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. All were labeled as Mulatto and all were born in Louisiana. Gilbert and Idia were married for 14 years. Idia had 5 living children of 5 born. Gilbert was a house carpenter.^[2]

Son Gilbert Terry Rochon passed away on 27 June 1913 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana. He lived 8y 7m 17d.^[3]

Ida Rochon passed away in 1914.

She was laid to rest in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPT-N5C : accessed 28 December 2021), Ida Rochon, Ward 3 Lake Charles town Ward 1-2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 15B, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,560.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPT2-V7W : accessed 28 December 2021), Irenie Rochon in household of Gilbert Rochon, Lake Charles Ward 2, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 24B, family 503, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 511; FHL microfilm 1,374,524.
3. ↑ Death: "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3ML-QZR : 4 March 2021), Ida Boutte in entry for Gilbert Terry Rochou, 27 Jun 1913; citing Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, certificate number 3294, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,363,182.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149402814/ida-rochon: accessed 27 December 2022), memorial page for Ida Rochon (6 Sep 1876–17 Sep 1914), Find A Grave: Memorial #149402814, citing Sacred Heart Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Glenn R. (contributor 48357133).

See Also

• "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-2SWK : 17 February 2021), Gilbert Rochon in entry for Luther S Kent and Irene Rochon, 16 May 1918; citing Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,405,693.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP83-P56 : 26 November 2014), Boutte in entry for Theodore Joseph Rochon, 07 Dec 1988; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP96-KPD : 26 November 2014), Boutte in entry for Irene A Rochon, 06 Nov 1990; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.