Joseph T. Gaspard (1875 - 1947)

Born 1875 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Edolie (Istre) Marceaux — married 22 Apr 1912 in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1947 at about age 72 in Kaplan, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States

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Family Summary

Parents:

Father: Joseph O. Gaspard ^[1][2][3][4]

Mother: Marie Edvige Stelly ^[1][3][4]

Spouses:

1. Augustine Trahan, m. 1893 (1875-1951) ^[5]

2. Euranie Gaspard, m. 1895 (1880-?) ^[6]

3. Edolie Istre, m. 1912 (1898-1984) ^[7]

Children of the First Marriage:

1. Rene Gaspard (1893-1973) ^[8]

Children of the Second Marriage:

1. Manuel Gaspard (1895-?) ^[6]

2. Louise Gaspard (1896-?) ^[6]

Children of the Third Marriage:

1. Lovelace Joseph Gaspard (1913-1969) ^[9]

2. Anthony Gaspard (1915-1988)

3. Ned Joseph Gaspard (1918-1941) ^[10]

Biography

Joseph was born in 1875 to Joseph Gaspard and Edvige Stelly. ^[1][2]

1880 Census:

Joseph, age 5, lived in Nunez, Vermillion Parish, LA with his parents and two brothers, "Adams and Adam R." ^[3]

Marriage:

In 1893, Joseph married Augustine Trahan in Vermilion Parish, LA. ^[5]

In December 1898, Joseph and his brother Adam were in jail when other prisoners escaped. Joseph was referred to as "Tite", the Cajun version of "junior."

1900 Census:

Joseph, age 25, was enumerated as a divorced farm laborer and employee of the head of the household. ^[11]

1910 Census:

In 1910, Joseph was enumerated in Ward 6, Vermilion Parish with his second wife Euranie and their children Manuel and Louise. Joseph was 34 years old and worked as a farmer. ^[6]

Marriage:

In 1912, Joseph filed for a marriage license with Edolie Istre, his niece's half-sister. Joseph was 36 and Edolie was 13. ^[7] The couple had three sons before divorcing.

WW1 Draft:

Joseph indicated on his draft card that he was a 43-year-old rice mill worker. He listed his brother Adam Gaspard of Cow Island as his closest relative. ^[12]

1920 Census:

Joseph has not been found on the 1920 Census. His son Lovelace, then age 7, was enumerated as the adopted son of the Broussard family.

1930 Census:

In 1930, Joseph was enumerated as a widowed lodger in Ward 6, Vermillion Parish, LA. ^[13]

1940 Census:

In 1940, Joseph was enumerated as a 64 year-old head of household. He lived alone. ^[14]

In 1941, Joseph's youngest son committed suicide by hanging himself in jail. ^[10]

Death:

In March 1947, Joseph was found deceased in his home in Kaplan after a tornado. However, the coroner determined that Joseph had died of a heart attack. Joseph was buried at Marceaux Cemetery in Kaplan. The death year engraved on his gravestone, 1950, is incorrect. ^[15][4][16]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} GASPARD, Joseph (Joseph & Marie Hedwige STELLY) b. 23 June 1875 (Abbeville Ch.: v. 3, p. 302)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRK-T83Z : 14 January 2020), Joseph Gaspard, 1875.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDX2-FX6 : 14 January 2022), Joseph Gaspard in household of Joseph O. Gaspard, Nunez, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3M7-2ZN : 4 March 2021), Joseph T Gaspard, 12 Mar 1947; citing Kaplan, Vermilion, Louisiana, certificate number 994, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,221,976.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPM9-WN26 : 4 April 2020), Joseph Gaspard and Augustine Trahan, 24 Apr 1893; citing Vermilion, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 858,632.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBX-CKP : Fri Oct 06 18:06:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Gaspard and Euranie Gaspard, 1910.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Acadia Parish Marriage License Index 1887-1999, Inclusive (Male Applicant [G] Sequence, Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by A.P. "Red" Quebodeaux, in behalf of the Pointe de l'Eglise Historical and Genealogical Society, P.O.Box 160, Church Point, LA 70525, http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/acadia/vitals/marriages/gromg.txt Text: Groom: Gaspard, Joseph 22-Apr-1912 Marriage #6509 Bride: Istre, Edolie
8. ↑ The Kaplan Herald, Kaplan, Louisiana, Wed, Mar 28, 1973 · Page 20
9. ↑ Joseph Gaspard is listed as father on Lovelace Gaspard's CA death certificate, in the possession of Ray Richard.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSYP-WD9 : 4 March 2021), Joseph Gaspard in entry for Ned Gaspard, 13 Oct 1941; citing Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, certificate number 13451, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,183,301.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPF-FVH : 9 March 2022), Jos Gaspard in entry for Silr*n Shumaydu, 1900.
12. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8G-KF8 : 24 December 2021), Joseph Gaspard, 1917-1918.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMT8-MT9 : Fri Oct 06 19:16:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Loran Calahan and Joseph O Gaspard, 1930.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY5T-JMW : Thu Oct 05 02:20:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Gaspard, 1940.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97713365/joseph-gaspard: accessed 20 February 2023), memorial page for Joseph Gaspard (23 Jun 1875–12 Mar 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97713365, citing Marceaux Cemetery, Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Everett Thompson (contributor 47440739).
16. ↑ "Damages in Kaplan," Abbeville Meridional, page 1, Abbeville, Louisiana,Saturday, March 15, 1947