Hypolite Domec (1884 - 1942)

Born 16 Jan 1884 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry, Louisiane, États-Unis d'Amérique

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Eulalie (Nassans) Domec — married 28 Dec 1911 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1942 at age 58 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Hypolite and his family lived in the Cecilia area until the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 at which time he moved his family to the Lafayette area. The bank failures in 1929 kept him from ever trusting banks. Until the day he died he never deposited his money in a bank.

Hypolite once owned a dance hall in Cecilia before the Great Flood of 1927. His daughter, Sophie, recalls that her mother (Eulalie) would put the children on the floor on pallets, leave the wooden door open and the screen door closed, and let the children fall asleep listening to the music coming from the dance hall.

When the Great Flood came upon them his wife, Eulalie, snatched the family photographs off the walls and stored them in the attic in hopes of saving them from ruin.

Family stories also tell of the Great Flood as it approached Cecilia. The older members of the family were sitting on the large front porch of their home and the children were all out playing in the yard when a law officer approached and told them to take what they could and leave immediately because a dangerous flood was fast approaching. Eulalie gathered the children and the most needed items and left quickly. Hypolite and his eldest son, Francois, stayed behind to do as much as they could to save their belongings and then joined the rest of the family.

It was also said that Hypolite carried their young son, Paul Domec, out of the floods on his shoulders as the water was chest-high on Hypolite. After escaping the flood waters, the family retreated to an internment camp set up in Scott, Louisiana.

Oral history for Hypolie's Death.

Hypolite suffered a massive heart attack while harvesting potatoes with his children. He died in the arms of of his son Paul Domec. He was 56 years old.

(Source: Stories told by Sophie, Jeanette, and Leatrice, daughter and granddaughters of Hypolite and Eulalie).

Obituary

• "DEATH OF H. DOMEC OCCURS ON WEDNESDAY" The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, Louisiana, 05 Nov 1942, Thursday, Page 2.

"(Special To The Advertiser) CARENCRO, Nov. 5 Hypolite Domec, 56. died at his home in this parish Wednesday morning. Funeral services were not complete today pending word from a son In the U. S. Army. Surviving are his widow, nee Eulalie Massals; three sons Corporal Francis T Domec, Paul Domec and Huey Domec; two daughters Mrs. Leon Landry and Miss Sophie Domec; two borthers John Louis Domec and S. J. Domec; three sisters Mrs. Joseph Pelafigue, Mrs. Amede Hollier and Mrs. Olen Thibeaux. Funeral arrangements are in charge Of E. D. Melancon and Son."

• "DOMEC FUNERAL HELD IN CARENCRO" The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, Louisiana, 07 Nov 1942, Saturday, Page 2.

"(Special To The Advertiser) CARENCRO, Nov. 7 Funeral services were held this morning at St. Peters Catholic church for Hypolite Domec. Reverend A. Canon Viel officiated and Interment was In the Carencro Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers were Regile and Calude Dupuis, Claude Sonnier, Paul Domec, D. Breaux and Leo Landry. Funeral arrangements were in charge of E. D. Melancon and Son."

Census Data

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRH-M1Q : accessed 17 February 2020), Hyppolite Domec in household of Jean Domec, Police Jury Ward 5, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 7A, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,582.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBW-Y91 : accessed 17 February 2020), Hypolite Domes in household of John Domes, Police Jury Ward 5, St Martin, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 43B, family 633, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 530; FHL microfilm 1,374,543.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVWQ-1XX : accessed 14 February 2020), Hepahte Domack, Police Jury Ward 5, St Martin, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 68, sheet 1A, line 33, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 631; FHL microfilm 1,820,631.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMYL-3CJ : accessed 14 February 2020), Hypolite Dames, Police Jury Ward 8, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 1B, line 63, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 798; FHL microfilm 2,340,533.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYPQ-3SY : 27 January 2020), Hypolite Domec, Police Jury Ward 3, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-21, sheet 24B, line 72, family 380, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1409.

Marriage Records

"Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1T-GRL2 : 15 May 2018), Hypolite Domec and Eulalie Nasans, 28 Dec 1911; citing St. Martin, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,310,799.

Draft Cards

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYTX-QB4C?cc=1968530&wc=9FWY-YWG%3A928313101%2C928721401 : 9 October 2019), Louisiana > St. Martin Parish; A-I > image 1148 of 2102; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GL9-6SP?cc=1861144&wc=SPWQ-3TL%3A188335501 : 8 April 2016), 004435507 > image 195 of 1954. Citing NARA microfilm publications M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GL9-6PM?cc=1861144&wc=SPWQ-3TL%3A188335501 : 8 April 2016), 004435507 > image 196 of 1954. Citing NARA microfilm publications M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Death Information

"Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSYY-LLK : 21 May 2019), Hypolite Domec, 04 Nov 1942; citing Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, certificate number 1759, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,183,938.

Sources

• From myheritage.com

• DOMEC, Hippolyte (Jean & Onesia LEGER) b. 16 Jan. 1884 (GC Ch.: v. 3, p. 185)

• Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001

• (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104461049/hypolite-domec) Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2020), memorial page for Hypolite Domec (16 Jan 1885–3 Nov 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 104461049, citing Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery, Carencro, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Louise (contributor 47609295) .