Mary Olivia Hebert (1888 - 1968)

Born 26 Feb 1888 in Carencro, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Raphael Thompson — married 26 Dec 1907 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Died 6 Sep 1968 at age 80 in Mulvey, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Mary Olivia Hebert, daughter of Jean Clairfe Hebert and Marie Emelia Rivette, was born on 26 February 1888 in Carencro, Lafayette Parish, LA.1,2 She was enumerated as the daughter of Clairfe' Hebert (given age 38) on the 1900 Census in St. Landry Parish, LA. She worked as a laborer on the family farm, and could not read, write or speak English.3

She married Raphael Thompson, son of John Ellis Thompson and Julie Brasseur, on 26 December 1907 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA.4

Olivier Thompson (given age 22) was enumerated as the wife of Ralph Thompson (given age 23) on the 1910 Census, living in Acadia Parish, LA.5,6

She was widowed on 18 July 1939.7,8

Mary Olivia Thompson died at age 80 on 6 September 1968 in Mulvey, Vermilion Parish, LA. She was buried at Kaplan Cemetery, aka Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, in Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, LA. Her grave is located in section A, row 7.2

Sources

1Donald J Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD") (Rayne, La.: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications); Carencro Ch.: v.2, p.100.

2Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 1 Jun 2014); Olivia Hebert Thompson, Find A Grave: Memorial #67420460, created by Everett Thompson on 25 Mar 2011; includes photo of headstone.

31900 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 1 Jul 2012 at Ancestry.com; Police Jury Ward 2, Justice of Peace Ward 5, ED 54, Sheet 13B, dw.#199, fam.#202, household of Clairfe' Hebert.

4Donald J Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records ("SWLR") (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, --), vol. 39, p. 422.

5The family lived on a rented farm, where Ralph worked for his own account. He could read, write and speak English, but his wife only spoke French.

61910 U.S. Census, Acadia Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 1 Jun 2014; Ward 3 Police Jury, ED 4, Sheet 12A, stamped page 103, dw.#175, fam.#175, line 13, household of Ralph Thompson.

7Louisiana Death Records, State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, at http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/ResearchHistoricalRecords/Pages/OnlinePublicVitalRecordsIndex.aspx; vol. 20, page 8410: Ralph Thompson, died 18 Jul 1939, age 53, Acadia parish (accessed 1 Jun 2014).

8Find A Grave; Ralph Thompson, Find A Grave: Memorial #67420051, created by Everett Thompson on 25 Mar 2011; headstone photo included.