Virgil William LaBoyteaux (1880 - 1961)

Born 14 May 1880 in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Neva Katherine (Wilson) LaBoyteaux — married 22 Jun 1901 in Henry, Indiana, États-Unis d'Amérique

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1961 at age 81 in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States

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Many variant spellings are found in records, censuses, family genealogies, etc.:
LaBayteaux, Laberteaux, Labertew, La Boiteaux, La Boiteux, La Boyteaux, Laboytaux, LaBoyteaux, LeBatteux, LeBitoux, LeBoiteaux, LeBoiteux, Le Boyteulx, LeBoyteaux, Bettieu, Betu, Betue, Patou, Petue

Biography

VIRGIL LABOYTEAUX was born in 1880, the son of JJames LaBoyteaux and Margaret Alger .

1900 Household, Henry Township (east part excl. Newcastle town), Henry, Indiana:^[1]

Household Role....Sex...Age...Birthplace

James Laboyteaux Head Male 57 Indiana

Margarett Laboyteaux Wife Female 53 Virginia

Pearl Laboyteaux Daughter Female 22 Indiana

Virgil Laboyteaux Son Male 20 Indiana

Frank Laboyteaux Son Male 16 Indiana

Clyde Laboyteaux Son Male 14 Indiana

Lillian Laboyteaux Daughter Female 11 Indiana

On 22 Jun 1901 Virgil married Katie Wilson, daughter of John Wilson and an unnamed woman with the surname Ounsaut in New Castle, Indiana.^[2]

1910 U. S. Federal Census

^{[3] [4]}
Henry County, Indiana
New Castle
26 April 1910
House No. 906
243-246
LaBoyteaux, Virgil W., head, male, white, 29, married once, married 8y, b IN; father b IN; mother b VA, Supetance [sic..likely Superintendent], Insurance office
LaBoyteaux, Kattie [sic], wife, female, white, 27 married once, married 8y, 3 children/2 living, b IN; father b IN; mother b IN
LaBoyteaux, Gaynell M., daughter, female, white, 7, single, b IN; father b IN; mother b IN
LaBoyteaux, James C., son, male, white, 3, single, b IN; father b IN; mother b IN
Ceridel, William, boarder, white, male, 29, single, b VA; father b VA; mother b VA, drill press, automobile factory
Ceridel, Daniel, boarder, male, white, 22, single, b VA; father b VA; mother b VA; machinist
Myers, Claude, boarder, male, white, 20, single, b VA; father b VA; mother b VA; gas maker
Myers, Colbern, boarder, male, white, 31, single, b VA; father b VA; mother b VA; drill press

On 12 Sep 1918, Virgil registered for the WW1 Draft. Interestingly, he entered his last name as Laboyteaux in the name space, but signed the document as LaBoyteaux. ^[5]

By 1920 Virgil was living with his wife Kathryn (‘Katie’j and son James in Liberty, Henry County, Indiana:^[6]

Virgil W Laboyleaux Head Male 39 Indiana

Kathern Laboyleaux Wife Female 36 Indiana

James C Laboyleaux Son Male 13 Indiana

1930 U. S. Federal Census ^[7]

1940 U. S. Federal Census

Virgil Laboyteaux died in 1961 and was buried in South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana, along with many of his relatives. ^[8][9]

Obituary

“Virgil W. LaBoyteaux, 81, died Wednesday in the Henry County Memorial Hospital following an illness of six weeks. He had lived in New Castle all his life except for the past year when he lived in Greensfork. He was a member of the Christian Church, Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. He had been employed at the Schuffman Furniture Store for 48 years prior to his retirement.
Survivors include the widow, Katie; a daughters, Mrs. Gaynelle Rosselle; a son, James; and a brother, Frank.
Son of James Laboyteaux and Margaret Alger”^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM16-M2J : accessed 8 November 2020), Virgil Laboyteaux in household of James Laboyteaux, Henry Township (east part excl. Newcastle town), Henry, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 5A, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,377.
2. ↑ Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSLG-WPN2 : 13 January 2020), Virgil Laboyteaux, 1901.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRNK-312?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-QQS%3A133640401%2C138800201%2C133931801%2C1589089771 : 24 June 2017), Indiana > Henry > New Castle Ward 4 > ED 89 > images 23-4 of 37; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPM-6V1 : accessed 9 November 2020), Virgil W La Boyteaux, New Castle Ward 4, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 89, sheet 12B, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 355; FHL microfilm 1,374,368.
5. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7CN3-612M : 17 October 2019), Virgil W Laboyteaux, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7K-279 : accessed 8 November 2020), Virgil W Laboyleaux, Liberty, Henry, Indiana, United States; citing ED 76, sheet 6B, line 77, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 438; FHL microfilm 1,820,438.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R42-3FT?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-6Q9%3A648805701%2C650091001%2C651247301%2C1589282343 : 8 December 2015), Indiana > Henry > Cadiz > ED 13 > image 2 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 November 2020), memorial page for Virgil William LaBoyteaux (14 May 1880–27 Sep 1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #176512647, citing South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by A Jones Girl (contributor 47504107) .
9. ↑ Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HP7C-RYMM : 6 February 2020), Virgil M. Laboyteau, 1961.
10. ↑ Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana, 28 Sept 1961

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