Marie Argentine (Rivette) DeVillier (1891 - 1948)

Born 28 Nov 1891 in Arnaudville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Oscar Coulon DeVillier — married 18 Nov 1912 in Leonville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1948 at age 56 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, United States

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Biography

Marie Argentine Rivette, daughter of Jean Baptiste Rivette and Marie Emma Lanclos, was born on 28 November 1891 in Arnaudville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. She was baptized on 28 December 1891 at St. Francis Regis Catholic Church in Arnaudville.^[1] She was enumerated with her parents and siblings during the 1900 and 1910 censuses in St. Landry Parish, living northeast of Bayou Teche. She could not read or write, and spoke only French.^[2][3]

She and Oscar Coulon DeVillier, son of Olide Coulon DeVillier and Helene Stelly, were married in St. Landry Parish. They applied for a marriage license on 18 November 1912 in Opelousas,^[4] and were wed the same day at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville.^[5]

Children of the marriage:

1. John Oscar Devillier, b. about 1914^[6]
2. Joseph Edgar DeVillier, b. 2 Nov 1915^[7]
3. Frank Roland Devillier, b. 22 Apr 1917^[8]
4. Edna May Devillier, b. 18 Oct 1918^[9]
5. Adam Horace Devillier, b. 16 Feb 1920^[10]
6. Anna Celina Devillier, b. 21 Oct 1921^[11]
7. Ada Theresa Devillier, b. 17 Oct 1924^[12]
8. Robert DeVillier, b. 7 Jun 1925

Argentine and Oscar were enumerated during the 1930 census, living in Ellis Village, Acadia Parish.^[13] In 1940 they lived at 626 Elmore Avenue East in Crowley, Acadia Parish.^[14]

Oscar's 1942 World War II draft registration showed them living at 626 South Avenue E in Crowley. (Could this have been the same house but street name slightly renamed?)^[15]

Sometime after 1942, Argentine and Oscar moved to Winnie, Chambers County, Texas.^[16] She died at age 56 of heart disease on 19 July 1948, at St. Therese Hospital in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley.^[16] Her grave is located in Section D.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Donald J Hébert, compiler, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1909 ("SWLR") (Eunice, La.: Hébert Publications, 1974-), vol. 22 (1891), p. 361; citing (Arn.Ch: v.5, p.38)
2. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 21 Mar 2008 at Ancestry.com; Police Jury Ward 3 (all of Ward not included in 1st division N and E of Bayou Teche), E.D. 56, Sheet 6 (penned), family 96, household of Jean Baptist Rivet.
3. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 20 Feb 2012; Police Jury Ward 3, E.D. 107, Sheet 19B, dw.#311, fam.#317, household of Janbatist Rivet.
4. ↑ Hébert, SWLR, vol. 44; citing marriage, Oscar C. Devilliers and Argentine Rivette, 18 Nov 1912 (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Mar. Vol.1, p.106)
5. ↑ Hébert, SWLR, vol. 44; citing marriage, Oscar Coulon Devillier and Argentine Rivette, 18 Nov 1912 (Leon. Ch.: v.1, p.6)
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 17 Ma 2022), memorial page for John Oscar Devillier (1914–1996), Find A Grave: Memorial #16431973, citing Fairview Cemetery, Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA, maintained by Terry Bigler (contributor 46632780); includes headstone photo
7. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2P4-729 : 1 March 2021), Edgar Devillier, 02 Nov 1915; citing , , Texas, United States, certificate 45733, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,477,522
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 17 Mar 2022), memorial page for Frank Roland Devillier (22 Apr 1917–10 Mar 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #6268254, citing Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by Joel Manuel (contributor 46494625); included headstone photo and obituary
9. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 1 March 2021), Edna May Devillier, 18 Oct 1918; citing Winnie, Chambers, Texas, United States, certificate 50744, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,491,006
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 17 Mar 2022), memorial page for Adam Horace “Doc” Devillier (16 Feb 1920–13 Jul 1992), Find A Grave: Memorial #16431895, citing Fairview Cemetery, Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA, maintained by Terry Bigler (contributor 46632780); includes headstone photo
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 17 Mar 2022), memorial page for Anna Celina Devillier Woodson (21 Oct 1921–12 May 1996), Find A Grave: Memorial #93401801, citing Fairview Cemetery, Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA, maintained by Brandi Lanclos Puente (contributor 47850306) ; includes headstone photo
12. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 10 Jan 2021), Theresa Brown, Aug 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 17 Mar 2022), household of Oscar C Devillier, Police Jury Ward 2, Ellis Village, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-6, sheet 14A, line 8, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 782; FHL microfilm 2,340,517;

    Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

    - Oscar C Devillier Head Male 36 Louisiana

    - Argentine M Devillier Wife Female 38 Louisiana

    - John O Devillier Son Male 15 Louisiana

    - Joseph E Devillier Son Male 14 Texas

    - Frank R Devillier Son Male 12 Louisiana

    - Edna M Devillier Daughter Female 11 Texas

    - Adam H Devillier Son Male 10 Louisiana

    - Anna C Devillier Daughter Female 8 Louisiana

    - Ada I Devillier Daughter Female 6 Louisiana

    - Robert J Devillier Son Male 4 Texas

14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 5 Jan 2021), household of Oscar Devillier [indexed as Sevilliet], Police Jury Ward Six, Crowley Ward 4, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 1-26, sheet 24B, line 44, family 460, 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 1378;

    Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

    - Oscar Devillier Head Male 47 Louisiana

    - Argentina Devillier Wife Female 49 Louisiana

    - Edna Mae Devillier Daughter Female 21 Louisiana

    - Horace Devillier Son Male 20 Louisiana

    - Celina Devillier Daughter Female 18 Louisiana

    - Theresa Devillier Daughter Female 16 Louisiana

    - Robert Devillier Son Male 14 Louisiana

15. ↑ Ancestry.com, "U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," viewed online 05 Oct 2015; Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration; Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, imaged from original microfilm; Oscar Coulon DeVillier, Crowley, LA.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Death certificate for Argentine Rivette DeVillier, online Jefferson, viewed 08 Mar 2015; Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, TX, USA, TX, volume 63, certificate #-, Argentine Rivette DeVillier, 19 Jul 1948; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, microfilm no. 2,218,936
17. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 25 Feb 2020), memorial page for Argentine Rivette Devilliers (28 Nov 1891–19 Jul 1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #6032081, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by Joel Manuel (contributor 46494625); no headstone photo included. Memorial gives birth and death dates, which match her death certificate.