Joseph was born 15 July 1895 to Antoine Sons and Rosalie Dantin. At the time the 1900 census was taken Joseph, aka Columbus, is living with his parents and siblings in Morgan City, La.
↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJC-Y2PM : 15 October 2015), Joseph Columbus Sons and Katie Mabel Sloan, 16 Dec 1929; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,320,119.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRH-FT4 : accessed 24 November 2018), Antonie Sonn in household of Antoine Sonn, Police Jury Ward 6 (west of Atchafalaya River excl. Morgan city), St. Mary, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 2B, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,582.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP1Q-T23 : 8 April 2016), Joseph Columbus Sons, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53M-N9TG : 18 July 2020), Rosalie Dantin Sons in entry for Joseph C Sons, 1951.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
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