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Joseph Roy Theriot Sr. (1883 - 1953)

Joseph Roy (Joseph) Theriot Sr.
Born in Bayou Dularge, Terrebonne, Louisiana, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 13 Oct 1904 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 69 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USAmap
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Biography

Joseph Roy Theriot was born on September 11, 1883 in Bayou Dularge, Terrebonne, LA. His parents were Aurelien Theriot and Marie Roy.
He married Leontine Lacasse on October 13, 1904 in Abbeville, Vermilion, LA. [1]
Together they had at least this child and more are listed on the censuses below.
  1. Alfred Theriot
"Joseph Roy THERIOT, Sr., son of Aurilie [sic] & Editha ROY, was born and grew up in a home under spreading oaks, still lived in today. The family had extensive sugar plantation holdings on both sides of Bayou du Large. Roy left home to become a pharmacist, breaking a four-generation tradition of sugar cane planting."[2]
He died on February 25, 1953 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California. An unattributed obituary scan from a newspaper published online states he was a former Vermilion parish druggist and school board member and died at 6pm in Santa Monica at the home of his son Dr. Roy J. Theriot, Jr. where he and Leontine had been living for the past two years. Survivors listed are: his widow Leontine LaCasse; two sons: Dr. Roy J. Theriot of Santa Monica and Alfred J. Theriot of New Orleans; three daughters: Mrs. H. A. McEnery of Lacombe, Mrs. Keller Griffith of Lake Charles and Mrs. Francis Fisher of Guatemala; two sisters Miss Chloe Theriot and Mrs. Martha Toups of Houma; a brother, Clay Theriot of Morgan City and twenty grandchildren. His body was transported to Abbeville for burial in the "New Catholic cemetery",[3] He was buried at Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery and Mausoleum; Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA[4]

Residence

Joseph Roy Theriot United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Notes: he is a druggist in Gueydan, medium height, medium build, brown eyes, black hair; born 11 Sep 1883 in Gueydan, Vermilion Parish Louisiana, United States. Next of kin is Leontine Elizabeth Lacasse Theriot. [5]
Military Draft Registration (1917-1918) Vermilion, Louisiana, United States
Citizenship is United States. http://familysearch.org/types/facts/Citizenship United States.
Census (1900) Police Jury Ward 3 (all north of Iberia & Vermillion r.r.) Abbeville town, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States[6]
Alfred J Godard Head Male 32 Louisiana
Ida Godard Wife Female 30 Louisiana
Editha Godard Daughter Female 9 Louisiana
Roy Theriot Brother-in-law Male 17 Louisiana
Census (1910) Ward Eight, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States[7]
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Roy Theriat Head Male 26 Louisiana
Leontine Theriat Wife Female 25 Canada
Ray Theriat, Jr Son Male 2 Louisiana
Alfred Theriat Son Male 1 Louisiana
Adeline Lacadde Sister-in-law Female 14 Michigan
Sophia Milke Roomer Female 26 Michigan
Cecelia Taylor Roomer Female 24 Louisiana
Census (1920) Gueydan, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States.[8]
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Roy Theriat Head Male 26 Louisiana
Leontine Theriat Wife Female 25 Canada
Ray Theriat, Jr Son Male 2 Louisiana
Alfred Theriat Son Male 1 Louisiana
Adeline Lacadde Sister-in-law Female 14 Michigan
Sophia Milke Roomer Female 26 Michigan
Cecelia Taylor Roomer Female 24 Louisiana
Census (1930) Gueydan, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States[9]
Roy J Theriot Head Male 46 Louisiana
Leontine Theriot Wife Female 45 Michigan
Roy J Theriot Jr. Son Male 23 Louisiana
A J Theriot Son Male 21 Louisiana
Adeline Theriot Daughter Female 16 Louisiana
Elizabeth Theriot Daughter Female 12 Louisiana
Francis Theriot Daughter Female 8 Louisiana
Ida Hebert Servant Female 35 Louisiana

Research

His son Roy, Jr.

California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968; 1900S (CENTURY)
Joseph Roy Jr Theriot
Residence: 1952 Los Angeles, California, USA
Joseph Roy Jr Theriot
Residence: 1954 Los Angeles, California, USA
California, U.S., Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories, 1876-1969

SOCIETY & EMPLOYMENT DIRECTORIES

Joseph Roy Theriot Jr., Civil; 1946 Santa Monica, California, USA
Joseph Roy Jr Theriot, Civil ; 26 Dec 1945 California, USA, Occupation is

Medical Examiner

Joseph Roy Theriot Jr., Civil; Jan 1946 Los Angeles, California, USA, Occupation:

Physician or Nurse

Sources

  1. Karen Theriot Reader, citing: :Houma Newspaper Deaths, 1855-1981"; Philip Chauvin, Jr., comp.; Houma, LA: Terrebonne Genealogical Society, 1988 pp. 410 & 686
    Two entries: On 27 Sep 1904 (Abbeville Ct.Hse.: #3125) & (Abbeville Ch.: v.4, p.28).
  2. Karen Theriot Reader, citing: Vermilion Historical Society, "HISTORY OF VERMILION PARISH, LOUISIANA"; 1983; p. 288.
  3. Death Records California Department of Health Services Note: Online list from Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Statistics Section.
    Joseph Roy THERIOT, born 11 Sep 1883 in LA, son of --- THERIOT & --- ROY. He died 25 Feb 1953 in Los Angeles county, CA, age 69 years.
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2021), memorial page for Joseph Roy Theriot (11 Sep 1883–25 Feb 1953), Find a Grave Memorial no. 160973579, citing Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Christine "Chris" Tidwell (contributor 47659041). Find A Grave: Memorial #160973579Find a Grave Memorial #
  5. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8G-P7Y : 22 February 2021), Joseph Roy Theriot, 1917-1918.
  6. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPX-9LX : accessed 1 March 2021), Alfred J Godard, Police Jury Ward 3 (all north of Iberia & Vermillion r.r.) Abbeville town, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 8A, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,585.
  7. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBX-2MR : accessed 1 March 2021), Roy Theriat, Ward Eight, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 4A, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 533; FHL microfilm 1,374,546.
  8. Source: #S1014 sheet 13B, Eighth Ward, Precinct 1, Lines 68-74, Dwelling #230/ Family #237
    THERIOT, Joseph R., Head, owns a farm, married white male age 36; wife Leontine E., white female age 36; son Ron Jr., 12; son Albert, 9; daughter Adeline, 4; daughter Elisabeth, 1 year 2 months. Also in household is Ida FAUSSE, Lodger [?], single white female age 19, a salaried Clerk in a Drug Store..
  9. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTZ-2YH : accessed 1 March 2021), Roy J Theriot, Gueydan, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 823; FHL microfilm 2,340,558.




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