Emilia Saucier (1851 - 1938)

Born 28 Jan 1851 in Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Edville Chapman II — married 26 Oct 1868 in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1938 at age 87 in Oberlin, Allen, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Emilia Saucier lived in Louisiana.

Emilia Saucier has French origins.

Emilia Saucier, daughter of Joseph Louis Saucier and Emilia Morel, was born in January of 1851 in Opelousas, Louisiana.^[1] In 1860 she was counted on the census with them in Opelousas, on same page as Joseph Chapman.^[2]

She married Joseph Edville Chapman (II) on October 26, 1867 in St. Landry, Louisiana.^[3]

Children:

1. Emilienne Chapman (1870)
2. Celestine Chapman (1872)
3. Marie Calista Chapman (1872)
4. Eudia Chapman (1874)
5. Alida Chapman (1875)
6. Marie Asima Chapman (1877)
7. Alidee Chapman (1878)
8. Joseph Edville II Chapman (1880)
9. Arsin Arsan Chapman (1884)
10. Adam Adema Chapman (1886)
11. Martha Chapman (1888)

In 1870 they were counted on the census in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, without children yet.^[4] In 1900 they were counted in Upper Mamon, St. Landry, Louisiana^[5] By 1910 all of their children were grown and on their own when Emilia and Joseph were counted on the census in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.^[6] By 1920 they had moved to Oberlin, in Allen Parish, Louisiana.^[7]

Emelia Saucier Chapman died on 8 Feb 1938 in Oberlin, Allen, Louisiana.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);

   SAUCIER, Emilia (Joseph Louis & Emilia Jean MOREL) b. 28 Jan. 1851 (Opel. Ch.: v. 4, p. 384)

2. ↑ 1860 Census:
   
   • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP7-CCC : 12 December 2017), Emilia Socier in entry for Joseph Socier, 1860.
   • "1860 U.S. Census," Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: M653_424; Page: 779; Family History Library Film: 803424 behind Ancestry paywall

   Joseph Socier 45/m, farmer, $0 $250, St Landry LA

   Elosestine Socier 15/f, St Landry LA

   Elodie Socier 12/f, St Landry LA

   Emilia Socier 10/f, St Landry LA

   Colin Socier 3/m, St Landry LA

3. ↑ Marriage: "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-BFFG : 13 March 2018), Joseph Chapman and Emelia Joseph Louis Saucier, 26 Oct 1868; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,695.
4. ↑ 1870 Census:
   • "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87K-6W2 : 12 April 2016), Amelia Chapman in household of Joseph Chapman, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 27, family 183, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,029.
   • Ancestry, "1870 Census," Ward 4, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: M593_530; Page: 204A; Family History Library Film: 552029 behind Ancestry paywall

   living next to Saucier and Chapman families

   Joseph Chapman 21/m, farmer, $125 $100, LA

   Amelia Chapman 16/f, keeping house, LA

5. ↑ 1900 Census:
   • "1900 U.S. Census," Ancestry, Police Jury Ward 7, Saint Landry, Louisiana; Roll: Page: ; Enumeration District: Note: behind Ancestry paywall

   Birth date: Oct 1847 Birth place: Louisiana Marriage date: 1863 Residence: Police Jury Ward 7 Upper Mamon, Justice of Peace Ward 16, St. Landry, Louisiana

6. ↑ 1910 Census:
   • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPB7-PPM : accessed 18 July 2018), Amelia Chapman in household of Joseph Chapman, Police Jury Ward 7, St Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 13A, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 530; FHL microfilm 1,374,543.
   • "1910 Census," Ancestry, Police Jury Ward 7, Saint Landry, Louisiana; Roll: T624_530; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374543 behind Ancestry paywall

   Joseph Chapman head, 62/m, md1, md 42yrs, LA/LA/LA, farmer, general

   Amelia Chapman wife, 58/f, md1, md 42yrs, 12births/10living, LA/LA/LA,

7. ↑ 1920 Census:
   • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQQ-QBK : accessed 18 July 2018), Amelia Chapman in household of Joseph Chapman, Oberlin, Allen, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 17, sheet 6A, line 47, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 603; FHL microfilm 1,820,603
   • "1920 Census," Ancestry, Oberlin, Allen, Louisiana; Roll: T625_603; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 17 behind Ancestry paywall

   owns home, mortgage free

   Joseph Chapman head, 71/m, md, LA/LA/LA, laborer, general farm

   Amelia Chapman wife, 68/f, md, LA/LA/LA

8. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F397-1ML : 10 March 2018), Amelia Chapman, 08 Feb 1938; citing Oberlin, Allen, Louisiana, certificate number 1454, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,205,944.