BOOK NO. 1 CERTIFICATION OF DOCTORS AND DENTISTS ASSUMPTION PARISH, LA 1882-1913 (Listed by Audrey B. Westerman 28 Feb. 1985) ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** (Taken from Terrebonne Life Lines, Volume 4, No. 4, Winter 1985. Published on the Internet in April 1999 with the permission of Audrey B. Westerman and the Terrebonne Genealogical Society.) Page: 5 DELPHIN BIENVENU, Degree of Medicine from University of Louisiana in New Orleans. Diploma dated 15 March 1878. Born 23 Dec. 1835 at New Orleans; practicing in Labadieville. Signed: 12 Dec. 1882. 7 AUGUSTIN JAMES HIMEL, Degree of Medicine from University of Louisiana in New Orleans. Diploma dated 17 March 1881. Born 24 January 1859 at Labadieville; practicing in Labadieville. Signed: 12 Dec. 1882. 8 THOMAS BRYEN PUGH, a resident of Napoleonville; born in Assumption Parish 3 May 1853. Degree of Medicine from Charity Hospital Medical College in New Orleans; diploma dated 2 March 1875; began practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland during 1875 to 1876, then in Ascension Parish for about a year, then Assumption Parish. Signed: 12 Dec. 1882. 9 DANIEL O'SULLIVAN, a resident of Napoleonville. Born in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland on 16 Oct. 1842. Got his education and a degree from Dublin University; Degree of Medicine from the City of Evansville, Indiana, Medical College of Evansville and it was dated 27 February 1882, endorsed by the Board of Health, State of Louisiana, at New Orleans on 16 Nov. 1882. He began practicing medicine in Assumption Parish in June 1882. Signed: 17 Oct. 1883. 11 ADOLPH A. AUCOIN, born in Assumption Parish on 5 September 1862. His Degree of Medicine from the University of Louisiana; diploma dated and signed 27 March 1884; began practicing medicine 1st May 1884. Signed 15 May 1884. 13 CHARLES M. MENVILLE, a resident of Assumption Parish, born in Lafourche Parish at Thibodaux on 11 Sept. 1858. Degree of Medicine from Louisville Medical College in Kentucky. Diploma dated 26 February 1885; began practicing medicine in Assumption Parish on 3 March 1885. Signed: 16 March 1885. 14 ROBERT A. TRUXILLO, a resident of Assumption Parish, born in Assumption on 27 Oct. 1867. Degree of Medicine from Kentucky School of Medicine in Kentucky. Diploma dated 19 June 1891. Began practicing medicine 1 July 1891. Signed 31 July 1891. 15 JAMES ISAAC MC CONNELL, Degree of Medicine from Atlanta Medical College at Atlanta, GA dated March 1884. Born 2 Nov. 18858 (sic) at Acworth, GA. Previously practiced medicine at Chattanooga, TN and plans to practice in Napoleonville. Signed: 29 Jan. 1894. 16 (Same Doctor) Degree of Medicine from New York Polyclinic in New York City, NY dated Nov 1888. 17 ALCEE M. CHARLET, Degree of Medicine from Tulane University of Louisiana, dated 12 April 1891. Born in Assumption Parish on 1 September 1870; began practicing medicine in Assumption Par. in July 1891. Signed: 5 Dec. 1894. 18 DR. J. F. LEOCALE. Certification from the State Board of Examiners at New Orleans dated 15 April 1895 that Dr. LEOCALE appeared on the Part of the Louisiana State Medical Society and was found competent and worthy.....granted a certificate to practice medicine in Louisiana. 19 OSCAR J. THIBODAUX, born in Lafourche on 23 June 1864. Degree of Medicine from Tulane University of Louisiana; diploma dated at New Orleans 30 March 1887; began practicing medicine in Assumption Parish 1 January 189(5?). Signed 7 May 1895. 20 DR. A. A. LANDRY, certified by Board of Medical Examiners 15 April 1897. (No other information) 21 HERMANN H. OPETZ, certified 23 March 1898 at New Orleans. 21 DR. N. A. LE BLANC, certified 2 March 1898 at New Orleans. 22 FERNANDUM C. RIVOIRE (All written in Latin), from German Medical College in Chicago, filed 17 Oct. 1899. (Evidently the clerk who registered this certificate copied it in Latin word by word.) 23 FERDINAND CYRIL RIVOIRE. Certificate from the Northern Illinois College of Opthalmology and Otology. Doctor of Optics Degree dated 2 October 1900. 25 DR. H. C. DANSEREAU. Certificate dated 3 May 1903. Filed 9 June 1903. 26 DR. VICTOR PAINCHAUD. Certificate dated 10 May 1907. Filed 29 May 1907. 27 DR. W. W. PUGH. Certificate dated 20 Oct. 1906. Filed 23 Dec. 1907. 28 DR. CHAS. S. ROGER. Certificate dated 22 May 1908. Filed 10 June 1908. 29 DR. J. L. MATERRE sent an affadavit in 1883 regarding his claim that he was practicing surgery in Louisiana for 5 years previous to the passage of above mentioned law (referenced as Act 31 of 1882) and has a letter from Dr. S. S. HERRIET who was then Secretary of the Board of Examiners which is dated 29 August 1883 acknowledging receipt of the affadavit. Filed 10 May 1909. 30 ANSIL N. SIMMONS. Diploma from Tulane University dated 20 May 1901 for Bachelor of Laws (Attorney and Counselor at Law). Dated 21 May 1901 at New Orleans. Signed by FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, Chief Justice; and Associate Justices: JOSEPH A. BREAUX, NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, FRANK K. MONROE, OLIVER PROVOSTY. 31 DR. LYNN C. HIMEL, Dentist in Napoleonville. Diploma from the College of Dentistry of Philadelphia, PA in 1894. Filed 27 Jan. 1913. (There are more registrations of certificates in this book but we did not want to record them for publication as they were of too-recent date.)