Savenia Sonnier Sucession, Calcasieu, LA
submitted by: Lee Crockett


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No. 2935
Fifteenth Judicial District Court 
Calcasieu Parish, LA
Succession of Savenia Sonnier
Opened May 31, 1922

Judgment placing heirs in possession May 31, 1922
Petition for Partition, filed July 29, 1922
Judgment decreeing Partition in Kind 9/21/22


TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THIS FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT 
OF LOUISIANA, SITTING IN AND FOR THE PARISH OF CALCASIEU.

The Petition of Anunciad Sonier, born Sonier, a major; of Edward
Sonier, a major; of Minna Sonier, a major; of Joseph Sonier, a 
major, of Mary Kidd, born Sonier, wife of Bugg Kidd, a major; 
of Daval Sonier, a major; of Josephine Young, born Sonier, wife 
of Eseb Young, a major; of Florence Hewitt, born Jackson, wife
of Oscar Hewett, a major; of Dora Crockett, born Jackson, wife
of J. E. Crockett, a major; of Ward Jackson, a major; of Lucy 
Dehon, born Jackson, wife of Lee Dehon, a major; and of Charles W. 
Jackson, as the only confirmed natural tutor to the minors, Charles
W. Jackson, Jr.; Floid Jackson, Ruby Jackson and Pearl Jackson, 
with respect represents:

That all of said petitioners and said minors are residents of 
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

That Savenia Sonier, the husband in community of the said 
Anunciad Sonier, and the father of the said Edward Sonier, Minna
Sonier, Joseph Sonier, Mary Kidd, Daval Sonier and Josephine Young,
and the grandfather of Florence Hewett, Dora Crockett, Ward Jackson,
Lucy Dehon, Charles W. Jackson, Jr., Floid Jackson, Ruby Jackson 
and Pearl Jackson, died intestate in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 
on or about December 24th, 1911.

That the said Savenia Sonier, at his death, left the following 
described property in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and none other,
to-wit:
      the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 31,
      Township 10 south, Range 12 west Louisiana Meridian, and
      the north half of the northeast quarter of Section 36,
      Township 10 south, Range 13 west Louisiana Meridian, con-
      taining 163.86 acres, more or less.

That the said Edward Sonier, Minna Sonier, Joseph Sonier, Mary Kidd, 
Daval Sonier and Josephine Young, are children of the said Savenia 
Sonier, deceased, and issue of this marriage with the said Anunciad Sonier.

That the said Florence Hewett, Dora Crockett, Ward Jackson, Lucy Dehon,
Charles W. Jackson, Jr., Floid Jackson, Ruby Jackson and Pearl Jackson
are grandchildren of the said Savenia Sonier and issue of the marriage
of Caroline Jackson, born Sonier, deceased daughter of the said
Savenia Sonier and Anunciad Sonier, with the said Charles W. Jackson.

That all of the said children and grandchildren are the sole forced 
heirs of the said Savenia Sonier, deceased.

That the said Mrs. Anunciad Sonier is entitled to be recognized as 
the surviving widow in community of said decedent, and as such the 
owner and sent into possession of an undivided one-half interest in 
said property; and that your other named petitioners, with the exception 
of the said Charles W. Jackson, together with said minors--the majors
in their individual capacities and the minors through their said 
natural tutor--are entitled to be recognized as the sole forced heirs
of said decedent, and as such the owners and sent into possession of
the remaining undivided one-half interest in said property, in the 
following proportion, to-wit: an undivided one-fourteenth interest 
each to Edward Sonier, Minna Sonier, Joseph Sonier, Mary Kidd, Daval
Sonier and Josephine Young, as the children of the said Savenia Sonier,
deceased, and an undivided one-one hundred twelfth interest each to
Florence Hewett, Dora Crockett, Ward Jackson, Lucy Dehon, Charles W.
Jackson, Jr., Floid Jackson, Ruby Jackson and Pearl Jackson, as the
grandchildren of the said Savenia Sonier, deceased, and by representation
through their mother, Caroline Jackson, born Sonier, deceased daughter
of the said Savenia Sonier.

That said property is not worth to exceed the sum of $3,500.00; that
it has always borne its just proportion of taxes; that said heirs are
all forced; that the interest of each of them in said property is 
worth far less than the sum of $5,000.00; and that by reason of these 
facts, said heirs and said property should be exempted from the payment
of any inheritance tax.

That said succession owes no debts and that an administrator thereof
in unnecessary.

That, in order to effectuate the purposes of this proceeding, it is 
necessary that a rule issue, directed to the  Sheriff & ex-officio 
Tax Collector of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, commanding him to show 
cause, if any he may have, on or before the 1st day of June, 1922, at
the hour of nine o'clock A. M., why said rule should not be made
absolute; why the said Mrs. Anunciad Sonier should not be recognized 
as the surviving widow in community of the said Savenia Sonier, 
deceased, and as such the owner and sent into possession of an undivided
one-half interest in the above described  property in the foregoing
petition; why the said other named petitioners, with the exception 
of the said Charles W. Jackson, together with said minors--the majors
individually and the minors through their said natural tutor--should 
not be recognized as the sole forced heirs of said decedent, and as
such the owners and sent into possession of the other undivided 
one-half interest in said property, in the proportions hereinabove 
set out; and why said heirs and said property should not be exempted 
from the payment of any inheritance tax.

Wherefore, petitioners pray that a rule issue, directed to the 
Sheriff & ex-officio Tax Collector of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana,
commanding him to show cause, if any he may have, on a day at an hour 
to be fixed by your honorable court, why said rule should not be made 
absolute; why the said Mrs. Anunciad Sonier should bet be recognized 
as the surviving widow in community of the said Savenia Sonier, deceased,
and as such the owner and sent into possession of an undivided one-half 
interest in the above described property; why the said other named 
petitioners, with the exception of the said Charles W. Jackson, together
with said minors--the majors individually and the minors through their
said natural tutor--should not be recognized as the sole forced heirs
of said decedent, and as such the owners and sent into possession of
the other undivided one-half interest in said property, in the 
following proportions, to wit: an undivided one-fourteenth interest
each to Edward Sonier, Minna Sonier, Joseph Sonier, Mary Kidd, Daval
Sonier and Josephine Young, as the children of the said Savenia Sonier,
deceased, and an undivided one-one hundred twelfth interest each to 
Florence Hewett, Dora Crockett, Ward Jackson, Lucy Dehon, Charles W.
Jackson, Jr., Floid Jackson, Ruby Jackson and Pearl Jackson, as the 
grandchildren of the said Savenia Sonier, deceased, and by representation
through their mother, Caroline Jackson, born Sonier, deceased daughter 
of the said Savenia Sonier; and why said heirs and said property should
not be exempted from the payment of any inheritance tax.

And they pray for all necessary orders and decrees and for full, 
general and equitable relief.

By their attorneys
Cline & Plauche

AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA 
PARISH OF CALCASIEU

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day, personally came and
appeared Edward Sonier and Minna Sonier who, under oath, depose and say:
That they have read the above and foregoing petition, and that all of
the averments of fact therein contained are true and correct.

Witnesses to Signatures:                         Edward Sonier His X Mark
M. Perry                                         Minna Sonier His X Mark
Hassell Read

Sworn and subscribed to before me at Vinton, Louisiana, on this 29th
day of May, 1922.
S. B. Langford
Notary Public


NOTE: My Sonnier family lived in Jacksonville/Toomey, Calcasieu Parish, LA from the 
1850's to the early 1920's. Savenia Sonnier was my great great grandfather. 
He was the son of Joseph Sonnier, Jr. and Marie Carmelite Boudreaux. He 
married his first cousin, Marguerite Anunciad Sonnier, the daughter of 
Charles Emile Sonnier and Caroline Carmelite Hebert. All of the above were 
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA families. 

Silvain Sonnier, Sr. is a recognized DAR Patriot from Louisiana. He fought in 
the Opelousas Militia under Governor Bernardo de Galvez during the American 
Revolution. Silvain Sonnier, Sr. was the great great grandfather of Savenia 
Sonnier.

Savenia Sonnier was born in Lafayette Parish, LA April 15, 1839. He died 
intestate in 1911 in Toomey, LA. His succession is dated 1922 and came about 
due to the family wanting to partition his land in Calcasieu Parish, LA.
I think it would be wonderful if you could put Savenia Sonnier's succession 
on the Calcasieu Parish, LA website. I have transcribed only the first four 
pages as it is 31 pages long. However, these first four pages give much of 
the same information found in the successive pages. They also give the family 
relationships. My grandmother, Dora Jackson Crockett, is named in this 
succession as the granddaughter of Savenia Sonnier and Marguerite Anunciad 
Sonnier.

Lee Crockett