DUHON, Vior, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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VIOR DUHON, SCOTT.--Vior Duhon was born in Lafayette parish, Louisiana, in
June, 1843.  He is the son of Placide and Arsene (Guidry) Duhon; both natives
of Louisiana.  To them were born four children; Vior, the only son and three
daughters.

Our subject was reared by his uncle, S. Guidry.  He began life for himself at
the age of twenty-one as a hired hand on a farm.  When twenty-four years of
age he was married to Elvira Foreman.  Their union has been blessed with ten
children, three sons and seven daughters.  Mr. Duhon owns five hundred and
fifty acres of land, twenty-five of which are cultivated, chiefly in cotton
and corn.  Mr. Duhon is one of Lafayette's most highly respected citizens and
successful farmers.  He is a generous contributor to schools, churches and all
enterprises for the public good.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp.
219-220.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.