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Birth First Na/Birth Surname/Adopted/Other Surname/Adopted/Birth/yeTown taken to/State taken/Year tak /Person submitting information/Other information Ralph/Abandanza/Dufour Sr./yes/1914/Cottonport/LA/Odessa/Brecheen relationship-daughter placed through NYFH Veronica/Alexander/Gladys/Veronica Brown/1909/Bogalusa/LA/Sr. Teresa/Vincent Arthur/Anderson/Staunton/1907/New Orleans/LA/1883/David/Staunton Martin/Arvine/Roy/1904/Opelousas/LA/Iris/Diesi/relationship-daughter Edna Marie/Baranjai/1906/Alexandria/LA/1887/88 Joyce/Solice David/Bennett/LaFleur/Yes/Opelousas/LA/1910/Charles J./LaFleur/lived with the LaFleur family Alfred T./Brenner/Landry/Yes/1902/St. Martinville/LA/1924-25 Russell J./Landry relationship-son Mary Ann/Brian/Trahan/Yes/1909/New Orleans/LA/1918/Lois/LeBlanc/first lived with the Van Hees before the Trahan's Sophie/Brown/Ethel Emery/yes/1905/LA/1908/Shirley/Breaux/NYFH - real parents Sophie Kelly and James Morrison John/Brown/1915/Lafayette/LA/1918/John/Brown/OTR Mary/Burns/Kornbacker/Yes/1907/New Orleans/LA/Betty/Obee David/Camp/Johnson/No/1903/Bunkie, Avoyelles PariLA/Elenora/Gendusa relationship-daughter; had 1 sister Mary/Carr-Glosko/Leslie Mae Cook/1908/Shreveport/LA/Leslie Mae/Cook/OTR Daniel/Delahoird/Neck/Marksville/LA/Herman/Zimmer Joseph/Elsmere/Elsmere Joseph Mayeux/Mansura, Avoyelles ParLA/1904/Donald / Mayeux/relationship-son William/Fitzgerald/same/1852/Opelousas/LA/1907/Sandra/Fitzgerald/had 2 brothers; lived with Louis Pecannier family Joseph/Fontenot/Chatagnier/LA/1913/Pazie/Shuff Antoinette/Fortunata/No/1905/Sunset/LA/1915/Annette/Delome/relationship-grand daughter; # on her dress was 41 Gregory/Friedman/Pizanie/1905/LA/1905-10/Carolyn/Duplontis relationship-daughter Joseph/Fuourka/Joseph Roguet Aillet/1905/Youngsville/LA/Cynthia Aillet/Kavanaugh lived with Aillet family Charles/Gardner/1902/St. Landry/LA/1906/Mrs. Willie H./Mendenhall/lived with Brown/McDaniels families Joseph Anthony/Gerard/ Cassidy/George Cassidy/1905/Mansura/LA/1854/Rosemary Jeansonne relationship-daughter;lived with Sam Bortell family Joseph/Adams/Hand/Frame/1899/Opelousas/LA/Charlena/Fitzgeraldmother's name was Maggie Adams; father: Bernard Hand Susan/Hardin(Harden)/Yes/Pointe Coupec/LA/Sharon/Gauthier/relationship-g/ granddaughter; lived w/ Charles Gauthier Robert/Holland/Chiasson/No/1906/Lafayette/LA/1908/Geraldine C./Dias relationship-daughter; 6 siblings (none biological) Dorothy/Ineylas/Landry/No/1907/Lafayette/LA/Dorothy/David/OTR Ernest/Kaplan/LeDoux/1903 /or Opelousas/LA/1927/John E./LeDoux/relationship-son Ernest/Kaplan/1904/Eunice/LA/1909-10/ John/LeDoux Alice/Kearns/Geoffrey/Yes/1916/Delcambe/LA/1919/Alice/Bernard/OTR placed with Constance and Auguste Geoffroy Cornelius/Kelly/Dupre/1904/Plaisance/LA/1898-99/ Bobby/Dupre/lived with Gus Dupre Frank/Kelly/McDermott/1905/Baton Rouge/LA/1872/Frank/Kelly/lived with McDermott family; had a brother, Tyrrell Rose/Kern/Giroir/yes/1907/Bayou Black/LA/1908Monica/Breaux/indentured by NYFH John Joseph/Kern/1904/Mansura/LA/1910-20/ Mrs. Wilton/Fremaux/lived with Leonard and Isabel Gremillion Kate/Kline/Eunice/LA/Pazie/Shuff Harriet/Knugulaman/Ducote/1913/Cotton Port/LA/Burt/Ducote Emma/Koch/Fontenot/1903/ Ville Platte/LA/1882/Patsy/Fotenot/ relationship-daughter Harry/Kohner/Neck/Yes/Marksville/LA/1899/Herman/Zimmer Richard/Kolder/1903/Shuteston/LA/1921/Roy/Kolder/lived with Louis Bourque family William/Kreuger/Theriot/1904/Berwick/LA/1985/Juanita/Prestenbach Julian/Larosa/Richard/1904?/LA/1912/Berwyn L./Richard/relationship-son Joseph/LaRosa/Opelousas/LA/Johelen/Miller/lived with Richard Smith family Francis/Lavroni/Bonvillian/Yes/1906/Houma/LA/merle/Nothacker relationship-daughter George/Leary/Planche/No/1900/Plancheville/LA/Jacqueline/Mayeux/relationship- daughter;lived w/ Emilio Planche Ernest/LeDoux?/LeDoux?/Eunice/LA/Pazie/Shuff Robert/Lee/Landry/Yes/1920/Morgan City/LA/Katie/Landry/relationship-daughter in law; possibly had a sister, Mary Peter/Manachisa/Milton Peter Toffier/1906/Loreauville/LA/1875?/Peggy/Pounder Caroline/ThereMangain/1905/Mansura/LA/Dolores/Lunford/lived with the Chatelain family in Mansura Margaret/Marks/Marguerite Flory/1908/New Orleans/LA/1906/Marguerite/Bankston/OTR placed by NYFH with George Flory George/Mayers/1921/LA/Annette/Richard Edward "Pat"/McClosky/1905?/Cottonport/LA/1907/Louise/Mayeux Mary Isabella McCullhen or McCollough/1900/Opelousas/LA/Mrs. S. F./Ceplecha relationship-daughter Charlotte/McGowan/Lottie Dumesnil/1906/Houma/LA/1882/Jane/Hebert Charlotte/McGowan/1907/LA/Iona/Guidry/lived with Dumsenil family; married name: Breaux Joseph Leary Murphy/1900/Bayou Black/LA/1906-190/Joveda M./Bray/relationship-daughter Willie/Nance/Pesson/1906/New Orleans/LA/1916/Shirley/LeBlanc/lived with the Pesson family Frederick/Newton/1860/New Orleans/LA/1875/John/Barron/had a brother that ran away from the train Nicolina/Nicola/1911/New Orleans/LA/1910/Sueann/Raine/married name: Nicolina Stromboe Francis Peter O'Donohue/Bridges/1908/New Iberia/LA/1900s?/Francis Peter/O'Donohue William FranciO'Shea/1914/New Orleans/LA/1909/Johnny/Mgebroff lived with Krouse family Louise/Parker/Beyer/yes/1907/Krotz Springs/LA/1910/Bernadette/Beyers/Placed through NYFH with August Beyer and family Josephine/Prievogle/Mildred Josephine Hartmann/1907/New Orleans/LA/Mildred H./Oaks/ OTR George/Rebecca/George Joseph Boudreaux/Yes/1920/Morgan City/LA/1921/Patricia Bergeron relationship-daughter;adopted by Ernest Boudreaux placed by NYFH William John Reilly/Gremillion/No/1902/Mansura/LA/1908/William/Gremillion/OTR Leo Yanns/Reilly/no/1902/New Orleans/LA/1910/Rea Reilly/Ponsoa John/Ribanken/Coco/yes/1905/Mansura/LA/1907/Joyce/Browning/Placed through NYFH nationality Polish Catherine GrifRobinson/Hebert/1907/Labadieville/LA/1909/Roy Griffin/Simmons relationship-brother Fred/Salentel/Lour/1905/Opelousas/LA/1918/Salentel Fred/Salentel/1905/Opelousas/LA/1918/Salental/ Schwab/ Mamaw/LA/Pazie/Shuff Henry/Segar/No/1903/Opelousas/LA/1888?/Reginald/Segar/relationship-son Mamie/Sittig/Eunice/LA/Pazie/Shuff Alice/Smith/Virginia Matthews/1903/Opelousas or Lake CharLA/1868/Katherine/LaFleur relationship-granddaughter; 2 siblings: Eugene and Thomas Claudia Ellen Smith/Yes/1905/Baton Rouge/LA/1862/Janet/Kelly/relationship-granddaughter Ada/Solar/Ida Kern/1912/Iota/LA/1914/Deborah/Benoit/relationship-daughter; adopted by: Edward & Izora Kern Helen Klein/Sterne/1904/Opelousas/LA/1913/Helen/Eastin Stravis/Strawitz/Marksville/LA/Marie/Strawitz William/Swift/LA/1920/21/ Lou/Major, Jr. George/Taylor/Neck/No/1905/Mansura/LA/Estella R./Taylor/relationship-daughter in law Arthur/Taylor/1907/LA/Richard P./Taylor Joe/Terevo/LA/1905/Ted/Overman/Interested Person Charles SeveriThomas?/1854/LA/1903/Patricia/Reinsch Thomas/Tweedel/Church Point or LewisbLA/1913-14 /Peggy/Hansen/had 2 red-headed sisters Leo/Tyler/Marksville/LA/Herman/Zimmer Sadie/Upton/Alantin S. Hakensen/Yes/1905/New Orleans/LA/1905/Joy E./McManus relationship-daughter; married name: Runyan /Urbank/Goldman/1905/Marksville/LA/1904/Murray/Mayeux/lived with Greneaux family Samuel GoldmanUrbanke/Greneaux/1905/Marksville/LA/1860/61/Barbara/Gauthier/lived with Leon Greneaux family Willie/Williber/Bunkie/LA/1885/Marie Ann/Cochran Willie/Williber/Bunkie/LA/1885/Marie Ann/Cochran Francis/Wilson/No/1903/Opelousas/LA/1925/Rebecca/Richard/had 1 unknown older sibling Joseph/Bahim/Gramercy/LA/1911/Glida M./Caillouet Onile/Bordelon/Avoyelles Parish/LA/1890Theresa M./Eberle/lived with Bordelon family Johnny/Erp/1905/Morgan City/LA/1854/Johnny/Erp/OTR Eva Celeste/Eva Celeste Frerichs/1910/New Orleans/LA/1910/Beverly/Barient Relationship-daughter; taken by Julius Frerichs Mary Josephine/Jacobs/1909/New Orleans/LA/1909/Audrey/Mizell/relationship-daughter; brother, William John Louis/Mahfouz/Morgan City/LA/1932/Leonce/Songe Mildred/Oakes/Mandeville/LA/Mildred/Oakes Jenny/Richard/1904/Church Point/Crowley LA/Betty/Kloor/lived with Richard family Angelo Paul/Roberts/1921/New Orleans/LA/1877-79/ Sandra/Roberts/relationship,daughter-in-law # # #