Estopinal, Alfred;  St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
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Estopinal, Alfred, planter, of St. Bernard, was born at St. Bernard, La., June
2, 1872, son of Alfred and Marie (Messa) Estopinal, both of whom were born at
St. Bernard, where the father followed the occupation of a planter throughout
life.  The father died July 4 and the mother, Nov. 11, both in the year 1897. 
The paternal grandparents, Francis and Adelaide (Gutierrez) Estopinal, both
were born in St. Bernard, where the grandfather followed the avocation of a
planter.  He died in the month of Nov., 1909.  Alfred Estopinal was the first
of 6 children born to his parents, the other children, in order of their
birth, being:  Adalmar,  Adarian,  O. B.,  Henry,  Zeulma.  Alfred Estopinal
received a public school education, and upon finishing this, became assistant
to his father in the management of the farm, and has continued in this
occupation, which has been very profitable at all times.  He has at the same
time served the community a number of years in the capacity of utility man for
the school board of St. Bernard, and throughout this incumbency has exerted
his influence toward the constant improvement of the schools to which his
neighbors send their children, and these schools have shown great improvement
in recent years.  The Estopinal farm is modern in all respects, and fully
demonstrates the practical value of modern agricultural methods.  In viewing
this farm it is easy to come to something at least approaching an adequate
appreciation of the many attractions of farm life, and to understand why Mr.
Estopinal elected to follow the avocation of a farmer, through which so much
of the substantial reward of a well spent life has come to him.  March 19,
1892, Mr. Estopinal was married to Miss Antonia Serpas, a daughter of
Francisco and Dolores (Elvas) Serpas, of St Bernard.  Both parents were
natives of St. Bernard and both are now deceased.  Seven children, as follows,
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Estopinal:  Agnes,  Maurice,  Dolores,  Maude, 
William,  Ernst,  and Berthe.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp.
153-154.  Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century
Historical Association.