DEJEAN, Arthur, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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ARTHUR DEJEAN, OPELOUSAS.--Arthur Dejean constable of Opelousas, was born in
St. Landry parish, 1852.  He is the son of A. and U.  (Roy) Dejean, both of
whom were born in this parish.  The subject of our sketch was reared here.  He
received his education in the public schools of the place.  He was engaged in
farming the old home plantation near Opelousas until 1890, when he was elected
town constable.  He also served as ex-officio town tax collector.

Mr. Dejean is a descendant of one or the oldest families of St. Landry parish,
his family being of the banished Canadian french settler.

Mr. Dejean has never married.  He is a devoted Roman Catholic.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 30.
Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing
Company.