GUILLORY, E. O., St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions,
and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 620-621.  Edited
by Alc e Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical
Association.

Guillory, E. O., clerk of court and residing at Ville Platte, was born in
what is now Evangeline parish, March 25, 1875.  He is a son of O. and
Oreline Guillory, both of St. Landry, now Evangeline parish.  The father
was a farmer by occupation and followed it many years.  He lived retired
for a number of years in Eunice.  The family came of Spanish and French
extraction.  On the mother's side Spanish and French, and on the father's
side Spanish.  J. Guillory, grandfather of E. O. Guillory, was born in
America, his father and mother dying in March, 1913 and in 1884,
respectively.  The father was married in 1886 to Emma Tate of Ville Platte
prairie and of French and American descent.  There were 6 children by first
marriage; these are four now living:  Bertha, married to Alexander Miller
of Eunice;  E. O. Guillory, the subject of this sketch;  Omerine, married
to Thomas Guidry;  Oreline, married to Camelle Fontenot.  The following 4
children were by the second wife, who is still living:  Isaac,  Isom J.,
Murphy J. and  Stephen.  E. O. Guillory was educated in private schools and
at Evans Commercial college, Glenmore, La., graduating in the class of
1894.  He then engaged in the mercantile business at Oberlin for 2 years,
Eunice 12 years, then located at Ville Platte.  In 1908 he became
interested in the movement to divide St. Landry parish, which was
successful.  In 1911 he became clerk of court.  He was very influential in
the organization of the new parish of Evangeline, and has held office from
the beginning.  He still keeps an interest in the mercantile business and
is president of V. Lefleur & Co., Ltd.  He is a stockholder in Evangeline
Bank & Trust Co., the Ville Platte National bank, Ville Platte Light & Ice
Co. and the Evangeline Lumber Co.  He was married in Sept., 1902, to Laure,
a daughter of Emile and Cora (Roy) Latour of Ville Platte.  Father is still
living and was in the mercantile business for a great many years.  Mr. and
Mrs. Guillory are the parents of 5 children:   Hilliard,  Joel,  Herman,
Joseph Y.,  Anna Laure, all at home.  Mr. Guillory was also in the
Spanish-American war from 1897 to 1899, in Co. K, 2nd U. S. V. I.  He
served in Cuba and participated in the battle of Santiago, and was with the
company that took charge of the city after the surrender.  He was first
sergeant of the company and did duty as post sergeant-major.  He was
mustered out 1899 at Camp Meade, Pa.