HALPHEN, James O., Jr., St. Landry then St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller

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J. O. HALPHEN, JR., ST. MARTINVILLE.--J. O. Halphen, Jr., is a son of J. O.
Halphen, whose sketch appears above.  He was born in Opelousas, St. Landry
parish, Louisiana, March 28, 1861.  He received a fair education in early life
and began business as a salesman in a general mercantile store at the age of
sixteen, in which he was engaged for a short period.  He has been engaged in
various occupations since that time and is at present the constable and deputy
sheriff of St. Martin parish.  As a public official Mr. Halphen has been
strictly attentive to the interests of the people and is a popular officer.

He was married, January 9, 1885, to Miss Emilie DeBlanc, a daughter of Louis
DeBlanc, of St. Martin parish.  Mrs. Halphen is a highly educated lady and a
graduate of the college of Mobile, Alabama.  Mr. and Mrs. Halphen are the
parents of three children, viz.:  James F.,  Conrad F.,  Fabio.  The family
are all members of the Catholic church.  In politics Mr. Halphen is a
Republican, though conservative in his views.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 335. 
Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing
Company.