CORMIER, Numa, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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NUMA CORMIER, BREAUX BRIDGE.--Mr. Cormier is a successful planter and merchant
of this place.  He is a native of St. Martin parish, and was born near where
he now resides.  He is the son of Emile and Julie (Broussard) Cormier, both of
whom are natives of St. Martin parish.

Mr. Cormier was born in 1850, and was reared on the homestead where he now
resides.  He attended private school at this place, where he received a good
education, principally in his parent tongue--French.  Completing his studies,
he engaged with his father in carrying on the plantation, in which occupation
he still continues.

In 1874 he was united in marriage with Cecile Domengeaux, daughter of A. F.
and Julia (Guidry) Domengeaux, of St. Martin parish.  To this union have been
born six children, one son and five daughters: Corinne, Lota, Julie, Arthur,
Edith and Magda. Mr. Cormier is a prosperous planter. He has a plantation of
one hundred and sixty acres, which he cultivates in a variety of products,
chiefly in cotton and corn.  He also operates a large cotton gin on his
plantation.  Of recent years he has added to his business a grocery on his
plantation.  Beginning with a very small stock he has increased his business
until he now carries a large stock of general merchandise, and does an annual
business of fifteen thousand dollars.

Mr. Cormier's father is still living with him, being about sixty-seven years
of age.  His mother died in 1850, at about thirty years of age.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 317. 
Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing
Company.