Adam Oliver Herbert, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ Adam Oliver Hebert. After a long and varied experience, Adam Oliver Hebert, of Houma, began capably discharging the duties of the office of clerk of the Terrebonne Parish, and proved himself one of the most efficient men to hold it. In addition to giving so much of his time and attention to public matters, Mr. Hebert gave evidence of being an excellent business man, and at all times he showed his good citizenship. He was born at Bayou Little Caillou, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, May 5, 1862, a son of Frank Hebert, and grandson of Duval Hebert. The latter was born in Lafourche Parish, and died at Bayou Little Caillou, where he had spent the greater part of his life and been engaged in farming. He married a Miss Champagne, who was born in Lafourche Parish, and died at Bayou Little Caillou. Frank Hebert was born in Lafourche Parish, in 1841, and died in Saint Mary Parish in 1912. He was reared and married in Terrebonne Parish, and, following his marriage, located in Bayou Little Caillou, and there was an extensive planter, raising a diversity of crops. Later on in life he moved to Saint Mary Parish and became a sugar planter, and was engaged in this industry until his death. In politics he was a democrat, and in religion a Roman Catholic. He married Henley Chauvin, who was born in 1841, in Bayou Little Caillou, and died in Saint Mary Parish in 1911. Their children were as follows: Eva, who died in Saint Mary Parish in 1923, the wife of Numa Barrilleaux, a business man of that parish; Adam Oliver, who was second in order of birth; Olivia, who is a resident of Saint Mary Parish, the wife of Oleaus Fornier, a cooper; Jane, who also resides in Saint Mary Parish, the wife of Sosthena Robichaux, deputy sheriff of that parish; Mary, who is the wife of James Chauvin, a retired planter of Saint Mary Parish; Olden, who was a planter, and died in Saint Mary Parish at the age of thirty years; and Duval, who is a merchant of Franklin, Louisiana. Adam Oliver Hebert attended the private and public schools of Terrebonne Parish, and was reared on his father's farm, where he remained until he was twenty-four year s old. He then became clerk of the Belleview Plantation on Bayou Teche, and was later promoted to bookkeeper, and remained on this plantation until 1898. At that the he returned to Terrebonne Parish and engaged in the oyster packing business with the Daspit Oyster Packing Company, this association being maintained during the succeeding five years. Disposing of his interest in this company, Mr. Hebert went into the firm of John Lavat & Brothers, oyster packers, for two years. In 1907 he was appointed deputy tax collector, and held that office until 1916, when he was appointed sheriff of Terrebonne Parish to fill out the unexpired term of Sheriff A. W. Connelly, deceased, and served acceptably in this office for seven months. From then until 1920 Mr. Hebert was deputy collector of taxes under Sheriff E. A. Dupont of Terrebonne Parish. In 1920 Mr. Hebert was elected clerk of the Court of Terrebonne Parish, and made so excellent a record that he was again the nominee of the democrats in 1924, and was reelected by a handsome majority. The people of the parish knew Mr. Hebert, appreciated his ability, and wanted him to continue to safeguard their interests in this very important office. His offices were in the courthouse at Houma. In addition to the offices mentioned above he served as deputy assessor of Ter rebonne Parish for three years in the period between 1903 and 1905, inclusive. He owned a nice, comfortable residence at 215 Gabasse Street, Houma. Not only was he a zealous member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Houma, but he was also a steward of the church. A Mason, he belonged to Unit Lodge No. 267, F. and A. M., of Houma; Cyrus Chapter No. 12, R. A. M., of Franklin, Louisiana; and he was also a member of Houma Lodge No. 1193, B. P. 0. E. On January 14, 1884, Mr. Hebert married, in Terrebonne Parish, Miss Mary Jane Daspit, a daughter of Charles and Alida (Picou) Daspit, the latter of whom is deceased, but the former, a retired business man, survives. Mr. and Mrs. Hebert had the following children: Adam Oliver, Jr., who resides at Houma, is a rural mail carrier; Charles, who resides at Port Arthur, Texas, has a clerical position with the Texas Oil Company, with which he has been connected for the past five years; Howard F., who is in the stationery business at Houma; Sarah, who resides with her parents; and Freddie J., who is a jeweler in Illinois. On August 9, 1924, Mr. Hebert died after a long siege of illness. NOTE: The sketch is accompanied by a black and white photograph/drawing of the subject. A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), pp. 305-306, by Henry E. Chambers. Pub lished by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.